Nov 7, 2014 | Confederate affiliation, Franklin
Three Young Brothers of Franklin County John Young, Jr (for whom Youngsville, N.C. was named) had three sons who served in the Civil War. Thomas Jefferson Young enlisted on Sept. 5, 1862 in Wayne County (his residence was Wake County) as a Private, age 20. He served...
Nov 7, 2014 | Confederate affiliation, Forsyth
Three Days in Maryland, 1862 Captain Chalmers Lanier Glenn of Rockingham County served in Company I, Third North Carolina Regiment. (William Dorsey Pender was his 1st Colonel.) Glenn was killed in the bloodbath at South Mountain on Sept. 14, 1862. Brigadier General...
Oct 16, 2014 | Confederate affiliation, Lenoir
Horseshoes in the Belfry During the Civil War, Kinstonians began seeking places to hide their valuables. When Rev. JB Webb, the minister of the town’s local Methodist Church and owner of a local factory manufacturing goods for the Confederacy, heard that the...
Oct 16, 2014 | Confederate affiliation, Lincoln
Stoneman’s Cavalry My great-grandfather was a boy of 12 when Stoneman’s cavalry raided through Western Lincoln County. As the cavalry approached, his mother loaded all the family’s silverware and china into several burlap sacks, and they loaded the...
Oct 16, 2014 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph
Walking home from Richmond My great-great-grandfather was Anthony Hohn, who came from Germany when he was seven years old. Enlisting in the Confederate army, he left his wife and two children to go to war. He was in many battles, but near the end of the war he...
Sep 23, 2014 | Confederate affiliation, Surry
Sacrifice Hardin Holyfield of Surry sent four sons to war. Hardin, the last of the four to join, was 14 years old. He served with the 28th N.C. infantry. He lived until 1930. My great-great grandfather, Hardin Sr., was a...
