TOBIAS BEAVER: CO. C, 57TH NC-- Hospitalized Richmond, Va., Oct. 16, 1862, with typhoid fever. Furloughed 30 days Dec. 29, 1862. Returned to duty March 1, 1863. Captured at Battle of Chancellorsville May 4, 1863.
Confined Fort Delaware on or about May 7, 1863. Paroled and transferred to City Point, Virginia, where he he was received May 23, 1863, for exchange. Returned to duty prior to September 1, 1863.
Wounded in left leg (fracture) and captured at Rappahannock Station, Virginia, November 7, 1863. Hospitalized Washington, DC where died in hospital March 27, 1864 of "secondary hemorrage."
--Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Second Battle of Rappahannock Station-- Part 3
Meade attacked here because he was pressured to do so by Lincoln who was upset that so little was accomplished after the victory at the Battle of Gettysburg.
He divided his force and sent General John Sedgwick to attack Rappahannock Station and General William H. French against Kelly's Ford. Lee sent Gen. Robert Rode's force to Kelly's Ford, but they were overwhelmed..
Meanwhile, Sedgwick's force skirmished with that of Confederate Gen. Early before launching a brutal nighttime bayonet charge which easily overran the Confederate bridgehead and 1600 were captured.
--Old Secesh
He divided his force and sent General John Sedgwick to attack Rappahannock Station and General William H. French against Kelly's Ford. Lee sent Gen. Robert Rode's force to Kelly's Ford, but they were overwhelmed..
Meanwhile, Sedgwick's force skirmished with that of Confederate Gen. Early before launching a brutal nighttime bayonet charge which easily overran the Confederate bridgehead and 1600 were captured.
--Old Secesh
Friday, June 27, 2014
Second Battle of Rappahannock Station-- Part 2
From Civil War Preservation Trust.
On November 7, 1863, the Union Army forced passage of ten Rappahannock River in Virginia at two places, Rappahannock Statin and Kelly's Ford. They attacked at dusk and overran the Confederate bridgehead at Rappahannock Station and captured 1600 men of Gen. Jubal Early's Division.
Fighting at Kelly's Ford was less severe with 430 casualties. The Confederates retreated at both places and the Union Army of the Potomac under Gen. George Meade, crossed the river in force.
General Robert E. lee's Army of Northern Virginia was preparing to go into winter quarters behind the Rappahannock River, but were now forced to retire to the Orange County, south of the Rapidan River. The Union army went into winter quarters in the vicinity of Brandy Station in Culpepper County.
Again, this is where many North Carolina troops who died in Washington, D.C. hospitals were captured and later buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
--Old Secesh
On November 7, 1863, the Union Army forced passage of ten Rappahannock River in Virginia at two places, Rappahannock Statin and Kelly's Ford. They attacked at dusk and overran the Confederate bridgehead at Rappahannock Station and captured 1600 men of Gen. Jubal Early's Division.
Fighting at Kelly's Ford was less severe with 430 casualties. The Confederates retreated at both places and the Union Army of the Potomac under Gen. George Meade, crossed the river in force.
General Robert E. lee's Army of Northern Virginia was preparing to go into winter quarters behind the Rappahannock River, but were now forced to retire to the Orange County, south of the Rapidan River. The Union army went into winter quarters in the vicinity of Brandy Station in Culpepper County.
Again, this is where many North Carolina troops who died in Washington, D.C. hospitals were captured and later buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
--Old Secesh
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Second Battle of Rappahannock Station-- Part 1
I keep coming across this battle as I go through the list of North Carolina Confederates buried at Arlington National Cemetery and have never heard of it before. I have heard of the Rappahannock River, though, and know a lot of action took place around it. I now know that this one is called the Second Battle of Rappahannock Station, with an earlier one taking place in 1862.
After the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia returned to Virginia and sparred with Union forces in northern Virginia until withdrawing south of the Rappahannock River for the winter, but he left a pontoon bridge across the river at Rappahannock Station.
At the north end of it he formed a bridgehead with the construction of redoubts and connecting trenches occupied by elements of his army. they could be covered by batteries on the south side of the river.
On November 7, 1863, this bridgehead came under Union attack. This resulted in the North Carolinians being taken prisoners and dying. Eventually, they were buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
More to Come. --Old Secesh
After the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia returned to Virginia and sparred with Union forces in northern Virginia until withdrawing south of the Rappahannock River for the winter, but he left a pontoon bridge across the river at Rappahannock Station.
At the north end of it he formed a bridgehead with the construction of redoubts and connecting trenches occupied by elements of his army. they could be covered by batteries on the south side of the river.
On November 7, 1863, this bridgehead came under Union attack. This resulted in the North Carolinians being taken prisoners and dying. Eventually, they were buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
More to Come. --Old Secesh
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
The Barnes Family in Wilson, NC
Doing research that started with Jesse or Jacob Barnes being buried at Arlington National Cemetery (see June 23rd entry), I found two other Barnes from Wilson, NC, as were the first two, William and another Jesse.
That was several Barnes from Wilson so had to dig deeper to see if there was a connection.
The city of Wilson was incorporated in Edgecombe Co. on 29 January 1849 and named for Louis Dicken Wilson (1789-1847), a soldier from the area killed in the Mexican War. The town's first mayor was General Joshua Barnes (1813-1890), the area's leading and most wealthy man..
He was a general in the state militia, but never saw any action and an advocate for the formation of Wilson County. Wilson County was formed in 1855. As such, Joshua Barnes is known as "The Father of Wilson County."
His house still stands in Wilson and he is buried at Maplewood Cemetery
I did not find any specific connection between the Barnes I have written about the last two days with him, but am sure there must have been one. (From yesterday's William Sharpe Barnes B. April 18, 1843 in Edgecombe County. Died Jan. 20, 1924 in Raleigh. Buried in Raleigh's Oakwood Cemetery. From Find-A-Grave.)
A Lot of Barnes. --Old Secesh
That was several Barnes from Wilson so had to dig deeper to see if there was a connection.
The city of Wilson was incorporated in Edgecombe Co. on 29 January 1849 and named for Louis Dicken Wilson (1789-1847), a soldier from the area killed in the Mexican War. The town's first mayor was General Joshua Barnes (1813-1890), the area's leading and most wealthy man..
He was a general in the state militia, but never saw any action and an advocate for the formation of Wilson County. Wilson County was formed in 1855. As such, Joshua Barnes is known as "The Father of Wilson County."
His house still stands in Wilson and he is buried at Maplewood Cemetery
I did not find any specific connection between the Barnes I have written about the last two days with him, but am sure there must have been one. (From yesterday's William Sharpe Barnes B. April 18, 1843 in Edgecombe County. Died Jan. 20, 1924 in Raleigh. Buried in Raleigh's Oakwood Cemetery. From Find-A-Grave.)
A Lot of Barnes. --Old Secesh
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Captain Jesse Sharpe Barnes, Co. F, 4th NC
From Civil War Talk.
I looked further into the story of the Jesse or Jacob Barnes buried at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) that I wrote about yesterday. I am sure that this is not the Jesse Barnes at ANC.
But interesting story anyway. The people at CWT couldn't find out much about Capt. Barnes, but through Find-A-Grave, did find out about his younger brother William Barnes, who also served in Co. F, 4th NC.
William was born in 1843 near Tarboro, NC, one of seven boys and three girls (five of whom survived). His father was a wealthy farmer, Elias Barnes and wife Mahala Emma Sharpe (Sharp). Around 1850, the family moved to Wilson County. (This is the same county where the Jacob.Jesse Barnes at Wilson County was from so their likely was a family relationship.)
William enlisted in Co. F, Wilson Light Infantry, at age 18, which became a part of the 4th NC Infantry Regiment on June 28, 1861. In late 1861, he was promoted to sergeant and later became adjutant (1st lieutenant) on March 14, 1863 and transferred to the regimental staff of Colonel Bryan Grimes.
He survived the war and died in 1924.
His older brother, Jesse Sharpe Barnes, the one in question, also enlisted in the 4th NC and served as a captain of Co. F and was killed May 31, 1862, at the battle of Seven Pines in Virginia.
--Old Secesh
I looked further into the story of the Jesse or Jacob Barnes buried at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) that I wrote about yesterday. I am sure that this is not the Jesse Barnes at ANC.
But interesting story anyway. The people at CWT couldn't find out much about Capt. Barnes, but through Find-A-Grave, did find out about his younger brother William Barnes, who also served in Co. F, 4th NC.
William was born in 1843 near Tarboro, NC, one of seven boys and three girls (five of whom survived). His father was a wealthy farmer, Elias Barnes and wife Mahala Emma Sharpe (Sharp). Around 1850, the family moved to Wilson County. (This is the same county where the Jacob.Jesse Barnes at Wilson County was from so their likely was a family relationship.)
William enlisted in Co. F, Wilson Light Infantry, at age 18, which became a part of the 4th NC Infantry Regiment on June 28, 1861. In late 1861, he was promoted to sergeant and later became adjutant (1st lieutenant) on March 14, 1863 and transferred to the regimental staff of Colonel Bryan Grimes.
He survived the war and died in 1924.
His older brother, Jesse Sharpe Barnes, the one in question, also enlisted in the 4th NC and served as a captain of Co. F and was killed May 31, 1862, at the battle of Seven Pines in Virginia.
--Old Secesh
N.C. Confederates Buried at Arlington National Cemetery-- Part 3
WILLIAM BEAL, PVT. CO. G, 48TH NC. Born in Chatham County and was a laborer before the war before enlisting at age 31 (quite old) on March 11, 1862. Captured at Bristoe Station, Virginia, October 16, 1863. Died in a Washington hospital January 19, 1864 of "erysipelas."
GEORGE W. BERRY, PVT. CO. G, 6TH NC. Enlisted at age 19 in Mccklenburg County, NC. May 28, 1861, for duration of war. Transferred to Co. D of the 6th NC in June 1861.
Wounded and captured at Rappahannock Station, Va., on Nov. 7, 1863, and died in a Washington hospital Nov. 10, 1863.
ANDREW A. BOSTIAN, CORP., CO. K, 57TH NC. Farmer from Rowan County, NC. Promoted to corporal Dec. 20, 1862. Hospitalized in Richmond, Va., July 11, 1863 with debility. Furloughed for 40 days July 19th. Returned to duty September 1, 1863.
Wounded in right side and captured at Rappahannock Station, Va., Nov. 7, 1863 and hospitalized in Washing where he died Nov. 13, 1863.
--Old Secesh
GEORGE W. BERRY, PVT. CO. G, 6TH NC. Enlisted at age 19 in Mccklenburg County, NC. May 28, 1861, for duration of war. Transferred to Co. D of the 6th NC in June 1861.
Wounded and captured at Rappahannock Station, Va., on Nov. 7, 1863, and died in a Washington hospital Nov. 10, 1863.
ANDREW A. BOSTIAN, CORP., CO. K, 57TH NC. Farmer from Rowan County, NC. Promoted to corporal Dec. 20, 1862. Hospitalized in Richmond, Va., July 11, 1863 with debility. Furloughed for 40 days July 19th. Returned to duty September 1, 1863.
Wounded in right side and captured at Rappahannock Station, Va., Nov. 7, 1863 and hospitalized in Washing where he died Nov. 13, 1863.
--Old Secesh
Monday, June 23, 2014
N.C. Confederates Buried at Arlington National Cemetery-- Part 2
JACOB BARNES, CO. D, 2ND NC. There is some confusion as the person buried in the grave may be Jacob Barnes' brother Jesse Barnes. Joseph survived the war, but Jesse didn't so there probably was some sort of clerical error.
JESSE BARNES was a corporal in 2nd NC regiment and resided in Wilson County, enlisted in Wayne County, NC at age 19, for the duration of the war.
Captured at Battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland, and paroled September 20, 1862. Captured again at Fredericksburg, Va., on May 3, 1863 and paroled at City Point, Va., on May 10, 1863. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., on July 13, 1863 (perhaps during the retreat if the date is correct.
Captured at Kelly's Ford, Virginia on November 7, 1863 and confined to Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.. Died in a D.C. hospital February 11, 1864, of typhoid fever.
Quite a Career. --Old Secesh
JESSE BARNES was a corporal in 2nd NC regiment and resided in Wilson County, enlisted in Wayne County, NC at age 19, for the duration of the war.
Captured at Battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland, and paroled September 20, 1862. Captured again at Fredericksburg, Va., on May 3, 1863 and paroled at City Point, Va., on May 10, 1863. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., on July 13, 1863 (perhaps during the retreat if the date is correct.
Captured at Kelly's Ford, Virginia on November 7, 1863 and confined to Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.. Died in a D.C. hospital February 11, 1864, of typhoid fever.
Quite a Career. --Old Secesh
North Carolina Confederates Buried at Arlington National Cemetery-- Part 1
From the ANC site.
JOHN WESLEY ARMSWORTH, 54TH NORTH CAROLINA: Sergeant. Farmer who owned 276 acre farm in Yadkin, NC. He was wounded and captured at Rappahannock Station on November 15, 1863. He wrote his last letter home on December 8th and died of his wounds January 15, 1864, leaving a widow and three children.
HILLARD A. BARBER, listed as in Co. F, 6th North Carolina, age 25. But further sources say he was in the 6th SC.
--Old Secesh
JOHN WESLEY ARMSWORTH, 54TH NORTH CAROLINA: Sergeant. Farmer who owned 276 acre farm in Yadkin, NC. He was wounded and captured at Rappahannock Station on November 15, 1863. He wrote his last letter home on December 8th and died of his wounds January 15, 1864, leaving a widow and three children.
HILLARD A. BARBER, listed as in Co. F, 6th North Carolina, age 25. But further sources say he was in the 6th SC.
--Old Secesh
Saturday, June 21, 2014
The Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery-- Part 2
The United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) petitioned to erect a memorial at the Confederate section and on March 14, 1911, Secretary of War William Howard Taft granted the request.
The cornerstone was laid November 12, 1912. Speakers were William Jennings Bryan and James A. Tanner, a former Union corporal who lost both legs at the Battle of Bull Run and was, at the time, the commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans.
That same evening, President William Howard Taft addressed addressed the UDC at a reception of the DAR's Centennial Hall.
Noted sculptor Moses Ezekial designed it and it was rich in symbolism and rose 32-feet.
Buried at the base of the monument are Ezekial, Lt. Henry C. Marmaduke, CSN, Captain John M. Hickey, 2nd Mssouri and Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright who commanded a brigade at Shiloh and Chickamauga.
--Old Secesh
The cornerstone was laid November 12, 1912. Speakers were William Jennings Bryan and James A. Tanner, a former Union corporal who lost both legs at the Battle of Bull Run and was, at the time, the commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans.
That same evening, President William Howard Taft addressed addressed the UDC at a reception of the DAR's Centennial Hall.
Noted sculptor Moses Ezekial designed it and it was rich in symbolism and rose 32-feet.
Buried at the base of the monument are Ezekial, Lt. Henry C. Marmaduke, CSN, Captain John M. Hickey, 2nd Mssouri and Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright who commanded a brigade at Shiloh and Chickamauga.
--Old Secesh
Friday, June 20, 2014
The Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery-- Part 1
From the ANC site.
I did not know this, but hundreds of Confederate soldiers are buried at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). Most even before the end of the war. Sadly, their family members were often denied permission to decorate their graves and in some cases even denied entry because of war hatred.
However, the Spanish-American War did much to blunt sectional feelings as again northerners and southerners fought on the same side.
In June 1900, "in spirit of national reconciliation," the U.S. Congress authorized a section of ANC set aside for the burial of Confederate dead. by the end of 1901, Confederate soldiers buried in the Alexandria, Virginia and Soldiers' Home in Washington, DC, were reinterred in that section.
Among the 482 buried there are 48 officers, 351 enlisted men, 58 wives, 15 civilians and 12 unknowns.
Their gravestones are distinct from those of Union soldiers because of their pointed tops.
--Old Secesh
I did not know this, but hundreds of Confederate soldiers are buried at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). Most even before the end of the war. Sadly, their family members were often denied permission to decorate their graves and in some cases even denied entry because of war hatred.
However, the Spanish-American War did much to blunt sectional feelings as again northerners and southerners fought on the same side.
In June 1900, "in spirit of national reconciliation," the U.S. Congress authorized a section of ANC set aside for the burial of Confederate dead. by the end of 1901, Confederate soldiers buried in the Alexandria, Virginia and Soldiers' Home in Washington, DC, were reinterred in that section.
Among the 482 buried there are 48 officers, 351 enlisted men, 58 wives, 15 civilians and 12 unknowns.
Their gravestones are distinct from those of Union soldiers because of their pointed tops.
--Old Secesh
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Besides Burials, Arlington National Cemetery Has a WWII Connection
Before World War II, part of what is today's Arlington National Cemetery was an experimental farm, known as Arlington Farms. During World War II, it was converted into a huge housing complex for female workers in Washington, D.C., across the rover.
It to was known as Arlington Farms and became a favored G.I. destination.
I wrote about this place in my "Tattooed On Your Soul: World War II" blog.
An Interesting Story. --Old Secesh
It to was known as Arlington Farms and became a favored G.I. destination.
I wrote about this place in my "Tattooed On Your Soul: World War II" blog.
An Interesting Story. --Old Secesh
How Arlington National Cemetery Was Acquired-- Part 2
After Mary Lee, confined to a wheelchair, sent a representative instead of appearing personally to pay a $92.07 tax bill, the government seized the property.
Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs proposed the land be used as a military cemetery. The Civil War was resulting in huge numbers of deaths and the bodies needed to be buried somewhere.
On May 13, 1864, Private William Christman of Pennsylvania, who died of peritonitis, became the first military member buried there. To ensure that the house would forever be uninhabitable, Meigs directed that the graves be placed as close to the house as possible. It would appear that Mr. Meigs had a bone to pick with Robert E. Lee.
In 1866, he ordered the remains of 2,111 unknown soldiers killed on battlefields near Washington, D.C., placed in a vault in Lee's former rose garden.
Nearly 4,000 former slaves are also buried in the cemetery.
--Old Secesh
Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs proposed the land be used as a military cemetery. The Civil War was resulting in huge numbers of deaths and the bodies needed to be buried somewhere.
On May 13, 1864, Private William Christman of Pennsylvania, who died of peritonitis, became the first military member buried there. To ensure that the house would forever be uninhabitable, Meigs directed that the graves be placed as close to the house as possible. It would appear that Mr. Meigs had a bone to pick with Robert E. Lee.
In 1866, he ordered the remains of 2,111 unknown soldiers killed on battlefields near Washington, D.C., placed in a vault in Lee's former rose garden.
Nearly 4,000 former slaves are also buried in the cemetery.
--Old Secesh
How Arlington National Cemetery Was Acquired-- Part 1
From the May 28, 2012, History "Arlington National Cemetery: 8 Surprising Facts" by Christopher Klein.
As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of this, the best-known of all National Cemeteries. The rest of the eight facts are being listed in my Cooter's History Thing Blog this week.
Robert E. Lee married Mary Custis and lived at the house and plantation for 30 years, except when on duty for the U.S. Army. After he sided with the Confederacy, he left it and never returned.
Robert
On May 23, 1861, Union troops crossed the Potomac and occupied the 200 acre property and house that had been built by George Washington Parke Custis, Mary's father and step-son of George Washington.--
--Old Secesh
As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of this, the best-known of all National Cemeteries. The rest of the eight facts are being listed in my Cooter's History Thing Blog this week.
Robert E. Lee married Mary Custis and lived at the house and plantation for 30 years, except when on duty for the U.S. Army. After he sided with the Confederacy, he left it and never returned.
Robert
On May 23, 1861, Union troops crossed the Potomac and occupied the 200 acre property and house that had been built by George Washington Parke Custis, Mary's father and step-son of George Washington.--
--Old Secesh
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Civil War Movie Being Filmed At Stagville Plantation
From the June 15, 2014, WNCN (NC) "Civil War movie being filmed at historic Stagville plantation" by Shumvriet Ratliff.
North Carolina is well-known as the site for many movie locations. Now, there is one more film being shot in the Triangle area.
Uptone Pictures is filming "Union Bound" based on a diary written by Joseph Hooker, a Union soldier who escaped from prison in the South.
Some of the location shots have been filmed at Durham's Stagville Plantation.
At one time, the plantation consisted of over 3000 acres and had more than 900 slaves according to the 1860 census.
Other movie locales were shot in Edenton.
--Old Secesh
North Carolina is well-known as the site for many movie locations. Now, there is one more film being shot in the Triangle area.
Uptone Pictures is filming "Union Bound" based on a diary written by Joseph Hooker, a Union soldier who escaped from prison in the South.
Some of the location shots have been filmed at Durham's Stagville Plantation.
At one time, the plantation consisted of over 3000 acres and had more than 900 slaves according to the 1860 census.
Other movie locales were shot in Edenton.
--Old Secesh
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