910-824-7360

info@nccivilwarcenter.org

Opening in 2027! Read our Latest News

Soldier Survived War and Smallpox

by | Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation

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 Hospital Bermuda Hundred on March 21, 1865, with smallpox. Upon returning to Brunswick County, he married Emmaline, the widow of his best friend from the war, and moved into her home. When Emmaline’s son from her first marriage came of age, he was given the old home, and Solomon built a new residence. That residence burned down, but the old one was recently discovered, in bad repair, in Delco. Solomon and Emmaline are buried in a cow pasture on a large farm in Delco.

Browse By County

Latest News

  • 2024 Spring Construction Update

  • 2023 Year End Update

    Dear Friends of the History Center: We are most grateful for all you are doing to help us with this worthy project! This has been a year of successes, beginning with 2022’s GivingTuesday programs and ending with this year’s. We were very excited that the Cumberland Community Foundation (CCF) generously …Read More »
  • November 2022 Year End Update

    Dear Friends: We are pleased to announce officially our new name—The NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction—and that we have secured the necessary funding from Cumberland County and the City of Fayetteville to almost complete our fundraising effort from public sources! We’re very grateful to the …Read More »

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This