Battle, a farmer in Nash County, NC, enlisted as a private in Co. I of
the 30th NC Infantry on January 1, 1862. he furnished a substitute on
September 1, 1862 and returned to Nash County. He then served as the
enrolling officer for Nash County, then Franklin County, and held the
rank of second lieutenant. In April 1864 after being transferred to
Franklin County, he attempted to resign so he could return to Nash
County. In his letter he indicated he suffered from rheumatism, needed
to oversee his property and slaves, and had been threatened by army
deserters. The resignation was approved.
Battle was a farmer after the war and served one two-year term in the
North Carolina legislature as senator in the 9th district from
1870-1872. He died sometime around 1900.
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