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RILEY ROBERTSON BOYLES
Co. I, 21st Reg't, NC Inf. "Surry Marksmen". His company left Mt. Airy on June 24, 1861 for Danville, Va and he was
present or accounted for until his capture at Ft. Stedman on Mar 25, 1865. He was confined to Pt. Lookout until his
release on June 23, 1865 after signing the Oath of Allegiance. The Boyles family lost six sons to the War: John Jr.,
Alexander M., Calvin H., James H., Augustine H., and Irvin E. Riley was the only survivor. On Jun 9, 1867 he
married Mary Catherine Newsom;
DR. HENRY THEODORE BAHNSON and second wife EMMA CHRISTINE FRIES BAHNSON.
When 18, Bahnson volunteered for Co. B, 1st NC Battlation Sharpshooters. When Capt.
Wheeler was wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg, Henry chose to remain with him as
nurse, rather than retreat with his regiment. Both were taken as prisoners of war. He spent the
next six months at Baltimore City jail at Pt. Lookout until his exchange. After returning to duty,
he again was captured on Apr 9, 1865. His worst injury was a bullet to the elbow that
permanently locked his elbow. After the war, he graduated from medical school. He traveled
abroad before starting his practice in 1869. He married Adelaide de Schweinitz, who died
within the year. He then married Emma Christine Fries, the daughter of Francis and Lisetta
Vogler Fries. At the time of his death he was the surgeon for the Southern Railway and chief
surgeon of the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company. He served as President of the
North Carolina Medical Society. Bahnson died Jan. 16, 1917 in Forsyth County. NC
When 18, Bahnson volunteered for Co. B, 1st NC Battlation Sharpshooters. When Capt.
Wheeler was wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg, Henry chose to remain with him as
nurse, rather than retreat with his regiment. Both were taken as prisoners of war. He spent the
next six months at Baltimore City jail at Pt. Lookout until his exchange. After returning to duty,
he again was captured on Apr 9, 1865. His worst injury was a bullet to the elbow that
permanently locked his elbow. After the war, he graduated from medical school. He traveled
abroad before starting his practice in 1869. He married Adelaide de Schweinitz, who died
within the year. He then married Emma Christine Fries, the daughter of Francis and Lisetta
Vogler Fries. At the time of his death he was the surgeon for the Southern Railway and chief
surgeon of the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company. He served as President of the
North Carolina Medical Society. Bahnson died Jan. 16, 1917 in Forsyth County. NC
ALFRED HORATIO BELO (1839-1901) born in Salem, NC. Alfred volunteered for active service and was
elected captain of 11th Regiment, NC Volunteers. Later he served as lieutenant colonel of the 55th Regt, NC
Infantry. By the end of the war he had attained the rank of colonel. He was present with Gen. Lee during the
surrender at Appomattox. After the war, Belo traveled to Texas. He found work at the Galveston News, and
eventually purchased it in 1875. In 1881, he formed a stock company, authorized by its charter to publish
newspapers at Galveston and such other points in Texas. Through his efforts he eventually duplicated the
news to points in other towns in Texas as well as branch offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, and
elsewhere. He then used the telegraph to transmit the news from office to office. Today, BELO owns and
operates a diversified group of television broadcasting, newspaper publishing, cable news and interactive
media assets in 22 markets throughout the nation. Colonel Belo eventually returned to his native state of
North Carolina and died in Asheville.
elected captain of 11th Regiment, NC Volunteers. Later he served as lieutenant colonel of the 55th Regt, NC
Infantry. By the end of the war he had attained the rank of colonel. He was present with Gen. Lee during the
surrender at Appomattox. After the war, Belo traveled to Texas. He found work at the Galveston News, and
eventually purchased it in 1875. In 1881, he formed a stock company, authorized by its charter to publish
newspapers at Galveston and such other points in Texas. Through his efforts he eventually duplicated the
news to points in other towns in Texas as well as branch offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, and
elsewhere. He then used the telegraph to transmit the news from office to office. Today, BELO owns and
operates a diversified group of television broadcasting, newspaper publishing, cable news and interactive
media assets in 22 markets throughout the nation. Colonel Belo eventually returned to his native state of
North Carolina and died in Asheville.
DR. MATTHEW RAULEY BANNER born Mar. 8, 1827, Germanton, NC. In 1856 he married Miss A.B. Barrett
of Charleston, TN. Before the war, Dr. Banner enjoyed a thriving dental practice and owned a large drugstore
in Dalton, GA. He enlisted in the Confederate Army on Mar 28, 1862 and attained the rank of Lt. Col. by the
war's end. He was stationed at Vicksburg during the long siege and witnessed the fall of the city. After the war
he moved his family to Banner Elk, NC. Then in 1880 moved again to Jacksboro, Texas.
JOSEPH ANTHONY AND LOUISA WILSON BITTING
Joseph was a merchant during the War. He worked hard to see to
the comforts of the community. When Stoneman's raiders came
through Germanton, Joseph's home and store were torn down.
Louisa was born to George and Henrietta Hauser Wilson. In 1898
she helped organize the James B. Gordon Chapter of the UDC and
was accepted as a charter member. She joined on the military
service of her brother Maj. Reuben Wilson of the 1st Battalion,
NC Sharpshooters. Mrs. Bitting was prominent in the Winston
community throughout her social, religious and philanthropic
affairs. The are both buried in the family plot in the Salem
Cemetery in Winston-Salem, NC.
Joseph was a merchant during the War. He worked hard to see to
the comforts of the community. When Stoneman's raiders came
through Germanton, Joseph's home and store were torn down.
Louisa was born to George and Henrietta Hauser Wilson. In 1898
she helped organize the James B. Gordon Chapter of the UDC and
was accepted as a charter member. She joined on the military
service of her brother Maj. Reuben Wilson of the 1st Battalion,
NC Sharpshooters. Mrs. Bitting was prominent in the Winston
community throughout her social, religious and philanthropic
affairs. The are both buried in the family plot in the Salem
Cemetery in Winston-Salem, NC.
EDWARD JAMES BANNER 1838-1922
Prior to the war, Banner made a living as a day laborer in Salem. In 1861 he volunteered for service
with the 11th Regt, NC Volunteers (Co. D., 21st NC Infantry) He was hospitalized on June 9, 1863, and
was furloughed to his home in Salem. About March 29, 1865 after his near capture near Hatcher's
Run, Edward deserted to the enemy. He signed the Oath of Allegiance to the Union and was provided
transportation to Hope, Indiana. On April 4, 1865 the Cnfederae Army listed him as a "Rebel
Deserter." At the war's end, Edward returned to Stokes County. He died at the age of 84 and is
buried in the Oak Summit Methodist Cemetery in Forsyth County.
ALEXANDER MARTIN "SQUIRE ECK" BOYLES 1844-1929
Boyles was born in Stokes county and farmed all his life. He volunteered with Co. H, 53rd NC Infantry, the
Danbury Blues, at the age of 17. He entered into his first engagement in Washington, NC. A few days
after the Battle of Chancellorsville, the 53rd became part of the Army of Northern Virginia. He marched
and fought from Fredricksburg to Appomattox. He was injured in the Battle of Fisher Hill and while
hospitalized, he was taken prisoner and confined to Point Lookout on Oct 18, 1864. He eventually
received a parole and was transferred to Venus Point, Savannah River, Ga for exchange. He rejoined the
war and in March 1865 was again hospitalized in Richmond, captured by the Union, taken prisoner and
confined to Point Lookout where he remained until June 26, 1865.
ALLEN WILLIAM BEVEL 1834-1899
Bevel made his living as a carpenter and blacksmith prior to his enlistment in 1861 with Co. D, 21st Regt, NC
Infantry. Sometime after the war, Bevel brought a noble cannon to Winston-Salem from eastern North
Carolina. He first placed it on the land where the Benton Cnvention Center now stands. About 1890 he
moved the cannon to Kester Mill Road where it remained in a rock quarry. Decades later, Troy Church of
Winston-Salem traded a single barrel shotgun and $10 for the cannon barrel. The lumber for the tail stock of
the carriage came from Shaffner's farm, now known as Sherwood Forest. With the assistance of a blacksmith,
Troy Church made black irons for the cannon. By 1961, Church finished the carriage and the cannon fired
once again at numerous Civil War re-enactment sites.
JOHN LUNSFORD AND MARTHA LOUISE BURCHETTE BUTNER LUNSFORD
John was born in 1847 and died in 1925 in Tobaccoville, NC. At age 17 Butner
went to Camp Holmes near Raleigh and enlisted with Co. B, 4th Infantry
Battalion, NC Jr. Reserves. He served the duration of the war. Butner served
as guard and picket duty in the eastern part of NC, primarily at Sugar Loaf on
the Cape Fear River near Ft. Fisher. He was captured in 1864 and transported
to Point Lookout. He remained there until June 23, 1865, after signing the Oath
of Allegiance. He is buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church in Tobaccoville.
JAMES FRANKLIN BEALL
Joined the 21st Reg't, NC Infantry and was commissioned to the rank of Major. His brother was Capt. Thomas
B. Beall of Co. I 14th NC Regt. Both men studied medicine at the Universities of North Carolina and Virginia.
At the close of the war he continued his education at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He opened a
practice in Cottoon Grove Township in Davidson County. Beall gave a first-hand account of one of battles he
participated in with his brother:
During this battle, occurred one of the most trying ordeals of the writer's life. We were moving on the enemy,
when the writer met his brother, Capt. T.B. Beall, of the 14th NC Regiment, coming out desperately wounded
through the lung, the blood spurting from his breast. There wasn't time to give him a word of sympathy, much
less attention, leaving him as I then thought for the last time in this world. He had the good fortuen soon after,
to meet with an ambulance, which took him and the gallant Lt. W.G. Foy, of the 21st NC Reg't, who was also
deperately wounded, to the field hospital. They received immediate attention, and both finally recovered, but
were left more or less disabled for life. In this same battle fell the lamented Ramseur.
Joined the 21st Reg't, NC Infantry and was commissioned to the rank of Major. His brother was Capt. Thomas
B. Beall of Co. I 14th NC Regt. Both men studied medicine at the Universities of North Carolina and Virginia.
At the close of the war he continued his education at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He opened a
practice in Cottoon Grove Township in Davidson County. Beall gave a first-hand account of one of battles he
participated in with his brother:
During this battle, occurred one of the most trying ordeals of the writer's life. We were moving on the enemy,
when the writer met his brother, Capt. T.B. Beall, of the 14th NC Regiment, coming out desperately wounded
through the lung, the blood spurting from his breast. There wasn't time to give him a word of sympathy, much
less attention, leaving him as I then thought for the last time in this world. He had the good fortuen soon after,
to meet with an ambulance, which took him and the gallant Lt. W.G. Foy, of the 21st NC Reg't, who was also
deperately wounded, to the field hospital. They received immediate attention, and both finally recovered, but
were left more or less disabled for life. In this same battle fell the lamented Ramseur.
ALFRED H. BAIRD
Joined the 1st Regiment of North Carolina. Initially he was made color sergeant under the command of Col.
(later General) Daniel Harvey Hill. Alfred's regiment traveled to Yorktown. In a letter home, Alfred shared
memories of his experiences:
[Col. Palmer] informed me that there were three companies of NC cavalry at Big Creek Gap, and he desired to
form a battalion; and, as a result, I was commissioned major of the battalion. This occurred before I was 18
years old. Col. Scott commanded our brigade up to the time of the battle of Chickamauga. My battalion (the
5th NC) had been in active service all the time, and I had lost about half my men. After the battle, we were
consolidated with the 7th NC Battalion (commanded by Lt.-Col. G.N. Folk) and formed the 6th NC Regt of
Cavalry. I was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the regiment, with Folk colonel and John I. Spann major...I
have never heard of an officer of the same rank younger than myself. I was lieutenant-colonel at 19,
commanding a regiment. I will let others tell how I earned the promotions. I will only say that I was in the first
fight on land and I think the last, and I always tried to do my duty. I served under Morgan, Forrest, Pegram
and Hampton
Joined the 1st Regiment of North Carolina. Initially he was made color sergeant under the command of Col.
(later General) Daniel Harvey Hill. Alfred's regiment traveled to Yorktown. In a letter home, Alfred shared
memories of his experiences:
[Col. Palmer] informed me that there were three companies of NC cavalry at Big Creek Gap, and he desired to
form a battalion; and, as a result, I was commissioned major of the battalion. This occurred before I was 18
years old. Col. Scott commanded our brigade up to the time of the battle of Chickamauga. My battalion (the
5th NC) had been in active service all the time, and I had lost about half my men. After the battle, we were
consolidated with the 7th NC Battalion (commanded by Lt.-Col. G.N. Folk) and formed the 6th NC Regt of
Cavalry. I was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the regiment, with Folk colonel and John I. Spann major...I
have never heard of an officer of the same rank younger than myself. I was lieutenant-colonel at 19,
commanding a regiment. I will let others tell how I earned the promotions. I will only say that I was in the first
fight on land and I think the last, and I always tried to do my duty. I served under Morgan, Forrest, Pegram
and Hampton
JOHN WALKER BITTING 1843-1910
John was the brother-in-law of Louise Wilson Bitting. In 1862, at the age of 18, he enlisted with the 48th NC
Infantry, serving as a sharpshooter in Walker's Brigade, Hill's Division. He was promoted to captain of his
company after the Battle of Bristol Station. In this battle, the company captain and all the lieutenants were
killed and John himself severely wounded. In his four years of service, he participated in 25 battles and
skirmishes. He resigned from service on Feb 24, 1865 after numerous wounds and hospitalizations. His official
United States pardon was printed in the 13th edition of the People's Press in 1865. After the war he married
Miss Julia Elizabeth Wilson and engaged in the mercantile business, first in Salisbury and then in Travis
County, Texas, where he ran a large cotton business. John died in 1910 in Manor, TX leaving behind a
second wife and three daughters.
John was the brother-in-law of Louise Wilson Bitting. In 1862, at the age of 18, he enlisted with the 48th NC
Infantry, serving as a sharpshooter in Walker's Brigade, Hill's Division. He was promoted to captain of his
company after the Battle of Bristol Station. In this battle, the company captain and all the lieutenants were
killed and John himself severely wounded. In his four years of service, he participated in 25 battles and
skirmishes. He resigned from service on Feb 24, 1865 after numerous wounds and hospitalizations. His official
United States pardon was printed in the 13th edition of the People's Press in 1865. After the war he married
Miss Julia Elizabeth Wilson and engaged in the mercantile business, first in Salisbury and then in Travis
County, Texas, where he ran a large cotton business. John died in 1910 in Manor, TX leaving behind a
second wife and three daughters.
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL - Apr 29 1998
ANDREWS, Katherine Holms Goggans, age 102, a 30 year resident of N.C. Baptist Homes, died Wednesday morning at Brookridge
Retirement Community. She was born August 26, 1895 in Laurens, S.C. the daughter of Daniel P.Goggans and Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Goggans. She attended Averett College, Danville, Virginia, and Limestone College, Gaffney, S.C. from which she graduated with a B.A. in
music in 1941. She also studied music in France before beginning a long career in teaching piano and serving as church organist in several
cities. Mrs. Andrews was an honorary member of the Pioneer Teacher's Forum, Charlotte and a life member of the Charlotte Music Club. She
was a "Real Daughter" of James B. Gordon Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, her father having served as a Captain during
the Civil War. She was a member of Ardmore Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Francis F. Andrews in 1960.
Surviving is a niece, Mrs. Mary Parks Kerchberger, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; a nephew Norman A. Greenwood, Charlotte; a nephew,
Daniel G. Parks, Manhattan, NY; and several cousins in South Carolina, Florida and including Lula A. Alexander and husband William B of
Statesville. A memorial service will be held in the Chapel at Brookridge, Friday morning at 10:30 with Rev.Paul Riggs officiating. A graveside
service will be held in the City Cemetery, Laurens, S.C. at 4 p.m. Friday with Rev. J. Marion Rector officiating. Vogler and Sons Reynolda Road
Chapel is handling the arrangements for Mrs. Andrews.
[On Aug 21, 1954 Mrs. Andrews joined the UDC on the service of her father Capt. D.P. goggans, 1st South Carolina. She was a Real Daughter
of the UDC]
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ANDREWS, Katherine Holms Goggans, age 102, a 30 year resident of N.C. Baptist Homes, died Wednesday morning at Brookridge
Retirement Community. She was born August 26, 1895 in Laurens, S.C. the daughter of Daniel P.Goggans and Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Goggans. She attended Averett College, Danville, Virginia, and Limestone College, Gaffney, S.C. from which she graduated with a B.A. in
music in 1941. She also studied music in France before beginning a long career in teaching piano and serving as church organist in several
cities. Mrs. Andrews was an honorary member of the Pioneer Teacher's Forum, Charlotte and a life member of the Charlotte Music Club. She
was a "Real Daughter" of James B. Gordon Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, her father having served as a Captain during
the Civil War. She was a member of Ardmore Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Francis F. Andrews in 1960.
Surviving is a niece, Mrs. Mary Parks Kerchberger, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; a nephew Norman A. Greenwood, Charlotte; a nephew,
Daniel G. Parks, Manhattan, NY; and several cousins in South Carolina, Florida and including Lula A. Alexander and husband William B of
Statesville. A memorial service will be held in the Chapel at Brookridge, Friday morning at 10:30 with Rev.Paul Riggs officiating. A graveside
service will be held in the City Cemetery, Laurens, S.C. at 4 p.m. Friday with Rev. J. Marion Rector officiating. Vogler and Sons Reynolda Road
Chapel is handling the arrangements for Mrs. Andrews.
[On Aug 21, 1954 Mrs. Andrews joined the UDC on the service of her father Capt. D.P. goggans, 1st South Carolina. She was a Real Daughter
of the UDC]
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