Service Records for Surnames Beginning with N & O

Nealy, John Allen

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/11/1863: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 17

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

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

DOB: 1/5/1846; pension application at [109]: served until surrender at Greensboro; widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2,109, 112, 232

Nelson, Neill L. McF.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/8/1862: enlisted at “Crossroads”, age 34

Jul/Aug, 1862: absent sick

Sep/Oct, 1862: returned to duty

May-Oct, 1863: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty

3/29/1864: hospitalized at Petersburg

Dec, 1864: absent sick through this month

NOTES

Survived the war (1870 census)

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Nelson, William A.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Brunswick Co.

OCCUPATION: Dependent

SERVICE RECORD

7/7/1862: enlisted at age 26

5/16/1864: wounded in left thigh at Drewry’s Bluff

9/1/1864: returned to duty before this date

9/30/1864: wounded in left arm and/or right thigh at Fort Harrison

Dec, 1864: absent wounded through this month

NOTES

Details of wounds in pension application [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 109

Newton, William B.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.

RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

1/17/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry in New Hanover County at age 46

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

4/14/1863: discharged; reason not reported

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 8

Nobles, Archibald

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/21/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 27

May/Jun, 1863: sick in hospital at Wilmington

7/18/1863: wounded at Battery Wagner

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

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

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

10/19/1864: died in hospital at Fort Monroe

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Nobles, Averitt

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/1/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 34

Jun, 1863: present through this month

Jul/Aug, 1863: absent without leave

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

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

5/31/1864: furloughed for 60 days

9/1/1864: returned to duty before this date

9/30/1864: wounded in neck at Fort Harrison

11/1/1864: returned to duty before this date

Nov/Dec, 1864: present

NOTES

Born 3/15/1828; survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Nobles, Emanuel

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/5/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 22

6/5/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 17) in Wilmington with acute diarrhea

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

7/18/1863: wounded at Battery Wagner

9/1/1863: returned to duty

10/22/1863: hospitalized at Mt. Pleasant, SC

Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty

9/3/1864: died of chronic diarrhea in hospital at Richmond

NOTES

Date of wound at Battery Wagner given as 7/10/1863 in [52]; widow’s pension application at [109]; first name “Manuel”

REFERENCES: 2, 52, 98, 109, 126

Nobles, James Irvin

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/19/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 30

5/31/1864: killed at Cold Harbor

NOTES

DOB: 11/28/1831

REFERENCES: 2, 112

Nobles, John Crawford

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/26/1861: enlisted in Co. D, 20th Regt. NC Troops in Columbus Co. at age 38

8/10/1862: discharged for being over age

1/31/1863: enlisted in Co.G, 51st Regt. NC Troops

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

10/11/1864: paroled at Elmira

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

NOTES

Born: 1825; survived the war; photo at [112]

REFERENCES: 2, 9, 112

Norman, W. A.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Yadkin Co.

RESIDENCE: Yadkin Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

2/10/1864: enlisted at Camp Holmes in Raleigh

4/18/1864: deserted; went over to the enemy on an unspecified date

6/11/1864: confined at Knoxville, Tennessee; transferred to Louisville, Kentucky

6/16/1864: released at Louisville “north of the Ohio River”

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 232

Norman, Willis P.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

5/1/1862: enlisted at Nichols Depot, SC

7/6/1862: dishonorably discharged, reason not reported.

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Norment, William Stokes

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Captain

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Lawyer

SERVICE RECORD

5/1/1861: elected Captain of Co. D, 18th Regt. NC Troops in Robeson County at age 28

4/24/1862: defeated for re-election as Captain

8/23/1862: appointed Captain of Co. F, 51st N. C. Troops

9/11/1862: received commission as Captain

5/13/1863: ordered to Robeson County

3/19/1863: delivered speech to regiment endorsing Vance for governor

9/30/1864: severley wounded in right leg at Fort Harrison

Dec, 1864: absent wounded through this month

NOTES

Appointment notice printed in Fayetteville Observer: “an officer of experience as a soldier, and personally is a very clever gentleman; so that, upon the whole, we must take it for granted that the appointment is one in every way fit to be made.”
Lost election for sheriff of Robeson County in 1862 election [153];
DOB: 7/20/1833, biography at [195]

REFERENCES: 2, 9, 70, 110, 112, 134, 153, 195, 198, 207, 221

Norris, Daniel M.

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 22

5/9-26/1862: treated for morbi cutis at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) in Wilmington

Apr-Jun, 1862: absent sick

12/29/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 18) with abcesses

Jan-Aug, 1863: absent on sick furlough for much of this period

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

Mar/Apr, 1864: sick in hospital at Petersburg

May-Aug, 1864: on sick furlough

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Born: 1840 [110]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

Norris, Elcaney

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/5/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 26; absent without leave on unspecified date

Jul/Aug, 1862: returned to duty

Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick

7/15-24/1863: treated for chronic diarrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 198) in Wilmington

Jul/Aug, 1863: absent without leave

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

Nov/Dec, 1863: absent without leave for 33 days

5/16/1864: killed at Drewry’s Bluff

NOTES

Bio at [112]; first name “Elkanah”; brother to Solomon & William Jackson, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 72, 98, 112

Norris, Jenkins

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 20

Sep/Oct, 1862: sick in hospital at Raleigh

Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty

7/11-24/1863: treated for diarrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 184) in Wilmington

Mar/Apr, 1864: sick in hospital at Petersburg

Sep-Dec, 1864: present during this period

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Norris, Solomon

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

7/15/1862: enlisted in Brunswick Co. at age 17

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

Jul/Aug, 1863: absent without leave

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

Aug, 1864: present through this date

9/30/1864: captured at Fort Harrison; probably killed

NOTES

Brother to Elcaney & William Jackson, same company; family info at [112]

REFERENCES: 2, 56, 72, 112

Norris, William Indy

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/1/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 24

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent sick

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

May-Aug, 1864: absent sick

Sep-Dec, 1864: detached to brigade hospital

Feb, 1865: wounded by being “mashed in chest and privates” at Wilmington

NOTES

Pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 109

Norris, William J.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

5/12/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 19

2/16/1863: sick at Washington, NC

Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

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

10/11/1864: paroled at Elmira

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

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Norris, William Jackson

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/5/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 20

4/16-5/1/1862: treated for acute rheumatism at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 2) in Wilmington

7/28-8/2/1862: treated for typhoid fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 18)

Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty

7/15/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 199) with typhoid fever

Jul/Aug, 1863: absent without leave

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

12/1/1863: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty

Sep-Dec, 1864: absent without leave

NOTES

DOB: 5/25/1837 [112]; survived the war; brother of Elcaney & Solomon, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 112

Nott, William J.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

5/9/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 21

9/30/1864: wounded slightly at Ft. Harrison

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty

3/8/1865: captured at Wise’s Forks

3/16/1865: confined at Point Lookout

6/28/1865: released at Point Lookout after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Reported wounded in abdomen at Ft. Harrison [212]; pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 225

Nunnery, Henry

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/30/1863: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 20

Jul-Oct, 1863: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty

9/28/1864: deserted

NOTES

Pension applications states a ball passed through the right arm and he has a scar on the left side of head [109]; widow applied for pension, also; DOB: 8/10/1844; brother of William, same company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 109

Nunnery, John

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

5/3/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 22

Aug, 1862: present through this month but absent sick for most of time

9/2/1862: died of brain fever at Wimington

NOTES

Age at death reported as 22, but DOB listed as 1848 in [108]; obit in “Fayetteville Observer”, 9/8/1862; family history at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 135, 203

Nunnery, William

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/3/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 23

7/28-30/1862: treated for acute rheumatism at Confed. Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 13) in Wilmington

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

Born: 1839 [112]; brother to Henry, same company; family info at [108]; not listed on Shohola Monument at Woodlawn Nat’l Cemetery; actual burial site unknown

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 108, 112

Odom, Calvin

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Tennessee

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

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

12/17/1862: wounded slightly at Goldsboro

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

5/4/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 188) in Wilmington with intermittent fever

8/4/1864: absent without leave

9/20/1864: returned to duty

9/30/1864: wounded in left thigh and buttock and captured at Fort Harrison; hospitalized at Fort Monroe

2/1/1865: transferred to Point Lookout

3/17/1865: paroled at Point Lookout

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

NOTES

Born 10/6/1833; spelled Calvin A. Odum in [40], Alexander C. in [32] and [112]; widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 32, 40, 58, 98, 109, 112, 143

Odom, John

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

Jan-Apr, 1865: probably enlisted during this period

5/27/1865: paroled at Goldsboro

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Odum, Jeremiah

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 37

3/19/1864: appointed to committee for endorsing Zebulon Vance for governor

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

6/2/1864: furloughed for 60 days

Dec, 1864: reported absent wounded through this month

NOTES

Born: 5/2/1824

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112, 161, 198

Orr, Turley Williamson

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.

RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

6/11/1861: enlisted in Co. C, 1st Regt. NCT

6/12/1861: discharged

3/14/1862: enlisted in Co. A, 51st Regt. NCT in New Hanover Co. at age 48

5/15/1864: wounded in right hip at Drewry’s Bluff; hospitalized at Richmond

10/6/1864: furloughed for 30 days

11/5/1864: reported absent without leave

NOTES

First name “Tully” in [110] (census and son’s death certificate) and in [139]; middle name “Williamson” [139]; occupation listed as cooper in [5]

REFERENCES: 2, 5, 110, 139

Overton, Jackson

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

2/24/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 23

6/8/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7, bed 228) in Wilmington with typhoid fever

6/27/1863: furloughed for 30 days

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

12/17/1863: absent without leave

1/5/1864: returned to duty

6/1/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor

9/30/1864: wounded in right thigh at Ft. Harrison

Dec, 1864: absent wounded through this month

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

Owens, Gabriel

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/16/1862: enlisted in Co. C, 63rd Regt. NC Troops at age 29

2/3/1865: transferred to Co. C, 51st Regt NC Troops in exchange for Thomas Mathis

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 3, 110

Oxendine, William

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

5/1/1862: enlisted at age 22; failed to report for duty and was reported absent without leave

4/30/1863: listed as a deserter and dropped from the rolls of the company

NOTES

Pension application: never wounded, born 1840

REFERENCES: 2, 109

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