I came across this county's name on a couple soldiers buried at Arlington national Cemetery and was wondering about the name of the county. Surely the state wouldn't name a county after the president of the Union.
They didn't, it was named for Benjamin Lincoln, a Revolutionary War officer.
--Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
N.C. Confederates Buried Arlington National Cemetery-- Part 21
LEVI REINHARDT, private Co. F, 23rd N.C. Infantry:
His body was removed from Arlington National Cemetery in Octiber 1883, along with 106 others and reinterred in the Confederate Section at Raleigh's Oakwood Cemetery.
Resided in Catawba County where he enlisted March 10, 1863, for the war. Present or accounted for until wounded in the leg and captured at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864.
His leg was amputated. Died at Carver Hospital in Washington D.C. hospital May 30, 1864, of "pyaemia." Federal medical records give his age at 39 and is listed as the first Confederate soldier buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
--Old Secesh
His body was removed from Arlington National Cemetery in Octiber 1883, along with 106 others and reinterred in the Confederate Section at Raleigh's Oakwood Cemetery.
Resided in Catawba County where he enlisted March 10, 1863, for the war. Present or accounted for until wounded in the leg and captured at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864.
His leg was amputated. Died at Carver Hospital in Washington D.C. hospital May 30, 1864, of "pyaemia." Federal medical records give his age at 39 and is listed as the first Confederate soldier buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
--Old Secesh
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
N.C. Confederates Buried at Arlington Nat. Cemetery-- Part 20
URIAH RASH, private Co. H, 44th N.C.. No further information.
OBED REEP, private Co. K, 23rd N.C.. resided in Lincoln County. Enlisted Iredell County at age 22 August 20, 1862, for war.
Present or accounted for until captured at Mine Run, Va., on Nov. 28, 1863. Confined at Old Capitol Prison. Died in Washington, D.C. hospital on Feb. 2, 1864, of "phthisis pulmonialis."
Getting sent to the Old Capitol Prison seemed to be tantamount to a death sentence.
--Old Secesh
OBED REEP, private Co. K, 23rd N.C.. resided in Lincoln County. Enlisted Iredell County at age 22 August 20, 1862, for war.
Present or accounted for until captured at Mine Run, Va., on Nov. 28, 1863. Confined at Old Capitol Prison. Died in Washington, D.C. hospital on Feb. 2, 1864, of "phthisis pulmonialis."
Getting sent to the Old Capitol Prison seemed to be tantamount to a death sentence.
--Old Secesh
N.C. Confederates Buried at Arlington-- Part 19
WILLIAM O. POLLARD, private Co. C, 44th N.C.: Born and resided in Pitt County, farmer. Enlisted Pitt County on Jan. 27, 1862. Present or accounted for until captured at Bristoe Station, Va., on Oct. 14, 1863. Confined at Old Capitol Prison. Died Nov. 19, 1863, of "diarrhea chronica."
JOHN B. RALPH, private Co. H, 5th N.C.: Enlisted Halifax County at age 21 on May 30, 1861, for war. Wounded and captured at Williamsburg, Va.m May 5, 1862. Died of wound. Place and date of death not reported.
--Old Secesh
JOHN B. RALPH, private Co. H, 5th N.C.: Enlisted Halifax County at age 21 on May 30, 1861, for war. Wounded and captured at Williamsburg, Va.m May 5, 1862. Died of wound. Place and date of death not reported.
--Old Secesh
Monday, August 18, 2014
N.C. Confederates Buried at Arlington-- Part 18
VIRGIL PLAFF, Private Co. D, 57th N.C.: Resided Forsythe County where enlisted at age 20, July 4, 1862, for war. Hospitalized in Richmond, Va., September 29, 1862, with measles. Returned to duty Oct. 29, 1862.
Wounded in right leg and captured at Battle of Fredericksburg Dec. 13, 1862. Right leg amputated. Hospitalized in Washington, D.C. and died on or about December 29, 1862 of his wound.
--Old Secesh
Wounded in right leg and captured at Battle of Fredericksburg Dec. 13, 1862. Right leg amputated. Hospitalized in Washington, D.C. and died on or about December 29, 1862 of his wound.
--Old Secesh
N.C. Confederates Buried at Arlington-- Part 17
HENRY W. OVERCASH, Co. B, 57th N.C.: Of Rowan County, enlisted at age 27 on July 4, 1862, for war. Hospitalized Richmond, Va., September 22, 1862. Furloughed for 20 days Oct. 16, 1862. Returned to duty June-Feb. 1863. Sent to hospital from camp near Port Royal, Va. Feb. 25, 1863. Hospitalized Richmond April 25, 1863 with typhoid fever. Transferred to another hospital May 1, 1863.
Returned to duty prior to September 1, 1863. Wounded in chest and captured at Rappahannock Station, Virginia, November 7, 1863. Hospitalized in Washington, D.C. and died of wounds Dec. 10, 1863.
Company B records show thirteen soldiers with the last name Overcash.
Just when he though he was over being sick.
Returned to duty prior to September 1, 1863. Wounded in chest and captured at Rappahannock Station, Virginia, November 7, 1863. Hospitalized in Washington, D.C. and died of wounds Dec. 10, 1863.
Company B records show thirteen soldiers with the last name Overcash.
Just when he though he was over being sick.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
General Samuel Cooper, CSA
Some more information on him.
From Find-a-Grave site.
(1798-1876) Graduated USMA in 1815 and assigned to various artillery units until 1837 when he was appointed chief clerk of the U.S, War Department.
Served in the Seminole and Mexican wars. Appointed adjutant general in 1832.
Buried at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia.
--Old Secesh
From Find-a-Grave site.
(1798-1876) Graduated USMA in 1815 and assigned to various artillery units until 1837 when he was appointed chief clerk of the U.S, War Department.
Served in the Seminole and Mexican wars. Appointed adjutant general in 1832.
Buried at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia.
--Old Secesh
The Highest-Ranking Confederate Officer Is Generally Unknown
From the May 14, 2014, Washington Post "Alexandria lecture highlights the highest-ranking Confederate general" by Linda Wheeler.
Samuel Cooper is not a name known to most Civil War buffs, but he was actually the Confederacy's highest-ranking officer, even having seniority on Robert E. Lee.
There was a lecture given May 15th by Marion Dawson, his great-great granddaughter.
Cooper resided in Alexandria. When the war began, he resigned as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army and volunteered his services to the newly-formed Confederacy. He was named adjutant and inspector general and reported immediately to his old friend, Jefferson Davis.
Initially appointed with the rank of brigadier general, he was quickly promoted to full general, the first to hold that position in the Confederate Army, thereby outranking even Lee.
After Richmond fell, he took the records of the Confederacy and fled until captured in North Carolina, where he turned the records over. These are the ones currently in the National Archives.
--Old Secesh
Samuel Cooper is not a name known to most Civil War buffs, but he was actually the Confederacy's highest-ranking officer, even having seniority on Robert E. Lee.
There was a lecture given May 15th by Marion Dawson, his great-great granddaughter.
Cooper resided in Alexandria. When the war began, he resigned as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army and volunteered his services to the newly-formed Confederacy. He was named adjutant and inspector general and reported immediately to his old friend, Jefferson Davis.
Initially appointed with the rank of brigadier general, he was quickly promoted to full general, the first to hold that position in the Confederate Army, thereby outranking even Lee.
After Richmond fell, he took the records of the Confederacy and fled until captured in North Carolina, where he turned the records over. These are the ones currently in the National Archives.
--Old Secesh
Friday, August 15, 2014
N.C. Confederates Buried Arlington National Cemetery-- Part 16
JONATHAN H. NICKRNS, private Co. A, 5th N.C.. Sampson County, farmer. Enlisted in Wake County at age 18 on May 23, 1861, for war.
Wounded and captured at Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862. Hospitalized Washington, D.C. and died May 20, 1862, (probably of wounds).
--Old Secesh
Wounded and captured at Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862. Hospitalized Washington, D.C. and died May 20, 1862, (probably of wounds).
--Old Secesh
Thursday, August 14, 2014
N.C. Confederates Buried at Arlington: the Moores
JULIAN GODWIN MOORE and WILLIAM E. MOORE: Both of these men were buried at Arlington National Cemetery after the war. They were in an artillery battalion stationed around Wilmington and I'll write about them on my "Running the Blockade" blog.
--Old Secesh
--Old Secesh
N.C. Confederates Buried at Arlington-- Part 15
CARLOS ELPHONSE LOWRANCE, Co. E, 57th N.C.: Farmer and part-time teacher. Enlisted July 4, 1862, at age 31 for war. Present or accounted for through Oct. 31, 1863.
Wounded and captured at Rappahannock Station, Va., on Nov. 7, 1863. Hospitalized in Washington, D.C., where he died November 16, 1863 of "asthenia." A detailed description of the wound and treatment as well as illustrations of the "conoidal ball" that killed him can be found in the Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War, 8:583.
JESSE E. MARSHALL, private Co. G, 13th N.C.: Born Edgecombe County, farmer. Enlisted there at age 17 on May 8, 1861.
Present or accounted for until wounded and captured at Williamsburg, Va., on May 5, 1862. Hospitalized in Washington, D.C. where he died of the wound June 12, 1862.
--Old Secesh
Wounded and captured at Rappahannock Station, Va., on Nov. 7, 1863. Hospitalized in Washington, D.C., where he died November 16, 1863 of "asthenia." A detailed description of the wound and treatment as well as illustrations of the "conoidal ball" that killed him can be found in the Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War, 8:583.
JESSE E. MARSHALL, private Co. G, 13th N.C.: Born Edgecombe County, farmer. Enlisted there at age 17 on May 8, 1861.
Present or accounted for until wounded and captured at Williamsburg, Va., on May 5, 1862. Hospitalized in Washington, D.C. where he died of the wound June 12, 1862.
--Old Secesh
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
N.C. Confederates Buried at Arlington-- Part 14
ARMISTEAD KING, private Co.I, 43rd N.C.: Born and resided Stokes County, farmer. Enlisted at age 28 on March 20, 1862. Reported sick in hospital in Petersburg, Va., July-August 1862. Returned to duty Sep-Oct 1862 Present or accounted for through August 1863.
Reported present, but under arrest Sept-Oct 1863. The reason for his arrest was not reported. Escaped from the brigade guardhouse on an unspecified date and deserted to the enemy.
Confined at Old Capitol Prison Nov. 8, 1863.. Hospitalized in Washington, D.C., Jan. 3, 1864. Died on or about Feb. 2, 1864 of pneumonia. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
The November 8, 1863, date when he was confined to the prison was the same time as the battles at Rappahannock Station and Kelly's Ford.
--Old Secesh
Reported present, but under arrest Sept-Oct 1863. The reason for his arrest was not reported. Escaped from the brigade guardhouse on an unspecified date and deserted to the enemy.
Confined at Old Capitol Prison Nov. 8, 1863.. Hospitalized in Washington, D.C., Jan. 3, 1864. Died on or about Feb. 2, 1864 of pneumonia. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
The November 8, 1863, date when he was confined to the prison was the same time as the battles at Rappahannock Station and Kelly's Ford.
--Old Secesh
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Presentation Tonight at the MCCWRT: John Wilkes Booth
The McHenry Civil War Round Table will be meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Woodstock, Illinois Public Library at 414 W. Judd Street.
Tonight's presentation will be given by retired FBI firld agent Richard Stilling and will be "A Historic Account of the Murderous Activity of John Wilkes Booth on the Night of April 14, 1865.
You can find more information at www.mchenrycivilwar.com.
I will be there.
--Old Secesh
Tonight's presentation will be given by retired FBI firld agent Richard Stilling and will be "A Historic Account of the Murderous Activity of John Wilkes Booth on the Night of April 14, 1865.
You can find more information at www.mchenrycivilwar.com.
I will be there.
--Old Secesh
Epriam Latham: Confederate Sergeant, Union Captain
Still working with the very interesting Confederate Burials in Arlington National Cemetery site, and, even though I am primarily looking at North Carolinians buried there, I have been coming across some other interesting ones which I am including.
Here was a man who served as an enlisted Confederate and a Union officer. Quite interesting.
EPRIAM LATHAM was born in 1838 in Jackson County, Alabama and died August 30, 1893, in Washington, D.C.. He was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Ball Latham.
Mustered into Co. C, Mead's Company, 26th Alabama 17 September 1861, as a sergeant.
Deserted with the rank of lieutenant in June 1863 and joined the Union Army as captain of Co. A, 1st Tennessee & Alabama Independent Vidette Cavalry 28 August 1863. Served as captain until discharged.
Definitely a story that needs more research.
Why Would He Want to Later Be Buried With Confederates? --Old Secesh
Here was a man who served as an enlisted Confederate and a Union officer. Quite interesting.
EPRIAM LATHAM was born in 1838 in Jackson County, Alabama and died August 30, 1893, in Washington, D.C.. He was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Ball Latham.
Mustered into Co. C, Mead's Company, 26th Alabama 17 September 1861, as a sergeant.
Deserted with the rank of lieutenant in June 1863 and joined the Union Army as captain of Co. A, 1st Tennessee & Alabama Independent Vidette Cavalry 28 August 1863. Served as captain until discharged.
Definitely a story that needs more research.
Why Would He Want to Later Be Buried With Confederates? --Old Secesh
John F. King, Confederate Colonel, U.S. Representative, Buried Arlington National Cemetery
Son of John Butler King, born St. Simon's Island, Georgia, on April 20, 1842. Educated at Russell School in New Haven, Ct., and Bartlett's College Hill School in Poughkeepsie, NY, the Military Institute of Georgia and the University of Virginia. This makes me think his family was rich.
Served in the Army of Northern Virginia, eventually rising to the ran of colonel in the artillery.
After the war, he became a U.S. representative from Louisiana and died May 8, 1915, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in the Confederate Section.
--Old Secesh
Served in the Army of Northern Virginia, eventually rising to the ran of colonel in the artillery.
After the war, he became a U.S. representative from Louisiana and died May 8, 1915, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in the Confederate Section.
--Old Secesh
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