| United Daughters of the Confederacy James B. Gordon Chapter #211 Forsyth County, NC Chartered March 30, 1898 |
The UDC awarded my Father, Adam Crane Jones, for three generations of family of war service, which included his appointment as Second Lt. Field Artillery on the 27th of November
1917. As a flyer during WWI, he was an observer in Eddie Rickenbacker’s Squadron. Sitting on the wings of the airplane, he took pictures of the battlefields. He belonged to the 88th
Reconnaissance Squadron from which the 82nd Airborne originated.
Benjamin Franklin Jones was my great-great grandfather. I joined the UDC on his line of service with Co. A., 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry. He was born in 1833. He married
Katherine Blakely and lived in Laurens, SC. He was a farmer before entering the war. During the Battle of Wilderness he was severely wounded.
Squire Benjamin Jones and his families were the first settlers for whom there are records at the site of Ware Shoals along Saluda River. They arrived between 1755 and 1759. I have a
map of the burying grounds of this early settler in Ware Shoals. Benjamin married Elizabeth Crain in Virginia. Family records show that three of their sons, Capt. Adam Crain Jones,
Benjamin Jones and Whitfield Jones were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. At the Battle of 96, Capt. Jones commanded one of the companies of patriots taking part in that
engagement...the first land battle of the Revolution in South Carolina. In 1779, he was one of the tax assessors and collectors for the 96th District. Adam married Mary Townes of
Pittsylvania Co., VA. Their son Adam Crane Jones, married Jane MacBeth of Charlestown, SC. From that marriage came Benjamin Franklin who married Katherine Blakeley, and they
had a son, Adam Crane, who married Lula Macbeth Greneker of Newberry, SC. Lula and Adam were my grandparents. My brother, Adam Crane Jones lives in Jacksonville, Florida and
he has a son, Adam Crane of Nashville, TN and a grandson named Adam Crane.
The first flour and grist mill at the shoals on Saluda River was established by Squire Benjamin Jones. This grist mill with many different owners was operated at the site for more than 100
years.
Sources: Men of Mark Vol. II, J.C. Hemphill; Greenwood Family Sketches, Margaret Watson; Weatherall of the U.S., Christin Damin; and Tombstone Inscriptions from family graveyards in
Greenwood County.
Margaret Royster Jones Corby Great-Great Granddaughter Sketch of Benjamin Franklin Jones |
JONES, Benjamin Franklin
BIOGRAPHIES OF ANCESTORS
Margaret Wilson Rose Tennille
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
James J. Foster
James J. Foster resided in Alamance County, NC and was by occupation a laborer prior to enlisting in Co. E, 13th NC Infantry at age 26, May 8, 1861. He was present or accounted
for until entering the hospital at Richmond, VA April 15, 1864 with a gunshot wound of the head. He rejoined the company prior to May 1, 1864 and was present or accounted for until
his capture at Petersburg, VA on April 2, 1865. He was confined at Pt. Lookout, MD until his release on June 26, 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
James J. Foster
James J. Foster resided in Alamance County, NC and was by occupation a laborer prior to enlisting in Co. E, 13th NC Infantry at age 26, May 8, 1861. He was present or accounted
for until entering the hospital at Richmond, VA April 15, 1864 with a gunshot wound of the head. He rejoined the company prior to May 1, 1864 and was present or accounted for until
his capture at Petersburg, VA on April 2, 1865. He was confined at Pt. Lookout, MD until his release on June 26, 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance
FOSTER, James J.
Carolyn Nelme Phifer Wagoner
Great Niece
Sketch of
Capt. Charles E. Smith
Captain Charles E. Smith of Anson County, NC enlisted into Company C NC 14th Infantry as a 1st Lieutenant. He was 24 years old at the time of his enlistment on April 22, 1861. By
occupation he was a businessman before his enlistment. On June 15, 1861 he was promoted to Captain. He was present or accounted for until he declined to be re-elected, and was
discharged when the regiment was reorganized on April 25, 1862.
Hazel Katherine Dority Weaver
Great Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Ephraim Norris
Private Ephraim Norris was born in Person County, NC where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting at age 32, March 1, 1862 at Hurdles Mill.. On April 21, 1862 he mustered into
“A” Company, NC 50th Infantry. He was reported present or accounted for in March - December 1862 and from September 1863 through January 1864. He reported for detail as a
coast-guardsman at Fair Bluff in February 1864. On May 11, 1865 he was paroled in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Agnes Markham Canzona
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Isaiah Presley Markham
Private Isaiah P. Markham initially enlisted on May 1, 1861 at age 25 in Company C, 6th North Carolina State Troops. At the time of his enlistment he resided in Orange County, N.C.
He was discharged on October 24, 1861 for disability. On July 17, 1862 he again enlisted in Co. E, 56th Regiment in Wake County, NC. He was reported present or accounted for
through February 1864. He reported on duty as an ambulance driver during much of that period. He was promoted to Corporal in March-May 1864. He was killed at Ware Bottom
Church, VA., May 20, 1864.
Dorothy Beatrice Jarvis Cheshire
Great Niece
Sketch of
Luckett C. Jarvis
Private Luckett C. Jarvis resided in Yadkin County, NC where he enlisted at age 25, March 8, 1862. That same date he mustered into “I” Co., NC 28th Infantry. On May 27, 1862 he
was captured at Hanover Courthouse, Virginia and confined on May 31, 1862 at Fort Monroe, VA. On June 15, 1862 he was transferred to Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, where on
July 12, 1862 he was paroled and transferred to Aiken’s Landing, James River, Virginia. He remained there until his exchange August 5, 1862. He returned to duty prior to November
1, 1862. On June 24, 1863, Pvt. Jarvis died of “Febris typhoides” at Richmond, VA.
Ethel Mae Stuart Foster
Great Grand Daughter
Sketch of
H. Frank Madison
H. Frank Madison was born about 1831 in Surry County, NC and died after September 1870 in Yadkin County, NC He enlisted as a Private into Co. D, 63rd Regiment NC Troops
(Partisan Rangers). He appears on Company Muster Roll for Sept. 13, 1862 to Oct. 31, 1862. He enlisted July 18, 1862 at Wells Farm by James Wells. He was present or accounted
for in Mocksville, NC November and December, 1862, and January and February 1863 by J.W. Rich. In March and April 1863 he was counted present in Wells Farm by James Wells.
Mary Agnes Walker Eskridge
Grand Daughter
Sketch of
Joseph Morgan Walker
The records show that Joseph M. Walker, name also found as Joseph Morgan Walker and J.W. Walker, a private of Company D, 16th Regiment North Carolina Infantry (formerly
6th Reg’t NC Inf. Vol.), Confederate States Army, enlisted 10 May 1861 at Rutherford, North Carolina, age 21 years, was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
He was transferred to Company I, 56th Regiment NC Infantry, CSA, 19 March 1862, and the company muster roll for July and August 1862 shows him present. He was promoted to
Sergeant 7 April 1862 and to 2nd Lieutenant of the company 29 July 1862. The company muster roll for 31 Aug. to Dec. 31, 1864, latest of file, shows him present.
The Union Prisoner of War records show that he was captured 1 April 1862 at Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia, and imprisoned at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. and Johnson
Island, Ohio, where he was released 20 June 1865, on taking the Oath of Allegiance to the United States. His residence, Mooresboro, North Carolina.
(Source: Letter from Maj. Gen. J.A. Ulio War Department, The Adjutant General’s Office, Washington DC to Mrs. W.E. Shope, Asheville, NC)
Joann Combs Self, Great Granddaughter
Wendy Self Boling, Great-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Hiram Wesley Combs
Hiram Wesley Combs was born on September 30, 1832 in Lambsburg, Virginia. He married Fannie Effie Masten in Kentucky in 1854. Her parents were George Masten and Betty
Taylor Masten. Fannie was born on March 19, 1843 in Kentucky.
Hiram and his three brothers enlisted in service on May 29, 1861 in Wytheville, Virginia. He served in Company E, 45th Regiment, Infantry, Virginia. He served under Colonel Henry
Heath and fought at Gettysburg, where he was wounded. His brigade had more losses than any other brigade. After his death in 1905 from organic heart disease, his widow Fannie,
applied for a pension and received $5.00 per year. She died on December 26, 1923 and was buried in Forsyth County, NC.
Bessie Pryce Cornelius Foxworth
Grand Daughter
Sketch of
John Henry Cornelius
John Henry Cornelius was born March 9, 1837 in Yadkin County, NC and died July 11, 1878 in Yadkin County. On August 10, 1861 at Camp Enon, NC, he enlisted as a Private. He
was 23 years old. He mustered into F Company, NC 28th Infantry and was promoted to Corporal October 10, 1861. His next promotion was to 3rd Lieutenant on April 12, 1862. On
May 27, 1862, during the battle of Hanover Court House, Virginia, he was wounded in the right thigh and captured. Four days later he was hospitalized at New York City. On August 23,
1862, John was transferred to Ft. Delaware, DE, where he was paroled on Oct. 2, 1862. That same day he was again transferred to Aikens Landing, VA. It was here that his exchange
was conducted on November 10, 1862. On March 28, 1863, Cornelius resigned due to the wounds received.
Alice Page Daniel Hill
Great Grand Daughter
Sketch of
Rufus Fabius Temple
Rufus Fabius Temple was born December 25, 1828 in Wake County, NC. He died March 26, 1897 in Wake County. On September 22, 1849, in Lenoir County, NC, he married Mary
Elishaba Croom. Rufus was 34 years old at the time of his enlistment in Raleigh, NC. He on March 5, 1862 in Co. E, NC 47th Infantry joined as a Private. On August 15, 1862 he was
promoted to Comm. Sergeant. He was present or accounted for January and February, 1863. He was placed on the List of Prisoners of War belonging to the Army of Northern Virginia
who surrendered with General Lee to Lt. Gen. Grant. On April 9, 1865 he was paroled at Appomattox Court House.
Romona Jean Darnell Bolt
Great Granddaughter
Wendy J. Self Boling
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Alexander Sanders Kapp
Alexander Sanders Kapp was born June 12, 1818, and died August 24, 1884 in Forsyth County, N.C. On December 2, 1840 he married Angeline Saturla Ogburn, also of Forsyth
County. Kapp enlisted on June 22, 1864 in Company H, 74th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry. His son, William Washington Kapp belonged to the Regiment, Co. K, North Carolina
Infantry. On June 15, 1901, his widow was granted a pension based on Kapp’s military service.
Sallie Lindsay Greenfield
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Dr. William Dillon Lindsay
Dr. William Dillon Lindsay was born in Guilford County, NC and died about 1870 in Lexington, NC. In 1854, he married Elizabeth Gray in Randolph County, NC. At the time of his
enlistment at age 40, Lindsay resided in Davidson County. On October 14, 1862 he was commissioned Major and assigned as surgeon into the Medical Corps, 48th Infantry Regiment
. On April 3, 1863, he resigned by reasons of “condition of my private affairs...” His resignation was accepted on April 20, 1863. His wife died June 5, 1888 in Lexington, NC.
Verna Angelia Mackie Grogan
Grt-Grt-Granddaughter
Sketch of
William Lee Martin
Pvt. William Lee Martin was born December 24, 1829 in Yadkin County, NC. He died Mar 11, 1909, also in Yadkin County. William enlisted on May 25, 1861 in Yadkin County at age
31. He was appointed Sergeant September-October 1862. On July 3-4, 1863, he was captured at Gettysburg, PA and confined at Pt. Lookout, MD, until paroled and exchanged at
Coxe’s Landing, James River, Virginia on February 14-15, 1865. Martin was admitted to the hospital at Richmond, Virginia on February 19, 1865 and furloughed for forty days
February 20, 1865.
Peggy Bowen Leight
Grand Niece
Sketch of
Jesse Gray Latham
Jesse G. Latham was 21 years old when he enlisted at Beaufort County, North Carolina on April 22, 1861. He mustered into Company K, North Carolina 1st Light Artillery. On August
29, 1861 he was captured at Fort Hatteras, North Carolina and confined at Fort Warren, Mass. on or about September 10, 1861. By December he had been paroled. On January 30,
1863 he was promoted to Corporal and on May 30, 1863 promoted to Sergeant. He was present or accounted for on muster rolls October 30, 1864, but the place is not stated.
Maxine Chaplin Long- Inez Chaplin Howard-Iva Nell Chaplin Swain
Great Granddaughters
Sketch of
Walker G. Howard
Walker G. Howard resided in Davie County, NC and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting at Camp Vance, Petersburg, Virginia at age 26. He enlisted on September 17, 1863
as a Private in Company “F”, 22nd NC Regiment. On April 2, 1865, he was captured near Petersburg, VA and confined at Point Lookout Prison Camp in Maryland. It was here that Pvt.
Howard took his Oath of Allegiance on June 24, 1865.
Maxine Chaplin Long - Inez Chaplin Howard -Iva Nell Chaplin Swain
Great Granddaughters
Sketch of
Alvin Samuel Phelps
Alvin Samuel Phelps was born June 30, 1836 in Forsyth County, NC and died there on May 29, 1920. On December 30, 1869 he married Mary Hauser in Forsyth County. At the time
of his enlistment on August 8, 1862, Alvin was a 26 year old farmer living in Davidson County, NC. He mustered into “H” Company, NC 48th Infantry. On December 13, 1862, Pvt.
Phelps was wounded in both thighs at Fredericksburg, VA. For the next year he was classified as wounded-absent. He reported present in March-April and September-October, 1864.
Records show he took the Oath of Allegiance on June 29, 1865.
Sarah Norman Jones
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Joshua Wade Norman
Joshua Wade Norman was born May 15, 1819 in Stokes County, N.C. and died February 18, 1891 in Forsyth County, N.C. On January 4, 1847, he married Nancy Vogler, also of
Stokes County, N.C. On June 23, 1864 at the age of 46, Joshua joined the Confederate 7 Senior Reserves N.C. under Capt. William Clinard. This company subsequently became
Captain Clinard’s Company 7th Regiment North Carolina Senior Reserves in November 1864. On November 14, 1864, he remained in the same regiment, but reported to Captain Eli E.
Holland’s Company. His muster papers described him as 5’11”, fair complexion, gray hair, blue eyes, and a miller by occupation.
Hazel Katherine Dority Weaver -Billie Dority Thompson -Katherine Copeland Fisher
Great Granddaughters
Mary Elizabeth Weaver Evans
Grt-Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Sidney Baker Malone
Sidney Baker Malone was born about 1836 in Caswell County, NC and died there on August 28, 1871. On December 24, 1857 he married Eliza Ann Warren in Orange County, N.C.
He was 25 years old at the time of his enlistment on July 8, 1862 into “F” Company, NC 33rd Infantry. On May 6, 1864, Malone was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness. He was
reported absent wounded until April 3, 1865, when he was captured while in the hospital at Richmond, VA. He was transferred on April 23, 1865 to Newport News, Virginia. It is
assumed he remained there until his release on June 30, 1865, after taking the Oath of Allegiance.
Margaret Stinson Tocce
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
George Hobson
George Hobson was born February 24, 1815 and died December 14, 1896 in Yadkin County, NC. On December 25, 1838 he married Zilpha Williams in Yadkin County. On July 22,
1864, Hobson enlisted in the Confederate 5 Senior Reserves North Carolina in Statesville, NC. He was 47 years old. This company subsequently became Company F, 5th Regiment
North Carolina Senior Reserves. At the time of his enlistment he was described as 5’ 8” tall, fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes and farmed for an occupation.
Tara Lynn Lynch
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
William Henry Pell
William Henry Pell enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. “I”, 21st Regiment North Carolina on June 5, 1861 in Surry County, NC. He was 26 years old. He was appointed 3rd Lieutenant on
November 14, 1862 and promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on January 16, 1863. He was present or accounted for until wounded in the breast and lungs while at Chancellorsville, VA on May
14, 1863. He was reported absent-wounded through October 1864, but returned to duty in November 1864 through February 1865. He resignation for disability was accepted by the
Medical Examining Board on February 18, 1865.
Laura Jane Gibson Stallard
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
John Brown Sikes
John Brown Sikes was born January 19, 1837 and died December 24, 1912 in Mecklenburg County, N.C. On August 20, 1866, he married Mary Jane Williams in Union County, N.C.
Sikes was 24 years old when he enlisted in Union County on May 3, 1861. He mustered in as private and promoted to Corporal on June 4, 1863. He was present or accounted for until
his capture at Hatcher’s Run, Virginia on April 2, 1865. Sikes was confined at Hart’s Island, New York Harbor, until his release June 17-18, 1865, after taking the Oath of Allegiance.
Betty C. Huffman Molinare
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
David M. Russell
David M. Russell was born about 1830 in Mecklenburg Co., NC and died April 28, 1862 in Raleigh, N.C. On March 2, 1854 he married Nancy Jane Hunter in Mecklenburg Co., N.C. On
March 29, 1862, at the age of 32, Russell enlisted as a Private into “I” Company, NC 48th Infantry. Thirty days later he died of fever at Raleigh, N.C. Russell was buried at
Philadelphia Presbyterian Church at Mint Hill, N.C.
Nancy Louise Frye Lumley
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Zachariah Melton
Zachariah Melton, brother of Richard, enlisted September 22, 1864 in Yadkinville, N.C. He was born August, 1832 in Surry County and died in 1914. He enlisted on March 8, 1862 as a
private, and mustered into “I” Company, NC 28th Infantry. On May 27, 1862 he was captured at Hanover Court House, Virginia and confined at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He was
transferred on June 15, 1862 to Fort Columbus, New York and paroled on July 12. Melton was then transferred that same day to Aiken’s Landing, James River, Virginia where he was
exchanged on August 5. On January 15, 1863 he was listed as AWOL, but returned September 22, 1864. He was reported present in Company G, 52nd Regiment November-
December 1864.
Nancy Louise Frye Lumley - Vida Joann Combs Self
Great Grand Nieces
Wendy J. Self Boling
Grt-Great Grand Niece
Sketch of
John Williams
John Williams was born November 20, 1824 in Surry County, NC and died February 12, 1863. On April 9, 1845 he married in Surry County, Sabrilla Brown of Yadkin County. He
enlisted in the Yadkin County Militia, NC Home Guard. The February 14, 1906 edition of “The Yadkin Ripple” newspaper stated, “John Williams, another home guard, was seen to
place his hand over his heart and was heard to exclaim, ‘O, my God, I am shot!’. He died in a few minutes.”
Nancy Louise Frye Lumley
Grt-Great Grand Niece
Sketch of
Richard Green Melton
Richard Green Melton was born in about 1831 in Surry County, NC. On April 21, 1852 he married Elizabeth Spillman in Yadkin County, N.C. On March 8, 1862 at age 35, he enlisted
into “I” Company, NC 28th Infantry. He died in a hospital in Richmond, Virginia of “diarrhoea”.
Hazel Katherine Dority Weaver
Great Grand Niece
Sketch of
Bartlett Yancey Malone
Bartlett Yancey Malone was born around 1838 and died May 4, 1890 in Caswell County, NC. On June 6, 1861, at age 22, he enlisted in Company H, 6th Regiment, North Carolina
Infantry. In May-June 1862 he was promoted from Private to Corporal. On July 1, 1862, during the battle at Malvern Hill, Virginia, he was wounded in the head. On February 1, 1863,
Malone received another promotion to Sergeant. He sustained wounds again on May 4, 1863 during the battle at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Malone was captured at Rappahannock
Station, Virginia, November 7, 1863 and confined at Point Lookout, Maryland until paroled and transferred to Aikens Landing, James River, Virginia. He remained at this location from
February 25 - March 3, 1865 until his exchange took place. He was then admitted to the hospital at Richmond, Virginia. Malone kept a diary of the everyday life of a foot soldier
through the entire war. His diary, entitled “Whipt ‘em Everytime,” was published in 1960 by McCowat-Mercer Press, Inc.
Anne Lentz Weaver
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Martin Luther Bost
Martin Luther Bost was born September 25, 1826 at Bost’s Mills, N.C. and died December 6, 1903 at Cabarras County, N.C. On November 6, 1855, in Cabarras County, he married
Rozetta Crowell. On June 15, 1861, at Bost’s Mill’s, Martin enlisted into Company F, 9th Regiment, 1st Cavalry and was mustered in as Corporal. Bost was discharged on May 15,
1863 “having furnished a substitute in L. Rowan Rose.”
Bonnie Day Carr Musselman
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
John D. Wilbon
John D. Wilbon enlisted in New Hanover County, N.C. on March 8, 1862. He mustered in a Corporal with the 2nd Company D, 36th Reg’t Artillery, North Carolina Troops. In 1864 he
was promoted to Sergeant, but was reduced to ranks August 23, 1864. Wilbon was captured at Ft. Fisher on January 15, 1865 and confined at Point Lookout, Maryland. He was
exchanged at Coxe’s Landing, James River, Virginia on February 14, 1865. From there, he was detailed at Camp Lee, near Richmond, Virginia, where it is assumed he remained until
the end of the war. Wilbon was born October 22, 1822 in Virginia and died June 27, 1904 in Durham, N.C. On April 23, 1856 he married Martha T. Gains in Orange County, N.C.
Gloria Jeannie Foster Rowland
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
John Murphy Foster
John Murphy Foster was born April 3, 1836 in Davie County, NC and died November 16, 1919 in Forsyth County, NC. On January 20, 1859, in Davie County, he married Comfort Annie
Orrell. Foster enlisted on March 24, 1862 at Davie County and mustered into “F” Company, North Carolina 42nd Infantry as a Private. He received his $50.00 Confederate Bounty on
May 10, 1862 and was present or accounted for from June 30, 1862 to October 1862. His muster roll dated August 31 to December 31, 1862 listed him absent and hospitalized at
Wilson, N.C. He returned to active service on January 1863 and was detailed to Kirkland’s Brigade as a carpenter and worked at General Whitings Headquarters in Wilmington, N.C.
His next appears on the register of Pettigrew General Hospital #13 in Raleigh, N.C. He had fractured his left thigh as a result of a fallen tree, and was admitted March 11, 1865. On April
13, 1865, when the city was captured, Foster became a Prisoner of War. On April 18, 1865 his name again appears on a register of the hospital showing issuance of clothing. Foster
was paroled June 11, 1865. His application for pension, dated July 24, 1902, was certified and filed by the Forsyth County Board of County Commissioners.
Frances Alexinia Bailey Chambers
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Alexander Chovin Anderson
Alexander Chovin Anderson was born May 13, 1823 in Georgetown, S.C. He died January 10, 1919 in Charleston, S.C. He married Frances Caroline Bee on January 5, 1865 in
Charleston. Anderson entered the service on November 8, 1861 at Stallsville, S.C. and formed a Cavalry Union called Anderson Company. His obituary in the News & Courier of
Charleston stated that Capt. Anderson organized the Dorchester Rifles at Summerville, S.C. He was detailed by Gen. Hardee as a guide and later to Gen. Ridpley, who was at that time
in command at Ft. Sumter. Later, Anderson was detailed as a government impressing officer where he served until the end of the war. The Charleston County Courthouse Distribution
of State pension fund shows that Anderson received a class A pension, receiving a check of $96.00 on April 12, 1916.
Margaret Wise Goins
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Absolom Wise
Absolom Wise was born January 12, 1837 in Lincoln County, where he died on September 2, 1916. On September 30, 1866, he married Polly Ann Rhyn in Lincoln County. On July 4,
1862, Absolom was enlisted by Capt. Speck into Company G, 57th Regiment, Infantry. He was first listed as missing on Company Muster roll after the battle near Fredericksburg, but
was present in June. He was reported admitted to Episcopal Church Hospital, Williamsburg, VA in May of 1863, and listed as wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in July of that same
year. Taken as a POW, Wise was paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland and transferred to Aiken’s Landing, Virginia on February 24, 1865. He applied for pension after 1901.
Mary Heston Martin
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
B. S. Martin
B.S. Martin enlisted into Company A, 22nd Regiment Infantry on July 23, 1861. He was a 52 year old farmer at the time of his enlistment. On April 16, 1863 he was discharged due to
chronic diarrhoea.
Lillian Ruffin Cromer Bergman
Granddaughter
Sketch of
Felix Grundy Crutchfield
At the time of his enlistment on May 8, 1861, Felix was an 18 year old Clerk. He mustered into Company E, NC 13th Infantry. On November 24, 1864 he was promoted to Sergeant
Major and transferred into Field and Staff, North Carolina 8th Infantry. He was paroled on May 4, 1865 in Greensboro, N.C. Felix was born August 6, 1842 in Alamance County, NC and
died July 1, 1906 in Winston-Salem, NC. On Dec. 10, 1874 he married Susan Alice Henley in Forsyth County, N.C. In the July 18, 1877 edition of the People’s Press, John H.
Crutchfield’s (Felix’s father) obituary listed Felix’s occupation as the conductor of the N.W.N.C. Railroad.
Nell Dean Owen Alspaugh
Granddaughter
Sketch of
William Hillery Bishop
William H. Bishop enlisted into Company G, North Carolina 2nd Infantry on May 24, 1861 in Jones County, N.C. He was 21 years old. His muster rolls listed him as follows: May 3, 1863,
Wounded at Chancellorsville, VA; November 7, 1863 Prisoner of War at Kelly’s Ford, VA.; November 9, 1863, confined to Point Lookout, MD; February 24, 1865 paroled and
transferred to Aiken’s Landing, Virginia for exchange. On November 15, 1862 he was promoted to Corporal. He was promoted again to Sergeant on December 1, 1862.
Sarah Harris Ashburn
Grand Niece
Sketch of
John Edward Oliver
John Edward Oliver was born about 1841 in Virginia and died May 10, 1862 in Richmond, Virginia. He enlisted July 22, 1861 at Jamestown into Capt. Nelson’s Company, Virginia Light
Artillery, CSA. Oliver died on May 10, 1862 at Richmond, Virginia.
Janet Blum Seippel
Granddaughter
Sketch of
James Alfred Blum
In March of 1862, James Alfred Blum enlisted as a private in Co. A, 1st NC Battalion, Sharp Shooter Johnson’s Brigade, Pegrams Division, 2nd Army Corps. He was wounded February
7, 1864 and captured April 7, 1865. He was released at the close of the war. He was born Jan. 31, 1846 and on March 16, 1871, he married Lizzie E. Wilson in Winston-Salem, N.C.
In his obituary of November 23, 1917, the Union Republican printed the following:
One by one the confederate veterans are crossing over the river to rest in the shade of the trees upon the other side, and their ranks are getting thin and scattered. In this city,
November 23, Dr. James A. Blum died at the age of about 72 years. He was a native of this city, a dentist by profession, and entered the confederate service at the age of sixteen
years. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J.D. Rogers of Durham and Miss Bessie Blum of this city, and six sons, Messrs: J.W., Allie and Peter of this city; Thomas Blum of New
York; Frank Blum of Kentucky and John Blum of South Carolina. In his professional life, Dr. Blum was widely known and esteemed. As a citizen, he was faithful to every trust and had
the welfare of Winston-Salem ever at heart. As a personal friend he was a true as steel, courteous and kind. The confederate veterans will miss him, for he was ever attentive to their
needs and interest. Personally, the local editor will miss his kindly greeting for we were the best of friends. Peace to his ashes.
Cindy Hoffman Casey
Great Great Grand Niece
Sketch of
Green H. Usery
Green H. Usery was born in 1843 in Mississippi. On March 3, 1862, at LaFayette County, he enlisted as a private for a period of three years in Company C, 37th Regiment, Mississippi
Infantry. Also known as Smith’s Rifle’s, this company subsequently became Co. C, 34th Reg’t Mississippi Infantry. His regiment accompanied General Bragg’s army to Chattanooga in
July, 1862, marched in the latter part of August through Middle Tennessee into Kentucky, with Hardee’s Corps, and participated in the battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862. The
regiment was distinguished in the most desperate fighting of the day, making repeated charges against Parson’s Battery, supported by Gen. James S. Jackson’s Division, and finally
carrying it, but at a frightful cost. The Thirty-fourth lost heavily under a crossfire, all three of the field officers being wounded, the Lieutenant-Colonel and Major permanently disabled.
In the latter part of October the army marched through Cumberland Gap on the retreat to East Tennessee. In November, they advanced from Chattanooga to Shelbyville. On March
17, 1863, Green H. Usery died in the Gilmore Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The cause of death could have been from disease or from a fatal wound. He was buried in a mass
grave in the Confederate Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His name is listed on the iron tablet markers honoring the other 1,000 soldiers buried within the two acre cemetery.
Joann Combs Self, Great Niece
Wendy Self Boling, Great-Great Niece
Sketch of
St. Claire Combs
John Cannady Combs
The Combs brothers, Hiram Wesley, St. Claire and John Cannady all enlisted into the C.S.A. on May 29, 1861 in Wytheville, VA. St. Clair, born July 2, 1849*, and resided in Carroll
County, VA. He enlisted into “E” Company, VA, 45th Infantry. He was described at enlistment at five foot tall, dark eyes and dark hair. His service papers state that he was furloughed
on November 15, 1861, but the place of furlough is unknown. On December 15, 1961 he was detailed as a nurse, and on December 15, 1862 his detail was changed to that of a
teamster. On March 4, 1865 he was taken as a prisoner of war at Waynesboro, VA and confined at Ft. Delaware, DE. St. Clair took the Oath of Allegiance on June 19, 1865 and was
released the same day. His date of death is Nov. 11, year unknown. St. Clair Combs was buried at Blue Ridge Chapel Cemetery, Virginia.
John Cannady was born May 6, 1939 and probably resided in Carroll Co., VA with his brother St. Clair. On July 12, 1961, John was listed as sick in Wytheville, VA. He was furloughed
on November 15, 1861 and absent without leave on July 1, 1862. In 1864 he was transferred into the Virginia 29th Infantry. John Cannady Combs died April 3, 1913 and was buried in
the Blue Ridge Chapel Cemetery, Virginia.
Marie Alta Hobson Smith
Great-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Bennett Martin
Bennett Martin enlisted into service on February 1, 1863 at Yadkin County, NC, the place of his residence. At the time of his enlistment, he was 29 years old. He musted into “F” Co.,
NC 28th Infantry and was killed on May 23, 1864 in Jericho Mills, VA. On January 10, 1856, in Yadkin County, NC, Bennett married Mary Millander Trulove of Surry Co., N.C. To this
marriage was born a son, Wesley Alexander Martin (b. 19 May 1862 d. 3 Dec 1947), who married Flora Ann Poindexter (b. 25 Dec. 1869 d. 18 Jun 1958). Their daughter Myrtle Martin
(b. 14 Aug. 1891 d.28 Jun 1936) married Clifton Confrad Coffey (b. 27 Nov 1876 d. 28 Feb. 1957). Their daughter, Edith married Clinton Dallas Hobson, parents of Marie Hobson
Smith, UDC member. On April 4, 1864, Bennet Martin wrote the following letter to his wife while he was detailed at Liberty Hill, VA:
Dear Wife I am well all to bad cold. I haven’t got none letter from you since I left home I am very curious to hire howyou all are. Whether you ae wll of the measels yet or not. Tomoro is
the time theeast bend mail comes in I hope I may git a letter from you. It will be groit pleasur to me if I can git one and can learn you and the childrin are wll in deed it would well
Millander Benet and Georgh is siting eating shugar and I stop & eat som two Sow you may know we are living sweet well as for nwse I have nothing new to write about today. Millander
I & Gough are going to send you some coffey and wont you to have it maid & have a frolick agaent we git up home for we hope the ware wount last long and we wount to come home.
yes Tom wounts to come two. Govner W R Nan mad a speash to our brigad a few days sinc well if you will pardin my short note & foolish nes I will close pleasewrit often to me for I
Have to hire often from you. well, dwo the best you can & I will come home as early as I can. Yours forever Milner Benet Martin
Florence Conway Wester
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
John Richardson
John Richardson was born about 1833 and died about 1892 in Louisa County, VA. On May 13, 1861 he married Elizabeth M. Shelton in Louisa County. Richardson was the Captain of
Co. “F”, 56th Virginia Infantry, also known as ‘Louisa Nelson Grays’.
Virginia Caroline Peters Winn
Granddaughter
Sketch of
Whitfield Peters
Whitfield Peters enlisted as a private in Warrenton, Virginia on May 28, 1861. He was in Co. C, 49th Regiment, Virginia Infantry. The Peters family came to Virginia directly from Ireland
about 1720. A generation earlier they had lived in Scotland. Whitfield was born 21 August 1841 in a colonial mansion on a 700 acre farm called “Cherry Lane.” He was the youngest
of fourteen children born to Jesse and Jane Peters. Jesse died in 1858 and owned 29 slaves at the time of his death. Whitfield inherited a slave from his father’s estate. Whitfield and
his brothers planned to move to the western frontier. His family opposed secession and in 1860, voted for the candidate John Bell, of the constitutional Union Party. The outbreak of
the Civil War disrupted Whitfield’s western plans. He joined a local infantry unit that became Co. C, 49th Virginia Infantry Regiment. He was put on a train headed for Manassas. There
he observed soldiers from the Deep South jumping off the slow moving train and running ahead for fear that the battle would be over before they arrived. During the battle of Bull Run,
Whitfield found a rifle he like beside the body of a dead soldier. He kept it and this rifle is still in the possession of the family. He observed that his Colonel “Extra Billy” Smith goofed in
leading the regiment. Whitfield was hit in the shoulder by a Yankee bullet. He was put on a train and sent home. The danger of infection and death passes, but his left arm remained
useless. In the fall of 1863, Whitfield rejoined the Army, this time as a courier. He served until Appomattox. His brother, Joseph was killed at Seven Pines. Two other brothers in uniform
survived the war, one having also survived the Mexican War. On Feb. 11, 1874, Whitfield married the beautiful Sallie Nannie Boteler. Her family lived at “Pleasant View”, a farm
adjacent to “Cherry Lane”. They had four sons. Whitfield died Sunday morning, April 10, 1927. He was buried on his farm at a site selected by his wife, who predeceased him.
Dorothea Bell Boyst
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Augustus Harcourt Anderson Bell
Augustus Bell was born just outside of Waynesboro, Burke Co. GA, the son of Green Bell (1793 - 15 Feb. 1866) and Rebecca Bonnell (ca 1805 - after 1866). He died from pneumonia
50 years later after walking to town in the rain to vote a few days earlier. He spent his last hours in the same house in which he grew up, married and raised his family.
As a young man, he was a school master at the Sandersville Academy until the school closed at the beginning of the war. By that time, he had already married Sarah Louisa Tarbutton
(ca 1845 - 5 Jan 1877) on 7 Feby 1860 and had one child. On 8 Aug 1861, he joined Co. E Cobb's Legion (infantry battalion) Ga Vol. in Waynesboro and was paroled in Augusta on 25
May 1865. He returned home to farm, teach school, and raise six children. His youngest boy was William Augustus Bell (18 Aug 1872 - 16 Apr 1951) who married Mattie Wade Turner
(20 Mar 1874 - 24 Jan 1924) on 8 Dec 1897. Their eldest child who survived infancy was DeLamar Turner Bell (12 Mar 1905 - 25 Sept. 1983) who was married on 5 Aug 1933 to
Dorothea Lyford (19 Mar 1897 - 28 Aug 1983) and had two children. The younger of these is Dorothea Louise Bell (30 Mar 1937 - ) who was married on 5 Aug 1967 to Charles Fortson
Boyst (2 Jan 1925 -)
Elizabeth Watson Grimes Davis
Great Great Uncle
Sketch of
Haywood Parker Watson
Haywood Parker Watson was born September 10, 1846 in Davidson County, NC and died November 17, 1932 in Davidson County. He enlisted on May 23,1864 at Camp Holmes at age
17. He mustered in as a private of Company C, 1st Regiment, NC Junior Reserves. When he was paroled at Greensboro, N.C. on May 9, 1865, he was listed as a private of Company
A, 10th Battalion, NC Heavy Artillery.
Katherine Holmes Goggans Andrews
Real Daughter
Sketch of
Capt. Daniel Pickens Goggans
Mrs. Andrews joined the UDC on February 15, 1944 on the record of her father Captain Daniel Pickens Goggans, Co. B, 1st Reg’t South Carolina Infantry. She later transferred her
membership to the James B. Gordan Chapter.
Great Niece
Sketch of
Capt. Charles E. Smith
Captain Charles E. Smith of Anson County, NC enlisted into Company C NC 14th Infantry as a 1st Lieutenant. He was 24 years old at the time of his enlistment on April 22, 1861. By
occupation he was a businessman before his enlistment. On June 15, 1861 he was promoted to Captain. He was present or accounted for until he declined to be re-elected, and was
discharged when the regiment was reorganized on April 25, 1862.
Hazel Katherine Dority Weaver
Great Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Ephraim Norris
Private Ephraim Norris was born in Person County, NC where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting at age 32, March 1, 1862 at Hurdles Mill.. On April 21, 1862 he mustered into
“A” Company, NC 50th Infantry. He was reported present or accounted for in March - December 1862 and from September 1863 through January 1864. He reported for detail as a
coast-guardsman at Fair Bluff in February 1864. On May 11, 1865 he was paroled in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Agnes Markham Canzona
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Isaiah Presley Markham
Private Isaiah P. Markham initially enlisted on May 1, 1861 at age 25 in Company C, 6th North Carolina State Troops. At the time of his enlistment he resided in Orange County, N.C.
He was discharged on October 24, 1861 for disability. On July 17, 1862 he again enlisted in Co. E, 56th Regiment in Wake County, NC. He was reported present or accounted for
through February 1864. He reported on duty as an ambulance driver during much of that period. He was promoted to Corporal in March-May 1864. He was killed at Ware Bottom
Church, VA., May 20, 1864.
Dorothy Beatrice Jarvis Cheshire
Great Niece
Sketch of
Luckett C. Jarvis
Private Luckett C. Jarvis resided in Yadkin County, NC where he enlisted at age 25, March 8, 1862. That same date he mustered into “I” Co., NC 28th Infantry. On May 27, 1862 he
was captured at Hanover Courthouse, Virginia and confined on May 31, 1862 at Fort Monroe, VA. On June 15, 1862 he was transferred to Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, where on
July 12, 1862 he was paroled and transferred to Aiken’s Landing, James River, Virginia. He remained there until his exchange August 5, 1862. He returned to duty prior to November
1, 1862. On June 24, 1863, Pvt. Jarvis died of “Febris typhoides” at Richmond, VA.
Ethel Mae Stuart Foster
Great Grand Daughter
Sketch of
H. Frank Madison
H. Frank Madison was born about 1831 in Surry County, NC and died after September 1870 in Yadkin County, NC He enlisted as a Private into Co. D, 63rd Regiment NC Troops
(Partisan Rangers). He appears on Company Muster Roll for Sept. 13, 1862 to Oct. 31, 1862. He enlisted July 18, 1862 at Wells Farm by James Wells. He was present or accounted
for in Mocksville, NC November and December, 1862, and January and February 1863 by J.W. Rich. In March and April 1863 he was counted present in Wells Farm by James Wells.
Mary Agnes Walker Eskridge
Grand Daughter
Sketch of
Joseph Morgan Walker
The records show that Joseph M. Walker, name also found as Joseph Morgan Walker and J.W. Walker, a private of Company D, 16th Regiment North Carolina Infantry (formerly
6th Reg’t NC Inf. Vol.), Confederate States Army, enlisted 10 May 1861 at Rutherford, North Carolina, age 21 years, was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
He was transferred to Company I, 56th Regiment NC Infantry, CSA, 19 March 1862, and the company muster roll for July and August 1862 shows him present. He was promoted to
Sergeant 7 April 1862 and to 2nd Lieutenant of the company 29 July 1862. The company muster roll for 31 Aug. to Dec. 31, 1864, latest of file, shows him present.
The Union Prisoner of War records show that he was captured 1 April 1862 at Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia, and imprisoned at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. and Johnson
Island, Ohio, where he was released 20 June 1865, on taking the Oath of Allegiance to the United States. His residence, Mooresboro, North Carolina.
(Source: Letter from Maj. Gen. J.A. Ulio War Department, The Adjutant General’s Office, Washington DC to Mrs. W.E. Shope, Asheville, NC)
Joann Combs Self, Great Granddaughter
Wendy Self Boling, Great-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Hiram Wesley Combs
Hiram Wesley Combs was born on September 30, 1832 in Lambsburg, Virginia. He married Fannie Effie Masten in Kentucky in 1854. Her parents were George Masten and Betty
Taylor Masten. Fannie was born on March 19, 1843 in Kentucky.
Hiram and his three brothers enlisted in service on May 29, 1861 in Wytheville, Virginia. He served in Company E, 45th Regiment, Infantry, Virginia. He served under Colonel Henry
Heath and fought at Gettysburg, where he was wounded. His brigade had more losses than any other brigade. After his death in 1905 from organic heart disease, his widow Fannie,
applied for a pension and received $5.00 per year. She died on December 26, 1923 and was buried in Forsyth County, NC.
Bessie Pryce Cornelius Foxworth
Grand Daughter
Sketch of
John Henry Cornelius
John Henry Cornelius was born March 9, 1837 in Yadkin County, NC and died July 11, 1878 in Yadkin County. On August 10, 1861 at Camp Enon, NC, he enlisted as a Private. He
was 23 years old. He mustered into F Company, NC 28th Infantry and was promoted to Corporal October 10, 1861. His next promotion was to 3rd Lieutenant on April 12, 1862. On
May 27, 1862, during the battle of Hanover Court House, Virginia, he was wounded in the right thigh and captured. Four days later he was hospitalized at New York City. On August 23,
1862, John was transferred to Ft. Delaware, DE, where he was paroled on Oct. 2, 1862. That same day he was again transferred to Aikens Landing, VA. It was here that his exchange
was conducted on November 10, 1862. On March 28, 1863, Cornelius resigned due to the wounds received.
Alice Page Daniel Hill
Great Grand Daughter
Sketch of
Rufus Fabius Temple
Rufus Fabius Temple was born December 25, 1828 in Wake County, NC. He died March 26, 1897 in Wake County. On September 22, 1849, in Lenoir County, NC, he married Mary
Elishaba Croom. Rufus was 34 years old at the time of his enlistment in Raleigh, NC. He on March 5, 1862 in Co. E, NC 47th Infantry joined as a Private. On August 15, 1862 he was
promoted to Comm. Sergeant. He was present or accounted for January and February, 1863. He was placed on the List of Prisoners of War belonging to the Army of Northern Virginia
who surrendered with General Lee to Lt. Gen. Grant. On April 9, 1865 he was paroled at Appomattox Court House.
Romona Jean Darnell Bolt
Great Granddaughter
Wendy J. Self Boling
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Alexander Sanders Kapp
Alexander Sanders Kapp was born June 12, 1818, and died August 24, 1884 in Forsyth County, N.C. On December 2, 1840 he married Angeline Saturla Ogburn, also of Forsyth
County. Kapp enlisted on June 22, 1864 in Company H, 74th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry. His son, William Washington Kapp belonged to the Regiment, Co. K, North Carolina
Infantry. On June 15, 1901, his widow was granted a pension based on Kapp’s military service.
Sallie Lindsay Greenfield
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Dr. William Dillon Lindsay
Dr. William Dillon Lindsay was born in Guilford County, NC and died about 1870 in Lexington, NC. In 1854, he married Elizabeth Gray in Randolph County, NC. At the time of his
enlistment at age 40, Lindsay resided in Davidson County. On October 14, 1862 he was commissioned Major and assigned as surgeon into the Medical Corps, 48th Infantry Regiment
. On April 3, 1863, he resigned by reasons of “condition of my private affairs...” His resignation was accepted on April 20, 1863. His wife died June 5, 1888 in Lexington, NC.
Verna Angelia Mackie Grogan
Grt-Grt-Granddaughter
Sketch of
William Lee Martin
Pvt. William Lee Martin was born December 24, 1829 in Yadkin County, NC. He died Mar 11, 1909, also in Yadkin County. William enlisted on May 25, 1861 in Yadkin County at age
31. He was appointed Sergeant September-October 1862. On July 3-4, 1863, he was captured at Gettysburg, PA and confined at Pt. Lookout, MD, until paroled and exchanged at
Coxe’s Landing, James River, Virginia on February 14-15, 1865. Martin was admitted to the hospital at Richmond, Virginia on February 19, 1865 and furloughed for forty days
February 20, 1865.
Peggy Bowen Leight
Grand Niece
Sketch of
Jesse Gray Latham
Jesse G. Latham was 21 years old when he enlisted at Beaufort County, North Carolina on April 22, 1861. He mustered into Company K, North Carolina 1st Light Artillery. On August
29, 1861 he was captured at Fort Hatteras, North Carolina and confined at Fort Warren, Mass. on or about September 10, 1861. By December he had been paroled. On January 30,
1863 he was promoted to Corporal and on May 30, 1863 promoted to Sergeant. He was present or accounted for on muster rolls October 30, 1864, but the place is not stated.
Maxine Chaplin Long- Inez Chaplin Howard-Iva Nell Chaplin Swain
Great Granddaughters
Sketch of
Walker G. Howard
Walker G. Howard resided in Davie County, NC and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting at Camp Vance, Petersburg, Virginia at age 26. He enlisted on September 17, 1863
as a Private in Company “F”, 22nd NC Regiment. On April 2, 1865, he was captured near Petersburg, VA and confined at Point Lookout Prison Camp in Maryland. It was here that Pvt.
Howard took his Oath of Allegiance on June 24, 1865.
Maxine Chaplin Long - Inez Chaplin Howard -Iva Nell Chaplin Swain
Great Granddaughters
Sketch of
Alvin Samuel Phelps
Alvin Samuel Phelps was born June 30, 1836 in Forsyth County, NC and died there on May 29, 1920. On December 30, 1869 he married Mary Hauser in Forsyth County. At the time
of his enlistment on August 8, 1862, Alvin was a 26 year old farmer living in Davidson County, NC. He mustered into “H” Company, NC 48th Infantry. On December 13, 1862, Pvt.
Phelps was wounded in both thighs at Fredericksburg, VA. For the next year he was classified as wounded-absent. He reported present in March-April and September-October, 1864.
Records show he took the Oath of Allegiance on June 29, 1865.
Sarah Norman Jones
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Joshua Wade Norman
Joshua Wade Norman was born May 15, 1819 in Stokes County, N.C. and died February 18, 1891 in Forsyth County, N.C. On January 4, 1847, he married Nancy Vogler, also of
Stokes County, N.C. On June 23, 1864 at the age of 46, Joshua joined the Confederate 7 Senior Reserves N.C. under Capt. William Clinard. This company subsequently became
Captain Clinard’s Company 7th Regiment North Carolina Senior Reserves in November 1864. On November 14, 1864, he remained in the same regiment, but reported to Captain Eli E.
Holland’s Company. His muster papers described him as 5’11”, fair complexion, gray hair, blue eyes, and a miller by occupation.
Hazel Katherine Dority Weaver -Billie Dority Thompson -Katherine Copeland Fisher
Great Granddaughters
Mary Elizabeth Weaver Evans
Grt-Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Sidney Baker Malone
Sidney Baker Malone was born about 1836 in Caswell County, NC and died there on August 28, 1871. On December 24, 1857 he married Eliza Ann Warren in Orange County, N.C.
He was 25 years old at the time of his enlistment on July 8, 1862 into “F” Company, NC 33rd Infantry. On May 6, 1864, Malone was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness. He was
reported absent wounded until April 3, 1865, when he was captured while in the hospital at Richmond, VA. He was transferred on April 23, 1865 to Newport News, Virginia. It is
assumed he remained there until his release on June 30, 1865, after taking the Oath of Allegiance.
Margaret Stinson Tocce
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
George Hobson
George Hobson was born February 24, 1815 and died December 14, 1896 in Yadkin County, NC. On December 25, 1838 he married Zilpha Williams in Yadkin County. On July 22,
1864, Hobson enlisted in the Confederate 5 Senior Reserves North Carolina in Statesville, NC. He was 47 years old. This company subsequently became Company F, 5th Regiment
North Carolina Senior Reserves. At the time of his enlistment he was described as 5’ 8” tall, fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes and farmed for an occupation.
Tara Lynn Lynch
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
William Henry Pell
William Henry Pell enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. “I”, 21st Regiment North Carolina on June 5, 1861 in Surry County, NC. He was 26 years old. He was appointed 3rd Lieutenant on
November 14, 1862 and promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on January 16, 1863. He was present or accounted for until wounded in the breast and lungs while at Chancellorsville, VA on May
14, 1863. He was reported absent-wounded through October 1864, but returned to duty in November 1864 through February 1865. He resignation for disability was accepted by the
Medical Examining Board on February 18, 1865.
Laura Jane Gibson Stallard
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
John Brown Sikes
John Brown Sikes was born January 19, 1837 and died December 24, 1912 in Mecklenburg County, N.C. On August 20, 1866, he married Mary Jane Williams in Union County, N.C.
Sikes was 24 years old when he enlisted in Union County on May 3, 1861. He mustered in as private and promoted to Corporal on June 4, 1863. He was present or accounted for until
his capture at Hatcher’s Run, Virginia on April 2, 1865. Sikes was confined at Hart’s Island, New York Harbor, until his release June 17-18, 1865, after taking the Oath of Allegiance.
Betty C. Huffman Molinare
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
David M. Russell
David M. Russell was born about 1830 in Mecklenburg Co., NC and died April 28, 1862 in Raleigh, N.C. On March 2, 1854 he married Nancy Jane Hunter in Mecklenburg Co., N.C. On
March 29, 1862, at the age of 32, Russell enlisted as a Private into “I” Company, NC 48th Infantry. Thirty days later he died of fever at Raleigh, N.C. Russell was buried at
Philadelphia Presbyterian Church at Mint Hill, N.C.
Nancy Louise Frye Lumley
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Zachariah Melton
Zachariah Melton, brother of Richard, enlisted September 22, 1864 in Yadkinville, N.C. He was born August, 1832 in Surry County and died in 1914. He enlisted on March 8, 1862 as a
private, and mustered into “I” Company, NC 28th Infantry. On May 27, 1862 he was captured at Hanover Court House, Virginia and confined at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He was
transferred on June 15, 1862 to Fort Columbus, New York and paroled on July 12. Melton was then transferred that same day to Aiken’s Landing, James River, Virginia where he was
exchanged on August 5. On January 15, 1863 he was listed as AWOL, but returned September 22, 1864. He was reported present in Company G, 52nd Regiment November-
December 1864.
Nancy Louise Frye Lumley - Vida Joann Combs Self
Great Grand Nieces
Wendy J. Self Boling
Grt-Great Grand Niece
Sketch of
John Williams
John Williams was born November 20, 1824 in Surry County, NC and died February 12, 1863. On April 9, 1845 he married in Surry County, Sabrilla Brown of Yadkin County. He
enlisted in the Yadkin County Militia, NC Home Guard. The February 14, 1906 edition of “The Yadkin Ripple” newspaper stated, “John Williams, another home guard, was seen to
place his hand over his heart and was heard to exclaim, ‘O, my God, I am shot!’. He died in a few minutes.”
Nancy Louise Frye Lumley
Grt-Great Grand Niece
Sketch of
Richard Green Melton
Richard Green Melton was born in about 1831 in Surry County, NC. On April 21, 1852 he married Elizabeth Spillman in Yadkin County, N.C. On March 8, 1862 at age 35, he enlisted
into “I” Company, NC 28th Infantry. He died in a hospital in Richmond, Virginia of “diarrhoea”.
Hazel Katherine Dority Weaver
Great Grand Niece
Sketch of
Bartlett Yancey Malone
Bartlett Yancey Malone was born around 1838 and died May 4, 1890 in Caswell County, NC. On June 6, 1861, at age 22, he enlisted in Company H, 6th Regiment, North Carolina
Infantry. In May-June 1862 he was promoted from Private to Corporal. On July 1, 1862, during the battle at Malvern Hill, Virginia, he was wounded in the head. On February 1, 1863,
Malone received another promotion to Sergeant. He sustained wounds again on May 4, 1863 during the battle at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Malone was captured at Rappahannock
Station, Virginia, November 7, 1863 and confined at Point Lookout, Maryland until paroled and transferred to Aikens Landing, James River, Virginia. He remained at this location from
February 25 - March 3, 1865 until his exchange took place. He was then admitted to the hospital at Richmond, Virginia. Malone kept a diary of the everyday life of a foot soldier
through the entire war. His diary, entitled “Whipt ‘em Everytime,” was published in 1960 by McCowat-Mercer Press, Inc.
Anne Lentz Weaver
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Martin Luther Bost
Martin Luther Bost was born September 25, 1826 at Bost’s Mills, N.C. and died December 6, 1903 at Cabarras County, N.C. On November 6, 1855, in Cabarras County, he married
Rozetta Crowell. On June 15, 1861, at Bost’s Mill’s, Martin enlisted into Company F, 9th Regiment, 1st Cavalry and was mustered in as Corporal. Bost was discharged on May 15,
1863 “having furnished a substitute in L. Rowan Rose.”
Bonnie Day Carr Musselman
Grt-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
John D. Wilbon
John D. Wilbon enlisted in New Hanover County, N.C. on March 8, 1862. He mustered in a Corporal with the 2nd Company D, 36th Reg’t Artillery, North Carolina Troops. In 1864 he
was promoted to Sergeant, but was reduced to ranks August 23, 1864. Wilbon was captured at Ft. Fisher on January 15, 1865 and confined at Point Lookout, Maryland. He was
exchanged at Coxe’s Landing, James River, Virginia on February 14, 1865. From there, he was detailed at Camp Lee, near Richmond, Virginia, where it is assumed he remained until
the end of the war. Wilbon was born October 22, 1822 in Virginia and died June 27, 1904 in Durham, N.C. On April 23, 1856 he married Martha T. Gains in Orange County, N.C.
Gloria Jeannie Foster Rowland
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
John Murphy Foster
John Murphy Foster was born April 3, 1836 in Davie County, NC and died November 16, 1919 in Forsyth County, NC. On January 20, 1859, in Davie County, he married Comfort Annie
Orrell. Foster enlisted on March 24, 1862 at Davie County and mustered into “F” Company, North Carolina 42nd Infantry as a Private. He received his $50.00 Confederate Bounty on
May 10, 1862 and was present or accounted for from June 30, 1862 to October 1862. His muster roll dated August 31 to December 31, 1862 listed him absent and hospitalized at
Wilson, N.C. He returned to active service on January 1863 and was detailed to Kirkland’s Brigade as a carpenter and worked at General Whitings Headquarters in Wilmington, N.C.
His next appears on the register of Pettigrew General Hospital #13 in Raleigh, N.C. He had fractured his left thigh as a result of a fallen tree, and was admitted March 11, 1865. On April
13, 1865, when the city was captured, Foster became a Prisoner of War. On April 18, 1865 his name again appears on a register of the hospital showing issuance of clothing. Foster
was paroled June 11, 1865. His application for pension, dated July 24, 1902, was certified and filed by the Forsyth County Board of County Commissioners.
Frances Alexinia Bailey Chambers
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Alexander Chovin Anderson
Alexander Chovin Anderson was born May 13, 1823 in Georgetown, S.C. He died January 10, 1919 in Charleston, S.C. He married Frances Caroline Bee on January 5, 1865 in
Charleston. Anderson entered the service on November 8, 1861 at Stallsville, S.C. and formed a Cavalry Union called Anderson Company. His obituary in the News & Courier of
Charleston stated that Capt. Anderson organized the Dorchester Rifles at Summerville, S.C. He was detailed by Gen. Hardee as a guide and later to Gen. Ridpley, who was at that time
in command at Ft. Sumter. Later, Anderson was detailed as a government impressing officer where he served until the end of the war. The Charleston County Courthouse Distribution
of State pension fund shows that Anderson received a class A pension, receiving a check of $96.00 on April 12, 1916.
Margaret Wise Goins
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Absolom Wise
Absolom Wise was born January 12, 1837 in Lincoln County, where he died on September 2, 1916. On September 30, 1866, he married Polly Ann Rhyn in Lincoln County. On July 4,
1862, Absolom was enlisted by Capt. Speck into Company G, 57th Regiment, Infantry. He was first listed as missing on Company Muster roll after the battle near Fredericksburg, but
was present in June. He was reported admitted to Episcopal Church Hospital, Williamsburg, VA in May of 1863, and listed as wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in July of that same
year. Taken as a POW, Wise was paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland and transferred to Aiken’s Landing, Virginia on February 24, 1865. He applied for pension after 1901.
Mary Heston Martin
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
B. S. Martin
B.S. Martin enlisted into Company A, 22nd Regiment Infantry on July 23, 1861. He was a 52 year old farmer at the time of his enlistment. On April 16, 1863 he was discharged due to
chronic diarrhoea.
Lillian Ruffin Cromer Bergman
Granddaughter
Sketch of
Felix Grundy Crutchfield
At the time of his enlistment on May 8, 1861, Felix was an 18 year old Clerk. He mustered into Company E, NC 13th Infantry. On November 24, 1864 he was promoted to Sergeant
Major and transferred into Field and Staff, North Carolina 8th Infantry. He was paroled on May 4, 1865 in Greensboro, N.C. Felix was born August 6, 1842 in Alamance County, NC and
died July 1, 1906 in Winston-Salem, NC. On Dec. 10, 1874 he married Susan Alice Henley in Forsyth County, N.C. In the July 18, 1877 edition of the People’s Press, John H.
Crutchfield’s (Felix’s father) obituary listed Felix’s occupation as the conductor of the N.W.N.C. Railroad.
Nell Dean Owen Alspaugh
Granddaughter
Sketch of
William Hillery Bishop
William H. Bishop enlisted into Company G, North Carolina 2nd Infantry on May 24, 1861 in Jones County, N.C. He was 21 years old. His muster rolls listed him as follows: May 3, 1863,
Wounded at Chancellorsville, VA; November 7, 1863 Prisoner of War at Kelly’s Ford, VA.; November 9, 1863, confined to Point Lookout, MD; February 24, 1865 paroled and
transferred to Aiken’s Landing, Virginia for exchange. On November 15, 1862 he was promoted to Corporal. He was promoted again to Sergeant on December 1, 1862.
Sarah Harris Ashburn
Grand Niece
Sketch of
John Edward Oliver
John Edward Oliver was born about 1841 in Virginia and died May 10, 1862 in Richmond, Virginia. He enlisted July 22, 1861 at Jamestown into Capt. Nelson’s Company, Virginia Light
Artillery, CSA. Oliver died on May 10, 1862 at Richmond, Virginia.
Janet Blum Seippel
Granddaughter
Sketch of
James Alfred Blum
In March of 1862, James Alfred Blum enlisted as a private in Co. A, 1st NC Battalion, Sharp Shooter Johnson’s Brigade, Pegrams Division, 2nd Army Corps. He was wounded February
7, 1864 and captured April 7, 1865. He was released at the close of the war. He was born Jan. 31, 1846 and on March 16, 1871, he married Lizzie E. Wilson in Winston-Salem, N.C.
In his obituary of November 23, 1917, the Union Republican printed the following:
One by one the confederate veterans are crossing over the river to rest in the shade of the trees upon the other side, and their ranks are getting thin and scattered. In this city,
November 23, Dr. James A. Blum died at the age of about 72 years. He was a native of this city, a dentist by profession, and entered the confederate service at the age of sixteen
years. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J.D. Rogers of Durham and Miss Bessie Blum of this city, and six sons, Messrs: J.W., Allie and Peter of this city; Thomas Blum of New
York; Frank Blum of Kentucky and John Blum of South Carolina. In his professional life, Dr. Blum was widely known and esteemed. As a citizen, he was faithful to every trust and had
the welfare of Winston-Salem ever at heart. As a personal friend he was a true as steel, courteous and kind. The confederate veterans will miss him, for he was ever attentive to their
needs and interest. Personally, the local editor will miss his kindly greeting for we were the best of friends. Peace to his ashes.
Cindy Hoffman Casey
Great Great Grand Niece
Sketch of
Green H. Usery
Green H. Usery was born in 1843 in Mississippi. On March 3, 1862, at LaFayette County, he enlisted as a private for a period of three years in Company C, 37th Regiment, Mississippi
Infantry. Also known as Smith’s Rifle’s, this company subsequently became Co. C, 34th Reg’t Mississippi Infantry. His regiment accompanied General Bragg’s army to Chattanooga in
July, 1862, marched in the latter part of August through Middle Tennessee into Kentucky, with Hardee’s Corps, and participated in the battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862. The
regiment was distinguished in the most desperate fighting of the day, making repeated charges against Parson’s Battery, supported by Gen. James S. Jackson’s Division, and finally
carrying it, but at a frightful cost. The Thirty-fourth lost heavily under a crossfire, all three of the field officers being wounded, the Lieutenant-Colonel and Major permanently disabled.
In the latter part of October the army marched through Cumberland Gap on the retreat to East Tennessee. In November, they advanced from Chattanooga to Shelbyville. On March
17, 1863, Green H. Usery died in the Gilmore Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The cause of death could have been from disease or from a fatal wound. He was buried in a mass
grave in the Confederate Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His name is listed on the iron tablet markers honoring the other 1,000 soldiers buried within the two acre cemetery.
Joann Combs Self, Great Niece
Wendy Self Boling, Great-Great Niece
Sketch of
St. Claire Combs
John Cannady Combs
The Combs brothers, Hiram Wesley, St. Claire and John Cannady all enlisted into the C.S.A. on May 29, 1861 in Wytheville, VA. St. Clair, born July 2, 1849*, and resided in Carroll
County, VA. He enlisted into “E” Company, VA, 45th Infantry. He was described at enlistment at five foot tall, dark eyes and dark hair. His service papers state that he was furloughed
on November 15, 1861, but the place of furlough is unknown. On December 15, 1961 he was detailed as a nurse, and on December 15, 1862 his detail was changed to that of a
teamster. On March 4, 1865 he was taken as a prisoner of war at Waynesboro, VA and confined at Ft. Delaware, DE. St. Clair took the Oath of Allegiance on June 19, 1865 and was
released the same day. His date of death is Nov. 11, year unknown. St. Clair Combs was buried at Blue Ridge Chapel Cemetery, Virginia.
John Cannady was born May 6, 1939 and probably resided in Carroll Co., VA with his brother St. Clair. On July 12, 1961, John was listed as sick in Wytheville, VA. He was furloughed
on November 15, 1861 and absent without leave on July 1, 1862. In 1864 he was transferred into the Virginia 29th Infantry. John Cannady Combs died April 3, 1913 and was buried in
the Blue Ridge Chapel Cemetery, Virginia.
Marie Alta Hobson Smith
Great-Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Bennett Martin
Bennett Martin enlisted into service on February 1, 1863 at Yadkin County, NC, the place of his residence. At the time of his enlistment, he was 29 years old. He musted into “F” Co.,
NC 28th Infantry and was killed on May 23, 1864 in Jericho Mills, VA. On January 10, 1856, in Yadkin County, NC, Bennett married Mary Millander Trulove of Surry Co., N.C. To this
marriage was born a son, Wesley Alexander Martin (b. 19 May 1862 d. 3 Dec 1947), who married Flora Ann Poindexter (b. 25 Dec. 1869 d. 18 Jun 1958). Their daughter Myrtle Martin
(b. 14 Aug. 1891 d.28 Jun 1936) married Clifton Confrad Coffey (b. 27 Nov 1876 d. 28 Feb. 1957). Their daughter, Edith married Clinton Dallas Hobson, parents of Marie Hobson
Smith, UDC member. On April 4, 1864, Bennet Martin wrote the following letter to his wife while he was detailed at Liberty Hill, VA:
Dear Wife I am well all to bad cold. I haven’t got none letter from you since I left home I am very curious to hire howyou all are. Whether you ae wll of the measels yet or not. Tomoro is
the time theeast bend mail comes in I hope I may git a letter from you. It will be groit pleasur to me if I can git one and can learn you and the childrin are wll in deed it would well
Millander Benet and Georgh is siting eating shugar and I stop & eat som two Sow you may know we are living sweet well as for nwse I have nothing new to write about today. Millander
I & Gough are going to send you some coffey and wont you to have it maid & have a frolick agaent we git up home for we hope the ware wount last long and we wount to come home.
yes Tom wounts to come two. Govner W R Nan mad a speash to our brigad a few days sinc well if you will pardin my short note & foolish nes I will close pleasewrit often to me for I
Have to hire often from you. well, dwo the best you can & I will come home as early as I can. Yours forever Milner Benet Martin
Florence Conway Wester
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
John Richardson
John Richardson was born about 1833 and died about 1892 in Louisa County, VA. On May 13, 1861 he married Elizabeth M. Shelton in Louisa County. Richardson was the Captain of
Co. “F”, 56th Virginia Infantry, also known as ‘Louisa Nelson Grays’.
Virginia Caroline Peters Winn
Granddaughter
Sketch of
Whitfield Peters
Whitfield Peters enlisted as a private in Warrenton, Virginia on May 28, 1861. He was in Co. C, 49th Regiment, Virginia Infantry. The Peters family came to Virginia directly from Ireland
about 1720. A generation earlier they had lived in Scotland. Whitfield was born 21 August 1841 in a colonial mansion on a 700 acre farm called “Cherry Lane.” He was the youngest
of fourteen children born to Jesse and Jane Peters. Jesse died in 1858 and owned 29 slaves at the time of his death. Whitfield inherited a slave from his father’s estate. Whitfield and
his brothers planned to move to the western frontier. His family opposed secession and in 1860, voted for the candidate John Bell, of the constitutional Union Party. The outbreak of
the Civil War disrupted Whitfield’s western plans. He joined a local infantry unit that became Co. C, 49th Virginia Infantry Regiment. He was put on a train headed for Manassas. There
he observed soldiers from the Deep South jumping off the slow moving train and running ahead for fear that the battle would be over before they arrived. During the battle of Bull Run,
Whitfield found a rifle he like beside the body of a dead soldier. He kept it and this rifle is still in the possession of the family. He observed that his Colonel “Extra Billy” Smith goofed in
leading the regiment. Whitfield was hit in the shoulder by a Yankee bullet. He was put on a train and sent home. The danger of infection and death passes, but his left arm remained
useless. In the fall of 1863, Whitfield rejoined the Army, this time as a courier. He served until Appomattox. His brother, Joseph was killed at Seven Pines. Two other brothers in uniform
survived the war, one having also survived the Mexican War. On Feb. 11, 1874, Whitfield married the beautiful Sallie Nannie Boteler. Her family lived at “Pleasant View”, a farm
adjacent to “Cherry Lane”. They had four sons. Whitfield died Sunday morning, April 10, 1927. He was buried on his farm at a site selected by his wife, who predeceased him.
Dorothea Bell Boyst
Great Granddaughter
Sketch of
Augustus Harcourt Anderson Bell
Augustus Bell was born just outside of Waynesboro, Burke Co. GA, the son of Green Bell (1793 - 15 Feb. 1866) and Rebecca Bonnell (ca 1805 - after 1866). He died from pneumonia
50 years later after walking to town in the rain to vote a few days earlier. He spent his last hours in the same house in which he grew up, married and raised his family.
As a young man, he was a school master at the Sandersville Academy until the school closed at the beginning of the war. By that time, he had already married Sarah Louisa Tarbutton
(ca 1845 - 5 Jan 1877) on 7 Feby 1860 and had one child. On 8 Aug 1861, he joined Co. E Cobb's Legion (infantry battalion) Ga Vol. in Waynesboro and was paroled in Augusta on 25
May 1865. He returned home to farm, teach school, and raise six children. His youngest boy was William Augustus Bell (18 Aug 1872 - 16 Apr 1951) who married Mattie Wade Turner
(20 Mar 1874 - 24 Jan 1924) on 8 Dec 1897. Their eldest child who survived infancy was DeLamar Turner Bell (12 Mar 1905 - 25 Sept. 1983) who was married on 5 Aug 1933 to
Dorothea Lyford (19 Mar 1897 - 28 Aug 1983) and had two children. The younger of these is Dorothea Louise Bell (30 Mar 1937 - ) who was married on 5 Aug 1967 to Charles Fortson
Boyst (2 Jan 1925 -)
Elizabeth Watson Grimes Davis
Great Great Uncle
Sketch of
Haywood Parker Watson
Haywood Parker Watson was born September 10, 1846 in Davidson County, NC and died November 17, 1932 in Davidson County. He enlisted on May 23,1864 at Camp Holmes at age
17. He mustered in as a private of Company C, 1st Regiment, NC Junior Reserves. When he was paroled at Greensboro, N.C. on May 9, 1865, he was listed as a private of Company
A, 10th Battalion, NC Heavy Artillery.
Katherine Holmes Goggans Andrews
Real Daughter
Sketch of
Capt. Daniel Pickens Goggans
Mrs. Andrews joined the UDC on February 15, 1944 on the record of her father Captain Daniel Pickens Goggans, Co. B, 1st Reg’t South Carolina Infantry. She later transferred her
membership to the James B. Gordan Chapter.
SMITH, Capt. Charles E
NORRIS, Ephraim
MARKHAM, Isaiah Presley
JARVIS, Lucket
MADISON, H. Frank
WALKER, Joseph M.
MALONE, Bartlett Y.
MARTIN, Bennett
MARTIN, Wm. Lee
MELTON, Zachariah
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NORMAN, Joshua W.
MELTON, Richard G.
MARTIN, B.S.
ANDERSON, Alexander C.
BISHOP, William H.
BOST, Martin L.
BELL, A.H.A.
BLUM, James A.
COMBS, Hiram Wesley
COMBS, St. Claire
COMBS, John C.
CRUTCHFIELD, Felix G.
CORNELIUS, John Henry
FOSTER, John M.
GOGGANS, Capt. Daniel P.
HOBSON, George
HOWARD, Walker G.
KAPP, Alexander S.
LATHAM, Jesse G.
LINDSAY, Wm. Dillon
OLIVER, John Edward
PELL, Wm. Henry
PETERS, Whitfield
PHELPS, Alvin S.
PHELPS, Alvin S.
RICHARDSON, John
RUSSELL, David M.
SIKES, John Brown
TEMPLE, Rufus Fabius
WATSON, Haywood P.
WILBON, John D.
WILLIAMS, John
USERY, Green H.
WISE, Absolom