Feb 8, 2017 | Cherokee, Confederate affiliation
Andrew, Joseph, and Howell Curtis: Three Brothers Who Fought for Southern Independence Submitted by: Willis Whichard, Jerry Padgett, James Padgett, Obie Whichard, and Bud Padg The 1840 Census lists Madison and Sara Curtis as Cherokee County residents. They were among...
Jan 2, 2017 | Clay, Confederate affiliation
Submitted by Willis P. Whichard, Jerry H. Padgett, James L. Padgett, and Obie G. Whichard; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter In the 1850s, Sidney and Elijah Padgett migrated to Cherokee County from Rutherford County, North Carolina with their parents, John and...
Jan 27, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Halifax
William King White William King White, CSA Here is the text on William King White from our old Civil War exhibit. (By the way, an image of him, his wife, and two children is in our newly opened chronological exhibit. The state Archives has the image if you have not...
Jan 6, 2016 | Clay, Confederate affiliation
Five Brothers in the Civil War Submitted by: Brenda Kay Ledford and Barbara Ledford Wright The shadow of the Civil War loomed over Clay County, North Carolina. Thomas and Eliza Ledford worried that their five sons would enlist and get killed fighting for the...
Mar 22, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
New Yorker Wounded Far from Home By: Sharon Butterfield Urgento, Dennis Urgento Charles Larkin enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private in September 1862 at Sand Lake, N.Y., at age 22. Charles served in the 169th Regiment, Co. H. A Samuel Larkin, quite likely his...
