CAPTAIN BENJAMIN NEWTON

My 7th Great Grandfather was CAPTAIN BENJAMIN NEWTON son of Ebenezer Newton and Elizabeth Buchanan. Benjamin Newton first joined the Army When the British came to Charleston. Captain Newton enlisted to go on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians as a 1st lieutenant under Captain John Mattocks, William Chronicle was the Major, and Frederick Hambright(my 6th great grandfather) was his Colonel. Capt. Newton also spent one year in the service against Tories in Lincoln and Rutherford and the upper part of South Carolina – his group marched over to Green River in Rutherford where they met with 800 men under different colonels, their object was to engage British Colonel Patrick Ferguson. Captain Newton was not present at the Battle of King's mountain because he was sent as an express to General Rutherford who was at Coddle Creek, Mecklenburg NC. He next volunteered with others to join General Greene near Camden South Carolina

His group under the command of Colonel Graham went to Lincoln in pursuit of a Tory Colonel Moore, However, they arrived late at the battle of Ramsour's Mills in Lincolnton NC, Captain Newton shot at one of the Tories as he was running from the battle. Captain Newton was in an engagement against Col.Tarleton in the Haw fields in Orange County North Carolina and Captain Newton was also in a small engagement with the British at Polk's Mills under Captain John Clark,during this engagement Benjamin Newton was wounded in the thigh by a British ball

CAPTAIN BENJAMIN NEWTON is buried in Old Cloverhill Cemetery in Casar NC. The cemetery is in a pasture where some of the headstones were toppled by cows that roamed the land.

Dallas W. Hartis Company B 2nd North Carolina Junior Reserves

My 4th great granduncle Dallas W. Hartis, age 17. Born in Mecklenburg county North Carolina, stood 5 feet 8 1/2 inches tall with a fair complexion dark hair and hazel eyes. Enlisted 21 may 1864 as a private in Company B 2nd North Carolina Junior Reserves (Anderson's battalion) Confederate States of America. He was paroled at Charlotte NC on 3 May 1865.The 2nd North Carolina Junior Reserves served in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and was active in the New Bern area. Later the unit was assigned to L.S. Baker in the Army of Tennessee and saw action in the Battle of Bentonville .

George W. Clodfelter Company K, 46th REGIMENT, N.C. TROOPS

My 4th great grandfather on my mothers side is George W. Clodfelter Resided in Catawba County and enlisted as a private at Camp Vance at age 18, September 25, 1863, Company K, 46th REGIMENT, N.C. TROOPS for the war. Present or accounted for until wounded at Wilderness, Virginia, May 5, 1864. Returned to duty on or about November 11, 1864. Captured at or near Fort Stedman, Virginia; March 25, 1865. Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, until released on June 24, 1865. He died at the age of 73 in the State Hospital in Morganton NC on 2 June 1915. He is buried in Murphy NC.

Manoah Helms

My 4th great granduncle is Manoah Helms. He Enlisted as a Private on 16 September 1863 at the age of 41 in Company D, McRae's Cavalry Battalion North Carolina.Transferred out of McRae's Cavalry Battalion on 15 May 1864 and Transferred into Company I 1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment also known as the 9th Regiment N. C. State Troops on 15 Jun 1864. Survived the war, Death 24 Sept 1900 in Union county, North Carolina.

 

Corporal JOHN H EAKER Company E, 34th REGIMENT,N.C. TROOPS- Born in Lincoln County where he resided as a carpenter prior to enlisting in Lincoln County at age 25, September 11, 1861. Mustered in as Private. Promoted to Corporal prior to March 1, 1862. Wounded at Gaines' Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Died at Richmond, Virginia, July 18, 1862, of wounds. He is my 3rd cousin 6x removed

Scott

My 4th Great Grandfather Humphrey Posey SCOTT
Born @1830 in Haywood County, NC
Death: 19/01/1863 in Strawberry Plains, TN
He Was in Company C 69th Regiment Infantry during Lincoln's war. He developed a case of Red Measles and died at a military hospital. It is believed tha his body was sent back to Haywood County on a wagon and he was buried at Locust Field Cemetery, Canton, NC

John K. Scott My 4th great grand uncle was in Company C, Thomas Legion's Infantry Regiment North Carolina CSA
Birth 1837 in Haywood County, North Carolina
Death 1 Dec 1913

Elisha Lee Scott My 4th great grand uncle was in Company C, Thomas Legion's Infantry Regiment North Carolina CSA
Birth May 1841 in Haywood County, North Carolina
Death 1912 in Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Sergeant Bedford Hendrick CSA

Bedford Hendrick Company F, 34th Infantry Regiment North Carolina. He was a Farmer before the war. 

Age at enlistment: 26 

Enlistment Date: 17 Sep 1861. 

Rank at enlistment: Corporal

Enlistment Place: Cleveland County, NC Company F, North Carolina 34th Infantry Regiment on 25 Oct 1861. Promoted to Full Sergeant on 15 Feb 1862.

Listed as Missing in Action Culpepper, Virginia 1 Aug 1863, captured at Brandy Station Virginia 1 Aug 1863. Committed to Old Capitol Prison between 1 August through 15,Transferred to Point Lookout Prison 23 Aug 1863 . Paroled 16 March 1864. Captured again 2 April 1865 at Hatch Run. Released 19 June 1865.
He is my 4th great grand uncle. Deo Vindice, Resurgam!

Phidella Plemmons

Phidella Plemmons Enlisted in Company C, 39th Infantry Regiment North Carolina as a Private on 24 September 1861 at the age of 22. Died 21 Apr 1862 at Knoxville, TN. He is my 1st cousin 7x removed

Private Peter Franklin Dellinger Company I, North Carolina 11th Infantry Regiment

Private Peter Franklin Dellinger (my 1st cousin 5x removed)Enlisted in Company I, North Carolina 11th Infantry Regiment on 31 Mar 1862. Peter was killed 03 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.

Private Daniel Henry Dellinger,Company K 4th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves

My 4th great granduncle Private Daniel Henry Dellinger,Company K 4th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves

Thomas Parton

My 4th great granduncle Thomas Parton of Haywood County, North Carolina Enlisted in Company L, North Carolina 16th Infantry Regiment on 15 Mar 1862. His wife Nancy Rathbone, Charlie R. Parton,and grand daughters Lyda and Talitha Parton.

Lawson Messer E Co. 29th Inf Reg. NC CSA

My 4th great granduncle Lawson Messer E Co. 29th Inf Reg. NC CSA his occupation before and after the war was Farmer. He died June 06, 1930, and is buried at Liberty Baptist Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina. He was part Cherokee Indian.

Privates James Mitchell Miller and Gabriel P. Miller of Comapny K 11th Bethel Regiment North Carolina Infantry

My 5th great grand uncles Privates James Mitchell Miller and Gabriel P. Miller of Comapny K 11th Bethel Regiment North Carolina Infantry were brothers, died a short time apart and are possibly buried in Petersburg, Virginia. Both enlisted in Buncombe County, North Carolina: Gabriel during April of 1863 and James during April of 1864. Family lore suggests that James had his leg amputated and died on February 7, 1865. It is believed that Gabriel died of measles on February 26, 1865. Their cousin, James Mitchell Cordell, also a private in Company K, enlisted on April 17, 1863 in Buncombe County, North Carolina and died on January 18, 1864.

Eusibius Sidney Hendrick

My 3rd great granduncle Eusibius Sidney Hendrick was born in Cleveland County, NC where he resided as a farmer prior to the war. He enlisted at the age of 19 on 3-29-1862 in Company C, North Carolina 55th Infantry Regiment CSA . Records state that he was 5'-8-1/2' tall. He was Captured at Gettysburg on 7-3-1863. Confined at Fort Delaware until transferred to Point Lookout, MD on 10-20-1863. He died in prison on 10-30-1863. He is buried in the Confederate Cemetery at Point Lookout, MD. R.I.P

James Mack Messer

My 4th great granduncle, James Mack Messer age 22, enlisted at Sherman, Texas along with his older brother Patten, with the 22nd Texas Cavalry CSA. Pvt. Messer is listed as a bugler. He was wounded in Louisiana and carried from the field of battle by Patten. He served until the end of the war and was mustered out in June 1865 at Milliken, Texas. He was described as having light hair and hazel eyes.

Applied and approved for soldier of the Confederacy pension at age 75. His occupation was listed as farmer and physical condition as bad.

Private N.Stanford Camp

My 4th great grandfather was Private N.Stanford Camp, Company A 12th South Carolina Infantry Regiment. He was a resident of York, South Carolina and enlisted on March 12, 1862 , Private Camp was killed in action on June 27, 1862 at the Battle of Gaines' Mill during the Seven Days Campaign.