Some Iredell Soldiers of the War
The
Landmark, May 11, 1906
During the War Between
the States, companies of troops from Iredell County entered the
Confederate army. In addition to the nine companies organized in the
county, a number of Iredell men joined companies organized in adjoining
counties. There were Iredell men in a company organized at Mt. Zion
Church, Mecklenburg County.
The vote of Iredell County in the presidential election of 1860 was
1,625 for John Bell, Whig and Union candidate; and 328 for John C.
Breckenridge, Democrat. It is estimated that there were first and last
in the war about 1,715 Iredell soldiers. Of this number, it is estimated
that 813 were killed or died of disease or wounds and that 360 were
discharged on account of wounds and disease, making a total of 1,175.
Mr. R.O. Leinster of Statesville, to whom the Landmark is indebted for
the above information has also furnished us the names of the first
captains of the nine Iredell companies sent from Iredell and the
regiments, as follows:
Captains A.K. Simonton, John B. Andrews and John Z. Dalton, all of whom
belonged to the 4th N.C.R.; Captain Jas. R. McAuley, 7th N.C. Regiment;
Captain Robert V. Cowan, 33rd N.C.R.; Captain A.M. Walker, 48th N.C.R.;
Captains P.B. Chambers, and A.D. Moore, 49th N.C.R.; Captain Clint M.
Andrews, 2nd N.C. Cavalry.
Capt. Simonton became major of the 4th Regiment and was killed at Seven
Pines; Capt. John Andrews died of disease; Capt. Dalton resigned as
captain and became first lieutenant in the 4th Regiment, was wounded at
Seven Pines; Capt. McAuley was killed in battle; Capt. Cowan was
promoted to colonel of the 33rd Regiment and died since the war; Capt.
Walker was wounded and died since the war; Capt. P.B. Chambers was
promoted to major of the 49th Regiment and died since the war; Capt.
A.D. Moore died since the war; Capt. Clint M. Andrews was promoted to
colonel of the 2nd Cavalry and died since the war.
Iredell also furnished two colonels at the outbreak of the war—Col.
Reuben P. Campbell who was killed in battle at Gaines Mill in 1863; and
Col. Clint R. Hill who died of disease.
Company A
Capt. A.K. Simonton
1st Lt. W.A. Eliason
2nd Lt. W.L. Davidson
3rd Lt. W.G. Falls
Orderly Sgt. B.F. Simonton
1st Sgt. A.S. Fraley
2nd Sgt. W.F. McRorie
3rd Sgt. E.F. Morrison
4th Sgt. W.L. Shuford
5th Sgt. J.P. Cowan
1st Corp. T.M.C. Davidson
2nd Corp. E.M. McNeely
3rd Corp. W.R. McNeely
4th Corp. E.C. Rumple
Privates:
Allen, W.L.
Allison, W.F.
Anglin, J.S.
Anglin, W.
Bailey, T.A.
Barnes, S.M.
Bost, E.G.
Brawley, H.A.
Brawley, R.(?) M.
Brawley, P.W.
Brawley, N.S.
Bruce, Wm.
Byers, A.
Bennett, J.J.
Barker, J.S.
Beam, D.A.
Carter, W.L.
Cavin, J.Y.
Clark, M.
Cohan, J.A.
Cohan, J.W.
Connor, C.L.
Crista, A.
Crista, Andy
Day, E.
Donaha, J.M.
Forkner, F.A.
Fox, D.C.
Fullbright, D.T.
Gillan, W.L.
Glascott, J.
Hall, J.A.
Hall, Hugh
Hardin, L.
Harris, E.
Harris, C.S.
Hobbs, J.W.
Hobbs, W.C.
Hobbs, H.
Harbin, W.G.J.
Honeycutt, J.F.
Houpe, P.P.
Hunter, D.C.
Harris, E.D.C.
Harbin, J.
Ingram, J.A.
Ingram, J.G.
Irvin, J.O.
Irvin, J.G.
Johnson, J.H.
Johnson, W.
Kerr, W.F.
Kerr, G.W.
Kiser, D.
Lampe, A.
Lagenby, R.S.
Lemley, W.A.
Lyons, J.S.
Lackey, J.A.
Massey, J.
McMasters, J.C.
Middleton, C.
Morgan, J.B.
Morris, J.W.
Morris, R.A.
McLelland, W.C.
Morrison, F.M.
Morrison, L.H.
Murdoch, J.F.
Murdoch, C.D.
Mayhew, M.B.
Mayhew, R.C.
Mayhew, B.H.
Osborne, R.M.
Plyler, B.
Plyler, J.W.
Rickert, W.T.
Rogers, W.S.
Rumple, J.C.
Shaver, P.A.
Sherrill, W.P.
Sherrill, J.W.
Smith, P.
Snow, M.
Spride, G.W.
Stevenson, W.L.
Strikeleather, J.A.
Strikeleather, J.
Stinson, J.B.
Stinson, E.B.
Summers, W.R.
Thompson, W.R.
Wallace, J.F.
Wallace, J.L.
Walker, R.T.
White, T.A.
Wiesenfield, M.
This list is mainly from the payroll list of June, 1862. There are some
names not on it—men who died and were killed at the Battle of Seven
Pines on 31st May, 1862. W.L. Davidson was afterwards captain of the
company to succeed Simonton, promoted.
Company C, 4th Regiment
Captain J.B. Andrews
1st Lt. J. Rufus Reid
2nd Lt. E.A. Osborne
3rd Lt. J.C. White
Orderly Sgt. J.E. Summers
2nd Sgt. G.A. Andrews
3rd Sgt. J.J.J. Troutman
4th Sgt. W.A. Kerr
5th Sgt. Thomas W. Stevenson
1st Corp. A.J. Anderson
2nd Corp. J.C. Norton
3rd Corp. D.P. Dobbins
4th Corp. F. (or E.) May
Privates
Arms, C.B.
Armstrong, J.F.
Adams, W.M.
Alexander, C.S.
Brock, J.W.
Beggarly, Jas. A.
Brady, W.
Brawley, Jas. M.
Brawley, W.R.J.
Bustle, H.L.
Bustle, D.S.
Campbell, J.H.
Campbell, J.P.
Currie, D.A.
Canoy, J.M.
Chambers, H.A.
Carpenter, N.W.
Claywell, M.A.
Claywell, S.A.
Chipley, W.M.
Cook, R.B.
Dobson, W.
Dobson, J.A.
Fisher, F.J.
Feimster, J.A.S.
Feimster, R.P.
Goodman, J.T.
Goodman, W.M.
Goodman, A.F.
Goodin, A.H.
Gibson, J.F.
Harkness, J.
Hendren, G.W.
Holmes, J.A.
Holmes, R.M.
Hall, R.A.
Hall, E.A.
Hair, R.O.
Houpe, J.A.
Holder, W.H.
Hoover, S.A.
Holshauer, M.
Jones, I.(or L.) M.
Johnson, H.T.
Kerr, C.
Kerr, R.T.
Lewis, A.F.
Lollar, A.R.S.
Lunster, R.O.
Lizenby, W.H.
McKinney, W.B.
McHargue, F.A.
McHargue, S.
Murdock, N.A.
Murdock, T.L.
Moose, M.W.
Mills, G.N.
Mills, A.S.
Miller, C.M.
McLelland, J.R.
Moose, J.M.
Parker, J.F.
Patterson, R.E.
Revis, J.
Reid, J.A.
Reamer, J.C.
Raymer, J. Nat.
Rickert, J.M.
Steele, J.C. (or O.)
Sharpe, R.A.
Summers, T.B.
Summers, Thomas
Summers, A.T.
Summers, A.L.
Summers, N.C.
Scroggs, J.
Swan, T.B.
Tucker, T.S.
Tomlin, A.S.
Turner, A.
Turner, J.C.
Waddell, J.A.
White, A.M.
Wilson, S.L.
The above were mustered into service at Camp Vance near Statesville on
7th June, 1861
The following joined the company on March 22, 1862:
Tays, Jno. T.
Yates, F.A.
Johnston, C.L.
Lollar, H.L.S.
Fry, J.W.
James, W.W.
Claywell, M.A.
Reamer, W.D.
Campbell, W.J.
McCoy, J.P.
Lewis, F.A.
Harkin or Harbin, J.F.
Robb, J.T.
Reynolds, D.A.
Sherrill, J.B.
Strikeleather, W.J.
Strikeleather, J.C.N.
Beard, W.S.
Hall, J.R.A.
Eidson(?) Erdson(?), J.R.
Garrison, J.A.
Kerr, Thomas
Reid, W.
Arthurs, M.
Lock, G.W.
Shuford, Frank A.
Brandson, J.A.
Feimster, J.A.
Waugh, J.W.
Stevenson, W.A.
Fleming, J.A.
Cline, J.A.
Mills, P.T.
Waugh, W.L.
Ervin or Erwin, A.B.
Beard, W.P.
Campbell, A.F.
Sharpe, C.S.
Norton, J.P.
Brady, G.
Hoover, A.P.
Green, D.L.
Holmes, J.F.
Holmes, W.C.
Campbell, A.F.
Carpenter, D.F.
The following joined the company at different times:
Kerr, Thomas
Murdoch, Dave
Walker, W.A.
White, G.W.
Holmes, R.O. (or C.)
Young, J.G.
Swan, P.W.
Laughley, W.
Jacobs, Pink
Goodin, A.A.
Yates, D.S.
Yates, M.V.
Hutchins, W.T.
Wilson, J.L.
Freeman, W.
Company H
Capt. John Z. Dalton
1st Lt. G.W. Weaver
2nd Lt. J.B. Forcum
3rd Lt. F.H. Weaver
Ord. Sgt. J.M. Albea
2nd Sgt. H.H. Jones
3rd Sgt. J.A. Summers
4th Sgt. S.H. Bobbitt
5th Sgt. A.M.D. Kennedy
1st Corp. J.P. Madin
2nd Corp. S.P Graham
3rd Corp. H.P. Williams
4th Corp. T. Ball
Privates
Albea, H.C.
Albea, J.H.
Ball, D.M.
Barnard, J.C.
Barnard, L.
Barnard, F.M.
Barkley, C.
Bales, J.B.
Bowers, R.S.
Barton, G.W.
Bennett, G.W.
Brown, M.
Campbell, B.A.
Campbell, F.
Campbell, M.
Campbell, Jos. A.
Campbell, E.
Carter, B.
Chamberlain, J.
Chamberlain, S.
Cheshire, J.
Crewfield, J.
Cummings, J.B
Cummings, J.N.
Current, F.M.
DeFoe, M.B.
Dingler(?), M.M.
Dillon, B.E.
Dillon, W.J.
Dobson, W.F.
Dobson, J.S.
Dobson, J.
Dobson, W.
Dunlap, J.A.
Edwards, S.P.
Edwards, T.W.
Ervin, J.R.
Ervin, A.B.
Farr, D.
Farr, Jos.
Farr, John
Forcum, B.W.
Forcum, W.
Foy, J.W.
Frazier, S.
Furches(?), T.
Gaither, W.
Gaither, B.C.
Gaither, T.W.
Goodin, J.
Goforth, L.L.
Goforth, J.M.
Greenwood, W.S.
Grose, J.C.
Harman, D.A.
Harman, N.M.
Harman, T.R.
Heath, J.D.
Heath, A.W.
Heath, T.
Hallard, N.
Hicks, H.
Howard, A.B.
Jones, D.M.
Jurney, B.
Jurney, T.L.
Jurney, N.V.
Jurney, W.
Joyner, J.C.
Kinder, J.R.
Kinder, M.
Lambert, L.
Lemmon, J.
McHargue, J.A.
McHargue, E.L.
Mitchell, J.
Milton, H.L.
Morefield, L.
Morefield, G.W.
Morgan, D.
Mise, S.M.
McFoster, S.
Maden, W.W.
Moyes, A.H.
McDaniel, S.
Morris, L.G.
Padgette, J.L.
Padgette, J.C.
Powell, J.G.
Parker, M.
Privette, J.C.
Patterson, W.P.
Rhyne, R.N.
Ronagar, T.
Rash, J.
Rash, B.
Robertson, J.W.
Robertson, H.F.
Richardson, A.M.
Rives, N.
Rives (note this and above could be Reves), J.
Shaw, E.
Shaw, J.
Sprinkle, F.B.
Sprinkle, H.T.
Spicer, J.W.
Simmons, G.W.
Snow, E.
Smith, J.D.
Shives, G.W.
Thorpe. B.
Thorpe, J.W.
Tomlinson, N.
Thomas, I.H.
Weisoner, J.A.
Weisoner, M.H.
Walker, M.H.
Walker, J.L.
Wooten, P.
Wooten, T.
Wooten, A.
Wood, F.
Wood, W.H.
York, J.
York, A.W.
Company I, 7th Regiment
This company was organized at Creswell’s Springs near what is now the
town of Mooresville on or about 22nd July, 1861. We are indebted to Lt.
John Young Templeton for the Muster Roll.
Capt. Jas. R. McAuley
1st Lt. Wm. W. Dickie
2nd Lt. Robert G. McAuley
3rd Lt. John Y. Templeton
All were commissioned on 16th May, 1861
The non-commissioned officers were appointed on the 22nd July, 1861
1st Sgt. D.C. Smith
2nd Sgt. Edwin N. McAuley
3rd Sgt. Edward M. Correll
4th Sgt. J.W.A. Kerr
5th Sgt. Jas Van Pelt
1st Corp. Jas. S. Lipe
2nd Corp. George M. Morrow
3rd Corp. John M. Edwards
4th Corp. J.A. Harris
Musician Joseph G. Donalson
Privates
Alley, John
Alley, David W.
Atwell, Joseph C.
Atwell, Thomas H.
Atwell, Robert L.
Atwell, Jas. B.
Ballard, Wm. S.
Baxter, James W.
Beatty, James U.
Beard, Wm. S.
Bell, Ralph E.
Blackwelder, James L.
Blackwelder, H.F.
Brown, John H.
Brown, Robert S.
Brown, Smiley J.
Battle, Dossey
Baxter, Franklin
Beard, Robert C.
Bell, Wm. A.
Brawley, Joel V.
Burke, John L.
Cashion(?) Cashton, John C.
Cavin, Mastin D.
Cavin, Wm. J.
Christy, Miles G.
Creswell, James C.
Cornelius, Forrest H.
Cook, A.H.
Cook, Wm. S.
Cook, Robert S.
Cowan, Robert H.
Clodfelter, George L.
Carter, John
Cleaver, Andrew
Denton, Thomas M.
Denton, Wm. W.
Denton, Aaron G.
Denton, Andrew
Denton, M.V.W.
Denton, W.P.
Eddins, John H.
Elkins, Benjamin
Emerson, Robert M.
Freeman, James W.
Fisher, Elbert
Galliher, James E.
Galliher, John C.
Graham, James
Gardner, John M.
Hayes, John
Hambright, G.R.
Honeycutt, David H.
Hardin, James M.
Henry, George L.
Henry, John M.
Johnston, Elias V.
Johnston, John H.
Jones, Monroe D.
Kerr, Julius F.
Kistler, George L.
Kistler, Roderick M.
Knox, James D.
Lipe, Jonas E.
Lipe, George L.D.
Lipe, Joseph
Lentz, Edward M.
McRay, Robert W.
McDaniel, A.B.
McLean, Edward T.
McLean, Joseph A.
McLean, John R.
McNealy, John R.D.
McNealy, Wm. M.(?)
McNealy, John W.
McNealy, Joseph P.
McKay, Daniel S.
Mayhew, James F.(?)
Means, John R.
Mills, Wm. C.
Mills, Charles F.
Morrow, James D.W.
Morrow, George M.
Morrow, George H.
Morrow, Strangeman M.
Neill, Andrew T.
Nesbitt, Matthew F.
Overcash, Eli
Overcash, Otho C.
Overcash, Wm. E.
Overcash, Wm. A.
Overcash, Solomon J.
Overcash, Samuel C.
Overcash, James E.
Parker, Sol. L.
Parker, Peter W.
Parker, Julius A.
Perry, Lloyd C.
Perry, Daniel A.
Perdue, Thomas L.
Purvis, Wm. H.
Rankin, James A.
Rankin, George L.
Reece, James
Ready, Wm. M.
Roberts, Edward B.
Robbins, Hiram W.
Rumple, James M.
Rose, Wm. A.
Sanders, Alfred
Scott, John F.
Shinn, George A.
Smith, Newsom, Jr.
Smith, Watson M.
Smith, Wm. B.
Smedes, Abraham K.
Steele, Robert C.
Templeton, Joseph H.
Templeton, Joseph V.
Templeton, Julius A.
Templeton, George C.
Troutman, Henry H.
Walters, Daniel C.
Watt, Jesse D.
Westmoreland, Parker P.
Westmoreland, George W.
Williford, Rowan J.
Williams, David
Williams, Wm. T.
Willis, John W.
Wilson, Francis M.
Wilson, Jas. M.
Wilson, James S.
Wilson, Alexander
Wilson, James G.
Young, Benjamin F.
Young, George A.T.
Transcribed by Christine Spencer, August, 2008
