Jul 11, 2019 | Ashe, Confederate affiliation, Wilkes
Submitted by Sherry Winebarger-Reeter; Transcribed by Cheri Todd Molter This letter was written by my great-great grandfather, Thomas McDaniel: Original Transcription (exactly as written by McDaniel): October the 12 1864 deer wife I seat my self to rite you a few...
Jul 8, 2019 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Johnston
SUBMITTED BY: Pam Barry Here is a story written by my great-grandmother, Julia Telfair Small. Julia was the daughter of Alexander Freeland Telfair and the great niece of Edward Telfair, the governor of Georgia. Julia’s father was a doctor in Smithfield and her...
Jun 19, 2019 | Confederate affiliation, Gaston
Submitted by Sid Stroupe and Mike Stroupe; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter Private William M. Stroup was residing in Gaston County, NC at time of his enlistment into Company H of the 37th Infantry (North Carolina). He was conscripted in the CSA for a period of...
Jun 3, 2019 | Confederate affiliation, Sampson
AUTHORS: Joel Warrick Rose On June 19, 1879, General William T. Sherman gave an address to the graduating class of the Michigan Military Academy in which he used the often-quoted phrase “war is hell.” It is probably the most memorable statement that was ever...
Jun 3, 2019 | Buncombe, Confederate affiliation, Union affiliation
Submitted by Sid Stroupe and Mike Stroupe; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter On October 28, 1861, Solomon Luther Stroup volunteered to serve in the Confederate Army in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. He was 24 years old at the time and volunteered for...
