Jul 27, 2016 | Antebellum era, Cumberland, Randolph
William Stout, born in 1825, was the son of Joseph and Naomi Stout. His father built four-horse wagons, and his mother made the covers for the wagons. The Stouts sold the wagons in Fayetteville for one hundred dollars each. The profits from those sales paid for...
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...
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...
Mar 25, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Cumberland
Man Knew How To Make a Point Thomas Jefferson Bulla, my great-great-grandfather, had 200 men under his command when Union troops surrendered the U.S. Arsenal in Fayetteville to the state. The story that my grandfather told me when I was a child was that when Capt....
