Francis Duval Koonce, student 1854-1855

Koonce, who attended the University of North Carolina and studied law after leaving R-MC, was commissioned captain in "Koonce's State Guerrillas," which became Co. K of the 61st NC Infantry, on April 29, 1862. He was absent without leave through the fall of 1862 due to illness, and resigned on February 3, 1863.There is some indication that Koonce was a mail contractor for the CSA later in the war.

He practiced law in Onslow County, NC after the war. Koonce ran unsuccesfully for Congress in the 1880s. He died on April 10, 1911 and is buried in the Koonce Cemetery at Richlands in Onslow County, NC.