Mar 2, 2015 | Bertie, Confederate affiliation
The Bowens of Bertie heed the call Frederick Columbus Bowen, born March 6, 1840, was the fourth child, third son, of Jesse and Margaret Bowen. He was born in Bertie County, North Carolina and lived at home with his parents where he learned to farm. He was also taught...
Jan 10, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Craven
A different kind of marriage Great-Great-Granddaddy Frank Civils grew up in the Core Creek area near Asbury and had fallen in love with Mary Jane Riggs. When they decided to get married, their parents refused to allow it. Frank then married Elizabeth Daugherty on...
Dec 26, 2014 | Beaufort, Confederate affiliation
A Civil War Christmas Story On Christmas Day in 1862, the African American population of Washington, North Carolina organized a Christmas dinner for the Union soldiers and sailors who were stationed in Washington. The dinner was held at unoccupied store in downtown...
Dec 5, 2014 | Confederate affiliation, New Hanover
Gen. Sherman Comes Calling on Scotland (from “Legacy of the Committed,” Laurinburg, Bill Evans Press, 1982) Betty Myers of Laurinburg was my eighth grade history teacher — and a good one — and is the local history guru of that area. Sherman was at Old...
Dec 2, 2014 | Beaufort, Confederate affiliation
Big Bob, The Slave Martyr As a little African American girl, I grew up hearing stories about Big Bob, the slave martyr who gave his life for the U.S. Army and Captain Charles Lyons on a Union vessel off Rodman’s Point near Washington, N.C., March 31, 1863. It...
Nov 19, 2014 | Confederate affiliation, Harnett
Last of the Lot The youngest of my great-grandfather Henry’s seven brothers wasn’t just one of the boys. At fifteen, he was the only boy. That should have been enough to keep him out of service to the Confederacy and, for almost all of the war,...
