Jacob Smith and Nancy Pinnegar had 6 Children and 38 Grandchildren. Of the 38 Grandchildren 21 were boys and 17 were girls. Of the 21 boys 17 fought for the Confederacy, 2 were under age, and for 2 their services are not known. Of the 17 Boys who were known to fought, 6 were captured and in prison at Point Lookout, 3 Deserted, 4 died (2 from typhoid fever, 1 from gunshot wound received at Antietam, 1 from sickness) and 4 made it til the end of the war.
Jacob and Nancy’s children and their spouses were:
John Smith and Elizabeth Brown
Elizabeth Smith and Lewis Hicks
Mary Smith and James Arthur Hicks
Peter Smith and Margaret Abbott
Sarah Smith and James Flinchum
Leonard Smith and Susan A Hill
Sons of John Smith and Elizabeth Brown
Peter Smith
Private Volunteer Age 27
Co A 2nd Batt NC Infantry
Enlisted 1 Sept 1862
12 Oct 1862 Deserted near Drury Bluff
Apr 1863 Absent in Arrest
Sept 1863 Present
Sept 22 1864 Captured at Fisher’s Hill
1 Oct 1864 Imprisoned Point Lookout,
1 Mar 1865 Paroled
Charles Smith
Private Volunteer
Co A 2nd Batt NC Infantry
Enlisted 1 Sept 1862
12 Oct 1862 Deserted near Drury Bluff
Reference Card 25 Oct 1862 Manuscript 1528 listed as Deserter
Co A Green’s NC Batt
William Smith
Private Volunteer Age 17
Co A 2nd Batt NC Infantry
Enlisted 4 May 1861
8 Feb 1862 Taken prisoner by the forces of A E Burnside Roanoke Island
21 Feb 1862 Paroled Elizabeth City
6 Jul 1863 Captured at South Mountain
Listed as POW
Noah Smith
Private Volunteer
Co A 2nd Batt NC Infantry
Enlisted 1 Sept 1864
Sept 22 1864 Captured at Fisher’s Hill
1 Oct 1864 Imprisoned Point Lookout,
1 Mar 1865 Paroled
Sons of Elizabeth Smith and Lewis Hicks
Lewis Hicks Jr
Private Conscripted
Co H 53rd Reg’t NC Infantry
Enlisted 2 Mar 1862
Listed as Absent in Arrest
Reported as dead (Not Official)
Dated of Death 20 July 1863 at Winchester
Cause: Sickness
Jacob Hicks
Private Conscripted
Co F 21st Reg’t NC Infantry
Enlisted 25 Jul 1862
17 Sept 1862 Wounded at Antietam
Captured
Date of Death 26 Sept 1862 at Mt Olivet (Union Hospital)
Cause: Gunshot
Buried at Mt Olivet Cemetery Fredrick MD
Henry Hicks
Private Volunteer Age 24
Co H 53rd Reg’t NC Infantry
Enlisted 20 Mar 1862
Contracted Typhoid Fever
Petersburg
Date of Death 24 Jul 1862
General Hospital Petersburg, MD
Ezekiel Hicks
Private Conscripted
Co H 53rd Reg’t NC Infantry
Enlisted 7 Mar 1863
Reported Absent or Sick
Reported Dead 1863 (Not Official)
Recorded as Subject: Court Martial 6 Jan 1864
Dept. of N.Va.- Lee
Title of Record: G.O. No. 3-3
Place of Dead: Orange Court House, VA
Stephen Hicks
Private Conscripted
Co F 21st Reg’t NC Infantry
Enlisted 25 Jul 1862
Reported as Died in Hospital
Date of Death 23 Aug 1863
Place: General Receiving Hospital
(Also Known as Charity Hospital)
Gordonsville, VA
Cause of Death Typhoid Fever
Abel Hicks
Private Conscripted
Co F 21st Reg’t NC Infantry
Enlisted 25 Jul 1862
Last Paid 31 Dec 1863
Reported as Absent, Prisoner
29 Sept 1862 Appears on a List of Prisoners Paroled
Warrenton, VA
30 Sept 1862 Hdqrs. Army of Potomac, 11th Corps
20 Jul 1864 Captured by a General Crooks
Winchester, VA
27 Jul 1864 Sent to Camp Chase Wheeling, VA
2 Mar 1865 Transferred to City Point
Sons of Mary Smith and James A Hicks
John W Hicks
Private Volunteer
Co F 21st Reg’t NC Infantry
Enlisted 18 Oct 1863
Last Paid 31 Dec 1863
Absent without Leave
Elijah Hicks
Private Volunteer Drummer
Co A 2nd Batt NC Infantry
Enlisted 9 Dec 1862
Peter Hicks
Private Conscripted
Co F 21st Reg’t NC Infantry
Enlisted 25 Jul 1862
25 Sept 1862 Appears on Register of CSA General Hospital
Danville, VA
Reason: Rubeola (Measles)
10 Oct 1862 Deserted
1 Jul 1863 Wounded (slightly head) Gettysburg
22 Sept 1864 Captured at Fisher’s Hill
1 Oct 1864 Imprisoned at Point Lookout, MD
3 Oct 1864 Arrived Harper’s Ferry
17 Mar 1865 Prisoner Exchange
Leonard Hicks
Private Conscripted
Co F 21st Reg’t NC Infantry
Enlisted 25 Jul 1862
11 Jun 1863 Appears on Register for General Hospital
Farmville, VA
Reason: Rheumatism
23 Jun 1863 Return for Duty
Last Paid 31 Aug 1864
Absent without Leave
Son of Peter Smith and Margaret Abbott
William A Smith
Private Volunteer Age 24
Co F 21st Reg’t NC Infantry
Enlisted 29 May 1861
2 May 1862 Appears on Register of CSA General Hospital
Charlottesville, VA
Reason: Debility (Exhaustion)
1 Jun 1862 Returned to Duty
Nov 1862 Promoted to Sargent
4 May 1863 2nd Battle of Fredericksburg (wounded in hand slightly)
6 May 1863 Appears on Register of Chimborazo Hospital No 3
Richmond, VA
9 May 1863 Transferred to Lynchburg
Sons of Sarah Smith and James Flinchum
Jacob Flinchum
Private Conscripted
Co M 22nd Reg’t N.C. Infantry
Enlisted 29 Mar 1864
23 May 1864 Listed as Captured
at North Anna
30 May 1864 Arrived at Port Royal, VA
30 June 1864 Listed as Dead
14 Mar 1865 Prisoner Exchange
Point Lookout, MD Register No. 1; Page 162
James Flinchum Jr
Under Age
Sons of Leonard Smith and Susan A Hill
James Smith
Unknown
Alfred Smith
Unknown
William Smith
Under Age
Five of my Great Grandfathers (different generations) served in the Civil War for the Confederacy. Their names are:
Peter Smith
Co A 2nd Batt NC Infantry (Brown Mountain Boys)
Private Volunteer Age 27
Enlisted 1 Sept 1862
12 Oct 1862 Deserted near Drury Bluff
Apr 1863 Absent in Arrest
Sept 1863 Present
Sept 22 1864 Captured at Fisher’s Hill
1 Oct 1864 Imprisoned Point Lookout,
1 Mar 1865 Paroled
Son of John and Elizabeth Brown Smith
Married: Anna Slaughter 20 Oct 1849 Stokes County, NC
Marion Duggins
Co H 22nd Reg’t NC Infantry (Stokes Boys)
Private Volunteer Age 23
Enlisted 1 Jun 1861 Francisco, Stokes County, NC
Died at Camp Holmes in Wake County, NC
Cause: Disease
Personal Effects:
1 Pair of Pants, 1 Hat, 1 Pair of Shoes, and 1 Accordion
Recieved by Rhoda Duggins
5 Dec 1862 Claim filed for Settlement in the Office of the Confederate States Auditor
For the War Dept, Presented by Rhoda Duggins, Widow
Son of Thomas and Nancy Mabe Duggins
Married: Rhoda Mabe 4 May 1856 Stokes County, NC
Hugh Manuel
Co H 22nd Reg’t NC Infantry (Stokes Boys)
Private Volunteer Age 18
Enlisted 1 Sept 1863 Stokes County
In Retreat from Spotsylvania to Petersburg
Shot in Right Ankle (Mini Ball)
30 Apr 1864 – 29 Jun 1864 Appears on Register of 1st Division
Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA
Leg Amputated just above the ankle
Son of Abner and Elizabeth Manuel
Married: Sarah A Lewis 31 Jul 1867 Stokes County, NC
James M Nelson
Co M 21st Reg’t NC Infantry (Guilford Dixie Boys)
Private Conscripted Age 34
Enlisted 4 Jun 1861 Guilford County, NC
8 Aug 1862 Appears on a Roll of Honor (Stokes)
Feb 1863 Listed as “Sick in Camp”
Appears on a Muster Roll of Prisoner of War belonging to the Army of Northern
Virginia, who have been this day surrendered by General Robert E Lee, CSA
Commanding said army, to Lieut. Genl. US Grant, commanding Armies of the United States.
9 April 1865 Paroled at Appomattox Court House, VA
Son of Rial and Martha Harvey Nelson
Married Delilah F Tilley 29 Dec 1853 Stokes Co, NC
John W Flinchum
Co H 53rd Reg’t N.C. Infantry (Danbury Blues)
Private Conscripted
Enlisted Sept 1862
1 Jul 1863 Wounded at Gettysburg
8 May 1864 – 21 May 1864 Wounded at Spotsylvania
(Loss of Hearing)
Son of James and Sarah Smith Flinchum
Married Nancy Jane Reddick
Married Julia Ann Rierson 27 Nov 1876
At the time of this writing, 23 December 2018, I have found 12 Great Uncles (different generations) that served in the Confederacy. Their names are:
Charles Smith
Co A 2nd Batt NC Infantry
William Smith
Co A 2nd Batt NC Infantry
Noah Smith
Co A 2nd Batt NC Infantry
Abner Manuel
Co H 22nd NC Infantry
George Manuel
Co H 22nd NC Infantry
Rial (Apple) Absalom Nelson
Co A 2nd Batt NC Infantry
John Nelson
Co H 22nd NC Infantry
James Tilley
Co H 22nd NC Infantry
William Tilley
Co H 53rd NC Infantry
Peter Tilley
Co H 22nd NC Infantry
Burley Tilley
Co H 22nd NC Infantry
Jacob Flinchum
Co M 22nd NC Infantry
2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry was formed at Garysburg, North Carolina, during the fall of 1861. It surrendered with 3 officers and 49 men. Company A, known as the “Brown Mountain Boys,” was organized in Stokes County and enlisted there on May 04, 1861. It proceeded to Richmond, Virginia, where it joined General Henry A. Wise’s Legion and was assigned to Colonel Green’s independent regiment, Wise’s Legion.
21st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (formerly the 11th Volunteers) was organized at Danville, Virginia, in June 1861. It surrendered In April 1865 with 6 officers and 117 men of which 40 were armed .
22nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was organized with 12 companies as the 12th Infantry Regiment Volunteers at Raleigh, Wake County July 11, 1861. Companies C and D became Companies A 26th and 28th Infantry Regiments before the regiment was mustered into Confederate service for 12 months at Raleigh, Wake County, during the summer of 1861. It was reorganized June 13, 1862 and surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, in April
53rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was organized in April, 1862 at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. It totaled about 900 effectives in November 1864. It mustered less than half that number in March, 1865. It surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, with a force of approximately 250 on April 26, 1865.
Huggerwoggle and the Family Reserve 