In February 1866 North Carolina Governor Johathan Worth sent out a request to all sheriffs to compile a list of veterans who had lost limbs. The General Assembly passed a resolution to provide artificial legs at no charge or to give $75.00 to amputees who wished to buy their own prostheses or live without one.
If you see a veteran here that you would like to tell us about, please do. Thank you, Myrtle Bridges. Feb. 9th, 2000
CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
W. Autry, lost legR. J. Baker, lost legGeorge J. Byrd, lost legAlexander R. Carver, lost use of arm (See Article) Edward J. Edwards, lost arm- Edward J. Edwards lost an arm at the battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863. He recuperated at Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond VA for several months, and was ultimately discharged and returned home to the Fayetteville area. He became a Baptist Minister, and died in 1906. His daughter, Julia Edwards, married Thomas Bruton in Turkey Creek, Cumberland, Cunty in the 1880's. February 10th, 2000
William H. Fowler, lost armDaniel Matthews, lost handN. W. Ray, lost left foot- "We were marched over to Richmond and northward towards Fredericksburg, and
next formed in line of battle a little to the north of Hanover Junction. ... Our line was along the Totapotamoi.
On Sunday evening, May 29th 1864, My company and two other companies on the skirmish line quite hotly engaged
until after dark. After nightfall everything was quiet, and early in the morning, before light, we had
orders to fall back to the main line. But hardly had we gotten back to the regiment when orders were
brought to me to take the same men back to the same skirmish line and hold it until heavily pressed
by the enemy; and as they pressed us, to fall back to the main line. We were soon in our place, and
it was not long before the enemy came up in force in our front and as far as we could see to our
right and to our left, We were on the north side of the creek, along the brow of the hill. ...
The skirmishing soon became furious all along the line, In falling back our part of the line had
to traverse the cleared ground until we began to ascend the slope on the south side of the creek,
and the enemy, who rushed to the brow of the hill poured a destructive fire into us. After we had
gotten on the south side of the creek I, in passing from the left to the right along the line,
received a shot in the ankle which disabled me entirely. Fearing capture, I, without waiting for the
litter-bearers, called on my men to carry me back. Oh! How true and good and faithful those men had,
under all circumstances, been to me. Promptly when the call was made, three or four good soldiers of
my company lifted me and carried me to the ambulance station and thence to the hospital. When my turn
came I was placed on the operating-table, and when I awoke, my left foot was gone. The surgeons said
amputation was necessary."
Neill W. Ray retired to the Invalid Corps on Dec. 22nd, 1864. It is not known if he applied for assistance. Please read MESSAGES FROM A HIDDEN PAST A collection of 36 love letters written by Miss Laura Pearson to Captain Neill W. Ray. Transcribed by Myrtle N. Bridges Link added April 5th 2001
Joseph Salmon, lost armHenry E. Sikes, lost armNathan Spence, lost legHaywood Strickland, lost armAbram James Taylor, lost legWilliam T. Taylor, lost legAlexander Thagard, lost armROBESON COUNTY:
David Allen, lost legCol. David Bethune, lost legStephen Cobb, disabled handFrank Conoly, disabled legJ. D. Currie, lost legRichard Faulk, lost armNeill A. Graham, disabled armThomas Hedgpeth, lost legMatthew Malson, lost legDuncan McBryde, disabled handRandal McCurrie, lost legB. J. McLaughlin, lost legRoderick McMillan, disabled armA. E. McNeill, lost right hand (See Article)Miles Mercer, lost armJohn Rup, lost legJacob Sparkman, lost legSpivey, lost legB. Stancil, lost legB. Stansel, lost legFuller Townsend, lost armMalcom Wilkinson, lost legHARNETT COUNTY:
Oney Jackson, lost armR. W. Matthews, lost armHector McNeill, lost legD. A. McPhail, lost armSAMPSON COUNTY:
Nathan Barefoot, lost armJ. M. Bass, lost handJames N. Fields, lost armJohn T. Gregory, lost legJames L. Hall, lost armWilliam H. Hinson, lost legJosiah Hudson, lost legJohn R. Jackson, lost legRobinson James, lost legJohn M. Lockerman, lost armW. A. Matthis, lost armN. J. McArthur, lost armF. M. Merritt, lost armLewis Moore, lost legJ. T. Myers, lost legJoseph Naylor, lost armJoseph Naylor Enlisted as a Private on 15 July 1862 at the age of 34. Enlisted in company E, 2nd infantry Regiment North Carolina and was POW on 02 October 1862 at Leesburg, VA and Paroled on 02 October 1862 at Leesburg, VA. He was wounded on 03 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA (Arm amputated) and returned on 15 October 1864 (Estimated day). He had many children and three wives. Durin Naylor August 2005
Josiah Pope, lost armEleazar Rich, lost armJosiah Robinson, lost legH. S. Royal,lost legLieutenant S. Royal, lost legJohn A. Stephens, lost armW. T. Sutton, lost armBLADEN COUNTY:
David Bryan, lost armLeonard Edge, lost armJames W. Gause, lost legHenry H. Kelly, lost legMarshal Merrit, lost armWilliam Salmons, lost legAlexander Simmons, lost armJoseph W. Tyson, lost legMOORE COUNTY:
John A. Campbell, lost armH. B. Cox, lost legPhilip Delinger, lost legArchibald Dowdy, lost armTimothy Goodwin, lost armBenjamin Knight, lost handLauchlin McNeill, lost armGeorge A. McRae, lost legM. E. Myrick, lost armD. F. Sinclair, lost armEli. P. Sowell, lost legJohn L. Stewart, lost legJackson Taylor, lost armJ. M. B. Thomas, lost footB. F. Wicker, lost arm
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