Jul 9, 2020 | Antebellum era, Carteret, Confederate affiliation, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey
Written by Melanie Forbes Cook; edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter The following is an excerpt from a blog entry, which was originally published at https://familyhistory4u.blogspot.com/2013/02/alexander-lowery-1831-1862.html?m=1: My Family History: Alexander...
Apr 10, 2020 | Carteret, Confederate affiliation
SUBMITTED BY: JC Knowles (written by Cheri Todd Molter) (Click photo above to enlarge) Emeline Jamison Pigott was the daughter of Levi Whitehurst and Eliza Dennis Pigott of Carteret County, North Carolina. She was born on December 15, 1836, and her father died when...
Sep 11, 2018 | Anson, Carteret, Columbus, Confederate affiliation, Cumberland, New Hanover
+SUBMITTED BY: Tom Fagart On Christmas Eve, 24 December 1864, the Confederate fortress of Fort Fisher (aka The Gibraltar of The South), located near Wilmington, North Carolina at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, came under attack by Union Naval and Army forces....