Feb 23, 2021 | Confederate affiliation, Surry
AUTHOR: Keith Holyfield (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) Born in 1841, Watson Butcher Holyfield of Surry County, North Carolina, enlisted in the Confederate Army on May 4, 1861. He served in Company A of the 28th N.C. Infantry. Holyfield was wounded at the...
Feb 23, 2021 | Confederate affiliation, Yancey
AUTHOR: Daniel E. Johnson, IV (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) Beautiful little Avery County has the distinction of being the home of the only 3 brothers who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, survived the Battle of Gettysburg, and lived long...
Feb 23, 2021 | Confederate affiliation, Cumberland, New Hanover, Pender
SUBMITTED BY: JC Knowles (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) Samuel A’Court Ashe was born on September 13, 1840 at Wrightsville Sound, near Wilmington, North Carolina. His parents were William Shepperd Ashe and Sarah Ann Green. During his youth, Ashe lived on...
Dec 28, 2020 | Alexander, Confederate affiliation
AUTHOR: Herb L. Poole (edited and vetted by Cheri Molter) (Publisher’s note: Click on this link — Pictures and Records of J B Pool and Family — for more information) Prologue “As they left that morning and took a last look back and saw a golden haze...
Dec 28, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, McDowell, Union affiliation, Yancey
SUBMITTED BY: Wayne Haynie (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) William Haney [Brooks] and my 3rd-Great-Grandfather, Charles Haney, were brothers. Their father was James Haney (1794 – 1866). William was born in McDowell County, North Carolina, in 1844. I’ve...
Dec 28, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Madison
AUTHOR: Andrew Adams Jr. (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) The following story is based on family oral history: Two of my great-grandfathers were in the Civil War, Hugh Wallin and John Chandler. John was a Confederate soldier who was captured and imprisoned....
