THE CIVIL WAR
in and around UNION COUNTY, North Carolina
Confederate Pensioners from Union Co., NC
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Confederate Veterans
in front of the Union County, NC
Courthouse c. 1928.Click on image for larger view
VETERANS PHOTOGRAPHS
-Godfrey James - Private, Company E, 49th NC Infantry
-Reuben James - Union County's Last Confederate Veteran -Reuben James - at 1937 Memorial Day Ceremony
-Moses McCoy - Company B, 15th N.C. Infantry ("Monroe Light Infantry")
-Daniel Starnes - Company B, 43rd NC Infantry
-Camp Walkup U.C.V. in front of Courthouse, 1922 (w/James Pearson Broome)
-Survivors of the 45th Regiment N.C. Troops-Veterans in front of the Courthouse (abt. 1909-1919)
-Unidentified Veterans Group photo - Union County?
-Confederate Veteran Photos from the Heritage Room's Photograph Collection
ALSO, check my Union County Family Photos page for more veterans!
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Photographs of the following Civil War Soldiers from Union County, N.C. (and possibly others that I may have overlooked) can be found in the book:
STATE TROOPS AND VOLUNTEERS: A Photographic Record of North Carolina's Civil War Soldiers, Vol. 1 - by Greg Mast, 1995. This book is out of print, but can be found at many libraries.
-Lieut. Colonel John Benjamin ASHCRAFT - Co. D, 37th Regt. N.C. Troops (the "North Carolina Defenders")
-Pvt. Robert Nathaniel BIVENS - Co. D, 37th Regt. N.C. Troops (the "North Carolina Defenders") and wife Ellen Elizabeth AUSTIN BIVENS.
-2nd Lieut. Calvin DICKERSON - Co. B, 26h Regt. N.C. Troops (the "Waxhaw Jackson Guards") and Co. D, 48th Regt. N.C. Troops
-Capt. William A. LANEY - Co. E, 48th Regt. N.C. Troops
-Pvt. Henry PLYLER - Co. E, 48th Regt. N.C. Troops and wife Emeline DICKERSON PLYLER
-3rd Lieut. Peter PLYLER - Co. E, 48th Regt. N.C. Troops and wife Caroline RICHARDSON PLYLER
-Pvt. Phillip PLYLER - Co. E, 48th Regt. N.C. Troops and wife Mary Ann RICHARDSON PLYLER
-Pvt. John Exum SMITH - Co. F, 35th Regt. N.C. Troops (the "Redwine Beauregards")
-Samuel Hoey WALKUP - Brigadier General of North Carolina Militia
MISCELLANEOUS.
Book: On Sherman's Trail: The Civil War's North Carolina Climax (numerous pages on Anson and Union Counties)
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A FEW OTHER CIVIL WAR RESOURCES OF THE AREA:
MY ANSON COUNTY, NC CIVIL WAR PAGE
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC
CIVIL WAR ROSTERS ON THE WEB
SEARCH FOR YOUR CIVIL WAR ANCESTOR HERE!
North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster
MORE UNION COUNTY HISTORY & GENEALOGY
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This page created Sept. 2000
By Julie A. Hampton
Counter added November 1, 2003
Last updated March 19, 2014
