Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
Still Plenty of Time To Die Henry Hickman, who lived in the Calabash area in Brunswick County, enlisted in the Confederate army on February 19, 1862, five days after the fall of New Bern. The news of the attacks along the Outer Banks was thought to be the impetus for...
Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
There’s No Refuge in Wartime Lawrence L. Lancaster moved from Craven County to the Lockwood Folly region of Brunswick County, where he enlisted as a private with Company K, 36th Regiment North Carolina State Troops. Lawrence was captured defending Fort Fisher on...
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...
Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
Fort Fisher P.O.W. Went Home and Found Love Solomon R. Ward, a private in the Confederate army, was sent to the Elmira prison camp in New York after the fall of Fort Fisher. He was exchanged on the James River in Virginia on March 14, 1865. He was admitted to the USA...
Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
Soldier Survived War and Smallpox Solomon R. Ward, a private in the Confederate army, was sent to the Elmira prison camp in New York after the fall of Fort Fisher. He was exchanged on the James River in Virginia on March 14, 1865. Solomon was admitted to the USA...
Mar 23, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, New Hanover
He Lived To Tell The Story Robert Morris Bloodworth, Confederate, served in Company B, 1st NC Heavy Artillery. He fought at Fort Fisher and survived the war. NC Civil War & Reconstruction History Center Blog Search the Archives Search for: 32179Browse By...
