John S. W. Eagles was a state legislator in North Carolina.
[3] He served in the American Civil War as a first sergeant in the 37th United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.
[6] He helped establish the Republican Party in New Hanover County and served as a police sergeant, registrar and election judge.
[7][3] His son Dr. John Eagles graduated from the Leonard School of Pharmacy at Shaw University in Raleigh and established a drugstore.
[11] In 1884, Eagles was quoted telling fellow veterans "Why are over 50,000 colored soldiers laying beneath the sod today?