Apr 14, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Wilkes
Great-Great-Grandfather Found About 1990, I visited my great-aunt, Elsie Foster. Since she was the oldest living relative, I asked her about our family. She told me that her grandfather died in the Civil War, and that she and a sister (Sylvania, who had moved to...
Apr 14, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Johnston
Shot in the Head at Gettysburg My great-grandfather, John Bowden Hood, joined the Confederate army in Sampson County on Sept. 9, 1861. He was sent to the coast defense at Fort Fisher. Later, he was transferred to Stonewall Jackson’s brigade and became part of...
Apr 12, 2015 | Alleghany, Confederate affiliation
Wartime Letter Raises Question My family left North Carolina for Alberta, Canada, in 1904, so little is known about my great-great-grandfather William Cheek’s Confederate service. Born in Ashe County Apr. 14, 1844, he enlisted in Co. I, 61st North Carolina...
Apr 12, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Cumberland
Close Calls for Cumberland Trooper James Larkin Bedsole, of the Cedar Creek area in Cumberland County, was a private in the Confederate States Army, serving in the 36th North Carolina Regiment, 2nd company C. I have found his name on records that show him transported...
Apr 12, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Johnston
Pull to Service Runs Deep William Bright Cole was born in Bentonville on the Cole plantation, the son of Willis Cole, who is buried on the farm. This farm is the site of the first day’s fighting in the Battle of Bentonville, March 19, 1865. It includes the main...
Mar 31, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Warren
Thomas Jefferson Pitchford Jr. — 12th NC Troops T.J. (as he was known) was one of six sons of Dr. Thomas Jefferson Pitchford (North Carolina state legislator during the Civil War). All six sons served in the Confederacy: three in the 12th N.C. Troops, two in the...
