Gravesite of my 2nd cousin 5x removed, Private James K Hambright
James K Hambright is the son of Frederick Hambright Jr and Mary Eaker.
He is also the grandson of my 6th great grandfather and Revolutionary
war hero Colonel Frederick Hambright.
James K Hambright Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1862 into Company G
of the 18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. He died on 4 Nov 1862 at
Winchester, VA. and is buried at Stonewall Confederate Cemetery in
Winchester City Virginia.
This is the flag of the 16th North Carolina Infantry Regiment.
Private Peter Plemmons resided in Buncombe County, where he enlisted
into F Company of the 16th North Carolina Troops on 7 May 1861. He was
21 years of age. Muster rolls report him as being present and accounted
for until his death at Rockbridge Alum Springs , Virginia on 5 Oct 1861.
Peter Plemmons is my 3rd cousin 4x removed. Deo Vindice, Resurgam!
Battle Flag of the 49th North Carolina Troops, captured at the Battle of the Crater.
My 3rd cousin 4x removed is Johana H "Johncie" Stroup. He was born 1836
in Lincoln County NC and was the son of Jonas Stroup and Rebecca
Cloninger. He is listed as a carpenter before the war and he stood 5 ft 6
in tall.
Private Johana H "Johncie" Stroup volunteered for
service in the Confederate Army at Dallas, NC on 22, March, 1862.
Johncie was 26 at the time of his enlistment. He was attached to Company
H of the 49th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. H Company was known as
the Gaston Rangers, led by Captain Charles Q. Petty.
Johncie died of disease on 10 July 1862 near Drewry’s Bluff in
Chesterfield County Virginia. He “fell dead in physician’s arms while on
sick call.
His wife Mary E. Rhyne Stroup claimed his body on
19 November 1864. Private Johana H "Johncie" Stroup's burial place is
unknown.
William
"Billy" Plemmons was born during the year of 1843 in North Carolina. He
is the son of Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth Plemmons. Billy was a
farmer before enlisting in the city of Marshall in Madison County NC on
5 April 1862. He was assigned to B Company of the 60th North Carolina
Infantry Regiment CSA.
Billy was listed as missing in action
after the Battle of Murfreesboro on 2 Jan 1863, he was captured by the
enemy during the battle. His name appears on a roll of prisoners of war
who were paroled at Camp Douglas ILL. on 30 March 1863. After returning
to his unit, Private Plemmons was wounded during The Battle of
Missionary Ridge and was sent home on furlough .
His service
records from may- June of 1864 show that he was sent to the hospital by a
surgeon for an unknown reason. Private William "Billy" Plemmons died of
disease at a Hospital in Montgomery, AL. He is my 2nd cousin 4x
removed.
Samuel
Messer was born in Haywood County NC in 1832. He was the son of my 5th
great grand uncle Federick Messer and Anna Hunter. He served as a
private in the Thomas' Legion, Loves' Regiment, Company E, Confederate
States Army. The Legion operated primarily in East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina.
He is buried at Broughton Hospital Cemetery in
Morganton, Burke County North Carolina. Private Messer is my 1st cousin
6x removed.
