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Dr. William Washington Chenault & Ruth Elizabeth "Betty" Sherrill
Dr. William Washington Chenault, Jr.
February 9, 1837 – February 1, 1863
Ruth Elizabeth “Betty” Sherrill Chenault
March 12, 1839 – February 22, 1924
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A descendant of French Huguenot settlers to colonial Virginia, William…
February 9, 1837 – February 1, 1863
Ruth Elizabeth “Betty” Sherrill Chenault
March 12, 1839 – February 22, 1924
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A descendant of French Huguenot settlers to colonial Virginia, William…
Perry M. Morrison
Courtesy of an online submission.
Born in 1842, Perry M. Morrison enlisted into company G at age 20 as a private. He later became a musician July 1, 1862. He was hospitalized for an unknown reason February 6, 1865 in Charlotte, North…
Born in 1842, Perry M. Morrison enlisted into company G at age 20 as a private. He later became a musician July 1, 1862. He was hospitalized for an unknown reason February 6, 1865 in Charlotte, North…
Major Franklin Hull
Major (given name) Franklin Hull was born in Lincoln County but in 1860 was a schoolteacher and resided in neighboring Catawba County with his wife, one-year old daughter and a single slave. His surviving photograph depicts him in an elaborate…
Recognizing Unidentified Soldiers
Many portrait photographs of Civil War soldiers, comprising a very large fraction of the whole, are unaccompanied by any information that identifies the subjects. The size of that fraction is a matter for speculation; my guess is one-fourth to…
John Young Shitle
Private John Young Shitle
Company I, 48th Regiment N.C. Troops
John Young Shitle, a thirty-two-year-old farmer from Cleveland County, was conscripted on August 16, 1862, and assigned to Company I, 48th Regiment N.C. Troops, a Union County…
Company I, 48th Regiment N.C. Troops
John Young Shitle, a thirty-two-year-old farmer from Cleveland County, was conscripted on August 16, 1862, and assigned to Company I, 48th Regiment N.C. Troops, a Union County…
Byrd Ellington
Private Byrd Ellington,
Company B (the “Townesville Guards”)
12th Regiment N.C. Troops (2nd Regiment N.C. Volunteers)
On April 26, 1861, volunteers from northeastern Granville County organized a company at Townsville and were mustered in for…
Company B (the “Townesville Guards”)
12th Regiment N.C. Troops (2nd Regiment N.C. Volunteers)
On April 26, 1861, volunteers from northeastern Granville County organized a company at Townsville and were mustered in for…
John Dolphin Harris
John Dolphin Harris (August 26, 1844-September 1, 1932) lived with his parents, who were small farmers, in Person County. On March 20, 1863, he enlisted in a Person County command, Company A, 50th Regiment N.C. Troops. Harris was reported present on…
James D. Ellington
Private James D. Ellington farmed with his parents and ten siblings in Warren County, and enlisted on February 12, 1862, in the new command that became Company C, 46th Regiment N. C. Troops. The company mustered in at Raleigh on the following April…
Peter Monroe Mull
Captain Peter Monroe Mull, Company F (the "South Mountain Rangers"), 55th Regiment N.C. Troops
Peter Monroe Mull, a Catawba County farmer, traveled to adjacent Lincoln County and enlisted on April 25, 1861, as a private in a volunteer company…
Peter Monroe Mull, a Catawba County farmer, traveled to adjacent Lincoln County and enlisted on April 25, 1861, as a private in a volunteer company…
Phillip H. Dellinger
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Enlisted March 22, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg on the first day. Hospitalized at David’s Island New York. Returned to duty Feb 24 1864. Wounded May 5th 1864 at the Wilderness…
Enlisted March 22, 1862. Wounded at Gettysburg on the first day. Hospitalized at David’s Island New York. Returned to duty Feb 24 1864. Wounded May 5th 1864 at the Wilderness…