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Peter Jones’ eyewitness account of Sherman’s March through Anson County
SUBMITTED BY: Steve Campbell Hagwood AUTHOR: Peter Jones, 1848-1943 "The day the Yankees came into this county was the first day of March in '65. Me and some of the neighbor's boys had run away from home. We were too young to join the army, and that day we went...
Eyewitness Account of Sherman’s March Through Anson County, NC, March 3-5, 1865
TRANSCRIBED AND SUBMITTED BY: Steve Campbell Hagwood [This is an eyewitness account by Charlotte Bennett[i], daughter of Lemuel D. Bennett, of the events in Anson County, NC on March 3-5, 1865. Charlotte would have been 15 at the time this occurred and this account...
Private Alvis C. Webb
SUBMITTED BY: Linda Webb Franklin Alvis Cornelius Webb was born in 1836 in Wentworth, North Carolina, the son of John and Elizabeth. On July 25, 1857, he married Chaney Ann Victoria Carter. He enlisted in the Confederate Army on February 27, 1862 in Rockingham...
Message from a Union soldier in an 1865 Sabbath School Journal
SUBMITTED BY: Warren Grimes From Mr. Grimes: "I've attached a page from Centenary United Methodist Church's 1865 Sabbath School Journal where a Union soldier wrote in it while Sherman's army was in Smithfield after the Battle of Bentonville. Also added a typewritten...
10-year-old girl who crawled past Sherman’s lines sees the Civil War again — this time in a safer way
SUBMITTED BY: Warren Grimes AUTHOR: Thad G. Stem, Jr. Click on the link to the right for the story >> Bentonville Civil War- Dora Hood Kirkman Memories - Durham Herald...
David Stroup, Jr., 1841-1862
AUTHOR: Michael Stroupe In July 1860, David Stroup was 18 years old and was a “farm laborer” who was living with the Henry McClure family in the Spring Hill Forge Post Office District of Lincoln County, NC. He had been born in Lincoln County, but after David’s father...
John Bowden Hood’s Civil War Service and Story of Gettysburg
SUBMITTED BY: Warren Grimes John Bowden Hood, second son of Robert T. and Dicy Hood, was born in Wayne County, North Carolina, on April 1, 1843. At an early age he moved with the family into Bentonville Township, Johnston County, and here grew to manhood. Scarcely...
Dora Hood Kirkman Remembers The Battle of Bentonville
SUBMITTED BY: Warren Grimes The link below is a reprint of story from 1927 Smithfield Herald. Dora Hood Kirkman was my great-great-aunt. There is also a reprint from a 1945 Durham Herald Sun - will send that in a separate upload. Click on the link to the right >>...
Daniel S. Stroup [1843-1927] and Jasper Stoe Stroup [1846-1922]: Two Brothers who Left NC after the War
AUTHOR: Michael Stroupe (click image to enlarge) The sons of Jacob Cephus Stroup, Daniel “Dane” and Jasper, both resided in White Pine [now Cherryville] in Gaston County, N.C, and they both fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Daniel S. (Dane) Stroup,...
The Sawyer Family of Tyrrell County
AUTHOR: Kim West-Devlin Samuel Sawyer and his brother Charles were in the 32nd North Carolina regiment under Pettigrew. My line is Samuel. He and his brothers' names are on the Confederate monument in Columbia. Charles was taken prisoner and put in Elmira prison in...
James Archibald Holt
AUTHOR: Robin D. Holt James Archibald Holt, Company G, North Carolina 6th Infantry Regiment, enlisted in the service of the Confederate States of America on May 29, 1861 at Charlotte, NC. Discharged on September 8, 1862. This was the only information the family ever...
Miles Abernathy Stroup [1837-1891]: A Confederate Veteran who became a Doctor
AUTHOR: Michael Stroupe Miles Abernathy Stroup, the eldest son of Christopher “Christy” Stroup and older brother of Daniel Matthew Stroup (to read Daniel’s story, see “Daniel Matthew Stroup and the Claim against the Confederate Government”), lived in White Pine [now...
Daniel Matthew Stroup and the Claim against the Confederate Government
AUTHOR: Michael Stroupe Daniel Matthew Stroup, the youngest son of Christopher “Christy” Stroup, was born in 1844. He lived in White Pine (now Cherryville) in Cleveland County (now Gaston Co.) North Carolina. On October 25, 1861, Daniel Matthew enlisted in Cleveland...
Maxwell, Wesley, Cephas, Johanna, and Rufus Stroup: Only Two of these Five Brothers Survived the War
AUTHOR: Michael Stroupe Jonas and Rebecca Cloninger Stroup lived in Gaston County, N.C. and had five sons—William Maxwell, Wesley, Cephas C, Johanna, and Rufus—all of whom served in the Confederate Army. The family paid a steep price—three of their sons died during...
The Reaves Family of Duplin County Campaign During The Civil War: The Toll and Tragedy on Robert Reaves Family
AUTHOR: Donald Reaves Robert Reaves was my 3rd great uncle and older brother to my 2nd great grandfather, David Reaves of Wolfscrape District of Duplin County. David Reaves served as a 1st Lieutenant in Duplin County Home Guard. Their youngest brother and my 3rd...
Halt! Who goes there?
AUTHOR: Karen Meekins Friel My great-great-grandfather Benjamin Barnes was a civilian living in Kinnakeet, NC (now called Avon) during the Civil War. I believe the Outer Banks were off and on occupied by Union forces during the war. One night Benjamin was walking...
Civil War Hospitals and Freedmen’s Bureau Hospitals in North Carolina
AUTHOR: Dr. Phoebe Ann Pollitt, RN (Excerpted from Dr. Pollitt's book African American Hospitals in North Carolina: 39 Institutional Histories, 1880-1967 [pp. 9-12, McFarland Books, 2017]) Civil War Hospitals in North Carolina At the outbreak of the Civil War, in the...
Jane Renwick Smedburg Wilkes – Confederate nurse, founder of the first general hospital in NC
AUTHORS: Phoebe Pollitt and Camille Reese Jane Renwick Smedbury Wilkes: North Carolina Nurse Pioneer Citation: Pollitt, PA & Reese, CN (Spring, 1999). Jane Renwick Smedburg Wilkes: North Carolina Nurse Pioneer. American Association for the History of Nursing Bulletin...
Nursing in NC during the Civil War (this includes Confederate and Union nurses as well as hometown Wayside Hospitals nurses who could have been apolitical)
SUBMITTED BY: Dr. Phoebe Ann Pollitt, RN AUTHORS: Camille Reese and Phoebe Pollitt Here is an article Camille Reese and I wrote that was published in the magazine "Confederate Veteran" in 2002. There is no copyright, and [it] has been online in my website...
The life of my paternal second great-grandfather Oliver McCourry, 1843-1919
AUTHOR: Cynthia McCurry Putman Oliver and Mary Polly Tucker McCourry (click to enlarge) My second great grandfather was named Oliver McCourry. He was the grandson of Malcolm McCourry, who was in the American Revolution. Oliver was born around 1843 to Malcolm McCourry...
The Joyner Brothers of Nash County: The Stories of Little Berry, Burrell, Ira, Nathan, David, Jonas, and George Washington Joyner
AUTHOR: Randy Vester I have my 2nd Great Grandfather’s—George Washington Joyner’s—picture (attached). He was the youngest son of Nathan Thomas Joyner and Amy Land Joyner of Nash County, N.C. There were seven boys—Little Berry, Burrell Hildsman, Ira Ellis, Nathan...
Barnabas: AWOL, but honest
AUTHOR: Vickie Kutscher My Great-Grandfather is Barnabas ("Barney" or "BB") Calhoun. Barnabas Calhoun was probably born in Ashe County, North Carolina. He is buried in the Fork Mountain Cemetery just outside of Newland, North Carolina. Here are the details we have...
My 3rd Great grandfather: A Confederate Centenarian (Confederate Veteran Magazine – September 1930, page 339)
SUBMITTED BY: Gary White The words of David Franklin Aman: “Many years ago, after a great storm on the coast, beachcombers found a little boy among the wreckage washed ashore. One exclaimed “It’s a man!" He was cared for and called Philip Aman from that day. He was...
My grandfather, Joe Cosby
AUTHOR: Patrika Cos My grandfather Joe Cosby was born in 1852 as a slave in North Carolina. He was born to Joe Cosby. [The name of his] mother is unknown. Joe Cosby was only 13 yrs old when the Civil War was over. He was eventually appointed as one of Penelope Cox's...
Our Women in the War
SUBMITTED BY: Alan M. Stubbs: "This is an article published in a Wilmington, NC newspaper around 1900 by my great grandmother’s cousin." [History Center cannot locate the newspaper name or date. Her remembrance can be found as a historical essay on the website of the...
Alfred J. Stroup: “[P]ermitted to proceed to and remain within any of the Loyal States”
AUTHOR: Michael Stroupe Alfred J. Stroup was conscripted into the Confederate States Army in McDowell County, N.C. at the age of 25 in March of 1863. He was a private in Company K & Company L, 22nd Infantry Regiment, North Carolina. For unknown reasons, Alfred...
Alfred A. Stroup and the Confederate Steamer C.S.S. Virginia
AUTHOR: Michael Stroupe Alfred A. Stroup (1842-?), the son of Joseph P. Stroup, was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina but moved by 1860 to the Stroup homelands in what was then Gaston County. Alfred enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army on April 26,...
The Stroup Family Fights for the Confederacy: Albert Abner “Ab” Stroup and his sons Christopher “Columbus” Stroup & Joseph Jason “J.J.” Stroup
AUTHOR: Michael Stroupe Research conducted in 2010 and 2011 reveals that at least 75 males carrying the Stroup surname --- all direct descendants of Jacob Stroup—served with the Confederate Army, representing five southern states: North and South Carolina, Georgia,...
Old Retainer Lives on Memories of the Past
SUBMITTED BY: George E. Vick, Jr. THE LENOIR COUNTY NEWS, Wednesday, March 22, 1950 Old Retainer Lives on Memories of the Past: Born in Slavery, Ike Davis Now Served By Those He Helped Rear By Fred Whitaker In the white-painted, oldest little house on the Simon...
The Day the Yankees Came
SUBMITTED BY: George E. Vick, Jr. AUTHOR: Eliza Jackson Casteen These are stories told to me by my Aunt Cattie Parrott as she remembered the Civil War Days at the Jackson house when she was Susan Catherine Jackson, our father’s older sister. There were many more. -...
One Family, Two Sides: The Stories of Van Buren White and his brother-in-law Frazier Hoggard
SUBMITTED BY: Richard S. White, Great-Great-Grandson of Van Buren White Van Buren White, son of John “Jackey” White and Frances Hoggard, was born in 1840 in White’s District on Pine Ridge Road, Bertie County, North Carolina. They were farmers, and John “Jackey” had...
The Life and Times of Jesse Harris
SUBMITTED BY: Penny F. Maynard See the story of Jesse Harris at this link: Jesse-Harris The language from his will is below: From Microfilm at North Carolina State Archives (WB-A/171) Will of Jesse C. Harris 1863 Caldwell County, NC State of North Carolina, Caldwell...
Wilburn Campbell’s history including time served in the Civil War
SUBMITTED BY: Judith A. O'Connor Credited to Hattie Caldwell Davis book titled "Maggie Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains Historic Homes and Early Pioneers 1787-1934." Click to...
Wilburn Campbell’s Love Letter to Martha Jane Plott
SUBMITTED BY: Judith A. O'Connor (click to...
Letter From Roland Caloway Osborne to His Father Ephraim Osborne
SUBMITTED BY: Cynthia Plott-Duke In the 1970's, we were researching the Plott and Osborn histories in Haywood County, North Carolina. Part of our research included visiting with Hubert and Nannie Campbell-Plott. During one of the visits, Nannie showed us a written...
The Civil War Letters of W. D. Carr of Duplin County, North Carolina
SUBMITTED BY: Leon (Sonny) Sikes COMPILED AND EDITED BY: Robert and Elsie J. Aycock Note from the History Center: The letters at the link below were photocopied and put into PDF form from the booklet, "The Civil War Letters of W. D. Carr of Duplin County, North...
For the Record: The Story of the McCormick Brothers
AUTHOR: James Utley My great-grandmother Almena McCormick Jernigan had three brothers, John, Murphy, and Duncan McCormick, who fought in the Civil War. John McCormick, the eldest brother, enlisted in Uvalde, Texas where he was a school teacher (according to 1860 US...
The Snead Family’s Civil War Experiences
SUBMITTED BY: Candace Snead Atwood Four of the sons of Robert William Snead and Mary "Polly" Williams Snead of Johnston County, NC served in the Confederate Army: Edward Dudley Snead, MD, Captain; born Jan. 1837; died in July of 1914; buried at Antioch UMC, Four...
A Letter to a Friend, Written by Samuel P. Knight and Charles Wesley Leonard
SUBMITTED BY: Charles Wesley Starling (you can hear Mr. Starling read this letter by searching for "Great great grandfather Charles Wesley Leonard") Richmond, Virginia - June 9, 1864 To Mr. Putnam: Dear Friend, Me and Doc has been thinking a writing to you for...
Colonel Clement Dowd
SUBMITTED BY: Marsha F. Haithcock Colonel Clement Dowd was of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Richland Creek, Moore County, N.C., August 27, 1832. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Charlotte, N.C., 1869-71; U.S....
Captain Shubal G. Worth
This piece was submitted to the Fayetteville Observer at an unknown date and resubmitted by Marsha F. Haithcock to the North Carolina Civil War & Reconstruction History Center on January 25, 2016: Among the hundreds of North Carolina’s gallant sons who have immolated...
Pinkney H. Warren: A farmer before the War and a farmer afterward
AUTHOR: Sue Nash Cox Pinkney H. Warren resided in Buncombe County, North Carolina where he, at age nineteen, enlisted in the Confederate Army on July 22, 1861. He was mustered in as a Private, serving in Company I of the 25th Regiment, NC Troops. On April 28, 1862,...
James Columbus Bowles
SUBMITTED BY: Unknown (click to...
The Reluctant Soldier & his Son: Travis Christenberry Jernigan and John Wesley Jernigan
AUTHOR: James Utley My maternal great-great-grandfather, Travis Christenberry Jernigan, was brought up as a Quaker. When the Civil War started Travis lived in Richmond County, NC (now an area known as Scotland Co), was married to Judith O'Brien, was forty-three years...
William Burton “Burt” Joyner, Company C, 43rd NC Infantry Regiment
SUBMITTED BY: James M. Joyner (click to...
Man born on July 4 recalls Civil War
SUBMITTED BY: Great-granddaughter Dorothy Barr Corbett Dallas Caldwell Berryhill, born 1858, died 1947. See Charlotte News (1942) article at this link: Man born on July...
Sechrest family of Davidson County
AUTHOR: Robert Lee Sechrest Grandmother Mattie was 33 when she married my grandfather who was 66. He fought [in the Civil War] when he was 27 in Company C from Davidson County. He fought at Bentonville and at Fort Fisher. He died at age 73.
Autobiography and Reminiscences by Thomas Perrett
AUTHOR: Thomas Perrett PDFS of parts 1, 2, and 3 are below. Thomas Perrett part 1 Thomas Perrett part 2 Thomas Perrett part...
Ben, Penelope, a Panther, and the Cave
AUTHOR: Roger Hudson My great-great grandfather was Benjamin Allen Staton of Henderson County, NC. He was born in 1837 and served in the 35th Infantry, Company G of the Confederate Army. They were "The Rifles." The regiment trained in Raleigh and eventually joined...
The Search for Thomas Strickland and the Shohola Railroad Accident
SUBMITTED BY: Graham Kent Strickland SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: Mario Benavente The November 1986 issue of The State magazine included the story of Graham Kent Strickland’s thirty-plus year search for information about his great-great grandfather, Thomas Strickland, of...
Captain Wilson Austin White
AUTHOR: Marsha Head Goodwin My 3X Great Grandfather was Captain Wilson Austin White. He was born Jun 30, 1826 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina. He was the son of William Austin White and Rebecca White (surnames were the same, no genealogical connection)....
Sharps carbine
AUTHOR AND SUBJECT NAME NOT AVAILABLE My great uncle told me a story his grandfather told him of being in the trenches in Petersburg and was hit by a ricochet bullet in the head lodging it under his scalp. He thought he was dead. At a previous battle he had picked up...
Edward Gray Southard, 45th NC Regiment, “The Madison Grays”
AUTHOR: Unknown Edward Gray Southard (Edwin G.) was born in 1831 and was the son of James and Ruth Gilliam Southard. He was married to Pamela Billingsly on 23 November 1860. He was a private in the 45th North Carolina Regiment called the Madison Greys. He resided...
William Pinkney Southard, 45th NC Regiment, “The Madison Greys”
AUTHOR: Unknown William "Billy" Pinkney Southard, my great-great-great grandfather, was born in 1826 and was the son of James and Ruth Gilliam Southard. He was married to Bertha Ruth Thomas on December 26, 1848. He was the father of 8 children, 5 sons and 3...
William Augustus Parvin escapes
AUTHOR: Unknown William Augustus Parvin arrives in Little Washington on New Year’s Day, 1861, just 21 years old. By birth, he is a Pennsylvanian, but he chooses to settle in a state that is bound for secession in a few months. In March he ships out on the schooner...
Green D. Smith, 48th NC State Troops, Company E
AUTHOR: Unknown Private Green D. Smith was born in 1829 in Union County and there he was conscripted on August 23, 1862 to Company E of the 48th NCST. He had barely joined the company when he became ill with smallpox in the Winter of '62/'63 and Spring of '63,...
James Spence Frazier, Company I, 23rd NC Regiment
AUTHOR: Unknown James Spence Frazier was the youngest child of eight children born to Ephraim and Elizabeth Blackwell Frazier of Granville County, North Carolina. He was the first of his brothers to volunteer for Company I, 23rd Regiment of the North Carolina...
Michael Nathaniel Beaver: “I’d have rather served time in Hell than Elmira”
AUTHOR: Unknown My great-great-great grandfather, Michael Nathaniel Beaver, was born in Rowan County in 1842, a 4th generation American whose great-great grandfather had come from Germany in the 1730's. Following in the tradition of his great-grandfather, Nicholaus...
George M. Crawford: Honored more than 150 years later
AUTHOR: Unknown Private George M. Crawford was born on his family's Iredell County farm in 1828. Never marrying, George spent his life helping his large family run their farm and after losing both parents in his teens, he helped raised his younger siblings. In 1862,...
Thomas B. Frazier, Company I, NC 23rd Infantry Regiment
AUTHOR: Unknown The fourth of five sons of Ephraim and Elizabeth Blackwell Frazier of Sassafras Fork, Granville County, North Carolina. Thomas B. Frazier enlisted in Company I, North Carolina 23rd Infantry Regiment at age 27 on July 8, 1862 or for the war. He...
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Phone: 910-491-0602
Email: info@nccivilwarcenter.org
824 Branson Street
Post Office Box 53865
Fayetteville, NC 28305