Flag of the 38th North Carolina Infantry
Rufus Stroup was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina during the year
of 1836. His parents were Jonas Stroup and Rebecca Cloninger. He was a
resident of Gaston County, North Carolina before the war.
Rufus was conscripted as a Private on 20 March 1863 in Wake County,
North Carolina. He was assigned to Company D of the 38th North Carolina
Infantry Regiment.
It was about daylight on 1 July 1863 that
the 38th North Carolina infantry encountered yankee Cavalry at
McPherson's Ridge near Gettysburg Pennsylvania. At some time during the
day's fighting, Private Rufus Stroup was wounded, he was later captured
by the enemy on the 4th of July . Private Stroup was taken as a POW and
was confined at at Fort McHenry MD. on 6 July 1863. On 12 July 1863,
Rufus was sent to Fort Delaware Hospital.
Private Rufus Stroup died in the hospital on 31 July 1863 and is buried at Finn's Point National Cemetery in New Jersey. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2537879
He is my 3rd cousin 4x removed. Deo Vindice, Resurgam!
Mrs.
Belzorah Haynes Stamey was born near Beattie's Ford in Lincoln County
NC during the year of 1832. She is the daughter of James Haynes and
Temperance Goodwin. She married Rev. Alex Stamey and is the mother of
five Ministers, she had eleven Children in all.
Mrs. Stonewall
Jackson was and Belzorah were intimate childhood friends, they
attended school and lived together for many months. They would often
visited each other as they grew into adulthood and started their
families.
Her obituary states that during Lincoln's war "she
was a good Samaritan on many occasions, yet a giant of defense when it
took courage to defend her home and her beloved Southland. We repeat
that she gave much to the cause of her country and her God."
She is my 1st cousin 6x removed. Mrs. Belzorah Haynes Stamey's final
resting place is at Snow Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Grayson County
Virginia, CSA.
Flag of the 16th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Corporal
Francis M Moore is the son of George W Moore and Susannah H Rhodearmel,
he was born in the mountains of western North Carolina during the year
of 1840.
Francis was enlisted by Colonel Love into Company L of
the 16th North Carolina Infantry Regiment as a Corporal on 4 May 1861
in Waynesville NC. He was later demoted to the rank of private for an
unknown reason.
Corporal
Francis M Moore was killed in action at the battle of Seven Pines,
Virginia on 31, May 1862. A settlement of claims of deceased officers
and soldiers of NC was claimed by his mother Susannah on 8 December
1862.
He is my 3rd great grand uncle.
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.
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