Carteret County NcArchives Photo Tombstone.....Willis, Jechonias 
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Cemetery:           Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, NC
Name:               Jechonias Willis
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(12)  Jechonias Willis (1838-1862) - A Beaufort man killed when Fort 
Macon was taken by the Federals. Beaufort members of the garrison were 
brought home on a flat and released on parole. The body of Willis was 
brought at the same time. General Burnside himself stood at the wharf 
witnessing the joyful reunion between soldiers and families. Then, as 
the pine box containing the body of Willis was claimed by sorrowing 
loved ones, sympathetic tears rolled down the general's cheeks.



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