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Ihrie, Ross R., 1828-1889

 Person

Biography

Col. Ross R. Ihrie was born March 24, 1828 in Pennsylvania to Peter and Camilla A. Ihrie. He married Mary Ann Haughton on December 7, 1854, and they were the parents of Caroline Haughton Ihrie.

Ross enlisted on April 15, 1861, with the 15th Infantry of the Confederate Army as a Captain and rose quickly to the rank of Lt. Colonel. His muster date was June 4, 1861 and muster out May 2, 1862.

Col. Ihrie died June 28, 1889, and is buried in St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pittsboro, NC.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Edward W. Pou, Jr., Caroline Ihrie, and Ross R. Ihrie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: PC00048
Scope and Contents

The Pou-Ihrie Papers contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and handwritten legal documents.

Dates: Record Keeping: 1991 October 28; 1795-1986