Dec 7, 2023 | Confederate affiliation, Cumberland, Reconstruction
Researched and written by Kobe M. Brown; Edited by Cheri Todd Molter Edward Jackson Edwards was born to Hiram and Sara Jane Edwards of Cumberland County, North Carolina. In 1861, Edwards was an 18-year-old farmer who lived near Fayetteville. On June 17, 1861, Edwards...
Nov 27, 2023 | Chatham, Confederate affiliation, This Month's Featured Story, Wake
Researched and written by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe M. Brown George W. Walters was a farmer who lived in Chatham County, North Carolina, when the war started. In 1862, thirty-three-year-old Walters was conscripted into the Confederate army as a private. He was...
Nov 21, 2023 | Confederate affiliation, New Hanover, Union affiliation
Submitted by Dr. Harry Watson; Summary written by Kobe M. Brown; edited by Cheri Todd Molter Burkhead, History of the Difficulties In 1865, Rev. L. S. Burkhead’s kept a personal account of his experiences and perceptions of events that occurred after he was appointed...
Nov 15, 2023 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Moore
Submitted by Dr. Alvin Hunter Hartness; Researched and written by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe Brown By the time the war began, John M. Hunter of Lee County, North Carolina, was a married man who made his living as a farmer and a blacksmith. On May 22, 1860, John...
Jun 21, 2023 | Antebellum era, Columbus, Confederate affiliation, Lenoir, Reconstruction
Submitted by Patricia Wooten Loyer; vetted and edited by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe Brown Edward W. Wooten was born on August 19, 1838, in Columbus County, North Carolina, to Richard Lafayette Wooten and Eliza Jane Wooten. Edward was a twin, and his brother ‘s name...
Jun 20, 2023 | Confederate affiliation, Sampson
Submitted by Sandra White Hinton: Letter Transcribed by Sandra White Hinton and Cheri Todd Molter; Content notes written by Cheri Todd Molter Original Transcription Northern Virginia Oct. 13, 1862 M. White Bro. it has been some time since I wrote to you, or heard from...