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Cephus H. Joyce, man of principle

AUTHOR:  Unknown Born in Stokes County, North Carolina around 1843, Cephus H. Joyce was eager to join the cause and quickly enlisted in Stokes County in Company H of the 22nd NC State Troops on June 1, 1861 as a Private. He quickly became a leader and was elected...

Robeson Soldier’s Line Continues

AUTHOR:  Tim A. Sellers, Lumberton, NC [Editor’s Note: This is an expanded version of “Death Reached Far Beyond the Battlefield,” by Billy Sellers.] Neill Stephen Kinlaw, my great-great-grandfather on my mother’s side, was 38 when he was captured at...

William J. Hill, 49th NC Regiment, Company C

AUTHOR:  Unknown William J. Hill was born 1817 in Rowan County, NC.  He was the son of Henry and Jane Hill.  He was married three times:  Milly Pool (1841), Avelina Black (1847), and Rachel Shepherd (17 July 1851).  He was the father of 10 children, 6 boys and 4...