Service Records for Surnames Beginning with S

Sanderson, Isaac

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

4/24/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 30

6/16/1864: captured at Bermuda Hundred [164]

6/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

6/14/1865: released from Elmira after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 164

Sandlin, Hiram Leary

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/21/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 23 as a Sergeant

2/21/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) in Wilmington for debility

3/23/1863: furloughed

Feb, 1864: present through this month but was sick in camp for much of the time

3/3/1864: transferred to 2nd Co. I, 10th Regt NC State Troops (1st Regt NC Arty) because diseased feet made him incapable of marching

Oct, 1864: present through this month

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

Middle name Leary [112]; pension application at [109], not wounded during war

REFERENCES: 2, 18, 98, 109, 112, 203

Sandy, John A. W.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

9/5/1863: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 23

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

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

12/25/1864: absent sick

3/13/1865: captured at Fayetteville

3/30/1865: confined at Point Lookout

6/20/1865: released at Point Lookout after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Family info at [108]; born: 1840 [110]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 110

Sasser, Heli

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 44

12/17/1862: wounded in heel at Goldsboro

1/10/1863: died of wounds in hospital at Raleigh

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Sasser, Matthew G.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Brunswick Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. as a Sergeant

5/31/1862: reduced to ranks

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

Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

3/16/1865: hospitalized at Raleigh with gunshot wound in right arm

4/13/1865: captured in hospital at Raleigh

NOTES

1850 census lists name as Sassen; widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 109, 112

Sasser, Simon

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 46

7/29/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 1) in Wilmington with rubeola

8/7/1862: furloughed

1/28/1863: discharged for unspecified reason

NOTES

Born in 1816; pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 98, 109

Sasser, William Calvin

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 34 as a Private

7/18/1863: wounded at Battery Wagner

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

12/1/1864: promoted to Corporal

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Born 5/11/1827; pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 40, 56, 109, 112

Sauls, William J.

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

5/16/1862: enlisted in Co. G, 41st Regt NC Troops at New Hanover County

Oct, 1864: present through this month

3/7/1865: order issued to transfer him to Co. C, 51st Regt NC Troops on this date; transfer probably did not occur

4/11-21/1865: paroled at Farmville, VA, with 41st Regt.

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 3

Scarborough, Jesse C.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.

RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/5/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 30 as a Corporal

Apr-Jun, 1862: absent sick

7/2-8/1862: treated for rubeola at Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington; staying at Mr. Scarborough’s house

Jan/Feb, 1864: absent without leave

May-Aug, 1864: promoted to 4th Sergeant during this period

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

Nov/Dec, 1864: sick in hospital at Wilmington

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

Scott, William H.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

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

6/16/1864: captured at Petersburg

6/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

1/23/1865: died of pneumonia at Elmira

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 111

Scriven, Thomas James

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Bladen Co.

RESIDENCE: Bladen Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/7/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 27

8/19/1864: absent without leave

NOTES

Born: 4/28/1834; survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

Sealey, Nicholas T.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/5/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington, age 30

Jul, 1863: deserted

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Sealy, Nephison L.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

2/28/1862: enlisted

7/1/1862: dropped from company rolls before this date; reason not reported

7/18/1863: admitted to Wayside Hospital in Charleston for ague & fever

7/21/1863: transferred to another hospital

NOTES

Middle initial “L” [103]; hospitalization dates are from [103]; possibly Neverson Sealey?

REFERENCES: 2, 103

Sellers, David G.

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

12/23/1863: enlisted at age 33

1/10/1864 – 1/22/1864: absent without leave

2/23/1865: discharged due to chronic bronchitis

NOTES

Pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 109

Sellers, George L.

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

5/24/1863: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington

Jun, 1863: present but sick

7/10/1863: sent on sick leave

Aug, 1863: discharged by civil authorities; reason not reported

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Sellers, Joseph C.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/5/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 32

6/25-26/1862: treated for acute diarrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 4) in Wilmington

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent sick

Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty

8/20/1863: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty

5/16/1864: wounded in left hand “by a minny ball” at Drewry’s Bluff

8/15/64: lost and presumed dead during expedition to the Black Water River, Va; returned to camp two days later

Oct, 1864: absent wounded through this date

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Pension application at [109]; Joe Sellars [40]

REFERENCES: 2, 40, 98, 109, 228

Sellers, Pitman E.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/15/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 20

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

4/24/1863: absent sick in Columbus County

May/Jun, 1863: returned to duty

12/2/1863: absent without leave

2/12/1864: “killed as a deserter in the vicinity of his home”

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 103

Sellers, William W.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/5/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 35

4/14/1863: died in hospital at Charleston

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 52

Senter, D. E.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

Pension records indicate he served with this company

NOTES

Resident of Ashe County; wounded at Winchester, VA. Served in 51st Virginia.

REFERENCES: 2, 109

Sessoms, Dickson

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

11/22/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 44

2/17/1863: hospitalized at Wilmington

May/Jun, 1863: returned to duty

2/1/1864: wounded at Batchelder’s Creek

Feb-Aug, 1864: absent sick

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

Nov/Dec, 1864: absent sick

NOTES

Born June, 1818 [110]; first name “Dixon” in 1860 census

REFERENCES: 2, 70, 110

Sewell, Thomas

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Lenoir Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

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

2/18-4/10/1862: treated for parotitis at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, beds 8 & 31) in Wilmington

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

5/20/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) for dysentery

5/26/1862: furloughed

6/23-27/1862: treated for continuous fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 21)

7/7/1862: discharged for feeble constitution

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 98

Shaw, Archibald James

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

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

2/16-3/11/1863: treated for continuous fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7) in Wilmington

6/16/1864: captured at Petersburg

6/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

3/24/1865: died of pneumonia at Elmira

NOTES

Brother of Daniel, John, Malcolm & Norman, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 111

Shaw, Colin, Reverend

COMPANY: Staff

RANK: Chaplain

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Bladen Co.

OCCUPATION: Minister

SERVICE RECORD

8/20/1861: appointed Chaplain for 18th Regt. NC Troops

12/13/1862: reported for duty with the 51st Regt. NC Troops

1/1/1863: transferred to 51st Regt. NC Troops as regimental Chaplain at age 50

Aug., 1863: received a $200 donation for the regiment’s men and a $100 donation for the men of the 31st Regiment from Miss M. A. Buie

10/27/1863: resigned because of family conditons

10/31/1863: resignation accepted

NOTES

DOB: 8/16/1812 [112]; Presbyterian; “an ardent Confederate, a good Chaplain, and a brave and most excellent man” [159]; middle name may have been “Lindsay” [117]; attended reunion in 1891

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 9, 70, 103, 112, 117, 147, 149, 159

Shaw, Daniel

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/5/1862: enlisted in Robeson County at age 29

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

6/9/1864: furloughed for 30 days

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

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; brother of Archibald, John, Malcolm & Norman, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

Shaw, Daniel

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/3/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 44

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

12/18/1863: absent without leave

2/9/1864: returned to duty

5/16/1864: wounded in right wrist and captured at Drewry’s Bluff; sent to Ft. Monroe; right arm amputated on unspecified date

9/20/1864: confined at Point Lookout

11/15/1864: paroled and transferred to Venus Point, Savannah River, for exchange

NOTES

Pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 109

Shaw, John A.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/5/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 33

10/16/1863: absent sick on furlough

Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty

6/16/1864: captured at Petersburg

6/19/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

10/11/1864: paroled at Elmira and transferred for exchange

10/14/1864: died at Baltimore; cause of death not reported

NOTES

Date of death given as 10/4/1864 in [7]; brother of Archibald, Daniel, Malcolm & Norman, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 7, 110, 112

Shaw, Malcolm

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

12/18/1862: enlisted at Camp Whiting near Wilmington, age 25

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

6/9/1864: furloughed for 60 days

Dec, 1864: absent wounded through this month

NOTES

Survived the war; brother of Archibald, Daniel, John & Norman, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Shaw, Norman

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

12/18/1862: enlisted at Camp Whiting near Wilmington, age 35

8/19/1864: captured near Globe Tavern

8/22/1864: 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; brother of Archibald, Daniel, John & Malcolm, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Shepherd, James K.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/14/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 18

4/7-15/1862: treated for parotitis at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 5, bed 2) in Wilmington

8/1/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 5, bed 10) with continuous fever

8/18/1862: furloughed

6/1/1864: captured (reported missing) 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, 58, 98, 162

Sibbett, John William

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 39

Sep/Oct, 1862: on sick furlough

Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty

5/31/1864: wounded seriously in abdomen and left on field (captured) at Cold Harbor; confined at various Federal hospitals

7/2/1864: confined at Old Capitol Prison in Washington

7/23/1864: transferred to Elmira

2/9/1865: paroled at Elmira

2/20/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, for exchange

NOTES

First name “James” in [139]

REFERENCES: 2, 139, 162

Sikes, Charles M.

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

10/16/1864: enlisted in Wake Co. at age 39

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Pension records (widow) indicate he was wounded at an unspecified battle

REFERENCES: 2, 109

Sills, David

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/4/1862: enlisted at age 44

Sep/Oct, 1862: absent without leave

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty

May/Jun, 1863: awaiting trial at Wilmington

Jul/Aug, 1863: returned to duty

9/27/1863: absent without leave

10/30/1863: returned to duty

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

NOTES

Born: 1815 [110], father of Henry, Joel & William, same company; survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Sills, Henry Washington

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/4/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 17

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

May-Dec, 1864: present

3/16/1865: captured by federal forces in Sampson Co.; sent to New Bern

4/10/1865: confined at Hart’s Island, New York Harbor

6/19/1865: released at Hart’s Island after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Son of David, brother of Joel & William, same company; pension and Soldier’s Home applications at [109]: wrist mashed by a piece of timber while working on the fortifications below Wilmington

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

Sills, Joel

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Rank Unk.

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

Pension records indicate he served with this unit. Filed pension application in Sampson Co. in 1905. Born in 1838. Enlisted in 1861. Witnessed by J. M. Wiiliford (John Cager Williford served in Co. K). Widow, Winnie L. Sills, born 1852, applied in Sampson Co. in 1912. Enlistment date 4/4/1862. 1850 census: son of David and brother of Henry & William, all of Co. K.

NOTES

Likely served in this regiment; son of David, brother of Henry & William, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

Sills, William T.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/4/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 19

6/1/1864: wounded in left hand at Cold Harbor

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

3/16/1865: captured in Sampson County

4/10/1865: confined at Hart’s Island, New York Harbor

6/21/1865: released at Hart’s Island after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Son of David, brother of Henry & Joel, same company; date of wound listed as 5/31/1864 in [162]

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 162

Simmons, Amaziah

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/2/1863: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 18

8/26/1864: wounded in left hip and abdomen near Petersburg; hospitalized at Richmond

1/26/1865: furloughed for 60 days

NOTES

Son of Thomas Simmons of same company; pension application states that a gunshot entered the lower part of the left abdomen and passed out the right side of the back

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 109, 110

Simmons, Isaac

COMPANY: Cos. A and G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/1/1862: enlisted in Co. A, this regiment, in New Hanover Co. at age 19

7/1/1862: discharged

2/2/1863: enlisted in company G of this regiment

10/19/1863: discharged

NOTES

Pension records state he was wounded in the back and left hip by a shell fragment at Charleston in 1863

REFERENCES: 2

Simmons, James

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

3/27/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 23

5/27/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 12) in Wilmington for dysentery

7/22/1862: hospitalized at Wilmington with chronic diarrhea

8/4/1862: returned to duty

Sep/Oct, 1862: sick in hospital at Wilmington

Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty

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: received at Venus Point, Savannah River, for exchange

NOTES

Born in 1839; survived the war; widow’s pension states his left leg was broken while being transported between Pt. Lookout and Elmira, likely during Shohola train wreck

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109

Simmons, Lemon L.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/19/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 27

7/7/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 6) in Wilmington with typhoid fever

7/8/1862: died in hospital of typhoid fever; carried home

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 232

Simmons, Malcolm L.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Bladen Co.

OCCUPATION: Turpentiner

SERVICE RECORD

5/25/1864: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 28

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira

NOTES

Born: 1836 [110], brother of Wiley, same company; exchanged identities with Thaddeus D. Malpass (Co. E, 18th Regt. NC Troops) while at Elmira.  One man died on 11/28/1864 (11/23/1864 in [36]) and the other was received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, after being paroled.  It is not clear which man survived. (census records indicate Malcolm survived)

 REFERENCES: 2, 36, 110, 112

Simmons, Thomas Jr.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 44

Apr-Jun, 1862: on sick furlough

Sep/Oct, 1862: returned to duty

12/2/1863: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty

May-Nov, 1864: absent sick

12/9/1864: hospitalized at Richmond with chronic diarrhea

12/16/1864: returned to duty

12/22/1864: hospitalized at Richmond with rheumatism

1/26/1865: returned to duty

NOTES

Born in May, 1817; pension records indicate he was wounded at Petersburg in autumn of 1863; father of Amaziah Simmons of same company

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 110

Simmons, Wiley

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Bladen Co.

OCCUPATION: Turpentiner

SERVICE RECORD

10/20/1864: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 32

2/18/1865: hospitalized at Wilmington; died of disease on unspecified date

NOTES

Brother of Malcolm, same company; widow’s pension at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

Simms, Daniel E.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Overseer

SERVICE RECORD

3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 36 as a Corporal

8/23/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington with remittent fever

9/13/1862: furloghed

Sep/Oct, 1862: on sick furlough in Columbus Co.

12/3/1862: reduced to ranks

Nov, 1862-Aug, 1864: absent sick

1/2/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 20) with gonorrhea

4/20-26/1863: treated for anthrax at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 7)

5/3/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 5, bed 12) with rheumatism

6/2/64: married to Lucy Cole in Cumberland County

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

1/16/1865: wounded in middle finger of left hand during skirmish at Sugar Loaf Hill near Wilmington; hospitalized at Wilmington

1/20/1865: returned to duty

NOTES

Soldier’s Home application, surrendered in Smithfield at end of war; admitted to Soldier’s Home on 2/14/1903, age 71, Robeson Co. [133]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 133, 178

Simpson, William A.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Georgia

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1863: enlisted at Marietta, GA

6/3-7/23/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7, bed 237) in Wilmington with debility

7/23/1863: returned to duty

Oct, 1863: present through this month; hospitalized at unspecified later date with gunshot wound in right foot from own pistol

11/15/1863: transferred to Co. C, 1st Regt. Georgia Infantry

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Singletary, Calvin

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19

4/25-28/1862: treated for typhoid fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 18) in Wilmington

May-Aug, 1864: absent sick in brigade hospital

10/7/1864: returned to duty before this date; captured on Darbytown Road near Richmond

10/8/1864: confined at Bermuda Hundred

11/24/1864: transferred to Point Lookout

6/20/1865: released at Point Lookout after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Brother of John of same company

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 98, 110

Singletary, John Bradley

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

4/2/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 15

8/19/1864: captured at Globe Tavern

8/22/1864: confined at Point Lookout

9/18/1864: paroled at Point Lookout

9/22/1864: received at Varina, VA, for exchange

9/30/1864: wounded at Ft. Harrison

Dec, 1864: absent wounded through this month

NOTES

Born 1846 [110]; survived the war; brother of Calvin of same company; widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 109, 110

Singletary, Monroe

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Bladen Co.

RESIDENCE: Bladen Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

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

4/4-15/1862: treated for icterus at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 7) in Wilmington

6/1/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor; hospitalized at Richmond

6/13/1864: furloughed for 60 days

Sep/Oct, 1864: light duty as hostler at brigade headquarters

Nov/Dec, 1864: absent on light duty; rejoined company at later date

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 40, 98

Skipper, Stephen

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Brunswick Co.

RESIDENCE: Brunswick Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 22

6/2-9/1862: treated for icterrus at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 27) in Wilmington

2/18/1865: hospitalized for rheumatism in Wilmington

2/20/1865: transferred to another hospital

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Skipper, William L.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/29/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 30

5/31/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington for acute dysentery

Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty

5/16/1864: killed at Drewry’s Bluff

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 105

Sloan, George

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Captain

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Grocer

SERVICE RECORD

4/27/1861: enlisted as Private in Co. F, 1st Regt. NC Volunteers in Cumberland County at age 26

4/29/1861: appointed 3rd Lieutenant

11/12-13/1861: mustered out when company disbanded

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

3/19/1862: appointed 1st Lieutenant and transferred to Co. I, 51st Regt. NC Troops

4/30/1862: promoted to Captain

8/20/1863: received $400 from the Cumberland Hospital Association for the care of sick and wounded soldiers in Charleston

5/16/1864: wounded at Drewry’s Bluff

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

6/26/1864: transferred to Ft. Delaware

6/17/1865: released at Ft. Delaware after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

DOB: 1/21/1834; photo in [1]; resided at the Shemwell House in Fayetteville; family info at [108]; widow’s pensions at [109]

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 5, 18, 105, 108, 109, 110, 217

Smith, Albert O.

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/8/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 20

12/17/1862: wounded in leg at Goldsboro; leg amputated

1/8/1863: died from wounds in hospital at Goldsboro

NOTES

Brother of Amos, Lewis & Jesse, same company; age 21 at time of death [135]; obituary in “Wilmington Journal” of 1/22/1863; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 99, 108, 110, 135, 146

Smith, Amos Judson

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Student

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1863: enlisted in Charleston at age 16

6/16/1864: captured near Bermuda Hundred [164]

6/18/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

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

NOTES

Brother of Albert, Lewis & Jesse, same company; family info at [108]; middle name “Judson” [112]; pension application at [109], not wounded in the war

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 112, 164

Smith, Bracey

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Pitt Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Cooper

SERVICE RECORD

5/2/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 24

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

9/20/1864: died of remittent fever

NOTES

Widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 36, 40, 109, 111

Smith, David James

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

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

7/1/1862: reduced to ranks

Nov, 1862: attempted, with Lt. Thomas Herring, to sneak up on the Union lines near Trenton, NC

5/14/1864: wounded slightly in thigh at Drewry’s Bluff

5/31/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor

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

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

Pension application at [109], born 1833; middle name “James” [227], date of first wound given as 5/16/1864 in [161]

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 161, 164, 227

Smith, David L.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Wake Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Apprentice Printer

SERVICE RECORD

3/27/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 18

Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick

Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty

9/24/1863: transferred to 2nd Co. B, 36th Regt. N. C. Troops

11/4/1863: transferred to Co. B, 13th Batt. NC Light Arty

Feb, 1865: present through this month

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 18, 105

Smith, George Alexander

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Clerk

SERVICE RECORD

4/24/1861: enlisted in 1st Co. D, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Robeson County at age 18

12/16/1861: present until company disbanded

2/28/1862: enlisted as 1st Sergeant of Co. E, 51st Regt. NC Troops

6/27-30/1862: treated for acute dysentery at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 18) in Wilmington

Jul/Aug, 1862: reduced to rank of Sgergeant

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

7/11-8/25/1863: treated for rheumatism at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 117)

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

3/2/1865: paroled at Elmira and transferred to James River for exchange

3/7/1865: hospitalized at Richmond with debility

3/8/1865: furloughed for 30 days

NOTES

Middle name “Alexander” [139]; brother of James P., same company; rank listed as 3rd Sergeant in [185]

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 98, 110, 185

Smith, Isaiah

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/12/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 53

Nov/Dec, 1862: sick furlough in Columbus Co.

2/18-3/5/1863: treated for hepatitis at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) in Wilmington

Jun, 1863: absent sick through this month

Jul/Aug, 1863: returned to duty

Sep, 1863-Aug, 1864: absent sick

8/31/1864: absent without leave

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 98

Smith, James A.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Bladen Co.

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

3/7/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 27

12/17/1862: wounded at Goldsboro

12/21/1862: died of wounds at Goldsboro

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 99

Smith, James P.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

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

to Corporal on unspecified date

12/16/1861: left service when company disbanded

2/28/1862: enlisted as Sergeant In Co. E, 51st Regt. NC Troops

9/16/1862: promoted to 1st Sgt.

Mar/Apr, 1863: reduced to rank of Sergeant

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

3/14/1865: paroled at Elmira

3/18/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, for exchange

NOTES

“Joseph Peyton Smith” in [139]; pension application at [109]; brother of George, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 109, 110, 139

Smith, Jesse Thomas

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: 1st Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Clerk

SERVICE RECORD

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

11/18/1861: discharged when company was disbanded

3/8/1862 enlisted as Sergeant in 51st Regt. NC Troops at age 24

4/9/1863: appointed 2nd Lieutenant

7/18/1863: wounded slightly at Battery Wagner

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

3/24/1864: promotion approved by examining board

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confned at Point Lookout

6/23/1864: transferred to Fort Delaware

11/4/1864: promoted to 1st Lieutenant while a POW

6/6/1865: released at Fort Delaware after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Middle name “Thomas” on headstone application; brother of Amos, Albert & Lewis, same company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 70, 108, 110

Smith, John

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

6/1/1862: transferred to Co. A, 51st Regt. NC Troops before this date; failed to report for duty

7/1/1862: dropped from company rolls before this date

NOTES

Age 35 in 1862

REFERENCES: 2, 232

Smith, John O.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Man of Leisure

SERVICE RECORD

3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 15 as a Private

5/28-6/15/1863: treated for intermittent fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 38) in Wilmington

May/Jun, 1863: absent sick in Columbus Co.

Jul/Aug, 1863: returned to duty

12/1/1864: promoted to Corporal

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Widow’s pension application at [109]; survived the war; born 1848

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 98, 109, 110

Smith, Lewis H.

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

1/21/1864: enlisted in Wayne Co. at age 19

3/19/1864: discharged for being “ill-grown” and unhealthy

5/19/1865: paroled at Goldsboro

NOTES

Brother of Albert, Amos & Jesse, same company; family info at [108]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 110, 232

Smith, Malcolm McI.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

10/7/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co.

7/18/1863: wounded slightly at Battery Wagner

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

5/16/1864: wounded at Drewry’s Bluff; died on battlefield from wounds

NOTES

Obit in “Fayetteville Observer”, 7/25/1864

REFERENCES: 2, 150, 203

Smith, Peter McLemore

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

10/3/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 30

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

Survived the war; DOB: 10/17/1831 [112]

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

Smith, Richard R.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Chatham Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/20/1863: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 18

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Pension application states he was sick with pneumonia at Petersurg

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

Smith, Samuel H.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

6/5/1863: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 18

6/1/1864: killed at Cold Harbor

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Smith, Thomas J.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

4/30/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co.

12/18/1862-1/27/1863: treated for gonorrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) in Wilmington

Mar/Apr, 1863: sick in hospital at Charleston

5/15/1863: died of typhoid fever at home in Columbus County

NOTES

Date of death given as 5/14/1863 in [135]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 135, 203

Smith, W. E.

COMPANY: Misc

RANK: Rank Unk.

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

Pension records indicate he served with this regiment

NOTES

Filed for pension in Wake County in 1901 at age 67. Lists regiment as 51st & date of enlistment as 6/1/1862. Application mentions Ripley’s Brigade, Captain Andrew [illegible last name “Williams?”]. Witnessed by J. J. Senter. Possibly served in 2nd Infantry, Co. A or 6th Senior Reserves, Co. G [131]

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 131

Smith, William D.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: South Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

2/2/1863: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 35

5/28-6/18/1863: treated for debility at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 44) in Wilmington

7/18/1863: wounded at Battery Wagner

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

1/13/1864: hositalized with scabies in Petersburg

3/12/1864: returned to duty

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

10/11/1864: paroled at Elmira

11/25/1864: received for exchange at Venus Point, Savannah River

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

Smith, William Henry

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/23/1861: enlisted in Co. H, 18th Regt NC Troops in Columbus County at age 19

7/9/1861: discharged for poor health

4/28/1862: enlisted in Co. H, 51st Regt. NC Troops

6/1/1864: wounded in right hand at Cold Harbor; hospitalized at Petersburg; index finger amputated

6/16/1864: furloughed for 30 days

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

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

REFERENCES: 2, 9, 58, 109

Snipes, Hugh G.

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

6/2/1863: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19

8/19/1864: wounded in left shoulder near Globe Tavern

Oct, 1864: absent wounded through this month

Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

Pension applications at [109]; in list of surviving veterans printed by “The Robesonian” on 5/8/1919

REFERENCES: 2, 103, 109

Snipes, Nelson

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/28/1862: enlisted

5/14/1864: wounded and captured at Drewry’s Bluff; hospitalized at Point Lookout

5/28/1864: died from wounds at Point Lookout

NOTES

Widow’s pension application at [109]; listed as KIA on 5/16/1864 [161]

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 111, 161

Snyder, William H.

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

8/9/1864: captured by Union troops in ambulance near Petersburg

8/10/1864: transferred to City Point, VA

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Sockeringe, Aaron

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Rank Unk.

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

Pension records indicate he served with this company

NOTES

Cannot locate pension record or any instances of this surname in census

REFERENCES: 2, 109

Soles, Daniel W.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

12/3/1863: enlisted at Camp Pender near Hamilton, NC, age17

May-Dec, 1864: absent on sick furlough

NOTES

Survived the war; last name “Duncan” in 1850 census, living with Isham Sowls and Mary J. Duncan

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 110

Soles, Drakeford S.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/30/1862: enlisted in New Hanover County at age 19

12/18/1862: hospitalized at Wilmington with rheumatism

Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty

5/4/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 186) in Wilmington for rheumatism

5/16/1864: killed at Drewry’s Bluff

NOTES

Last name spelled Sowls in 1860 census; brother of Nathaniel and Neill of same company

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 98

Soles, Nathaniel

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

4/28/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 26

May/Jun, 1862: absent sick

Sep/Oct, 1862: reported for duty

7/10/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 203) in Wilmington with rheumatism

2/8/1864: returned to duty

Mar/Apr, 1864: sick in hospital at Petersburg

Dec, 1864: absent sick through this month

5/4/1865: paroled at Goldsboro

NOTES

Last name spelled Sowls in 1860 census; brother of Drakeford and Neill of same company

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 98

Soles, Neill

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 21

6/30/1862: absent sick through this date

9/1/1862: dropped from rolls for unspecified reason

NOTES

Last name spelled Sowls in 1860 census; brother of Nathaniel and Drakeford of same company

REFERENCES: 2, 58

Southerland, Abraham

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/24/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 22

12/17/1862: wounded seriously in side at Goldsboro

May/Jun, 1863: returned to duty

7/25-8/7/1863: treated for rheumatism at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 79) in Wilmington

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Widow’s pension application lists first name “Abram” and date of death as 6/10/1864 [109]; married 2/27/1874 [110]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 110, 143

Southerland, Bryan

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

11/20/1862: enlisted at Wrightsville Arsenal, age 40

Jun, 1863: present through this month

Jul, 1863-Aug, 1864: absent sick

Sep-Dec, 1864: absent without leave

5/3/1865: paroled at Charlotte

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Southerland, Edward

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Captain

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 20

11/18/1861: mustered out when company disbanded

12/12/1861: appointed 2nd Lieutenant of Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry

4/15/1862: promoted to 1st Lieutenant and transferred to Co. A, 51st Regt. NC Troops

5/30/1863: promoted to Captain

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

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this date

NOTES

Wounded again in 1864 [1]; praised in Col. McKethan’s report on Battery Wagner; brother of Hugh & William, same company; died around Oct, 1865 (probate file)

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 6, 8, 110

Southerland, George N.

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

12/28/1861: enlisted in Co. B, 41st Regt NC Troops in Onslow County at age 20

3/29/1862: transferred to Co. C, 51st Regt NC Troops as Corporal

8/1/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 20) in Wilmington for gonorrhea

8/25/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 20) for cholera morbus

9/11/1862  to Aug, 1863: absent sick

Jan/Feb, 1863: reduced to ranks

10/15/1863: absent without leave

1/13/1864: died at home; cause of death not reported

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 3, 98

Southerland, Hugh

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Student

SERVICE RECORD

10/20/1863: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 17

Dec, 1864: present through this month

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

DOB: 10/24/1845 [112]; brother of Edward & William, same company; soldier’s and widow’s pension applications at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 104, 109, 110, 112

Southerland, James

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

12/18/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19

Dec, 1864: present through this month

3/20/1865-3/22/1865: captured at or near Kinston during this period

4/10/1865: confined at Hart’s Island, New York Harbor

6/18/1865: released at Hart’s Island after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Widow’s pension application at [109]; born: 1843 (1880 census)

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

Southerland, Thomas Jefferson

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Cooper

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 47

Dec, 1864: present through this month

2/23/1865: hospitalized at Greensboro with intermittent fever

2/24/1865: transferred to another hospital

3/10/1865: hospitalized again at Greensboro

NOTES

DOB: 11/15/1814 [112]; widow’s pension application at [109]; killed by train after the war

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 112

Southerland, William J.

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: 3rd Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Student

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1861: enlisted as Private in 1st Co. C, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Duplin County at age 20

11/18/1861: mustered out when company disbanded

12/14/1861: enlisted as Sergeant in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry

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

Sep/Oct, 1862: promoted to Sergeant

7/30/1863: promoted to 3rd Lieutenant

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

Dec, 1864: absent wounded through this month

1/2/1865: reported sick in Division Hospital

4/28/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

Sutherland in [41]; DOB: 1/16/1841 [112]; brother of Hugh & Edward, same company; never returned to service after being wounded [1]

REFERENCES: 1, 2, 8, 41, 110, 112, 221, 222

Sparkman, George A.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC

RESIDENCE: Marion District, SC

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/1/1862: enlisted at Nichols Depot, SC, age 25

May 1864: present or accounted for through this date

6/1/1864: wounded and captured at Cold Harbor (unsubstantiated); probably killed

NOTES

Date of wound given as 5/31/1864 in [162]; brother of William, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 162

Sparkman, William P.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC

RESIDENCE: Marion District, SC

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 32

5/19-24/1862: treated for rubeola at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 33) in Wilmington

5/27-6/13/1862: treated for rheumatism at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 22)

Nov/Dec 1862: reported absent sick

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

10/13/1864: died at Elmira of chronic diarrhea

NOTES

Brother of George, same company; two widow’s pension applications at [109]; place of birth listed as Robeson County in [2]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 110, 111

Spide, S. S.

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Rank Unk.

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

5/22/1865: paroled at Goldsboro

NOTES

Place and date of enlistment unknown

REFERENCES: 2

Spivey, Aiken

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

6/12/1863: enlisted at Camp Davis near Wilmington, age 19

7/18/1863: wounded in head at Battery Wagner

8/24/1863: died in hospital at Charleston of wounds

NOTES

Son of Samuel, same company; born in 1844 [110]; date of death listed as 7/26/1863 and name listed as Spive in [52]

REFERENCES: 2, 52, 99, 110

Spivey, Henry

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Student

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 21

5/16/1864: wounded in shoulder by piece of shell at Drewry’s Bluff

Nov/Dec 1864: returned to duty

Dec 1864: present or accounted for through this month

NOTES

Pension application at [109]; surviving veteran in “The Robesonian” newspaper of May 8, 1919

REFERENCES: 2, 103, 109

Spivey, John Q.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

12/1/1864: enlisted in Robeson County at age 27

3/19-21/1865: wounded in the shoulder at or near Bentonville

3/27/1865: reported in Fair Grounds Hospital at Raleigh

NOTES

DOB: 8/6/1837 [112]

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112

Spivey, Lewis J.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

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

5/16/1864: wounded in the right leg at Drewry’s Bluff and hospitalized at Richmond

6/17/1864: leg amputated

7/18/1864: furloughed

Jul, 1864 – Feb,1865: reported absent wounded

2/16/1865: retired to the Invalid Corps

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Spivey, Owen

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

7/4/1861: enlisted in Co. D, 20th Regt NC Troops in Columbus County at age 40

1/25/1862: discharged for poor health

4/21/1862: enlisted in Co. H, 51st Regt. N. C. Troops

Nov/Dec, 1862: sick in hospital at Wilmington

1/23/1863: discharged for unspecified reason

NOTES

Age listed as 48 in 1860 census but as 31 in 1850 census; father of William of same company

REFERENCES: 2, 9, 56, 58, 110

Spivey, Samuel

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: Horry District, SC

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Blacksmith

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 41 as a Corporal

Nov/Dec 1862: reported absent without leave

Jan/Feb 1863: returned to duty

7/18/1863: killed at Battery Wagner

NOTES

Father of Aiken, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Spivey, William P.

COMPANY: Co. H

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Son of Owen of same company; survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 40, 56, 58, 110

Springs, Jacob

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

2/22/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 24

7/28-8/7/1862: treated for rheumatism at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 19) in Wilmington

Mar, 1863: present through this month but was absent sick much of the time

4/22/1863: discharged due to “feeble and shattered constitution”

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Stanford, George Washington

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: 1st Sergeant

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Student

SERVICE RECORD

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

11/18/1861: discharged when company disbanded

2/14/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. as 2nd Sergeant in Company C, 51st Regt NCT at age 19

4/30/1862: promoted to Sgt. Major and transferred to Regimental Staff

8/8/1862: resigned as Sgt. Major and returned to Company C as a 4th Sergeant

10/30/1862: departed regiment on detached duty

May/Jun 1863: at home on furlough; promoted to 1st Sgt.

5/31/1864: wounded in left thigh (fracture) at Cold Harbor and hospitalized in Richmond; doctors pronounced case “hopeless”; further weakened by diarrhea and erysipelas

6/26/1864: wound opened (apparently by doctors to examine it)

8/7/1864: died in hospital of wounds

NOTES

Middle name “Washington” [139]; brother of Henry & Leonidas, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 110, 139, 232

Stanford, Henry C.

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/22/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 15 as a Private

Jan/Feb, 1863: promoted to Corporal

7/12/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 73) in Wilmington with dysentery

8/11/1863: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

4/19/1865: discharged

NOTES

Born 1848 [110]; pension & Soldier’s Home applications at [109], discharged on 4/19/1865; brother of George & Leonidas, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 110

Stanford, Leonidas

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Student

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 16 as a Corporal

Jan/Feb, 1863: reduced to ranks

Dec, 1864: present through this month

5/23/1865: paroled at Goldsboro

NOTES

Brother of George & Henry, same company; Soldier’s Home application at [109]; admitted to Soldier’s Home on 5/24/1908, age 63 [133]

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

Stanford, Samuel McGee

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Captain

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Lawyer

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1861: enlisted as Sergeant in 1st Co. C, 12th Regt. NCT

11/18/1861: present until company disbanded

2/11/1862: appointed 1st Lieutenant of Co. C, 51st Regt. NCT at age 23

4/30/1862: promoted to Captain

May 1863: assigned as attorney in court martial

6/1/1863: placed in command of a fatigue party

Sep/Oct, 1863: on sick furlough

12/14/1863 – 12/27/1863: absent without leave

Jan/Feb, 1864: present

3/19/1864: gave speech to regiment endorsing Governor Vance

May-Aug, 1864: home on sick furlough

9/19/1864: resigned

2/5/1865: enlisted as private in 5th Florida Cavalry Battalion

NOTES

Middle name “McGee” [139]; cousin of Lt. Hiram Houston, same company; attended Grove Academy near Kenansville in 1861; biography at [220]

REFERENCES: 2, 70, 110, 112, 139, 198, 218, 220, 232

Stanley, Alfred C.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Georgia

RESIDENCE: Johnston Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

2/6/1863: enlistedm in New Hanover Co. at age 16

5/16/1864: wounded in shoulder (collarbone broken) at Drewry’s Bluff; hospitalized at Richmond

6/7/1864: furloughed for 60 days

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

Dec, 1864: present through this month

3/22/1865: captured at Bentonville; sent to New Bern

4/10/1865: confined at Hart’s Island, New York Harbor

6/19/1865: released at Hart’s Island after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Pension & Soldier’s Home  applications at [109], born 1847; residence listed as Wayne County in 1860

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

Stephens, Francis

COMPANY: Co. E

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

5/5/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington, age 21

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Soldier’s and widow’s pension applications at [109], born 1840

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110

Stephens, James M.

COMPANY: Staff

RANK: Asst Surgeon

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

8/9/1862: appointed Assistant Surgeon; no further records

NOTES

Not listed in [159]

REFERENCES: 2, 159

Stevens, John T.

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Mechanic

SERVICE RECORD

3/10/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 38

7/29-8/8/1862: treated for rubeola at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 28) in Wilmington

Aug, 1863: present through this month

Sep, 1863-Feb, 1864: absent sick; returned to duty on unspecified date

8/19/1864: captured at Globe Tavern

8/24/1864: confined at Point Lookout

11/1/1864: paroled at Point Lookout

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

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

Stewart, Alvin

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

11/25/1864: enlisted in Cumberland Co.

12/28/1864: absent without leave

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Stewart, Daniel

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

10/15/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 44

Mar/Apr, 1863: sick in hospital at Charleston

Jul/Aug, 1863: returned to duty

6/1/1864: wounded in right thigh at Cold Harbor

Dec, 1864: absent wounded in hospital at Fayetteville through this month

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 105, 110

Stewart, James

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

11/11/1862: enlisted in Lenoir Co. at age 49

1/27-29/1863: treated for debility at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4) in Wilmington

5/4/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7, bed 266) with abcessus

6/5/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 39) with continuous fever

6/26/1863: returned to duty

7/30/1863: died at home of bowel consumption

NOTES

Died at approx. age 50 [135]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 135, 191, 203

Stokes, Aaron

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

5/25/1863: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington

7/23/1863: deserted at Sullivan’s Island

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Stone, Andrew Jackson

COMPANY: Co. D

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/26/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 32

9/2/1862: discharged for hernia

NOTES

Family info at [108]; widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 108, 109

Stone, J.

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.

RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1862: transferred to Co. A, 51st Regt NC Troops; failed to report for duty

7/1/1862: dropped from company rolls before this date

NOTES

Age 20 in 1862

REFERENCES: 2, 232

Stone, John Parker

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Moore Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

1/29/1862: appointed 1st Lieutenant of 24th Regt NC Militia

4/4/1862: enlisted in 51st Regt NCT in Sampson Co. at age 24 as a Corporal

8/23-25/1862: treated for continuous fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 9) in Wilmington

12/17/1862: wounded slightly at Goldsboro

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

4/23/1863: promoted to Sergeant

Jul/Aug, 1863: sick in hospital at Charleston

9/16/1863: absent without leave

10/8/1863: reduced to ranks

Nov, 1863-Aug, 1864: absent sick

9/9/1864: discharged for disability

NOTES

Photo at [112]; b. 2/1/1838; d. 4/26/1865; buried in Plainview Township, Sampson Co. [81]; middle name “Parker” in Militia records

REFERENCES: 2, 81, 98, 112, 132, 143

Strickland, Bethel P.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/12/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 20

3/25/1863: jailed on suspicion of stealing soap

Jul/Aug 1863: reported absent without leave

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

Feb 1864: present through this month

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 70

Strickland, Calvin M.

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/25/1862: enlisted at Camp Morgan near Wilmington, age 31, as a Private

5/17-22/1864: wounded seriously at Drewry’s Bluff

May-Jul, 1864: wounded slightly during this period

8/26/1864: promoted to Corporal

9/30/1864: “ball shot through right leg below the knee injuring the bone” and captured at Fort Harrison

10/5/1864: confined at Point Lookout

3/17/1865: paroled at Point Lookout

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

NOTES

Pension application at [110], born in 1831

REFERENCES: 2, 103, 110, 160

Strickland, Edwin B.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

4/23/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 21

12/18/1862: left sick in camp

4/25/1863: absent without leave

Dec, 1863: absent sick or absent without leave through this month

Jan-Dec, 1864: absent sick throughout this period

NOTES

Born in 1841; brother of Robert & William T., same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Strickland, Isaac

COMPANY: Co. A

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

2/8/1864: enlisted at Camp Holmes in Raleigh

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Strickland, Jeremiah

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/29/1862: enlisted at Camp Davis near Wilmington at age 43

May-Oct, 1864: on duty as company cook

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Father of William H., same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 232

Strickland, Josiah

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

12/23/1863: enlisted

3/27/1864: died of pneumonia in hospital at Petersburg

NOTES

Date of death given as 3/8/1864 in [135]

REFERENCES: 2, 135

Strickland, Matthew L.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/18/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 27

5/15/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 6) in Wilmington with constipation

5/22/1862: furloughed

Jul/Aug 1862: jailed in Wilmington

9/1/1862: returned to duty before this date

6/15/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 73) with dysentery

7/11/1863: furloughed for 30 days

8/20/1863: absent without leave

2/29/1864: returned to duty sometime after this date

4/23/1864: died of pneumonia in hospital in Petersburg

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 128

Strickland, Philip

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/18/1862: enlisted in New Hanover County at age 25

6/25-26/1862: treated for icterus at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 30) in Wilmington

Mar-Dec 1863: absent sick

5/1/1863: admitted to Wayside Hospital in Charleston with diarrhea; transferred to General College

Hospital #1 in Columbia

5/16/1864: killed at Drewry’s Bluff

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 58, 98, 103

Strickland, Quincy

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/18/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 16

Jul/Aug 1862: jailed in Wilmington

Sep/Oct 1862: returned to duty

6/14/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 71) in Wilmington with typhoid fever

7/13/1863: returned to duty

8/20/1863: absent without leave

Nov/Dec 1863: returned to duty

Dec 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110

Strickland, Robert M.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

4/23/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 31

Sep/Oct, 1862: absent without leave

Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty

May/Jun, 1863: absent without leave for 18 days

Jul/Aug, 1863: returned to duty

12/28/1864: absent without leave

NOTES

Born in 1831; brother of Edwin & William T., same company; survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Strickland, Thomas J.

COMPANY: Co. I

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/1/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 30

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, 105, 129

Strickland, William A.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

4/1/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 33

12/17/1862: missing after the Battle of Goldsboro

Jul/Aug, 1863: detached to engineer department at Wilmington

8/5/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 46) in Wilmington with nephritis

Sep/Oct, 1863: sick in hospital at Wilmington

11/23/1863: absent without leave

2/29/1864: returned to duty after this date

May-Aug, 1864: detached duty

Sep-Dec, 1864: detached duty with engineer department

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 143

Strickland, William H.

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Bladen Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

8/28/1861: enlisted in Duplin Co. as a corporal in Company E, 30th Reg. NCT at age 20

10/14/1861: reduced to ranks at own request

3/9/1862: discharged for chronic rheumatism

2/13/1863: enlisted in Duplin Co. as a private in Company B, 51st Regt. NCT at age 21

Jul/Aug, 1863: sick in hospital in Augusta

9/22/1863: furloughed for 30 days

May-Aug, 1864: sick in hospital in Virginia sometime during this period

8/27/1864: furloughed from Richmond hospital

9/6/1864: home on furlough in Magnolia

Sep/Oct, 1864: assigned as company cook

Dec, 1864: present through this month

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

Born: 1842 (1850 census); son of Jeremiah Stricklsnd, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 12, 110, 232, 262

Strickland, William T.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

4/12/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 28

7/25/1862: died of typhoid fever at Fort Johnson

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 58

Strickland, William T.

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Laborer

SERVICE RECORD

4/4/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 24

7/15/1863: absent without leave

Sep/Oct, 1863: present but sick

Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty

May-Aug, 1864: in hospital at Petersburg

Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

3/20/1865: wounded in right hip at Bentonville

NOTES

Brother of Robert & Edwin, same company

REFERENCES: 2, 110

Sugard, D. J.

COMPANY: Co. F

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Unreported

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

1/25/1864: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Raleigh

4/18/1864: deserted

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2

Suggs, Doctor F.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Corporal

BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Merchant

SERVICE RECORD

5/16/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 33 as a Private

Mar/May 1864: promoted to Corporal

5/15/1864: wounded in back at Drewry’s Bluff and hospitalized in Richmond until 5/27/1864

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

9/30/1864: wounded in thigh and captured at Ft. Harrison; died of wounds in Federal field hospital shortly thereafter

NOTES

Date of first wound given as 5/16/1864 in [161]

REFERENCES: 2, 161

Sullivan, Adam

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Dependent

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19

6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor

6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout

7/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

10/18/1864: died of consumption at Elmira

NOTES

Born: 1842 [110]; died at Point Lookout according to [26]

REFERENCES: 2, 26, 110, 111, 231

Sullivan, Andrew McI.

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: 2nd Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Student

SERVICE RECORD

4/15/1862: enlisted as a private in Company C, 12th Regt NCT; age listed as 18

11/18/1861: discharged when company disbanded

3/7/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 17[?] as 2nd Corporal in Co. C, 51st Regt NCT

Jan/Feb, 1863: promoted to 5th Sergeant

May/Jun, 1863: reduced to ranks

May-Dec, 1863: assigned to duty as General Clingman’s orderly

2/1/1864: promoted to 5th Sergeant

May-Aug, 1864: promoted to 4th Sergeant sometime during this period

6/14/1864: admitted to Winder Hospital in Richmond

9/30/1864: appointed 2nd Lieutenant

11/4/1864: received commission as 2nd Lt.

Dec, 1864: present through this month

Mar, 1865: wounded at Kinston

NOTES

Appointed Jr. 2nd Lieutenant by Col. McKethan for “gallant and meritorious conduct”; commission conferred by the governor of North Carolina

REFERENCES: 2, 8, 232, 239(18/84, 19/5)

Sullivan, Elias

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/5/1863: enlisted at age 19

Aug, 1864: present through this month

9/30/1864: stunned by shell at Fort Harrison

Oct-Dec, 1864: sick in Camp Winder hospital at Richmond

11/8/1864: returned to duty

12/22/1864: readmitted to hospital

12/30/1864: returned to duty

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

DOB: 3/19/1844; brother of Lemuel, same company; reported stunned by a shell at Ft. Harrison on 9/30/1864

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112, 212, 231

Sullivan, Lemuel Luther

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

2/22/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 20

7/28-8/11/1862: treated for remittent fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 29) in Wilmington

Jul-Oct, 1862: absent sick

8/11/1862: released to convalesce at home

Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty

5/14/1864: wounded in shoulder at Drewry’s Bluff; treated at General Hospitals #9 and #24 in Richmond

Oct, 1864: absent wounded through this month

Nov/Dec, 1864: detached service with wagon train

5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro

NOTES

Born 1/20/1842; first name “Lamuel” at [112] and nickname “Lam” [255]; brother of Elias, same company; attended reunion in 1891; pension application at [109]; date of wound 5/16/1864 in [161]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 103, 109, 110, 112, 161, 231, 232, 235

Summerlin, David Crockett

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/14/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington, age 26

9/19/1862: sent to hospital at Raleigh

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

2/3/1864: captured at New Bern (unsubstantiated)

NOTES

Born: 1836 [110]; middle name “Crockett” [139]; brother of John D. Summerlin and nephew of Levi Summerlin

REFERENCES: 2, 110, 139, 234

Summerlin, James Louis

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Unreported

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Unreported

SERVICE RECORD

4/1/1863: enlisted in Duplin Co.

Apr, 1864: present through this month

5/31/1864: wounded and captured at Cold Harbor (unsubstantiated)

NOTES

Listed as wounded with first name “Louis” in [162]; maybe Lewis in the 1850 census?

REFERENCES: 2, 162

Summerlin, John Daniel

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/14/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 28

Nov/Dec, 1862: absent sick

Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty

Mar/Apr, 1863: absent sick in hospital at Columbia, SC

May/Jun, 1863: returned to duty

7/18/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington for debility

9/28/1863: furloughed from hospital for debility after having typhoid fever

Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty

Feb, 1864: present through this month

May-Aug, 1864: absent sick in brigade hospital

Sep-Dec, 1864: present throughout this period

5/22/1865: paroled at Goldsboro

NOTES

Born: 4/9/1833 [112]; brother of David C. Summerlin and nephew of Levi Summerlin, same company; pension records indicate he was wounded slightly in the left arm and back by an exploding shell at Drewry’s Bluff

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 112, 232, 234

Summerlin, John J.

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/2/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 21

7/28-8/21/1862: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 31) in Wilmington with remittent fever

8/27/1862: returned to duty

5/31/1864: killed at Cold Harbor

NOTES

Son of Thomas, same company; listed as wounded in [162]

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 162

Summerlin, Levi

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 40

7/28/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 26) in Wilmington with typhoid fever

10/10/1862: sent to hospital at Goldsboro

11/1/1862: furloughed to home before this date

Sep/Oct 1863-Aug 1864: reported absent without leave during the entire period

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

NOTES

Hospitalized on 5/15/1864 in Charlotte with ulcers and furloughed on 6/7/1864; uncle of David C. and John D. Summerlin, same company; survived the war

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 161, 232, 234

Summerlin, Thomas

COMPANY: Co. C

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/1/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 42

7/28-8/21/1862: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 27) in Wilmington with typhoid fever

Sep/Oct, 1862: returned to duty

2/22/1863: hospitalized at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2) with diarrhea

3/16/1863: returned to duty

5/4/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7, bed 262) with debility

May-Aug, 1864: sick in hospital at Richmond

NOTES

Father of John J., same company

REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 126

Summerset, John M.

COMPANY: Co. G

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Alabama

RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

5/12/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 22

Apr-Jun, 1862: absent sick

6/25/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 35) in Wilmington with icterus

Jul/Aug, 1862: returned to duty

8/20/1863: absent sick at Mt. Pleasant, SC

Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty

Dec, 1864: present through this month

NOTES

Resided in Whiteville and witnessed pension application of Samuel W. Ward on 7/1/1907; name spelled Somerset in [40].

REFERENCES: 2, 29, 40, 98

Sutton, Michael Wesley

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

4/20/1861: enlisted in Co. H, 30th Regt NC Troops in Sampson County at age 17

12/20/1861: discharged because of “caxalgia”

3/5/1862: enlisted in Co. B, 51st Regt NC Troops

4/16-18/1862: treated for acute bronchitis at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 11) in Wilmington

6/1/1864: wounded in back and side and captured at Cold Harbor; hospitalized at White House, VA

6/15/1864: transferred to and arrived at Davids Island in New York Harbor

10/9/1864: transferred to Elmira

6/19/1865: released at Elmira after taking Oath of Allegiance

NOTES

Bought a hog for Company B near Kinston in Nov, 1862

REFERENCES: 2, 12, 98, 227

Sutton, Philip

COMPANY: Co. K

RANK: Private

BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.

RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.

OCCUPATION: Farmer

SERVICE RECORD

3/28/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 41

7/24/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 32) in Wilmington with continuous fever

Jul/Aug, 1862: absent sick

Sep/Oct, 1862: returned to duty

2/17/1863: sick in hospital at Wilmington

Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty

Jan/Feb, 1864: absent sick

8/19/1864: wounded in chest and captured near Globe Tavern

8/23/1864: died of wounds at City Point, VA

NOTES

None

REFERENCES: 2, 98

Swinson, John E.

COMPANY: Co. B

RANK: 1st Lieutenant

BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.

RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.

OCCUPATION: Railroad Agent

SERVICE RECORD

10/1/1861: appointed 1st Lieutenant of 26th Regt NC Militia

3/8/1862: appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 51st Regt NCT, Co. B at age 28

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

Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty

4/9/1863: promoted to 1st Lieutenant

8/11/1863: absent sick in hospital at Columbia, SC

6/6/1864: absent sick through this date; dropped from rolls

7/9/1864: resigned

NOTES

Middle name “Edward” at [110]; opened the Exchange Hotel in Warsaw in 1858; widow’s pension application at [109]

REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 132, 229

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