Mar 23, 2015 | Bladen, Confederate affiliation
Civil War Veteran Held Civil Offices Daniel James Clark was a captain in the Confederate States Army. He survived both the second battle for Fort Fisher and the war. After the war, he married Jemima Perry. They lived in Rosindale, in Bladen County, where he was a...
Mar 23, 2015 | Bladen, Confederate affiliation
Drummer Boy Turned His Hand to Farming Neal Alexander Callihan of Bladen County was a Confederate drummer boy at 16. He served in 3rd Company B, 36 Regiment North Carolina Troops, and 2nd Regiment N.C. Artillery. After the war, Neal was a farmer. He lived to an old...
Mar 23, 2015 | Bladen, Confederate affiliation
Fort Fisher to Bladen — the Long Way Around Wright Singletary, my great-grandfather, entered Confederate service as a private at the age of 30, and served as a cook at Fort Fisher. During the battle on January 15, 1865, he took some dramatic action with hot...
Mar 23, 2015 | Bladen, Confederate affiliation, New Hanover
Soldier Left Reminders of His War Years Daniel J. Allen served the Confederacy in the 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery. Pvt. Allen was captured on Jan. 15, 1865. He was sent to Elmira N.Y., was released, and signed the Oath of Allegiance on Aug. 7, 1865. We have...
