Catawba County Soldiers Buried at Fairgrove Methodist Church

Catawba County, NC Soldiers Buried at
Fairgrove Methodist
Church Cemetery
Hickory, NC

Fairgrove Methodist Church was first organized in 1856 and existed as a campground until the first sanctuary was built in 1879. It is located halfway between Hickory and Newton and was organized to attract parishoners who lived in both towns. Till then, most of the Methodist churches were in the Eastern part of the county.

BOLLINGER, JOSEPH F., was 1st Lt. in 89th Regiment, NC Troops (4th Regiment, Compamy C, Senior Reserves. [B-246]

BOLLINGER, MICHAEL V., was 2nd Lt. in 89th Regiment, NC Troops (4th Regiment, Compamy C, Senior Reserves. [B-246]

BUMGARNER, DAVID A., Private, Co. C, 28th Regiment, NC Troops - Resided in Catawba County where he enlisted on March 15, 1862. Captured at Hanover Court House, Virginia, May 27, 1862. Confined at Fort Monroe, Virginia, and at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor. Exchanged at Aiken's Landing, James River, Virginia, August 5, 1862. Returned to duty prior to November 1, 1862. Wounded at Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 1-3, 1863. Returned to duty on an unspecified date. Wounded in the back and captured at Gravel Hill, Virginia, July 28, 1864. Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland. Paroled and transferred to Boulware's Wharf, James River, Virginia, March 18, 1865, for exchange. [NCT-8:141]

CLINE, LABIN WILSON, Private - Enlisted in Catawba County at age 17, March 10, 1864, for the war. Present or accounted for until reported absent wounded on company muster roll dated May 1-August 31, 1864; however, battle in which wounded not reported. Reported absent wounded through December, 1864. North Carolina pension records indicate he was wounded in July, 1864. Other records indicate he was wounded at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia; at Strasburg, Virginia; and at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. [NCT-5:175-6]

PUNCH, JOSEPH L., Private - Born in Catawba County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Catawba County on August 13, 1861. Discharged on June 15, 1862, by reason of "general muscular debility." Discharge certificate gives his age as 19. [May have served later in Company A, 23rd Regiment N.C. Troops (13th Regiment N.C. Volunteers).] [NCT-8:149]

REFERENCES:
NCT = North Carolina Troops - 1861-1865-A Roster, N.C. Dept. of Achives & History, Raleigh, NC (1983-2001)
B = NC Confederate Militia, Officers Roster As Contained in the Adjutant General's Officer's Roster, Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., 1992

[Marker photographs by Derick S. Hartshorn-all rights reserved]