Mar 23, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, New Hanover
He Didn’t Lead from Behind Col. Alonzo Alden enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1861 in the 169th New York Volunteers. He served in 29 battles and engagements during the Civil War. He was wounded at Edenton Road on April 24, 1863, at Cold Harbor on June 1, 1864, and...
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 | Confederate affiliation, Pitt
Confederate Prowled Carolina Coast Jesse Wilson, a private in the Confederate army, was born May 26, 1831, in Pitt County. In 1856 Jesse married Margaret Ann Lay, with whom he had nine children. By 1860 he was a Brunswick County resident. From 1861‐1864, Jesse served...
Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
To War and Back Thomas Hickman lived near Calabash in Brunswick County and enlisted in the Confederate army along with his neighbors and several relatives, including his brother, Henry. Lt. Hickman survived the Fort Fisher battle and imprisonment. He was paroled on...
Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
Still Plenty of Time To Die Henry Hickman, who lived in the Calabash area in Brunswick County, enlisted in the Confederate army on February 19, 1862, five days after the fall of New Bern. The news of the attacks along the Outer Banks was thought to be the impetus for...
Mar 23, 2015 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
There’s No Refuge in Wartime Lawrence L. Lancaster moved from Craven County to the Lockwood Folly region of Brunswick County, where he enlisted as a private with Company K, 36th Regiment North Carolina State Troops. Lawrence was captured defending Fort Fisher on...
