Alfred Walter was a 25-year-old physician when he was elected captain of the Ashpole True Boys. Unfortunately, dysentery forced an early end to the young doctor’s military career. Alfred Bethea Walter was born in Marion District, SC on March 1, 1837. His parents, Tristram and Catherine, were farmers. Alfred grew up on the family farm,… Continue reading The 51st North Carolina’s Captains: Alfred Bethea Walter