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===Revolutionary and Civil Wars=== The county was named for Brigadier General [[Thomas Person]], a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] patriot, who made significant contributions to Person County and surrounding areas. He was a trustee of the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]. His generous donations were recognized by the construction and naming of Person Hall. Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Moore, Deputy Quartermaster General of the Hillsborough district, was another Revolutionary War hero, commanding the Person County militia at the disastrous [[Battle of Camden]]. He was captured and held on the prison ship ''Torbay''. In 1775-1776 he had purchased property in the south of Person County and named his plantation Mt. Tirzah. His home, constructed in 1778, has been renovated recently. Stephen Moore was buried in the family cemetery. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Person County supplied between 800 and 1000 soldiers to the [[Confederate Army]]. A granite monument at the Courthouse honors E. Fletcher Satterfield, who carried the [[Flags of the Confederate States of America|Confederate flag]] at [[Battle of Gettysburg|Gettysburg]].
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