Burnt Chimney Volunteers First to Leave County in 1861
Mn. Aaron Wall, elder Burnt Chimney resident, recalled at the Lee-Davis Camp meeting how his unit, the Burnt Chimney Volunteers, left Rutherford County on June 3 1861. He joined Captain Herbert Lee’s company which became Company D, 16th Regiment, and later served at Appomattox. The unit began with 97 enlisted men, 11 NCOs, and 4 officers, with additions throughout the war.
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Aaron Wall
Henrietta
Lee-Davis Camp
United Confederate Veterans
Wall
Herbert D. Lee
Burnt Chimney
16Th Regiment
Lee
C. T. Davis
Forest City
Davis
Rutherfordton
Herbert Lee
Captai Davis
Mr. Wall
Appomatox
Co. D
Rutherford County
Hollis Graduate Is Married Man
Hollis May 12. Clifford C. Crow a Rutherford county married man and father of two will enter Wake Forest college this fall to study for the ministry after receiving his Hollis high school diploma last week. Crow left school at 13 to help tenant farming parents, saved to buy a mountain farm, then reentered school at 24 after marriage. He earned his diploma at 29 amid an uphill grind of farming days and weekends. Neighbors gave gifts to ease the move to a Wake Forest area farm where he will study during leisure hours while pursuing ministerial training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow
Hollis
Duncan Creek
Eskridge Honored At Banker's Meet
Shelby area banker Forest Eskridge, cashier of First National Bank and Union Trust, was elected third vice president of the North Carolina Bankers Association at Pinehurst. He becomes the sole new officer this year and will advance to the presidency in three years. About 500 bankers attended as W E Stroud moved from first vice president to president, R M Hanes rose to first vice president, and ex congressman R N Page advanced to second vice president.
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Forest Eskridge
First National Bank
Union Trust Company of
Shelby
North Carolina Bankers Association
Pinehurst
Eskridge
Vic
W. E. Stroud
Goldsboro
R. M. Hanes
Winston- Salem
R. N. Page
Aberdeen
Shelby Star
Will Preach Sunday at First Baptist Church
Rev B P Parks will preach at First Baptist Church Sunday morning and evening while Pastor Dr W A Ayers is away at a Baptist college board meeting in New Orleans Louisiana.
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First Baptist Church
B. P. Parks
W. A. Ayers
A Baptist College
New Orleans
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Efird’s
Charlotte
N. C
N.G
Ilies
James T. Padgett
Padgett and
King Undertakers
Clifford Crow
Wake Forest
Banker’s Meet
Quality Service Stores
Home Owned and
Home Operated
White House
Columbus Peg. CO
Kenney
Carolina
S. R
Borden’s
Lipton’ Tea
Chipso
van Camp
Becker
K. E. Si J. Cal Wil Williams Brothers
E. Justice & Son
L. Johnson W
Cee
W. C. Ellie Spindale Grocery Company
Ruth E. H. Walker
Grover Keeter & Company
Keeter Brothers
R. B. Keeter
R. H. Champio
Jackson's Cash Grocery
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