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War Between the States
The American Civil War was the most difficult time in our nations history. At times it was neighbor against neighbor and brother against brother. The issues of states rights and slavery separated the Union of states. It had its effect on our families, too, costing the lives of a number of our ancestors.
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Background History
By 1855, the South was losing political power to the more populous North and was locked in a series of constitutional and political battles with the North regarding states' rights and the status of slavery in the territories. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President and the northern Republicans came to power in 1861, many Southerners felt it was time to secede from the Union.
Antiwar "Copperheads" criticized Lincoln for refusing to compromise on the slavery issue. In contrast, the Radical Republicans, a strongly Abolitionist faction of the Republican Party, criticized him for moving too slowly in abolishing slavery.
Secession from the United States was declared in thirteen states, eleven of which joined together to form the Confederate States of America. These thirteen states were Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Missouri, and Kentucky. In these last two states secession was declared by its supporters but did not become effective, and was opposed by pro-Union state governments.
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This secession movement brought about the American Civil War. The position of the Union was that the Confederacy was not a sovereign nation but instead a collection of states in revolt. The United States government refused to recognize the seceding states as a new country and kept in operation its second to last fort in the South, which the Confederacy captured in April 1861 at the Battle of Fort Sumter, in the port of Charleston, triggering the Civil War.
In the four years of war which followed, the South found itself as the primary battleground, with all but two of the main battles taking place on Southern soil.
The Southern transportation system depended primarily on river and coastal traffic by boat; both were shut down by the Union Navy. The small railroad system virtually collapsed, so that by 1864 internal travel was so difficult that the Confederate economy was crippled.
The Civil War began April 12, 1861 and lasted for four years, until April 9, 1865. To truly understand this page, you have to understand the family names and relationships.
Thomas Loftin had one son, James Franklin Loftin, by his first marriage to Sally Lavinia Beatty. After Viney's death on 30 May 1829, Thomas married Margaret (Unknown) about 1830 and had five more sons, William A. Loftin, David Loftin, Jackson Loftin, Eli Anderson Loftin and William Pinkney Loftin.
When Catawba Counties Company F, 23rd Regiment was formed on 06 Jun 1861, many Catawba County sons signed up - including Thomas' sons, William A. Loftin, W. Pinkney and Eli Anderson Loftin.
James Franklin Loftin had married Frances Elizabeth Fisher on 13 Aug 1847 and did not enter the war immediately, but several of Elizabeth's brothers did - including James C. Fisher, Thomas Fisher and William Fisher. These sons of Reuben Fisher enlisted on 06 Jun 1861.
James Franklin Loftin had a 1st cousin, Tyler Beatty, who also enlisted on 06 Jun 1861. Tyler was the son of Charles Manson Beatty. Charles was the brother of Sally Lavinia Beatty, and son of William Able Beatty and Isabella McCorkle.
Matthew Locke McCorkle, 1/2 first cousin of James Franklin Loftin, was commissioned as leader of the group. Matthew was the grandson of Francis Marion McCorkle Sr.
Four of Thomas Loftin's sons served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War
Name Enlistment Date Age Company & Regiment William A. Loftin 06 Jun 1861 28 Company F, 23rd Regiment W. Pinkney Loftin 06 Jun 1861 19 Company F, 23rd Regiment Eli Anderson Loftin 06 Jun 1861 16 Company F, 23rd Regiment James Franklin Loftin 03 Mar 1862 36 Company I, 49th Regiment Most records have these four sons of Thomas Loftin listed as "LOFTON". Even the Civil War monument in Newton has their names spelled "LOFTON".
Eli A. Loftin
William A. Loftin, age 28, enlisted 06 Jun 1861 as part of Company F, 23rd Regiment. He died four months later on 20 Oct 1861.
W. Pinkney Loftin, age 19, enlisted 06 June 1861 and served as a Private as part of Company F, 23rd Regiment. The 1850 Catawba County Census lists Pinkney's age as 6, making his birth year 1844. He may have been as young as 17 when he enlisted. According to "The Catawba Soldier", Pinkney died exactly three months later on 06 Sep 1861 at Fairfax Station from disease. Captain Hilton of the 23rd Regiment gives Pinkney's death as 15 Sep 1861 of disease near Manassas, and states that back pay was due his heirs. Pinkney owed $7.25 for clothing and the final settlement to Pinkney's mother, Margaret Loftin, was made 12 Nov 1864 for $54.91. Monthly pay for a soldier a the time was $11.
Eli A. Loftin, age 19, enlisted 06 Jun 1861 as part of Company F, 23rd Regiment. "The Catawba Soldier" states that Eli was born in Lincoln County in 1845 making his age 16. The 1850 Census lists Eli's age as 9, indicating he would have been born in 1941 - meaning he would have been 19. His enlistment form lists his age as 19. Eli was shot in the knee at Gettysburg 01 Jul 1863 and lost his left leg, which was cut off half-way between the knee and hip. He lay on the battlefield several days and nights, not being moved until after the battles of Gettysburg were all over. The leg was removed by a surgeon on the field. His was the only limb lost by Company F. Eli was still living in 1911 when "The Catawba Soldier" was published. He was transferred to General Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, on 03 Nov 1863, then moved to the Point Lookout Hospital in Maryland on 12 Jan 1864. He was exchanged and admitted to Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, VA, on 04 May 1864 and finally back in NC at the hospital in Salisbury by November/December 1864.
James Franklin Loftin enlisted and entered the Civil War as part of the Confederacy on 03 Mar 1862 as a Private at the age of 35/36. He served with the 49th Reg., Company I of NC troops and was described in the Catawba Soldier, p. 306, as “a fine, cheerful and kindly disposed soldier.” It has been said by the family that when James Franklin went off to war, his son William Alexander was just tall enough to harness the horse to the plow. James Franklin was listed as present with the group of troops from May thru December 1863, as well as March thru June 1864. According to Cordie Loftin Wilson, as he was preparing to leave home after his last visit, he remarked that he would never return and did not want Elizabeth to remarry.
A True History of Company I, 49th Regiment NC Troops
in the Great Civil Warby W. A. Day
Newton, NC 1893
We met at Catawba on the morning of April the 1st, 1862. At 12 o'clock, we were treated to a bountiful dinner, by the people generally. We lay at Catawba until 2 o'clock in the evening, then boarded the train and stopped at Statesville, half an hour and arrived at Salisbury, about sunset, where we remained six days. We had a very good time in the town, quite ignorant of the hardships of war, which we so soon experienced. Our quarters were in the depot and we had our rations with us in boxes.
On April the 6th orders came to move on to Raleigh. We boarded the train and moved on to Lexington where we remained a few hours, then passed through Thomasville to High Point where we spent the night, sleeping on cotton bales and any where else that we could find a place to lie down. The next day we moved on, remaining an hour or two in Jamestown and Greensboro.
Arriving at Camp Mangum we moved into some log cabins which had been built for winter quarters, we established our first camp, divided into messes and drawing our cooking vessels, it was not long before we commenced cooking. Our rations were flour, pickled beef and rice. And not knowing the nature of rice when it finds itself in hot water, we generally filled the camp kettle full and when it began to roll out on the ground, we dipped it out and ate it to keep it from wasting. After the organization we drew our grey uniforms, blankets, knapsacks, haversacks and canteens. We were then full fledged Confederate Soldiers. On dress parade we were required to keep our coats buttoned to the chin. We had no guns, and the sentinels walked their beats armed with long wooden spears, which gave them a very warlike appearance. A supply of muskets were brought in, which is not used in the crusades, certainly did good service in the wars of Queen Anne. They were sixty-nine caliber and when you fired one of them it certainly let you know it. We had regular preaching in the Company by Rev. Nicholson, who was a Baptist preacher & chaplain of the 49th Regiment. We left Trenton and marched to Kinston and as we passed through the streets, our band played "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" which drew the tears from the eyes of Kinston's fair daughters who stood looking on from the sidewalks. James Franklin served at Drewry’s Bluff, located in northeastern Chesterfield County, Virginia, as part of Company I, 49th Regiment. Drewry's Bluff was the site of Confederate Fort Darling during the American Civil War and was named for a local landowner, Confederate Captain Augustus H. Drewry.
On May 5, 1864, Union Major General Benjamin F. Butler and his Army landed at Bermuda Hundred, only 15 miles south of Richmond. Marching overland, they advanced within three miles of Drewry's Bluff by May 9. While several Union regiments did manage to capture Fort Darling's outer defenses, delays by Union generals spoiled the success. Confederate infantry under General P.G.T. Beauregard seized the initiative and successfully counterattacked on May 16. Once again a Union drive on Richmond had been defeated at Drewry's Bluff.
A True History of Company I, 49th Regiment NC Troops
in the Great Civil Warby W. A. Day Newton, NC 1893 The wounded Yankees were suffering for water and while we were attending to their wants, we found one of our Company, Franklin Loftin who was mortally wounded and left at the breast-works when we fell back that morning. He was lying back in the field under a board shelter where the enemy had placed him. He said that they treated him very kind. He was shot through the bowels.
James Franklin was killed in action near Drewry’s Bluff, VA., on 16 May 1864. The headstone of Franklin's wife, Elizabeth, at Center Methodist Church in Catawba County gives his death date as 16 May 1864. Confederate Records list his death date as 16 Jul 1864 and states that he was "killed in action" at Drewry's Bluff. Since the actual date of the battle was 16 May 1864, it seems more logical that his death date was indeed 16 May 1864.
Confederate Company Muster Roll, Company I, Regiment 49, for James Franklin Loftin A True History of Company I, 49th Regiment NC Troops
in the Great Civil Warby W. A. Day Newton, NC 1893 Out of the 142 names that were on our roll, 60 are dead and several more lost sight of. There were 17 battles and skirmishes.
Catawba County War Memorial in Newton, North Carolina Additional Loftins/Loftons from N.C. who Served in the Confederate Army
Name Enlistment Date Location Age Company & Regiment Died Andrew Loftin 07 Jul 1862 Jones Co. Co. A, 8th Calvary Reg. Bruel Loftin 01 Sep 1864 Transylvania Co. Co. H, 7th Calvary Reg. Cornelius Loftin 08 Aug 1862 Davidson Co. 34 Co. B, 48th Infantry Reg. Cornelius Loftin Co. D, 76th Infantry Reg. David, Loftin 05 Jul 1862 Caldwell Co. 29 Co. E, 58th Rangers Inf. 20 Sep 1863 Edmond Loftin 10 Oct 1861 Catawba Co. 40 Co. E, 32nd Infantry Reg. Eli Loftin 30 Jun 1862 Lenoir Co. 34 Co. K, 61st Infantry Reg. 29 Jul 1863 Gray Loftin Co. G, 76th Infantry Reg. I. Loftin 27 Apr 1861 Wayne Co. 22 Co. E., 20th Infantry Reg. Isaac Loftin 20 Apr 1864 Brunswick Co. Co. G, 3rd Light Artillery 30 Mar 1865 Jeremiah Loftin 01 Apr 1863 Davidson Co. 18 Co. F, 7th Infantry Reg. John Loftin 25 Apr 1861 Iredell Co. 21 Co. A, 4th Infantry Reg. 31 May 1862 Julius Loftin 10 Aug 1861 Davidson Co. 21 Co. F, 7th Infantry Reg. Lafayette Loftin 25 Mar 1862 Lincoln Co. Co. H, 52nd Infantry Reg. Langdon Loftin 25 Mar 1862 Lincoln Co. 36 Co. H, 52nd Infantry Reg. Langford Loftin 01 Nov 1864 Lincoln Co. Co. B, 23rd Infantry Reg. Linsey Loftin 18 Mar 1862 Rowan Co. 36 Co. D, 42nd Infantry Reg. Marcus Loftin 25 Mar 1862 Lincoln Co. 30 Co. H, 52nd Infantry Reg. Martin Loftin 01 Oct 1864 Mecklenburg Co. Co. E, 11th Infantry Reg. 12 Feb 1865 Samuel Loftin 26 Jun 1862 Lenoir Co. 20 Co. K, 61 Infantry Reg. Shadrack Loftin 07 Oct 1861 Lenoir Co. 21 Co. E., 3rd Calvary Reg. Stemps Loftin 16 Aug 1864 Wake Co. Co. C, 7th Infantry Reg. Thomas Loftin 30 Jul 1862 Lenoir Co. Co. A, 8th Calvary Reg. William Loftin 16 May 1861 Duplin Co. Co. C, 2nd Infantry Reg. 28 Oct 1861 William Loftin 28 Jul 1862 Lenoir Co. 22 Co. B, 5th Calvary Reg. J. Lofton 16 Jul 1862 Davidson Co. 21 Co. D, 14th Infantry Reg. 17 Nov 1862 Wilborn Lofton 30 Mar 1863 Davidson Co. Co. A, 10th Heavy Artillery Deserted William Lofton 6 Sep 1862 Catawba Co. 19 All three sons of Eldridge Edward Loftin (1782 - 1842) and Mary Sherrill served in the Civil War. They were Langdon, Lafayette and Martin Loftin.
"The Lincoln County Loftins"
by Renee' Loftin ClemmerLangdon, age 36, and Lafayette, age 30, enlisted together 25 Mar 1862. They were both privates in the 52nd N.C. Reg. Co. H. Langdon was discharged 28 May 1862; the exact reason is unknown but possibly it was his age, illness or wounds. Later in the war, the Confederacy was desperate for men and he re-enlisted on 01 Nov 1864. Langdon served in the 23rd N.C. Reg. Co. B for the remainder of the war.
Lafayette stayed with the 52nd and was promoted to Sergeant. He was captured at Falling Waters, Maryland on 14 Jul 1863 and held prisoner at Point Lookout, Maryland. He was exchanged in either July or August 1864 and returned to duty. On 02 Apr 1865 he was captured at Suterland's Station, Virginia snd returned to Point Lookout where he remained until the end of the war. He was released and pardoned 28 Jun 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance.
Martin did not enter the conflict until near the end of the war. He enlisted with the 11th N.C. Reg. Co. E on 01 Oct 1864 at the age of 39. He was captured near Petersburg, Virginia, on October 27, of the same year. He was confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, where he died of typhoid fever on 12 Feb 1865. Martin left behind a widow and eight children.
Additional information on Marcus Lafayette Loftin can be found in American Civil War Soldiers.
"American Civil War Soldiers"
1) Marcus Lafayette Loftin was from Lincoln County, NC and was a farmer
2) He enlisted as a Corporal on 25 Mar 1862 at the age of 30
3) Enlisted in Company H, 52nd Infantry Regiment NC on 28 Apr 1862
4) Promoted to Full Sergeant on 15 Jul 1862 (Estimated day of promotion)
5) Was POW on 14 Jul 1863 at Falling Waters, MD
6) Transferred on 14 Jul 1863 at Baltimore, MD
7) Transferred on 16 Aug 1863 at Point Lookout, MD
8) Paroled on 27 Apr 1864 at Point Lookout, MD
9) Exchanged on 30 April 1864 at City Point, VA
10) Returned on 15 Jul 1864 (Estimated Day)
11) Was POW again on 02 Apr 1865 at Point Lookout, MD
12) Confined on 04 Apr 1865 at Point Lookout, MD for remainder of war
13) Took Oath of Allegiance on 28 Jun 1865 at Point Lookout, MDI've only discovered one Loftin listed as serving with the Union Army.
Loftins/Loftons from N.C. who Served in the Union Army
Name Enlistment Date Location Age Company & Regiment Served As Willis Loftin 01 Jul 1863 Croatan, NC 30 Co. E. 98th Infantry Reg. Colored Cook The McCorkles 1/2 First Cousin of James Franklin Loftin (Right) Matthew Locke McCorkle
Matthew Locke McCorkle was commissioned 06 Jun 1861, leading Company F, 23rd Regiment. Accompanying this command to Virginia, he was on duty near Manassas Junction until the Spring of 1862, and then marched to reinforce McGruder on the peninsula. After the evacuation of Yorktown, he participated in his first battle at Williamsburg. At this time his health was completely wrecked and he was compelled to resign and return to his home. During the latter part of the War he held the rank of Colonel commanding a Regiment of Senior reserves. From 1864 to 1867 he represented the counties of Lincoln, Catawba and Gaston in the State Senate, and in 1875 was a member of the Constitutional convention which framed the construction under which we low live.
The Setzers Father & Uncles of Ida Lillian Setzer Loftin James Franklin Loftin's grandson, Alonzo Lester Loftin, married Ida Lillian Setzer. Ida's father, Patrick Sylvanus Setzer, and his brothers served in the Civil War.
Name Enlistment Date Age Company & Regiment Matthew Locke McCorkle 06 Jun 1861 43 Company F, 23rd Regiment The Beattys 1st Cousin to James Franklin Loftin Tyler Beatty, age 21, enlisted 06 Jun 1861 as part of Company F, 23rd Regiment. He was taken prisoner at Gettysburg. He died after the war in 1908.
Name Enlistment Date Age Company & Regiment Tyler Beatty 06 Jun 1861 21 Company F, 23rd Regiment The Fishers Brothers to Frances Elizabeth Fisher Loftin James C. Fisher, age 26, enlisted 06 Jun 1861 as part of Company F, 23rd Regiment. He died 02 Apr 1862/63 at Fredericksburg.
Thomas Fisher, age 21, enlisted with Company I, Regiment 49, the same group as James Franklin Loftin. "The Catawba Soldier" says that Thomas "was as meek as a lamb. He was a magnificent soldier. He served under physical difficulties, being blind after dark." Thomas was captured at Fort Steadman and carried to Point Lookout. Eventually released, he came home and died after the war.
William Fisher was more than likely with Company I, Regiment 49, also. "The Catawba Soldier" says he "was with us but a little while. He was captured at Ft. Steadman, carried as a prisoner to Point Lookout." He eventually came home and was still living in 1911 when "The Catawba Soldier" was published.
Joel H. Fisher "The Catawba Soldier" p. 148 - 149 (Joel Fisher lived in Catawba County - the son of Benjamin & Sarah Fisher. I'm not aware of the relationship he might have with Reuben Fisher, our ancestor, or his children. The story, however, does give details about the 23rd Regiment.) Joel H. Fisher enlisted in Company F, 23rd Regiment, 01 Sep 1861. Our first winter was spent near Fairfax Court House. During the first winter, all was quick stout marching. We were sent down to Yorktown to check the enemy who had moved around to that point by water. We soon began to fall back toward Richmond to avoid the flank movement at Williamsburg. Here we had our first taste of battle in a skirmish. The Battle of Seven Pines was too terrifying to describe. After the battle of Seven Pines, we went into camp near Richmond, and my being a Dutchman, baking bread one day, Dr. Hicks, our Surgeon, passed by where I was; says he, "Fisher, I want just such a man to take car of my sick, will you serve?" I was delighted to be with the sick and cook for them. I remained with the medical department till 1864, last of the year, when I went back to ranks and remained with my company till the close of the war.
When in the medical department, at the battle of Cold Harbor, I held the leg of John Arndt while it was amputated; at the Gettysburg battle, I held for amputation (Eli) Anderson Lofton's; and at the battle of Fisher's Hill, George Cobbs.
Name Enlistment Date Age Company & Regiment James C. Fisher 06 Jun 1861 26 Company F, 23rd Regiment Thomas Fisher 21 Company I, Regiment 49 William Fisher Company I, Regiment 49 Joel H. Fisher 01 Sep 1861 Company F, 23rd Regiment Catawba Station Depot Stoneman's Raiders burned the Station during the Civil War, but it was quickly rebuilt
The Setzers Father & Uncles of Ida Lillian Setzer Loftin James Franklin Loftin's grandson, Alonzo Lester Loftin, married Ida Lillian Setzer. Ida's father, Patrick Sylvanus Setzer, and his brothers served in the Civil War.
(Left)
William Able Setzer
(Right)
Jacob Harvey SetzerMarcus Elkanah Setzer, age 32, enlisted 04 Jul 1862, as part of the 57th Regiment. He was taken prisoner 07 Nov 1863 at Rappahannock Station. He died while at Point Lookout, MD, and is buried there.
William Able Setzer, age 26, enlisted 04 Jul 1862 as part of Company C, Regiment 57. He was in five hard-fought battles, eventually being wounded; captured at Rappahannock Station and carried to Point Lookout where he was retained for sixteen months. He died 22 Apr 1925.
Jacob Harvey Setzer, age 25, enlisted 04 Jul 1862 in Company E, 57th Regiment. He was captured 07 Nov 1863 at Rappahannock Station, VA and died in a hospital at Point Lookout, a prisoner, meeting the fate of many a young man of Catawba County. He died 18 Mar 1865, a few weeks before the end of the war on April 9, 1865.
(Left)
John Wilburn Setzer
(Right)
Henry Theodore Setzer
John Wilburn Setzer, age 22, enlisted in Company K, 46th Regiment on 27 Mar 1862. "He made good during his term of service. He was wounded several times during the war. After his return home, he tilled the soil, and is one of Catawba's good farmers." He died 25 Nov 1907.
Henry Theodore Setzer, age 16, in 1862 and was in Company C, 57th Regiments - more than likely the same time as several of his brothers on 04 July 1862. Like his brothers, too, he was in five battles and was captured and held prisoner for sixteen months. He returned home after the war and died 11 Jan 1922.
Group of Confederate Prisoners
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer, age 19, enlisted 04 July 1862 and served in Company C, 57th Regiment. Patrick was taken Prisoner of War at Rappahannock Station on 07 November 1863, at the age of 20, and was confined on 11 November 1863 at Point Lookout, MD, a prison camp for Confederate prisoners of war.
Patrick's brothers Jacob Harvey, Marcus Elkanah, William Able and Henry Theodore were with him at Rappahannock Station - all being captured and going to Point Lookout, MD.
May 16, 1863 photo of pontoon bridge across the Rappahannock
Point Lookout Prison Camp in 1863
Point Lookout Prison Camp
Point Lookout, Maryland, located in Saint Mary's County, Maryland on the southern tip of the peninsula was deemed the largest and worst Northern POW camp. Point Lookout was constructed of fourteen foot high wooden walls. These walls surrounded an area of about 40 acres. There were no trees or shrubs. The camp was only about 5 feet above sea level. A walkway surrounded the top of the walls where negro guards walked day and night. No barracks were ever built. The Confederate soldiers were given tents to sleep in until overcrowding became so bad, there were not even enough tents to go around. Approximately 50,000 Confederate enlisted men were contained within the walls of Point Lookout Prison Camp during it's operation 1863-1865. Prison capacity was 10,000 but at any given time, there would be between 12,000 and 20,000 soldiers incarcerated there. The extreme overcrowding, Maryland's freezing temperatures, shortages of firewood for heat, and living in tents took it's toll and many lives were lost due to exposure. As the water supply became polluted and food rations ran low, prisoners died from disease and starvation. Food was in such short supply, the men were reported to hunt rats as a food source. The cemetery is known to hold 3,384 soldiers in a mass grave - including Marcus Elkanah Setzer.
A True History of Company I, 49th Regiment NC Troops
in the Great Civil Warby W. A. Day
Newton, NC 1893
(Regarding being released from Point Lookout) About 200 were counted off and the balance sent back. We were marched out through the big gate to a building on the outside. Our height measured, the color of our eyes and hair taken, then placed one at a time under a large U. S. glag suspended by the four corners where we took the Oath of Allegiance. After taking the Oath, we were sent into the Parole Camp without a guard, where we remained about two hours, then moved to the town. After over a year as Prisoners of War at Point Lookout and in various hospitals, William Able Setzer, Noah Monroe Setzer, John Wilburn Setzer, Patrick Sylvanus Setzer and Henry Theodore Setzer returned home as the Civil War ended - having lost brothers Marcus Elkanah Setzer at the age of 34 and Jacob Harvey Setzer at the age of 26.
Name Enlistment Date Age Company & Regiment Died Marcus Elkanah Setzer 04 Jul 1862 32 Company C, Regiment 57 21 Mar 1865 William Able Setzer 04 Jul 1862 26 Company C, Regiment 57 Jacob Harvey Setzer 04 Jul 1862 25 Company C, Regiment 57 18 Mar 1865 John Wilburn Setzer 27 Mar 1862 22 Company K, 46th Regiment Patrick Sylvanus Setzer 04 Jul 1862 19 Company C, Regiment 57 Henry Theodore Setzer 04 Jul 1862 16 Company C, Regiment 57 The Gobles Corban Goble (son of John & Sally Drum Goble; grandson of Corban & Elizabeth Robinson Goble) was born in Alexander County, NC, 22 Oct 1839. He enlisted on 29 May 1861 in Mecklenberg County at the age of 22. Corban died at Camp Argyle on 27 Oct 1861 of typhoid fever and gangrene of the bowels.
Name Enlistment Date Age Company & Regiment Died Corban Goble 29 May 1861 22 27 Oct 1861 The Civil War Memorial in Newton, North Carolina, Erected 15 Aug 1907
A True History of Company I, 49th Regiment NC Troops
in the Great Civil Warby W. A. Day Newton, NC 1893 When President Hayes came into office in 1877, among the 1st thing he did was to withdraw troops from Louisiana and South Carolina and leave those states to regulate their own affairs. (Troops had been stationed there for over 10 years since the end of the Civil War)
We are never to have secession again, for while we had the right under the old Constitution, we now have amendments to both the Federal & Confederate states that forbid secession. The very fact that such amendments were passed is clear proof that the right did exist.
If the law forbade secession, and we were rebels and traitors, don't you know that Jefferson Davis would have been tried, convicted and shot or hung; and that we would have all been subject to such a penalty.
Jefferson Davis did not favor secession and he tried to prevent it and to secure our rights in the Union.
The Finks Daniel & Elizabeth Fink had four sons who served the Confederacy during the Civil War. These young men would have been Great-Uncles to Beulah Vernesta "Nessie" Johnson Goble (wife of Martin Luther Goble).
Name Enlistment Date Age Company & Regiment Died Jacob H. Fink 18 Jun 1861 21 Company A, 33rd Infantry Regiment David A. Fink 18 Jun 1861 28 Company B, 2nd Calvary Regiment Moses D. Fink 27 Jan 1862 24 Company 2nd B, 42nd Infantry Regiment Daniel M. Fink 26 Feb 1862 28 Company A, 33rd Infantry Regiment 2 Jun 1864
Lynchburg, VAMany of our ancestors had slaves prior to the Civil War, including the Loftins, Beattys, Fishers, McCorkles, Barringers, Sherrills and Witherspoons. Check it out.
If you have additional information or early photos of the family during the Civil War period,
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