Catawba County, War Betwen the States

Catawba County, North Carolina
in the War Between the States

(L to R) Ike Williams, George W. Rabb, Jeptha U. Long,
Henry J. Reitzel, John.M. Arndt and John Sherrill.
(Photo courtesy of Catawba County Historical Assn., Kevin Isenhour)

Catawba County
Confederate Soldier
PHOTO GALLERY

CEMETERIES

MEMORIALS

During the War Between the States, over 2,044 Catawba County men
(out of a population of about 6,000) went off to war.
Over a third of them never returned. This is their story.

Catawba County
Confederate Soldier
ROSTER

THE FALLEN 600

THE 2,000
HEROES

CATAWBA COUNTY CONFEDERATE SOLDIER MEMORIAL

A continuing project for the Sons of Confederate Veterans has been to locate,
mark and memorialize the graves of the 632 men who never returned.
In 2005, a memorial was dedicated on Courthouse Square in Newton to honor these men.

OLD SOLDIER'S REUNION

Since 1896, surviving Catawba soldiers have held an annual reunion
during the third week of August, each year. Records exist for
their annual reunions at these sites: 1892, 2002, 2003, 2005.

A picture of an early reunion shows many attendeed.
Viewers are invited to help identify them.

Items of interest in Catawba County

Herman Family	The Lanier Brothers	Jesse A. Sigmon
Wartime Letters of Jacob L. Hartsoe	Daniel C. Wilson History and dedication	Wartime Letters of Andrew Rink
The First Tar Heel to die in battle	The Gabriel Boys	Prison Life and Other Incidents in the War of 1861-'65 An account by Miles O. Sherrill
Jefferson Davis Funeral Album	Civil War Rosters Arranged by State The MOST COMPLETE list of Civil War roster Links on the web	NORTH CAROLINA'S RECORD 1861-1865 by Zebulon B. Vance
	Widow's Pension Application W.P. Cline

A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina - 1861-1865

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

Section I - Numerical Desig.of NC CSA Organizations

Section II - Local Designations of Confederate Units

Section IIa - Company Organization of NC Units

Section III - Union Regiments

Section IV -Military Installations

Section V -Abbreviations

EPILOGUE

NC Civil War Pension Project

Proposed CSA Database

NC Reserve Organization

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