James Wiley Ferebee, student 1857-1858

Ferebee, who attended the University of North Carolina after leaving R-MC, joined Co. M of the 2nd NC Infantry on May 30, 1861 as a private. This regiment later became Co. B of the 32nd NC Infantry, and when it was reorganized in the spring of 1862, Ferebee was promoted to its captain on May 1, 1862 but would not serve long. He died of disease in Petersburg, VA on July 17, 1862.