Apr 16, 2015 | Clay, Confederate affiliation
Oldest son lost Clay County was established in February 1861, mostly taken from Cherokee County. Because of the war, it wasn’t fully organized until around 1868. But most of Company B, 7th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry was made up of Clay County men and was...
Apr 14, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Wake
A Rough Knock on A Capitol Door In the 1960’s I would often go with my father, G. H. (Jerry) Elliott, then the Press Secretary to Governor Dan K. Moore, to his office in the Capitol in Raleigh. I would always stop to look at one of the first-floor doors which,...
Apr 14, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Wilkes
Great-Great-Grandfather Found About 1990, I visited my great-aunt, Elsie Foster. Since she was the oldest living relative, I asked her about our family. She told me that her grandfather died in the Civil War, and that she and a sister (Sylvania, who had moved to...
Apr 14, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Johnston
Shot in the Head at Gettysburg My great-grandfather, John Bowden Hood, joined the Confederate army in Sampson County on Sept. 9, 1861. He was sent to the coast defense at Fort Fisher. Later, he was transferred to Stonewall Jackson’s brigade and became part of...
Apr 12, 2015 | Alleghany, Confederate affiliation
Wartime Letter Raises Question My family left North Carolina for Alberta, Canada, in 1904, so little is known about my great-great-grandfather William Cheek’s Confederate service. Born in Ashe County Apr. 14, 1844, he enlisted in Co. I, 61st North Carolina...
Apr 12, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Cumberland
Close Calls for Cumberland Trooper James Larkin Bedsole, of the Cedar Creek area in Cumberland County, was a private in the Confederate States Army, serving in the 36th North Carolina Regiment, 2nd company C. I have found his name on records that show him transported...
