Grave
site of my 4th great grandfather on my mother's side. His name is Hiram
Noah Helms. Hiram was born on 11 January 1835, he is the son of Joel
Helms & Sarah Pyron Helms. Hiram resided in Union County North
Carolina. Hiram married Permelia Broom on 24 Oct 1854 in Union County
NC.
At the age of 27, Hiram volunteered as a private in the
Confederate Army. He was assigned to Company A of the 48th North
Carolina Infantry Regiment on 3 March 1862.
Hiram was wounded
by a shell fragment on 25 June 1862 during the battle of King's School
house. This battle was the first engagement of The Seven Days Battles in
Virginia.
Hiram was wounded in
action several times during his service. His name appears on the
register of Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital number 9
on 29 November 1863. Hiram's name once again appears on the register of
Winder Hospital,Richmond VA on 20 August 1864. Hiram Noah Helms is
listed on the 48th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Roll of Honour for
being wounded at Richmond Virginia.
Hiram was 72 years old when
he applied for a pension on 1 July 1907, while living in Monroe. His
application states that he was wounded in the forehead at Seven Pines,
VA during the month of June in 1862. Hiram was ¾ disabled in 1907.
Hiram Noah Helms passed away on 19 Sept 1913 in Union County, North
Carolina, and is buried at Old High Hill Primitive Baptist Church
Cemetery in the Monroe Township of Union County, North Carolina.
The Inn of the Patriots in Grover NC was built in 1879 by Doctor Alfred Frederick Hambright. Dr. Hambright was an Assistant Surgeon in the Confederate States Army during the War of northern Aggression. He attended to Generals A.P. Hill and Stonewall Jackson.
Doctor Hambright was the great, great-grandson of the Revolutionary War hero and veteran of the Battle of Kings Mountain, Lt. Colonel Frederick Hambright.
Doctor Alfred Frederick Hambright is my 2nd cousin 5x removed. Lt. Colonel Frederick Hambright is my 6th great grandfather.
