Jun 21, 2023 | Antebellum era, Columbus, Confederate affiliation, Lenoir, Reconstruction
Submitted by Patricia Wooten Loyer; vetted and edited by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe Brown Edward W. Wooten was born on August 19, 1838, in Columbus County, North Carolina, to Richard Lafayette Wooten and Eliza Jane Wooten. Edward was a twin, and his brother ‘s name...
Mar 12, 2019 | Columbus, Confederate affiliation
AUTHOR: Phil Powell My father used to tell me a story about a family member who fought in the Civil War and died while making his way home by freezing to death in the swamp. I always thought the mystery soldier was from the Phillips side of the Powell family, but...
Sep 11, 2018 | Anson, Beaufort, Columbus, Confederate affiliation, Currituck, Edgecombe, Nash, Rowan, Union County, Wilkes
SUBMITTED BY: Tom Fagart True to the Tar Heel Confederate Solider Motto: “First, Farthest, Foremost, and Last” Board Member Friends of Elmira Civil War Prison Camp, Elmira, NY. www.elmiraprisoncamp.com, Member Friends of Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, NC,...
Sep 11, 2018 | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Confederate affiliation, New Hanover
Submitted by Tom Fagart; vetted and edited by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe M. Brown Henry Vines enlisted in the Confederate army on April 30, 1862. He served in Company G of the 36th Regiment, NC Troops. Vines was taken prisoner at Ft. Fisher on January 15, 1865, and...
Sep 11, 2018 | Anson, Carteret, Columbus, Confederate affiliation, Cumberland, New Hanover
+SUBMITTED BY: Tom Fagart On Christmas Eve, 24 December 1864, the Confederate fortress of Fort Fisher (aka The Gibraltar of The South), located near Wilmington, North Carolina at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, came under attack by Union Naval and Army forces....
Mar 23, 2015 | Columbus, Confederate affiliation
“Deserter” came back to fight Moses Tyson was residing in Columbus County when he enlisted in the Confederate army on March 7, 1862. Shortly after he was assigned to Company E, 36th Regiment North Carolina State Troops (3rd N.C. Artillery), he was listed...
