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Company Unknown
Elijah John Biggerstaff
Rank Unknown
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Date Added: 6/16/2011

Company Unknown
Aaron W Brooks
- Private
My family never knew what happened to my mother's great grandfather during the war. 'He went in service and never came back ' was all anyone knew. Recently I discovered he died as a POW and was buried at one of the Union prisons. We do know he enlisted in the 50th Infantry from Person County NC. Anyone with information please email me. Thank You
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Date Added: 6/10/2014

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Festus Leroy Oliver
Rank Unknown
Lived with Creech relatives in Household of Herrin Creech of Johnston County NC. Was 18 at time of 1860 census. Listed as in 50th Regiment.
Would like any information as to how he fits into the Oliver family ie parents' names. My grandfather, born in the late 1800s, was also Festus Leroy Oliver but we cannot document the type of relationship and assume the latter was named after the Confederate Festus Leroy Oliver. Oliver was listed as a timber getter in the 1860 census and may have had a younger sister named Mary Oliver, also living with the Creeches.
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Date Added: 9/17/2013

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Edward Sanders Parker
- Captain
E.S. Parker was from Harnett County, NC. He and his brother, Anthony L. Parker,(my ggrandfather)both enlisted at the same time. Captain Parker was in charge of the commissary for the 50th Regiment.

Both brothers survived the war, mustered out in Greensboro, and returned to their home in Harnett County. Captain Parker eventually settled in Graham, NC where he practiced law and began a newspaper - The Alamance Gleaner.
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Date Added: 12/30/2007

Company A
Monroe Saunders Allen
- Private
Transferred to Company G 15th NC May 19th 1863 in place of E. Wheeley.
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Date Added: 4/9/2017

Company A
Rial Calvin Carver
Rank Unknown
From Person county
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Date Added: 5/5/2010

Company A
Addison Rimmer
- Private
Asddison was born 7 Feb1822 in Person Co. NC. He has 10 cards in his archival file. One family source gives his enlistment date as April 1862 at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, NC. However his records gives the date of enlistment as 18 Sept 1863 in Pearson Co. NC He was about 41 years old. Enlisted by Lt.Col J. C Van Hooks Jr for 3 years or the war. He served honorably and his Regiment was paroled at Greensboro NC. 11 May 1865. It surrendered about 250 men. Attached to Kirkland's Brigade, Hoke's Division, Hardee's Corps Army of Northern Va. Battles: Carolina Campaign, Rivers Bridge, Averasboro & Bentonville. He is the father in law of my 3rd cousin 4 x removed. Died 2 April 1909 at Fallstown, Iredell Co NC. with burial at Pleasant Hill Primitive Baptist Ch. Statesville, Iredell Co. NC
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Date Added: 4/26/2020

Company A
John Campbell Van Hook, Jr.
- Lt. Colonel
This is my 4th cousin, 5 times removed. He served under General Joseph Johnston and fought at the Battle of Bentonville, among others.
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Date Added: 6/15/2012

Company A
Richard Wilkins
- Private
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Date Added: 6/28/2015

Company B
Alvin Gilman Britt
- Musician
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Date Added: 5/5/2010

Company B
Colin L Britt
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 26 February 1862 at the age of 18.
Mustered in Company B, 50th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 21 April 1862.
Captured at Fayetteville, NC on 12 March 1865.
Sent to Point Lookout, MD on 3 April 1865.
Released on 24 June 1865.
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Date Added: 7/10/2010

Company B
Enoch W Britt
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 5 May 1862 at the age of 22.
Deserted on 28 October 1862.
Rejoined on 26 November 1862.
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Date Added: 7/10/2010

Company B
James E Britt
- Private
Enlisted as a 3rd Sergeant on 28 February 1862.
Reduced to ranks on 1 January 1863.
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Date Added: 7/10/2010

Company B
Joseph B Britt
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 28 February 1863 at the age of 16.
Captured at Fayetteville, NC on 12 March 1865.
Sent to Point Lookout, MD on 3 April 1865.
Released on 24 June 1865.
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Date Added: 7/10/2010

Company B
Cader Ivey
- Private
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Date Added: 3/25/2012

Company B
Enoch Ivey
- Private
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Date Added: 3/25/2012

Company B
William Berry Ivey
- Private
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Date Added: 3/25/2012

Company B
Zephaniah Ivey
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 6 October 1863 at the age of 37.
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Date Added: 7/10/2010

Company B
William Berry Jenkins
- 2nd Lieutenant
http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=7E5840AC-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
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Date Added: 6/23/2015

Company B
Benjamin E Stone
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 5 May 1862 at the age of 20.
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Date Added: 5/3/2010

Company B
Elias B Stone
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 5 May 1862 at the age of 22.
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Date Added: 5/3/2010

Company B
Hardy Johnson Stone
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 5 May 1862 at the age of 20.
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Date Added: 5/3/2010

Company B
Isham Stone
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 5 May 1862 at the age of 24.
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Date Added: 5/3/2010

Company B
James Pink Stone
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 5 May 1862 at the age of 24.
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Date Added: 5/3/2010

Company B
Joel Stone
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 28 February 1862 at the age of 20.
Enlisted in Company B, 50th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 21 Apr 1862.
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Date Added: 5/3/2010

Company B
William Allen Stone
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 5 May 1862.
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Date Added: 5/3/2010

Company B
William Walters
- Private
William Walters was my great grandfather, born and died, Barnesville, NC, 14 miles south of Lumberton, NC. He was captured on Mar 12, 1865, Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, Fayetteville, NC. I would like any information on where these captives were held. I have copies of his original papers, but they do not specify Pt Lookout, Md or Elmira, NY prisons, just that he was captured and a POW. Thanks.
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Date Added: 1/16/2009

Company B
Harllee Williams
- Corporal
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Date Added: 8/12/2007

Company C
Josiah Gideon Allen
- Private
Pvt. Josiah Gideon Allen was a brother of Pvt. Ransom Gideon Allen of the 50th Reg. Co. D, and the son of Gideon Allen.
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Date Added: 5/2/2013

Company C
James Thomas Austin
- Private
James Thomas Austin [1826-1864] enlisted in the 50 NC Infantry Regiment on February 21, 1863, which was comprised primarily of men from Johnston County, NC. He was the son of Alsey Austin and Drusilla Tomlinson, and he lived in Johnston County, NC. He was married to Patience 'Pasha Anne' Barnes. He died in Clayton, NC, in 1864.
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Date Added: 10/2/2013

Company C
John W. Broughton
- Private
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Date Added: 3/31/2012

Company C
William Turner Smith
- 2nd Corporal
From Johnston Co. NC. Entered service Feb 25 1862 age 30.
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Date Added: 12/1/2009

Company D
Ransom Gideon Allen
- Private
Private Ransom Gideon Allen, b. 1824 in Johnston Co., NC, enlisted in the Confederate Army 25 Feb. 1863. He was a son of Gideon Allen and a brother of Pvt. Josiah Gideon Allen of the 50th Reg. Co. C. He was married to Polly (Mary) Allen, dau. of Thomas Allen, Jr., and at the time of enlistment had four children. Private Allen was captured at Savannah, GA , 21 December 1864, and sent to Hilton Head, SC. He was transferred to Fort Delaware, Delaware on 9 June 1865. He was released at Fort Delaware 19 June 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance. On his way home Private Allen was hospitalized at City Point, VA 23 June 1865 and died at City Point on 4 July 1865.
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Date Added: 4/10/2010

Company D
Ephraim Oxford Beasley
- Sergeant
Ancestry.com returned a record stating that my gr-gr-grandfather, Ephraim Oxford Beasley, enlisted into D Company, 50th Inf (NC) on 21 Apr 1862, as a Sergeant, later reduced to Private on 1 July 1862. It then says he deserted on 13 Dec 1862 at Drewry's Bluff, VA and was sentenced to be shot: sentence remitted. He was a farmer from Johnston Co, NC, born 17 Nov 1826, Banner, Johnston Co, NC., died 1 Oct 1916.
(Source is listed as NC Troops 1861-1865, A Roster, 1993.)
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Date Added: 3/27/2010

Company D
Jacob Miller Langdon
- Private
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Date Added: 12/31/2014

Company D
Benjamin James Pollard
- Private
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Date Added: 8/30/2011

Company D
John T Wiggs
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 12 May 1862 at the age of 30.
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Date Added: 7/21/2010

Company E
Jesse Wright Edmundson
- 1st Lieutenant
Mustered into 50th as sergeant, Company E, later promoted to sergeant-major and transferred to Field and Staff. Promoted to First Lieutenant effective October 21, 1862. He was paroled May 1, 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina as a part of General Johnston's Army.
From North Carolina Troops, 1861 - 1865, A Roster:
Edmundson, Jesse W., Sergeant -
Enlisted at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, April 29, 1862, for the war. Mustered in as Sergeant. Promoted to Sergeant Major on May 1, 1862, and transferred to Field and Staff of this regiment. (page 198)
Sergeants Major -
Edmundson, Jesse W.
Previously served as Sergeant in Company E of this regiment. Promoted to Sergeant Major on May1, 1862, and transferred to Field and Staff. Appointed Adjutant (1st Lieutenant) on October 29, 1862, to rank from October 21, 1862. (page150)
Adjutants -
Edmundson, Jesse W.
Previously served as Sergeant Major of this regiment. Appointed Adjutant (1st Lieutenant) on October 29, 1862, to rank from October 21, 1862. Reported present in September-October, 1863, and January-February, 1864. Paroled at Greensboro on May 1, 1865. (page 149)
'On the evacuation of Savannah and in South Carolina, temporary re-organizations were formed, among the number, what was called the North Carolina Brigade in McLaw's Division, Hardee's Corps, and Adjutant Edmundson was assigned to duty as acting Assistant Adjutant General. He was in all the fighting and skirmishes, falling back before Sherman at Pocataligo, Brockstons Bridge, Averysboro, Bentonville and until the final surrender at Greensboro on May 1, 1865.' (excerpt from his Parole)
Family history claims he was an 'unreconstructed' Confederate who refused to trim his beard upon learning the war was over. His beard was halfway down his chest when he died in January, 1917.
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Date Added: 9/16/2006

Company E
Calvin Mozingo
- Private
Calvin was killed during the war, details unknown.--50th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and Harnett. Ordered to Virginia, it foug ht under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and Washington, transferred to J.G. Martin`s Brigade, and for a time served at Wilmington. Late r part of the regiment was stationed at Plymouth and part at Washington. In November, 1864, it moved south and shared in the defense of Savannah and skirmished along the Rivers` Bridge . Sent back to North Ca rolina it was placed in General Kirkland`s Brigade. The unit contiued the fight at Averasboro and fought its last battle at Bentonville . It totalled about 900 effectives in November, 1864, mustered less than half that number in March, 1865, and surrendered a force of nearly 250 on April 26.
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Date Added: 8/15/2009

Company E
Mark Mozingo
- Private
50th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and Harnett. Ordered to Virginia, it foug ht under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and Washington, transferred to J.G. Martin`s Brigade, and for a time served at Wilmington. Late r part of the regiment was stationed at Plymouth and part at Washington. In November, 1864, it moved south and shared in the defense of Savannah and skirmished along the Rivers` Bridge . Sent back to North Ca rolina it was placed in General Kirkland`s Brigade. The unit contiued the fight at Averasboro and fought its last battle at Bentonville . It totalled about 900 effectives in November, 1864, mustered less than half that number in March, 1865, and surrendered a force of nearly 250 on April 26.
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Date Added: 8/15/2009

Company F
Spencer Kelly
- Private
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Date Added: 6/24/2013

Company F
Jackson Joseph Thomas
Rank Unknown
He served in Co. F, 50th NC Infantry, CSA. The 50th Regiment was organized on 15 Apr 1862 at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, and was composed of ten companies, A through K (there was no Co. J). When first organized, the regiment had not a single musket, but drilled with what was known as the “Confederate Pike.” This consisted of “. . . a wooden handle about ten feet long, at one end of which a dirk-shaped spear was securely fastened, and attached to this spear at the shank, or socket, was another steel blade in the form of a brier hook in order, as the boys said, that they could get them ‘a-going and a-coming.’” This description is from “War Diary of Kinchen Jahu Carpenter” (Rutherfordton, NC, privately published, 1955).

On 31 May 1862 they went by rail to Weldon, in Halifax County near the Virginia border, arriving the next day. They crossed the Roanoke River and on to Garysburg, where they were issued weapons, a mixture of British Enfields, Richmond rifles, Austrian Lorenz rifles, and assorted muskets. The men of Company F, his company, were all issued the Austrian Lorenz. The 43rd, 45th, and 50th Regiments were assigned to Daniel’s Brigade, commanded by COL Junius Daniel of the 45th Regiment. They spent three weeks drilling and standing guard on the Roanoke River railroad bridge, then on 19 Jun 1862 the brigade departed for Petersburg, Virginia, where it was assigned to the division of MG Theophilus H. Holmes and moved to a defensive position just north of the city at Drewry’s Bluff, on the south side of the James River.

From there the 50th participated in the battle of Malvern Hill, also known as Poindexter's Farm. They were on the far right of the division line and received a fierce shelling from Union artillery on Malvern Hill. This was the sixth and last of the Seven Days’ Battles (25 Jun - 1 Jul 1862), and the end of the Peninsular Campaign.

They spent most of the rest of the war near the eastern shore, conducting raids on Union positions and intercepting Union supplies. In the last months of the war the 50th went to South Carolina to help oppose Sherman as he moved north from Savannah. He was wounded in the foot in the late summer of 1864 (before the move to SC), and discharged in December of that year. He collected a pension from NC for his Civil War service, and the wound in his foot bothered him for the rest of his life.
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Date Added: 8/20/2009

Company G
James Andrew W. Keeter
- Private
Keeter, James Andrew W., Private
Company G, 50th North Carolina Infantry

North Carolina pension records indicate that he served in this company.

Born: about 1836
Died: June 7, 1902 probably in ARK
Buried: unknown
Married: Cynthia Ann Cherry
Children: 4
Occupation: unknown
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Date Added: 4/6/2007

Company G
William Henry Keeter
- Private
Keeter, William Henry, Private
Company G, 50th North Carolina Infantry

Enlisted in Rutherford County on May 10, 1862 for the war. Reported present in May-July, 1862. Reported present but sick in November-December, 1862. Reported present in September 1863 - February 1864. Hospitalized at Charlotte on February 13, 1865 with rubeola and/or intermittent fever. Returned to duty on March 5, 1865.

Born: February 14, 1842
Died: June 7, 1902
Buried: Round Hill Baptist #2 Rutherford County, NC
Married: Julia Catherine Hardin
Children: 7
Occupation: unknown
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Date Added: 4/6/2007

Company G
David H Melton
Rank Unknown
David Melton is my ancestry and he is from Rutherford county North Carolina. He is my great great grandfather. I am very proud of him and proud that I came from him! I'd love more information on company G 50th North Carolina, the Rutherford farmers. I would love to know about their battles and would love to find any pictures or letters.
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Date Added: 8/16/2020

Company G
Anthony Street
- Private
Served in 50th NC as private. born 1807 died 1884. Looking for photo of regiment. He resided at camp Mangum in Raleigh, NC.
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Date Added: 2/12/2008

Company G
Joseph Leander Wallace
- Private
Wallace, Joseph Leander, Private
Company G, 50th North Carolina Infantry

Born in Rutherford County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Rutherford County at age 27, March 24, 1862. Reported present in June-July and November-December, 1862. Reported on duty as a teamster at Weldon and Petersburg, Virginia, in June, 1863. Reported on detail as a carpenter at Wilmington from September 17, 1863, through February 29, 1864. Last reported in the records of this company in July-September, 1864.

Born: 1834 in Rutherford Co., NC
Died: May 1, 1901in Rutherford Co., NC
Buried: Gilboa Methodist, Rutherford Co., NC
Married: Martha J. Stacey
Children: 12
Occupation: farmer
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Date Added: 4/8/2007

Company G
Lawson A. Wallace
- Sergeant
Wallace, Lawson A., Sergeant
Company G. 50th North Carolina Infantry

Born in Rutherford County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Rutherford County at age 28, March 24, 1862. Mustered in as Private. Reported present in July-December, 1862. Reported present but sick in camp in November-December, 1862. Reported present in September, 1863-February, 1864. Promoted to Sergeant on February 15, 1864. Died at Summerville, South Carolina, January 27, 1865, of disease.

Born: abt 1834
Died: January 27, 1865 in Summerville, SC
Buried: unknown
Married: unknown
Children: unknown
Occupation: farmer
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Date Added: 4/8/2007

Company G
James Winfield Watson
- Private
Watson, James Winfield, Private
Company G, 50th North Carolina Infantry

Born in Rutherford County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Rutherford County at age 19, March 24, 1862. Reported present in June-July and November-December, 1862. Also reported present in September, 1863-February, 1864. Last reported in the records of this company in July-September, 1864. Survived the war.

Born: July 4, 1842
Died: January 18, 1927
Married: Nancy Lucilla Mode
Children: 1
Occupation: unknown
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Date Added: 4/9/2007

Company G
Samuel Allison Watson
- Private
Watson, Samuel Allison, Private
Company G, 50th North Carolina Infantry

Born in Rutherford County on August 28, 1844. Enlisted in Rutherford County on December 24, 1862, for the war. Reported present in November-December, 1862, and September-October, 1863. Reported present but sick in camp in November-December, 1863. Reported present in January-February, 1864. Hospitalized at Wilmington on November 25, 1864, with remittent fever. Returned to duty on December 5, 1864. Survived the war.

Born: August 28, 1842 in Rutherford Co., NC
Died: December 28, 1928 in Dresden, TN
Buried: Dresden, TN
Married: (1) Sarah Elizabeth Largin (2) Mary Lou Largin
Children: 3/unknown
Occupation: unknown
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Date Added: 4/9/2007

Company H
William Banfield Bayles
- Private
William B Bayles (listed as Bales at times) was my 2nd great Grandfather who enlisted to the Co H 50th reg. on March 24, 1862. Reported present in May-June and Nov.-Dec. 1862. Also reported present in Sept. 1863-Feb. 1864. Reported absent on detail boating corn at Gum Neck (Tyrrell Co.) in July-August 1864. Reported present in Nov.-Dec. 1864. He survived the war to marry Elizabeth (Betty) Crowder and raised there family in Buies Creek NC. He died before 1900. I have one photo of him just after his service and one from the late 1880s. His wife filed for a widows pension on June 27, 1921 in Harnett Co. My Grandfather was given his first (William) name to him in honor of Mr. Bayles.
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Date Added: 5/14/2012

Company H
Duncan Black
- Private
Duncan is 24 years old. He enlists 24 Mar 1862 in Lillieville, Harnett Co NC. He musters into Confederate Service on 21 April 1862. His is a farmer 5 foot 6 inches tall. He has 5 CMR's in his archival file. His first battle is the Washington NC 7 days battle 25 June - 1 July 1862. and his last was at Bentonville, NC. He survived the invasion and died 1916 in Moore Co NC. He was the father in law of my 5th cousin 3 x removed.
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Date Added: 4/22/2019

Company H
john haywood byrd
- Private
great grandfather....
JOHN HAYWOOD BYRD WAS AMONG THE FIRST MEN FROM HARNETT COUNTY TO VOLUNTEER IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY. HIS REGIMENT, THE NORTH CAROLINA 50TH, MUSTERED AT CAMP MANGUM NEAR RALEIGH IN APRIL OF 1862. FOLLOWING THE REGIMENT’S VIRGINIA ENGAGEMENTS, THEY RETURNED TO NORTH CAROLINA AND SAW ACTION IN NEW BERN AND WASHINGTON AND DEFENDED WILMINGTON.
IN NOVEMBER OF 1864 THE N.C. 50TH MOVED SOUTH AND SHARED IN THE DEFENSE OF SAVANNAH. SENT BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA, THEY FOUGHT AT AVERASBORO AND MADE THEIR LAST STAND AT BENTONVILLE ON APRIL 26, 1865, SURRENDING A FORCE REDUCED TO 250 MEN. JOHN HAYWOOD FOUGHT FOR THE CONFEDERACY FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE WAR WITHOUT BEING WOUNDED, BUT, ACCORDING TO FAMILY MEMBERS, SUCCUMBED IN 1916 AT AGE 82 TO INTESTINAL DISEASE CONTRACTED DURING THE WAR FROM THE DRINKING WATER. HIS GRAVE IS LOCATED ABOUT 50 FEET SOUTH OF THE DUNN-ERWIN TRAIL NEAR WATAUGA AVENUE, DUNN.
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Date Added: 10/15/2007

Company H
Doctor Thomas Jones
- Private
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Date Added: 9/30/2005

Company H
Anthony Leete Parker
- 2nd Lieutenant
A.L. Parker was from Harnett County, NC. He served in this unit with his brother, Captain E.S. Parker. A.L. Parker survived the war, married a Vinson from Wilsons Mills,NC, had 8 children.

From Wilsons Mills, the A.L. Parker family migrated first to Mebane, NC and then to Asheville,NC. Anthony Leete Parker was my ggrandfather.
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Date Added: 12/30/2007

Company H
Neill Archibald Spence
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 2 May 1863 at the age of 33.
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Date Added: 7/21/2010

Company I
Joel Dobbins
- Private
Joel 'Joe' Jefferson Dobbins was born on 16 Oct 1837 in Henrietta, Rutherford Co NC. He appeared on the census in 1840 in Rutherford Co NC. He appeared on the census in 1850 to 1870 in Rutherford Co, in 1880 in Cleveland Co NC, and in 1900 in Spartanburg Co SC. He died on 17 Jan 1915 in Rutherford Co and was buried in Nazareth. He was a farmer. He served in the CSA army. Private Joel Jefferson enlisted in Rutherford Co Company I, 50th Reg. of NC troops. He deserted on an unknown date and returned to duty on 7 Feb 1864. He was reported present and accounted for May-December 1864.

Rutherford Co 1 Feb. 1864 LETTER FROM C.L. Harris, commanding 28th and 69 bat. Chimney rock. 'Mr. J.J. Dobbins and William Nowell surrendered to Capt. McCurry and have been forwarded to you. There is no charge against [them], say the officers and neighbors, except desertion. Therefore, I recommend them to you for pardon.'
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Date Added: 6/27/2007

Company I
William Ballard Dobbins
Rank Unknown
William Ballard Dobbins was born on 8 Jul 1841 in Rutherford Co NC. He appeared on the census in 1850 to 1880 and 1900 in Rutherford Co. He died on 11 Mar 1926 in Logan's Township, Rutherford Co. and was buried in Mt. Vernon Baptist Cemetery. He was a farmer in Rutherford Co NC. He served in the CSA army in Co 1, 50th Reg. He enlisting 3 May 1862. He had two years of active service and was badly wounded in the hip and shoulders. When he recovered he served in the ambulance corps under Dr. Duffy with great distinction and showed the same bravery as in action. The work of an ambulance corps in those days was heavy indeed. There were great swamps to transverse and the roads through them were only several rough hewn planks laid on logs. Missteps were dangerous. On one occasion Dr. Duffy and William Dobbins were bringing two wounded soldiers to base station. They were stopping to let their horses rest in a thickly wooded part of a swamp, when suddenly a black bear appeared and made for them. They moved on quickly and a successful escape was made. William had many interesting wartime experiences and was often asked to relate them.
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Date Added: 6/27/2007

Company I
Sanders Donohue Greene
- Private
Greene, Sanders Donohue, Private
Company I, 50th North Carolina Infantry
“The Rutherford Regulars”

Born in Rutherford County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting at age 21, March 22, 1862. Reported present but sick May-June 1862. Reported present in July-August 1862. Reported present but sick in camp September - October 1862. Reported present or accounted for through in November - December 1862, and September 1863 - February 1864. Also reported present in May - December 1864. Survived the war.

Born: about 1841 in Rutherford Co., NC
Died: June 9, 1926 in Rutherford Co., NC
Buried: Concord Baptist, Bostic, NC
Married: Narcissa Eller Blanton
Children: 6
Occupation: farmer
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Date Added: 4/6/2007

Company I
Hix Padgett
- Corporal
Padgett, Hix, Corporal
Company I, 50th North Carolina Infantry
“The Rutherford Regulars” or “The Rutherford Regulators”

Born in Rutherford County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Rutherford County at age 23, March 21, 1862. Mustered in as a private. Reported present in May – August 1862. Reported present but sick in camp in September - October 1862. Reported present in November-December 1862, and September 1863 – February 1864. Promoted to Corporal in November 1864. Reported present in May – December 1864.

Born: about 1839 in Rutherford Co., NC
Died: unknown
Buried: Tennessee
Married: unknown
Children: unknown
Occupation: farmer

I have a photo of Hix Padgett in uniform.
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Date Added: 4/7/2007

Company I
J. C. Padgett
- Private
Padgett, J. C., Private
Company I, 50th North Carolina Infantry
“The Rutherford Regulars” or “The Rutherford Regulators”

Enlisted in Rutherford County on April 1, 1864, for the war. Sent to hospital at Goldsboro on November 1, 1864. No further records.

Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Buried: unknown
Married: unknown
Children: unknown
Occupation: unknown
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Date Added: 4/7/2007

Company I
Noah Padgett
- Private
Padgett, Noah, Private
Company I, 50th North Carolina Infantry
“The Rutherford Regulars” or “The Rutherford Regulators”

Born in Rutherford County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Rutherford County at age 38, March 19, 1862. Reported present but sick in May – June 1862. Reported present in July – October 1862. Reported present but sick in camp in November – December 1982. Reported present in September 1863 – February 1864. Reported present but sick in camp in May – December 1864. Hospitalized in Charlotte on February 13, 1865 with intermittent fever. Furloughed on February 21, 1865.

Born: about 1824 in Rutherford Co., NC
Died: unknown
Buried: Pleasant Grove Methodist, Forest City, NC
Married: Mary Unknown
Children: 7
Occupation: unknown
Contact Name: Adrian C. Sims
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Date Added: 4/7/2007

Company I
William Leander Padgett
- Private
Padgett, William Leander, Private
Company I, 50th North Carolina Infantry
“The Rutherford Regulars”

Enlisted at age 17, March 21, 1863 for the war as a substitute for Private George Bostick of this company. Reported present in September - October 1863. Was apparently discharged on December 4, 1863, after Private Bostick returned to duty.

Born: December 24, 1845 in Cleveland Co., NC
Died: November 8, 1927 in Cleveland Co., NC
Buried: Beaver Dam Baptist, Shelby, NC
Married: Chalcedonia McSwain
Children: 1
Occupation: unknown
Contact Name: Adrian C. Sims
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Date Added: 4/7/2007

Company K
Eliphalet Barlow
- Private
Died after 1880.
Contact Name: Mark Anderson
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Date Added: 11/18/2007

Company K
Francis Leonard Daniel
- Private
Daniel, Francis Leonard, Private
Company K, 50th North Carolina Infantry
“The Rutherford Regulars”

Born in Rutherford County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Rutherford County at age 36, March 27, 1862. Was apparently discharged (probably because he was over 35 years of age) prior to July 1, 1862. Reenlisted in the company on November 11, 1863. Reported present through February 1864. Paroled on March 15, 1865.

Born: March 24, 1826 in Rutherford Co., NC
Died: 1892 in Rutherford Co., NC
Buried: Tanner’s Grove Methodist, Rutherford Co., NC
Married: Susan H. MacBreyer
Children: 5
Occupation: farmer
Contact Name: Adrian C. Sims
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Date Added: 4/6/2007

Company K
Joseph Carson Daniel
- Corporal
Daniel, Joseph Carson, Corporal
Company K, 50th North Carolina Infantry
“The Rutherford Regulars”

Born in Rutherford County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Rutherford County at age 39, March 27, 1862. Mustered in as Corporal. Was apparently discharged (probably because he was over 35 years of age) prior to July 1, 1862.

Born: September 4, 1822 in Rutherford Co., NC
Died: July 30, 1878 in Rutherford Co., NC
Buried: Griffin Family Cemetery, Spindale, NC
Married: Caroline Matilda Griffin
Children: 5
Occupation: farmer
Contact Name: Adrian C. Sims
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Date Added: 4/6/2007

Company K
Benjaimin Grayson haynes
- Sergeant
Haynes, Benjamin G., Sergeant
Company K, 50th NC Infantry
'The Green River Rifles'

Enlisted in Rutherford County on march 27, 1862. Mustered in as a Private. Reported present or accounted for in May - August, 1863. Promoted to Corporal on September 1, 1862. Reported present in November - December 1862. Promoted to Sergeant in January - October 1863. Reported present in September 1863 - February 1864. Last reported in the records of this company in July - September 1864.

Born: March 6, 1830 in Rutherford Co., NC
Died: April 7, 1875 in Buncombe Co., NC
Buried: unknown
Married: Nancy Catherine Littlejohn
Children: unknown
Occupation: unknown
Contact Name: Adrian C. Sims
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Date Added: 12/6/2008

Company K
noah huntsinger
- Private
Rutherford county
Contact Name: John Huntsinger
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Date Added: 12/27/2013

Company K
Joel Lynch Terrell
- Private
Terrell, Joel Lynch, Private
Company K, 50th North Carolina Infantry
“The Rutherford Regulars”

Born in Rutherford County and was by occupation a carpenter prior to enlisting in Rutherford County at age 52, March 27, 1862. Reported absent without leave in May-June 1862. Reported present in July-August 1862. Discharged at Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia, October 6, 186, by reason of “Broken down constitution, feeble health, physical inability and advanced age.”

Born: August 11, 1810 in Rutherford Co., NC
Died:
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Occupation: carpenter
Contact Name: Adrian C. Sims
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Date Added: 4/23/2007

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