Sergeant Samson Hawley, Company K, didn’t return from the war. Comrades told his wife, Winiford, that Samson was killed near Malvern Hill (Cold Harbor). In 1885, the North Carolina legislature passed a new law granting widows of Civil War veterans a pension. Winiford applied for her pension right away, but the State put her application… Continue reading What Happened to Samson Hawley?
Category: 51st North Carolina
Feuding in the Officers’ Ranks
Background When the 51st Regiment North Carolina Troops organized on April 30, 1862, John L. Cantwell was elected as commander of the regiment. Along with Colonel Cantwell, the company officers elected William Allen as Lieutenant Colonel and Hector McKethan as Major. Colonel Cantwell only commanded the regiment a few months. On October 10, 1862, while… Continue reading Feuding in the Officers’ Ranks
Introduction (2 of 2)
Part 2: Me and the 51st North Carolina My interest in the 51st Regiment North Carolina Troops began in the 1960’s. My father obtained a copy of his grandfather’s civil war records from the National Archives. I was fascinated by those documents and my long-dead ancestor, Samuel Washington Ward, Company G, 51st North Carolina. My… Continue reading Introduction (2 of 2)
Introduction (1 of 2)
Part 1: What? Not Another Website! Here we go again. I built my first website in 2003. That site was also about the 51st North Carolina (and other things). The site was up from 2003 to 2007. It came crashing down when I got in a payment dispute with iPower hosting, and they released the… Continue reading Introduction (1 of 2)