Aug 5, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph, Reconstruction
William Penn Wood: Wounded and Left to Die William Penn Wood was born in Asheboro, North Carolina on May 2, 1843. Wood was a son of Penuel and Calista Birkhead Wood. His youth was spent in Randolph County where he attended public schools from 1850 until 1861. As a...
Aug 5, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Yadkin
One of the Yadkin Boys George Washington Blakely was born in 1838 and, on June 18, 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate Army, serving in the group known as “Yadkin Boys,” Company F, 28th Regiment, NC Troops. He survived the War, but was wounded...
