Malloy, John Douglas
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Captain
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
7/30/1861: enlisted as Private in Co. F, 24th Regt NC Troops in Cumberland County at age 21
4/11/1862: appointed 2nd Lieutenant and transferred to Co. D, 51st Regt NC Troops
Feb, 1863: at home in Robeson County recruiting for Company D
4/30/1863: promoted to 1st Lieutenant (4/9/1863 in [134])
7/18/1863: wounded in neck at Battery Wagner
7/19/1863: admitted to Trapman Street Hospital
Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty
5/16/1864: captured at Drewry’s Bluff
5/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout
6/18/1864: promoted to Captain while POW
6/23/1864: transferred to Ft. Delaware
8/20/1864: transferred to Hilton Head, SC
9/7/1864: placed in stockade on Morris Island under Confederate fire
10/20/1864: confined at Fort Pulaski, GA
1/1/1865: reported confined at Hilton Head
3/12/1865: arrived back at Fort Delaware
6/16/1865: released at Ft. Delaware
NOTES
Praised by Col. McKethan for “conspicuous coolness and bravery” at Battery Wagner; one of the “Immortal 600”; DOB: 7/5/1840 [99]; residence listed as Buckhorn in [60]; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 1, 2, 6, 48, 52, 60, 99, 108, 134, 161, 176
Malone, Willis
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Moore Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/18/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 24
Jan/Feb, 1863: absent sick
Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty
12/19/1863: absent without leave
Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty
6/17/1864: wounded in right arm (fracture) near Petersburg; hospitalized at Petersburg; arm amputated
8/26/1864: furloughed
10/10/1864: died of wounds in hospital at Fayetteville, NC
NOTES
Widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109
Malpass, Hanson
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/14/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 15 as a Private
4/20-22/1862: treated for anthrax at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 10) in Wilmington
5/20/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) for morbi cutis
5/25/1862: furloughed
10/31/1863: promoted to Sergeant
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
DOB: 4/13/1845 [112]; brother of Richard, same company; soldier’s & widow’s pension applications at [109], never wounded
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 112
Malpass, Owen M.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/1/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 16
5/20/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) in Wilmington for variola
5/26/1862: furloughed
Jul/Aug, 1862: under arrest; reason not reported
Sep/Oct, 1862: returned to duty
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
9/29/1864: died of chronic diarrhea at Elmira
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 36, 98, 110, 111
Malpass, Richard T.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/1/1862: enlisted in Co. A, 51st Regt NC Troops in New Hanover Co., age 32
5/20/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) in Wilmington for morbi cutis
5/26/1862: furloughed
Apr-Jun, 1862: listed as deserter
Jul/Aug, 1862: under arrest
9/27/1862: discharged after being court-martialed
4/14/1863: enlisted in Co. L, 17th Regt NC Troops (2nd Organization)
4/20/1863: deserted
11/18/1863: apprehended
2/9/1864: confined until this date; returned to duty
4/15/1864: deserted
9/24/1864: returned to duty under provision of a presidential pardon
11/5/1864: transferred back to Co. A, 51st Regt. in exchange for Thomas Carrigan
12/7/1864: hospitalized at Richmond with chronic diarrhea
1/26/1865: furloughed for 60 days
NOTES
Brother of Hanson, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 9, 98, 110
Maner, William T.
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Student
SERVICE RECORD
3/29/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 16
Nov/Dec, 1862: absent sick
Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty
Sep, 1863-Feb, 1864: detached to brigade headquarters
6/1/1864: rejoined company before this date; captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
7/15/1864: injured in train wreck at Shohola
3/2/1865: paroled at Elmira and transferred to James River for exchange
3/17/1865: paroled prisoner brought in by Union foragers of 2nd Division to provide intelligence on Confederate troop dispositions in Goldsboro area
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 6, 105
Martin, Robert H.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/5/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington at age 27
6/6/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 6) in Wilmington for acute diarrhea
6/12/1862: furloughed
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
8/25/1864: died of chronic diarrhea at Elmira
NOTES
Date of death listed as 8/23/1864 in [89]; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 89, 98, 108, 110, 111
Mason, Levi
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/3/1862: enlisted at age 47
Jul/Aug, 1862-Oct, 1864: detailed as commissary guard at Fayetteville
Nov/Dec, 1864: transferred to Co. G, 2nd Battalion Local Defense Troops
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Mathis, Benjamin David
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/1/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 19
Dec, 1864: present through this month
5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro
NOTES
DOB: 9/22/1824; wounded in hand during war [139]; applied for pension in Florida in 1916
REFERENCES: 2, 63, 139, 141
Mathis, Bryan
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/22/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 45
Sep/Oct, 1863: absent without leave
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
Nov/Dec, 1864: absent without leave
NOTES
Survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Mathis, Fleet C.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/28/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 47
8/20/1862: sick at home
Sep-Dec, 1862: absent without leave
2/4/1863: furloughed for 30 days
May/Jun, 1863: absent without leave
Jul/Aug, 1863: at home on sick furlough
Sep/Oct, 1863: absent without leave
Nov, 1863-Feb, 1864: sick in hospital at Charleston
6/3/1864: hospitalized with debility at Richmond
6/12/1864: furloughed for 30 days
Sep-Dec, 1864: absent without leave
NOTES
Survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Mathis, Jacob Edward
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
1/5/1863: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19
5/31/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor; hospitalizd at Richmond
Sep/Oct, 1864: returnd to duty
Nov/Dec, 1864: present
5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Mathis, Louis H.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
1/8/1863: enlisted at Camp Whiting near Wilmington at age 17
7/18/1863: shot in left foot and wounded in head by piece of shell at Battery Wagner
9/1/1863: returned to duty prior to this date
Dec, 1864: present through this month
5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro
NOTES
Born: 1846 [109]; pension application at [109]; submitted affadavit supporting Edward Holmes’ and Benjamin Mathis’ pension applications
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110
Mathis, Luther R.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/6/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 28
5/4-6/6/1863: treated for continuous fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 87) in Wilmington
6/16/1864: captured near Petersburg
6/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira
2/9/1865: paroled at Elmira
2/20/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, for exchange
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98
Mathis, Peyton P.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/28/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 18
5/31/1864: wounded in the left hand at Cold Harbor; hospitalized at Richmond
Oct, 1864: absent wounded through this month
11/28/1864: hospitalized in Winder hospital, Richmond with gonorrhea; arrested for gambling and sent to Castle Thunder on same date
NOTES
DOB: 1/22/1844; pension records indicate he was wounded in the head at Drewry’s Bluff [2]; part of left middle finger shot off and shot through the forearm at Cold Harbor [109]; name given as Mathews in [11]
REFERENCES: 2, 11, 109, 112
Mathis, Richard
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Grocer
SERVICE RECORD
12/29/1861: enlisted in Co. D, 13th Batt. NC Infantry in Duplin Co. at age 22
4/15/1862: transferred to Co. A, 51st Regt. NC Troops
7/14/1864: killed near Petersburg
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 8
Mathis, Thomas B.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
10/16/1864: enlisted in Wake Co. at age 37
Dec, 1864: present through this month
2/3/1865: transferred to 63rd Regt NC Troops in exchange for Gabriel Owens
NOTES
No record for service in 63rd Regt.
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Maultsby, Neil Alexander
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: 1st Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/29/1862: enlisted as a Private in Columbus Co. at age 29
6/1/1862: promoted to Corporal
2/4/1863: sick furlough in Columbus Co.
May/Jun, 1863: returned to duty
8/1/1863: promoted to Sergeant
6/1/1864: wounded in right lung at Cold Harbor; hospitalized at Petersburg
1/1/1864: promoted to 1st Sgt.
7/17/1864: died in hospital
NOTES
Born 1833 [35]; photo in [2]; first name spelled with two “l’s” (Neill) in [2] & [232]name given as Will in 1850 census; brother of Samuel and Thomas of same company; widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 32, 56, 58, 109, 110
Maultsby, Samuel White, Sr.
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Captain
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/17/1862: appointed 1st Lieutenant at age 27
9/16/1862: promoted to Captain
Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick in Kinston
Nov/Dec, 1862: present under arrest; reason for arrest not reported
Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty
6/2/1863: witness in court martial
6/3-8/1863: treated for debility at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 8, bed 210) in Wilmington
7/14/1863: ordered to take company to Morris Island
12/9/1863: assigned to sit on court martial board
5/16/1864: severely wounded in right thigh (shot through) at Drewry’s Bluff
5/15-5/19 1864: hospitalized in the Officers’ Hospital at Richmond
5/27/1864: furloughed
10/15/1864: absent without leave
Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
1/2/1865: reported absent sick from 12/28/1864
NOTES
Photo in [2]; occupation listed as tenant farmer in 1860 census; brother of Neill and Thomas of same company; L. W. Mauksby in [41]; DOB: 5/27/1834 [2]; soldier’s & widow’s pension applications at [109]
REFERENCES: 1, 2, 41, 56, 58, 70, 98, 222
Maultsby, Thomas Carver
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 18
2/14/1863: died of typhoid fever at home in Columbus Co.
NOTES
Brother of Samuel and Neill of same company; obit in “Wilmington Journal”, 2/24/1863, age 18 at death; died at father’s residence, age 19 [135]
REFERENCES: 2, 56, 58, 135, 203
Meares, Erasmus D.
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/14/1862: enlisted as a Private in New Hanover Co. at age 33
5/24-29/1862: treated for remittent fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 1) in Wilmington
Sep/Oct, 1862: promoted to Sergeant
4/26/1863: hospitalized at Charleston
6/6-8/31/1863: sick furlough in Columbus Co.
Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty
1/1/1864: reduced to ranks at his own request
Jan-Oct, 1864: duty as teamster
Nov/Dec, 1864: detached as brigade foragemaster
NOTES
Born 5/17/1828; brother of James of same company; pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 58, 98, 109
Meares, James A.
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: 1st Lieutenant
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Clerk
SERVICE RECORD
3/19/1862: enlisted as a Private in Columbus Co. at age 24
Jul/Aug, 1862: promoted to Sergeant
10/16/1862: appointed 3rd Lieutenant
8/22/1863: sick in hospital at Charleston
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
Jun, 1864: wounded near Petersburg
7/16/1864: promoted to 1st Lieutenant
Sep, 1864: returned to duty
9/30/1864: wounded while commanding company at Ft. Harrison
11/1/1864: returned to duty before this date
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Born 6/5/1837; middle name “Alexander”, commanded Company H after Battle of Drewry’s Bluff on 5/16/1864 [162]; brother of Erasmus of same company
REFERENCES: 2, 58, 110, 162, 212
Melvin, D. J.
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/14/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 19
5/1/1862: listed on company roll
5/17/1862: discharged for unspecified reason
NOTES
Brother of Robert, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 105, 110
Melvin, Robert D.
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.
RESIDENCE: Bladen Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/10/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 28
Jul, 1862: present through this month
8/6/1862-Feb, 1864: detailed to Signal Corps, probably as telegraph operator
Oct, 1862: granted six-day furlough; returned home to Cumberland County
6/1/1864: rejoined company before this date; captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
7/15/1864: injured in train wreck at Shohola
3/2/1865: paroled at Elmira and transferred to James River for exchange
NOTES
Soldier’s Home application at [109]; brother of D. J., same company
REFERENCES: 2, 105, 109, 110, 189
Mercer, John Picket
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/24/1861: enlisted in 1st Co. D, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Robeson County at age 22
12/16/1861: present until company disbanded
3/20/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 51st Regt NC Troops in Cumberland Co.
5/29-6/26/1863: treated for pneumonia at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 5, bed 6) in Wilmington
6/1/1864: wounded in right leg and captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
3/10/1865: paroled at Elmira
3/15/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, for exchange
NOTES
Biographical info at [103]; obit in “The Robesonian”, 9/11/1916; survived the war; DOB: 11/12/1842; brother to Miles Mercer and Saul Mercer of Company D
REFERENCES: 2, 8, 74, 98, 103, 203
Mercer, John Q.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/11/1863: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 33
3/23/1863: admitted to Wayside Hospital in Charleston with intermittent fever; transferred to General Hospital #3 in Columbia
Jun, 1863: absent sick through this month
8/20/1863-10/31/1863: absent without leave
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
8/1/1864: hospitalized at Winchester, VA, with gunshot wound
8/31/1864: detached service
11/26/1864: hospitalized at Richmond with chronic diarrhea
12/28/1864: returned to duty
NOTES
Brother of Samuel & William Mercer, same regiment; pension application in 1901
REFERENCES: 2, 79, 103, 109
Mercer, Miles V.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/26/1862: enlisted at Crossroads, age 23
5/25-6/2/1863: treated for diarrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 5) in Wilmington
6/1/1864: wounded in the left elbow by a minie ball at Cold Harbor; hospitalized at Richmond; left arm amputated
7/15/1864: furloughed
1/1/1865: retired before this date
NOTES
Appeared on amputee roll for Robeson County in 1866; brother of John Mercer and Saul Mercer, same company; pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 45, 74, 98, 109
Mercer, Samuel E.
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/12/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 26
4/1/1863: on sick furlough
May/Jun, 1863: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Born in March 1836; name spelled Messer in 1860 census; brother of John Q. and William Mercer; soldier’s and widow’s pension applications at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 58, 79, 110
Mercer, Saul Mc.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
1/15/1864: enlisted at Petersburg, VA, age 21
5/17-22/1864: wounded slightly at Drewry’s Bluff
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
7/27/1864: died of chronic diarrhea at Elmira
NOTES
Actual name Saul Mc. Mercer, but incorrectly inscribed as McMercer in muster roll; middle name maybe “Mchibon” or “McRibbon”; born: 1843 [110]; brother to John P. and Miles V. Mercer, same company; buried at Elmira as “F. Mercer”
REFERENCES: 2, 74, 103, 110, 111
Mercer, William
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
1/31/1863: enlisted at Camp Whiting near Wilmington at age 37
3/8/1863: died in hospital at Charleston; cause of death not reported
NOTES
Brother of Samuel and John Q. Mercer; last name “Messer” in [99]
REFERENCES: 2, 52, 58, 79, 99, 110
Merritt, Alsa
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
1/1/1864: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Raleigh, age 19
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Pension applications at [109], not wounded during the war
REFERENCES: 2, 109
Merritt, Frances M.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Student
SERVICE RECORD
6/30/1863: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 18
Sep-Dec, 1863: absent sick
1/4-17/1864: absent without leave
5/14/1864: wounded in arm at Drewry’s Bluff
Oct, 1864: absent in hospital through this month
12/28/1864: absent without leave
NOTES
Appeared on amputee roll for Sampson County in 1866; date of wound given as 5/16/1864 in [161]
REFERENCES: 2, 45, 161
Merritt, George W.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/23/1862: enlisted as a Private in Duplin Co. at age 18
7/1/1862: promoted to Corporal before this date
8/8/1862: admitted for acute rheumatism at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 14) in Wilmington
8/14/1862: furloughed
Mar-Aug, 1864: promoted to Sergeant during this period
5/31/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor
9/30/1864: returned to duty prior to this date; wounded in thigh at Fort Harrison
12/31/1864: returned to duty before this date
5/8/1865: paroled at Goldsboro
NOTES
Widow’s pension application at [109]; son of Isaac, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 110
Merritt, Hiram
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
12/24/1863: enlisted at Camp Battle near Tarbor, age 25
Dec, 1864: present through this motnh
NOTES
Born 1838 (1850 census)
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Merritt, Hubbard
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/1/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 21
7/31/1863: killed at Battery Wagner
NOTES
Tribute written in “Wilmington Journal”, 8/27/1863
REFERENCES: 2, 149, 191
Merritt, Isaac
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Carpenter
SERVICE RECORD
3/11/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 43
7/28/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 22) in Wilmington with rubeola
8/2/1862: furloughed
8/5/1864: died of chronic diarrhea in hospital at Richmond
NOTES
Widow’s pension application at [109]; father of George, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 110, 126
Merritt, James A.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/19/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 17
Dec, 1864: present through this month
5/23/1865: paroled at Goldsboro
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Merritt, James Thomas
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Rank Unk.
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
Pension records indicate he served in this company (widow)
NOTES
Widow, Bettie A Merritt, born 1857, applied in Duplin Co. in 1921. Witnessed by A. J. Johnson (50th Inf, 3rd Cav) and John A. Boyette (John A. Boyette, Sr. served in Co. B). Unable to locate a military unit.
REFERENCES: 2
Merritt, Kenan
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Carpenter
SERVICE RECORD
3/10/1863: enlisted in Co. B, 1st Battalion NC Heavy Arty in New Hanover County at age 52
6/1/1863: transferred to this company in exchange for Pvt William A. Gavin
Jan/Feb, 1864: transferred to Co. A, 2nd Regt Confederate Engineers
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 18, 110, 112
Merritt, Levi
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/28/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 33
9/11/1862: deserted
1/15/1863: reward offered for arrest
2/7/1863: returned to unit
8/21/1863: deserted
11/1/1863: apprehended before this date; imprisoned at Charleston
Nov/Dec, 1863: under arrest
Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty
9/30/1864: wounded in neck at Fort Harrison
Dec, 1864: present
NOTES
Pension application at [109], not wounded during war; deserted at same time as Robert H. Merritt, same company, $30 reward offered for capture and return
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 144
Merritt, Lewis W.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
6/10/1864: transferred to Co. C, 51st Regt NC Troops from Mallett’s Battalion at age 26
9/30/1864: wounded in groin at Ft. Harrison; hospitalized for two months
Dec, 1864: present through this month
Mar, 1865: wounded in right arm at Bentonville
May, 1865: discharged in hospital at end of war
NOTES
DOB: 2/19/1839; Pension and Soldier’s Home applications at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 112
Merritt, Marley
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
5/1/1861: enlisted in Co. K, 20th Regt. NC Troops in Columbus County at age 23
3/5/1862: enlisted in Co. G, 51st Regt. NC Troops
12/17/1862: wounded in back and right hip at Goldsboro
1/1/1863: returned to duty before this date
Feb, 1864: present through this month but detached to quartermaster’s department most of the time
May-Aug, 1864: detached duty with General Hoke’s ordnance train during this period
Jun, 1864: wounded slightly somewhere in Virginia during this month
Sep/Oct, 1864: detached duty as ambulance driver
Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to unit
NOTES
Pension application at [109], first name “Morley”
REFERENCES: 2, 9
Merritt, Mordecai M.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
2/14/1863: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 21
Nov, 1864: present through this month
12/30/1864: hospitalized at Wilmington with remittent fever
1/17/1865: transferred to hospital at Greensboro
1/25/1865: returned to duty
5/8/1865: paroled at Goldsboro
NOTES
Born: 1842; Pension applications at [109], wounded slightly at Bentonville; admitted to Soldier’s Home on 2/27/1908, age 66, resident of Wayne Co., returned 11/4/1916 [133]
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 133
Merritt, Payton
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/29/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 37
12/17/1862: wounded slightly at Goldsboro
Feb, 1863: returned to duty
7/18/1863: killed at Battery Wagner
NOTES
Brother of Thomas, same company; tribute in the “Wilmington Journal” of Aug. 6, 1863
REFERENCES: 2
Merritt, Richard
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Ditcher
SERVICE RECORD
2/17/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 43
Oct, 1862: present through this month
Nov, 1862-Apr, 1863: absent sick
5/4/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 104) in Wilmington with rheumatism
5/27/1863: discharged for rheumatism
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98
Merritt, Robert
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/15/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 45
7/12/1863: absent without leave
Oct, 1863: absent through this month
Nov/Dec, 1863: sick in hospital at Charleston
1/26/1864: discharged due to hernia and rheumatism
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Merritt, Robert Hooks
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
1/4/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry in Duplin County at age 46
4/15/1862: transferred to Co. C, 51st Regt NC Troops
9/11/1862: deserted
1/15/1863: reward offered for arrest
2/7/1863: returned to unit
7/12/1863: hospitalized with typhoid fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 93) in Wilmington
Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty
Jun, 1864: wounded in Virginia during this month
9/1/1864: returned to duty before this date
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
May have been born in Sampson Co.; deserted at same time as Levi Merritt, same company, $30 reward offered for capture and return; widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 8, 98, 109, 144
Merritt, Thomas W.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/5/1862: enlisted as Private
6/25/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 31) in Wilmington with acute diarrhea
7/1/1862: appointed Musician
9/1/1862: reduced to ranks
5/14/1864: wounded in hand at Drewry’s Bluff
9/1/1864: returned to duty before this date
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Brother of Payton, same company; date of wound given as 5/16/1864 in [161]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 161
Merritt, William James
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/18/1862: enlisted
12/4/1863: absent without leave
Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty
6/1/1864: wounded in leg and captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
2/20/1865: paroled; transferred to James River for exchange
NOTES
DOB: 9/29/1838 [112]; photo at [112]
REFERENCES: 2, 112
Merritt, William M.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
3/15/1862: enlisted
5/28/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7, bed 271) in Wilmington for ambustio (burn)
6/2/1863: furloughed for 30 days
May/Jun, 1863: absent sick
Jul/Aug, 1863: returned to duty
12/24/1863: absent without leave
1/23/1864: returned to unit; placed under arrest
5/16/1864: returned to duty prior to this date; seriously wounded at Drewry’s Bluff; returned to duty on unspecified date
8/24/1864: killed near Petersburg
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 161
Miller, Harmon
COMPANY: Misc
RANK: Rank Unk.
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Randolph Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
Pension records indicate he served with this regiment (widow). Widow, Martha J. Miller, born 1829, applied in Randolph Co. in 1908. No unit specified in application. Husband first paid for a substitute but later enlisted in 1862 and served until the end of the war. Witnessed by B. B. Brooks and J. C. Cox. Unable to locate military unit.
NOTES
“Haman” Miller in census. Tombstone at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Seagrove, Randolph Co.: born 12/31/1825, died 5/10/1897.
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 112
Miller, Robert J.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/15/1862: enlisted at Duplin Co. at age 32
6/24/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 19) in Wilmington for rubeola
6/18/1864: furloughed
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor (presumed dead [173])
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
10/11/1864: paroled at Elmira; transferred to Point Lookout
10/22/1864: died of chronic diarrhea at Point Lookout
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 26, 98, 111, 173
Miller, William H.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Corporal
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/15/1862: enlisted as Private in Duplin Co. at age 32
Sep/Oct, 1863: promoted to Corporal
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Soldier’s & widow’s pension applications at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109
Miller, Zachariah H.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Corporal
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/21/1862: enlisted as Private in New Hanover Co. at age 20
6/26/1862: deserted at Wilmington
9/1/1862: returned to duty prior to this date
May-Aug, 1864: promoted to Corporal
8/8/1864: hospitalized at Richmond with diarrhoea
8/27/1864: furloughed for 30 days
Oct-Dec, 1864: reported absent without leave
NOTES
Born: 1842 [110]
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Millican, Saunders
COMPANY: Cos. G and H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Brunswick Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/2/1863: enlisted in Co. G, 51st Regt. NC Troops in Columbus Co. at age 35
3/1/1863: transferred to Co. H of same regiment
May-Aug, 1863: sick in hospital
6/1/1863: witness at court martial
7/2-23/1863: treated for bilious fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 192) in Wilmington
Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty
6/1/1864: captured (reported missing) at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
8/1/1864: died of chronic diarrhea at Elmira
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 70, 98, 162
Millican, William James
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Corporal
BIRTHPLACE: Brunswick Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/7/1862: enlisted as Corporal in New Hanover Co. at age 29
6/1/1862: promoted to Sergeant
8/1/1863: reduced to ranks
1/1/1864: promoted to Corporal
8/19/1864: captured at Globe Tavern
8/24/1864: confined at Point Lookout
3/14/1865: paroled at Point Lookout
3/16/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, for exchange
NOTES
Survived the war; DOB: 1/1/1833; name listed as Milligan in 1850 census
REFERENCES: 2, 56, 110
Millis, Alonzo
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Musician
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/4/1862: enlisted as a Musician (drummer) in New Hanover Co. at age 16
Dec, 1864: present through this month
5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Mills, Joseph D.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/18/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 18
5/15/1864: wounded in head at Drewry’s Bluff
5/22/1864: died in hospital at Richmond
NOTES
Date of wound listed as 5/16/1864 in [161]; widow’s pension application at [109], remains were brought home by wife; born: 1834
REFERENCES: 2, 161
Mincey, George
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: South Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Student
SERVICE RECORD
3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson County
6/9/1862: discharged, reason not reported
NOTES
Born Oct. 1839 (1900 census). Widow’s pension application submitted in 1958 (Mary Eliza Floyd Mincey, b. Nov. 1871, married 1893). Pension applications states that George Mincey was drawing a pension in Columbus Co.; unable to locate
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110
Mitchell, Hugh G.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/15/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington at age 31
Sep/Oct 1862: reported absent sick
Nov/Dec 1862: reported absent without leave
Jan/Feb 1863: returned to duty
8/3/1863: transferred to Company A, 2nd Regiment Confederate Engineer Troops
NOTES
DOB: 9/1/1831; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 108, 110
Monroe, Duncan
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/9/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 38
Jul, 1862: present through this month
8/20/1862-6/30/1863: detailed to guard government stores in Fayetteville
Jul/Aug, 1863: rejoined company
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
Name spelled Munroe in [36]
REFERENCES: 2, 36, 105, 129
Monroe, Thomas
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/5/1863: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 37
7/24/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 57) in Wilmington with continuous fever
Dec, 1863: present through this month but sick for much of the time
Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty
Sep-Dec, 1864: absent sick
NOTES
Born 4/4/1825; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 22, 98, 108, 110
Moody, Richard
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Rank Unk.
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
Pension records indicate he served with this company. Applied in Robeson Co. in 1925. Born 1845. Enlisted in January 1864. Witnessed by W. H. Graham.
NOTES
Widow, Sallie Moody, applied for pension in Robeson Co. in 1931 and 1947. Born 1861, married 1/20/1898. Husband died on 8/14/1930. Witnessed by J. W. Green (son-in-law). Unit listed as 1st Infantry, Co. I [131]
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 131
Moore, Aldridge
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
6/18/1863: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 20
5/16/1864: wounded slightly and captured at Drewry’s Bluff
5/21/1864: confined at Point Lookout
6/7/1864: released at Point Lookout and joined Co. I, 1st Regt. U. S. Volunteers
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 161
Moore, Americus V.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/25/1862: enlisted in Harnett Co. at age 20
4/20/1862: discharged prior to this date; reason not reported
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Moore, Charles A.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Craven Co.
RESIDENCE: Craven Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
2/10/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 17
Jun, 1862: present through this month
Jul/Aug, 1862: absent without leave
9/1/1862: returned to duty prior to this date
Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave
Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty
May/Jun, 1863: jailed at Wilmington
7/18/1863: killed at Battery Wagner
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Moore, Charles H.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Corporal
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/8/1862: enlisted as a Private in New Hanover Co. at age 20
10/31/1862: promoted to Corporal
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
3/2/1865: paroled and transferred to James River for exchange
3/10/1865: hospitalized at Richmond with debility
3/16/1865: furloughed for 60 days
NOTES
Brother of James & Luther, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Moore, Green W.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: enlisted as a Private in Robeson Co. at age 16
Nov/Dec 1862: reported absent without leave
Jan/Feb 1863: returned to duty
9/30/1863: promoted to Sergeant
6/17/1864: wounded in the left thigh (flesh) near Petersburg; hospitalized at Petersburg
7/23/1864: died of wounds
NOTES
Brother of Richard, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 128
Moore, J.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
Jan-Apr, 1865: probable enlistment date
5/11/1865: paroled at Goldsboro
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Moore, James A.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/12/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington as a Private, age 26
5/1/1863: promoted to 5th Sergeant
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
10/11/1864: paroled
10/31/1864: died at Fort Monroe while being transported for exchange; cause of death not reported
NOTES
Brother of Charles H. & Luther, same company; born: 1836; priomoted to 2nd Lt. on 10/16/1862 [175]; obit in “Fayetteville Observer”, 12/8/1864
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 175, 203
Moore, John
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.
RESIDENCE: Rockingham Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
9/25/1862: enlisted in Co. E, 8th Regt NC Troops in Wake County
1/7/1863: transferred to Co. I, 51st Regt. N. C. Troops at age 35
5/16/1864: killed at Drewry’s Bluff
NOTES
Date of transfer given as Nov/Dec, 1862 in [55]; widow’s pension application at [109]; born: 1828
REFERENCES: 2, 55, 109, 110
Moore, Luther W.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/31/1863: enlisted in new Hanover Co. at age 18
5/16/1864: seriously wounded at Drewry’s Bluff
5/17/1864: died of wounds
NOTES
Brother of Charles H. & James, same company; born: 1845
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 161
Moore, Richard H.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: enlisted as a Corporal in Robeson Co. at age 27
5/6-10/1862: treated for chronic bronchitis at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 12) in Wilmington
9/16/1862: promoted to Sergeant
6/15/1864: captured near Petersburg
6/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
3/10/1865: paroled at Elmira
3/15/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, Virginia for exchange
5/3/1865: died of disease; place of death not reported.
NOTES
Widow’s pension application at [109]; brother of Green, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 110
Moore, Thomas McGee
COMPANY: Staff/Co. C
RANK: Ordnance Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/12/1862: enlisted as a Private in Company C in Duplin Co. at age 17
12/10/1862: appointed acting Ordnance Sgt. and transferred to Regimental Staff; appointed to permanent rank of Ordnance Sgt. on unspecified date
3/19/1864: appointed secretary of committee to endorse Zebulon Vance for governor
Aug, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Born: 1845 [110]; survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 198
Moore, Willis P.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Captain
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: appointed Captain at age 32
Sep/Oct 1862: reported absent sick
11/24/1862: resigned because “I have been troubled with asthma for the last eight years”; also “my wife has gone entirely blind and is in a helpless condition & during my absence my house has been entered and plundered by burglars.”
12/9/1862: resignation accepted
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Morgan, John Nathan
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Student
SERVICE RECORD
7/8/1863: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 22
Oct, 1864: detached duty with brigade quartermaster through this month
Nov/Dec, 1864: rejoined company
5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro
NOTES
Born in 1841
REFERENCES: 2
Morgan, Kenneth Thomas
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 24
Jul/Aug, 1862: sick at Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington
Sep, 1862: returned to regiment
May/Jun, 1863: furloughed for 12 days
Jul/Aug, 1863: sent to hospital in Augusta
Dec, 1864: present and accounted for through this month
NOTES
DOB: 12/29/1835; widow’s pension application at [109]; family info at [108] & [121], photo at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 108, 109, 121
Morris, Abraham
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 20
Mar-Dec, 1862: reported sick
Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty
Mar/Apr, 1863: reported sick in hospital at Charleston
3/10/1863: admitted to Wayside Hospital in Charleston for pneumonia; transferred to General Hospital #3 in Columbia
NOTES
Brother of James, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 103, 110
Morris, James M.
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/1/1863: enlisted in Charleston, SC at age 20
8/8/1864: hospitalized at Richmond with diarrhoea
8/27/1864: furloughed for 60 days
Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present or accounted for through this month
NOTES
Born: 1843; brother of Abraham, same company; applied for pension (S10969) in Henry Co., TN
REFERENCES: 2, 13, 110
Morris, John C.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Dependent
SERVICE RECORD
4/21/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 20
Nov, 1862 – Apr, 1864: reported absent on detached service at Wilmington
5/1/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 31) in Wilimington for “sore stem”
May-Aug, 1864: reported present but sick
9/30/1864: wounded in the right arm at Fort Harrison
Nov/Dec, 1864: reported absent sick
5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro
NOTES
Born: 1842 [110]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110
Morris, Robert
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: South Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 32
4/28/1862: discharged by the surgeon, reason not reported
NOTES
Born 1830 (1880 census)
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Morrisey, Samuel Bunting
COMPANY: Staff
RANK: Surgeon
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Physician
SERVICE RECORD
7/11/1862: appointed Surgeon to rank from 5/1/1862, age 32
9/29/1863: wrote letter to newspaper regarding hospitals in Charleston
Feb, 1865: present through this date
5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro
NOTES
Born: 9/1/1829; senior surgeon of Clingman’s brigade; described by General Clingman as an “able and efficient Army surgeon” and a “gentleman of integrity and good character” [174]
REFERENCES: 1, 2, 103, 110, 112, 174
Morrison, Daniel A.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/19/1862: enlisted at age 20
6/19/1864: wounded near Petersburg
7/8/1864: died of wounds
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Munns, Washington W.
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
3/4/1863: enlisted in Cumberland Co.
Jul-Oct, 1863: on sick furlough
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
May-Dec, 1864: detached duty (probably teamster) at Petersburg
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Murphy, Hugh N.
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/28/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 33
4/30-5/20/1862: treated for constipation at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 18) in Wilmington
7/25/1864: absent without leave
NOTES
Survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 100
Murphy, John A.
COMPANY: Staff/Co. K
RANK: Ordnance Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/28/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. as a Private in Company K at age 23
5/2/1862: appointed Ordnance Sgt. and transferred to Regimental Staff
12/10/1862: discharged for bronchial irritation threatening to become consumption
10/16/1864: reenlisted in Company K at Camp Holmes near Raleigh
Dec, 1864: reported absent sick through this month
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Murphy, William Faison
COMPANY: Cos. B and K
RANK: Captain
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Military Cadet
SERVICE RECORD
6/10/1861: enlisted as 1st Sergeant in Co. I, 20th Regt. NC Troops
Nov, 1861: promoted to drillmaster and transferred to an unspecified unit
3/5/1862: enlisted in Co. B, 51st Regt. NC Troops at age 21
3/17/1862: appointed 1st Lieutenant and transferred to Co. K
9/17/1863: promoted to Captain
Nov/Dec, 1863: absent without leave
Jan/Feb, 1864: on detached duty
5/16/1864: rejoined unit before this date; captured at Drewry’s Bluff
5/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout
6/23/1864: transferred to Fort Delaware
8/20/1864: transferred to Hilton Head
9/7/1864: placed in stockade on Morris Island under Confederate fire
10/20/1864: confined at Fort Pulaski
1/1/1865: transferred back to Hilton Head prior to this date
3/12/1865: arrived at Fort Delaware
6/16/1865: released at Fort Delaware
NOTES
Photo in [1]; praised by Col. McKethan in his report on Battery Wagner; one of the “Immortal 600”; residence listed as Clinton in [60]; survived the war; DOB:10/28/1841; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 1, 2, 6, 9, 43, 60, 108
Murray, Samuel
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Unreported
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
5/21/1863: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilomington
9/30/1864: captured at Fort Harrison
10/5/1864: confined at Point Lookout
12/27/1864: died of chronic diarrhea at Point Lookout
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 26, 111
Murrell, John P.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Brunswick Co.
RESIDENCE: Brunswick Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
7/20/1861: enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. C, 8th Regt NC Troops in Brunswick County at age 37
2/28/1862: captured at Roanoke Island
3/21/1862: paroled at Elizabeth City
Aug, 1862: reported as exchanged
3/1/1863: reduced to ranks
Apr, 1863: wounded at Washington, NC
2/19/1864: transferred to Co. G, 51st Regt NC Troops in exchange for Pvt Jesse B. Higgins
7/28/1864: wounded near Petersburg
Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 55, 110
Musselwhite, Abel
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 26
6/5/1862: discharged for “dropsy”
NOTES
Brother of Jacob, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Musselwhite, Archibald
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
9/6/1861: enlisted in Co. A, 31st Regt. NC Troops in Robeson Co. at age 23
3/7/1862: present until transferred to Co. D, 51st Regt. NC Troops
3/12/1862: listed as a deserter by the 31st Regiment
6/5-26/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 40) in Wilmington with remittent fever
6/26/1863: returned to duty
8/11/1863: furloughed
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
6/1/1864: wounded in left shoulder at Cold Harbor
7/1/1864: returned to duty before this date
Dec, 1864: present through this date
NOTES
Date of wound given as 5/31/1864 in [162]
REFERENCES: 2, 12, 98, 162, 190
Musselwhite, Augustus
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
4/26/1862: enlisted at “Crossroads”
12/17/1862: reported missing after battle at Goldsboro
1/1/1863: returned to duty before this date
Jan/Feb, 1863: absent sick
Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty
May-Aug, 1864: hospitalized at Raleigh
Sep-Dec, 1864: sick in hospital at Wilmington
NOTES
Widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109
Musselwhite, Calvin
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/19/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 26
Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick in hospital
Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty
1/27-2/17/1863: treated for extreme debility at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 14) in Wilmington
1/31/1863: discharged due to chronic dysentery
NOTES
Brother to Randall, Rhodes & Wiley, same regimeent
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110
Musselwhite, Jacob
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/7/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 25
5/29-6/11/1862: treated for asthma at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 13) in Wilmington
7/18/1863: wounded at Battery Wagner
9/1/1863: returned to duty before this date
9/30/1864: wounded in the leg at Ft. Harrison
11/1/1864: returned to duty before this date
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Brother of Abel, same company; survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110
Musselwhite, John R.
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Virginia
RESIDENCE: Unreported
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 15
5/25/1864: seriously wounded at or near Bermuda Hundred; died at or near Petersburg of wounds
NOTES
DOD: 6/4/1864 [128]; death records give age as 17
REFERENCES: 2, 103, 128, 160
Musselwhite, Lewis
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
9/6/1861: enlisted in Co. A, 31st Regt. NC Troops in Robeson Co. at age 25
3/7/1862: transferred to Co. D, 51st Regt NC Troops
3/12/1862: listed as a deserter by the 31st Regiment
7/18/1863: wounded in the shoulder and arm at Battery Wagner
7/19/1863: admitted to Trapman Street hospital
Feb, 1864: absent wounded through this month
Mar-Dec, 1864: detailed for light duty at Charlotte
NOTES
Pension application made under last name “White”; married 7/5/1863 to Mary Barker [135]
REFERENCES: 2, 12, 52, 109, 135, 190
Musselwhite, Nathan
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 29
5/25/1863: hospitalized at Wilmington with chronic diarrhea
5/27-6/30/1863: treated for catarrhus at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 33) in Wilmington
6/2/1863: furloughed
Jul/Aug, 1863: returned to duty
6/17/1864: wounded in the lungs near Petersburg
6/24/1864: died of wounds in hospital at Petersburg
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98
Musselwhite, Randall
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/25/1863: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 31
May-Aug, 1863: guard duty at Wilmington and Fayetteville
Sep/Oct, 1863: absent sick
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
May-Dec, 1864: sick in hospital at Richmond
NOTES
Brother to Calvin, Rhodes & Wiley, same regimeent
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Musselwhite, Razalmond
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 26 as a private
7/7/1862: hospitalized with typhoid fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 7) in Wilmington
7/11/1862: died in hospital
NOTES
Name listed as “Musselwhite Ralzamon” in [2] & [232]; “R. M. White” in [98]; “Ralzmond Musselwhite” in 1850 census; brother of Nathan Musselwhite, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 232, 236
Musselwhite, Rhodes
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/1/1863: enlisted at Holmes Landing
5/28/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 34) in Wilmington with intermittent fever
9/13/1863; died in hospital at Wilmington; cause of death not reported.
NOTES
Brother to Randall, Calvin & Wiley, same regimeent
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110
Musselwhite, Wiley M.
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 20
Apr-Aug, 1862: reported absent sick
Sep/Oct, 1862: returned to duty
May/Jun, 1863: reported sick in hospital at Wilmington
NOTES
Brother to Randall, Rhodes & Calvin, same regiment; survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 110
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