9/14/1860 Bald Knob, Yadkin Co, NC. At census time the family livedn ext door to his parents. Calvin Collins was 30 years old, a farmlabor er with only $30 worth of personal property. Wife Margaret wasalso 3 0, their children were Jane H, 7, William F, 5, and Dorthy A,3.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Calvin Collins
Residence: Yadkin County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Age at Enlistment: 35
Enlistment Date: 17 Mar 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Yadkin County, NC
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, North Carolina 54th InfantryReg iment on 23 May 1862.
Mustered out on 16 Mar 1863 at Palmyra, VA.
Birth Date: abt 1827
Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
If he died in the Civil War, he must have reenlisted after musteringou t.