John E.P. Daingerfield was Acting Paymaster at the

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at the time of John Brown's 1859 Raid; he was taken hostage but not injured. On June 10, 1861, Daingerfield joined the

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with the rank of captain. He was transferred to

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, as munitions and manufacturing equipment were moved to the

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from Harpers Ferry that same year. Maj. John C. Booth, commanding officer at the Fayetteville Arsenal, appointed him military paymaster and storekeeper, prestigious jobs in the Army. Daingerfield served in the 2nd Battalion Local Defense Troops, commonly referred to as the Arsenal Guard. In June 1885, ''

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'' published Captain Daingerfield's article "John Brown at Harper's Ferry" giving an account of the incident from a prisoner's standpoint. In 1873, Daingerfield moved into a home currently maintained at its original location in Heritage Square with his wife Matilda and their four children. Their son, Elliot Daingerfield, became a celebrated painter in North Carolina.Civil War Trails marker in front of Heritage Square

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daingerfield, John E.P. Confederate States Army officers Year of death missing Year of birth missing John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry Harpers Ferry, West Virginia