Dec 7, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Hyde
Ancestor served, but had little to say “My great-grandfather was named William Cahoon, but my grams called him Bill. He served in the Confederacy but my dad said he never heard him talk about it. My great-grandmother did receive money for a while after the war,...
Dec 7, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Hyde
gun found on Hatteras I once knew a man who had a gun he swore was found on the beaches of Hatteras, washed up after the Yankees came through the inlet. I never knew if he was pulling my leg, but he was proud of his...
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...
