Greenberry Bobbitt

Greenberry Bobbitt was born 1 May 1845 in Grayson County, Virginia to Charles Bobbitt and Sarah DeFries.

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.

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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.

Taken from Service Records

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 Nancy Jane Bryant in Surry County, North Carolina on 19 October 1862.

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.

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 Piedmont, Virginia.

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He is shown as a POW at Staunton, Virginia 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 City Point, Virginia on 4 March 1865 for a prisoner exchange. It is noted that his route to City Point was to go through Baltimore, Maryland.

I assume he made it home shortly after the prisoner exchange because Nancy had their first child about a year later.

Together, they had at least the following children:

• Amanda Bobbitt, born about 1866
• Emaline Bobbitt, born about 1869
• Martin Van Buren Bobbitt, born about 1871
• Charles Bobbitt, born about 1873
• Andy Bobbitt, born about 1875
• Rosabel Bobbitt, born about 1879
• Sarah A. Bobbitt, born January 1883
• William M. Bobbitt, born May 1884
• Norman Hale Bobbitt, born 8 March 1889
• Payton Bobbitt, born about April 1889
• Peter Bobbitt, born about 1891

By the 1910 census that Nancy lists two of her 11 children had died by 1910.

Clipping from 1910 Fancy Gap, VA Census

Greenberry later married Betty Jane Moore. Together, they had at least two children:

• Maggie Jean Bobbitt, born 29 June 1919
• John Green Bobbitt, born 25 June 1924

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.

Sources:

• 1850 Grayson County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1860 Wolfe Glade, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1870 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1880 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1900 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1910 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1920 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1930 Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• Death Certificate, Betty Jean Bobbitt (accessed on Ancestry)
• Death Certificate, Green Bobbitt (accessed on Ancestry)
• Death Certificate, Norman Bobbitt (accessed on Ancestry)
• Surry County Marriage Records, Grenbery Bobit and Nancy J. Brint (accessed on Ancestry)
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia (accessed on Fold3)
• WWII Draft Card, John Green Bobbitt (accessed on Ancestry)

Reason A Colburn

My fourth great-grandfather, Reason A. Colburn was born 4 September 1836 in Alabama. His parentage is thought to be John Colburn and Susan Blankenship, but I have not found any proof of this relationship yet.

On 8 February 1859, Reason married Elizabeth Catherine Wyers. Together, they had at least the following children:

• James A. Colburn
• John H. Colburn
• Jerrie L. Colburn
• Nancy Kizzie Colburn
• Thomas J. Colburn
• David L. Colburn
• Mary M. S. Colburn

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.

At least one of the Reasons served in the Confederate States Army in the Alabama Infantry. My ancestor fought (at least) with the 40th Alabama Infantry, Company D, according to his tombstone. There are also records for a Reason Colburn serving with the 28th Alabama Infantry, Company A. 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.

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.

Sources:

• Civil War Trust - The Battle of Vicksburg

1910 Randolph County Census clip from "The Heritage of Randolph County, North Carolina"

This is a repost of a post I did in my Randolph County Connections 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.

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 "1910 Federal Census, Randolph County" located on Page 124 of Volume II of the series.

Photo of the spine and call number of the book at the Randolph Room

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.

"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:

East Franklinville Township:

• James N. Allred, age 60
• Murphy Allred, age 50
• William A. ? Allred, age 53
• William E. Allred, age 51
• Cicero H. Bean, age 53
• George H. Black, age 60
• John F. Brewer, age 55
• Mathew G. Brice ?, age 58
• Alfred J. Brower, age 49
• John H. Burrow, age 53
• Brison H. Cheek, age 57
• George C. Cox, age 60
• James Davis, age 50
• Duncan Dove ?, age 57
• James W. Ellison, age 57
• Joseph M. Ellison, age 58
• Thomas M. Ellison, age 59
• Harris Foust, age 55-56 ?
• Milton W. Free, age 57
• Solomon E. Free, age 51
• Solomon H. Free, age 59
• Alfred Graves, age 50
• Jebes ? T. Hardin, age 51
• John R. Hayes, age 58
• William J. Hobson, age 56
• Emons Holder, age 55
• Franklin C. Holliday, age 55
• Charles R. Hurley, age 50
• Jacob Ivy, age 55
• Thomas M. Jennings, age 54
• William H. Jennings, age 50
• James F. Johnson, age 53
• Charles F. Jones, age 50
• George M. Jones, age 60
• George H. Kinney, age 50
• George A. Laughlin, age 52
• Scott Lineberry, age 52
• John A. McKinnon, age 50
• John C. Maner, age 51
• John P. Marable, age 54
• Avry ? V.? Marley, age 51
• Elias Moon, age 52
• William J. Moore, age 60
• Enoch Pugh, age 59
• Felix Pugh, age 57
• Isaac H. Pugh, age 58
• Willard F. Pugh, age 59
• Alexander H. Redding, Sr., age 53
• John W. Reeves, age 52
• George Richardson, age 50
• Alfred W. Riddle 57
• William Z. ROuth, age 57
• Giles Smith, age 53
• Lanson ? A. Snider, age 59
• John M. Tippett, age 51
• William H. Tippett, age 52
• Cicero L. Trogden, age 52
• Cicero S. Trogden, age 50
• George M. ? Trogden, age 52
• Abram Ward, age 60
• David M. Weatherly, age 57
• Daniel H. West, age 54
• John Williamson, age 52
• Jessie York, age 51

Tabernacle Township:

• Franklin T. Gordon, age 60
• John C. Hoover, age 60

Sources:

• "The Heritage of Randolph County, North Carolina; Volume II" (accessed at the Randolph Room, Asheboro Branch, Randolph County Library)

Jessie A. Brissey

A couple of weeks ago, on my blog for my own personal family, I wrote a post about my fourth great-grandfather, Jessie Ambrose Brissey. 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.

First, I'll give you a little background about him.

Jessie was born on 11 April 1842 in Greenville County, South Carolina. He was one of at least nine children born to Charles Ambrose Brissey and Frances Louise Smith. He married Permelia Frances Rogers on 28 February 1860. According to his obituary, they had 11 children.

Just a few months after my third great-grandmother was born, Jessie enlisted in the 16th South Carolina Regiment. 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.

Clipping from Service Records

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.

Clipping from Service Records

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.

According to one website featuring the 16th SC Infantry Regiment, the Regiment was present at Adams Run (near Charleston), the defense of Wilmington, the defense of Charleston, the defense of Vicksburg, the Tennessee Campaign of 1863, the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's Tennessee Campaign of 1864, and the defense of the Carolinas. 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.

RELATED READS:

• Germanna Research Group - 16th Infantry Regiment SC Volunteers
• National Park Service - Confederate South Carolina Troops, 16th Regiment SC Infantry
• Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp 36 - 16th SC Volunteers History

SOURCES:

• 16th SC Infantry Regiment
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina (accessed on Fold3)

Ellison K. Plyler

The following is a repost from my family blog, Widespread Roots.

My fourth-great granduncle, Ellison Kershaw Plyler, was born 18 Feburary 1837 to Elisha Plyler and Mary Elizabeth Hancock. Whenever I see some male with a birthdate in Ellison's range, I instantly search for Civil War service records. I was not disappointed when I searched for Ellison's.

Ellison enlisted as a Private with the 12th South Carolina Volunteer Regiment, Company I, on 15 May 1862 at Camp Jackson, Virginia for the duration of the War.

Taken from Service Records

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 C.S.A. General Hospital at Farmville, Virginia with rheumatism.

Taken from Service Records

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.

Taken from Service Records

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 "wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. ... and left."

Taken from Service Records

That phrase "and left" is a little haunting. Growing up near Camp Lejeune, I grew up hearing "no man left behind" a lot. The men in Ellison's Company did not seem to feel that way. They simply left him there when he was wounded.

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.

Taken from Service Records

Finally, they list him as being "in the hands of the enemy."

Ellison would remain a Prisoner of War for the remainder of the War. Upon capture, he is sent to Fort McHenry in Maryland. He stays there for about a week or two until he is transferred to Fort Delaware, located in Delaware.

He stays at Fort Delaware until he is finally released on 10 June 1865 having taken the Oath of Allegiance.

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.

Taken from Service Records

They list his complexion as "sallow." I have seen "light," "dark," and all kinds of various shades in-between described here, but I have never seen "sallow." 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.

In any case, Ellison left the War and seemed to go straight home to his wife, Mary (last name unknown), and his two young children, Margaret and Jonas. Not long after being home, Mary becomes pregnant with their third child, John, who is born in 1866. Their fourth, and the last known child I have for the couple, Mary, was born a few years later in 1869.

Ellison lived to be 80 years old. He died of "old age" on 8 January 1918.

Taken from Death Certificate

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.

Sources:

• 1870 Cabarrus County, North Carolina U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina (accessed on Fold3)
• Death Certificate, Ellison Kershaw Plyler (accessed on Ancestry)

22nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M - Part 6

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.)

Privates

49.) Andrew J. Fields 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.

Also in Andrew's file is a settlement Andrew's mother, Margaret, filed with the Office of Confederate States Auditor for the War Department on behalf of her son.

50.) Jesse Fields 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.

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.)

52.) William Fields 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.

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.)

53.) Jacob Flinchum 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 my last post.)

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.

54.) 28-year-old Josiah F. Foster 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.

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 assume there was a hospital there at one time. Now there is a Confederate Cemetery located there.)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

55.) Levi Foster 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."

On 31 March 1863, Levi signs at Power of Attorney for the Company at Camp Gregg, Virginia. I am confused by this. Wesley Siler, you'll remember, also signed as POA on the same day. What were they signing that day I wonder?

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.

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.

Levi stays at Hart's Island until 18 June 1865 when he swears the Oath of Allegiance and is finally released.

56.) Christian Foust 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.

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.

57.) Jacob Foust 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."

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.

58.) J. H. Foust's file contains only one file. It isn't dated and simply lists J. H. as a "deserter."

59.) James M. Foust 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

60.) Peter Foust 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.

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.

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'm curious if he fought with them through the remainder of the War or if he deserted them too.

61.) T. P. French 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.

62.) James M. Furgerson 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

63.) Jefferson Gentry's 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 South Side Railroad, on 2 April 1865. As with Levi Foster (who was captured the same day but at Hatch Run, less 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.

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.

64.) John W. Glasgow 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. 

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.

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.

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. 

65.) William M. Glasgow 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.

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.

I lose William for the next year before he finally pops up again on 12 March 1864. Same as John, 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. No record exists for him in the War after this.

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.

66.) Calvin Gray 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.

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.

He was officially paroled at Greensboro on 22 May 1865.

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).

67.) William R. Hardin 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.

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.

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.

He is not mentioned again in the rolls until he is officially paroled at Greensboro on 10 May 1865.

68.) John Hart's 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.

69.) James Madison Hays 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.

At some point, James makes it back to his Company, because on 14 July 1863, he is captured at Falling Waters. 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.

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.

70.) Oliver Pearson Hays, James Madison Hays' younger brother, 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.

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.

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).

I am very curious to know what happened to Oliver after the War.

71.) S. G. Hays' 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.

72.) William Hays 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.

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. 

73.) William A. Hays 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 am sad to see that William A. Hays' records are filed in the same jacket as 16-year-old William Hays'.

74.) Joseph A. Henson 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.

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 edema in the tissues and cavities of the body. It seems to have not been too severe a case because he returned to duty less than a month later on 21 November 1862.

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.

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.

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.

75.) James R. Hix 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. Word must have been slow getting back to his unit, however, since he is listed as still being absent sick up until October 1862.

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.

76.) Lewis Franklin Holder 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.

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.

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.

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.

77.) Nelson Hulin's 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.

78.) Henry M. Hutson 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.

79.) Stephen W. Ivey 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. 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.

80.) John Jackson 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.

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).

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. 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.

81.) Peter Jennings 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.

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. 

82.) James Johnson's 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.

*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.

83.) Willis Johnson 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.

84.) Craven Jones 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.

85.) C. W. Jones, 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.

86.) George Kinney 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.

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.

87.) Wesley Kinney 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.

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.)

88.) Jacob W. Kivett 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.

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.

89.) James F. Kivett 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 wonder if he traveled home with Stephen W. Ivey, who was discharged at the same time.

90.) James M. M. Kivett enlisted 10 June 1861 as a 31-year-old farmer. He is listed as having died at Camp Holmes on 3 October 1861.

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.

91.) Joel Kivett 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.

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.

92.) John Wesley Kivett, Jr. 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.

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.

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.

93.) John W. Kivett, Sr. 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.

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.)

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.

94.) K. M. Kivett 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. Where did the 17 May 1862 date come from?

95.) Stanley Kivett's 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.

96.) Talton F. Kivett 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.

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.

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.

Despite requesting to take the Oath, Talton never makes it out of Elmira. He died of variola (smallpox) on 16 March 1865.

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.

97.) Troy Kivett 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.

Sources:

• 19th Century Medical Terminology
• American Civil War Pictures & Photos
• Civil War Traveler: Southside Virginia & Lee's Retreat
• Civil War Trust: Gaines' Mill
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (accessed on Fold3)
• Encyclopedia Virginia: South Side Railroad During the Civil War
• National Park Service: The American Battlefield Protection Program - Battle Summary of Gaines' Mill
• Preservation Petersburg: South Side Depot

22nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M - Part 4

The Corporals of the "Randolph Hornets" are the final set of officers to review. Like the Sergeants, the Corporals do not seem to follow any sort of promotion schedule like the Captains and the Lieutenants. The following men served in the War as Corporals for the 22nd North Carolina Infantry, Company M.

Remember, future Sergeants Stephen W. Trogdon and James E. Campbell were also  Corporals 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.

First, we'll begin with M. R. James. 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.

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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. Maybe camp life wasn't suited for M. R. 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.

The next Corporal in the Company I'll cover was John T. Turner. John was only 18 when he enlisted as a Private on 10 June 1861.

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 absent due to his wound(s). It is also the first time he shows up as a Corporal.

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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 he shows up as being AWOL in September 1862. By October, however, the records show him as still being wounded instead of AWOL.

While I'm unsure what his wound was or how badly he was wounded, it seems to have been so bad that he was discharged 18 March 1863 because of his wound(s).

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The next Corporal for the Company to discuss is Wesley C. Siler. Wesley enlisted as a 21-year-old on 10 June 1861 and was immediately made a Corporal.

Wesley's service leaves only question after question though. In December 1861, he was listed as being absent with leave. There is no mention online on the reason for his leave.

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Then, he signs with Power of Attorney for the Hornets which seems to have been granted to him on 30 March 1863 at Camp Gregg.

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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.

Then, just a few months after being granted Power of Attorney, Wesley was killed at Gettysburg. His record shows he was a 3rd Corporal at this point in the War and that he had served in 10 battles.

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Wesley wasn't the only man to be elected Corporal upon enlistment. James M. Routh also enlisted 10 June 1861 and entered as a Corporal.

Unfortunately, James didn't start his time as Corporal off very well. By 28 August 1861, he was sent off to Fredricksburg sick. 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.

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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, he shows up as a deserter.

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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.

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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. Then James disappears from the records.

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.

The final Corporal to cover for the unit was William C. Jones. The 22-year-old blacksmith enlisted the latest of all the other Corporals. He enlisted 6 March 1862. Remember, the company organized in June of 1861, but they actually didn't join the fighting until 10 March 1862.

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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.

In the September-October 1862 muster rolls, he is listed as being "wounded." On 16 September 1862, we see him at the Chimborazo Hospital No. 3 in Richmond with rheumatism.

He seems to have stayed at Chimborazo No. 3 for about three months. In December 1862, he is transferred to the CSA General Hospital located in Farmville, Virginia.

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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. He probably wasn't well enough for Gettysburg anyways.

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The next time William shows up in the records is January 1864, and he was listed as a Corporal.

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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.

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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.

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He was shot in the hand! Now, I don't want to read too much into this, but in my mind, this seems self-inflicted. (I may have just been watching too much "M*A*S*H" lately, but this reminds me of a real-life Corporal Klinger.)

William stayed in Danville for just about a week before being transferred to General Hospital No. 2 in Columbia, South Carolina where he is shown as being issued clothing.

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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.

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 AWOL since 30 October 1864. 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.

In any case, it doesn't seem as though William saw much, if any, actual action in the War. How in the world did he ever manage to actually get promoted?

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!

Sources:

• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina (accessed on Fold3)