Jan 27, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Montgomery
William J. Chisholm, Confederate veteran William J. Chisholm was born Sept. 6, 1843 in Troy (Montgomery County) North Carolina, to John and Mary Chisholm, the descendants of Scottish immigrants. John’s occupation was listed as both a farmer and a mechanic. William...
Jan 27, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Halifax
William King White William King White, CSA Here is the text on William King White from our old Civil War exhibit. (By the way, an image of him, his wife, and two children is in our newly opened chronological exhibit. The state Archives has the image if you have not...
Jan 26, 2016 | Alamance, Confederate affiliation
Major James Benjamin White, Superintendent of the Citadel Major J. B. White is my great-grandfather. He was in the second graduating class of the Citadel. He became a math professor there. When the war began, he became a Major and was the leader of the cadets during...
Jan 26, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Onslow
Lott Gregory of Swansboro was a private in the Civil War Lott Gregory was a farmer and commercial fisherman. He moved to Marines, NC and married Martha Caroline Barber. Their children were Charles Leonard, Jason Ernest, Mary Elizabeth, Flora LaDonia, Melissa, and...
Jan 26, 2016 | Brunswick, Confederate affiliation
Brothers Elias Fairfax and John Fairfax enlisted at ages 36 and 38 Elias Fairfax was born in 1826. He enlisted in the Confederate Army from Brunswick County at age 36 on April 24, 1862 and served as a private with Battalion A of North Carolina’s 2nd Light...
Jan 26, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, New Hanover
William H. Conaway of Onslow County, killed in action June 1, 1864 My great great great grandfather, William H. Conaway, resided in Onslow County and worked as a farmer. He enlisted in New Hanover County, Wilmington, NC, on March 3, 1862 at age 36. He mustered in as...
