Service Records for Surnames Beginning with H

Haddock, Daniel Andrew

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Bladen Co.

RESIDENCE: Bladen Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/5/1862: enlisted in new Hanover Co. at age 27

5/11/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 30) in Wilmington for acute hepatitis

Jul/Aug, 1863: absent sick

7/24/1863: admitted to Wayside Hospital in Charleston for remittent fever

8/3/1863: transferred to General Hospital #3 in Columbia

10/13/1863: absent without leave

Nov, 1863 – Feb, 1864: absent sick

8/1/1864: absent without leave

12/5/1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Born: 4/3/1834

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 103, 110, 112

Hair, D. J.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Harnett Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

1/1/1864: enlisted in Co. H, 50th Regt NC Troops at New Hanover County

2/15/1864: dropped from rolls for unspecified reason

2/22/1864: enlisted in Co. F, 51st Regt NC Troops at Camp Holmes near Raleigh

5/1/1864: deserted

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Hair, Hugh L.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Harnett Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/11/1864: enlisted at age 24 at Camp Holmes near Raleigh

5/1/1864: deserted

NOTES

Age 10 in 1850 census

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Hair, Robert M.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Harnett Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

2/11/1864: enlisted at Camp Holmnes near Raleigh, age 28

5/1/1864: deserted

NOTES

Born in 1836 according to pension application; assigned as a guard in Petersburg; middle initial “M” in 1870 census

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

Hair, William James

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/5/1862: enlisted in Cumberland County at age 30

12/17/1862: wounded slightly in right arm at Goldsboro

1/1/1863: returned to duty before this date

1/31/1863: discharged for unspecified health reasons

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 143

Hall, Edward James

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Merchant

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1861: enlisted as Private in 1st Co. C, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Duplin County at age 29

11/18/1861: mustered out when company disbanded

1/10/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry as Corporal

4/15/1862: transferred to Co. C, 51st Regt NC Troops as Private

5/13/1862: promoted to Sergeant

6/21-26/1863: treated for rheumatism at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 55) in Wilmington

5/14/1864: wounded in buttocks and groin at Drewry’s Bluff; hospitalized at Richmond

8/4/1864: furloughed for 60 days

Dec, 1864: absent wounded through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: 7/24/1831; date of wound listed as 5/16/1864 in [161]

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 98, 110, 112, 161

Hall, Haynes Lennon

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/31/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 21 as a Private

7/1/1862: promoted to Sergeant before this date

8/25/1862: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 4) in Wilmington with dysentery

9/5/1862: furloughed

11/1/1862: returned to duty before this date

Nov/Dec, 1862: sick in hospital at Wilmington

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

5/16/1864: seriously wounded at Drewry’s Bluff

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

7/3/1865: released at Elmira after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Middle name Lennon on tombstone [110]; may have enlisted in Sampson Co.; DOB: 7/20/1844; photo & family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 105, 108, 110, 161

Hall, James Morris

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

10/20/1864: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 17

12/25/1864: absent sick

NOTES

Born in 1847; survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

Hall, Jeremiah Pearsall

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: 1st Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Clerk

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1861: enlisted as Private in 1st Co. C, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Duplin County at age 27

11/18/1861: mustered out when company disbanded

12/20/1861: enlisted in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry as 1st Sergeant

4/15/1862: transferred to Co. A, 51st Regt. NC Troops as 1st Sgt.

Jun/Jul, 1862: home on sick leave

8/10/1862: died of consumption at Hallsville

NOTES

DOB: 5/24/1834; middle name “Pearsall” on tombstone

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 112

Hall, John Green

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Moore Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

9/12/1861: enlisted as a private in Co. C, 35th Regt. North Carolina Troops in Lenoir Co. at age 22

9/12/1863: last date reported present with Co. C, 35th Regt.

5/31/1864: transferred to Co. G, 51st Regt. NC Troops

6/17/1864: wounded near Petersburg

12/7/1864: requested permission to apply for the Invalid Corps

1/5/1865: returned to duty

NOTES

Born 6/22/1839; brother-in-law of Marsden King, Co. G, 51st North Carolina

REFERENCES: 2, 49, 110, 112, 235

Hall, Oliver

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/5/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 32

12/17/1862: wounded in hands and face at Goldsboro

12/31/1862-1/7/1863: treated for pneumonia at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 25) in Wilmington

1/20/1863: furloughed

May/Jun, 1863: returned to duty

5/16/1864: wounded at Drewry’s Bluff; hospitalized at Richmond

5/26/1864: furloughed for 60 days

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty

12/25/1864: absent sick

NOTES

Survived the war; widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 110

Ham, Giles, Jr.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/21/1862: enlisted in Co. I, 51st Regt. N. C. Troops in Cumberland Co. at age 26

May-Aug, 1862: absent sick

Sep/Oct, 1862: returned to duty

1/7/1863: transferred to Co. E, 8th Regt. N. C. Troops

Apr, 1864: present through this month

5/4/1864: deserted at Fayetteville

5/19/1864: hospitalized at Williamsburg with gunshot wound

6/5/1864: transferred to hospital in Raleigh

2/27/1865: hospitalized in Fayetteville and Raleigh through this date; returned to duty

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 55, 105

Hammond, John

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 33

5/5-12/1862: treated for icterus at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 11) in Wilmington

Nov/Dec 1862: absent sick

Jan/Feb 1863: returned to duty

3/10/1863: admitted to Wayside Hospital in Charleston with gastritis; transferred to General Hospital #3 in Columbia

May/Jun 1863: reported sick in camp

6/11-7/3/1863: treated for typhoid fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 66)

Jul/Aug 1863: returned to duty

Nov/Dec 1864: reported absent sick at the division hospital

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 103, 110

Hammond, Sydney P.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 22 as a Private

Jan/Feb 1863: promoted to Corporal

6/1/1863: promoted to Sergeant

6/1/1864: killed at Cold Harbor

NOTES

Date of death given as 5/31/184 in [162]

REFERENCES: 2, 162

Hammonds, Dougald

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 18

12/3/1863: reported absent without leave

Jan/Feb 1864: returned to duty

5/16/1864: captured at Drewry’s Bluff

5/21/1864: confined at Point Lookout

6/7/1864: released at Point Lookout after joining the U.S. Army; assigned to Company K, 1st Regiment U.S. Volunteer Infantry

1/13/1865: died of chronic diarrhea at Fort Rice, North Dakota

NOTES

Involved in mutiny during service in 1st Volunteers, court-martialed, and sentenced to death by firing squad; sentence reduced to hard labor

REFERENCES: 2, 156

Hammonds, Wiley F.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/2/1863: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 33

Mar/Apr, 1863: absent sick

4/7/1863: transferred from Trapman Street Hospital (Charleston) to Wayside Hospital (Charleston) with typhoid fever; transferred to General College Hospital #1 in Columbia

Jul/Aug, 1863: absent without leave

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

12/1/1863: absent without leave

1/14/1864: returned to duty

2/12/1864: hospitalized at Petersburg

3/4/1864: died of pneumonia in hospital at Petersburg

NOTES

Widow’s pension application states he died of dropsy

REFERENCES: 2, 103, 109

Hansley, John D.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.

RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/12/1862: enlisted at age 46

5/28/1862: discharged by surgeon

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Hardin, Hugh

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

3/12/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 18

8/10/1863: deserted at Sullivan’s Island

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

5/16/1864: wounded slightly at Drewry’s Bluff

10/7/1864: returned to duty before this date when he was captured near Petersburg

10/21/1864: released after taking Oath of Allegiance at Bermuda Hundred

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 160

Hardin, Louis

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Bladen Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

4/7/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 24

7/18/1863: wounded by shell at Battery Wagner [109]

10/7/1864: captured near Petersburg

10/21/1864: released after taking Oath of Allegiance at Bermuda Hundred

NOTES

Soldier’s and widow’s pension applications at [109]; witnessed Joshua Carver’s pension application; first name spelled “Lewis” on marriage records and pension applications

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

Hardison, James J.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in 2nd Co. B, 36th Regt. NC Troops at Cumberland Co.

9/24/1863: transferred to Co. I, 51st Regt. NC Troops

Oct, 1863: absent sick

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

7/15/1864: killed in train wreck at Shohola

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 129

Hardy, John

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Horry District, SC

RESIDENCE: Horry District, SC

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/15/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 47

Jun, 1862: absent without leave

Jul/Aug, 1862: returned to duty

Nov/Dec, 1862: in jail under court-martial sentence

Jan, 1863: began sentence of corporal punishment and hard labor

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 70, 110

Hargrove, Alvin

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Brick Mason

SERVICE RECORD

3/5/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 34

8/11/1862: treated for gonorrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 34) in Wilmington

8/16/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 for acute dysentery

2/23/1863: detailed to work on signal houses near Charleston

5/4/1863: treated for catarrhus at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 123)

May/Jun, 1863: rejoined unit and sent to Wilmington for provisions

Jul, 1863 – Feb, 1864: present

5/14/1864: wounded in left hand at Drewry’s Bluff; hospitalized at Richmond

6/3/1864: furloughed for 60 days

9/1/1864: returned to unit prior to this date; detailed as ambulance driver

Sep-Dec, 1864: absent sick

1/27/1865: hospitalized at Wilmington with ulcus

1/30/1865: returned to duty

NOTES

Wounded in the thigh sometime between May 6 and July 20, 1864 [173]; survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 173

Hargrove, Benjamin, Jr.

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Wheelwright

SERVICE RECORD

3/20/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 35

9/17/1862: sent to hospital in Raleigh

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent sick

Jan/Feb, 1863: rejoined unit

12/4/1863: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1864: sick in hospital at Goldsboro

May-July, 1864: wounded slightly during this period

12/28/1864: absent without leave

5/23/1865: paroled at Goldsboro

NOTES

Pension application states that war caused deafness; applied to Soldier’s Home & widow applied for pension [109]; admitted to Soldier’s Home on 3/25/1909, age 80, Duplin Co., last name “Hargrave” [133]

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 133

Harrell, Elisha

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/12/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 45

3/18-21/1863: treated for typhoid fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3) in Wilmington

5/22/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 169) for diarrhea

5/23/1863: discharged at Wilmington for “debility from age”

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Harrell, John W. U.

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Wayne Co.

RESIDENCE: Wayne Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

1/1/1862: enlisted as Sergeant in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry in Wayne County at age 25

4/15/1862:  transferred to Co. A, 51st Regt. NC Troops as a Private

Apr-Aug, 1862: on detached duty as hostler

10/17/1862-12/31/1862: absent sick

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

4/28/1863: transferred from Trapman Street Hospital (Charleston) to Wayside Hospital (Charleston) with debility; transferred to General College Hospital #2 in Columbia

8/20/1863-10/31/1863: sick in hospital at Charleston

12/5/1863: absent without leave

1/14/1864: returned to duty before this date

9/30/1864: wounded in left hand at Fort Harrison

11/3/1864: died in hospital at Richmond of wounds

NOTES

Severe wound in left leg at Ft. Harrison [212]

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 103, 126, 212

Harrell, William H.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 19 as a Corporal

5/24-27/1862: treated for rubeola at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 9) in Wilmington

Nov/Dec 1862: reported absent without leave

Jan/Feb 1863: returned to duty

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

7/3/1865: released at Elmira after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Harrell, William T.

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Martin Co.

RESIDENCE: Edgecombe Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

3/3/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 36

7/28/1862: died of disease at Smithville (Southport)

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Harrelson, Aaron B.

COMPANY: Cos. A and G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/4/1862: enlisted in Company A, 51st Regt. NCT in Cumberland Co. at age 22

5/21-23/1862: treated for acute dysentery at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 20) in Wilmington

5/24-26/1862: treated for chronic diarrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 2)

12/17/1862: wounded slightly in knee at Goldsboro

Jan, 1863: transferred to Company G of this regiment

Jul/Aug, 1863: absent without leave

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

8/1/1864: absent without leave

9/30/1864: returned to duty before this date; captured at Fort Harrison

10/5/1864: confined at Point Lookout

2/10/1865: paroled at Point Lookout

2/14/1865: received at Cox’s Wharf, James River, for exchange

2/15/1865: hospitalized at Richmond

2/16/1865: transferred to another hospital

NOTES

May have moved to Tennessee after the war

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Harrington, Charles Turner

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Chatham Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 34 as a Sergeant

7/18/1863: wounded slightly at Battery Wagner; sent to Wayside Hospital in Charleston

7/20/1863: transferred to General Hospital in Augusta

Sep/Oct 1863: returned to duty

Dec 1864: present or accounted for through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: 5/12/1827; widow’s pension application at [109]; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 103, 108, 109, 150

Harris, John H.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

10/19/1862: enlisted in Lenoir Co.

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

4/7/1863: absent sick

4/24/1863: furloughed for 30 days

5/24/1863: listed as deserter after failing to return

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Hartman, Jacob W.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: 2nd Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Clerk

SERVICE RECORD

4/24/1861: enlisted in 1st Co. D, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Robeson County at age 20

12/16/1861: present until company disbanded

3/10/1862: appointed 2nd Lieutenant of Co. F, 51st Regt. NC Troops

May-Aug, 1864: reported absent wounded

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

Sep-Dec, 1864: served as company commander

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

DOB: 7/26/1840; brother of John, this company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 108, 232

Hartman, John Edmond

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Musician

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Student

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted as Musician (Drummer) in Robeson Co. at age 16

Dec 1864: present or accounted for through this month

5/1/1865:paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

DOB: 5/31/1846; brother of Jacob, this company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 112

Harvey, Henry

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

8/2/1862: enlisted under assumed name

Jan/Feb, 1863: discovered to be deserter from SC artillery company; returned to original unit at Charleston

NOTES

See William Harvey of Company A (likely brothers)

REFERENCES: 2

Harvey, William

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

8/2/1862: enlisted under assumed name

9/11/1862: deserted; later discovered to be deserter from SC artillery company

NOTES

See Henry Harvey of Company A (likely brothers)

REFERENCES: 2

Hash, Lazarus

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Rank Unk.

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

Pension records indicate he served with this company

NOTES

Resident of Alleghany County; served in 51st Virginia

REFERENCES: 2, 115

Hatcher, Henry C.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/18/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 16

8/15/1863: died in hospital at Charleston for unspecified reason

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 52

Hawes, Asa W.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/6/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 22

1/23/1864: transferred to Co. A, 2nd Regt Confederate Engineers

NOTES

“Alsa W Hause” in 1850 census; brother of Reuben, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Hawes, Reuben J. T.

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: 3rd Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1861: enlisted as Private in 1st Co. C, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Duplin County at age 25

11/18/1861: mustered out when company disbanded

12/18/1861: enlisted as Sergeant in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry

4/15/1862: transferred to Co. A, 51st Regt. NC Troops as Sergeant

8/1/1863: appointed 3rd Lieutenant

3/8/1864: promotion approved by examining board

9/30/1864: wounded in back and both legs and captured at Ft. Harrison; left foot amputated; hospitalized at Fort Monroe

5/1/1865: released and given transportation home

NOTES

Name listed as Hause in [1]; brother of Asa, same company

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 8, 70

Hawley, Edward

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/4/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 27

7/30-8/3, 1863: wounded in breast at Battery Wagner

9/1/1863: returned to duty before this date

12/28/1864: present through this date then absent without leave

NOTES

Born 7/4/1832, died 6/9/1901 [112]

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

Hawley, Jonathan

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Student

SERVICE RECORD

5/6/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 16

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

2/17/1863: absent sick

3/17/1863: absent without leave

Feb, 1864: absent sick or absent without leave through this month

May-Aug, 1864: returned to duty

Oct, 1864: absent without leave

NOTES

Born: Nov, 1847 [112]; brother of Thomas, same company; pension application: not wounded in the war

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 112, 191

Hawley, Samson

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/6/1862: enlisted as Corporal in New Hanover Co. at age 24

1/31/1863: promoted to Sergeant

Jul/Aug, 1863: absent sick in hospital at Mt. Pleasant, SC

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

5/31/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor; died same day

NOTES

Brother of Silas Holley, Co. I; name spelled “Sampson Holly” in 1850 & 1860 census [110] and “Samson” & “Sampson” Hawley on widow’s pension documents; two widow’s pension applications at [109], Winnie Hawley on death certificate

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

Hawley, Thomas James

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/9/1863: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 25

4/7/1863: sick in hospital

4/10/1863: admitted to Wayside Hospital in Charleston with typhoid fever

4/22/1863: furloughed for 30 days

7/1/1863: returned to duty before this date

Jul-Oct, 1863: absent sick

1/5/1864: absent without leave

2/3/1864: rejoined company and arrested

7/15/1864: absent without leave

NOTES

Born in 1837; brother of Jonathan, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 103, 110, 112

Hayes, Bennet J.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted as a Private in Robeson Co. at age 28

5/19-23/1862: treated for rubeola at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 6) in Wilmington

5/24/1862: treated for chronic diarrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 7)

7/1/1862: promoted to Corporal

Nov/Dec 1862: wounded while attempting to capture deserters

Mar/Apr 1863: returned to duty

5/4/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7, bed 247) for rheumatism

6/16/1864: captured near Petersburg

6/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

10/11/1864: paroled at Elmira

11/15/1864: received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Georgia for exchange

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Hayes, Levi C.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: South Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted as a Corporal in Robeson Co. at age 29

4/17/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 17) in Wilmington for acute rheumatism

4/28/1862: discharged by Surgeon

2/1/1863: reenlisted in the company as a Private

Dec 1864: present or accounted for through this month

3/9/1865: hospitalized at Greensboro

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

Haynes, Warren Wentworth

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

10/24/1864: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Raleigh at age 36

Nov/Dec, 1864: absent on light duty

1/23/1865: hospitalized at Wilmington with catarrhus

2/8/1865: furloughed for 60 days after an attack of pneumonia

NOTES

Widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 109

Hazlewood, Hiram G.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

Pension records indicate he served with this company

NOTES

“Va” is written above “NC” on the pension application and on the outside fold; served in 51st Virginia

REFERENCES: 2, 109

Hemmingway, Isaac William

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

10/1/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 41st Regt NC Troops at Chesterfield County, VA at age 32

10/29/1863: transferred to Co. I, 51st Regt. NC Troops

5/31/1864: wounded (fore-finger shot off) at Cold Harbor

Aug, 1864: absent wounded through this month

Sep-Dec, 1864: detached to brigade commissary department

NOTES

Survived the war; middle name “William” on marriage documents & last name “Hemingway” – with one ‘m’- on most census and marriage records; widow’s (Eliza “Hemingway”) pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 3, 110

Henderson, Jepsey

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC

RESIDENCE: Horry District, SC

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 36

7/18/1863: died from bayonet wound received at Battery Wagner

NOTES

Date of death listed as 7/22/1863 and rank listed as Corporal in [52]

REFERENCES: 2, 52, 70

Herring, Dawsey

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

4/28/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co.

12/3/1862: discharged at Camp Whiting, near Wilmington; reason not reported.

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Herring, Isaac William

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/3/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 18

Aug, 1862: present sick with mumps and earache

Oct, 1862: detailed as shoemaker

6/1/1864: wounded slightly at Cold Harbor

9/30/1864: captured at Fort Harrison

10/5/1864: confined at Point Lookout

10/30/1864: paroled at Point Lookout

11/15/1864: received at Venus Point, Savannah River, for exchnage

1/1/1865: rejoined unit before this date

5/22/1865: paroled at Goldsboro

NOTES

DOB: 11/24/1843; brother of Thomas, same company; date of first wound given as May-Jul, 1864 in [2]; attended school taught by Walter Bell (also in Co. B) in 1857-1858; acted as administrator for Walter Bell’s estate

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112, 164, 227

Herring, James E.

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.

RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/13/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co., age 48

5/31/1864: wounded in neck at Cold Harbor; hospitalized at Richmond

6/7/1864: furloughed for 30 days

7/7/1864: absent without leave

9/12/1864: hospitalized in Wilmington with ulcus

10/10/1864: returned to duty

Nov/Dec, 1864: sick in hospital at Greensboro

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Herring, Oliver

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1864: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Raleigh at age 33

5/16/1864: captured at Drewry’s Bluff

5/18/1864: confined at Point Lookout

Aug 1864: transferred to Elmira

10/3/1864: died at Elmira of chronic diarrhea

NOTES

Age 29 in 1860 census; date of death listed as 10/3/1864 in [89]; widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 89, 109, 110, 111

Herring, Thomas James

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Captain

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1861: enlisted as a private in Company C, 12th Regt NCT

11/18/1861: discharged when company disbanded

3/8/1862: appointed 3rd Lieutenant of Company B, 51st Regt NCT in Duplin Co. at age 20

4/30/1862: appointed adjutant and transferred to regimental staff

5/12/1862: resigned as adjutant and returned to Company B

Nov, 1862: attempted, with Pvt. David Smith, to sneak up on Union lines near Trenton, NC [227]

Dec, 1862: injured leg and foot, requiring crutches [227]

4/9/1863: promoted to 2nd Lieutenant

7/18/1863: seriously wounded at Battery Wagner

8/28/1863: recommended for 30-day furlough

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

6/1/1864: wounded in head at Cold Harbor; sent to hospital in Richmond

6/7/1864: furloughed

7/9/1864: promoted to 1st Lieutenant

11/4/1864: promoted to Captain

11/26/1864: listed as absent wounded on brigade inspection report

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty

2/19/1865: granted 30-day sick furlough

5/10/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

Info from [68]:  born 10/15/1841 in Sampson County, died 1/26/1897, brother-in-law of Walter Bell, also in Co. B; brother of Isaac, same company [110]; attended school taught by Walter Bell in 1857-1858; employed as a clerk at Walter Bell’s store July 1860 to February 1861; testified at lawsuit between Walter Bell and Joseph Jackson in 1867.

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 8, 68, 110, 221, 223, 227, 230, 231, 232, 239(19/26)

Higgins, Jesse B.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Edgecombe Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

12/28/1863: enlisted in Co. G, 51st Regt NC Troops in Edgecombe Co. at age 20

2/19/1864: transferred to Co. C, 8th Regt NC Troops in exchange for Pvt. John P. Murrell

Oct, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Jesse Heagans in 1850 census?

REFERENCES: 2, 55, 110

Highsmith, Samuel L.

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

5/16/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co.

12/17/1862: wounded slightly in hip at Goldsboro

Feb, 1863: hospitalized at Wilson through this month

3/30-4/6/1863: treated for debility at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) in Wilmington

4/28/1863: detailed as hospital nurse in Charleston

May/Jun, 1863: rejoined company

Jul/Aug, 1863: present but sick

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

6/28/1864: wounded near Petersburg; hospitalized at Richmond for wound and chronic diarrhea

6/30/1864: furloughed for 30 days

Oct, 1864: absent sick or absent wounded through this month

Nov/Dec, 1864: on detached duty

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Higley, Gilbert Plenny, Sr.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: 2nd Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: East Granbury, CT

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Carpenter

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Robeson Co. at age 38

6/1/1864: wounded and captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

6/23/1864: transferred to Fort Delaware

8/20/1864: transferred to Hilton Head

9/7/1864: confined on Morris Island under Confederate fire

10/20/1864: reported at Fort Pulaski

11/19/1864: transferred back to Hilton Head

3/12/1865: transferred to Fort Delaware

6/17/1865: released at Fort Delaware

NOTES

Credited with building the Philadelphus Presbyterian Church in Robeson County [122]; biography at [122]; widow’s pension application at [109]; one of the “Immortal 600”; unit listed as 57th Regt. NC Troops and residence as “Lamberton” in [60]; DOB: 9/3/1823 [99]

REFERENCES: 2, 60, 99, 109, 122

Hill, Armalin Bryant

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/27/1862: enlisted as Private in Columbus Co. at age 33

Sep/Oct, 1862: promoted to Corporal

12/3/1862: reduced to ranks

4/24/1863: discharged after providing Thomas Thompson as substitute

NOTES

Attended reunion in 1891

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 103

Hilliard, William J.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

5/15/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington

7/11/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 120) in Wilmington with rheumatism

7/22/1863: furloughed for 30 days

Sep/Oct 1864: returned to duty

5/16/1864: captured near Drewry’s Bluff

5/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout

8/18/1864: transferred to Elmira

11/11/1864: paroled at Elmira

11/15/1864: received at Venus Point, Savannah River, Georgia for exchange

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Hinson, Asa Kelly

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

7/12/1863: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 18

9/27/1863: absent sick

10/27/1863: admitted to Wayside Hospital in Charleston with typhoid fever

11/6/1863: furloughed for 60 days

Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty

5/16/1864: seriously wounded at Drewry’s Bluff

5/24/1864: died in hospital at Richmond

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 103, 161

Hinson, Edward P.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/4/1862: enlisted as Private in Columbus Co. at age 21

7/28-8/2/1862: treated for remittent fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 3) in Wilmington

Mar/Apr, 1863: promoted to Corporal

6/17/1864: killed near Petersburg

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Hinson, Elijah

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Wayne Co.

RESIDENCE: Wayne Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

1/2/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry in Wayne County at age 18

4/15/1862: transferred to Co. A, 51st Regt. NC Troops

7/12/1862: died at Fort Johnson near Smithville (Southport), cause of death not recorded

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 8

Hinson, John L.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/4/1862: enlisted in Columbus County at age 19

5/16/1864: wounded slightly at Drewry’s Bluff

5/31/1864: returned to duty

9/30/1864: captured at Fort Harrison

10/5/1864: confined at Point Lookout

2/13/1865: paroled at Point Lookout

2/15/1865: received at Cox’s Wharf, James River, for exchange

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 161, 232

Hinson, John P.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

5/1/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 29

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1963: returned to duty

7/18/1863: wounded in left arm at Battery Wagner

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 56, 99, 110

Hinson, Robert R.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/12/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 34 as a Corporal

Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

7/18/1863: wounded slightly at Battery Wagner

9/1/1863: returned to duty before this date

12/26/1863: reduced to ranks

5/13/1864: wounded at Drewry’s Bluff

Aug, 1864: absent wounded through this month

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: Aug. 8, 1825/DOD:  Mar. 2, 1901 [46]; age listed as 33 in [58]

REFERENCES: 2, 40, 46, 58, 150

Hobbs, William H. H.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/7/1862: enlisted as Private in New Hanover Co. at age 21

12/3/1862: promoted to Corporal

2/18-19/1863: treated for debility at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) in Wilmington

1/1/1864: promoted to Sergeant

6/1/1864: wounded in right arm at Cold Harbor; hospitalized at Richmond; arm amputated

7/31/1864: furloughed

1/13/1865: retired from service

NOTES

May have been born in Bladen Co. [2]

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Hobson, Caleb Bond

COMPANY: Staff/Co. B

RANK: Lieutenant Colonel

BIRTHPLACE: Yadkin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Merchant

SERVICE RECORD

9/6/1861: appointed 2nd Lieutenant of 26th Regt NC Militia

2/10/1862: appointed Captain of Company B, 51st Regiment NCT, at age 31

4/9/1863: appointed Lt. Colonel

8/20/1864: assumed command of regiment upon Col. McKethan’s elevation to brigade command

9/30/1864: killed at Ft. Harrison

NOTES

Reported as assigned to staff as Lt. Col. in Dec, 1862 by [1]; middle name “Bond” [139]; personal info in [140]: raised company; Quaker but converted to Baptist after marrying in Duplin County; owned store in Warsaw and turpentine distillery in Bear Swamp

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 132, 139. 140, 230

Hodge, Benjamin

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 54

Mar-Jun, 1862: reported absent without leave

Jul/Aug, 1862: returned to duty

10/20/1862: deserted

NOTES

$30 reward offered for apprehension as deserter (Fayetteville Observer, Jan. 22, 1863)

REFERENCES: 2, 216

Hodge, Matthew

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC

RESIDENCE: Marion District, SC

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862; enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 40

Mar-Jun, 1862: reported absent without leave

Jul/Aug, 1862: returned to duty

10/20/1862: deserted

NOTES

$30 reward offered for apprehension as deserter (Fayetteville Observer, Jan. 22, 1863; name listed as “Michael”)

REFERENCES: 2, 216

Hodges, John

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

4/10/1862: absent, thigh broken

NOTES

Date of enlistment not reported

REFERENCES: 2

Holden, John Thomas

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Musician

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

12/1/1862: enlisted as Musician in New Hanover Co.

Dec, 1864: present or accounted for through this date

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Holland, William Hall

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Carriage Maker

SERVICE RECORD

10/20/1864: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 40

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Obituary at [112], age 69 at death, worked in McKethan carriage factory; tombstone application at [110]

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

Holley, Silas

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

5/1/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 18

5/20/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 50) in Wilmington for debility

7/14-24/1863: treated for diarrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 49)

5/16/1864: captured at Drewry’s Bluff

5/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout

Aug, 1864: transferred to Elmira

10/11/1864: paroled at Elmira

11/15/1864: received at Venus Point, Savannah River, for exchange

NOTES

Born 1844 [110]; Brother of Samson Hawley, Co. K; last name “Hawley” in [98], “Holley” in census

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

Holley, William

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/4/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 35

Jan/Feb, 1963: absent sick at Wilmington

Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty

Sep/Oct, 1863: sick in hospital at Mt. Pleasant, SC

Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty

5/16/1864: wounded seriously at Drewry’s Bluff

Aug, 1864: absent wounded through this month

9/30/1864: captured at Ft. Harrison (unsubstantiated); probably killed

NOTES

May have enlisted in Sampson Co.

REFERENCES: 2, 105, 161

Hollingsworth, Alfred

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/13/1863: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 28

6/1/1863: discharged for unspecified reason

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Hollingsworth, Benjamin F.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/4/1863: enlisted as a Private in Cumberland Co. at age 16

5/27/-6/16/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 194) in Wilmington with typhoid fever

6/16/1863: returned to duty

Jul/Aug, 1863: hospitalized at Charleston

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

Mar-Aug, 1864: promoted to Cpl.

9/30/1864: wounded in neck and captured at Ft. Harrison; hospitalized at Ft. Monroe

12/21/1864: transferred to Point Lookout

3/17/1865: paroled at Point Lookout

3/19/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, for exchange

NOTES

Survived the war; Age 3 in 1850 census; widow’s pension application at [109]; widow for 30 years

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 110

Hollingsworth, Leonard Wright

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/4/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 35

5/16/1864: slightly wounded at Drewry’s Bluff

6/21/1864: returned to duty prior to this date; killed by sharpshooter while in the lines at Petersburg

NOTES

Middle name “Wright” (daughter’s marriage records, various genealogy pages); date of death given as 6/25/1864 in [164]

REFERENCES: 2, 23, 110, 161, 164

Holmes, Edward

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Wayne Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/12/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington at age 19

7/18/1863: wounded in right lung at Battery Wagner

Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty

9/30/1864: captured at Fort Harrison; confined at Point Lookout

3/17/1865: paroled at Point Lookout

3/19/1865: transferred to Boulware’s Wharf, James River, for exchange

NOTES

Pension application in 1922; may have been wounded at Fort Harrison

REFERENCES: 2, 64, 99, 109

Holton, James M.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Bladen Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 22

7/11-23/1863: treated for dysentery at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 145) in Wilmington

May-Aug, 1864: sick furlough in Columbus Co.

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Widow’s pension application at [109]; he was on pension list before his death

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109

Homan, John

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.

RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/12/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 49

4/27/1862: died at home of pneumonia

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Hooker, Samuel H.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Rank Unk.

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

Pension records indicate he served with this company

NOTES

“Va” is written above “NC” on the pension application and on the outside fold; served in 51st Virginia

REFERENCES: 2, 40, 109

Horne, William F.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Onslow Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/4/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 26

Nov/Dec, 1862: sick in hospital at Wilmington

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

8/25/1863: absent without leave

Mar-Aug, 1864: dropped from rolls during this period

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Housliver, E.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

May, 1862: on picket duty; date and place of enlistment unknown

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Houston, Hiram V.

COMPANY: Co. C and E

RANK: 1st Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Student

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1861: enlisted in 1st Co. C, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Duplin Co. at age 19

11/18/1861: present until company disbanded

2/14/1862: enlisted in Co. C, 51st Regt NC Troops as 1st Sergeant

May/Jun, 1863: reduced in rank to Sergeant

1/26/1864: appointed 3rd Lieutenant

3/24/1864: promotion approved by examining board

Sep/Oct, 1864: acting commander of Co. E of same regiment

11/4/1864: promoted to 1st Lieutenant

Dec, 1864: present through this month

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

Middle name “Van Buren” [219]; cousin of Capt. Samuel Stanford, commanding Company C; attended Grove Academy, near Kenansville, in 1861; reported as commanding Company K at Ft. Harrison [212]

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 70, 212, 218, 219

Howard, Harris

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Wayne Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

9/1/1862: enlisted at age 62 as a substitute for Pvt. Elisha Henry Ezzell

10/6/1862: absent without leave

12/8/1862: died from unspecified disease in hospital at Wilmington

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Howard, John T.

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

12/23/1863: enlisted at age 24

Jan/Feb, 1864: under arrest, reason not reported

3/25/1864: detailed for light duty as hospital nurse at Richmond

Dec, 1864: absent on detail

NOTES

Other records indicate he was nearsighted from birth and could not see well at night or see objects at a distance; approx. age at enlistment was 24; pension application in 1904

REFERENCES: 2, 109

Howard, Stephen

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/27/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 34

11/11/1862: deserted

Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty

8/21/1863: deserted at Sullivan’s Island, Charleston

10/30/1863: returned to duty

5/16/1864: captured at Drewry’s Bluff

5/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout

6/7/1864: released at Point Lookout; joined Co. K, 1st Regt. U. S. Vol. Infantry

NOTES

Wife, Hannah E., applied for U. S. Army widow’s pension on 5/28/1904, died 7/19/1910

REFERENCES: 2, 105, 110

Howel, Aaron, Jr.

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

4/13/1862: enlisted in Co. A, 31st Regt NC Troops but failed to report for duty; transferred to this company but failed to report; dropped from rolls

4/24/1864: listed as deserter from 31st Regt.

NOTES

Age 22 at enlistment

REFERENCES: 2, 12

Howell, Amos

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 50

12/1/1863: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty

8/19/1864: absent without leave

9/23/1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Howell, Joseph

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Greene Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

4/2/1862: enlisted as Musician (Drummer) in Columbus Co. at age 16

4/7/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 5, bed 1) in Wilmington for orchitis

4/13/1862: furloughed

Mar/Apr, 1863: reduced to ranks

6/1/1864: killed at Cold Harbor

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 98

Huggins, Thomas W.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: South Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

5/1/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 32

Jul/Aug 1862: reported absent sick

8/1/1862: admitted for gonorrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington

Sep, 1862: deserted from hospital at Wilmington; returned to duty on an unspecified date

1/24/1863: reported absent without leave

6/13/1863: returned to duty

11/29/1863: reported absent sick

1/1/1865: died at home in Robeson County prior to this date

NOTES

Middle initial ‘W’ in [98]; resided in Floydsville, SC in 1860 census; age 30

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

Huggins, William Jackson

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

4/29/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 25

5/27-31/1862: treated for catarrhus at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 42) in Wilmington

May/Jun, 1862: absent sick

Sep/Oct, 1862: returned to duty

Nov/Dec, 1862: sick in hospital at Goldsboro

Jan/Feb, 1863: sick furlough in Columbus Co.

3/21-4/5/1863: treated for nephritis at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4)

Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty

Jul-Oct, 1863: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty

5/14/1864: hospitalized at Winder Hospital, Richmond with debility

5/16-6/1/1864: reported captured during this period

7/30/1864: furloughed for 30 days

Sep/Oct, 1864: absent without leave

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty; hospitalized at Richmond

11/28/1864: arrested for gambling and sent to Castle Thunder

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Pension application at [109]; middle name “Jackson” on tombstone; last name listed as “Higgins” in [162]

REFERENCES: 2, 11, 40, 58, 65, 98, 109, 112, 162

Hughes, Jordan

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: 3rd Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/22/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 26 as a Private

1/7/1863: elected 3rd Lieutenant

Jul/Aug, 1863: sick at regimental hospital

10/24/1863: absent without leave after overstaying sick furlough

11/28/1863: returned to duty

3/8/1864: rejected by examining board for promotion

4/8/1864: absent without leave

9/1/1864: dropped from rolls before this date

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 58, 70, 134

Humphrey, Duncan C.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 24

7/4/1862: discharged for health reasons

NOTES

Brother of Lewis, Matthew and William James, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Humphrey, John

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.

RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/3/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19

5/16/1864: captured at Drewry’s Bluff

5/21/1864: confined at Point Lookout

3/5/1865: died of chronic dysentery at Point Lookout

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 111

Humphrey, Lewis

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 31

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: 8/13/1831 [110]; 28 years old when enlisted [2]; brother of Duncan, Matthew and William James, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Humphrey, Matthew

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/13/1863: enlisted on James Island, SC at age29

Sep/Oct, 1863: absent sick in hospital at Charleston

Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty

5/16/1864: wounded slightly at Drewry’s Bluff

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; DOB: 4/15/1834 [110]; brother of Duncan, Lewis and William James, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 161

Humphrey, William James

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 25

5/31/1864: wounded slightly at Cold Harbor

6/17/1864: wounded in head at Petersburg; blinded

11/25/1864: retired to Invalid Corps

NOTES

DOB: 5/26/1836, name listed as “James” in census records and “William James” in birth records [110]; brother of Duncan, Lewis and Matthew, same company; soldier pension application & widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 162

Humphrey, William P.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 18

5/15/1864: wounded slightly at Drewry’s Bluff

9/30/1864: returned to duty prior to this date; wounded at Fort Harrison

11/22/1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Date of first wound listed as 5/16/1864 in [161]; survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 161, 212

Hunt, Calvin

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Wilson Co.

RESIDENCE: Wilson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

1/2/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry in Wilson County at age 18

4/15/1862: transferred to Co. A, 51st Regt. NC Troops

Aug, 1864: reported present through this month

Sep-Dec, 1864: sick in hospital at Richmond

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 110

Hunter, Hogan

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

3/3/1862: enlisted

7/18/1863: wounded at Battery Wagner

7/19/1863: admitted to Trapman Street Hospital

1/16/1864: absent wounded through this date, then absent without leave

NOTES

Lived in same household as Hosea Lanier, same company in 1850 census and John Picket, same company, in 1860 census; survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 52, 110, 231

Hussey, John E.

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Grocer

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1861: enlisted as a corporal in 1st Co. C, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Duplin County at age 28

5/18/1861: appointed 4th Corporal when company mustered in to service

Nov, 1861: absent sick in Duplin County

11/18/1861: mustered out when company disbanded

12/20/1861: enlisted as a private in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry as Sergeant

1/20/1862: mustered into service as 4th Sergeant

1/25/1862: promoted to 3rd Sergeant

4/15/1862: transferred to Co. C, 51st Regt NC Troops as 5th Sergeant

Jan/Feb, 1863: reduced in rank to 4th Corporal

May/Jun, 1863: demoted to 3rd Corporal

Sep/Oct, 1863: absent on furlough

Nov, 1863: returned to duty

1/17/1864: transferred to Co. A, 35th Regt NC T as Private in exchange for Sgt. Sebastian T. Crossland

Jan/Feb, 1865: sick in hospital

4/3/1865: captured in hospital at Richmond

4/23/1865: paroled

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 49, 232

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