Wade, Aretos Ivey
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/21/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 31 as a Private
4/9/1863: promoted to Corporal
7/18/1863: wounded slightly at Battery Wagner
9/1/1863: returned to duty before this date
May-Jul, 1864: wounded slightly during this period
8/26/1864: promoted to Sergeant
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
First name “Aretas” [112]; name “Aretas Ivey” on child’s death certificate; DOB: 11/21/1830; pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 112, 150
Wade, Clark M.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/3/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 32 as a Private
Jan/Feb, 1863: promoted to Corporal
Jul/Aug, 1863: sick in quarters
Sep/Oct, 1863: home on furlough
Sep/Oct, 1863: reduced to ranks
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
Jun, 1864: wounded in Virginia
9/1/1864: returned to duty prior to this date
Dec, 1864: present through this month
3/22/1865: captured near Goldsboro; sent to New Bern
4/10/1865: confined at Hart’s Island, NY Harbor
6/19/1865: released at Hart’s Island after taking Oath of Allegiance
NOTES
Pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109
Wade, Duncan B.
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
7/4/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 22
9/10/1862: died of typhoid fever at Wilmington
NOTES
DOB: 2/10/1840; residence listed as Cumberland County in 1860 census; obit in “North Carolina Presbyterian”, 10/11/1862; age 23 at death in [135], age 22 in [203]; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 108, 110, 135, 203
Wade, John Louis
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
10/20/1864: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 19
3/30/1865: died of fever in hospital at Raleigh
NOTES
Born 1845
REFERENCES: 2, 112
Wade, L. A.
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Unreported
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
6/9/1863: enlisted in Sampson Co.
8/6/1863: deserted
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Walker, A. C.
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Unreported
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
5/16/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co.
Jul/Aug, 1862: absent without leave
Sep/Oct, 1862: returned to duty
3/19/1864: appointed to committee for endorsing Zebulon Vance as governor
6/1/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor; died the same day
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 198
Walker, Edward J.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/8/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 17
7/8/1863: absent without leave
Dec, 1863: absent through this month
Jan/Feb, 1864: dropped from rolls
NOTES
Widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109
Walker, George Fennel
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Captain
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/6/1862: appointed Captain at age 29
7/8/1862: reported under arrest
9/16/1862: court-martialed; reason not reported
11/1/1862: returned to duty prior to this date
5/14/1863: resigned for unspecified reason
5/20/1863: resignation accepted
NOTES
DOB: 6/27/1832; middle name “Fennel” [139]; widow’s pension application at [109]; brother of Washington, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 112
Walker, Jones C.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Student
SERVICE RECORD
4/1/1862: enlisted at age 19
5/5/1862 (or 7/2/1862): discharged by surgeon
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Walker, Moses
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Cooper
SERVICE RECORD
2/8/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 49
5/3-9/1862: treated for pneumonia at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4) in Wilmington
7/14-16/1862: treated for typhoid fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 15)
7/14/1862 – Aug, 1863: detailed to guard government stores in Fayetteville
Sep/Oct, 1863: rejoined company
12/31/1863: discharged because of hernia
NOTES
Widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109
Walker, Samuel J.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Corporal
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/8/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19 as a Corporal
7/28-8/7/1863: treated for typhoid fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 7, bed 247) in Wilmington
6/1/1864: wounded in hip and left hand at Cold Harbor
1/7/1865: absent wounded through this date; retired with disability from wounds
NOTES
Pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 98,109
Walker, Washington H.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: 3rd Lieutenant
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Merchant
SERVICE RECORD
5/10/1862: appointed 3rd Lieutenant at age 26
NOTES
Born: 1836 (1850/1860 census); brother of George, same company; may have served in Co. C, 1st Regt. NCT and was killed at Sharpsburg
REFERENCES: 2, 5, 110
Wall, T. J.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Rank Unk.
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Rockingham Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
Feb, 1865: enlisted at age 18; no further records
NOTES
Pension application at [109], born in 1847
REFERENCES: 2, 109
Wallace, John P.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Ireland
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Boot Maker
SERVICE RECORD
4/15/1861: enlisted as Private in 1st Co. C, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Duplin County at age 23
11/18/1861: mustered out when company disbanded
1/21/1862: enlisted in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry
4/15/1862: transferred to Co. A, 51st Regt. NC Troops
Dec, 1862: present through this month
1/15/1863-12/31/1863: detailed as nurse in smallpox hospital at Wilmington
Jan/Feb, 1864: on detached duty at Petersburg; rejoined company at later date
5/23/1864: accidentally wounded in left arm at Petersburg
Aug, 1864: reported absent wounded
Sep/Oct, 1864: on duty with quartermaster’s office at Magnolia
Nov/Dec, 1864: absent due to earlier wound
1/5/1865: retired to Invalid Corps
NOTES
Soldier’s and widow’s pensions at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 8, 109
Wallace, Tristram Luther
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 23
Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave
1/1/1863: returned to duty before this date
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Middle name “Luther” on pension application at [109]; death certificate at [110], DOB: 10/31/1837, DOD: 1/15/1916
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110
Walter, Alfred B.
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Captain
BIRTHPLACE: South Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Physician
SERVICE RECORD
3/10/1862: appointed Captain at age 25
8/18/1862: resigned due to chronic dysentery
8/23/1862: resignation accepted
NOTES
Middle name “Bethea”; born 3/1/1837 [112]
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112
Walters, Lucas
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
5/1/1862: enlisted at Nichols Depot, SC, age24
5/29/1862: hospitalized at Wilmington (Confederate Hospital #4) with anthrax
6/2/1862: returned to duty
Sep/Oct 1862: reported absent sick
Nov 1862-Feb 1863: reported absent without leave
Mar-Sep/Oct 1863: reported absent sick or absent without leave
Sep/Oct 1863: returned to duty
11/21/1863: hospitalized at Charleston with an unspecified complaint
Jan/Feb 1864: returned to duty
9/2/1864: wounded accidentally in the left hand at or near Petersburg; hospitalized at Petersburg
Nov/Dec 1864: reported absent on sick furlough in Robeson County
NOTES
Born: 1838 [110]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110
Walters, Thomas F.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/25/1863: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilington, age 37
7/22/1863: deserted at Sullivan’s Island
2/28/1864: enlisted at age 37 in Co. C, 50th Regt. NCT in Robeson County Court-martialed on an unspecified date for an unspecified reason
NOTES
DOB: 7/17/1826 [112]; soldier’s and widow’s pension applications state he served in Co. B, 50th Regt. NCT; age 81 in 1907 [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 112
Ward, Absalom
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/7/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 17
1/29/1864: hospitalized at Petersburg with typhoid fever
3/12/1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro
NOTES
Pension application at [109], not wounded during the war
REFERENCES: 2, 32, 109
Ward, Asa
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/4/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 17
7/20/1862: died at Fort Johnston of typhoid fever
NOTES
Brother of Samuel W. Ward of the same company
REFERENCES: 2
Ward, Daniel
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/5/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 25
May/June 1862: absent without leave
7/28-8/2/1862: treated for remittent fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 8) in Wilmington
Jul/Aug 1862: reported for duty
Sep/Oct 1862: absent sick
Nov/Dec 1862: returned to duty
8/20/1863: hospitalized in Mt. Pleasant, SC
Nov/Dec 1863: returned to duty
5/16/1864: wounded and captured at Drewry’s Bluff
5/20/1864: confined at Point Lookout; died at a later date, cause of death not recorded
NOTES
Reported as died on 11/7/1864 at Ft. Monroe after being paroled [163]; two widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 163, 203
Ward, John
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 37 as a Corporal
5/31/1862: reduced to ranks
6/9/1863: hospitalized at Wilmington with rheumatism
6/24/1863: returned to duty
Jul-Oct, 1863: sick in regimental hospital at Mt. Pleasant, SC
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
2/24/1864: died of pneumonia in hospital at Petersburg
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Ward, John David
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/12/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 19
2/8/1863: sick furlough in Columbus Co.
May/Jun, 1863: returned to duty
2/23/1864: hospitalized at Petersburg with fever
Mar/Apr, 1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
1/22/1865: hospitalized at Wilmington with erysipelas
2/19/1865: returned to duty
NOTES
DOB: 7/18/1842 [112]; applied for pension in Florida in 1907; in Wilmington hospital at end of war
REFERENCES: 2, 40, 58, 110, 112, 141
Ward, John F.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 36 as a Sergeant
5/9/1862: hospitalized at Wilmington (Confederate Hospital #4) with orchitis
6/12/1862: returned to duty
Jul-Oct, 1862: reduced to ranks
Sep/Oct, 1862: absent sick
Nov/Dec, 1862: returned to duty
12/5/1863: hospitalized at Wilmington (Confederate Hospital #4) with icterus
1/7/1864: returned to duty
5/5-6/5/1864: wounded during this period [185]
May-Aug, 1864: sick in hospital at Richmond
Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 185
Ward, Joseph
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Musician
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover County at age 16 as a Musician (drummer)
4/29/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington with catarrhus
8/28/1862: absent without leave
11/1/1862: returned to duty prior to this date
Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave
1/20-2/28/1863: absent sick at Wilmington
Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110
Ward, Samuel Washington
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/23/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19
Nov/Dec 1862: absent without leave
Jan/Feb 1863: returned to duty
5/4/1863: hospitalized at General Hospital #4, Wilmington, with pneumonia
7/18/1863: wounded in head at Battery Wagner
12/1/1863: absent without leave
Jan/Feb 1864: returned to duty
May-Aug, 1864: absent sick in hospital at Richmond
8/13/1864: hospitalized at Winder Hospital in Richmond with diahrrea
8/27/1864: furloughed for 60 days to Whiteville, Columbus Co.
10/26/1864: absent without leave
Winter, 1864/1865: imprisoned in Richmond for desertion; released at end of war
NOTES
Born: Aug, 1842 [112]; brother of Asa Ward of the same company; married Theresa Sellers (niece of Joe Sellars of the same company) after the war; witnessed pension and Soldier’s Home applications for Alva Blake; witnessed pension application for Isham Cribb & Samuel Mercer’s widow
REFERENCES: 2, 28, 29, 39, 98, 109
Ward, 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 20
4/8/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 12) in Wilmington with typhoid fever
4/12/1862: died from typhoid fever in hospital at Wilmington
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98
Ward, William A.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/9/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 16
7/28-8/2/1862: treated for rubeola at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 9) in Wilmington
12/17/1862: wounded seriously at Goldsboro
Mar/Apr 1863: returned to duty
5/16/1864: wounded seriously at Drewry’s Bluff
9/1/1864: returned to duty before this date
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Age 4 in 1850 census [56]
REFERENCES: 2, 56, 98, 143, 161
Warren, James Calvin
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/4/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 28
7/21/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington with rheumatism
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 railroad accident at Shohola
3/14/1865: paroled at Elmira
3/18/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, Virginia for exchange
NOTES
Pension application at [109]; brother of Richard Warren, Co. K; first name “Jim” in [98]; photo & family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 69, 98, 105, 108, 109
Warren, John T.
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/9/1863: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 24
7/10/1863: sick in hospital at Wilmington
Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty
May-Aug, 1864: absent wounded; date and place not reported
Sep/Oct, 1864: sick at home
12/10/1864: absent without leave
NOTES
Born in 1839; survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Warren, Richard
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/4/1862: enlisted Sampson Co. at age 40 as a Private
5/27/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 11) in Wilmington for chronic diarrhea
Nov/Dec, 1862: promoted to Sergeant
12/17/1862: wounded slightly at Goldsboro
Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty
4/20/1863: hospitalized at Charleston
May/Jun, 1863: returned to duty
6/1/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor; died same day
NOTES
Brother of James C. Warren, Company I; widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 69, 98, 109, 132, 143
Warren, William A.
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/4/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 25
1/24/1863: absent sick in Sampson Co.
Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty
Feb, 1864: present through this month
3/1/1864-2/7/1865: detailed as guard at medical purveying department at Charlotte because of disability
5/3/1865: paroled at Charlotte
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 105
Waters, Benajah
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 32 as a Private
6/25/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 32) in Wilmington with acute diarrhea
9/1/1862: appointed Musician
Mar/Apr, 1863: reduced to ranks
5/14/1864: wounded in right shoulder at Drewry’s Bluff; hopspitalized at Richmond
5/23/1864: furloughed for 60 days
Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty
NOTES
Widow’s pension application at [109]; brother of Matthew, same company; date of wounded given as 5/16/1864 in [161]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 110, 161, 231
Waters, J. E.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Unreported
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
10/16/1864: enlisted in Wake Co.
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Waters, Matthew J.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
3/3/1862: enlisted in Sampson County, age 27
May, 1863: present through this month
6/29-10/31/1863: absent sick
9/29-11/7/1863: at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 133) in Wilmington
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
6/16/1864: wounded in hand near Petersburg
9/22/1864: absent without leave
NOTES
DOB: 3/10/1834 [112]; brother to Benajah, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 112, 164
Watkins, Blake
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/28/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 38
5/16/1864: captured at Drewry’s Bluff
5/21/1864: confined at Point Lookout
2/15/1865: received at Cox’s Wharf, James River, for exchange, after being paroled at Point Lookout
NOTES
Survived the war
REFERENCES: 2
Watkins, Robert R.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Edgecombe Co.
RESIDENCE: Edgecombe Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
12/28/1863: enlisted at Camp Battle near Tarboro, age 17
1/29/1864: absent without leave
2/7/1864: returned to duty
9/30/1864: wounded in leg at Ft. Harrison
Nov/Dec, 1864: absent without leave
5/26/1865: paroled at Goldsboro
NOTES
Born: 1846 [110]
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Watson, Benjamin
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Unreported
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
10/20/1864: enlisted
Dec, 1864: present through this month
3/19/1865: captured at Kinston
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Watson, David R.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Carpenter
SERVICE RECORD
2/15/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 19 as a Private
12/17/1862: wounded slightly in side at Goldsboro
7/1/1863: returned to duty after being absent wounded and absent sick with smallpox
Nov/Dec, 1864: promoted to Sergeant
Dec, 1864: present through this month
5/23/1865: paroled at Raleigh
NOTES
Brother of Edward & Thomas, same regiment
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 143
Watson, Edward L.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Captain
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Mechanic
SERVICE RECORD
4/15/1861: enlisted in 1st Co. C, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Duplin County at age 28
11/18/1861: present until company disbanded
2/14/1862: enlisted in Co. C, 51st Regt NC Troops as a Sergeant
5/13/1862: appointed 3rd Lieutenant
6/3/1863: admonished for allowing men to strip for bathing
5/16/1864: wounded slightly at Drewry’s Bluff
9/1/1864: returned to duty before this date
9/19/1864: promoted to Captain
Dec, 1864: present through this date
5/1/1865: paroled at Greensboro
NOTES
Brother of David & Thomas, same regiment
REFERENCES: 2, 8, 70, 110, 161
Watson, Noah
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Marion District, SC
RESIDENCE: Marion District, SC
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 20
5/1-10/1862: treated for otalgia at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 5, bed 9) in Wilmington
5/25/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 5) with typhoid fever
5/28/1862: died in hospital at Wilmington
NOTES
Death listed as 5/27/1862 in [98]
REFERENCES: 2, 98
Watson, Samuel D.
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: 1st Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Student
SERVICE RECORD
3/10/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 20 as 1st Sergeant
5/13/1864: wounded in the arm at Drewry’s Bluff
6/1/1864: returned to duty prior to this date; captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
7/15/1864: killed in the railroad accident at Shohola
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 129, 161
Watson, Thomas F.
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
2/9/1863: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 18
May/Jun, 1863: on sick furlough
Jul/Aug, 1863: returned to duty
Nov/Dec, 1863: absent sick in Wilson
2/14/1864: absent without leave
May-Oct, 1864: absent sick
12/10/1864: absent without leave
NOTES
Born in 1845; brother of David & Edward, same regiment; submitted pension application; witnessed David Boon’s (Co. K) pension application
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110
Weaver, Charles J.
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Harnett Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: enlisted in Co. B, 10th Battalion NC Heavy Artillery
4/21/1862: deserted and enlisted in Co. I, 51st Regt. N. C. Troops at age 28
5/1/1862: listed on Company I roll
6/15/1862: returned to duty with Co. B, 10th Battalion
5/23/1863: transferred to Co. D, 10th Battalion
7/21/1863: furloughed for 30 days from hospital at Wilmington; never returned
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 18, 105, 110
Webb, John E.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Johnston Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
4/26/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co.
7/22/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 33) in Wilmington with icterus
4/9/1863: died in hospital at Charleston, cause of death not reported
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 52, 98
Wellons, James David Thomas
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Johnston Co.
RESIDENCE: Johnston Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
7/5/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 34
4/10/1863: admitted to Wayside Hospital in Charleston with dysentery; transferred to General College Hospital #1 in Columbia
7/28/1863: admitted to Wayside Hospital with chronic diarrhea
8/2/1863: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present but detailed as hospital nurse or hospital steward for much of period
5/29/1865: paroled at Goldsboro
NOTES
Born 5/30/1828; graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Pennsylvania, practiced medicine after the war and became the first doctor in Four Oaks, NC.
REFERENCES: 2, 80, 103, 110, 170
Wells, James H.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Unreported
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
5/28/1863: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington and deserted on same date
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
West, David James
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
12/27/1861: enlisted in Co. D, 13th Battalion NC Infantry in Duplin County at age 21
4/15/1862: transferred to Co. A, 51st Regt. NC Troops
7/18/1863: killed at Battery Wagner
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 8
West, James
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/7/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 23
12/17/1862: wounded slightly in hand at Goldsboro
1/1/1863: returned to duty before this date
8/9/1863: deserted at Sullivan’s Island, SC
3/11/1865: deserted to the enemy at Fayetteville; sent to Ft. Monroe; transferred to Washington
NOTES
Brother of Joseph, Co. I
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 143
West, Joseph
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
6/1/1861: enlisted in Co. F, 24th Regt NC Troops in Cumberland County at age 22
9/12/1862: captured near Frederick, MD; confined at Ft. Delaware
10/21/1862: transferred to Aiken’s Landing, James River, for exchange
11/10/1862: declared exchanged
5/1/1863: returned to duty before this date
Feb, 1864: transferred to Co. I, 51st Regt. N. C. Troops
5/31/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor
Jun-Oct, 1864: absent wounded at division hospital
Nov/Dec, 1864: detached service at division hospital
2/19/1865: hospitalized at Fayetteville
2/28/1865: still in hospital at Fayetteville
NOTES
Brother of James, Co. D
REFERENCES: 2, 48, 110
West, Thaddeus L.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
2/21/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 24
5/16/1864: killed at Drewry’s Bluff
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Whaley, Braddock
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/1/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 39
5/23-29/1862: treated for rubeola at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 16) in Wilmington
Sep/Oct, 1863: sick in hospital at Charleston
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
7/7/1865: released at Elmira after taking Oath of Allegiance
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98
White, Alexander
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 37
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Pension records indicate he was wounded in right leg at Petersburg in June, 1863; also suffered from frostbite
REFERENCES: 2, 109
White, Alva
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/15/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 27
5/4/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 190) in Wilmington with intermittent fever
5/16/1864: killed at Drewry’s Bluff
NOTES
Brother of Stephen of same company; listed as mortally wounded in [161]
REFERENCES: 2, 56, 98, 161
White, Daniel
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
10/29/1864: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Raleigh
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
White, Lewis M.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Unreported
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
Pension records indicate he served with this company
NOTES
See Lewis Musselwhite; affidavit accompanying pension application refers to “Lewis M White (or Musselwhite)”; this is the same soldier as Lewis M Musselwhite of this regiment
REFERENCES: 2, 52
White, Neill D.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
7/9/1862: enlisted
Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave
1/1/1863: returned to duty before this date
6/16/1864: wounded near Petersburg
Dec, 1864: absent wounded through this date
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
White, R. M.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
Jan, 1865: probably enlisted during this month
1/17/1865: hospitalized at Richmond with bronchitis
4/3/1865: captured in hospital at Richmond
4/23/1865: transferred to Newport News
6/15/1865: released at Newport News
NOTES
Place and date of enlistment unknown; probably Jan, 1865
REFERENCES: 2
White, Stephen
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/18/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 30
8/8/1864: hospitalized at Richmond with diarrhea
8/27/1864: furloughed for 30 days
Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty; assigned to ambulance corps
Nov/Dec, 1864: rejoined unit
3/19-3/21/1865: wounded during this period in the head and right leg at Bentonville
NOTES
DOB: 11/20/1831; brother of Alva of same company; pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 56, 58, 109, 110
Whitfield, Benjamin H.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/24/1862: enlisted at age 38
Sep/Oct, 1862: present but sick
Nov/Dec, 1862: home on sick leave
3/1/1863: returned to duty before this date
7/12/1863: hospitalized at Wilmington with bilious fever
9/29/1863: returned to duty
10/6/1864: hosptalized at Richmond
11/26/1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
5/2/1865: paroled at Greensboro
NOTES
DOB: 7/11/1824; widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 112
Whitfield, George W.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Unreported
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/7/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 23
10/31/1863: deserted; $30 reward offered for his arrest; returned to unit “of his own accord” and was imprisoned at Petersburg, awaiting trial
5/24/1864: died of typhoid fever in hospital at Petersburg
NOTES
Date of desertion listed as 11/1/1862 in [2] and as 10/31/1863 in [167]; probably returned to unit in early 1864; 51st Regiment did not arrive in Petersburg until Jan, 1864
REFERENCES: 2, 128, 167
Whitfield, J. T.
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 32
Nov/Dec, 1862: absent sick
2/11/1863: discharged for cardiac problems
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Wiggins, Joseph D.
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
4/30/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co.
Dec, 1862: present through this month
Jan, 1863-Apr, 1864: detached duty as teamster
May-Oct, 1864: absent sick
Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 40
Wilcox, Reddin
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 14
5/4-9/1862: treated for gastritis at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 35) in Wilmington
6/10-12/1862: treated for rheumatism at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 198) in Wilmington
7/18/1863: wounded slightly at Battery Wagner
9/1/1863: returned to duty prior to this date
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
11/28/1864 died at Elmira of pneumonia
NOTES
Gave age as 16 when he enlisted [2]; 1860 census lists age as 12; 1850 census gives age as 4
REFERENCES: 2, 86, 98, 99, 110, 111, 150
Wilcox, Richard B.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/8/1863: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 37
6/2/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 199) in Wilmington with typhoid fever
6/12/1863: died of typhoid fever in hospital
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110
Wiley, James A.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/12/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington, age 33
6/27-12/31/1864: detached to work on gunboats in Wilmington
NOTES
Born 1829 & middle initial “A” (1860 census); survived the war; widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110
Wilkes, Angus John
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/8/1862: enlisted at “Crossroads,” age 25
5/9/1863: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 5, bed 10) in Wilmington for pneumonia
May-Aug, 1864: absent sick in division hospital
Sep/Oct, 1864: detailed as ambulance driver
12/23/1864: hospitalized at Richmond with bronchitis
1/26/1865: furloughed for 60 days
NOTES
DOB: 3/7/1837; middle name “John”; genealogy at [136]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110, 136
Wilkins, Daniel
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 18
4/10/1862: dropped from company rolls; reason not reported
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Wilkins, John M.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 18
10/8/1862: died of typhoid fever at Kinston
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Wilkinson, James
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 17
5/20/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 5) in Wilmington for rubeola
6/13/1862: furloughed
Sep, 1862-May, 1863: absent sick
6/4/1863: discharged because of severe attack of fever
NOTES
Name listed as Wilkinson & Wilkerson on public records; brother of Malcolm, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 103, 110
Wilkinson, Malcolm W.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 25
7/16/1863: wounded in left leg on James Island (Charleston)
7/18/1863: admitted to Trapman Street Hospital; leg amputated
Sep/Oct, 1864: absent sick through this period; retired from service
NOTES
DOB: 10/10/1839 [99]; “Wilkerson” on pension application at [109]; name listed as Wilkinson in [2]; brother of James, same company; disability certification, pension application, and receipt for wooden leg at [103]; appeared on amputee roll for Cumberland County in 1866; attended reunion in 1891; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 45, 52, 99, 103, 108, 109, 139
Williams, Giles B.
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Corporal
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
4/30/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington as a Private
Mar/Apr, 1864: promoted to Corporal
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
7/3/1865: released at Elmira after taking Oath of Allegiance
NOTES
Giles Bright Williams, b. 1808 [108]; father of Rowland Williams, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 108, 226
Williams, Habran T.
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/31/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 20
7/28-8/4/1862: treated for remittent fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 19) in Wilmington
Jul/Aug, 1863: sick in hospital at Charleston
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
4/1/1865: deserted to enemy; sent to Washington, DC; released at Washington on unspecified date
NOTES
Survived the war; first name listed as “Hahrar” in [105]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 105
Williams, Henry
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/2/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 38
Nov/Dec, 1862: absent sick
2/23-3/27/1863: treated for carbuncle at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3) in Wilmington
Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty
5/20/1864: killed at Bermuda Hundred
NOTES
Two widow’s pension applications at [109]; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 103, 105, 108, 109, 160
Williams, James Boney
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/6/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 18
May-Aug, 1864: absent sick in brigade hospital
Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this date
NOTES
Survived the war; widow’s pension applications at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110
Williams, James Daniel
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/25/1864: enlisted as a private in Petersburg at age 40
5/16/1864: wounded in left leg at Drewry’s Bluff; hospitalized at Richmond
9/5/1864: returned to duty shortly before this date
9/30/1864: wounded and captured at Fort Harrison; died same day
NOTES
Born 6/17/1823; body reinterred in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond in 1867
REFERENCES: 2, 112, 161, 232, 247
Williams, John Henry
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/28/1862: enlisted in Robeson Co. at age 21
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Williams, John Quince
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
1/31/1863: enlisted at Camp Whiting near Wilmington, age 17
7/11-12/1863: treated for biluous fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 55) in Wilmington
Jul/Aug, 1863: absent without leave
Sep/Oct, 1863: returned to duty
5/16/1864: wounded slightly at Drewry’s Bluff
9/1/1864: returned to duty before this date
9/30/1864: wounded in finger at Ft. Harrison
11/17/1864: absent wounded through this date then absent without leave
NOTES
John Quincy (Quince on tombstone) Williams; DOB: 4/19/1845; DOD: 7/13/1902; widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 75, 98, 109, 112, 161
Williams, Robert K.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Mechanic
SERVICE RECORD
4/15/1861: enlisted in 1st Co. C, 12th Regt. NC Troops in Duplin County at age 26
11/18/1861: present until company disbanded
3/6/1862: enlisted in Co. B, 51st Regt. NC Troops
11/1/1862: appointed Lieutenant in Co. A, Mallet’s NC Battalion (Camp Guard)
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 8
Williams, Rowland Frank
COMPANY: Co. E
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Robeson Co.
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/30/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington, age 18
5/16/1864: wounded in right forearm at Drewry’s Bluff; hospitalized at Richmond
6/3/1864: furloughed for 60 days
9/1/1864: returned to duty before this date
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Survived the war; DOB: 10/15/1843; son of Giles Williams, same company; photo & family info on [226]
REFERENCES: 2, 108, 112, 226
Williams, Solomon R.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Brunswick Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/3/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19
Apr-Jun, 1862: absent sick
Jul/Aug, 1862: returned to duty
Nov/Dec, 1862: absent without leave
Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty
7/22-24/1863: treated for diarrhea at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6, bed 143) in Wilmington
Jul/Aug, 1863: absent without leave
Sep-Dec, 1863: detached to Engineer Corps at Wilmington
Jan/Feb, 1864: rejoined company
5/16/1864: captured at Drewry’s Bluff
5/21/1864: confined at Point Lookout
6/7/1864: released and joined Co. I, 1st Regt U.S. Vol. Infantry
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98
Williamson, J. M.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Rank Unk.
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
Jan-Apr, 1865: probably enlisted during this period
5/15/1865: paroled at Goldsboro
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Williamson, Jasper B.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Wayne Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
3/21/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 18
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
1/17/1865: paroled at Elmira
1/21/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, for exchange; hospitalized at Richmond with
chronic diarrhea
1/26/1865: furloughed for 60 days
NOTES
Brother of Jesse, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Williamson, Jesse R.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: 1st Sergeant
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Carpenter
SERVICE RECORD
3/6/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 26 as 1st Sergeant
Oct, 1862: present through this month
Nov/Dec, 1862: absent sick
2/15/1863 – 4/30/1863: absent sick
May/Jun, 1863: returned to duty
9/30/1864: captured at Fort Harrison
10/5/1864: confined at Point Lookout
2/18/1865: paroled at Point Lookout
2/20/1865: received at Boulware’s Wharf, James River, for exchange
NOTES
Brother of Jasper, same company; soldier’s & widow’s pension applications and Soldier’s Home application at [109]; admitted to Soldier’s Home as “J. R. Williams” on 3/13/1902, age 67, Alamance Co. [133]
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 133
Williamson, John
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Columbus Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/6/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 45
4/7-11/1862: treated for gastritis at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 29) in Wilmington
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 58, 98
Williamson, Page
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/21/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 19
7/28/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 2) in Wilmington for acute rheumatism
Aug, 1863: present through this month
Sep-Dec, 1863: absent sick
Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
5/24/1865: paroled at Goldsboro
NOTES
Pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 110
Williamson, William
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Unreported
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
5/23/1863: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Wilmington
7/30-8/3/1863: wounded in side, not seriously, at Battery Wagner
8/27/1863: furloughed
10/21/1863 – 2/29/1864: absent without leave
May-Aug, 1864: dropped from rolls
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 191
Williford, Jason Tounley
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/4/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 18
9/30/1864: captured at Ft. Harrison; confined at Point Lookout
2/11/1865: died of chronic diarrhea at Point Lookout
NOTES
Brother of Sir William, same company; may have enlisted in Duplin Co.
REFERENCES: 2, 26, 110, 111
Williford, John C., Sr.
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Turpentiner
SERVICE RECORD
7/8/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 28 as a Private
2/17/1863: absent sick
Mar/Apr, 1863: returned to duty
4/23/1863: promoted to Corporal
Jul/Aug, 1863: sick in hospital at Charleston
7/18/1863: reduced to ranks
10/28/1863: absent without leave
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
9/30/1864: captured at Ft. 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; hospitalized at Richmond with rheumatism
3/20/1865: furloughed for 30 days
NOTES
Pension application at [109]; not wounded during war
REFERENCES: 2, 109
Williford, John Cager
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
7/24/1863: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 18
11/1/1863: joined company; mustered into service near Charleston
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Born in 1830 [2]; age 18 at enlistment [237]; enlisted by Cpl. William Blue while on furlough in Sampson Co., Williford probably accompanied Blue when he returned to the regiment in October; enrolled in company by Lt. John J. Tew
REFERENCES: 2
Williford, Richard
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/4/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 39
Jul-Oct 1863: reported absent on detached service at the regimental hospital
Nov/Dec 1863: returned to duty
6/1/1864: captured at Cold Harbor
6/11/1864: confined at Point Lookout
7/12/1864: transferred to Elmira
2/20/1865: paroled at Elmira and transferred to the James River, Virginia for exchange
3/4/1865: hospitalized at Richmond with rheumatism
3/10/1865: furloughed for 30 days
NOTES
Born in 1830; soldier’s & widow’s pension applications at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109
Williford, Sir William
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/4/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 20
May/Jun, 1862: absent sick
Jul/Aug, 1862: returned to duty
5/16/1864: wounded in left leg at Drewry’s Bluff; hospitalized at Richmond
5/27/1864: furloughed for 60 days
Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty
3/15/1865: captured in Sampson Co.
4/17/1865: confined at Hart’s Island, New York Harbor
6/19/1865: released at Hart’s Island after taking Oath of Allegiance
NOTES
DOB: 3/5/1842; brother of Jason, same company; soldier’s & widow’s pension applications at [109]; may have enlisted in Duplin Co.
REFERENCES: 2, 109, 110, 112
Williford, Townley
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/4/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 34
7/23/1863: hospitalized at Wilmington (Confederate Hospital #4) with dropsy
8/8/1863: returned to duty
Sep/Oct, 1863: absent sick
Nov/Dec, 1863: returned to duty
1/5-2/17/1864: absent without leave
May-Oct, 1864: present
12/28/1864: absent without leave
NOTES
Survived the war; may have enlisted in Duplin Co.
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110
Williford, William J. T.
COMPANY: Co. K
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/2/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 19
5/16/1864: wounded at Drewry’s Bluff; died same day
NOTES
First name “William” and born 1843 in 1860 census
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Willis, John Wesley, Sr.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Robeson Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
2/11/1864: enlisted at Petersburg, age 18
5/16/1864: wounded in right leg at Drewry’s Bluff
5/31/1864: wounded slightly at Cold Harbor
Nov/Dec, 1864: returned to duty
1/18/1865: hospitalized at Raleigh with diarrhea and rheumatism
2/20/1865: furloughed for 60 days
NOTES
DOB: 5/28/1847 [112], John Wesley Willis, Sr. on tombstone
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 112, 162
Wilson, Ezekiel
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
3/29/1862: enlisted in Sampson Co. at age 16 as a Private
Sep, 1862: sick in hospital at Wilmington
11/1/1862: returned to duty before this date
Nov/Dec, 1864: promoted to Corporal
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 105
Wilson, James D.
COMPANY: Co. C
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Sampson Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/26/1862: enlisted at age 25
7/28-29/1862: treated for remittent fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 4, bed 22) in Wilmington
5/4/1863: hospitalized at Wilmington (Confederate Hospital #4) with pneumonia
5/18/1863: returned to duty
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 98
Wilson, John James
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
4/29/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 18
7/15/1863: died at home of typhoid fever
NOTES
Born: 1844 [110]; middle name “James”; attended W. R. Bell’s (Capt Bell of C0. B) school in Warsaw, 1857-1858; war correspondence stored at UNCW Randall Library (SC-MS-226); tribute of respect appears in Biblical Recorder, 12 Aug. 1863
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 227
Wilson, Joseph J.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/16/1864: enlisted in Petersburg, VA at age 18
8/13/1864: hospitalized at Richmond
Sep/Oct, 1864: absent sick in Duplin County
12/30/1864: absent without leave
NOTES
Brother of William, same company; pension records indicate he was wounded in right hand at Drewry’s Bluff
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Wilson, William Wright Washington
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Duplin Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/6/1862: enlisted at Camp Holmes, Wilmington at age 21
Nov/Dec, 1862: absent sick
Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty
12/24/1863: absent without leave
1/23/1864: returned to company and arrested
5/16/1864: returned to duty prior to this date; wounded in left shoulder at Drewry’s Bluff
5/17/1864: admitted to Jackson Hospital in Richmond
5/29/1864: transferred to Camp Winder Hospital in Richmond
9/17/1864: absent wounded through this date, then absent without leave afterward
12/3/1864: returned to duty
NOTES
Middle names “Wright” and “Washington”; brother of Joseph, same company; five feet four inches tall when enlisted
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 231
Wilton, William R.
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 48
4/24-5/3/1862: treated for laryngitis at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 4) in Wilmington
Apr, 1864: reported absent but was sick much of time
5/1/1864: died in hospital at Petersburg, cause of death not reported
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 128
Wood, Alfred B.
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Wake Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/7/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 20
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Wood, Frederick A.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Onslow Co.
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
2/23/1862: enlisted in Duplin Co. at age 31 as a Corporal
4/25/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington with gonorrhea
12/17/1862: wounded slightly in thigh by shell at Goldsboro
Jan/Feb, 1863: returned to duty
4/9/1863: reduced to ranks
5/1/1863: appointed Musician
Jul/Aug, 1863: reduced to ranks
6/1/1864: wounded at Cold Harbor; hospitalized at Richmond
6/17/1864: furloughed for 60 days
7/6/1864: died at home in Burgaw of wounds
NOTES
Widow’s pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 109, 143
Wood, Gary
COMPANY: Co. I
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.
RESIDENCE: Sampson Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/27/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 32
8/20/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington (ward 1, bed 2) with acute dysentery
8/24/1862: died of dysentery in hospital at Wilmington
NOTES
Money and effects given to Lewis Pope; carried home [98]; name listed as “Gainey Woods” in [135]; obit in “Fayetteville Observer”, 9/8/1862
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 105, 135, 203
Wood, John
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Johnston Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/7/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 29
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Pension application at [109]
REFERENCES: 2, 109
Wood, Uz
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Onslow Co.
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Merchant
SERVICE RECORD
3/4/1862: enlisted in Columbus Co. at age 61
4/7/1862: discharged, reason not reported
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Wood, William M.
COMPANY: Co. B
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Duplin Co.
OCCUPATION: Unreported
SERVICE RECORD
5/1/1864: enlisted at Camp Hil;l near Petersburg, VA at age 15
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Born: 1849 [110]
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Wood, William Thomas
COMPANY: Cos. A and G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
3/14/1862: enlisted in Company G in New Hanover Co. at age 17
4/8-10/1862: treated for icterus at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 2, bed 11) in Wilmington
4/29-5/5/1862: treated for rubeola at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 5, bed 22)
5/15/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 9) with laryngitis
Apr-Jun, 1862: absent sick
Jul/Aug, 1862: returned to duty
Jan, 1863: transferred to Company A of this regiment
10/1/1863: deserted from hospital at Mt. Pleasant, SC
Mar/Apr, 1864: 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
“Thomas” in 1860 census
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110
Woodard, Joseph
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Brunswick Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
3/5/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 18
5/20/1864: wounded in neck at Bermuda Hundred
9/1/1864: returned to duty before this date
9/4/1864: deserted to the enemy
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2, 103, 160
Woodcock, Hansom M.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/15/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 19
4/8-22/1862: treated for typhoid fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 1, bed 3) in Wilmington
4/27/1862: treated for catarrhus at Confederate Hospital #4
5/3-10/1862: treated for pleuritis at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 3, bed 18)
5/20/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) with morbi cutis
Jan, 1863: present through this date but was absent sick for most of time
2/6/1863: discharged because of paralysis
NOTES
Brother of Nelson, same company
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110
Woodcock, Nelson T.
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
3/15/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 16
3/27-4/4/1862: treated for typhoid fever at Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 8, bed 1) in Wilmington
4/19/1862: discharged
NOTES
Brother of Hansom, same company; middle initial “T” in 1850 & 1860 census
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 110
Woodcock, William L.
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 19
5/20/1862: admitted to Confederate Hospital #4 (ward 6) in Wilmington with morbi cutis
5/25/1862: furloughed
4/23/1863: hospitalized at Charleston
4/28/1863: transferred from Trapman Street Hospital to Wayside Hospital with debility; transferred to General College Hospital #1 in Columbia
8/18/1863: furloughed
Jan/Feb, 1864: returned to duty
5/16/1864: wounded in left hip at Drewry’s Bluff
Aug, 1864: absent sick through this date
9/30/1864: returned to duty before this date; wounded in right shoulder at Fort Harrison; hospitalized at Richmond
10/3/1864: furloughed for 35 days
11/9/1864: absent without leave
NOTES
Survived the war; DOB: 8/12/1842 [139]
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 103, 110, 139
Woodell, Andrew Jackson
COMPANY: Co. D
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Chatham Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Dependent
SERVICE RECORD
3/7/1862: enlisted in Cumberland Co. at age 25
Dec, 1864: present through this month
NOTES
Born April, 1836; pension application at [109]; family info at [108]
REFERENCES: 2, 108, 109
Woodward, George W.
COMPANY: Co. F
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland Co.
RESIDENCE: Cumberland Co.
OCCUPATION: Clerk
SERVICE RECORD
3/14/1864: enlisted at Camp Holmes near Raleigh, age 18
5/20/1864: wounded in the neck and/or right hand at or near Bermuda Hundred; hospitalized at Petersburg
6/1/1864: transferred to Raleigh
Sep/Oct, 1864: returned to duty
12/30/1864: hospitalized at Wimington with a gunshot wound; place and date wounded not reported
1/5/1865: returned to duty
NOTES
Survived the war
REFERENCES: 2, 110, 160
Worley, Moses
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Unreported
RESIDENCE: Columbus Co.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
5/1/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 27
Jul/Aug, 1862: jailed in Wilmington
Sep/Oct, 1862: returned to duty
Jul/Aug, 1863: absent without leave
Sep/Oct, 1863: jailed in Charleston; released on unspecified date
12/18/1863: died from meningitis in hospital at Tarboro
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
Yopp, Franklin V. B.
COMPANY: Co. G
RANK: 3rd Lieutenant
BIRTHPLACE: New Hanover Co.
RESIDENCE: New Hanover Co.
OCCUPATION: Brick Mason
SERVICE RECORD
3/24/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 29 as 1st Sergeant
8/23/1862: unanimously elected 3rd Lieutenant
Aug, 1862-Oct, 1862: present but absent sick most of this period
12/17/1862: wounded at Goldsboro
1/3/1863: treated for a puncture wound at Confederate Hospital #4 in Wilmington (“at home”)
11/23/1863: resigned because of “chronic hepatitis producing extreme emaciation”
11/30/1863: resignation accepted
NOTES
Notice of election to 3rd Lt. printed in Wilmington Journal (9/4/1862): “a good soldier and a worthy man, and will make a most excellent officer.”; member of Cape Fear Camp #254 UCV
REFERENCES: 2, 98, 165, 200
York, C. W.
COMPANY: Co. H
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: North Carolina
RESIDENCE: Surry Co.
OCCUPATION: Tenant Farmer
SERVICE RECORD
Jan-Apr, 1865: probably enlisted during this period at age 28; deserted to enemy on unspecified date
4/2/1865: confined at Louisville, KY
4/10/1865: released at Louisville
NOTES
Born: 1837
REFERENCES: 2, 110
Zay, James
COMPANY: Co. A
RANK: Private
BIRTHPLACE: Onslow Co.
RESIDENCE: Onslow Co.
OCCUPATION: Laborer
SERVICE RECORD
3/17/1862: enlisted in New Hanover Co. at age 16
4/19/1862: discharged, reason not reported
NOTES
None
REFERENCES: 2
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