On February 28, 1862, Hugh Biggs enlisted as a private in Company E, 51st Regiment NCT. At enlistment, Biggs, a Robeson County resident, claimed he was 21 years of age and farmed for a living. The new private’s military career got off to a bad start when he was hospitalized for measles in May. Once… Continue reading Boy Soldier and Bold Vigilante: The H. H. Biggs Story