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...
