tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11818548882805476942024-03-13T07:44:59.873-04:00Civil War SoulsThis blog is designed to honor and explore the lives of the men and women who fought, gave aid, or were directly affected by the events of the US Civil War. In researching mine and my husband's family trees, I have found many brave souls who never got to have their stories told. This is their chance.Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-81523746895809300562015-11-08T14:03:00.004-05:002015-11-08T14:03:52.926-05:00Life has been a little crazy!I haven't forgotten about you! I know it's been a little over a month since I last posted, but I started a new job the week after my last post, so things have been a little hectic. I will return soon though with more Civil War stories and research. Hang in there!Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-37587938391445094242015-10-04T10:00:00.001-04:002015-10-04T19:51:28.772-04:00Greenberry BobbittGreenberry Bobbitt was born 1 May 1845 in Grayson County, Virginia to Charles Bobbitt and Sarah DeFries.<br />
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Greenberry Bobbitt enlisted in the 45th Virginia Infantry, Company E on 3 April 1862 at "C. Narrows" in Giles County, Virginia with Lieutenant Colonel Peters for the duration of the War.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken from Service Records</td></tr>
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On 20 April 1862, he is listed as receiving $50 bounty pay. Further investigation would be required to figure out why he was being paid a bounty.<br />
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After the bounty pay, I lose Greenberry for two years in the War. I do know, however, that Greenberry got married in that timespan. He married <b>Nancy Jane Bryant</b> in Surry County, North Carolina on 19 October 1862.<br />
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Perhaps he feared he wouldn't return home. Perhaps he had to show her what she meant to him. Or perhaps he was simply home waiting for orders during this time I can't find him in the muster rolls. Whatever the circumstances, they seem to have married before the War, but they didn't start their family until later.<br />
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The next time I see him back with the Company is when he appears on a muster on 1 April 1864. Then, just a few months later, on 5 June 1864, he is captured at <b>Piedmont, Virginia</b>.<br />
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He is shown as a <b>POW at Staunton, Virginia</b> by 8 June 1864. Within just a few weeks though, he appears at Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Indiana. He seems to remain at Camp Morton until he is sent to <b>City Point, Virginia </b>on 4 March 1865 for a prisoner exchange. It is noted that his route to City Point was to go through Baltimore, Maryland.<br />
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I assume he made it home shortly after the prisoner exchange because Nancy had their first child about a year later.<br />
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Together, they had at least the following children:<br />
<ul>
<li><b>Amanda Bobbitt</b>, born about 1866</li>
<li><b>Emaline Bobbitt</b>, born about 1869</li>
<li><b>Martin Van Buren Bobbitt</b>, born about 1871</li>
<li><b>Charles Bobbitt</b>, born about 1873</li>
<li><b>Andy Bobbitt</b>, born about 1875</li>
<li><b>Rosabel Bobbitt</b>, born about 1879</li>
<li><b>Sarah A. Bobbitt</b>, born January 1883</li>
<li><b>William M. Bobbitt</b>, born May 1884</li>
<li><b>Norman Hale Bobbitt</b>, born 8 March 1889</li>
<li><b>Payton Bobbitt</b>, born about April 1889</li>
<li><b>Peter Bobbitt</b>, born about 1891</li>
</ul>
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By the 1910 census that Nancy lists <b>two of her 11 children had died</b> by 1910.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clipping from 1910 Fancy Gap, VA Census</td></tr>
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Greenberry later married <b>Betty Jane Moore</b>. Together, they had at least two children:</div>
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<ul>
<li><b>Maggie Jean Bobbitt</b>, born 29 June 1919</li>
<li><b>John Green Bobbitt</b>, born 25 June 1924</li>
</ul>
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Greenberry died 31 May 1931 in Carroll County, Virginia. He is buried at Flincham Cemetery, Lambsburg, Carroll County, Virginia. Betty Jane died 28 September 1965. She is buried at Chestnut Grove Church Cemetery, Lambsburg, Carroll County, Virginia.<br />
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<b><i>Sources:</i></b><br />
<ul>
<li>1850 Grayson County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>1860 Wolfe Glade, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>1870 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>1880 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>1900 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>1910 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>1920 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>1930 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>Death Certificate, Betty Jean Bobbitt (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>Death Certificate, Green Bobbitt (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>Death Certificate, Norman Bobbitt (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>Surry County Marriage Records, Grenbery Bobit and Nancy J. Brint (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
<li>WWII Draft Card, John Green Bobbitt (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
</ul>
Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-65304652819063643032015-09-20T10:00:00.000-04:002015-09-20T19:35:41.676-04:00Reason A ColburnMy fourth great-grandfather, Reason A. Colburn was born 4 September 1836 in Alabama. His parentage is thought to be <b>John Colburn</b> and <b>Susan Blankenship</b>, but I have not found any proof of this relationship yet.<br />
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On 8 February 1859, Reason married <b>Elizabeth Catherine Wyers</b>. Together, they had at least the following children:<br />
<ul>
<li><b>James A. Colburn</b></li>
<li><b>John H. Colburn</b></li>
<li><b>Jerrie L. Colburn</b></li>
<li><b>Nancy Kizzie Colburn</b></li>
<li><b>Thomas J. Colburn</b></li>
<li><b>David L. Colburn</b></li>
<li><b>Mary M. S. Colburn</b></li>
</ul>
The more I look into this man, the less I think I know about him. There seem to be several men with the name of Reason Colburn living in Alabama around the time he was. There was my fourth great-grandfather, there was another man about the same age who married a Polly Ann Carter, and there was a man born about 1805.<br />
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At least one of the Reasons served in the <b>Confederate States Army</b> in the <b>Alabama Infantry</b>. My ancestor fought (at least) with the <b>40th Alabama Infantry, Company D</b>, according to his tombstone. There are also records for a Reason Colburn serving with the <b>28th Alabama Infantry, Company A</b>. While the services in both units spans similar timelines, the two have gaps in places the other helps to fill. So there is a possibility the same man served in both companies.<br />
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More work will need to be done to completely rule out my Reason's involvement with the 28th Infantry, but I'll leave that for another post.<br />
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<b><i>Sources:</i></b><br />
<ul>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/vicksburg/maps/vicksburg-animated-map.html" target="_blank">Civil War Trust - The Battle of Vicksburg</a></i></b></li>
</ul>
Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-12345182922992198732015-09-06T10:00:00.001-04:002015-09-06T10:24:30.391-04:001910 Randolph County Census clip from "The Heritage of Randolph County, North Carolina"This is a repost of a post I did in my <a href="http://randolphcountyconnections.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Randolph County Connections</a> blog. I still haven't had a chance to double-check all of these names for information on their service, but until then, here it is.<br />
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The following is an excerpt from "The Heritage of Randolph County, North Carolina" book located in the Randolph Room in the Asheboro, Randolph County, Library. It is an uncredited article entitled <b>"1910 Federal Census, Randolph County"</b> located on Page 124 of Volume II of the series.<br />
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At a future date, I hope to go through this list of names and provide more information on any of the men I can and resolve some of the "?" the author has inserted in some of their names and ages. Misspellings and "?" are inserted as the author of the article inserted them, however, I have recreated the list in a bulleted fashion and added the word "age" for clarification for each person.<br />
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"Most, but not all, of the following persons were too young to have served in the Confederate States Armed Forces, but the 1910 Randolph County Census stated that they had given service to the Confederacy. All but two of these men were from the East Franklinville Township, with the remaining two being from Tabernacle Township. Following each person's name is his age as given in the 1910 Census. This was 45 years after the War ended. The names are as follows:<br />
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<b><i>East Franklinville Township:</i></b><br />
<ul>
<li>James N. Allred, age 60</li>
<li>Murphy Allred, age 50</li>
<li>William A. ? Allred, age 53</li>
<li>William E. Allred, age 51</li>
<li>Cicero H. Bean, age 53</li>
<li>George H. Black, age 60</li>
<li>John F. Brewer, age 55</li>
<li>Mathew G. Brice ?, age 58</li>
<li>Alfred J. Brower, age 49</li>
<li>John H. Burrow, age 53</li>
<li>Brison H. Cheek, age 57</li>
<li>George C. Cox, age 60</li>
<li>James Davis, age 50</li>
<li>Duncan Dove ?, age 57</li>
<li>James W. Ellison, age 57</li>
<li>Joseph M. Ellison, age 58</li>
<li>Thomas M. Ellison, age 59</li>
<li>Harris Foust, age 55-56 ?</li>
<li>Milton W. Free, age 57</li>
<li>Solomon E. Free, age 51</li>
<li>Solomon H. Free, age 59</li>
<li>Alfred Graves, age 50</li>
<li>Jebes ? T. Hardin, age 51</li>
<li>John R. Hayes, age 58</li>
<li>William J. Hobson, age 56</li>
<li>Emons Holder, age 55</li>
<li>Franklin C. Holliday, age 55</li>
<li>Charles R. Hurley, age 50</li>
<li>Jacob Ivy, age 55</li>
<li>Thomas M. Jennings, age 54</li>
<li>William H. Jennings, age 50</li>
<li>James F. Johnson, age 53</li>
<li>Charles F. Jones, age 50</li>
<li>George M. Jones, age 60</li>
<li>George H. Kinney, age 50</li>
<li>George A. Laughlin, age 52</li>
<li>Scott Lineberry, age 52</li>
<li>John A. McKinnon, age 50</li>
<li>John C. Maner, age 51</li>
<li>John P. Marable, age 54</li>
<li>Avry ? V.? Marley, age 51</li>
<li>Elias Moon, age 52</li>
<li>William J. Moore, age 60</li>
<li>Enoch Pugh, age 59</li>
<li>Felix Pugh, age 57</li>
<li>Isaac H. Pugh, age 58</li>
<li>Willard F. Pugh, age 59</li>
<li>Alexander H. Redding, Sr., age 53</li>
<li>John W. Reeves, age 52</li>
<li>George Richardson, age 50</li>
<li>Alfred W. Riddle 57</li>
<li>William Z. ROuth, age 57</li>
<li>Giles Smith, age 53</li>
<li>Lanson ? A. Snider, age 59</li>
<li>John M. Tippett, age 51</li>
<li>William H. Tippett, age 52</li>
<li>Cicero L. Trogden, age 52</li>
<li>Cicero S. Trogden, age 50</li>
<li>George M. ? Trogden, age 52</li>
<li>Abram Ward, age 60</li>
<li>David M. Weatherly, age 57</li>
<li>Daniel H. West, age 54</li>
<li>John Williamson, age 52</li>
<li>Jessie York, age 51</li>
</ul>
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<b><i>Tabernacle Township:</i></b></div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>Franklin T. Gordon, age 60</li>
<li>John C. Hoover, age 60</li>
</ul>
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<b><i>Sources:</i></b></div>
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<div>
<ul>
<li>"The Heritage of Randolph County, North Carolina; Volume II" (accessed at the Randolph Room, Asheboro Branch, Randolph County Library)</li>
</ul>
</div>
Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-65198112123096416932015-08-23T10:00:00.000-04:002015-08-23T10:00:01.969-04:00Jessie A. BrisseyA couple of weeks ago, on my blog for my own personal family, I wrote a post about my fourth great-grandfather, <a href="http://widespreadroots.blogspot.com/2015/07/j-h-brissey-dies-of-his-injuries.html" target="_blank">Jessie Ambrose Brissey</a>. I did not discuss his service in the Confederate States Army though, aside from what was mentioned in his obituary. In this post, however, I hope to feature his time in the War.<br />
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First, I'll give you a little background about him.<br />
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Jessie was born on 11 April 1842 in Greenville County, South Carolina. He was one of at least nine children born to <b>Charles Ambrose Brissey</b> and <b>Frances Louise Smith</b>. He married <b>Permelia Frances Rogers </b>on 28 February 1860. According to his obituary, they had 11 children.<br />
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Just a few months after my third great-grandmother was born, Jessie enlisted in the <b>16th South Carolina Regiment.</b> He enlisted on 27 November 1861 at Camp Hampton with Lieutenant Colonel J. S. Preston. He initially signed on for a period of 12 months. He ended up serving at least through August 1864.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clipping from Service Records</td></tr>
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His service record is actually pretty boring to review. During the entire time he served, he was never wounded or sick in the hospital, something that was mentioned in his obituary. As a result, every single card in his service folder says "present." Coupled with the fact that he never got promoted, that doesn't make for a very exciting read.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clipping from Service Records</td></tr>
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His obituary states that he "served continuously in every battle that his company went into." This made me want to see what kind of battles in which his company participated.<br />
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According to one website featuring the <a href="http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/reg16.html" target="_blank">16th SC Infantry Regiment</a>, the Regiment was present at <b>Adams Run</b> (near Charleston), the defense of <b>Wilmington</b>, the defense of <b>Charleston</b>, the defense of <b>Vicksburg</b>, the <b>Tennessee Campaign</b> of 1863, the <b>Atlanta Campaign</b>, <b>Hood's Tennessee Campaign</b> of 1864, and the defense of the <b>Carolinas</b>. I don't know much about any of these campaigns, so I hope to start working my way through each of them in the near future. I'll save those details for another post though.<br />
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<b><i>RELATED READS:</i></b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://germannacolonies.org/SC16thVolunteers" target="_blank">Germanna Research Group - 16th Infantry Regiment SC Volunteers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CSC0016RI01" target="_blank">National Park Service - Confederate South Carolina Troops, 16th Regiment SC Infantry</a></li>
<li><a href="http://confederatemuseumandlibrary.org/camp36/16history.html" target="_blank">Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp 36 - 16th SC Volunteers History</a></li>
</ul>
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<b><i>SOURCES:</i></b></div>
<div>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/reg16.html" target="_blank">16th SC Infantry Regiment</a></li>
<li>Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
</ul>
</div>
Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-9495975724557621602015-08-09T10:00:00.001-04:002015-08-22T22:01:42.619-04:00Ellison K. PlylerThe following is a repost from my family blog, <a href="http://widespreadroots.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Widespread Roots</a>.<br />
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My fourth-great granduncle, <b>Ellison Kershaw Plyler</b>, was born 18 Feburary 1837 to <b>Elisha Plyler</b> and <b>Mary Elizabeth Hancock</b>. Whenever I see some male with a birthdate in Ellison's range, <i>I instantly search for Civil War service records</i>. I was not disappointed when I searched for Ellison's.<br />
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Ellison enlisted as a Private with the <b>12th South Carolina Volunteer Regiment, Company I</b>, on 15 May 1862 at Camp Jackson, Virginia for the duration of the War.<br />
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Ellison doesn't seem to have a very easy experience at Camp though. By July or August 1862, he is sent to the hospital and he appears "absent" in the muster rolls. I don't, however, find him in any hospital records until October. On 3 October 1862, I see he is admitted to the <b>C.S.A. General Hospital at Farmville, Virginia</b> with rheumatism.<br />
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Just a few days later, Ellison is transferred to General Hospital No. 6 in Richmond, Virginia. Whether in this hospital or another hospital, Ellison is listed as being "absent" from his Company due to being in the hospital all the way until 10 January 1863.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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After his return, Ellison seems to stay with his company for his longest stretch yet. He appears as "present" up until 1 July 1863 when he is <b>"wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. ... and left."</b><br />
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That phrase "and left" is a little haunting. Growing up near Camp Lejeune, I grew up hearing <i>"no man left behind"</i> a lot. The men in Ellison's Company did not seem to feel that way. They simply left him there when he was wounded.<br />
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Ellison's fate was seemingly unknown to his Company for quite some time because they repeat this wording up until March of 1864 when they seem to update the status of their wounded man.<br />
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Finally, they list him as being <b>"in the hands of the enemy."</b><br />
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Ellison would remain a Prisoner of War for the remainder of the War. Upon capture, he is sent to <b>Fort McHenry</b> in Maryland. He stays there for about a week or two until he is transferred to <b>Fort Delaware</b>, located in Delaware.<br />
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He stays at Fort Delaware until he is finally released on 10 June 1865 having taken the <b>Oath of Allegiance</b>.<br />
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Often, when a person took the Oath of Allegiance, their physical description was recorded. I assume this was to help enforce the Oath in the case that the person chose to go back to the Confederacy and pick up arms again against the Union. Ellison's description is one that is a bit unique.<br />
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They list his complexion as <b>"sallow."</b> I have seen "light," "dark," and all kinds of various shades in-between described here, but I have never seen "sallow." <i>I wonder if he appeared sallow because of his rheumatism. Or I wonder if his nearly two years as a POW caused his complexion to become sallow.</i><br />
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In any case, Ellison left the War and seemed to go straight home to his wife, <b>Mary </b>(last name unknown), and his two young children, <b>Margaret</b> and <b>Jonas</b>. Not long after being home, Mary becomes pregnant with their third child, <b>John</b>, who is born in 1866. Their fourth, and the last known child I have for the couple, <b>Mary</b>, was born a few years later in 1869.<br />
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Ellison lived to be 80 years old. He died of <b>"old age"</b> on 8 January 1918.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Death Certificate</span></td></tr>
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I'm glad to see that despite his rough experience in the War, he didn't seem to let it hinder his ability to lead a long, full life.<br />
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<b><i>Sources:</i></b><br />
<ul>
<li>1870 Cabarrus County, North Carolina U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
<li>Death Certificate, Ellison Kershaw Plyler (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
</ul>
Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-33907595228758330622015-07-26T10:00:00.000-04:002015-07-26T10:00:03.931-04:00James C. Campbell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
While investigating my fourth great-grandfather <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/03/james-c-campbell.html" target="_blank">James Columbus Campbell</a>'s involvement in the Civil War, I managed to gather a lot of information about a <b>different James C. Campbell</b> than my own. This is his story.</div>
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On 5 August 1861, James joined the Confederate States Army as a Private. He registered in Danielsville, Georgia with Captain Montgomery for the duration of the War. He fought with <b>Company D of the 16th Georgia Infantry</b>. It doesn't seem as though James saw much action though. He appears in more hospital records than anything else during his time in the military.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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In August of 1862, this record states he has Rheumatism.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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After that, he bounced around to a number of hospitals in Virginia. <b>Chimborazo Hospital No. 5</b> in Richmond, an unnamed hospital in Scottsville, <b>General Hospital No. 9</b> in Richmond<br />
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On 12 December 1862, James was admitted to the <b>Confederate States Army General Hospital</b> in Charlottesville, Virginia. This time, it seems <b>he was shot in the right leg</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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As with my own James Campbell, the primary disease listed is "Vuln Sclo. R. leg," which stands for "Vulnus Sclopeticum in the Right leg." Vulnus Sclopeticum, again, means "relating to a wound caused by a gunshot wound."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Closeup of "Primary Disease"<br />Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I was able to find out some more information on his leg injury. According to the McLaw's Division List of Casualties from before Fredricksburg, James was listed as being <b>wounded seriously in the leg</b>. This makes me curious where in the leg he was injured and if it developed into a limp or other handicap later in life.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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James was furloughed from 5 March 1863 to 20 August 1863 due to his leg injury.<br />
In September 1863, he is listed as <b>being paid for his service </b>again. He is again listed as being paid for service in November 1863.<br />
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From May through August 1864, however, he is listed as being absent from the war first due to being on a furlough then as being absent without leave. In regards to the furlough, it states he was wounded at <b>Front Royal, Virginia</b>. I eventually found him back at General Hospital No. 9 in September 1864.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I wonder what happened to James during those four months before he ended up back in the Richmond hospital. Did he try deserting? Was he merely trying to evade capture? Was he injured somewhere and unable to find needed help? I don't know if I will ever find out the answers to those questions, but <b>I like to think he continued to fight</b> to the best of his ability during that time, even if it wasn't "with" the 16th GA Infantry.<br />
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<b><i>Sources: </i></b><br />
<ul>
<li>Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia (accessed on Fold3)</li>
<li><a href="http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grundyconnections/medterminolgy.html" target="_blank">19th Century Medical Terminology</a></li>
</ul>
Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-42284698848877660462015-07-12T10:00:00.000-04:002015-07-24T10:11:25.986-04:0022nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M - Part 8Today marks the final installment of the "Randolph Hornets," 22nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M, Project! Today's post will cover Privates whose last names begin with the letters S through Z.<br />
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Before I get to the Privates, however, I wanted to highlight another officer I found in my list of men in the Company.<b> Madison M. L. Smith </b>enlisted with the Hornets as a Corporal on 10 June 1861 when he was 21-years old. Even though he enlisted as an officer, he did not seem to keep his position long.<br />
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His record is filled only with notices of desertion (it states he deserted three times in the course of the War - no doubt the reason he lost his rank!), but my favorite record in his file is something I have never seen before.<br />
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It shows the bounty paid for his arrest and capture paid out to a Lieutenant A. Smith. I could not find any records for a Lieutenant A. Smith in any North Carolina Infantry, but I hope to keep looking for him to see how he ended up fairing in the War.<br />
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Madison's capture by Lt. Smith took place 8 October 1863, but there are also references to him deserting on 16 November 1863 (surrendering himself to the Cav. Corps) and taking the Oath of Amnesty on 19 March 1864.<br />
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Now, on to the remaining Privates in the Company!<br />
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<b>127.) Enoch P. Scott </b>was a 29-year-old farmer when he enlisted in the Company on 6 March 1862. Unfortunately for Enoch, he didn't do very well in the War. About one month after enlisting, he is admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 5 in Richmond, Virginia with a continuous fever. He is marked as dying at Chimborazo either 25 July, 1 August, or 12 August 1862. (All three dates appear in his file.)<br />
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<i>Unlike other men in the Company who were from Randolph County, North Carolina, Enoch lists that he was from Chatham County, North Carolina.</i><br />
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<b>128.) J</b><span style="background-color: white;"><b>ames M. Scotton </b>enlisted as an 18-year-old on 10 June 1861. </span><span style="background-color: white;">H</span><span style="background-color: white;">e seems to have been a career teamster. There are records in his file showing he served as a teamster for at least the months of November 1861, March 1862, July 1862, September and October 1862, and January 1863 to November 1864. He must have been a very strong and hard-working person to have done such a hard and physically demanding job for such a long period of time. He was paroled at Greensboro on 10 May 1865.</span><br />
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<b>129.) Edmond T. Shouse </b>enlisted on 1 July 1864. He seems to have stayed out of trouble for the first several months after he enlisted, but on 1 April 1865, he was captured at Five Forks. After his capture, he was held at City Point, Virginia before finally being transferred to the POW Camp at Point Lookout, Maryland on 5 April 1865. Edmond stayed at Point Lookout until 20 June 1865 when he was finally released after having taken the Oath of Allegiance.<br />
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<b>130.) Howard E. Smith </b>enlisted as a 19-year-old on 10 June 1861. There are no records of his time in the War for his first year, but there is a record that lists Howard died on 20 June 1862 in Richmond, Virginia of his wounds. There is no mention of the nature of his wounds or when or where he received his wounds, but hopefully more investigation into this matter would shed more light on the nature of his death.<br />
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<b>131.) J. D. Spinks </b>was only 18-years old when he enlisted on 10 June 1861. There is very little in his file. It merely states that he died of wounds received at the Battle at Manassas on 29 August 1862.<br />
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<b>132.) J. G. Spronce's </b>enlistment record is very confusing. One record states he enlisted on 27 August 1862 with Captain McRea. Another record states he enlisted at Camp Holmes with Colonel Malett on 1 September 1863. And yet another record states he enlisted with Captain McLear at Camp Vance on 7 September 1863. Since there was no Captain McRea or McLear, I assume those may have been a reference to another Company or Infantry Division altogether. There is no record in his record with the 22nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M, that suggests he transferred from another unit. Further research into the other Infantries would be required to sort it all out.<br />
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Despite the confusion on his enlistment, by 1864, he has been admitted to the hospital. He appears to have been admitted to the 2nd Division General Hospital at Camp Winder in Richmond <i>or </i>the General Hospital at Farmville on 25 August 1864 with wounds. The wounds seem to have been received at Weldon R. R. He is listed as having been shot in the left foot. His left great toe (or possibly the entire foot - the record is not very clear) was amputated on 31 August 1864. By 13 October 1864, he has been granted a furlough due to his injury.<br />
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<b>133.) Abner B. Steel </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861. There is not a lot in his file, but I am very intrigued by this man. By October 1862, he is listed as being Absent WithOut Leave. There is no record of him after this until he is shown as being captured near Hanover Junction on 21/24 May 1864. He was held at the White House for about two weeks before being sent to Point Lookout, Maryland. Abner stayed at Point Lookout for one month before being transferred to Elmira, New York on 8 July 1864.<br />
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Almost one month after arriving at Elmira, on 8 August 1864, Abner requested to take the Oath of Allegiance. He states he was conscripted into service and that he had always been opposed to the War. I don't know if they didn't believe him, or if they simply didn't care, but they didn't let him take the Oath until 29 May 1865, almost 10 months after his initial request to take the Oath. He was released on 29 May 1865 after taking the Oath.<br />
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<b>134.) Thomas Stewart's </b>record only states that he enlisted on 1 September 1863 and that he was "dropped from rolls" on 9 July 1864. This could mean he died, deserted, was on an indefinite furlough, or was AWOL for an extended period. Further research would be required to figure out which was the case.<br />
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<b>135.) Wesley A. Stewart </b>enlisted either on 1 September 1863 at Camp Holmes, North Carolina with Colonel Malett <i>or </i>on 7 September 1863 at Camp Vance, North Carolina with Captain McLear. (He must have been with J. G. Spronce.) His record merely shows that he was granted a sick furlough, for an unmentioned illness, on 15 August 1864. By 30 September 1864, he was "dropped from rolls."<br />
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<b>136.) </b>When he was 29-years old, <span style="background-color: white;"><b>Lorenzo D. Stout </b>enlisted with the Hornets on 10 June 1861. He was sent sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. He served in January 1862 as the regiment carpenter. By July 1862, he was on detached service with the Brigade Quarter Master. He stayed on "detached service" at least through October 1862.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">After this, h</span><span style="background-color: white;">e seems to have been a career wheelwright. There are records in his file showing he served as a wheelwright for at least the months of June to July 1863, September and October 1863, 17 December to 31 December 1863, 18 January through December 1864, and February 1865. He must have been a very skilled person to have done the position for such a long period of time. He took a break from being a wheelwright from 1 January 1864 and 18 January 1864. During this time, he served as a blacksmith. He was paroled at Appomattox on 9 April 1865.</span><br />
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<b>137.) </b><span style="background-color: white;"><b>W. G. Stout </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861. He was sent sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. He was sent home on furlough by July 1862. By September 1862, he seems to have returned from his furlough, but he is listed as being "sick." On 17 October 1862, he is present at General Hospital No. 6 in Richmond. He stays there for an unmentioned time. On 4 November 1862, he was admitted to Howard's Grove General Hospital at Richmond, Virginia with elephantiasis of his right leg. WebMd states this is a condition caused by an obstruction of the lymphatic system and results in the accumulation and gross enlargement of a body area. W. G. was discharged because of his condition on 27 November 1862.</span><br />
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<b>138.) </b>On 29 March 1864, <b>William O. Strickland </b>enlisted with the Hornets. He is marked "present" from July to October 1864, but by 5 March 1865, he has deserted the Company. He shows up as having been received by the Provost Marshal General of the Sixth Army Corps. He was sent on 6 March 1865 to Captain Potter. Captain Potter sent him on 9 March 1865 to Colonel T. Ingraham. And on 10 March 1865, William took the Oath of Allegiance and was transferred ("furnished") to Knoxville, Tennessee. I have not found a record of him serving in any unit of the Union, but the language of his transfer makes me think he was to take up arms with the Union army. Further investigation would be required to find out if this was in fact the case.<br />
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<b>139.) William S. Sudderth</b> originally enlisted as a Sergeant with the 12th North Carolina Infantry, Company A, on 30 April 1861. In the month of July 1862, he is listed has having been transferred around to different companies within the 22nd North Carolina Infantry a lot. It is unclear to me whether or not William actually "served" a single day with the Randolph Hornets, but this is what his record shows: All of these transfers record his rank as "Private." He was (first) transferred to Company A from Company K. He was transferred from Company A (or H is also listed) to Company M.<br />
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It would seem from the list that he remained with Company M after that, but by 25 September 1862, he appears sick in General Hospital No. 12 at Richmond, and he is listed as being a member of Company A. Then, in October 1862, he is listed as being AWOL in Company L. (Did he ever serve with Company L?!) By the time he is discharged on 10 February 1863, he is a 2nd Sergeant with Company A. His discharge was granted due to being wounded at Seven Pines. I'd love to find some reflections from this man on his time in the War. I think that's the only way I will ever be able to sort his service out.<br />
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<b>140.) John R. Sumner </b>enlisted as a 29-year-old on 10 June 1861. He was sent with the rest of the sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. It is unclear how long he stayed there, but the next thing in his file reports his death due to wounds received at the Battle at Ellyson's Mills. His death date is recorded as being 7 June 1862, 26 June 1862, 1 July 1862, and 4 July 1862. The Battle of Ellyson's Mills was 26 June 1862, so it is more likely he died of his wounds on 1 or 4 July 1862. His record shows he was treated at General Hospital No. 8 (St. Charles Hospital) in Richmond at the time of his death.<br />
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<i>Also in John's file is a settlement his widow, Rachel Sumner, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of John.</i><br />
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<b>141.) Spencer Thompson's </b>time with the Company was extremely brief. He enlisted on 10 June 1861. Less than two months after joining, on 25 July 1861, Spencer deserted camp.<br />
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<b>142.) H. C. Trogdon </b>enlisted as a 28-year-old on 10 June 1861. He was sent sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. He made it back to his men eventually, but on 31 May 1862, he was captured at Fair Oaks by General Sumner. After his capture, he was held at Fort Monroe for a few days before being sent to Fort Delaware on 5 June 1862. He was received at Fort Delaware on 9 June 1862 by Captain Lyon with the 6th New York Cavalry.<br />
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H. C. stayed at Fort Delaware for almost two months before being sent to Aiken's Landing, Virginia for a prisoner exchange on 5 August 1862. It is unclear what happened to H. C. after this exchange, but on 24 August 1864, he is listed with his Company as being AWOL, which leads me to believe he returned to them at some point. On 24 September 1864, he is listed as being "dropped" from the rolls. The final record in his file states he was paroled at Greensboro after taking the Oath of Allegiance on 8 May 1865.<br />
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<b>143.) </b><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Jeremiah F. Trogdon </b>enlisted on 6 March 1862 as a 25-year-old. He was captured at Gettysburg some time between 1 and 4 July 1863. He was apparently sick or wounded upon his capture because he appeared as a POW at the DeCamp General Hospital at David's Island in New York Harbor in mid-July 1863.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">At some point, he made it back to his Company though, but he leave them again 1 January 1864 when he is sent to Richmond on "detached service." There is a record that shows he was a railroad guard, but it seems as soon as he got to Richmond he was sent to "surg lane" at Winder Hospital. "Surg" in a hospital makes me think "surgery." I'll need to investigate this further to see if that is truly what they are referencing here.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">He stayed at Camp Winder Hospital in this position and also as a nurse through about 18 June 1864. He was then sent to be a "detailed member of the late Salisbury Guard." It is unclear how long this term was, but he returned to surg lane afterwards. <i>He was at least back at Camp Winder by 4 August 1864 because he received clothing at Camp Winder on that day. </i>Jeremiah stayed with the hospital until he finally returned to his unit on 26 October 1864. He did not last with his Company long, however, and he was granted a medical discharge on 8 February 1865 due to asthma.</span><br />
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<b>144.) Lyndon A. Trogdon </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861 as a 22-year-old. He was sent to Fredricksburg with the sick on 28 August 1861. I don't know how long he stayed at Fredricksburg, but in the next record in his file shows he is (still or again) sick in July 1862. Then, sometime between July and September 1862, Lyndon is listed as AWOL.<br />
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At some point after September, he returns to his Company, but on 14 July 1863, he is taken prisoner at Falling Waters. He stayed at Baltimore for a while after his capture before being exchanged and sent to Point Lookout on 16 August 1863. He stayed at Point Lookout for several months before being exchanged again on 3 March 1864. There was no mention of where he went or if he was simply released upon the March exchange, but on 30 August 1864, he is listed as being "dropped" from the rolls in his Company.<br />
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After being "dropped," he somehow shows up "present" again with the Hornets after being AWOL for three months. The record makes it a point to mention that the three months he was AWOL before coming back that he forfeited his pay for that time.<br />
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The final record in his file shows he was paroled at Greensboro on 8 May 1865.<br />
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<b>145.) Samuel Trogdon </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861 as a 21-year-old. His record only states that he died either 30 June 1862 or 17 August 1862 of wounds received in battle. He is listed as being at Hospital "No. 5" at the time of his death. Word must have not reached his Company for a while though because he is still listed as being "absent" due to being wounded in September and October 1862.<br />
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<b>146.) Solomon Trogdon </b>was 32-years old when he enlisted on 10 June 1861. He was sent sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. There is no mention of Solomon again until 26 June 1862 when he appears to have been wounded. I don't know how or where he was wounded, but he is AWOL from his Company in September 1862. By October 1862, he is listed as having deserted.<br />
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It is unclear in the records how long he was away after he deserted, but from 16 February to at least 7 March 1864, Solomon served as a teamster with the Company. Knowing this was a rough job, part of my mind leads to believe this was his penance for deserting. There is no mention of Solomon again after March until he appears AWOL on 24 August 1864. One month after being absent, he is shown "dropped from rolls." The final record in his file shows his parole at Greensboro on 8 May 1865.<br />
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<b>147.)</b><span style="background-color: white;"> <b>Andrew J. Turner </b>enlisted as a 21-year-old on 10 June 1861. He was sent sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. Like James M. Scotton, h</span><span style="background-color: white;">e seems to have been a career teamster. There are records in his file showing he served as a teamster for at least the months of December 1861 and January 1862, March 1862, July 1862, September and October 1862, January to July 1863, October to December 1863, and July to October 1864. He must have been a very strong and hard-working person to have done such a hard and physically demanding job for such a long period of time. He was paroled at Appomattox on 9 April 1865.</span><br />
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<b>148.) M.S. Turner </b>enlisted as a 49-year-old on 1 December 1861. He enlisted only for a single year, and at the end of his year he was granted a discharge due to his age and disability. The nature of his disability is not mentioned, but I assume it was just due to his old age.<br />
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<b>149.) Thomas G. Turner </b>was a 21-year-old farmer when he enlisted with the Company on 25 February 1862. On 26 June 1862, he is listed as being wounded in battle. Thomas is admitted to the Howard's Grove General Hospital at Richmond with a gunshot wound and fractured fibula the next day. About a week and a half later, he is granted a medical furlough for 30 days. I don't know if he returned to his Company as scheduled, but he is listed as AWOL in September 1862.<br />
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There are no records of him again until 6 April 1864 when he is admitted to the Receiving and Wayside Hospital at Richmond with dyspepsia (basically, "indigestion"). This is the final record in his file, so I'm not sure what happened to him after this hospital stay, but there is a mention that he was wounded twice in battle. The gunshot wound would have been the first wound, but there is no mention of the nature of his second wound. Further investigation would be required to determine when and where the second injury took place.<br />
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<i>Unlike other men in the Company who were from Randolph County, North Carolina, Enoch lists that he was from Chatham County, North Carolina.</i><br />
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<b>150.) William B. Wall </b>enlisted with the 12th North Carolina Infantry, Company E, on 23 May 1861. He was sent to Fredricksburg sick on 28 August 1861. By November 1861, I assume he is feeling better, but he seems to have stayed behind at Fredricksburg and is serving on the staff as a nurse.<br />
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On 1 July 1862, William transferred to the Randolph Hornets. It is unclear how long he stayed with Company M, but also in July 1862 he is listed as transferring to Company E. The final record in his file shows William was captured at Gettysburg. Further investigation would be required in order to figure out what happened to William after his capture.<br />
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<b>151.) James A. Webster </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861 when he was 19-years old. He was captured at Fredricksburg on 13 December 1862. He was held at a camp near Falmouth, Virginia until he was "sent into the enemy's lines at Fredericksburg" on 18 December 1862 and was paroled for exchange.<br />
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There is no mention of James again until 12 March 1864 when he shows up as a deserter and takes the Oath of Allegiance. On 17 March 1864, he is sent to Washington, D. C., and that's the last thing in his record. At some point during the War, he was wounded twice.<br />
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<b>152.) Daniel C. Wilkerson </b>enlisted as a 28-year-old farmer on 6 March 1862. His file states he died 25 June 1862, but it seems word didn't make it back to his Company for a while. He is listed as being "sick" even up until October 1862.<br />
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<b>153.) </b>On 6 March 1862, when he was 20-years old, <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold;">James M. Wilkerson </span><span style="background-color: white;">enlisted with the Randolph Hornets. By July 1862, he was sick in the Brigade Hospital. He died 4/5 December 1862 at General Hospital No. 20 in Richmond, Virginia. His cause of death was typhoid pneumonia.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i>Also in James' file is a settlement his father, James Wilkinson, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of James.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i>*There is at least one other person's record in his file with him. See James M. Wilkinson below. Also there is a mention of a James Wilkerson who presented at Camp Winder Hospital with Typhoid Fever on 24 May 1862 and returned to duty on 3 June 1862. I am unsure which James this is since they often spelled the names similar. There is also a mention of a J. M. Wilkerson who died on 30 July 1862 at the age of 27. This could be an error, or it could be a third person in the same file.</i></span><br />
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<b>154.) William J. Wilkins </b>originally enlisted on 1 June 1861 with the 12th North Carolina Infantry, Company H. He was sent sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. He is listed as transferring to the Hornets on 1 July 1862. He is listed as "re-transferring" to Company H of the 22nd North Carolina Infantry sometime in July 1862, so I don't know how long he actually served in Company M. The remainder of his service shows him with Company H.<br />
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<b>155.) </b><span style="background-color: white;"><b>James M. Wilkinson </b>was admitted to the Chimborazo Hospital No. 1 in Richmond with debility on 9 August 1862. He was transferred to the Farmville Hopsital on 14 August 1862. James died 19 September 1862 at the C. S. A. General Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. His cause of death was erysipelas, "a skin disease caused by strep infection which devastates the blood."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i>Also in James' file is a settlement his attorney, A. M. Findley, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of James.</i></span><br />
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<b>156.) Adam O. Williams </b>originally enlisted as a 22-year-old on 18 June 1861 with the 12th North Carolina Infantry, Company L. He is listed as transferring on 1 July 1862 from Company M to Company L of the 22nd North Carolina Infantry. There is no mention when he became a member of the Hornets or for how long, but all of his service after this transfer are with Company L.<br />
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<b>157.) Benjamin Williams </b>enlisted as a 26-year-old farmer on 6 March 1862. He died at Bunker Hill on 20 October 1862. He fought in four battles before he died.<br />
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<i>Also in Benjamin's file is a settlement his widow, Rebecca Williams, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of Benjamin.</i><br />
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<b>158.) David E. Williams </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861 when he was 19-years old. He was sent sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. He was (still or again) sick in September 1862. On 16 October 1862, he was discharged due to being "unfit for duty for several months."<br />
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<b>159.) James M. Williams </b>enlisted as a 35-year-old on 10 June 1861. There is no record of him for the first three years in his file. On 23 May 1864, he is captured at North Anna. One week later, he arrives at Point Lookout from Port Royal, Virginia. He stayed at Point Lookout until he was exchanged at Aiken's Landing, Virginia on 17 March 1865. There is no mention of him after the exchange.<br />
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<b>160.) Joel Williams </b>enlisted with the Hornets as a 24-year-old blacksmith on 6 March 1862. He was listed as being "sick" in October 1862. There is no record of him in the hospital during this time, but on 10 November 1862, he is admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. His illness or injury are not mentioned. On 14 November 1862, he is transferred to the hospital at Danville.<br />
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After his transfer to Danville, he is not mentioned in the records again until 1863. He appears to have put his blacksmith skills to use. From 7 July 1863 to 24 September 1863, he worked shoeing horses and repairing wagons, etc. for the Company. He got paid $0.40 (per day or per hour is not specified) during this time.<br />
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The final record in his file states he was "under arrest" 7 October 1864 (the reason for his absence in the Company). His file also mentions he was slightly wounded in battle. It does not elaborate on his injury.<br />
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<b>161.) John R. Williams </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861 when he was 19-years old. He was sent sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. He was killed in battle at Shepardstown, Virginia on 20 September 1862. His file mentions he was in 11 battles.<br />
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<i>Also in John's file is a settlement his father, Riley Williams, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of John.</i><br />
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<b>162.) Lindsey Williams </b>was conscripted with the Company on 13 March 1863 as a 37-year-old. He is admitted to the General Hospital at Staunton, Virginia on 29 July 1863 with debility. At some point after that, he returned to duty, but on 29 November 1863 he appears being admitted to Receiving and Wayside Hospital in Richmond.<br />
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There is no mention of Lindsey's actions again until his death on 21 May 1864. His file doesn't state the nature of his death or location.<br />
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<b>163.) William M. Williams </b>enlisted 20 September 1864. Since he enlisted so late in the War, his file is relatively brief. It simply contains a receipt for clothing from November and states he was paroled at Greensboro on 17 May 1865.<br />
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<b>164.) William A. Woosley </b>enlisted 1 July 1864. He was in the hospital sick by 20 July 1864. On 17 August 1864, he appears on a log having received clothes at Camp Winder Hospital, so I assume he is still sick by this point. By October 1864, he is marked as "present" with his Company again. There is no mention of him again until he shows up at Hart's Island, New York on 19 June 1865 taking the Oath of Allegiance. Based on the experiences of the other men who took the Oath at Hart's Island, I am lead to believe that William was probably a POW at some point between October 1864 and June 1865. Further investigations would be required to find out if this is true.<br />
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<b>165.)<span style="background-color: white;"> David Wright </span></b><span style="background-color: white;">e</span>nlisted on 10 June 1861 when he was 23-years old. He was wounded in action around July 1862. There is no mention to the nature of his wound or where he was being seen, but by September 1862, he is listed as being AWOL. In October 1862, his status has changed from "AWOL" to "deserted." He must have made it back to his Company at some point because there is a receipt of him receiving clothing on 20 May 1863 at General Hospital No. 1 at Lynchburg where he was, presumably, a patient. There is no mention of David again until July 1864. He is marked as "present" for the months of July to October 1864. He was paroled at Appomattox on 9 April 1865. His file states he was wounded twice during the War.<br />
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<b style="background-color: white;">166.) Doris Wright </b>enlisted as a 23-year-old on 10 June 1861. His file is rather slim, but it isn't very flattering. It shows he was AWOL in July and September 1862. It shows he deserted twice, one of those times being October 1862. It also mentions he was wounded once, but it doesn't mention the nature of the wound.<br />
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<b>167.) <span style="background-color: white;">Isaac Wright</span> </b>enlisted as a 35-year-old on 10 June 1861. He died of disease on 28 July 1862 or 4 August 1862 at Richmond, Virginia. The nature of his disease is not mentioned.<br />
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<i>Also in Isaac's file is a settlement his widow, Aimey Wright, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of Isaac.</i><br />
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<b>168.) Daniel Yeargin </b>enlisted as a 29-year-old on 10 June 1861. He was admitted to General Hospital No. 18, formerly Greaner's Hospital, in Richmond, Virginia on 28 April 1862 with diarrhea. There is no mention of how long he stayed at the hospital, but by September 1862, he is recorded as being AWOL. Again, there is no mention of him after September, but he obviously returns to his Company with enough time to be captured at Gettysburg on 5 July 1863. Daniel stayed at Fort McHenry, Maryland after his capture for a brief time before being transferred to Fort Delaware on 10 July 1863. He remained at Fort Delaware until he was released upon taking the Oath of Allegiance on 2 May 1865.<br />
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<b>169.) </b><b>Braxton York </b>was only 18-years old when he enlisted with the Company on 6 March 1862. Braxton died of an unmentioned cause on 1 July 1862.<br />
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<i>Also in Braxton's file is a settlement his father, Pleasant York, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of Braxton.</i><br />
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<b>170.) Clarkson York </b>enlisted on 6 March 1862 when he was 20-years old. On 27 June 1862, Clarkson was admitted to the General Hospital at Howard's Grove in Richmond with a gunshot wound on his scalp. He returned to duty 8 July 1862. <i>It must have not been a pretty bad wound! </i>By late July 1862, he was sick in the Brigade Hospital, and by September 1862, he was wounded again in the hospital. On 25 September 1862, he was granted a furlough after his stay at the Camp Winder Hospital in Richmond. There was no mention of his ailment at Camp Winder, and there is no mention of him returning to duty after his furlough.<br />
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<b>171.) Darius York </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861 when he was 31-years old. He was listed as being "wounded in action" in July 1862. I, however, see no mention of a hospital stay in his records online. He is listed as being AWOL by September 1862. He eventually returns to his Company though, because on 14 July 1863, he is captured at Falling Waters. Darius is held at Baltimore for about a month before being transferred to Point Lookout on 16 August 1863. He remained at Point Lookout until 24 January 1864 when he signed the Oath of Allegiance and agreed to join the U. S. Service. I see no mention of him serving in any Union Army, but further research would be required to see if he did in fact show up for duty after his release from Point Lookout.<br />
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<b>172.) J. L York's </b>file is incredibly small. It only contains a receipt for clothing dated 23 December 1864 and a notice that he was paroled at Appomattox on 9 April 1865.<br />
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<b>173.) </b>When <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold;">Joseph York </span><span style="background-color: white;">was 20-years old, he enlisted with the Company. His enlistment date was either 25 February 1862 or 6 March 1862. Like James M. Scotton and Andrew J. Turner, he seems to have been a career teamster. There are records in his file showing he served as a teamster for the months of October 1862, July 1863, September and October 1863, and December 1863 through November 1864. He must have been a very strong and hard-working person to have done such a hard and physically demanding job for such a long period of time. It seems he was granted a much deserved "furlough of indulgence" in or around January 1865 (which probably lasted 30 days). He was paroled at Appomattox on 9 April 1865.</span><br />
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<b>174.) Larkin C. York </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861 when he was only 16-years-old. He signed on for a one-year term, and at the end of his term, on 13 June 1862, he was granted a discharge due to his age and the expiration of his service.<br />
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<b>175.) Lindsy J. York </b>enlisted late in the War, on 1 May 1864. The only record in his file states he was paroled at Greensboro on 11 May 1865.<br />
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<b>176.) </b>When he was only 18-years old, on 10 June 1861, <b>William J. York </b>enlisted with the Hornets. He was sent sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. On 25 December 1861 or 10 January 1862, he was discharged due to disability.<br />
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<b><i>Sources:</i></b><br />
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<li><a href="http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grundyconnections/medterminolgy.html" target="_blank">19th Century Medical Terminology</a></li>
<li>Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/elephantiasis" target="_blank">WebMd: Elephantiasis</a></li>
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Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-2681366844829555122015-06-28T10:00:00.000-04:002015-06-28T10:00:01.157-04:0022nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M - Part 7In my last post, I described the Privates in the 22nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M, whose surnames began with the letters <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/06/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m.html" target="_blank">F through K</a>. (See <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/05/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m_31.html" target="_blank">this post</a> for letters A through E.) This time, I will cover the Privates whose surnames begin with L through R. (The numbering is a continuation of my previous post of Privates.)<br />
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Before I get the Privates, however, I found another (potential) officer amongst the names I was researching for this post. I will feature him first and try to sort out the tangles of his records.<br />
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<b>William D. Reece </b>enlisted as a Private 10 August 1861 as a 35-year-old. There is conflicting data in his record, so there may actually be two men who served with this name or there may be an error in one or more of his records.<br />
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In November of 1861, William is listed as being "present" and "in charge of company stores sent from N. Carolina." His rank is still listed as "Private," but his job description seems to be similar to that of a Quartermaster. <i>Perhaps he had fewer duties or supplies to keep up with than a Quartermaster? Or maybe he wasn't in charge of any financial transactions as a Quartermaster would have been?</i><br />
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There is no other mention of William again until 24 May 1862, when he is admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 4 at Richmond with acute diarrhea. He stays at Chimborazo for what appears to be a week before being sent to Lynchburg. It is unclear whether or not he ever made it to Lynchburg.<br />
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On 4 June 1862, he is admitted to the C.S.A. General Hospital at Danville with typhoid fever. This is the first time William appears with a title. He is listed as a Corporal.<br />
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Then, it gets really conflicting. He is listed as having died 15 June 1862 at Jamestown, Virginia. Then, on 17 June 1862, he is listed as having deserted from the Danville hospital. Then, he is listed as having died (again?) on 3 August 1862. All of these acts were also listed with him as a Corporal.<br />
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So, <b><i>did he really die in June? Or did he desert? Did he even die in August? Was he ever a Corporal, or is this the service and experience of a different man?</i></b> Further investigations would be required to get his story straightened out.<br />
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<b>98.) John C. Lane </b>enlisted with the Company on 10 June 1861 as a 42 or 44-year-old for a term of one year. His record is a little confusing though. On 13 June 1862, he is listed as having been discharged due to the expiration of his one-year commitment to the Company, but then, on 17 September 1862, he is marked has having died in service. Until there is proof otherwise, I think his death was marked in error and that he truly was discharged in June.<br />
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<b>99.) Bartley Yancey Langley </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861 as a 36-year-old. Bartley seems to stay out of trouble for the first year of the War, but by 29 June 1862, he shows up in his first hospital. He is admitted to the C.S.A. General Hospital at Danville with rheumatism. By 15 July 1862, he is listed as having deserted from the hospital.<br />
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In September 1862, his Company still marks him as absent due to sickness. It is unclear whether or not this is in reference to the previously mentioned rheumatism or if this is a new occurrence or illness.<br />
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By October 1862, his status changes from "sick" to "wounded." This leads me to believe that, at some point between September and October, Bartley made it back to his Company and was able to fight for some time before being sent back to the hospital with his injuries.<br />
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During the remainder of Fall and Winter, I do not see a mention of Bartley, but by 11 March 1863, he is back in the hospital. He is admitted with pneumonia at Chimborazo Hospital No. 3 at Richmond. One month later, he is transferred to Raleigh; afterwards, there is no mention of him for a full year.<br />
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Bartley is marked "present" for the months of July through October 1864, and I assume he stays "present" up until his capture at Appomattox on 3 April 1865.<br />
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After his capture, Bartley is held at City Point for a week before being sent to Hart's Island in New York Harbor. From Hart's Island, he was assigned to the 29th under Captain Sherman as of 6 June 1865. He was released 19 June 1865, upon signing the Oath of Allegiance.<br />
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<b>100.) E. Tyson Langley </b>enlisted 10 June 1861. Unlike some of his fellow soldiers who served their contracted terms and then were granted discharge, Tyson seemed to stay on longer than his contracted one-year term. This proved a poor decision in his case.<br />
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On 30 June 1862, he was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 4 with a gunshot wound to his right hand. He was injured in the Battle of Chickahominy. The surgeon completed a forearm amputation the day after he was admitted. Three weeks later, the surgeon requested Tyson be discharged as a result of his injuries. He was officially discharged on 21 July 1862.<br />
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<b>101. ) William T. Laughlin </b>enlisted as a 19-year-old on 10 June 1861. He is marked "present" with the Company up until 2 February 1862 when he is discharged with an unnamed "disability." <i>(He is also marked "discharged" again on 3 July 1862, but I believe this was done in error.)</i><br />
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<b>102.) Austin W. Lawrence </b>was a 16-year-old farmer when he enlisted with the Company on 6 March 1862. Austin's first year in the War is a seemingly uneventful one. Then, on 1 July 1863, he is wounded and captured at Gettysburg. He is sent to Fort McHenry in Maryland for about a week before being transferred to Fort Delaware, located in Delaware.<br />
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Austin stays at Fort Delaware for about three months before finally being transferred back to Maryland to Point Lookout. Austin stayed at Point Lookout up until he was finally sent to Camp Lee, located near Richmond, on 13 February 1865, for a prisoner exchange. Austin is finally released and paroled on 18 February 1865.<br />
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<b>103.) James P. Lowe </b>was a 22-year-old when he enlisted in the War on 6 March 1862. James died just one month later on 26 April 1862 at Ashland, Virginia. His cause of death is not mentioned.<br />
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<i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also in James' file is a settlement Wm. R. Horden filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of James. The relationship of Wm. is listed as "gdn." I am unsure if this means "grand-nephew" or some other such relationship.</i><br />
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<b>104.) A. Manis </b>enlisted on 13 March 1863 as a 38-year-old conscript. The only record in his file lists him as a deserter.<br />
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<b>105.) A. Green McDaniel </b>enlisted as a 36-year-old on 6 January 1862. His file is relatively short only containing a few months worth of records. In September 1862, he is listed as being "Absent WithOut Leave." By October, his file changes to say he "deserted." There is a mention that he deserted twice during the War, but I do not see a mention of when each occurrence was or for how long he deserted the first time before returning.<br />
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The last thing in his file is a record showing his name appearing on the parole of POWs belonging to the Army of Northern Virginia being surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina on 10 May 1865.<br />
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<b>106.) Calvin McLemore </b>enlisted 13 March 1863 as a conscript. He was 24 years old when he enlisted. The only record in his file lists him as a deserter.<br />
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<b>107.) William McNeil </b>enlisted with the Randolph Hornets on 13 March 1863 as a conscript. His file is relatively small. Only a receipt for clothing and his initial profile information are included.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">108.) William O'Dear </span>enlisted 13 March 1863 as a 38-year-old conscript. He is shown being "present" through 15 October 1864 when he is granted a sick furlough for an unmentioned reason. It does not mention whether or not William ever returns to his Company after his furlough.<br />
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<b>109.) James Oda's </b>file only consists of one file. It states that James was a Prisoner of War being held at Fort Delaware since 16 September 186(presumably 2). It also states that he was sent to Aiken's Landing, Virginia on 2 October 1862. Finally, it states that he was sent to Boonsboro on 10 November 1862 in an exchange from Aiken's Landing.<br />
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<b>110.) W. A. Oseley </b>also only has one card in his file. It states that he was captured on 3 April 1865 at Petersburg. It also states he was held at City Point, Virginia for about a week before being sent to Hart's Island, located in New York Harbor. Finally, it states that he was assigned to the 29th under Captain Sherman on 6 June 1865. He was released 19 June 1865, presumably because the War had ended.<br />
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<b>111.) Alvens Pen </b>was a 26-year-old when he volunteered with the Hornets on 6 March 1862. His time in the War was extremely short as he was killed on 31 May 1862 at the battle at Seven Pines.<br />
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<b>112.) James Perry</b> enlisted on 21 September 1863. His file is small and only contains a receipt and a mention that James died on 20 July 1864. The place or cause of his death are not mentioned.<br />
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<b>113.) Alpheus Pugh </b>was a 26-year-old farmer when he enlisted on 6 March 1862 with the 22nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M. He did not fight long in the War. He was wounded and captured at Seven Pines and admitted to the U.S.A. General Hospital at Fort Monroe, Chesapeake, Virginia on 8 June 1862 with a gunshot wound. Alpheus died less than a month later, sometime between 25 June and 7 July 1862, at the same hospital.<br />
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<i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also in Alpheus' file is a settlement his widow, Sarah Pugh, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of Alpheus. </i><br />
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<b>114.) Daniel P. Pulley </b>enlisted with the Company relatively late in the War. He enlisted on 1 July 1864. He still sees his fair share of action despite his short stent in the War. On 3 April 1865, Daniel is captured at Appomattox. He was held at City Point, Virginia for about a week before being sent to Hart's Island at New York Harbor. Like W. A. Oseley, he was assigned to the 29th under Captain Sherman on 6 June 1865. He was released 19 June 1865 when he signed the Oath of Allegiance.<br />
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<i>Unlike the other men in the Company who were from Randolph County, North Carolina, Daniel lists that he was from Granville County, North Carolina.</i><br />
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<b>115.) Marshall S. Ranes </b>enlisted 10 June 1861 as a 19-year-old. He seemed to have a quiet year for his first year; then, he seems to move around a lot. In September and October 1862, he is listed as being "absent" due to being wounded. I don't find him in any hospitals during this time though. On 10 November 1862, he is shown has returning to duty from the Winder Hospital in Richmond. Disease or complaint is not mentioned.<br />
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Marshall seems to have a rather peaceful Spring as he does not appear in any records again until he is captured at Gettysburg on 3 July 1863. After his capture, he is held at Fort McHenry, located in Maryland, for a week before being sent to Fort Delaware in Delaware. Marshall stayed at Fort Delaware until he was transferred to Point Lookout, located back in Maryland, on 18 October 1863. Not long after he arrives at Point Lookout, he is transferred to the Hammond U.S.A. General Hospital located at Point Lookout with pneumonia. <i>No doubt all of that moving back and forth from the different POW camps caused it!</i><br />
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He stays in the hospital until 12 January 1864 when they finally send him back to the camp at Point Lookout. Just two weeks later, Marshall signs the Oath of Allegiance and joins the U.S. Military. There is no mention of which unit he joined or if he ever actually made it to his commanding officer. <i>I like to think he probably just signed the Oath to get out of the camp before running back home,</i> but further investigations would need to be done before being able to confirm or deny anything.<br />
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<b>116.) Joseph M. Reese </b>enlisted as an 18-year-old on 6 January 1862. While there was no mention in his file as to the length of time he intended to serve, he was discharged due to his age and the expiration of service just a few months later on 13 June 1862.<br />
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<b>117.) S. M. Robbins </b>was 21 when he enlisted with the Randolph Hornets on 6 March 1862. His file merely mentions that he was wounded once in battle during his service. It does not mention the date, place, or severity of his wound(s).<br />
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<b>118.) William Thomas Robbins </b>enlisted 6 March 1862 as an 18 or 19-year-old. He seemed to have a rather uneventful first year in the War. Then, after a gunshot wound and subsequent thigh amputation (it is unclear if the gunshot removed his leg or if his leg was removed later at the hospital) sustained at the battle at Chancellorsville, William died at Camp Winder General Hospital in Richmond. His records state that he was engaged in six battles before his death.<br />
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<b>119.) Aaron Routh </b>enlisted as a substitute soldier when he was 17-years-old on 6 March 1862. By 11 April 1862, Aaron was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 3 in Richmond with an unmentioned ailment. He returned to duty just four days later.<br />
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In July 1862, he is listed as being absent from his Company, again due to illness. There is no mention of his disease for this stay either.<br />
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Then, on 9 August 1862, he is admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 1 in Richmond. His diagnosis is debility. Less than a week later, Aaron is transferred to the General Hospital at Farmville. Finally, on 3 September 1862, Aaron is discharged from the military due to rheumatism affecting the muscles of the spine. They make a note several times clarifying that Aaron stated he was "sound" when he enlisted.<br />
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<b>120.) George E. Routh </b>enlisted when he was 17-years-old on 10 June 1861. As were many other men in the Company, George was sent sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also in George's file is a settlement his father, Moses, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of his son</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">There is also a note in George's file that says to see the personal papers of James T. Watson, Private, 20th North Carolina Infantry - Company C. James was killed at Cold Harbor on 27 Jun 1862. It seems both George and James' fathers filed for their settlements on the same day. Their records are recorded on the same page.</span><br />
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<b>121.) Jesse Routh </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861. He was 40-years-old at the time of his enlistment. His file is relatively small and simply lists that he died sometime between 30 April and 16 May 1862.<br />
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<i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also in James' file is a settlement his father, Joshua, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of his son. </i><br />
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<b>122.) Joseph Alson Routh </b>was 23-years-old when he enlisted with the Randolph Hornets on 6 March 1862. By 30 June 1862, Joseph is admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 5 at Richmond with a flesh wound in his arm. The next day, he is transferred to the hospital at Danville.<br />
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I don't see Joseph in the records again until September when he gets admitted to the General Hospital at Staunton, Virginia. In October 1862, he is still listed as being at the hospital, but he seems to be employed by the hospital as a guard. His own company doesn't seem to know what happened to him. In July and September, he had been marked "AWOL," and by October, he was marked a deserter.<br />
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In December 1862, Joseph is still seen being in the Staunton hospital. He is shown as recovering from the measles. I'm unsure how long it generally takes one to recover from the measles, but he is still listed as "improving" in April 1863. Joseph is no longer mentioned in the records after this.<br />
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<b>123.) Joshua M. Routh </b>enlisted as a 21-year-old on 10 June 1861. Joshua appears absent due to being sick in September 1862. He is listed as having deserted twice. I am unsure when one of the desertions occurred, but this is what I know.<br />
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Joshua was "present" from June to August 1861. There is no record of him from August 1861 to September 1862 (when he appeared as being "sick"). There is no mention of him from October 1862 to June 1864. <i>Perhaps his first desertion occurred during this time frame? </i>He is "present" from July to October 1864. There is no mention of him from November 1864 to February 1865. On 27 February 1865, Joshua deserts his Company <i>(for the second time?) </i>and takes the Oath of Allegiance with the Provost Marshal General in Washington, D.C. He was subsequently "furnished" to Lafayette County, Illinois.<br />
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<b>124.) Wesley P. Routh </b>enlisted when he was only 16-years-old on 25 February 1862. He died a little more than a month later on 15 April 1862 at Ashland, Virginia, just 11 days prior to fellow Private, James P. Lowe.<br />
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<b>125.) William C. Routh </b>was 26-years-old when he enlisted with the Company on 10 June 1861. William served as the brigade teamster for at least the months of December 1861 and January 1862. As I mentioned before, some of his other fellow Privates were also listed as "teamster" during this time. I am curious how many teamsters a brigade generally employed.<br />
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On 20 May 1862, William is admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 1 with diarrhea. In about two weeks time, on 3 June 1862, he returns to duty from the hospital. By July, he is once again listed as being sick and absent from his Company. Then, on 15 August 1862, he is admitted to the General Hospital at Camp Winder with typhoid fever. One month later, on 24 September 1862, he is furloughed from Camp Winder for 30 days as a result of his typhoid.<br />
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I see no mention of William after his furlough until 7 October 1864 when he is listed as being "absent" with his Company due to being "under arrest." I have never seen that phrase used in regards to a Private in the War before. I've seen "captured," "in the hands of the enemy," and other such phrases, but I've never heard of someone being arrested.<br />
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On 31 December 1864, he is shown to be sent from the U.S. Headquarters to Captain Potter at City Point. The next day, he took the Oath of Allegiance at City Point. Just a few days later, on 4 January 1865, he is listed as having been transferred to Morgan County, Illinois. I am unsure whether he was "released" as a POW and sent to Illinois instead of being allowed to go home, or if he officially "deserted" and was sent to Illinois as a rebel refugee. His file does list him as having deserted twice, but I haven't found record of either desertion, unless you count him taking the Oath as one of the times.<br />
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<b>126.) William R. Routh </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861 as a 37-year-old. His file is relatively small. He appears as "present" for a few months, then it has his discharge papers. William was discharged 13 June 1862 after successfully completing his contracted one year of service.<br />
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<li>Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
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Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-43035068796938420452015-06-14T10:00:00.001-04:002015-06-14T14:40:26.328-04:0022nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M - Part 6<span style="font-family: inherit;">In my previous post, I presented Privates of the Randolph Hornets with surnames beginning with the letters A through E. In this post, I will address the Privates with surnames beginning with letters F through K. (The numbering is a continuation of my previous post of Privates.)</span><br />
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<b>49.) Andrew J. Fields </b>was a 20-year-old farmer from Randolph County, North Carolina when he enlisted in the 22nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M on 6 March 1862. He did not survive long in the War though. He died of unnamed causes on 20/24 June 1862.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>50.) Jesse Fields </b>enlisted on 6 March 1862 as a 23-year-old. Jesse died 1 November 1862 (or 20 September 1862) at Staunton, Virginia. In September 1862, he is listed as being absent from his company due to being wounded. No other mention is made toward the nature of his wound(s) or the cause of his death. Jesse is listed as having served in five battles during his brief time with the Company.</span></div>
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also in Jesse's file is a settlement Jesse's mother, Margaret, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of her son. (The settlement for Jesse was filed the same day as the settlement for Andrew. This seems to suggest that this Margaret Fields is the same Margaret Fields that filed as the mother of Andrew. This would make Jesse and Andrew brothers.)</span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>52.) William Fields </b>enlisted 6 March 1862 as a 31-year-old farmer. William's time in the Company was extremely brief. He died on 28 August 1862 at the battle at Manassas, Virginia.</span></div>
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also in William's file is a settlement William's mother, Margaret, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of her son. (The settlement for William was also filed the same day as the settlements for Andrew and Jesse. This seems to suggest that William, Jesse, and Andrew were all brothers. My heart goes out this this mother who lost at least three of her children to the War.)</span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>53.) Jacob Flinchum </b>enlisted much later than the Fields boys, but his luck didn't prove to be any better. He enlisted with the Company on 29 March 1864. He was captured on 23 May 1864 at North Anna River. One week later, he was sent to Port Royal, Virginia (as was William L. Cook and Grandison Euliss, as I mentioned in <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/05/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m_31.html" target="_blank">my last post</a>.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">There is a bit of confusion amongst the rest of Jacob's very short record after that. One record shows Jacob died on 30 June 1864 (cause of death unmentioned), and another record shows him being exchanged as a Prisoner of War on 14 March 1865 at Point Lookout, Maryland to go to Aiken's Landing, Virginia. Further investigation into his life outside of the War would probably be required to know which was the actual event to have occurred.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>54.) </b>28-year-old <b>Josiah F. Foster </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861. He seems to have stayed out of trouble for the first year of the War, but by July 1862, he shows up as being Absent WithOut Leave. There is no record of him between July and September, but he is still listed as being AWOL in September 1862.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Then, by 15 December 1862, he is listed as being "attached" to a hospital (the hospital is not named). On 1 January 1863, he is shown at General Hospital No. 10 with an unmentioned ailment. One week later, he is in Richmond at Chimborazo Hospital No. 3 with typhoid pneumonia. A little longer than a week later, he is sent to Huguenot Springs, Virginia. <i>(I assume there was a hospital there at one time. Now there is a Confederate Cemetery located there.)</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">By February 1863, he Josiah is still listed as being present in the hospital (presumably at Huguenot Springs), but he must eventually make it back to action because he is reported captured at Gettysburg on 4 July 1863.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Other information in his file, however, contradicts this notion that he was "captured." On several other records in his file, he is listed as having "gave up Cashtown" on 5 July 1863.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">After that, he is shown as being a POW paroled at Fort McHenry, Maryland and sent to Fort Delaware, located in Delaware. It was at Fort Delaware, on 30 August 1863, that he requested to join the Union cause.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Three weeks later, on 22 September 1863, Josiah was sent to serve with the 3rd Maryland Cavalry. His record also shows that he "deserted twice." I wonder if, the time Josiah was listed as AWOL, he deserted then as well.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i>There is a card in Josiah's file referencing the "personal papers of B. G. Campbell, Lt. 64 Regt., N. C. Mil." I was unable to find any service records for a B. G. Campbell in the 64th North Carolina Infantry. I would need to investigate the 64th in order to find out anything about this reference.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>55.) Levi Foster </b>enlisted with the Company as a 19-year-old on 10 June 1861. On 28 August 1861, he was sent, sick, to Fredricksburg. He may have stayed in the hospital for the next year; or, if he was released at some point, by July 1862, he is listed as being sick again. This time, he is listed as being at the "brigade hospital."</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">On 31 March 1863, Levi signs at Power of Attorney for the Company at Camp Gregg, Virginia. I am confused by this. </span><a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/05/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m_17.html" target="_blank">Wesley Siler</a>, you'll remember, also signed as POA on the same day. What were they signing that day I wonder?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">After that, we don't see Levi in the records again until July 1864 when he is listed as being "present." He is with the unit through October 1864 before he disappears from the records again.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">The next time he appears is on 2 April 1865. He is shown as being captured at Hatch Run. Less than a week later, he is received at Hart's Island, located in New York Harbor. He is reported as having been sent from City Point, Virginia, so sometime between his capture and his transfer five days later, he must have been held at City Point.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Levi stays at Hart's Island until 18 June 1865 when he swears the Oath of Allegiance and is finally released.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>56.) Christian Foust </b>enlisted on 6 March 1862. His experience seems quite similar to that of Josiah Foster's. Christian was also listed as AWOL in July and September of 1862. But, while Josiah was captured (or "gave up") at Gettysburg, Christian was captured one week later at Funkstown, Maryland.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">After being captured, he was, at some point, sent to Baltimore. He is held there until he is sent to Point Lookout for exchange on 17 August 1863. It seems Christian stays at Point Lookout until 25 January 1864 when he decides to take the Oath of Allegiance and join the Union. There is no mention, however, in his file as to what unit he may have joined in the Union.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>57.) Jacob Foust </b>enlisted 6 March 1862 as a 39-year-old farmer. He seemed to have a hard time remaining loyal to the effort. In July and September 1862, he is listed as AWOL. By October 1862, his status has changed from "AWOL" to "deserted."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Then, without any mention of Jacob for the next year and a half, Jacob shows up being admitted to the Receiving and Wayside Hospital in Richmond on 19 June 1864 with an unnamed ailment. Whatever it was he was back with his Company and remains with them, supposedly, until he is finally paroled 9 April 1865 at the Appomattox Courthouse.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>58.) J. H. Foust's </b>file contains only one file. It isn't dated and simply lists J. H. as a "deserter."</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>59.) James M. Foust </b>enlisted as a 23-year-old on 25 February 1862 (an unusual enlistment date for this unit). James' experience in the War was relatively brief compared to the rest of the men in his Company.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">On 11 April 1862, James is admitted to the Chimborazo Hospital No. 3 at Richmond with an unnamed ailment. Almost one month later, on 9 May 1862, he is transferred to Lynchburg.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">There is no mention of him again until 24 August 1862 when he is put under the charge of Dr. Wiscom Hudgin by Surgeon Morrison of Ewell's Division at the Hospital at Jeffersonton, Virginia. There is no mention how long James was the hospital there before this happened, but his disease is listed as chronic dysentery.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">He is still listed as being "sick" in September and October, though there is no mention as to whether or not he is still in Jeffersonton. Then, on 10 October 1862, he is admitted to the Confederate Hospital at Culpeper, Virginia with vulnus sclopeticum. (The location of the gunshot is not mentioned.) Just a few short days later, James is transferred to General Hospital No. 6 before eventually being furloughed on 14 October 1862. James is not mentioned again in the records after his furlough.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i>There is also a mention in his file that he was treated at the private house of Mr. T. Suddith. I am unsure who T. Suddith is or where his house was located. Further investigation would be required to realize the significance of this stay.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>60.) Peter Foust </b>enlisted 6 March 1862 as a 21-year-old farmer. He is listed as being AWOL in July and September 1862. By October 1862, he is listed as having deserted.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">At some point, he must have rejoined his unit because he is later captured at Falling Waters on 14 July 1863. After his capture, he was sent to Baltimore. He was transferred from Baltimore to Point Lookout on 16 August 1863. It is at Point Lookout that he seems to have decided to switch sides.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">He enlists with the 4th Virginia Heavy Artillery with 1st Lieutenant F. M. McMullan. He isn't officially released from Point Lookout though until he takes the Oath of Allegiance on 25 January 1864. I have not been able to locate any records of him with the 4th Virginia Heavy Artillery, but <i>I'm curious if he fought with them through the remainder of the War or if he deserted them too.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>61.) T. P. French </b>enlisted on 29 March 1864. His time with the Company was, however, brief. He died of a gunshot wound on 25 June 1864 at the North Carolina Hospital located at Petersburg, Virginia.</span></span><br />
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<b style="line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">62.) James M. Furgerson </b><span style="line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">enlisted 26 March 1864. He has a rather rough experience in the War. Just two months into his service, he is admitted to the Jackson Hospital at Richmond, Virginia with a gunshot wound to his left thigh. He is transferred from Jackson to the C. S. A. General Hospital at Camp Winder just a few days later on 30 May 1864. Then on 10 June 1864, he is furloughed for 60 days because of his injury.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">He makes it back to his unit on time, because by August 1864, he is marked as "present" again. Things don't get any easier for James though.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">On 1 April 1865, James is captured at Hatcher's Run, Virginia. He is held at City Point until he is transferred to Point Lookout on 2 April 1865. He stays there until he is finally paroled on 26 June 1865 upon taking the Oath of Allegiance.</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Unlike most of the men in this unit who were born in Randolph County, Jefferson was listed as being born in Rockingham County, North Carolina.</i><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">There is also a record for a "J. Ferguson" in James' file that shows him marked as "abst. sick" in September 1862. Either this was a mistake on the copyist's part or this is another man in the unit.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>63.) Jefferson Gentry</b></span><b style="line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">'s </b><span style="line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">file does not mention an enlistment date for James. In fact, his file is relatively short. It shows him as being captured at "S. S. R. R.," which I presume to be the <a href="http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Southside_Railroad" target="_blank">South Side Railroad</a>, on 2 April 1865. As with Levi Foster (who was captured the same day but at Hatch Run, l</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">ess than a week later, Jefferson is received at Hart's Island, located in New York Harbor. He is reported as having been sent from City Point, Virginia, so sometime between his capture and his transfer five days later, he must have been held at City Point. Jefferson signs the Oath of Allegiance and is released on 19 June 1865.</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Unlike most of the men in this unit who were born in Randolph County, Jefferson was listed as being born in Surry County, North Carolina.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>64.) John W. Glasgow </b>enlisted 5 March 1862 as a 20-year-old farmer. He is shows as being employed by the 3rd Division General Hospital at Camp Winder in Richmond, Virginia as a nurse on 20 July 1862. I am unsure how long he worked as a nurse at the hospital, but by September 1862, he is listed as being "sick" himself. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">After he is listed as being sick, there is no word on John until 12 March 1864 when he appears of a register of the Provost Marshal General for the Army of the Potomac. He is shown as a "rebel deserter" signing the Oath of Allegiance. Upon taking the Oath, he is sent to Philadelphia and Washington, D. C. His fate after his transfer is unknown.</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Unlike most of the men in this unit who were born in Randolph County, Jefferson was listed as being born in Stanley County, North Carolina.</i><br />
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<i style="line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">There is a card in John's file referencing the "personal papers of John Eldridge, Lieut. & E. O." I do not know who this is. </i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>65.) William M. Glasgow </b>enlisted 6 March 1862 as an 18-year-old farmer. He is admitted to the hospital rather quickly after enlisted. On 13 May 1862, he is admitted to the General Hospital No. 18 (formerly Greaner's Hospital) in Richmond, Virginia with pneumonia. Two weeks later, on 28 May 1862, he returns to duty, but perhaps William decided fully recover from his pneumonia because in September 1862, he is marked as AWOL.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">There is no mention of him again until 16 April 1863 when he is admitted to the Chimborazo Hospital No. 3 with debilitas. Two days later, he is transferred to the General Hospital No. 1 at Danville, Virginia.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">I lose William for the next year before he finally pops up again on 12 March 1864. Same as John, he </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">appears of a register of the Provost Marshal General for the Army of the Potomac. He is shown as a "rebel deserter" signing the Oath of Allegiance. Upon taking the Oath, he is sent to Philadelphia. No record exists for him in the War after this.</span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Unlike most of the men in this unit who were born in Randolph County, Jefferson was listed as being born in Ashe County, North Carolina.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>66.) Calvin Gray </b>enlisted 10 August 1861. He seems to have a pretty uneventful first year in the War. Then, on 26 June 1862, he is marked as being wounded. The nature of his wound or the name of any hospital that treated him is not mentioned. He is absent for the month of July, but by September and October 1862, he is listed as being AWOL.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">I don't see Calvin in the records again until 14 August 1864 when he is listed as being granted a sick furlough. By 21 December 1864, Calvin is marked "T. D." or "totally disqualified" for the Invalid Corps, so this leaves me to believe that either his sickness from August was severely debilitating or he experienced a severe enough wound that disqualified him from service.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">He was officially paroled at Greensboro on 22 May 1865.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i>If this is the Calvin Gray I believe him to be, my husband's third great-grandfather. Some time between his AWOL in October 1862 and his return in August 1864, he must have gone home because Calvin fathered a child born 19 December 1863 (his only child born during the War).</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>67.) William R. Hardin </b>enlisted with the Hornets as a 27-year-old farmer on 6 March 1862. He has a very interesting experience in the War, though I find it a little confusing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">In October 1862, he is absent from the Company due to being sick. Then, on 20 February 1863, a surgeon writes a petition for William to be granted a furlough due to bronchial irritation following rubeola. There is no mention on whether or not this particular furlough is granted, but he is listed as being sick again on 26 May 1863. He is listed as still being sick all the way until October 1864 from the ailment diagnosed in May 1863.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">It seems during his time being "sick," he wasn't completely helpless though. He appears as a nurse at Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia on 6 February 1864. But then, just one month later, he is furloughed for 60 days for an unnamed reason.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">He is not mentioned again in the rolls until he is officially paroled at Greensboro on 10 May 1865.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>68.) John Hart's </b>file only consists of one card. It lists John as transferring from the 22nd Infantry, Company M on 1 July 1862 at Richmond. It does not mention where he went, so further investigation would need to be done in order to figure out his fate in the War.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>69.) James Madison Hays </b>enlisted as a 28-year-old farmer on 6 March 1862. He had a pretty rough time in the War. In September 1862, he is listed as being AWOL with his unit, but it becomes clear that he has been admitted to General Hospital No. 4 at Richmond with intermittent fever and debility. On 15 October 1862, he is furloughed from the hospital and permitted to go to Greensboro.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">At some point, James makes it back to his Company, because on 14 July 1863, he is captured at Falling Waters. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">After his capture, he was sent to Baltimore. He was transferred from Baltimore to Point Lookout on 16 August 1863. He is eventually paroled from Point Lookout on 3 March 1864, but that doesn't seem to hinder him.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">July through October 1864, James is marked "present" with his Company. He is even captured a second time. This time, he is captured at Burgess' Mills on 2 April 1865. He is held at City Point for some time before eventually being sent to Hart's Island, New York on 7 April 1865. Just a few months later, James takes the Oath of Allegiance at Hart's Island and is released. His official release date was 18 June 1865.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>70.) Oliver Pearson Hays, </b>James Madison Hays' younger brother,<b> </b>enlisted 10 June 1861 at the age of 23. His occupation was recorded as miller. He had an even worse experience in the War than his brother James.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">In early June 1862, he was admitted to the General Hospital at Camp Winder with paralysis. One week later, he was transferred to the C. S. A. General Hospital at Danville, Virginia. There seems to be an error in his record after this as it lists him as being "discharged" 7 July 1862. I do not see anything else to support this claim.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">As far as I can tell, Oliver stayed in the hospital at Danville until his actual discharge on 5 October 1862. His diagnoses were phthisis pulmonalis, which is "a wasting away of the body or any part as in tuberculosis," and hemiplegia of the left side (referring, I assume, to the earlier mentioned paralysis).</span></span><br />
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I am very curious to know what happened to Oliver after the War.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>71.) S. G. Hays' </b>record only contains a single card. It is dated September 1862 and marks S. G. as absent due to sickness. I wonder if he ever officially reported for duty after the company's muster date.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>72.) William Hays </b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">enlisted on 6 March 1862 as substitute when he was 16 years old. By July 1862, he is shown as being sick at the Brigade Hospital. Then, on 28 August 1862, he is report killed at the Battle of Manassas. He was reported to have served in seven battles.</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also in William's file is a settlement William's mother, Polly Butter, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of her son. </i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>73.) William A. Hays </b>enlisted 24 March 1864. He is shown as receiving clothing in April 184, but by 24 August 1864, he is listed as AWOL. On 24 September 1864, he is shown as having been "dropped from rolls." Often this means he was a deserter or never having appeared for duty. <i><b>I am sad to see that William A. Hays' records are filed in the same jacket as 16-year-old William Hays'.</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>74.) Joseph A. Henson </b>enlisted as a 24-year-old farmer on 6 March 1862. His service is pretty incredible to me. One month after enlisting, he is admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 3. His ailment is not mentioned. He returns to service about one month later on 3 May 1862.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">He seems to stay out of trouble until he shows up sick again in September and October 1862. On 29 October 1862, he is admitted to the General Hospital at Howard's Grove in Richmond, Virginia, having been transferred from the Receiving and Wayside Hospital. His diagnosis was dropsy, which is <i style="font-weight: bold;">edema in the tissues and cavities of the body. </i>It seems to have not been too severe a case because he returned to duty less than a month later on 21 November 1862.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Then, Joseph disappears for about half a year. When he shows up again, not only is he doing well, but he is a teamster. As I mentioned in my last post, this was not an easy job. For Joseph to take on this task, much less for the months from June 1863 to June 1864, is incredible. Then, in July 1864, he shows up as an ambulance driver for General Scales' Brigade. He holds this job at least until October 1864.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">After October, I lose Joseph in the records, but when he pops up again, he has been captured at Burgess' Mills. After his capture on 2 April 1865, he is held briefly at City Point before being sent to Hart's Island, New York. He remained at Hart's Island until 18 June 1865 when he is finally released upon taking the Oath of Allegiance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i>There is a note in his profile that he was wounded once in battle. I wonder if the dropsy was caused by an injury he sustained.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>75.) James R. Hix </b>enlisted with the Hornets on 10 June 1861. He seemed to stay out of trouble for the first year of the War, but on 28 May 1862, he is admitted to the General Hospital at Farmville, Virginia with diarrhea. Approximately one month later, on 27 June 1862 (or 1 July 1862), James died at the hospital. <b><i>Word must have been slow getting back to his unit, however, since he is listed as still being absent sick up until October 1862.</i></b></span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also in James' file is a settlement James' widow, Polly Hix, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of her late husband.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>76.) Lewis Franklin Holder </b>enlisted as a 25-year-old on 10 June 1861. There are no records of him for his first year of service, but on July 1862, he appears as having been "wounded in action." There is no reference in his file as to the nature of his wound or the hospital where he was staying, but He appears as "wounded" all the way through October 1862 at least.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Then, on 10 January 1863, he appears on a receipt of people receiving clothing at the 3rd Division General Hospital in Danville. That would suggest that he was either at that hospital as a patient or as an employee.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">His file is blank for the months from January 1863 and July 1864 when he finally appears back with his Company, presumably, until the end of the War. There is a note in his jacket, however, stating that Lewis had deserted twice. I am unsure when these desertions were supposed to have occurred. Further investigation into Lewis would be required to get a clearer picture of his service.</span></span><br />
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<i style="line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">There is a card in Lewis' file referencing the "personal papers of R. R. Lutterloh, Lt. 64 Regt., N. C. Mil." I was unable to find any service records for an R. R. Lutterloh in the 64th North Carolina Infantry. I would need to investigate the 64th in order to find out anything about this reference.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>77.) Nelson Hulin's </b>file only has one card in it. It shows him as enlisting with the unit on 5 April 1864 (for a term of three years). It also mentions he was "dropped from rolls" on 8 July 1864. I wonder if he got cold feet.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>78.) Henry M. Hutson </b>enlisted 1 May 1864. After enlisting, he seems to have had a fairly calm time with the Company. He is simply marked as present up until his parole at the end of the War at Greensboro on 11 May 1865.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>79.) Stephen W. Ivey </b>enlisted with the Company on 10 June 1861. Aside from stating that, his file is relatively brief. The only other thing included in his file is his discharge papers submitted by Captain Laban Odell in June 1862 at the completion of the one-year term Stephen committed to serve. <i>This is one of the few instances I've seen where the soldier doesn't stay on to see the War through to the end.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>80.) John Jackson </b>enlisted with the Company as a Conscript on 13 March 1863. His file is a little confusing, mainly because it is so small. It lists John as having been admitted to the Chimborazo Hospital No. 3 with "morbi varii." As far as I can tell, this could mean one of two diseases. Either he had "morbi varix," which would be varicose veins (nothing I would consider to be hospital-worthy); or he was admitted with "morbi variola," otherwise known as smallpox.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Whatever it was, after a week, John is listed as having deserted from the hospital. He presumably makes it back to his unit because on 15 July 1863, he is listed as having died. His record indicates that he only served in one battle. It is unclear whether he died in his only battle or if he served in a battle before dying of another cause (possibly the smallpox he had earlier).</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also in John's file is a settlement John's widow, Mary L. Jackson, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of her late husband. </i><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also, unlike most of the men in this unit who were born in Randolph County, John was listed as being born in Moore County, North Carolina.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>81.) Peter Jennings </b>enlisted on 10 June 1861 as a 20-year-old. There is no record of his time in the War for the first year, but he is marked as having died at Winder Hospital in Richmond on 15 June 1862 of an unmentioned ailment.</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also in Peter's file is a settlement Peter's father, David, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of his son. </i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>82.) James Johnson's </b>file is relatively empty. All it contains is a receipt from the General Hospital at Virginia for clothing dated 11 December 1863* and a card indicating James appeared on a register of refugees/rebel deserters sent from City Point, Virginia to Washington, D. C. on 12 April 1865. The refugee roll states that James was provided transportation to Mona Church, Pennsylvania upon his arrival at Washington.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i>*The receipt looks like it may reference a J. A. Johnson from Company K of the 22nd North Carolina Infantry. This may or may not be the same James Johnson that served with Company M.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>83.) Willis Johnson </b>enlisted as a 19-year-old on 10 June 1861. He didn't last very long in the War though. He died 17 (or 31) October 1861 at Dumfries, Virginia of unnamed cause.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>84.) Craven Jones </b>enlisted late with the Company. He enlisted on 12 July 1864. His file seems to contain the records of three men: himself, C. W. Jones (another man in Company M), and C. C. Jones (who served with Company F). The records pertaining to him in his file simply mark him as "present" during his time in the War.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>85.) C. W. Jones,</b> who appears to be filed with the Craven Jones mentioned above, enlisted relatively early in the War, especially compared to Craven. The only record in the file shows him admitted to the C. S. A. General Hospital at Farmville, Virginia on 21 December 1862 with rheumatism.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>86.) George Kinney </b>enlisted 10 June 1861 as a 43-year-old. He only lived about a year into the War. He died on 20 (or 26) April 1862 at the Confederate States Hospital at Petersburg, Virginia of pneumonia.</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Unlike most of the men in this unit who were born in Randolph County, George was listed as being born in Orange County, North Carolina.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>87.) Wesley Kinney </b>was a 33-year-old farmer when he enlisted with the Company on 6 March 1862. It seems Wesley spent most of his time in the War sick at the Brigade Hospital. There are two references to his death in his file. One record says he died 7 August 1862; another shows he died 20 November 1862. I am unsure whether there were two different men being referenced in this file with the same name or if there was just a miscommunication in regards to his death date.</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">In regards to Wesley's place of birth, his file is a little contradictory -- further leading me to believe the file may contain records of two separate men. He has records that show him being born in both Orange County and Randolph County, North Carolina. (If it is two separate men, I wonder if the one born in Orange County was related to George.)</i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>88.) Jacob W. Kivett </b>was 27-years old when he enlisted on 10 June 1861 with the Company. There is no mention of his actions between enlistment and May 1862. On 11 May 1862, Jacob is admitted to the Chimborazo Hospital No. 1 in Richmond with typhoid fever. He died one week later on 18 May 1862 of the disease.</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also in Jacob's file is a settlement Jacob's former Captain, John Milton Odell, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of his soldier. The relationship between Jacob and John is unclear to me. I'm not sure how John would have had a stake in Jacob's estate.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>89.) James F. Kivett </b>enlisted as a 16-year-old farmer on 10 June 1861 for a term of one year. There is no record of James' activities in the War for the first year, but at the end of his year, on 13 June 1862, he was granted a discharge from the War due to his age and the expiration of his service. <i>I wonder if he traveled home with Stephen W. Ivey, who was discharged at the same time.</i></span></span><br />
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<b style="line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">90.) James M. M. Kivett </b><span style="line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">enlisted 10 June 1861 as a 31-year-old farmer. He is listed as having died at Camp Holmes on 3 October 1861.</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also in James' file is a settlement James' widow, Lydia B. Kivett, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of her late husband.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>91.) Joel Kivett </b>enlisted with the Company on 10 June 1861 when he was 20-years old. Joel spent the first part of his service in the hospital sick. He shows as being absent, sick at the hospital, from July 1862 to October 1862. There is no mention as to the hospital at which he was staying nor to his ailment, but he was obviously returned to duty sometime by the following July as he was captured near Cashtown, Pennsylvania at the Battle of Gettysburg on 4 July 1863.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">The records show that, after being captured, Joel was confined by General Schenck at Fort McHenry in Maryland until he was sent to Fort Delaware on 12 July 1863. Joel stayed at Fort Delaware for about a year and a half before requesting to take the Oath of Allegiance in December 1864. In May 1865, he was finally allowed to take the Oath and was released from Fort Delaware on 11 May 1865.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>92.) John Wesley Kivett, Jr. </b>enlisted 10 June 1861 as a 24-year-old. There is no mention of John for the first year of the War, but on 19 May 1862, he is admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 2 with typhoid. Almost one month later, he was transferred to Lynchburg, but he makes it, instead, to the General Hospital at Farmville on 6 June 1862. John finally returned to duty on 12 June 1862.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">For the next couple of months, at least, he seems to stay well, but he is marked as "returned to duty" from General Hospital No. 25 on 4 January 1863. The length of that particular stay or the reason for his stay are not mentioned, but things start going downhill quickly for John after this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Either on 1 July 1863 at Gettysburg, or on 14 July 1863 at Falling Waters, John is captured. He is held at Baltimore for a while before being sent to Point Lookout on 16 August 1863. He seems to do okay at Point Lookout until 26 February 1864 when he is admitted to the prison hospital. John died about a week later on 8 April 1864 of chronic diarrhea. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the graveyard near the prisoner camp.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>93.) John W. Kivett, Sr. </b>enlisted as a 26-year-old on 10 June 1861. He was sent to Fredricksburg sick on 28 August 1861. There is no mention of John's stay at Fredricksburg or when he returns to duty, but he is mentioned to have died at the Battle of Gaines' Mill.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">The Battle of Gaines' Mill, also known as the First Cold Harbor, took place on 27 June 1862 in Hanover County, Virginia. At the time, it was the second bloodiest battle in the Civil War. (The Battle of Shiloh, just two months prior was the bloodiest on record.)</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Also in John's file is a settlement John's former Captain, John Milton Odell, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of his soldier. The relationship between John Kivett and John Milton Odell is unclear to me. I'm not sure how John Odell would have had a stake in John Kivett's estate.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>94.) K. M. Kivett</b> enlisted 10 June 1861. His file is a little confusing. He appears only in hospital records. One record states he died at Richmond on 17 May 1862. Two other records state he died 15 June 1862 at Chimborazo Hospital No. 4 at Richmond with bronchitis after having been at the hospital since 26 May 1862. <i>Where did the 17 May 1862 date come from?</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>95.) Stanley Kivett's </b>file is incredibly short. He is shown as enlisted on what appears to read as 10 November 1861 (an unusual date for the Company). Then, for the months of July and September 1862, he appears to be AWOL. After that, there is no mention of Stanley again until he appears on a list of men being paroled at Greensboro on 11 May 1865. More investigation into this man's service would be required to get a more complete sense of his service.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>96.) Talton F. Kivett </b>enlisted with the Company on 10 June 1861 as a 21-year-old. Like many of the men in his unit, he was sent to Fredricksburg, sick, on 28 August 1861. His time with the Company seems rather turbulent. He is listed AWOL in September and October 1862. After that, he doesn't appear in any records until he is captured at Wilderness, Virginia on 5/6 May 1864. Upon looking more closely at the records, it seems he "gave himself up voluntarily" at Wilderness.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Sometime between his surrender and 18 May 1864, he was held at Belle Plain, Virginia. After that, he was sent to Point Lookout, Maryland. He stayed at Point Lookout for just a few months before being transferred on 10 August 1864 to Elmira, New York. It takes Talton about four days to make it to Elmira.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Talton stays at Elmira for a few months before finally requesting to take the Oath of Allegiance on 16 December 1864. He mentions in his request wanting to go to Claiborne County, Tennessee where his brother lives.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Despite requesting to take the Oath, Talton never makes it out of Elmira. He died of variola (smallpox) on 16 March 1865.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><i>Talton's file also mentions that he was wounded once during his time in the War, but there is no mention of the nature of his wound.</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b>97.) Troy Kivett </b>enlisted 10 June 1861 as a 20-year-old. His file is vey brief simply mentioning that Troy deserted the War a total of five times. Other than a mention that he was absent October 1862 due to deserting, there is no reference to the times he was present with the War and when he had deserted. Further investigation would be needed to get a more complete picture of his actual time with the Company.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><b><i>Sources:</i></b></span></span><br />
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<li><a href="http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grundyconnections/medterminolgy.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">19th Century Medical Terminology</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.americancivilwarphotos.com/category/transportation/railroad" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">American Civil War Pictures & Photos</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.civilwartraveler.com/EAST/VA/va-southside/retreat.html" target="_blank">Civil War Traveler: Southside Virginia & Lee's Retreat</a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gaines-mill.html" target="_blank">Civil War Trust: Gaines' Mill</a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Southside_Railroad" target="_blank">Encyclopedia Virginia: South Side Railroad During the Civil War</a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/va017.htm" target="_blank">National Park Service: The American Battlefield Protection Program - Battle Summary of Gaines' Mill</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.preservationpetersburg.org/explore_southside_depot.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Preservation Petersburg: South Side Depot</span></a></li>
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Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-57104615564817185782015-05-31T10:00:00.000-04:002015-06-13T19:39:01.070-04:0022nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M - Part 5Continuing with my series on the 22nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M, also known as the "Randolph Hornets," I will begin to discuss the experiences of the Privates in the unit. These men will be broken up over the next four posts in an effort to cover them more thoroughly while still being <i>somewhat </i>manageable chunks. This post will include Privates whose surnames begin with the letters A through E. They will be presented alphabetically rather than by enlistment date since none of these men moved up in rank.<br />
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First, before I get to the Privates, I found another officer who should be mentioned.<br />
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<b>John R. Coble </b>enlisted as a 19-year-old with the Randolph Hornets on 10 June 1861 as a 1st Corporal. At some point, however, he was marked down to a Private. I can not find any reference to the reason for his losing his rank, but I do find that he served as a wagonmaster for most of the rest of the War. (The dates mentioned for him as a wagonmaster include July 1862 through December 1863.) <i>In August 1863, he was listed as a camp guard for Company C, but this could have been a mistake.</i><br />
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In January 1864, John was granted the role of clerk and he served as acting Quartermaster Sergeant. The Quartermaster Sergeant was responsible for any supplies, whether they be stationery, oxen, food, clothing, etc., required of the unit. From July to October 1864, he is listed as being present with the Quartermaster's Department with the Reserve Ordnance forage train. He was serving with Wilcox's Division near Petersburg, Virginia.<br />
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There is no mention of John's location between October and February, but he seems to be back to his role as wagonmaster in February 1865.<br />
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The final record of him in his file mentions his parole on 8 May 1865 at Greensboro.<br />
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<b>1.) Stephen Adkerson </b>enlisted on 29 March 1864 as a Private. He didn't last very long in the War though. By May 1864, he was listed in the rolls of the General Receiving Hospital, also known as Charity Hospital, in Gordonsville, Virginia. He was diagnosed with chronic diarrhea. I'm not sure the cause of the diarrhea, but it must have been serious. Stephen died 13 May 1864.<br />
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<b>2.) Simon E. Allen </b>enlisted as an 18-year-old on 6 March 1862. He may have been a substitute soldier. I'm not sure his story in who he might have replaced, but this is the first soldier I have seen in this unit who is listed as a "substitute" instead of a "volunteer."<br />
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Simon was listed as being "absent" in September 1862 due to sickness. I do not find him listed in any hospital though. I <i>do </i>find him being paroled as a POW at Warrenton, Virginia on 29 September 1862. I find in other records that he was captured at Manassas, which took place in July 1862. It is likely, if he was "sick" in 1862, he was in a POW hospital.<br />
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I lose Simon for the time between his parol in September 1862 and April 1864. He is listed as a deserter of the 31st North Carolina Infantry, Company M. I don't know where this information came from, but I can not find him listed in the 31st North Carolina Infantry. The records after that are fairly brief.<br />
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He was listed as being captured at Coal Harbor on 9 June 1864. On 15 June 1864, he arrived at the White House as a POW. On 20 June 1864, he was released from Point Lookout, Maryland, supposedly, to join the Union Army. I have not found any records of him in the Union Army though.</div>
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<b>3.) Benjamin F. Allred</b> enlisted with the Randolph Hornets on 10 June 1861. By November 1861, Benjamin is listed as being sick. Apparently, he stays sick for quite some time. On 5 June 1862, he is transferred out of Chimborazo Hospital No. 5 (in Richmond) and sent to Lynchburg.<br />
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Between 31 August 1862 and 20 October 1862, he is listed as being sick or wounded at Receiving and Wayside Hospital (also known as General Hospital No. 9) and General Hospital No. 1. On 24 October 1862, he was furloughed for 30 days by Surgeon, C. B. Gibson.<br />
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Benjamin disappears from the records after that. There are absolutely no records from October 1862 to July 1864, but in July 1864, he appears as being absent since 1 August 1862. On another, undated, record, he is listed as being AWOL. The final record in his file states he was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina on 22 May 1865.</div>
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<b>4.) Calvin C. Allred</b> enlisted as a 21-year-old on 10 June 1861. His service records are very brief. It mentions he was in four battles (battle names and/or locations not mentioned), but he is also listed as being killed in battle at Frazier's Farm, Virginia on 30 June 1862.<br />
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<i>Also in Calvin's file is a settlement Calvin's father, John, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of his son. There is also a file that lists him as a deserter of the 31st North Carolina Infantry, Company M -- same as was found in Simon Allen's file -- but it was dated for a time period after Calvin's death.</i></div>
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<b>5.) Emsley Allred</b> enlisted as a 30-year-old on March 1862. His service records are also very brief. It mentions he was in three battles (battle names and/or locations not mentioned), but he is also listed as being killed at Seven Pines, Virginia on 31 May 1862.<br />
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<i>In July 1862, he is listed as being MIA, but he had already died about a month before. Perhaps they didn't get the memo.</i></div>
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<b>6.) James A. Allred </b>enlisted as a 17-year-old on 6 March 1862. He may have also been a substitute soldier, like Simon Allen. He did not have a very easy time in the War, mostly due to illness.<br />
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On 8 April 1862, he was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 5 in Richmond, Virginia with rubeola. Then, on 6 June 1862, he is admitted to the General Hospital at Farmville, Virginia with the measles.<br />
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On 12 June 1862, he returned to duty, but he didn't remain active for long.<br />
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In September 1862, he is listed as being "absent" again due to being sick. I can't find any records of him being admitted to any hospital though until 29 October 1862, when he is admitted to Winder Hospital Division 5. His illness is not mentioned. One month later, he returns to duty. Two weeks later, on 15 December 1862, he is admitted to General Hospital No. 1. About two weeks later, he is admitted to General Hospital No. 10. Five days later, on 7 January 1863, he is admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 3 in Richmond with "debilitor." ("Debility" meant "weakness" or "feebleness.")<br />
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On 16 (or 17) January 1863, he returned to duty.<br />
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Then, he seems to have an uneventful year and a half. He doesn't show up in records (for his unit, a hospital, or otherwise) until 1 June 1864 when he is captured at Coal Harbor. Just like Simon Allen, who was captured there one week later, James was released at Point Lookout, Maryland in order to join the Union Army. I do not find him in any Union troops though.<br />
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<b>7.) Samuel H. Allred </b>enlisted late with the 22nd North Carolina Infantry. He enlisted on 28 December 1863. While he didn't enlist with much time left in the War, he saw his fair share of action.<br />
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On 5 May 1864, he is listed as being a POW. His service records show he was captured 12 May 1864 in Spottsylvania. It also shows he was captured again on 23 May 1864 at North Anna River. <i>I wonder if he was indeed captured at both places and managed to escape in the days in between. </i><br />
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By 30 May 1864, he is listed as having arrived, assumedly as a POW, in Port Royal, Virginia. He remains a POW through October. On 31 October 1864, he is present at Camp Lee, near Richmond, as a POW. He remains there until 17 January 1865 when he is exchanged at Point Lookout, Maryland.<br />
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Upon the exchange, he almost immediately gets admitted to the Receiving and Wayside Hospital (General Hospital No. 9) at Richmond. I don't know what his illness or injury was, but he seems to have stayed there until he was paroled at Greensboro on 10 May 1865.</div>
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<b>8.) William F. Allred </b>enlisted on 10 August 1861. He doesn't seem to have a very eventful first year in the War, as he does not appear in any of the records until the next June. He appears as being "wounded" on 26 June 1862 (perhaps as a result of the Seven Days Battle). It does not mention if he was present in any hospitals or provided any leave as a result of his wound(s), but he is absent through September 1862 when he shows up being paroled as a POW at a Camp near Sharpsburg, Maryland.<br />
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William does not appear in any records between his parol in 1862 and 27 May 1864 when he is admitted as a patient at the 1st Division General Hospital, Howard's Grove in Richmond. (It seems he was transferred to there from the 2nd Division General Hospital, but I don't see any records of him there.) One month later, he is furloughed for 30 days from the Howard's Grove Hospital. That's the last record that mentions William in the War.</div>
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<b>9.) William Aldridge </b>enlisted very late with the 22nd North Carolina Infantry. His enlistment date was 12 April 1864. The first time he shows up in records after his enlistment, he is marked as "present." This is for the months of July through October 1864. Nothing in particular seems to happen to William during these months. He is simply following the unit where they are being sent until he is paroled at the end of the War at the Appamattox Courthouse on 9 April 1865.</div>
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<b>10.) </b><b>Alfred Norman Arnold </b>enlisted with the Company as a 28-year-old on 10 June 1861. In November 1861, he is listed as being sick. Alfred was killed in battle on 20 September 1862 at Sheperdstown, Virginia. His record indicates that he participated in six battles before his death.</div>
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<i>Also in Alfred's file is a settlement Alfred's mother, Elizabeth, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of her son.</i></div>
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<b>11.) Thomas Arnold</b> enlisted as a 25-year-old on 10 June 1861. He was sent to Fredricksburg sick on 28 August 1861. (Remember, <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/04/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m.html" target="_blank">future-Captain Columbus Siler</a> was sent there to care for several sick at the same time.) When he comes back, at least by the months of December 1861 and January 1862, it seems he served the Company as a teamster, also known as a wagoner. This job entailed leading the oxen and/or wagons for the unit. It was not an easy job by any means.<br />
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Thomas does not appear in any records again until July of 1864 when he appears as being present with the Company. The rest of his time in the War seems to have been rather uneventful, but his record does show he was wounded once during his service. I have not found any details about his injury yet.</div>
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<b>12.) John Henry Baker</b> enlisted as a 26-year-old on 10 June 1861. He was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital on 14 May 1862 with typhoid fever. John died just 13 days later on 27 May 1862 at the hospital.<br />
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<i>Also in John's file is a settlement John's widow, Elizabeth, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of her late husband. Also, unlike most of the men in this unit who were born in Randolph County, John was listed as being born in Cumberland County, North Carolina.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><b>13.) Nathan David Barker </b>enlisted as a 27-year-old on 10 June 1861. Nathan seems to have stayed out of any necessary action until July 1862. At that time, he shows up as being sick at the Brigade Hospital. The next month, he is admitted to the Chimborazo Hospital No. 1 with chronic rheumatism. He gets discharged two weeks later on 2 September 1862.<br />
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Nathan does not show up in records again until Gettysburg. He shows up as being captured at Gettysburg on 5 July 1863. On 18 July 1863, he is diagnosed as having angioleucitis (inflammation of lymphatic vessels) following an amputation of his great toe. This disease seems to have been severe enough, because he died just two weeks later on 4 August 1863. The official cause of death is listed as a gunshot wound, so I wonder if the toe was amputated because of the gunshot.<br />
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<i>Nathan's records also indicate that he was buried at Chester Cemetery in grave 121.</i><br />
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<b>14.) William C. Birne</b> enlisted with the Company on 1 May 1864. His service records only contain one page, a record that he was "present" for the months of September and October 1864. No other record exists.</div>
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<b>15.) York Braxton </b>enlisted with the Company as an 18-year-old on 6 May 1862. His service records also only have one page. The record states he died from wounds he received in battle (but it doesn't mention which battle). It also mentions he served in five battles before his death.</div>
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<b>16.) Abraham Breedlove</b> enlisted on 9 January 1864. He does not appear in any records until October 1864. He is listed as being "under arrest since 7 October 1864." Apparently, Abraham didn't handle being a POW very well. On 31 December 1864, he decided to "desert" the Rebel Army. He, apparently, informed his captors at the Army of Potomac Headquarters, and they sent him to Captain Potter at City Point, Virginia.<br />
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On 1 January 1865, he signed the Oath of Amnesty at City Point. The next day, he was sent to Washington, and another two days later he was sent to Morgan County, Illinois. Abraham disappears from the War records after that.</div>
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<b>17.) Henry/Newman Breedlove </b>enlisted 6 February 1864. He was captured at North Anna on 23 May 1864. He arrived at Port Royal, Virginia on 30 May 1864. Henry died 6 June 1865 of chronic diarrhea. He was buried in the POW Graveyard in grave number 2037.<br />
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<i>His records state his effects were given to his friends before death. Somehow, this seems out of character for captors.</i><br />
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<b>18.) Joseph Breedlove</b> enlisted 6 February 1864. Joseph seems to have stayed out of trouble for his months of service. The only times he shows up in the records as being sick of an unnamed disease at an unnamed hospital for at least from 1 July 1864 through October 1864. The only other record in his file shows his parole at Greensboro on 16 May 1865. His service seems to have been rather uneventful.</div>
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<b>19.) Henry Brewer </b>enlisted on 22 January 1863. He is listed as being under arrest since 7 October 1864. On 3 April 1865, he was captured at Petersburg. He was sent from City Point, Virginia to Hart's Island, New York on 11 April 1865. He is listed as having been released on 19 June 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance.<br />
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<i>Unlike most of the other men in the Company, he is listed as living in Moore County, North Carolina at the time of his enlistment. The record doesn't seem to fit with the other records in his file, so it is possible the information was incorrectly filed. There is also a record in his file that lists him as a deserter that completed no service; none of the other records in his file support this information.</i></div>
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<b>20.) James B. Brown </b>enlisted with the Randolph Hornets on 10 August 1861. He was sent sick to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. He appears AWOL in July and September 1862. No other records exist to support his actions outside of those couple of months. There is a record that lists him as a deserter, but it is not dated, so I'm not sure when this was supposed to have occurred.<br />
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<i>Unlike most of the other men in the Company, he is listed as living in Moore County, North Carolina at the time of his enlistment. The record doesn't seem to fit with the other records in his file, so it is possible the information was incorrectly filed.</i><br />
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<b>21.) Peter P. Brown </b>enlisted on 10/15 May 1864. He is listed as being "absent" since 10 June 1864, but I don't find him in another record until 16 June 1864 when he is admitted to the General Hospital Camp Winder at Richmond for an unnamed ailment. He stays there at least through 30 June 1864.<br />
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By September 1864, he has made it back to his unit. Things seem rather uneventful for Peter until he is captured at Petersburg on 2 April 1865. After his capture, he is sent to City Point, Virginia. He stayed at Point Lookout, Maryland until he signed the Oath of Allegiance on 24 June 1865. At that time, he was released as a Prisoner of War.<br />
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<b>22.) Riley J. Brown </b>enlisted 13 March 1863. He quickly gets taken prisoner. He is captured 3/5 July 1863 at Gettysburg. A couple of days later, he is exchanged from Fort McHenry, Maryland and sent to Fort Delaware, Delaware. At this time, he is also listed as being a hospital steward. I wonder why or how he ended up in that role.<br />
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He doesn't spend long at Fort Delaware. He is paroled on 31 July 1863.<br />
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Riley must have been sick while he was serving as a hospital steward though, because the next day, he is admitted to the Confederate States Hospital at Petersburg, Virginia. <i>He is listed as a Sergeant when he is admitted to the hospital. I wonder if they miswrote "steward" and put "sergeant" or if he had in fact been promoted. No other mention of a promotion is found for Riley.</i><br />
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Riley gets furloughed, assumedly for medical reasons, on 18 September 1863. After this, he does not appear in any rolls again until 1864 when he is listed AWOL from 1 May to 1 September 1864. He does not appear in any rolls after this time.<br />
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<b>23.) W. P. Bryant</b> enlisted sometime before July 1862. His records only contain one file that states he died at Richmond sometime before July 1862.</div>
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<b>24.) Franklin F. Burgess</b> enlisted as a 37-year-old on 10 June 1861. He is listed as present until he is discharged 1/13 June 1862. There is no mention of the reason for his discharge, but in January 1862, he is listed as the brigade teamster. I wonder if he was injured on the job.</div>
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<b>25.) John P. Burgess</b> enlisted as a 19-year-old on 10 June 1861. He also appears to have been a teamster. By December 1861, he is listed as being a teamster. After December, he does not appear in the records again for close to a year. In September 1862, he is listed as being wounded. There is no mention of what the nature of his wounds are.<br />
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Then, on 11 July 1863, he is admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 5 at Richmond with a gunshot wound to his left thigh. A week later, he is granted furlough for 40 days. John does not appear in the records again after his furlough.</div>
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<b>26.) Samuel M. Burgess </b>enlisted on 6 March 1862 as a 36-year-old. His file is fairly brief. He is merely listed as having died 26 August 1862 on the Rappahannock River.</div>
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<b>27.) W. Burgis' </b>file is also rather brief. His does not mention when he enlisted, but it states he was killed in action on 28 August 1862 at Manassas.</div>
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<b>28.) Jackson Cannon </b>enlisted 10 May 1864. Even though he enlisted late in the War, he still saw his fair share of horrors. He was present all through 1864. Then, 31 March 1865, he was captured at Hatcher's Run. He was sent to City Point, Virginia on 2 April 1865. He stayed in Virginia and Maryland until he was released on 24 June 1865 when he signed the Oath of Allegiance at Point Lookout, Maryland.</div>
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<b>29.) James Cannon </b>enlisted 29 November 1863. His file is fairly small, but it does mention that he was captured at Hanover Junction on 21/24 May 1864. A couple of weeks later, James was sent to the White House and then to Point Lookout. He died, supposedly while being held at Point Lookout, on 28 June 1864. <i>His unit seems to have not have received word of his death because he is listed as being absent due to being held prisoner through October 1864.</i></div>
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<b>30.) H. Spain Carroll </b>enlisted as a 19 or 20-year-old on 6 March 1862, possibly as a substitute soldier. He is not mentioned in the records until 7 September 1862 when he is admitted to the General Hospital Camp Winder with diarrhea. He stays in the hospital for about a month and is released on 15/16 October 1862.<br />
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<b>31.) Wesley E. Caudle </b>enlisted as a 36-year-old on 10 June 1861. He seems to have been sick for most of his time in he War. On 24 May 1862, he is admitted to the Chimborazo Hospital No. 4 at Richmond with chronic diarrhea. One week later, Wesley was sent to Lynchburg. On 18 June 1862, he was both admitted to and discharged from the C.S.A. General Hospital at Danville, Virginia with an intermittent fever.<br />
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After his run with the hospital in Richmond, he seems to have switched from being a "Private" to being a "Musician." There is never any mention of what kind of musician he was or his instrument, but he doesn't appear to have served as a musician long. On 20 June 1862, just two days after being released from the hospital at Danville, Wesley is discharged from the military due to his age, the term of his service, and the company being full.</div>
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<b>32.) John A. Caviness </b>enlisted as a 20-year-old on 13 March 1863 as a conscript. John doesn't seem to have participated in any type of service with the unit. On 13 June 1863, he was admitted to the Receiving and Wayside Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. There is no mention as to his ailment, but about a week and a half later, he was admitted to the Episcopal Church Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia with debilitas.<br />
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One month later, he was transferred to the P. L. Hospital. <i>(I don't know which hospital this is, but Point Lookout would match the initials. Since he wasn't a POW, I doubt he would have been at Point Lookout.)</i></div>
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On 2/3 August 1863, John was again admitted to the hospital with debilitas. This time, he is found at the C.S.A. General Hospital at Farmville, VA. John stayed at this hospital for almost two months. His diagnoses during his stay include scrofulosis and anemia cachexia. The following note was added to his file: "(He) has been once discharged and again conscripted. (He) has never done any duty and is entirely unfit for any." It mentions he was furloughed and then formally discharged 6 October 1863.<br />
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<b>33.) David O. Coble </b>enlisted 10 June 1861. He only has one record in his file stating that he was discharged on 28 August 1861 by General Holms at Brooks Station in Stafford County, Virginia. <i>Remember they did some of their training at Brooks Station before officially mustering into action.</i></div>
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<b>34.) Riley Coble </b>enlisted as a 19-year-old on 6 March 1862. Riley definitely did not have a pleasant time in the War. There is no mention of his whereabouts from March to September, but in September 1862, Riley is listed as being absent due to being sick. The first time I find him in a hospital, however, was 18 October 1862 when he was admitted to the General Hospital at Camp Winder in Richmond, Virginia with bronchitis. One week later, he was furloughed for what was supposed to be 30 days, but he ended up getting what seemed to be an extension of an extra week.<br />
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I do not see Riley in any records after his furlough until he shows back up in the hospital in July. On 12 July 1863, he is admitted to the C.S.A. General Hospital at Charlottesville, Virginia with a gunshot wound. The next day, he is transferred to the General Hospital at Lynchburg, Virginia. He does not seem to stay in Lynchburg long though (if he ever made it there) because, on 15 July 1863, he is admitted to the C.S.A. General Hospital at Farmville, Virginia with debilitas. Perhaps the case was so severe, or perhaps because of his preexisting gunshot wound, he stayed in the hospital until 21 September 1863.<br />
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Once again, Riley does not show up in the records again until he winds up back in the hospital on 3 June 1864. This time he is admitted to the Receiving and Wayside Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. There is no mention of his ailment, that is, until the next day when he is seen at the C.S.A. General Hospital at Danville with a gunshot wound to his left hand. A few days later, Riley is furloughed again for an unmentioned timespan.<br />
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While Riley seems to have not made it back to his unit by 20 August 1864 (he is listed as AWOL), he is listed as "present" for the months of September and October. That's the last time we see Riley mentioned in the War other than his parole at Greensboro on 12 May 1865.</div>
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<b>35.) J. G. Conley</b> originally enlisted with Company A of the 22nd North Carolina Infantry on 30 April 1861 as a 26-year-old. He was present with the Company through what appears to be July 1862 when he is listed as having transferred to Company M. <i>Company A lists him as a "deserter," so I wonder if they were unaware that J. G. switched units. </i>Interestingly, after the transfer, I find no records of J. G. with Company M. I wonder if he did, in fact, desert the War.</div>
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<b>36.) William L. Cook</b> is a very interesting soldier (or perhaps just his file is very interesting). He was a 36-year-old when he enlisted as a conscript on 22 January 1863. He first appears in the rolls on 2 May 1863 when he is shown as being transferred from the Receiving and Wayside Hospital, located in Richmond, to the Chimborazo Hospital No. 3, also located in Richmond, with a hernia. There is no mention how long he stayed at Receiving and Wayside before his transfer. Then, on 11 May 1863, he is listed as being a "deserter" from the hospital.<br />
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Supposedly, William goes back to his Company because one year later, on 23 May 1864, he is captured at North Anna River in Virginia. He is sent to Port Royal and Point Lookout, Maryland shortly after his capture, and he stays there for close to a year.<br />
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What is unique about William's file is the letter included. It clearly shows William writing a letter to General Huffman on 7 April 1865 requesting to take the Oath of Allegiance "as quick as the arrangements can be made for that purpose." I have never seen one of these in a soldier's file. Arrangements, obviously, take a while to get straight because he doesn't take the Oath and get released until 13 May 1865.</div>
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<i>Unlike most of the other men in the Company, he is listed as living in Granville County, North Carolina at the time of his enlistment. The letter he write to General Huffman references that he lived in Wake County, North Carolina.</i><br />
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<b>37.) James M. Cox </b>enlisted 10 June 1861 as a 20-year-old. There is no mention of him during his first year in the War, but on 26 June 1862, he is listed as being wounded. The nature of the wound is not mentioned, nor is the name of any hospital where he may have been treated. He appears as "absent" due to his wound through October 1862. Sometime after that, he apparently returns to his unit, but he doesn't stay out of the hospital.<br />
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On 29 November 1863, he is admitted to the Receiving and Wayside Hospital at Richmond with an unnamed ailment. His length of stay is not recorded, but he appears to be back with his Company at least by July 1864.<br />
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On 2 April 1865, James is captured at Hatcher's Run. Less than a week later, he is sent from City Point, where he was being held, to Hart's Island, New York. He stays there for just a few short months before taking the Oath of Allegiance and being released on 18 June 1865.</div>
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<b>38.) Enoch S. Craven </b>enlisted as a 21-year-old on 10 June 1861. He seems to have had a fairly uneventful first year in the War, and his file is fairly small. What I can tell is that by July 1862, he is admitted to an unnamed hospital at Richmond. Then, sometime between 15 July and 17 August 1862 (both dates are recorded), Enoch died of his unmentioned disease.</div>
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<b>39.) Henry Craven, Jr. </b>enlisted on 6 March 1862 as a 36-year-old. His file is relatively brief. It shows he was admitted to the Chimborazo Hospital No. 1 in Richmond with continued fever on 2 June 1862. He returned to duty on 24 June 1862. Then, a few months later, he is admitted to the General Hospital at Camp Winder at Richmond with a gunshot wound. One week later, he is granted a furlough for 30 days. There is no further mention of Henry with the Company after his furlough.</div>
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<b>40.) Jacob Franklin Craven </b>enlisted 25 February 1862 as a 20-year-old. He also had a fairly brief time in the War. By July 1862, he was sick in the hospital. In Henry's case, they show that he was at the General Hospital at Camp Winder in Richmond, Virginia. His diagnosis was typhoid fever. On 3 September 1862, he died at the hospital in Richmond. He was reported to have been engaged in five battles before his death.</div>
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<b>41.) James Cross </b>enlisted 29 January 1864. James' file is very small and very uneventful. It merely shows that he was "present" through the end of the War. It mentions no hospital stays or leaves. <i>I wonder if he felt it was quite as uneventful.</i></div>
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<b>42.) Thomas F. Cross </b>enlisted 10 June 1861 as an 18-year-old. His file is an interesting one. He appears to have started off with the unit as a (brigade) teamster through at least January 1862. Then, on 7 August 1862, he seems to have deserted the War. Some point between October 1862 and July 1864, however, he shows back up with his Company.<br />
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He is listed as being "present" from July to October 1864. Then, on 23 February 1865, he deserts <i>again! </i>This time, they record that they send him on 24 February 1865 to the Army of the Potomac and Captain Potter, who was at City Point. He arrives at City Point and is immediately sent out again, this time to Col. T. Ingraham in Washington, D.C. Once reaching the Colonel, he takes the Oath of Allegiance and is transferred into the unit at Lafayette County, Illinois. I do not see any mention of him in any of the Union records online, but further research will need to be done to see what became of Thomas after he switched sides.<br />
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<b>43.) Samuel Darr </b>enlisted 15 March 1864. Samuel's file is very small and very uneventful, like James Cross'. It merely shows that he was "present" through the end of the War. It mentions no hospital stays or leaves. <i>I wonder if he was close to James Cross since they both seemed to stay out of trouble during the War.</i></div>
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<b>44.) Marcus Deal's </b>involvement with the 22nd Infantry, Company M confuses me. According to his records, he enlisted 30 April 1861 with Company A of the 22nd North Carolina Infantry. He seems to be "present" with Company A for the entire War, but there is a single file marking him as transferring from Company M to Company A on 1 July 1862. All records aside from this one (all the way up until his parole at Appomattox on 9 April 1865) show him as serving with Company A, so I am unsure if this was a mistake, or if he really did serve in Company M some time between 31 August 1861 and 1 July 1862 when there is a gap in his records.</div>
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<b>45.) William H. Dean </b>enlisted 23 May 1861 as a 21-year-old into Company E of the 12th North Carolina Infantry. He was sent to Richmond sick by March 1862. In July 1862, he transferred to Company M of the 22nd North Carolina Infantry. There is no mention of why he transferred, but Company E seems to leave him on their rolls for quite some time after his transfer.<br />
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In September 1862, they list him as being "absent" due to being wounded. I do not find him in any hospital during this time period. <i>I also don't find him "present" with Company M though. </i>He is admitted to the Receiving and Wayside Hospital in Richmond on 28 July 1863 for an unnamed ailment. Then, sometime around July or August 1864, he is listed with Company E as being a "deserter."<br />
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<b>46.) J. E. Dollinger's </b>time in the War was extremely brief. He enlisted with the Company on 1 July 1864. He was reported "killed in action" on 25 August 1864. There is no mention of a file from a family member to receive his missing pay.</div>
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<b>47.) Alex P. Ellington </b>enlisted 29 March 1863. He seems to have a fairly uneventful first year in the War as he doesn't appear in any records until 27 May 1864. At this time, he is admitted to the General Hospital at Howard's Grove in Richmond, Virginia with an unnamed ailment.<br />
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He is, at some point, discharged because he is later admitted to the C.S.A. General Hospital at Danville on 24 September 1865. This time, his ailment is mentioned being debilitas. He stays at Danville for about three weeks before returning to duty. There is no other mention of Alex in the War again until he is paroled on 3 May 1865 at Greensboro.<br />
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<b>48.) Grandison Euliss </b>enlisted 25 February 1862 as a 28-year-old. His first two years in the War seem to go by smoothly, but on 23 May 1864, he is captured at North Anna River. Like William L. Cook, he is sent to Port Royal a week later. He stays there at Port Royal and Point Lookout for close to a year before being transferred to Aiken's Landing for prisoner exchange on 14 March 1865. <i>This makes me wonder if Grandison and William were companions in the POW camp and if William felt lonely without Grandison there. That could explain his request to take the Oath of Allegiance just a few short weeks later.</i></div>
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<b><i>Sources: </i></b><br />
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<li><a href="http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grundyconnections/medterminolgy.html" target="_blank">19th Century Medical Terminology</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=j7M1AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank">"The New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 35"</a></li>
<li>Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
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Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-81664460234749777702015-05-17T10:00:00.001-04:002015-05-17T10:00:03.995-04:0022nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M - Part 4The Corporals of the "Randolph Hornets" are the final set of officers to review. Like the <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/05/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m.html" target="_blank">Sergeants</a>, the Corporals do not seem to follow any sort of promotion schedule like the <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/04/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m.html" target="_blank">Captains</a> and the <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/04/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m_19.html" target="_blank">Lieutenants</a>. The following men served in the War as Corporals for the 22nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M.<br />
<b><br /></b>Remember, <b>future Sergeants Stephen W. Trogdon and James E. Campbell were also Corporals</b> in their time with the Company. I will not go over their time with the Company again, but I will instead continue on to the other men who served in the position. Since there did not seem to be a determined ranking of the Corporals in the unit, I will present them in order of enlistment instead.<br />
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First, we'll begin with <b>M. R. James</b>. He was a 24-year-old when he enlisted with the Company on 10 June 1861 as a 4th Corporal. I'm not sure what happened to M. R. James, but he was discharged from service on 1 August 1861.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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You'll remember, the Company didn't actually muster into service until March 1862 having been at camp since their organization the previous June. <i>Maybe camp life wasn't suited for M. R.</i> Or maybe he had some emergency at home. I don't know much about M. R. outside of this service, so I can't even venture a guess on what happened to him.<br />
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The next Corporal in the Company I'll cover was <b>John T. Turner</b>. John was only 18 when he enlisted as a Private on 10 June 1861.<br />
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John seems to stay out of trouble for a full year until he shows up being wounded on 26 June 1862. The next month, in July 1862, he is listed as being <b>absent due to his wound(s)</b>. It is also the first time he shows up as a Corporal.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I'm not sure how long his leave was supposed to last or if he was in a hospital somewhere during this time, but <b>he shows up as being AWOL in September 1862</b>. By October, however, the records show him as still being wounded instead of AWOL.<br />
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While I'm unsure what his wound was or how badly he was wounded, it seems to have been so bad that he was <b>discharged</b> 18 March 1863 because of his wound(s).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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The next Corporal for the Company to discuss is <b>Wesley C. Siler</b>. Wesley enlisted as a 21-year-old on 10 June 1861 and was immediately made a Corporal.<br />
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Wesley's service leaves only question after question though. In December 1861, he was listed as being absent with leave. <i>There is no mention online on the reason for his leave.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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Then, he signs with <b>Power of Attorney</b> for the Hornets which seems to have been granted to him on 30 March 1863 at Camp Gregg.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I'm curious the reason for him having Power of Attorney, and I'm curious what he was signing on behalf of the Company. Further research into this matter would be required to find out the reasons for it.<br />
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Then, just a few months after being granted Power of Attorney, Wesley was <b>killed at Gettysburg</b>. His record shows he was a 3rd Corporal at this point in the War and that he had served in 10 battles.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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Wesley wasn't the only man to be elected Corporal upon enlistment. <b>James M. Routh</b> also enlisted 10 June 1861 and entered as a Corporal.<br />
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Unfortunately, James didn't start his time as Corporal off very well. By 28 August 1861, he was sent off to Fredricksburg sick. <i>Remember that future 4th Sergeant William Franklin Hays and future 5th Sergeant Thomas B. Hays were also sick and sent to Fredricksburg and future Captain Columbus F. Siler went to wait on them there.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I don't know how long James was sick at Fredricksburg, or if he ever showed back up with the Company again after that as he disappears from the records until 23 February 1865. I'm really curious what happened to James during those three-and-a-half years because when he shows back up, <b>he shows up as a deserter</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I tried to find a record of his Union service, but all I could find out about him, I found in his Confederate records.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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One record says he was sent to Captain Potter. I can't discern from the record if Captain Potter was located in City Point, Virginia or if the Provost Marshall was, but wherever Captain Potter was located, James was sent there on 24 February 1865. Another says he was sent to Colonel T. Ingraham in Washington, D.C on 26 February 1865. <b>Then James disappears from the records.</b><br />
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I'd like to look into what happened to James after he joined Colonel Ingraham, but more in depth research will be needed for that outside of what I can find online.<br />
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The final Corporal to cover for the unit was <b>William C. Jones</b>. The 22-year-old blacksmith enlisted the latest of all the other Corporals. He enlisted 6 March 1862. <i>Remember, the company organized in June of 1861, but they actually didn't join the fighting until 10 March 1862.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I don't know if it was at all related to William missing the nine months of camp that all of the other men in the unit endured, but William seemed to spend a lot of his time in the War in the hospital.<br />
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In the September-October 1862 muster rolls, he is listed as being "wounded." On 16 September 1862, we see him at the <b>Chimborazo Hospital No. 3</b> in Richmond with <b>rheumatism</b>.<br />
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He seems to have stayed at Chimborazo No. 3 for about three months. In December 1862, he is transferred to the <b>CSA General Hospital located in Farmville, Virginia</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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William seems to stay at the hospital in Farmville for seven months. While he doesn't seem to have any mention of why he had such a prolonged stay, he shows up as having been issued clothing at the hospital in the months of February, March, and June. Then, on 1 July 1863, he was sent to the fortifications at Richmond. <i>He probably wasn't well enough for Gettysburg anyways.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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The next time William shows up in the records is January 1864, and <b>he was listed as a Corporal.</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I'm not sure what happened to William from January/February to May, but on 5 May 1864, he shows up as being "wounded" again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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By June, he shows up at the CSA General Hospital in Danville, Virginia, and I have found what his wound entailed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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<b>He was shot in the hand!</b> Now, I don't want to read too much into this, but in my mind, this seems self-inflicted. <i>(I may have just been watching too much "M*A*S*H" lately, but this reminds me of a real-life Corporal Klinger.)</i><br />
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William stayed in Danville for just about a week before being transferred to <b>General Hospital No. 2 in Columbia, South Carolina </b>where he is shown as being issued clothing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I don't know how long he stayed in South Carolina, but by September 1864, he is back at the hospital in Danville, Virginia. Just a couple of weeks later, William is listed as being furloughed.<br />
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I don't know how long William's furlough was supposed to last (most seemed to be, at most, 30 days), but the last record I find for him lists him as being <b>AWOL since 30 October 1864</b>. Maybe he really did run away from the War, or maybe he was simply hiding out at the hospitals like he had been doing for the two years before.<br />
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In any case, it doesn't seem as though William saw much, if any, actual action in the War. <i>How in the world did he ever manage to actually get promoted?</i><br />
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Well, this concludes the officers portion of the Company. In the next four installments of this unit, I will break up and go over the Privates of the "Hornets." Look for those posts over the next several weeks!</div>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
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Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-35439236407567893212015-05-03T10:00:00.001-04:002015-05-17T09:50:59.028-04:0022nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M - Part 3<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Sergeants of the "Randolph Hornets" are next in the line of command after the <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/04/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m.html" target="_blank">Captains</a> and the <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/04/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m_19.html" target="_blank">Lieutenants</a>. Unlike the Captains and Lieutenants, it seems the Sergeants don't follow any sort of promotion schedule, nor is there a set number of each level of Sergeant at any given time. (Or if they are, they aren't documented as precisely as they do for the other two ranks.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Also, remember,</i> as with the previous post, some of the men I have already featured as Captains and Lieutenants also served as Sergeants, namely Lewis F. McMasters, Columbus F. Siler, and John M. Lawrence. I will now describe the service as those men whose highest rank was some level of Sergeant.</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The First Sergeants</span></b></i><br />
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<i>NOTE: I am not sure whether or not either of these first men served as a 1st Sergeant or as a lower level Sergeant, but since their records never specify being 2nd Sergeant, 3rd Sergeant, etc., <b>I assume that means they were a 1st Sergeant. </b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Stephen W. Trogdon </b>was the first person (not previously mentioned) to have secured the rank of (1st) Sergeant. He enlisted, however, as a Private on 10 June 1861. His first year in the Company seemed to run fairly smoothly though since he doesn't appear in any records until 13 December 1862. On that day, Stephen was captured at <b>Fredricksburg</b>, Virginia. (He is also listed as being a Corporal at this point in the War.)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, the records show Stephen as being paroled from the <b>Army of the Potomac Camp near Falmouth</b>, Virginia on 14 December 1862 for a prisoner exchange.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stephen doesn't appear in the records again for another seven months. It seems <b>Stephen's story gets worse really quickly.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not only is Stephen wounded at Gettysburg on 1 July 1863, but he is wounded so severely that <b>he has to have his leg amputated</b> on 2 July 1863. <b>Surgeon John H. McAden</b>, of the 13th North Carolina Infantry. was the one who operated on his thigh at Richmond, Virginia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Understandably, Stephen stayed in the hospital for a while after that. He shows up in August 1863 at the <b>4th Division, General Hospital at Camp Winder </b>in Richmond, Virginia. At this point, he's been promoted to Sergeant. <i>(I guess amputation is considered adequate merit for promotion.)</i></span><br />
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In October of 1863, Stephen is present at both the <b>DeCamp General Hospital</b> at Davids Island in the New York Harbor and at the <b>Receiving and Wayside Hospital </b>(or General Hospital No. 9) at Richmond, Virginia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then Stephen disappears from the records for a year. He is listed as retiring on 31 July 1864 and being <b>"totally disqualified"</b> from the Invalid Corps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And finally, on 16 November 1864, he appears at the <b>CSA General Hospital </b>in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is where we learn it was his right leg that was amputated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stephen's time in the War was violent to say the least. <i>I wonder how this entire experience affected him and his opinions on life, War, and America.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Henry C Smith</b> was the only other person in the 22nd North Carolina Infantry to make it to 1st Sergeant (without being promoted further). He enlisted with the Randolph Hornets much later than most of the rest of the officers in the unit though. He joined on 1 June 1864 as a Private with the Company.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since the War didn't last much longer than the time he enlisted, I expected his experience to be rather lackluster. <b><i>I was wrong!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started thinking "What caused Henry to get promoted so quickly?" Then I answered myself, "Who do most people get promoted? They show some sort of allegiance above and beyond the call of duty." In Henry's case, as with many soldiers, including some more of the men in this post, <b>he was captured as a Prisoner of War.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Henry was captured at <b>Hatcher's Run</b> on 31 March 1865 and was held at <b>Point Lookout</b>, Maryland as a Prisoner of War until he was finally released on 3 June 1865. He was released as a "Sick Prisoner" from Point Lookout after having taken the Oath of Allegiance. What an abrupt yet eventful experience he had in the War!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>William P. Willey</b> enlisted as a Private with the 22nd North Carolina Infantry on 10 June 1861. <i>Honestly, his service is a little confusing to me.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once enlisting, he doesn't appear in the records again until September 1862. He's listed as being a Sergeant, but he's also listed as being <b>Absent WithOut Leave</b>. It seemed odd to me that a man who had seemingly no issues prior to this suddenly decided to leave his troop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, it starts to make a little bit more sense when he shows up in October of 1862 wounded.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, to me, it makes sense if he was AWOL due to being wounded. <i style="font-weight: bold;">But, </i>I can't find him in any hospital records during this time. For that matter, <i>he doesn't even show up again in the records until 1864!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On 27 March 1864, he was recruited to be a Guard in Greensboro, North Carolina. He must have done a pretty fine job at it because <b>he served as a Guard until then end of the War </b>when he was paroled on 2 May 1865. I want to see if I can find some kind of records of his time as a Guard, but that will be a post for another day.</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Second Sergeants</span></b></i><br />
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<b>William A. Pounds</b> was mustered into the Company on 10 June 1861 as a 5th Sergeant. He, however, doesn't appear in any records until 13 Dec 1862 when he is shown as being <b>captured at Fredricksburg</b>, Virginia. Then, on 14 December 1862, William is paroled as a POW at the Army of Potomac Camp located near Falmouth, Virginia. <i>(I wonder if he and Stephen crossed paths during the time they were both POWs after Fredricksburg.)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After William's parole, he doesn't show up in the records again for a while, but I can assume he went back to fighting because he later shows up as being taken as a <b>Prisoner of War</b> at Gettysburg and at Falling Waters on 14 July 1863.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">William didn't stay a POW long this time either. On 16 August 1863, he was paroled at Baltimore, Maryland.</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, something interesting happens.</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">According to this record, <b>William joined the US Army on 4 February 1864</b>. This seemed to be a contingency on his parole from, once again, being a POW, as he was also listed as taking the Oath of Allegiance at Point Lookout 11 February 1864.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It seems from the records that he joined the <b>US Senior Army</b>. I have found no records of him actually having served for the Union in any fashion. And, on top of that, he shows back up with the Randolph Hornets from July to October 1864 after apparently being promoted to 2nd Sergeant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It seems William had a pretty interesting time in the War. I'm really curious if he wrote any of his story down in a similar fashion as <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/02/w-s-lineberry.html" target="_blank">W. S. Lineberry</a>. I think it would be fascinating to hear his story straight from the man who lived it!</span><br />
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<i><b>The Third Sergeants</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>William Coble</b> enlisted 10 June 1861 as a 19-year-old into the 22nd North Carolina Infantry. <b>He mustered in as a 3rd Sergeant.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Considering his age, I wonder if the rank he was given was perhaps due to prior leadership abilities or intelligence. Whatever the reasons may have been, <b>William didn't seem to do so well in the War</b>. On 11 March 1862,* William died in Cedar Falls.**</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">*William also appears as having died 21 February 1862 on another document in his record.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">**William also appears as having died in Cedar Forest on another document in his record.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>James E. Campbell</b> was a 22-year-old blacksmith when he enlisted in the Company as a Private on 6 March 1862.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I can't find any records of him for the first two months of his enlistment, but on 28 May 1862, he appears to be at the <b>Chimborazo Hospital No. 4</b> in Richmond, Virginia with "diarrhea, ac."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Diarrhea is, of course, self-explanatory, but I am curious about the "ac." at the end. The only thing I can find that has the initials a.c. is <b>"ague cake,"</b> which is described as "<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.6000003814697px;">a hard tumor or swelling on the left side of the abdomen, lower than the false rib, resulting from enlargement of the spleen or liver, and supposed to be the effect of intermitting fevers." This doesn't seem correct to me. It would make more sense if the "ac." stood for "acute," which would mean it was <b>"severe."</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.6000003814697px;">After his stay at Chimborazo, it seems he may have been sent to <b>Lynchburg </b>on 1 June 1862, but I can find no record of him there. Instead, on 4 June 1862, he shows up at the <b>C.S.A. General Hospital</b> in Danville, Virginia with typhoid fever, a bacterial infection.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.6000003814697px;">The <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/" target="_blank">CDC</a> states, "Y</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px;">ou can get typhoid fever if you eat food or drink beverages that have been handled by a person who is shedding </span><em style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Salmonella</em><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px;"> Typhi or if sewage contaminated with </span><em style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Salmonella</em><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px;"> Typhi bacteria gets into the water you use for drinking or washing food. Therefore, typhoid fever is more common in areas of the world where handwashing is less frequent and water is likely to be contaminated with sewage." So, perhaps his previous issues with diarrhea caused a contaminated water supply, which then, in turn, gave him typhoid.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px;"><b>It seems his run with typhoid lasted a long while</b>, or that he was simply trying to avoid the War by staying in the hospital, because he was listed as being "on furlough" in July, then he shows up "AWOL" in September before it's finally revealed that he's been at the hospital (seemingly) the entire time until he returns to duty 22 October 1862.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px;">This time back in the field doesn't seem to make it a month though as on 14 November 1862, he shows back up in the hospital. This time, he's at <b>General Hospital No. 13</b> in Richmond, Virginia. His diagnosis is catarrh.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><b>Catarrh </b>is defined as "inflammation of mucous membrane most commonly in the throat and nose, accompanied by an increased secretion mucous, sometimes accompanied by fever, or, rarely cerebral hemorrhage." To me, that sounds like seasonal allergies. I checked with my pharmacist, and he said it could have been allergies or even a bad sinus infection. If the fever was high enough, it could have been pretty bad, but I wasn't convinced James wasn't just trying to avoid the battlefield. He stayed in the hospital 13 days this time for his illness.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px;"><span style="line-height: normal;">After this stay in the hospital, I don't seem to find James listed on any records, but I don't think that means he was absent. <i>In fact, I think it implies the opposite in his case.</i> Whatever the reason, somehow James ends up fighting with the unit at Gettysburg. This is where his luck really starts to turn for the worst.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px;"><span style="line-height: normal;">On 5 July 1863, James is <b>wounded and taken prisoner</b> at Gettysburg. On 19 July 1863, he is admitted to the <b>USA General Hospital</b> in Chester, Pennsylvania.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px;"><span style="line-height: normal;">He seems to stay in Chester for several months until he is finally sent to <b>Point Lookout</b> on 2 October 1863. He arrives at the Point Lookout hospital, <b>Hammond General Hospital</b>, two days later.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal;">Either something happened during this time, or maybe someone felt he'd suffered enough to have earned it, but James was promoted some time during his stay at Point Lookout. By 3 March 1864, when he takes part in a prisoner exchange at Point Lookout, James shows up as a Corporal.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.960000038147px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal;">After the prisoner exchange, sometime between October 1863 and July 1864, <b>James finally gets promoted to 3rd Sergeant</b>. James shows up as absent though having taken a sick and wounded furlough in August of 1864. On 17 November 1864, he appears on a register of the <b>Invalid Corps, PACS.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">It seems, however, that he has been listed as "T.D.," which I have come to understand means <b>"Totally Disabled" </b>or <b>"Totally Disqualified."</b> Because of this distinction, I do not think he ever actually served with the Corps. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">James is officially paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina at the end of the War on 17 May 1865.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Fourth Sergeants</span></i></b><br />
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<b>William Franklin Hays </b>enlisted 10 June 1861 as a Private in the Company. William was sick and sent to Fredricksburg on 28 August 1861. <i>(You'll remember Columbus F. Siler, future <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/04/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m.html" target="_blank">Captain</a> of the Company was sent to Fredricksburg at the same time to "care for the sick.") </i>No mention is made of the illness he had. The next time William shows up in the records is 1 July 1862 at <b>Chimborazo Hospital No. 4</b> in Richmond <b>with a gunshot wound in the right arm.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As a result of the gunshot wound, William was furloughed from 20 July to 20 August 1862. After the furlough, William doesn't show up again until October 1862 when he is listed as being "wounded." <i>I don't know if this wound is referring to the one from July or if it is a new wound, but it seems he was at least still unable to perform any duties.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, after the October record, I don't know what happened to him. He doesn't appear in the rolls again until July 1864 <b>when he shows up as 4th Sergeant</b>. I wonder if he was promoted because of something that occurred during that time between his furlough and 1864; <i>perhaps something happened at Gettysburg.</i> He shows up as "present" for the span of July to October 1864. I also don't see William listed anywhere from November 1864 until the end of the War when he is paroled (on 13 May 1865 in Greensboro).</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Fifth Sergeants</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Thomas B. Hays</b> enlisted as a 25-year-old on 10 June 1861 as a Private in the Company. Within two months, Thomas was sent to Fredricksburg sick (same as William). I don't know what illness he had, but he is listed as still being sick in October 1862.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, on 2 November 1862, Thomas was admitted to the <b>Chimborazo No. 3 Hospital </b>in Richmond, Virginia. His disease appears to be listed as <b>"anasaica,"</b> which is described as "generalized edema or generalized dropsy." After two weeks in the hospital, he was furloughed for 60 days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After Thomas' furlough, I don't know what happened to him. Same as with William, Thomas doesn't appear in the rolls again until July 1864 <b>when he shows up as 5th Sergeant</b>. I wonder if he too was promoted because of something that occurred during that time between his furlough and 1864<i>.</i> He. too. shows up as "present" for the span of July to October 1864. I also don't see Thomas listed anywhere from November 1864 until the end of the War when he is paroled (on 17 May 1865 in Greensboro).</span><br />
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<li><a href="http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grundyconnections/medterminolgy.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">19th Century Medical Terminology</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/billtoamendacten00conf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"An Act to Provide an Invalid Corps"</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/typhoid_fever/" target="_blank">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Typhoid Fever</a></span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
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Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-24510061681692226882015-04-19T10:00:00.001-04:002015-06-14T11:04:36.438-04:0022nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M - Part 2So, the last time I posted, I discussed the timeline of <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/04/22nd-north-carolina-infantry-company-m.html" target="_blank">the four Captains</a> of the 22nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M: John Milton Odell, Laban Odell, Warren B. Kivett, and Columbus F. Siler. This time around, I think I will tackle the <b>Lieutenants </b>of the Company.<br />
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As I mentioned in my previous post, some of the Captains previously held the office of 1st, 2nd or 3rd Lieutenant. Instead of going over their experiences again, I will instead focus on the other men who also served as Lieutenants in the Company.<br />
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<b><i>The First Lieutenants</i></b><br />
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First, we'll start with <b>Lewis F. McMasters</b>.<br />
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Lewis F. McMasters was elected 2nd Sergeant upon his enlistment in the Company on 10 June 1861. He originally enlisted for a year, but as with most soldiers, he ended up staying a lot longer than that.<br />
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When his Captain, John Milton Odell, was "defeated" on 27 April 1862, a bunch of officers shifted in the ranks. 1st Lieutenant Laban Odell filled the spot of Captain, 2nd Lieutenant Warren B. Kivett took Laban's spot as 1st Lieutenant, and Lewis F. McMasters took Warren's spot as 2nd Lieutenant. (Columbus F. Siler took Lewis' spot as 2nd Sergeant.)<br />
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Just a few short weeks later, the Company was active in battle with <b>Pettigrew's Brigade at Seven Pines </b>(also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks), which took place 31 May to 1 June 1862. Lewis was wounded here at Seven Pines. According to his service records, he was shot in the arm.<br />
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Lewis moved from hospital to hospital with this injury, all while being a Prisoner of War. He was supposedly first admitted to the <b>USA Hospital Steamer Louisiana</b> on 7 June 1862, but my research shows that the steamer may have been on the Mississippi River traveling from Tennessee to Ohio during this time period, so that may be incorrect.<br />
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As shown in the clip above, on 8 June 1862, he was moved to the <b>Hygeia Hotel</b> which was being used as a USA General Hospital in <b>Fort Monroe, Virginia</b>. Then, on 16 June 1862, he was transferred to the <b>Chesapeake Hospital at Fort Monroe</b>. He stayed at Chesapeake, it seems, for almost a month before being transferred to Fort Delaware 15 July 1862.<br />
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<b>Fort Delaware</b> seemed to be a horrible location from what I've read. While most of their prisoners were captured at Gettysburg, <i>approximately 2,400 Confederate soldiers are said to have died at Fort Delaware.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records<br />States Lewis was "wounded May 31st and in hands of enemy."</span></td></tr>
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On 5 August 1862, Lewis is listed as being part of a prisoner exchange at <b>Aikens Landing, Virginia</b>. While I know a lot of prisoners were exchanged at this location during this time, I can't find any more specifics about this exchange specific to Lewis.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records<br />The date of his capture seems to be wrong on this document</span></td></tr>
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In any case, Lewis was apparently granted a furlough upon his exchange, and he doesn't appear back in the service records until October 1862.<br />
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I'm not sure what happens to Lewis between October and March, but I know on 16 March 1862, Lewis gets promoted to 1st Lieutenant (Columbus F. Siler takes his spot as 2nd Lieutenant.). Then, 1(0) April 1863, <b>Lewis resigned from his post as Lieutenant </b>and leaves the War. (Columbus, once again, takes his spot as 1st Lieutenant.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Record<br />Lewis' resignation letter stating the injury to his arm interfered with his ability to hold his position.</span></td></tr>
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The second person to hold the rank of 1st Lieutenant was <b>Columbus F. Siler</b>. Since I have already mentioned his experiences with the Company in my previous post, I will skip him this time around.<br />
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The third person to hold the rank of 1st Lieutenant was <b>James </b>(also appears as John)<b> M. Robbins</b>.<br />
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James initially enlisted for service as a 21-year-old on 10 March 1862 for a three-year term. Not a lot seems to have happened to James in his first year in the War, but on 16 April 1863, James was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.<br />
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Then, same as all of the other rank changes in May 1863, James was also promoted. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant when Columbus was promoted to Captain. (John M. Lawrence was put in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant as James' successor.)<br />
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James M. Robbins was merely "present" in the records from April until August. Then, on 25 August 1864, probably at <b>Reams' Station, Virginia,</b> James was wounded.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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He was hospitalized at the <b>Camp Winder Hospital</b> in Richmond. On 27 September 1864, he returned to duty and, seemingly, served until the end of the War.<br />
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<b><i>The Second Lieutenants</i></b><br />
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<b>Henry C. Allred</b> and <b>James M. Pounds </b>were originally elected 2nd Lieutenants when they enlisted with the Company on 10 June 1861. Both men served as 2nd Lieutenant until they were "defeated" 27 April 1862.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Henry's Service Records</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from James' Service Record</span></td></tr>
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<b>Columbus F. Siler </b>took Henry's place as 2nd Lieutenant, and <b>Lewis F. McMasters</b> took James' place. Since I have already discussed their time with the Company, I am going to skip them here. Same with <b>James M. Robbins </b>who served after them in this position.<br />
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<b>John M. Lawrence </b>was the sixth and final person to serve as 2nd Lieutenant for the Company. John enlisted 10 June 1861 when the Company was formed and was immediately elected 1st Sergeant.<br />
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As with James Robbins, John's time in the War seemed relatively uneventful for the first year. Then, in July 1862, John shows up as being absent from the rolls. It is noted that he was <b>wounded in action</b>. I am unsure when or where this occurred, but he was absent at least through October 1862.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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From October 1862 to March 1863, I don't see him in the records, but in March, he is promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. They list on his promotion that he had been previously <b>wounded three times</b> in three battles, but I have not found dates for these wounds yet to venture a guess on where they occurred.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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After this promotion is when things get a little more intense for John. On 1 July 1863, John was <b>wounded at Gettysburg and taken as a Prisoner of War</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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He is admitted to the USA General Hospital at <b>Newton University in Baltimore, Maryland</b> on 18 July 1863 with a gunshot wound. But by 31 July 1863, he has been transferred to the hospital at <b>Chester, Pennsylvania</b>. He doesn't stay in Pennsylvania long either.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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On 31 August 1863, he gets transferred to <b>Sandusky, Ohio</b>. At some point, he ends up at <b>Johnson's Island </b>in Ohio, and he stays there for two years until he is sent to <b>Point Lookout, Maryland</b> for a prisoner exchange.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I don't know if the prisoner exchange was actually to occur, or if they changed their plans, but John was not exchanged at Point Lookout. Instead, he was sent to <b>Fort Delaware</b>. He arrived there 28 April 1865. (I have already alluded to the horrible conditions John would have faced at Fort Delaware.)<br />
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Then, on 12 June 1865, John is finally released after <b>having signed the Oath of Allegiance</b> at Fort Delaware.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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John, no doubt, had it the worst of all of the men I have highlighted from this unit. He was wounded at least four times, each time in a different battle. He was a Prisoner of War from the time he was last injured at Gettysburg until practically the end of the War.<br />
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I have not done any research into this man's life yet, but I am curious if his descendants (if he had any) know what this man went through and the life he led. He was only 20-years-old when he enlisted in the War. To imagine the life he led before he was even 25... this is truly a remarkable man!<br />
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<b><i>Sources:</i></b><br />
<div>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://civilwartalk.com/threads/hospital-facilities-ships-tents-ambulances-military-targets.87098/page-6" target="_blank">Civil War Talk</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/seven-pines.html" target="_blank">Civil War Trust: Seven Pines</a> (there is a beautiful map of the Battle at this site)</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.dailypress.com/features/history/civilwar/dp-civil-war-hospitals-swell-at-fort-monroe-20120809-photogallery.html" target="_blank">Daily Press: The Civil War hospitals at Fortress Monroe</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.censusdiggins.com/fort_delaware.html" target="_blank">Fort Delaware Civil War Prison</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh2-1.html" target="_blank">Prison Life at Fort Delaware</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-85668639315005085852015-04-05T10:00:00.000-04:002015-05-04T08:41:43.714-04:0022nd North Carolina Infantry, Company MToday, I thought I would focus on an entire Company, rather than a single person. This post will feature the <b>"Randolph Hornets,"</b> also known as Company M, 22nd North Carolina Infantry, Confederate States Army. (I also shared this post last night on the <a href="http://ncgenweb.us/nc/randolph/" target="_blank">Randolph County NCGenWeb site</a>, which I now coordinate, as my first contribution.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Company Service Records</span></td></tr>
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The Company was mustered in 10 March 1862, but they had been training at camp since at least 10 June 1861. Here's what the Record of Events shows for the time between 10 June and 31 August 1861:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Company Service Records</span></td></tr>
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As mentioned in the above muster roll, John Milton Odell was the first elected Captain to the Company. The 28-year-old was Captain from 10 June 1861 to 27 April 1862.<br />
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November 1861 to January 1862, he and the Company appear in Evansport, Virginia. In March 1862, he was present at camp near Fredericksburg, Virginia.<br />
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On 27 April 1862, John Milton Odell is listed as being <b>"defeated"</b> as Captain causing a vacancy in the position. I'm not sure what that necessarily means, but I know he didn't die in the War since he lived until 1910. He also doesn't simply get demoted, as far as I can tell, because he simply disappears from the War records.<br />
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Whatever happened to John Milton Odell, his successor as Captain of the Randolph Hornets is listed as <b>his younger brother, Laban Odell</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from John Milton Odell's Service Records</span></td></tr>
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Laban Odell was promoted from 1st Lieutenant to Captain upon his brother's defeat. (Warren B. Kivett was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in Laban's place.) Laban was Captain from 27 April 1862 until 6 (or 16) March 1863 when he was <b>promoted to Major</b> of entire the 22nd North Carolina Infantry. <i>This was not, however, a good move for Laban. He was killed in action at Chancellorsville on 2 May 1863.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Laban Odell's Service Records</span></td></tr>
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Just as when Laban was promoted to Captain and Warren B. Kivett replaced him as 1st Lieutenant, <b>Warren B. Kivett</b> replaced Laban as Captain when he was promoted to Major. (Not bad for a guy that started out as a Private when he enlisted!) Warren didn't seem suited for the role of Captain though, or maybe the death of his own former Captain affected him on more than one level, or maybe he just didn't like it, because on 3 May 1863, <b>he resigned from the post</b>.<br />
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The final person to fulfill the role of Captain of the Randolph Hornets, and also the youngest person to hold the position in the Company, was <b>Columbus Franklin Siler</b>. This young man may very well be <b>my favorite</b> of all of the soldiers in this Company.<br />
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When Columbus enlisted, he was originally elected Sergeant. On the first muster roll I find for him, though, he's listed as "absent" from the Company. But, instead of being missing from the War, he is merely missing from "action." It seems he was sent to Fredericksburg to care for the sick being seen there.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Warren B. Kivett's Service Records</span></td></tr>
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As far as I can tell, Columbus was not experienced in the medical field. He was still a student before the War, and after the War he was a teacher. Still, I find it honorable that he went to fulfill a need.<br />
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Columbus shows up absent once again in July 1862. This time, he is the one wounded. He was wounded in June and sent home on furlough as a result. (Columbus has been promoted to 3rd Lieutenant by this time in the War.) By September though, Columbus had failed to return to duty. I almost got mad at him thinking he was deserting the Company, but he shows back up in October without another mention of it. At some point while on furlough, it seems Columbus was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.<br />
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Columbus made his way up the ranks quickly. I wonder if he was simply that strong of a leader, or if he was simply the result of good fortune. was promoted 16 April 1863 to 1st Lieutenant. Then, just a few weeks later on 3 May 1863, Columbus was promoted to Captain of the Company when Warren resigned his post.<br />
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This quick promotion through the ranks didn't seem to help Columbus much though. On 7 May 1863, he was sent to Raleigh from Richmond having been shot.<br />
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Columbus shows up as a Prisoner of War being <b>paroled at Appomattox on 9 April 1865</b>. I'm not sure what really happened to the Company (or to Columbus) during those two years between his being shot and the end of the War, but until I find out otherwise, I imagine it must have been rather uneventful.<br />
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This look at the experiences of this unit will definitely require some further work, but here is at least an overview of the people in the Company with their highest ending rank (within the Company).<br />
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<b>Captains</b><br />
<ul>
<li>John Milton Odell</li>
<li>Laban Odell</li>
<li>Warren B Kivett</li>
<li>Columbus F Siler</li>
</ul>
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<b>1st Lieutenants</b></div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>Lewis F McMasters</li>
<li>James M Robbins</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<b>2nd Lieutenants</b></div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>Henry C Allred</li>
<li>John M Lawrence</li>
<li>James M Pounds</li>
</ul>
<div>
<b>Sergeants</b></div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>James E Campbell</li>
<li>William Coble</li>
<li>Thomas B Hays</li>
<li>William Franklin Hays</li>
<li>William A Pounds</li>
<li>Henry C Smith</li>
<li>Stephen W Trogdon</li>
<li>William P Willey</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<b>Corporals</b></div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>M R James</li>
<li>William C Jones</li>
<li>James M Routh</li>
<li>Wesley C Siler</li>
<li>John T Turner</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<b>Privates</b></div>
</div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>Stephen Adkerson</li>
<li>Simon E Allen</li>
<li>Benjamin F Allred</li>
<li>Calvin C Allred</li>
<li>Emsley Allred</li>
<li>James A Allred</li>
<li>Samuel H Allred</li>
<li>William F Allred</li>
<li>William Aldridge</li>
<li>Alfred Norman Arnold</li>
<li>Thomas Arnold</li>
<li>John Henry Baker</li>
<li>Nathan David Barker</li>
<li>William C Birne</li>
<li>York Braxton</li>
<li>Abraham Breedlove</li>
<li>Henry Breedlove</li>
<li>Joseph Breedlove</li>
<li>Newman Breedlove</li>
<li>Henry Brewer</li>
<li>James B Brown</li>
<li>Peter P Brown</li>
<li>Riley J Brown</li>
<li>W P Bryant</li>
<li>Franklin F Burgess</li>
<li>John P Burgess</li>
<li>Samuel M Burgess</li>
<li>W Burgis</li>
<li>Jackson Cannon</li>
<li>James Cannon</li>
<li>H Spain Carroll</li>
<li>Wesley E Caudle</li>
<li>John A Caviness</li>
<li>David O Coble</li>
<li>John R Coble</li>
<li>Riley Coble</li>
<li>J G Conley</li>
<li>William L Cook</li>
<li>James M Cox</li>
<li>Enoch S Craven</li>
<li>Henry Craven</li>
<li>Jacob Franklin Craven</li>
<li>James Cross</li>
<li>Thomas F Cross</li>
<li>Samuel Darr</li>
<li>Marcus Deal</li>
<li>William H Dean</li>
<li>J E Dollinger</li>
<li>Alex P Ellington</li>
<li>Grandison Euliss</li>
<li>Andrew J Fields</li>
<li>Jesse Fields</li>
<li>William Fields</li>
<li>Jacob Flinchum</li>
<li>Josiah F Foster</li>
<li>Levi Foster</li>
<li>Christian Foust</li>
<li>Jacob Foust</li>
<li>James M Foust</li>
<li>Peter Foust</li>
<li>T P French</li>
<li>James Furgerson</li>
<li>John D Gatewood</li>
<li>Jefferson Gentry</li>
<li>John W Glasco</li>
<li>William M Glasco</li>
<li>Calvin Gray</li>
<li>William R Hardin</li>
<li>John Hart</li>
<li>Elias W Hays</li>
<li>James Madison Hays</li>
<li>Oliver P Hays</li>
<li>William A Hays</li>
<li>Joseph A Henson</li>
<li>James R Hix</li>
<li>Lewis F Holder</li>
<li>Nelson Hulin</li>
<li>Henry M Hutson</li>
<li>Stephen W Ivy</li>
<li>John Jackson</li>
<li>Peter Jennings</li>
<li>James Johnson</li>
<li>Willis Johnson</li>
<li>Craven Jones</li>
<li>George Kinney</li>
<li>J M M Kivett</li>
<li>Jacob Kivett</li>
<li>James F Kivett</li>
<li>Joel Kivett</li>
<li>John Wesley Kivett, Jr</li>
<li>John W Kivett, Sr</li>
<li>K M Kivett</li>
<li>Stanley Kivett</li>
<li>Talton Kivett</li>
<li>Troy Kivett</li>
<li>John C Lane</li>
<li>Bartley Yancey Langley</li>
<li>E Tyson Langley</li>
<li>William T Laughlin</li>
<li>Austin W Lawrence</li>
<li>William A Lingle</li>
<li>James P Lowe</li>
<li>A Green McDaniel</li>
<li>Calvin McLemore</li>
<li>William McNeil</li>
<li>A Manis</li>
<li>E P Miller, Jr</li>
<li>James Oda</li>
<li>William O'Dear</li>
<li>W A Oseley</li>
<li>Alvens Pen</li>
<li>James Perry</li>
<li>Alpheus Pugh</li>
<li>Daniel P Pulley</li>
<li>Marshall S Ranes</li>
<li>William D Reece</li>
<li>Joseph M Reese</li>
<li>S M Robbins</li>
<li>William Thomas Robbins</li>
<li>Aaron Routh</li>
<li>George E Routh</li>
<li>Jesse Routh</li>
<li>Joseph Alson Routh</li>
<li>Joshua M Routh</li>
<li>Wesley P Routh</li>
<li>William C Routh</li>
<li>William R Routh</li>
<li>Enoch P Scott</li>
<li>James M Scotton</li>
<li>Edmond T Shouse</li>
<li>Howard E Smith</li>
<li>Madison Smith</li>
<li>J D Spinks</li>
<li>J G Spronce</li>
<li>Abner B Steel</li>
<li>Thomas Stewart</li>
<li>Wesley A Stewart</li>
<li>Lorenzo D Stout</li>
<li>W G Stout</li>
<li>William O Strickland</li>
<li>W S Sudderth</li>
<li>John R Sumner</li>
<li>Spencer Thompson</li>
<li>H C Trogden</li>
<li>Jeremiah F Trogden</li>
<li>Lyndon A Trogdon</li>
<li>Samuel Trogdon</li>
<li>Solomon Trogdon</li>
<li>Andrew J Turner</li>
<li>M S Turner</li>
<li>Thomas Turner</li>
<li>William B Wall</li>
<li>James A Webster</li>
<li>Daniel C Wilkerson</li>
<li>James M Wilkerson</li>
<li>William J Wilkins</li>
<li>Adam O Williams</li>
<li>Benjamin Williams</li>
<li>D E Williams</li>
<li>J R Williams</li>
<li>James M Williams</li>
<li>Joel Williams</li>
<li>Lindsey Williams</li>
<li>William M Williams</li>
<li>William A Woosley</li>
<li>David Wright</li>
<li>Doris Wright</li>
<li>Isaac Wright</li>
<li>Daniel Yergin</li>
<li>Draxon York</li>
<li>Clarkson York</li>
<li>Darius York</li>
<li>J L York</li>
<li>Joseph York</li>
<li>Larkin C York</li>
<li>Lindsy J York</li>
<li>William J York</li>
</ul>
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<b><i>Sources:</i></b></div>
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<div>
<ul>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">1850 North Carolina U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">1860 North Carolina U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">1870 North Carolina U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">1880 North Carolina U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">1900 North Carolina U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
</ul>
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Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-74037034973555433402015-03-22T10:00:00.000-04:002015-04-01T13:01:24.860-04:00George W. W. ThreadgillIn my last post, I wrote about my 4th great-grandfather, <a href="http://civilwarsouls.blogspot.com/2015/03/james-c-campbell.html" target="_blank">James Campbell</a>. This time, I chose another 4th great-grandfather. James Campbell was on my mother's side of my family, but <b>George Threadgill</b> is on my father's side of my family.<br />
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George Washington William Threadgill was born 11 September 1822 in Anson, North Carolina. His parents were David Howell Threadgill and Mary Slaughter. In 1842, he married his first wife, <b>Mary Post</b>. Together, they had (at least) eight children before Mary died in 1858. Mary was from Georgia, and by 1850, the couple is found living in Marion County, Alabama. He's listed as a farmer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Cambria; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 13.5px;">Clipping from 1850 census showing George and Mary's family</span></td></tr>
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Not long after Mary's death, the Civil War broke out. At least George's oldest child should have been out on his own, but George still had a pretty large family to support. At some point, George remarried. He had a second daughter named Lucy in 1861. <b>I am unsure who Lucy's mother is</b>, but I think it may have been <b>Mary Reed</b>, one of George's other wives. I don't know much about Mary Reed, or even when the two got married, but if she is Lucy's mother, that is the only child I have found for this couple.<br />
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In 1860, he has moved with his family to Bibb County, Alabama. Here is a listing of his farm description from the <b>1860 Agriculture Census</b>.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jdXWn8cjIBk/VQ2aQxN5qnI/AAAAAAAAAhM/jrz_HRYwMjk/s1600/George%2BThreadgill%2BAgriculture%2BCensus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jdXWn8cjIBk/VQ2aQxN5qnI/AAAAAAAAAhM/jrz_HRYwMjk/s1600/George%2BThreadgill%2BAgriculture%2BCensus.jpg" height="49" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Clipping from 1860 agriculture census</span></td></tr>
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It shows George as having <b>6 acres of "improved" land</b> and <b>74 acres of "unimproved" land</b>. It places the cash value of his farm at $100 and his "farming implements and machinery" is valued at $10. The 2 represents the number of working oxen he owns.<br />
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By the time George signed up for the War, he had changed occupations from farmer to millwright. George enlisted in the <b>Confederate States Army</b> on 7 April 1862 in Randolph County, Alabama. He enlisted for three years or for the duration of the War.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gdj3QvW9eX8/VQ2Sk6x6WoI/AAAAAAAAAgA/fMM4kgHVP4A/s1600/Enlistment%2Binfo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gdj3QvW9eX8/VQ2Sk6x6WoI/AAAAAAAAAgA/fMM4kgHVP4A/s1600/Enlistment%2Binfo.jpg" height="116" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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Company F was officially mustered in on 30 June 1862. They left the camp at <b>Falling Creek</b>, located near Richmond, on 18 August 1862. From there, they marched to Richmond and took a train to Louisa Courthouse. From there, they headed out on foot with the Army of Northern Virginia to engage in the campaign which resulted in the <b>Battle of Manassas</b>. The company not only participated in the Battle of Manassas, but they also were engaged in the capture of <b>Harpers Ferry</b> and the <b>Battle of Sharpsburg</b>.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3ixZkTyEi64/VQ2St3_93EI/AAAAAAAAAgI/INN6x-BlO3Q/s1600/44th%2BAL%2Bengaged%2Bbattles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3ixZkTyEi64/VQ2St3_93EI/AAAAAAAAAgI/INN6x-BlO3Q/s1600/44th%2BAL%2Bengaged%2Bbattles.jpg" height="102" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Company Muster Rolls</span></td></tr>
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According to his muster rolls though, George didn't get to participate in any of this activity. He is listed as being "absent" from the company. Here, he is shown as being sick in Raleigh, North Carolina.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NIKQPtRpJ2E/VQ2S26CSg6I/AAAAAAAAAgQ/mWv4xE92Mxo/s1600/Absent%2Bin%2BRaleigh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NIKQPtRpJ2E/VQ2S26CSg6I/AAAAAAAAAgQ/mWv4xE92Mxo/s1600/Absent%2Bin%2BRaleigh.jpg" height="59" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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He is in Raleigh through the June 1862 muster roll, but in July 1862, he has moved to Selma, Alabama.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nuJHTyGEPKQ/VQ2TACg0ARI/AAAAAAAAAgY/cSfkmV9hThk/s1600/Sick%2Bin%2BSelma%2BAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nuJHTyGEPKQ/VQ2TACg0ARI/AAAAAAAAAgY/cSfkmV9hThk/s1600/Sick%2Bin%2BSelma%2BAL.jpg" height="75" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I lose George between July and December 1862. I can't find him listed in the muster rolls available online. Then, on 1 December 1862, without seeming to have fought at any point in the War, he is back in Raleigh, North Carolina being discharged.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Wk8g7Fq2Cs/VQ2TH3CC-II/AAAAAAAAAgg/jG1o093sYGQ/s1600/discharged.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Wk8g7Fq2Cs/VQ2TH3CC-II/AAAAAAAAAgg/jG1o093sYGQ/s1600/discharged.jpg" height="56" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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His discharge papers provide a little <b>extra information</b> about George and his illness.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-22XWYCSFaL4/VQ2VAee5a-I/AAAAAAAAAgs/qURL2p4O8Hc/s1600/Discharge%2BCertificate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-22XWYCSFaL4/VQ2VAee5a-I/AAAAAAAAAgs/qURL2p4O8Hc/s1600/Discharge%2BCertificate.jpg" height="211" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Discharge Papers</span></td></tr>
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I love these types of documents because they provide a physical description of the person. It says George was 43 years old, he was 6-feet tall with a dark complexion, brown eyes, and black hair.<br />
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His medical condition listed in his discharge papers was <b>chronic rheumatism</b> and <b>scrofula</b>.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0VYvYC28MTE/VQ2Vhx_ODLI/AAAAAAAAAg0/ee0r5Guy8Q8/s1600/Disease.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0VYvYC28MTE/VQ2Vhx_ODLI/AAAAAAAAAg0/ee0r5Guy8Q8/s1600/Disease.jpg" height="36" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Discharge Papers</span></td></tr>
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So, not only was George experiencing pain from the rheumatism, but he had tuberculosis in his lymph nodes. Since he was listed as "sick" pretty much the entire time he was enlisted, I wonder if George was experiencing symptoms before he even joined the Army.<br />
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George married his final wife, <b>Elizabeth Flowers</b>, on 23 June 1864. Together, they had five children bringing the total number of children I know George fathered to 14.<br />
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George lived to be 87 years old. He died 15 September 1909 in Marion County, Alabama. He is buried at <b>Whitehouse Cemetery</b> in Marion County, Alabama, and even though he didn't seem to serve in any actual battles, he has a military tombstone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Tombstone photo submitted by rebekahpaw on Find A Grave</span></td></tr>
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<b><i>Sources:</i></b><br />
<ul>
<li>1850 Marion County, Alabama U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>1860 Bibb County, Alabama U.S. Agricultural Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=threadgill&GSiman=1&GScid=27057&GRid=53740839&" target="_blank">Find A Grave Memorial</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK267/" target="_blank">US National Library of Medicine - Rheumatic Pain</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001354.htm" target="_blank">US National Library of Medicine - Scrofula</a></li>
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Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-25007295605827393332015-03-08T10:00:00.000-04:002015-03-09T06:20:06.354-04:00James C. CampbellThe following is an excerpt (edited slightly to include updated information) from my 21 February 2015 <a href="http://widespreadroots.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">"Widespread Roots"</a> post about my 4th great-grandfather, James Columbus Campbell.<br />
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James enlisted 15 July 1861 in Elberton, Georgia as a Private with Captain J. C. Burch and Company F of the 15th Regiment Georgia Infantry. He enlisted <b>"for the war unless sooner discharged."</b> I found this funny, because most people listed simply "for the war." The clarification he added at the end of his enlistment period somehow adds character to James for me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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In January and February 1862, James is listed as absent from war due to "sick leave."<br />
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<tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8l7d-xGIpSY/VOk3_ijXzwI/AAAAAAAAAR0/OPffZviKIho/s1600/Absent%2Bon%2Bsick%2Bleave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8l7d-xGIpSY/VOk3_ijXzwI/AAAAAAAAAR0/OPffZviKIho/s1600/Absent%2Bon%2Bsick%2Bleave.jpg" height="122" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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The story gets more interesting as in March and April, James is listed as being <b>"absent with wagon."</b><br />
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<tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WeBhrIEI8kE/VOk4KT-c4AI/AAAAAAAAAR8/MpJiZzmJqA0/s1600/Absent%2Bwith%2BWagon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WeBhrIEI8kE/VOk4KT-c4AI/AAAAAAAAAR8/MpJiZzmJqA0/s1600/Absent%2Bwith%2BWagon.jpg" height="98" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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I don't know what happened during that time he was sick with what seems to be a stolen wagon, but in May and June of 1862, he is present again in the war. </blockquote>
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I lose track of James after June of 1862. That is until he shows back up in the <b>38th Georgia Infantry, Company F</b>. His actions between June and September of 1862, when he enlists in the 38th, go mostly unmentioned in records. I do find it interesting that this time when he enlisted with Captain Thornton, he signed up <b>"for 3 years or during the war."</b><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j0AzmEbADac/VOlAlZ-9BcI/AAAAAAAAAS0/0je-9ydgqko/s1600/Captain%2BThornton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j0AzmEbADac/VOlAlZ-9BcI/AAAAAAAAAS0/0je-9ydgqko/s1600/Captain%2BThornton.jpg" height="110" width="320" /></a></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p93vISH-kZ4/VOk4RCgEy6I/AAAAAAAAASE/Bpadzrd8aV0/s1600/38th%2BGA%2BEnlistment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p93vISH-kZ4/VOk4RCgEy6I/AAAAAAAAASE/Bpadzrd8aV0/s1600/38th%2BGA%2BEnlistment.jpg" height="145" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Record</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">s. They mixed up the enlisting Captains on these two records.</span></td></tr>
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In January and February 1863, James is listed as being "home on furlough." By March 1863, though, he has returned to battle. From March 1863 until April 1864, James continues to show up as "present" with the 38th Georgia Infantry. </blockquote>
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He followed them to <b>Gettysburg</b>. He was listed as one of the wounded on 1 July 1863. He appears in <b>1 Division General Hospital</b> at Camp Winder in Richmond and <b>General Hospital No. 9</b> shortly after Gettysburg.<br />
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<tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aCJUjdg_IP0/VOk4YyizCZI/AAAAAAAAASM/frTx_MooiYU/s1600/Gettysburg%2Bwounded.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aCJUjdg_IP0/VOk4YyizCZI/AAAAAAAAASM/frTx_MooiYU/s1600/Gettysburg%2Bwounded.jpg" height="247" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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On 6 June 1864, James is listed as being at Jackson Hospital in Richmond with a disease I don't understand. It says<br />
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"V. S. R. Arm</div>
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Mi. B."</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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"VS." stands for <b>"Vulnus Sclopeticum"</b> which means "relating to a wound caused by a gunshot wound. I assume "R. Arm" means "Right Arm." I do not know what "Mi. B." stands for. My best guess is "Mid-Back." </blockquote>
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Whatever it was, he returned to duty 27 June 1864. </blockquote>
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Then, on 22 August 1864, James gets promoted to <b>2nd Sergeant</b>. Apparently, this was a bad move for James because one month later, on 22 September 1864, he gets captured at Fisher's Hill, Virginia and becomes a <b>Prisoner of War</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Service Records</span></td></tr>
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He was held at Point Lookout, Maryland. Even though he was captured in September, he doesn't make it to Point Lookout until 27 November 1864 from Harpers Ferry. </blockquote>
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James was released 4 June 1865 having taken the <b>Oath of Allegiance to the United States.</b> </blockquote>
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After the war, life seems to have returned relatively back to normal for the Campbell family. They were farmers before the War, and they were farmers after the War. Other than the fact that the value of his real estate and personal estate were cut in half in 1870 compared to 1860, James seemed to return to a relatively normal life. </blockquote>
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James died at the age of 68. According to his wife's pension application, James died 8 May 1893 of typhoid fever.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Taken from Sarah's Widow's Pension Application</span></td></tr>
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<b><i>Sources:</i></b><br />
<ul>
<li>1860 Ray's District, Hart County, Georgia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>1870 Ray's District, Hart County, Georgia U.S. Federal Census (access on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>1902 and 1903 Confederate Widow's Pension Applications (accessed on <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>)</li>
<li>Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grundyconnections/medterminolgy.html" target="_blank">19th Century Medical Terminology</a></li>
</ul>
Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-86231144413537778382015-02-22T10:00:00.000-05:002015-03-22T10:14:06.182-04:00W. S. Lineberry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For my first post on this blog, I couldn't think of a better subject than Winfield Scott Lineberry. It was his account of his experience in the US Civil War that got me interested in Civil War history. Now I will try to share that history with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Winfield Scott Lineberry was born 2 April 1847 in Locust Grove, Randolph County, North Carolina at the farm home of his parents. He was the 8th of 9 children born to Lemuel and Sally Hanner Lineberry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>When Scott was just 14</b>, the War started. I'll let him tell you himself what his experience was like. This was taken from his "Biography of the Lineberry Family," which he wrote in 1918.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"When I saw the men volunteering and drilling, oh, how I did want to go too, but my father and mother told me I was too young. <span style="text-align: justify;">However,
I had an ambition to be a military man, so I studied the army tactics and
became a drillmaster.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">After I was
15 I was a pretty good drillmaster and was elected first lieutenant of the
state militia, but this did not put me in the regular army where I could shoot
Yankees, and this was the height of my ambition.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">When the first draft came on, which I believe was in 1862, I
was elected first lieutenant of the drafted men.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Now I thought I was going to get to don a uniform and go and
fight Yankees, but that night when I came home my hope was cut in the bud, for
my parents told me I was too young and could not go, but in April, 1864, all
between 17 and 18 were called to the colors, so we met in Asheboro and
organized and I was again elected first lieutenant and Will Foust was elected
captain.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">We were ordered out the
25</span><sup style="text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="text-align: justify;"> of May and when we got to Raleigh we had to reorganize and I
was elected captain.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">My company
was put in the first regular junior reserves as Company F.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">We later became the 70th Regular N. C.
Troops.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">We drilled in Raleigh
sometime.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">I had in my company 110
men, as fine a looking set of boys as ever shouldered a musket and I must say I
was proud of them."</span></span></blockquote>
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According to the book, <b>"Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions,"</b> the other officers in W. S. Lineberry's 70th NC Troop, Company F, included 1st Lieutenants L. S. Gray and H. C. Causey, 2nd Lieutenants H. C. Causey, Z. T. Rush, W. T. Glenn, and W. R. Ashworth.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Clipping from "Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions"</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;">"I soon had them well drilled, as I had had some
experience in drilling, and we were soon transferred to Weldon.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">There was a lot connected with this
young life of mine that I would like to tell you, but it would consume too much
space, so I must hasten on.</span> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The first time we had the pleasure of meeting
the bluecoats was at a place called Poplar Point, on the Roanoke River.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">We sunk three gunboats (one got away)
and put the Yankees to flight.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">I
think that was one of the happiest nights I ever spent.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">I had tested my boys and saw they had
the grit and would fight I was prouder of them than I was before.</span> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Our next fight was at Bellfield, Va.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">We fought the Yankees all day and laid
in line of battle all night.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">That
night there came a big sleet which froze our blankets to our clothes.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Next morning when light came, to our
surprise the Yankees were gone.</span><span style="text-align: justify;">
</span><span style="text-align: justify;">They left the ground covered with dead, which proved we had not shot
wild.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">We pursued them several
miles, but could not overtake them, so we came back to North Carolina."</span></span></blockquote>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Clipping from "Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions"</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;">"Our next fight was at Kinston the last of
March.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Here we held an army four
times our number three days, and many a Yankee we made turn up his toes, but on
the third night the Yankees found they could not break our lines.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">They commenced moving so as to cut us
off from Raleigh, so we had to fall back to Smithfield.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">I was slightly wounded in this fight,
but never left the battle field.</span><span style="text-align: justify;">
</span><span style="text-align: justify;">Our next fight was at Bentonsville, near Smithfield.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Here Joe Johnson, our commander, had to
fight not only the army we fought at Kinston, but all of Bill Sherman’s grand
army.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">They had at least six men to
our one, but notwithstanding this our grand army, which was half-naked and
half-starved, held all this powerful army in check for three days and nights
and many were the dead bluecoats we left on the field.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">When they found they could not break
our lines they again tried to cut us off from Raleigh, so we had to fall back
again.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">When he got to Raleigh we
heard the news of Lee’s surrender, so Johnson marched us to Greensboro and
surrendered to Sherman, and this ended the war.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">We surrendered April 27, 1865."</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think the thing that makes me love the story of Winfield Scott Lineberry so much is the fact that it was so many other soldiers' story as well. He was a young boy who was, technically, too young to fight, but he didn't let that stop him. Not only did he not let that stop him from fighting, <b>he didn't let that stop him from becoming a Captain</b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />As far as I know, he was the only one of his siblings who fought as well. His siblings were <b>"hatters" </b>by trade for most of their careers. Perhaps they "served" by supplying soldiers during the War? <b>Further investigation into any possible connection to the War with his older brothers is still needed.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Probably the most impactful part of Scott's story, though, is the <b>aftermath of the war</b>. His story continues in his "Biography" after he got home from the war.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"On April 28th, 1865, I put foot in my old home
once more with nothing in this world only the old clothes on my back and they
were ragged—not a dollar in the world.
I was sick on our retreat and put my knapsack in a baggage wagon with my
uniform, which was nearly new, and all my belongings except my Bible, and I
never saw the knapsack any more. I
found everything at home impoverished and I felt like I had rather be dead than
alive. I went to work on the farm
with but little to work with."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Five and a half years after the end of the Civil War, Scott got married and began his family. They had nine children. He stayed rather close to other Civil War veterans during the remainder of his life. He served as <b>US Deputy Marshal</b> briefly. He spent some time as a storekeeper under a man who served as a Colonel in the War (who later became a US Senator). Then, in 1910, he became the <b>superintendent of the Confederate Soldier's Home</b> in Raleigh, North Carolina.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confederate Soldier's Home in Raleigh, NC<br />
Postcard. Image from goodnightraleigh.com</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Winfield Scott Lineberry died 20 June 1926. He is buried in Grays Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, which is located in Franklinville, Randolph County, North Carolina.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Capt W. S. Lineberry and Hulda Louisa Vickory Lineberry<br />Copyright Brittany Jenkins, 2011</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Capt. W. S. Lineberry's Signature<br />
as taken from a letter written during the War.<br />
Found in his service records.</td></tr>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sources:</span></i></b><br />
<ul>
<li>Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (accessed on <a href="http://www.fold3.com/" target="_blank">Fold3</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://goodnightraleigh.com/" target="_blank">Goodnight Raleigh</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924092908569#page/n19/mode/2up" target="_blank">"Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-1865"</a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lineberry, W. S., <i>Biography of the Lineberry Family</i>, 1918</span></li>
<li>Tombstone, Capt. W. S. Lineberry and Hulda Louisa Lineberry</li>
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Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181854888280547694.post-74436821307937968772015-02-13T16:00:00.000-05:002015-02-16T08:32:55.730-05:00Welcome to Civil War Souls!I love studying American history, particularly American Revolutionary War history and US Civil War history. I find the men and women, who "sacrificed their lives and fortunes" to create a country they loved, incredibly fascinating. When you look up these wars through various resources, however, we often lose sight of the individual men and women who fought, gave aid, or were the most affected by the ongoing struggle. I wanted to create a site for those people.<br />
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This site, in particular, will focus on the men and women who were involved in the United States Civil War. I will strive to highlight each individual soldier or person's experience and the personal effect the War had on them and the lives of their family. I will provide all relevant source documentation used.<br />
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And, please! If you, the reader, have anything to add to my post(s), photos, personal stories passed down through your own family, I'd love to hear them! Comment below on the related post, or send me an email. I hope this will be an ever-evolving site and will serve to honor these various men and women, no matter which cause they supported.<br />
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If you are interested in Revolutionary War history, check out my other site <a href="http://patriotsremembered.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Patriots Remembered</a>. That site has a similar focus as this site, taking a look at the lives of individual soldiers of the Revolution, but it has an added feature of assisting future Daughters of the American Revolution members complete their applications (or assisting existing members complete supplemental applications).Brittany Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406340100289635981noreply@blogger.com0