by Glenda Grimsley Fincannon | Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
Private Survived War and Elmira Daniel James Allen, a private in the Confederate Army, enlisted at 18 years of age. He was captured at Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865. He was confined at Elmira, N.Y. and was released after taking the Oath of Allegiance on August 7,...
by Daniel L. Grimsley | Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
From Soldiering to Farming Samuel Jenkins Taylor enlisted in the Confederate army as a private at the age of 38. He survived Fort Fisher, and farmed after the war. NC Civil War and Reconstruction History Center Blog Search the Archives Search for: Browse By...
by Glenda Grimsley Fincannon | Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
Down But Not Out at Fort Fisher Private Charles Montgomery Grimsley, Confederate States Army, was wounded at Fort Fisher December 24‐25, 1864, but survived the war. NC Civil War and Reconstruction History Center Blog Search the Archives Search for: Browse By...
by Dale Coleman Spencer | Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation, New Hanover
Young Life Cut Short by War, Illness George F. Flowers, Confederate, joined the 2nd North Carolina Light Artillery, Co. G, at age 17. He was captured on the Cape Fear River on June 25, 1864, and was sent to Fort Monroe, Va., then to Point Lookout Military Prison Camp...
by Dale Coleman Spencer | Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation, New Hanover
Tar Heel Soldier Died at Infamous New York Prison Robert Ottaway enlisted in the Confederate army as a private at age 17, serving with 2nd North Carolina Light Artillery, Co. G. He was captured at Fort Fisher and was sent to the Elmira prison camp in New York. He died...
by Tom Conaty | Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
Williamsons Risked All for the Confederacy Four Williamson brothers, all in their early 20s, served in the 21st South Carolina Volunteers (Hagood’s Brigade), Co. L. Two of them, a first sergeant and a private, were killed at Fort Fisher during the second battle. The...
