Feb 28, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph
Exempt or not exempt, Miller did his service Jesse A. Miller was born on July 12, 1840 in Randolph County, the eldest son of Riley and Rachel Allred Miller. In the 1850s, Jesse’s father built the Uwharrie Cliff Grist Mill, later called Millers Mill, on the...
Jan 26, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph, Wake
“Four Hopkins boys walked off in early November of 1861 to join the fight,” my dad said after I told him about finding Barney Hopkins — sergeant, Company H, 38th Regiment of North Carolina — buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh. I had stumbled across Barney’s grave...
Jan 20, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph
Soldier deserted but returned to fight at Bentonville Logan A. Ridge was the great-great-great-grandfather of my wife Flora Jeanette Ridge. He was the original owner of our farm and a member of Company A 10th NC Heavy Artillery. He deserted at the Battle of Savannah,...
Oct 16, 2014 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph
Walking home from Richmond My great-great-grandfather was Anthony Hohn, who came from Germany when he was seven years old. Enlisting in the Confederate army, he left his wife and two children to go to war. He was in many battles, but near the end of the war he...
