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....