Some Iredell Soldiers of the War
The Landmark newspaper, May 11, 1906
Apparently, the alphabetical order in the newspaper article was approximate or non-existent at times; names have been grouped into tables and alphabetized within their groups, to make searching easier.
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
The list below 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.
| 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. | Barker, J.S. |
| Barnes, S.M. | Beam, D.A. | Bennett, J.J. | Bost, E.G. | Brawley, H.A. | Brawley, N.S. |
| Brawley, P.W. | Brawley, R.(?) M. | Bruce, Wm. | Byers, 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, Hugh | Hall, J.A. | Harbin, J. | Harbin, W.G.J. | Hardin, L. |
| Harris, C.S. | Harris, E. | Harris, E.D.C. | Hobbs, H. | Hobbs, J.W. | Hobbs, W.C. |
| Honeycutt, J.F. | Houpe, P.P. | Hunter, D.C. | Ingram, J.A. | Ingram, J.G. | Irvin, J.G. |
| Irvin, J.O. | Johnson, J.H. | Johnson, W. | Kerr, G.W. | Kerr, W.F. | Kiser, D. |
| Lackey, J.A. | Lagenby, R.S. | Lampe, A. | Lemley, W.A. | Lyons, J.S. | Massey, J. |
| Mayhew, B.H. | Mayhew, M.B. | Mayhew, R.C. | McLelland, W.C. | McMasters, J.C. | Middleton, C. |
| Morgan, J.B. | Morris, J.W. | Morris, R.A. | Morrison, F.M. | Morrison, L.H. | Murdoch, C.D. |
| Murdoch, J.F. | Osborne, R.M. | Plyler, B. | Plyler, J.W. | Rickert, W.T. | Rogers, W.S. |
| Rumple, J.C. | Shaver, P.A. | Sherrill, J.W. | Sherrill, W.P. | Smith, P. | Snow, M. |
| Spride, G.W. | Stevenson, W.L. | Stinson, E.B. | Stinson, J.B. | Strikeleather, J. | Strikeleather, J.A. |
| Summers, W.R. | Thompson, W.R. | Walker, R.T. | Wallace, J.F. | Wallace, J.L. | White, T.A. |
| Wiesenfield, M. |
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:
Those below were mustered into service at Camp Vance near Statesville on 7th June, 1861:
| Adams, W.M. | Alexander, C.S. | Arms, C.B. | Armstrong, J.F. | Beggarly, Jas. A. | Brady, W. |
| Brawley, Jas. M. | Brawley, W.R.J. | Brock, J.W. | Bustle, D.S. | Bustle, H.L. | Campbell, J.H. |
| Campbell, J.P. | Canoy, J.M. | Carpenter, N.W. | Chambers, H.A. | Chipley, W.M. | Claywell, M.A. |
| Claywell, S.A. | Cook, R.B. | Currie, D.A. | Dobson, J.A. | Dobson, W. | Feimster, J.A.S. |
| Feimster, R.P. | Fisher, F.J. | Gibson, J.F. | Goodin, A.H. | Goodman, A.F. | Goodman, J.T. |
| Goodman, W.M. | Hair, R.O. | Hall, E.A. | Hall, R.A. | Harkness, J. | Hendren, G.W. |
| Holmes, J.A. | Holder, W.H. | Holmes, R.M. | Holshauer, M. | Hoover, S.A. | Houpe, J.A. |
| Johnson, H.T. | Jones, I.(or L?) M. | Kerr, C. | Kerr, R.T. | Lewis, A.F. | Lizenby, W.H. |
| Lollar, A.R.S. | Lunster, R.O. | McHargue, F.A. | McHargue, S. | McKinney, W.B. | McLelland, J.R. |
| Miller, C.M. | Mills, A.S. | Mills, G.N. | Moose, J.M. | Moose, M.W. | Murdock, N.A. |
| Murdock, T.L. | Parker, J.F. | Patterson, R.E. | Raymer, J. Nat. | Reamer, J.C. | Reid, J.A. |
| Revis, J. | Rickert, J.M. | Scroggs, J. | Sharpe, R.A. | Steele, J.C. (or O.) | Summers, A.L. |
| Summers, A.T. | Summers, N.C. | Summers, T.B. | Summers, Thomas | Swan, T.B. | Tomlin, A.S. |
| Tucker, T.S. | Turner, A. | Turner, J.C. | Waddell, J.A. | White, A.M. | Wilson, S.L. |
The following joined the company on March 22, 1862:
| Arthurs, M. | Beard, W.P. | Beard, W.S. | Brady, G. | Brandson, J.A. | Campbell, A.F. |
| Campbell, A.F. [#2] | Campbell, W.J. | Carpenter, D.F. | Claywell, M.A. | Cline, J.A. | Eidson/Erdson, J.R. |
| Ervin/Erwin, A.B. | Feimster, J.A. | Fleming, J.A. | Fry, J.W. | Garrison, J.A. | Green, D.L. |
| Hall, J.R.A. | Harkin/Harbin, J.F. | Hoover, A.P. | Holmes, J.F. | Holmes, W.C. | James, W.W. |
| Johnston, C.L. | Kerr, Thomas | Lewis, F.A. | Lock, G.W. | Lollar, H.L.S. | McCoy, J.P. |
| Mills, P.T. | Norton, J.P. | Reamer, W.D. | Reid, W. | Reynolds, D.A. | Robb, J.T. |
| Sharpe, C.S. | Sherrill, J.B. | Shuford, Frank A. | Stevenson, W.A. | Strikeleather, J.C.N. | Strikeleather, W.J. |
| Tays, Jno. T. | Waugh, J.W. | Waugh, W.L. | Yates, F.A. |
The following joined the company at different times:
| Freeman, W. | Goodin, A.A. | Holmes, R.O. (or C.) | Hutchins, W.T. | Jacobs, Pink | Kerr, Thomas |
| Laughley, W. | Murdoch, Dave | Swan, P.W. | Walker, W.A. | White, G.W. | Wilson, J.L. |
| Yates, D.S. | Yates, M.V. | Young, J.G. |
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. | Bales, J.B. | Ball, D.M. | Barkley, C. | Barnard, F.M. |
| Barnard, J.C. | Barnard, L. | Barton, G.W. | Bennett, G.W. | Bowers, R.S. | Brown, M. |
| Campbell, B.A. | Campbell, E. | Campbell, F. | Campbell, Jos. A. | Campbell, M. | Carter, B. |
| Chamberlain, J. | Chamberlain, S. | Cheshire, J. | Crewfield, J. | Cummings, J.B | Cummings, J.N. |
| Current, F.M. | DeFoe, M.B. | Dillon, B.E. | Dillon, W.J. | Dingler(?), M.M. | Dobson, J. |
| Dobson, J.S. | Dobson, W. | Dobson, W.F. | Dunlap, J.A. | Edwards, S.P. | Edwards, T.W. |
| Ervin, A.B. | Ervin, J.R. | Farr, D. | Farr, John | Farr, Jos. | Forcum, B.W. |
| Forcum, W. | Foy, J.W. | Frazier, S. | Furches(?), T. | Gaither, B.C. | Gaither, T.W. |
| Gaither, W. | Goforth, J.M. | Goforth, L.L. | Goodin, J. | Greenwood, W.S. | Grose, J.C. |
| Hallard, N. | Harman, D.A. | Harman, N.M. | Harman, T.R. | Heath, A.W. | Heath, J.D. |
| Heath, T. | Hicks, H. | Howard, A.B. | Jones, D.M. | Joyner, J.C. | Jurney, B. |
| Jurney, N.V. | Jurney, T.L. | Jurney, W. | Kinder, M. | Kinder, J.R. | Lambert, L. |
| Lemmon, J. | Maden, W.W. | McDaniel, S. | McFoster, S. | McHargue, E.L. | McHargue, J.A. |
| Milton, H.L. | Mise, S.M. | Mitchell, J. | Morefield, G.W. | Morefield, L. | Morgan, D. |
| Morris, L.G. | Moyes, A.H. | Padgette, J.C. | Padgette, J.L. | Parker, M. | Patterson, W.P. |
| Powell, J.G. | Privette, J.C. | Rash, B. | Rash, J. | Rhyne, R.N. | Richardson, A.M. |
| Rives/Reeves, J. | Rives/Reeves, N. | Robertson, H.F. | Robertson, J.W. | Ronagar, T. | Shaw, E. |
| Shaw, J. | Shives, G.W. | Simmons, G.W. | Smith, J.D. | Snow, E. | Spicer, J.W. |
| Sprinkle, F.B. | Sprinkle, H.T. | Thomas, I.H. | Thorpe. B. | Thorpe, J.W. | Tomlinson, N. |
| Walker, J.L. | Walker, M.H. | Weisoner, J.A. | Weisoner, M.H. | Wood, F. | Wood, W.H. |
| Wooten, A. | Wooten, P. | Wooten, T. | York, A.W. | York, J. |
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, David W. | Alley, John | Atwell, Jas. B. | Atwell, Joseph C. | Atwell, Robert L. | Atwell, Thomas H. |
| Ballard, Wm. S. | Battle, Dossey | Baxter, Franklin | Baxter, James W. | Beard, Robert C. | Beard, Wm. S. |
| Beatty, James U. | Bell, Ralph E. | Bell, Wm. A. | Blackwelder, H.F. | Blackwelder, James L. | Brawley, Joel V. |
| Brown, John H. | Brown, Robert S. | Brown, Smiley J. | Burke, John L. | Carter, John | Cashion/Cashton, John C. |
| Cavin, Mastin D. | Cavin, Wm. J. | Christy, Miles G. | Cleaver, Andrew | Clodfelter, George L. | Cook, A.H. |
| Cook, Robert S. | Cook, Wm. S. | Cornelius, Forrest H. | Cowan, Robert H. | Creswell, James C. | Denton, Aaron G. |
| Denton, Andrew | Denton, M.V.W. | Denton, Thomas M. | Denton, W.P. | Denton, Wm. W. | Eddins, John H. |
| Elkins, Benjamin | Emerson, Robert M. | Fisher, Elbert | Freeman, James W. | Galliher, James E. | Galliher, John C. |
| Gardner, John M. | Graham, James | Hambright, G.R. | Hardin, James M. | Hayes, John | Henry, George L. |
| Henry, John M. | Honeycutt, David H. | Johnston, Elias V. | Johnston, John H. | Jones, Monroe D. | Kerr, Julius F. |
| Kistler, George L. | Kistler, Roderick M. | Knox, James D. | Lentz, Edward M. | Lipe, George L.D. | Lipe, Jonas E. |
| Lipe, Joseph | Mayhew, James F.(?) | McDaniel, A.B. | McKay, Daniel S. | McLean, Edward T. | McLean, John R. |
| McLean, Joseph A. | McNealy, John R.D. | McNealy, John W. | McNealy, Joseph P. | McNealy, Wm. M.(?) | McRay, Robert W. |
| Means, John R. | Mills, Charles F. | Mills, Wm. C. | Morrow, George H. | Morrow, George M. | Morrow, James D.W. |
| Morrow, Strangeman M. | Neill, Andrew T. | Nesbitt, Matthew F. | Overcash, Eli | Overcash, James E. | Overcash, Otho C. |
| Overcash, Samuel C. | Overcash, Solomon J. | Overcash, Wm. A. | Overcash, Wm. E. | Parker, Julius A. | Parker, Peter W. |
| Parker, Sol. L. | Perdue, Thomas L. | Perry, Daniel A. | Perry, Lloyd C. | Purvis, Wm. H. | Rankin, George L. |
| Rankin, James A. | Ready, Wm. M. | Reece, James | Robbins, Hiram W. | Roberts, Edward B. | Rose, Wm. A. |
| Rumple, James M. | Sanders, Alfred | Scott, John F. | Shinn, George A. | Smedes, Abraham K. | Smith, Newsom, Jr. |
| Smith, Watson M. | Smith, Wm. B. | Steele, Robert C. | Templeton, George C. | Templeton, Joseph H. | Templeton, Joseph V. |
| Templeton, Julius A. | Troutman, Henry H. | Walters, Daniel C. | Watt, Jesse D. | Westmoreland, George W. | Westmoreland, Parker P. |
| Williams, David | Williams, Wm. T. | Williford, Rowan J. | Willis, John W. | Wilson, Alexander | Wilson, Francis M. |
| Wilson, James G. | Wilson, Jas. M. | Wilson, James S. | Young, Benjamin F. | Young, George A.T. |
[Transcribed by Christine Spencer, August, 2008]
old version now located on the Iredell Archives site
NC Confederate Soldiers Burial Information
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