Sep 6, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Wilkes
AUTHOR: Dorothy Killian My Grandmother b: 1877 told me this story: Some Union soldiers came to her Aunt Mary Watson Triplett’s house in Wilkes County, N. C.They made her cook a meal for them. One Union soldier sat in the kitchen while she cooked with his gun...
Sep 6, 2018 | Buncombe, Confederate affiliation
AUTHOR: Jarrod Parker James Parker, the son of John and Balinda Parker, was born between 1827 and 1833 in Laurens County, South Carolina. He moved with his family to Buncombe County, North Carolina between 1845 and 1850. They settled in the Lower Hominy Valley, near...
Sep 6, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Wake
AUTHOR: Kristina (last name not provided) I am a descendant of Lieutenant Luther Rice Mills of the 26th Virginia Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia. While he lived in Virginia at the time of the War, I thought that you might find his story interesting as after the...
Sep 6, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Moore
AUTHOR: Lacy Garner, Jr. I have done considerable research on Moore County’s Company H, 26th NC Regiment, known as the “The Moore Independents.” I have put all that info into a website, http://www.companyh26th.com. There are several good stories...
Sep 6, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Union affiliation, Watauga
AUTHOR: Mary Caroline Greene Robbins My grandfather Benjamin Greene was born in Blowing Rock, North Carolina on August 1, 1844. He had a twin brother named Joseph. Benjamin Greene fought in the Civil War for the Confederate Army. I do not know rank or where he...
