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THE PEOPLE’S PRESS Salem, NC- 1863
JANUARY 1863
DIED: Of erysipelas, after 15 days of great suffering, in this county, on the 12th inst., MRS. ELIZABETH
ALSPAUGH, consort of Rev. JOHN ALSPAUGH, aged about 59 years.
In Yadkin County, on the 12th inst., Mrs. SARAH POINDEXTER, wife of D.A. POINDEXTER, aged 56 years
7 months and 3 days
. Also in Yadkin County, on the 4th of August, 1862 FRANCIS JONES POINDEXTER, son of D.A.
POINDEXTER, aged 30 years, 7 months, less 3 days.
JANUARY 9, 1863
OBITUARY: From the Richmond Dispatch-------Died, in Petersburg Va., December 20th 1862, Lieut H.C.
BANNER, of company H, 48th N.C. Troops.
The deceased was the only son of C.L. BANNER, Esq of Forsyth County, N.C. He, in common with all noble-
hearted young men, was strongly attached to home and home associations; but the land of his birth being
invaded by a merciless and wicked foe, “he counted all things but lost” that he might cast in his lot with the
glorious defenders of his native soil and the happiness of every Southern hearthstone. During his
connection with the army, he was loved and esteemed by all who knew him. On the 13th of December,
while bravely and resolutely striking for his fight at Fredericksburg, Va., he received a severe would in the
back of his head. Being no longer able to render service upon the field, he became anxious to return to the
fond embrace of “loved ones at home.” He succeeded in traveling as far as Petersburg, where he was met
on the 20th by is faithful father and affectionate sister, who had hastened to his comfort. That night he
spent in their esteemed company, receiving all the attention that a father’s love and sister’s heart could
bestow; but on the morning following, without a murmur or a groan, he closed his eyes to this world of
“wars and rumors of wars” and fell into the hands of HIM who is too wise to err and too good to do wrong.
He leaves his parents, three sisters, and many friends and acquaintances, who deeply mourn his
departure from their midst and their devotions. May the God of consolation sustain them in their
bereavement, and right early bring this national conflict to an honorable close, when home circles will no
more be called to weep over the sheddings of precious blood and the surrendering of useful lives upon the
field of battle.
From the Petersburg Express
Death of a Soldier-- Lieut. BANNER of the 48th Regiment North Carolina Troops, who was dangerously
wounded in the head at the battle near Fredericksburg, breathed his last at Jarratt’s Hotel, in this city,
yesterday morning--The friends of deceased were endeavoring to take him to the home of his birth and the
scenes of his boyhood when extreme illness arrested their progress, and death soon after ensued. Lieut. B
is represented by those who knew him best as being a gallant soldier, an accomplished gentleman and a
true patriot. Surely, no man could fall in a holier cause nor could any leave a fairer record for surviving
friends.
JANUARY 16, 1863
MARRIED: On the 4th inst. in Waughtown, by Rev. Wm Turner, Mr. DANIEL SELLS, to Miss BELINDA L.
PETTICORD, all of this county
DIED; In this place, after a short illness, on the 15th inst., Mrs. JOHANNAH SOPHIA BUTNER, consort of A.I.
BUTNER, and daughter of the Rev. V.N. ZEVELY, aged 42 years.
FEB 13 1863
OBITUARY: Departed this life, in this place, on the morning of Friday the 6th inst., of congestion of the
brain, LOUISA C., wife of JAMES T. LINEBACK, and daughter of the late Bishop JOHN G. HERMAN. Her
age was 37 years.
Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it? Amos 3, 6.
“God in Israel sows the seeds
Of afflication, pain and toil;
These spring up and choke the weeds,
Which would else o’er spread the soil;
Trials make the promise sweet;
Trials give new life to prayer;
Trials bring me to his feet,
Lay me low and keep me there.” COM.
Departed this life, in Rowan county, on the 6th instant, after an illness of four weeks, MARY R. FISHER,
daughter of JEFFERSON and LOURETTA FISHER, aged 22 years and 8 months.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north wind’s breath,
And stars to set; but all,
Thou has all seasons for thine own, O Death! COM.
Died, in this place, on Sunday the 8th inst., SOPHIA LOUISA ACKERMAN, aged 26 years.
MARCH 13, 1863
DIED: In this place, at the residence of Mr. Solomon Mickey, MR. JOHN SPACH.
Departed this life at his residence in Salem, on the 23rd of February last, Mr. C.I. LASH, in the 64th year of
his age. He suffered much, but was resigned and died in full hope of happiness hereafter. With the dust
which now covers his tomb lie mingled the tears of relatives, servants and friends.
Farewell dear friend, a long farewell
For we shall meet no more,
Till we are raised with thee to dwell,
On Zion’s happier shore.
In the vicinity of Waughtown, of erysipelas, on the 9th inst., MRS. HARRIETT R., wife of J.T. RIGHTS, and
eldest daughter of H.D. and N. SWAIM, in the 25th year of her age. Her sufferings were great, but she bore
them with Christian resignation and friends, that she was happy, and was going home to heaven. She was
possessed of many amiable and excellent qualities which will long be remembered.
MARCH 27, 1863
MARRIED: On the 19th inst. in Waughtown, by Rev. WM. TURNER, Mr. FRANKLIN JOHNSON, to Miss
MARY ANN WHICKER, all of this county.
DIED:
In this place, on Saturday last, Miss MARY WEATHERLY, aged about 14 years.
In this place, on Sunday last, Mrs. SARAH HALL, consort of MR. JAMES HALL, aged 61 years.
Now rest in peace;
Our prayers, when dying, thee attended;
Thou has ended
Thy mortal life, and now thro’ grace
Beholdest Jesus face to face.”
In Davidson county, on Saturday last, the 21st inst., JOHN BECKERDITE, aged about 85 years.
At his residence in Davidson county on Friday morning the 20th inst., JOHN WHITE, Sen. of a diseased
heart, aged 76 years, 9 months and 17 days. He was a consistent member of the Methodist E. Church.
Tribute of Respect. Pocotaligo Station, S.C. March 16th, 1863
At a meeting of Company K, 48th Reg’t N.C. Troops held at camp near Pocotaligo Station, S.C. March 16th
1863, Capt. J.W. BITTING acting as Chairman, appointed H.N. CHITTY, 1st Lieut, M. H. FULP, 2nd Lieut,
and J. H. NADING 1st Sergeant, a committee to draft resolutions, expressive of their feelings with regard to
the deaths of their fellow soldiers, CAPT. JNO. C. STAFFORD, who died on the 24th January 1863, from a
gun shot would and LIEUT. H.C. BANNER, who died on or about the 20th December 1862, from a gun shot
would, they received at the battle of Fredericksburg on 13th December 1862.
The following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved 1st; Whereas, it has pleased an Almighty God, in his infinite wisdom, to remove from our ranks
these much beloved companions, that while we bow in humble submission to the will of Him who sees the
end from the beginning and doeth all things well;
Resolved 2nd; That, in the above names, are those who never forsook us in the hour of danger, ever
ready to minister to the necessities of their sick comrades, and the lovers of liberty may recognize the
names of some of their bravest defenders.
Resolved 3rd; That we tender our heartfelt sympathies to the relatives of the deceased, hoping that we
may all recognize the hand of a kind Father in their afflictions.
Resolved 4th; That a copy of the above resolutions be sent to the families of the deceased, and a copy be
sent to the People’s Press for publication with a request for the Western Sentinel to copy.
H.N. CHITTY, 1st Lieut.//M.H. FULP, 2nd Lieut.//J.H. NADING, 1st Serg’t.//CAPT. J.W. BITTING, Chm’n// J.
W. REID, 3rd Lieut., Sec’y
April 10, 1863
MARRIED: In Fredericksburg, Va., by Rev. A.F. SAPPS, on 25th March, LT.JAMES M. HOBSON, of 2d N.C.
Regt., to MISS JOSEPHINE BAKER, oldest daughter of Hon. S.B. BAKER.
In Goldsboro, N.C. on the 2d inst., by REV. E.D. SUGGS, Adjutant J. TURNER MOREHEAD and Miss
HANNAH SMALL, daughter of the late HENRY SMALL, Esq., of Craven county.
DIED: After a painful illness of pneumonia, superinduced upon whooping cough, GEORGE MARLOW
EVERHART, JR., aged 3 years, 8 months and 17 days, fell gently asleep on Easter Eve, 1863 at the
Rectory of St. Peter’s Church, Charlotte, N.C. His remains were interred in Salem Woodland Cemetery.
In Bethania, in the County, on the 1st of April, Mrs. SUSANNA GRABS, wife of JOHN CHRISTIAN GRABS,
aged 64 years, 5 months and 20 days.
In the Hospital at Richmond, Va., of Erysipelas on the 12th of March 1863, JOHN M. MERITT, a member of
Capt. A. Miller’s company, 21st Reg’t N.C.T. His age was 25 years, 4 months and 8 days. He leaves a
dedicated wife, an aged mother and many friends and relations to mourn their loss.
April 3, 1863
DIED: Of pneumonia, at the General Hospital No. 1, Richmond Va., on the 19th of March, 1863, JACOB
HANES, Esq., of Forsyth County, N.C. in the 36th year of his age. Thus has fallen another victim to this
cruel war. The deceased was a member of Company K, 31st Regt. N.C.T. He leaves behind an aged
father, an only brother, an affectionate wife, and three little children to mourn their irreparable loss. A very
useful and highly respectable citizen in the community in which he lived, his loss is much regretted by his
numerous friends and relations.
Called off to the war some time last Summer, when in feeble health, he left his home and family, joined the
army, and faithfully discharged every duty incumbent on him until stricken down by disease. He fought
gallantly at the battle of Fredericksburg, and won for himself a name long to be remembered for his
bravery. Soon after the battle he took pneumonia, in addition to his feeble health previous to that tine, and
fond hopes for his recovery were for some time entertained by his anxious friends, but alas! the news came
that he was dead. It is, however, a consolation to his family and friends to know that he died as he had
lived,--an honest man. Over his grave let friendship strew her flowers, while the tear of sympathy will water
it with a hope of a reunion in a better land beyond the grave. A FRIEND.
DIED: In Guilford County, on the 20th of March, 1863, N.R. SAPP, Esq, aged 57 years, leaving a wife and
children to mourn their loss.
On the 14th of diphtheria, Miss EMELINE E. HANES, daughter of GEO. W. and CATHERINE HANES, aged
21 years, 1 month, and 17 days.
May 15, 1863
DIED: At his residence in this place, on the 10th inst., REV. VAN N. ZEVELY, a highly respectable citizen,
aged 82 years and 6 months.
OBITUARY: Again this community has been veiled in sadness and gloom by the death of LT. J.W. MILLER,
who fell while nobly battling for Southern rights and Southern honor, on the bloody field of Fredricksburg,
at the re-capture of Marye’s heights, on the 4th of May, 1863. He was the first who register his name as a
volunteer in Forsyth County, and nobly filled the position of an officer and soldier. He passed unscathed
through all the battles, under the lamented Jackson, until the second battle of Manassas, when, after four
men had fallen while holding the battle flag he grasped it and waving it in one hand, and his sword in the
other, he was struck with a minnie ball, which shivering his sword hilt into atoms, caused a sever would in
his hand. Receiving a furlough, he came home, but returned again to the army before his would was
entirely healed. But, ah! ‘tis a sad thought--to return no more. He has fallen a noble sacrifice upon the altar
of his country, and in defense of the land he loved and adored. But willingly and freely was his blood spilt,
for he had said that he “never would quit the army until the establishment of Southern independence, or he
was killed.” He was noble, generous and brave, and knew no fear. “None knew him but to love him and be
his friend.?” The remains of Lt. Miller were interred in the Woodland Cemetery on Wednesday last.
August 13, 1863
DIED: At his residence in Pfafftown, in this County, on Friday morning last, MR. PHILIP TRANSOU, in the
80th year of his age.
On the 9th of August, MRS. ELIZABETH MASTEN, relect of the late WILLIAM MASTEN, SR., in the 74th
year of her age. She was a kind and an affectionate mother and a a member of the Baptist Church for the
last 35 years.
LIEUT. RALPH CORRELL, of the Second N.C. Battalion, fell in the battle of Gettysburg, Penn., July 1,
1863, aged 26 years, 4 months and 7 days. He had been in the service near two years, and was among
those galiant defenders of Roanoke Island who surrendered to the enemy, after being overpowered while
struggling against such vast odds in the defense of that place. He leaves many warm friends to mourn his
death, who are comforted, however, by the assurance that his trials on earth are over, and his rest is sweet.
OBITUARY: It is not without profound regret that we record the departure from time, of CAPT. S. WILEY
GRAY, eldest son of R. and M.M. GRAY. He was born July 19th, 1842, and bid adieu to this world July 2nd
1863 having lived upon the earth 21 years, save 17 days.
But few men of his age, promise the world as many, and as great blessings as did he, whose death we now
deplore--When quite young he evinced such superiority of mind as to cause his numerous friends to look
to his future with pleasure and delight. Earnestly desiring to be useful, and being endowed with untiring
energy and an unbending resolution, he labored hard and perseveringly to cultivate and store his naturally
fine mind with such knowledge as would be beneficial both to himself and others. In these efforts his
success was such as to challenge the admiration of all by whom he was known, and to strengthen the
hopes of those who desired his highest prosperity.
As a gentleman, CAPT. GRAY was high minded and honorable; as a friend he was confiding and
unwavering; as a son he was submissive and remarkably kind and devoted--it being his perpetual aim to
reflect honor upon and promote
Sept 17, 1863
DIED: In this place, on Friday last, after a protracted illness, Mr. LEWIS BELO, aged 50 years and 10 days.
Recently, in this vicinity, FRANCIS REICH, from disease contracted in the army.
In Winston, on the 8th inst., Mrs. NANCY BILLETER, aged 72 years, 9 months and 24 days.
A mother in Israel is gone,
The Winter of trouble is past,
The storms of afflictions are o’er;
Her struggle is ended at last,
And sorrow and death are no more.
Oct 1, 1863
Married: In this place, on the 28th inst., by the REV. F.E. HOLLAND, MR. SYLVESTER MILLER and MISS
EMMA SHAUB.
At the residence of the bride’s father, in Cheraw, S.C. on the 9th inst., by the Rev. JOSEPH M. BOSTICK,
DR. J.E. DOUTHIT, Assistant Surgeon, C.S.A., to Miss DORA R., youngest daughter of Gen. D.S.
CRENSHAW.
At the residence of T.S. MARTIN, ESQ. in Huntsville, on Thursday evening, the 17th instant, by the Rev. S.
S. BARBER, COL. L.W. HUMPHREY of Onslow County, to Miss IDA M., only daughter of DR. HENRY
CLINGMAN of Grand Glaize, Arkansas.
DIED: In this place, on the 25th ult., NOAH LEWIS, of chronic diarrhea, contracted in the army, aged 31
years.
Near this place, on the 24th ult., MR. JOHN G. ORHMAN, a native of WEISSENSTEIN, ESTHONIA in Russia,
aged 82 years.
In Davie County, on the 28th ult., MRS. MARY E. HALL, consort of JOHN HALL, Esq., aged 45 years.
In Pfafftown, Forsyth County, recently Mrs. M. PFAFF, wife of PETER PFAFF, aged nearly 81 years.
Near Old Town, in this county, on Monday last, the 28th ult., of diphtheria, ROBERT A. DAWSON, only
child of a WM. P. and C.L. DAWSON, aged 3 years, 2 months and 1 day. His parents had both preceeded
him to eternity--his mother a little over 2 years ago, and his father rendered up his life on the field of battle
at Gettysburg, PA., on the 1st of July last.
Kind friends ministered to all his wants, but God in her mercy has called the orphan child to Heaven and
reunited, we humbly trust, the little family of whom Bobby was one.
Killed, at Gettysburg, on the 1st day of July, 1863, private RANDLE RICHARDSON of co. G., 2d N.C.
Battalion. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Church, and always ready to do his duty as a
soldier.
Oct. 24. 1863
R.F.L.
OBITUARY: Private PHILEMON J. LEINBACK of the 21st N.C. Regiment, fell at the Battle of Williamsport,
MD., on the 1st of July, while defending the wagon trains.
He was the first who volunteered in the Pfafftown District, and left home at the beginning of the war; he
stood by balls and shells in ten severely contested battles, and came out unhurt, and about 12 months ago
he was detailed as Brigade harness maker; and when coming back from Pennsylvania, the enemy attacked
the wagon trains, where he sacrificed his life. The writer of this was told by a soldier from the army, that a
few minutes before he fell, he told his companions that he would die before he would surrender anything in
his care.
He left home on the 11th day of June 1861, and was not permitted to see home any more. A recent letter
from a soldier in the army states that he was a noble soldier and ever at his post where his duty called him.
His age was 23 years and nine months. W.S.L.
Nov 6, 1863
Died: In Forsyth County, on the 7th inst., of typhoid fever, JAMES O. L. LINVILLE, in the 26th year of his
age. He had been a believer in Christ for some years, and died in the hope of blessed immortality.
Thou are gone, our brother and friend,
Thy trouble’s and sorrows are all o’er,
Where thy joys shall never more end,
Thou art land’d on Cannan’s sweet shore.
O may we all meet thee again,
Dear James in that land of sweet rest,
With Jesus forever to reign,
And there we’ll forever be bless’d.
December 3, 1863
Died: In this county, on the 30th November, of typhoid fever, MISS ELIZA BREEDLOVE, aged 20 years, 11
months, and 8 days.
Also on the 2nd of November, MISS SALINA BREEDLOVE, aged 19 years, 5 months and 8 days, of the
same disease.