tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post4351680204863297726..comments2024-03-27T09:44:59.329-04:00Comments on Free North Carolina: “That Handful of Brave North Carolinians -- Two Hundred Fifty Against Fourteen Thousand” Brock Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-56192926039651448672015-09-28T18:37:03.690-04:002015-09-28T18:37:03.690-04:00I didn't even think about publishing it when I...I didn't even think about publishing it when I had it. In retrospect I could have done it and used the money for the Cause.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-43172560299636283222015-09-28T18:23:08.380-04:002015-09-28T18:23:08.380-04:00Amen. Amen. The Bennington Terminal Railroad https://www.blogger.com/profile/11674269557478111765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-77287546999031416092015-09-28T18:09:54.729-04:002015-09-28T18:09:54.729-04:00Maybe see if SC has something similar.
Private Le...Maybe see if SC has something similar.<br /><br />Private Leon, A Jew, Served In 53rd NC (My Family's Unit)<br />http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=137&highlight=division+archives<br />Private Leon was a Jew who served in Company B, 53rd NC. My great grandfather and great uncle served in Company C. Many years ago I was advertising in the Confederate Veteran for information concerning this regiment, and I was sent Private Leon's diary by a gentleman in NC. I, in turn, sent it from California back to NC for Mr. Weymouth Jordan in the Division of Archives and History. He replied stating that he had never seen such, and after reading it over the weekend was certain he would use it. Fortunately, it was just in time to be included in Volume XIII, NC Troops published in 1993, and Private Leon is quoted extensively. Mr. Jordan also included some of the information I provided concerning my family.<br /><br />Private Leon's diary was published later, and his last words bear repeating.<br /><br />"When I commenced this diary, of my life as a Confederate soldier I was full of hope for the speedy termination of the War, and our independence.<br /><br />I was not quite nineteen years old. I am now twenty-three. The four years that I have given to my country, I do not regret, nor am I sorry for one day that I have given - my only regret is that we have lost that for which we fought. Nor do I for one minute think that we lost it by any other way than by being outnumbered at least five, if not ten to one. The world was open to the enemy, but shut out to us. I shall now close this diary in sorrow, but to the last I will say that, although but a private, I still say our Cause was just, nor do I regret one thing that I have done to cripple the North."Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-6695717892557056372015-09-28T17:22:21.281-04:002015-09-28T17:22:21.281-04:00Is there a good site or book that covers those day...Is there a good site or book that covers those days before the crater? He died July 28th in Petersburg. That's all I know. The Bennington Terminal Railroad https://www.blogger.com/profile/11674269557478111765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-32942730964928129722015-09-28T15:59:57.082-04:002015-09-28T15:59:57.082-04:00Keep a pokin'. :)Keep a pokin'. :)Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-25412266727646309842015-09-28T14:39:44.471-04:002015-09-28T14:39:44.471-04:00Poked around a little. Found his sign up paperwork...Poked around a little. Found his sign up paperwork and his kia paperwork. Haven't looked into where he was those days leading up yet. The Bennington Terminal Railroad https://www.blogger.com/profile/11674269557478111765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-81738413677675064062015-09-28T13:48:12.415-04:002015-09-28T13:48:12.415-04:00I am sure and guess you've exhausted all means...I am sure and guess you've exhausted all means.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-11539102322768595572015-09-28T13:34:56.681-04:002015-09-28T13:34:56.681-04:00My wife's kin died two days prior up there. Je...My wife's kin died two days prior up there. Jeptha Turner of the 22nd South Carolina volunteers. Been curious how his last days went. The Bennington Terminal Railroad https://www.blogger.com/profile/11674269557478111765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-43550856833240095042015-09-28T13:10:12.697-04:002015-09-28T13:10:12.697-04:00Thanks.Thanks.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-78123380704224577512015-09-28T13:05:27.582-04:002015-09-28T13:05:27.582-04:0049th NC left out entirely. They too paid the pric...49th NC left out entirely. They too paid the price in defense of the Crater.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com