My 1st cousin 5x removed, Levi Plemmons.
Levi Plemmons, son of John Henry and Nancy Sluder Plemmons was born 11 March 1835 in Buncombe County. He married Martha Hayes (5 May 1836- 25 Feb. 1913). He served as Commissary Sergeant in Company C 29th North Carolina Infantry and kept a diary while in service. He served the entire war and surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama May 4, 1865. After the war he returned home and reared a family, served as sheriff of Buncombe County from 1876 to 1880, dying 11 August 1916 at age 82 from a fall from his porch roof and is buried at Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Leicester, Buncombe County.
Excerpts from his diary with original spelling published 26 January 1964 in The Asheville Citizen- Times:
"Oct. 27th, 1861, Sunday- Left home about 11 0'clock for the seat of government. Martha and the children went with me over to my father's. Stayed a little while and then bid them farewell which was the hardest trial ever I had to incounter with, but I felt it my duty to go in defense of my country.
Monday,Oct. 28th, 1861- This morning is cool. Got up soon, got brekfast, packed up our things in the wagons and marched to Camp Clingman near Asheville and tuckup for the night.
Wednesday, 30th- We left camp about 9 o'clock very well, we crossed the Blue Ridge and come in to McDowell County, a travel of 15 miles and camped at Burgin's, cool tonight.
Saturday 2nd, 1861- It rained all most all night, mostly clear now- we staid at Camp Nebo all day uppon the account Mud creak geting so full we could not cross it- went on dress parad in the eavning- I went and got a load of straw to go in our tent, there is several down with the mesles.
Tuesday the 5th- It is cool this morning- everything in an uproar- we loaded up the cars- Uncle Peter bid us fare well- we got on the cars about twelve o'clock, the baggage in one train and the regment in the other- we got to Saulsbery 4 o'clock- got supper- we cooked it ourselves- we loaded up baggage and all in one train started a while after dark for Raleigh- we just got started when the engine run off and left the cars-went about 7 miles before he noed it- they said he was drunk- so we got started about midnight, went til day- stoped and got brekfast.
Sunday 10th, 1861- Was discharged from gard and then went to the hosepittle and saw the sick, thare was about 75 sick, then went out to see the yanky prisoners as there is about 120 some of them with cart blocks chained to them- then came back to camp.
Tuesday, April 29th, 1862- Got up well and about 10 o'clock the pickets began to fire. At 12 o'clock we as ordered into our brest works- the enemy being two or three hundred yards off. Then we commenced firing at each other. There was one man of out Reg. wounded in the leg. We don't no how many we killed on there side. Thare was plenty of blood where they stood. I fired four times at them, the left in a hurry.
Tuesday, August 26th, 1862- Eat breakfast, then divided a ration of beef- a heavy scrimish on the picket line- they throwed a good many bombs from the canons, but did not hurt any of our regiment.
Friday, Oct. 10th, 1862- Started at day- went through Harodsburg- I saw a good many wounded men, as the brigade had gave the yankeys a thrashing the day before near by- we taken the right thare, and went one mile and formed a line of battle, as the enemy was near. Staid til night, it is raining, the coldest kind of a rain. Issued rations after night- our mess got a good room to stay in."
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