Sep 5, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Forsyth
AUTHOR: Jeanette Yarbrough (Click photo to enlarge.) Sylvanus David Davis was born in Surry County, North Carolina on September 8, 1832. Before the Civil War, around 1857, Davis came to Pfafftown, North Carolina and lived in the home of A. C. Transou. Afterward, he...
Sep 5, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Macon
AUTHOR: James Franklin Macon County resident Daniel J. Nichols was only 18 years old when he joined the Confederate army. He was enlisted on March 25, 1862 in Company I of the 39th NC Infantry. Family legend has it that Daniel was captured around the battle of...
Sep 5, 2018 | Burke, Confederate affiliation
AUTHOR: James Franklin According to the 1860 US Census, Lewis Franklin lived in Burke County, NC, with his wife “Fanny” Perlina and their children: Sidney S. (5), Julia A. (2), and Alfred N. (9 months old). On September 22, 1862, at the age of 33, he...
Sep 5, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Macon
AUTHOR: James Franklin James Thaddeus Nichols, the son of Daniel Nichols and Martha Griggs of Macon County, NC, was twenty-three years old when he joined the Confederate Army on March 25, 1862. He was enlisted as a Private in Company I, 39th NC Infantry, CSA. His...
Sep 5, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Haywood, Jackson
AUTHOR: Susan Shuler My great-great-grandfather’s last name was Blanton, and he was from Jackson County. He fought with Colonel Springfield from the Haywood County unit.
Sep 5, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Robeson
AUTHOR: Leslie F. Cashwell His home: Black Ankle area of Eastern NC Enlisted at age 18 (Aug 27, 1861) Assigned to Third Artillery (40th State Troops) Captured at Fort Fisher NC on Jan 15, 1865 POW at Point Lookout, MD – Arrival on Jan 22, 1865 Released on June...
