From the Feb. 1, 1910, Wilmington (NC) Star-News.
Captain deRosset died after a lengthy sickness.
He was born in Wilmington, NC, in 1842, attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and returned to Wilmington at the outbreak of the war. He served at Fort Caswell and at Confederate Point (which later became Fort Fisher).
He rose through the ranks and became a lieutenant in the 3rd North Carolina, serving under his brother-in-law Col. Gaston Mears in Richmond-area battles.
DeRosset was badly wounded at Antietam and again at the Battle of Averasboro, NC.
Never Heard of Him. --Old B-Runner
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