Dec 7, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Hyde
A Novelist’s ties to Hyde County Taken from stories written by William Stryon: “I’ve always been surprised by my direct link to the Old South — the South of slavery and the Civil War. Many southerners of my vintage, and even some of those who...
Dec 4, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Cumberland, Reconstruction, Robeson
Romance Kindled During Union Occupation of Fayetteville As characteristic of the military presence in the Fayetteville area throughout the years, soldier boys met, fell in love with, and married local girls. This was true not only in the case of my parents, but also...
Nov 16, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Perquimans
Grandmother’s locket There are no records of when my grandmother was born, but her father was away fighting for the Confederacy. When he received news of her birth, he used that month’s payment to buy a locket inscribed with the date 1864. That was the...
Nov 1, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Wilson
A Deserter’s Story George Deans (1831-1839), a Wayne County farmer, was a loyal Union man and bitterly opposed to the war between the states. In May 1862 he was conscripted by the Confederate army and taken from his home by about 15 armed men and sent to...
Oct 26, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Greene
Pvt Drewry A. Mewborn made it home to North Carolina Drewry Aldridge Mewborn, son of Parrott Mewborn and his wife Mary Aldridge, was born June 14, 1840. Drew was declared unfit for duty twice due to poor eyesight. However, on October 21, 1862 he was enlisted as a...
Oct 16, 2015 | Burke, Confederate affiliation
Written by Joe W. Avery; Vetted & edited by Cheri Todd Molter On Sept. 15, 1862, Thomas L. Morrison, my great-great-grandfather, was conscripted into the Confederate army. He mustered into Company A of the 6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, as a private on...
