Nov 15, 2023 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Moore
Submitted by Dr. Alvin Hunter Hartness; Researched and written by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe Brown By the time the war began, John M. Hunter of Lee County, North Carolina, was a married man who made his living as a farmer and a blacksmith. On May 22, 1860, John...
Jan 24, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Moore
SUBMITTED BY: Rick Monroe (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) I’ve known for quite a while that my great-great-uncles, William Johnson Monroe and Levi Deaton Monroe, were both killed during the battles for Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864 and 1865. A number...
Nov 14, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Moore, Union affiliation
AUTHOR: Tom Bailey I knew my dad and he knew his. It got a bit iffy when I started chasing the ‘Rest of The Story.’ I had problems locating documentation for my GF’s birth, among other things. Then, I located his birth record, Lafayette Burl Smith...
Oct 2, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Mecklenburg, Moore, Reconstruction
SUBMITTED BY: Marsha F. Haithcock Clement Dowd was of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. He was born in Richland Creek of Moore County, N.C., on August 27, 1832. In 1861, Dowd enlisted in the Confederate Army, serving in Company H of the 26th NC Troops (CSA), but...
Sep 11, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Moore, Wake
AS TOLD TO MATTHEW SLISIK BY: Mark Love Audio file 2 minutes 35 seconds Uriah Parish was a farmer. He lived with his father and family; he was one of 10 children on a farm in Moore Co (now Lee Co). At the time of the war he signed up for Company I, 19th NC, 2nd NC...
Sep 11, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Lee, Moore
AS TOLD TO MATTHEW SLISIK BY: Mark Love Audio file (4 minutes 5 seconds) They were from Moore County and lived on a farm with their father and siblings. Their mother died in 1854. In the 1860 census J. W. Love is still living with Jesse, but between 1860 and 1862 he...
