William Jackson "Willy" Carter Sr.
Birth: 25 January, 1812
Death: 1886, Cleveland Co, NC
Burial: Family Cemetery, Cleveland Co, NC
Marriage: Amy Alice Hasten on 18 Oct 1831
Children of William Carter & Amy Hasten:
William Jackson "Jack" Carter Jr. - On tombstone listed as Co. F, 56th NC Infantry, C.S.A. which would put him in the same unit as John Wesley Carter. Bible states that he left home on February 8, 1864 and that he got home on May 19, 1865. He was released as a prisoner of war on May 13, 1865.
James C. Carter - Listed as Pvt. in Co. B, 49th Regiment of NC
troops. Bible states that he "left home" May 27, 1861 and was killed May 17,
1864. War record states that he enlisted 14 May 1861 but has no death date.
Troops records say that "On May 10, 1864 the Regiment marched to Petersburg and
became part of Beauregard's Corps. On the 16th of May Beauregard crept up on Ben
Butler near Drury's Bluff and Butler was forced to retreat with his Federal
forces. The 49th lost heavily." From civil war books - "Erected south of
Richmond on Drewry's Bluff of the James River, Fort Darling survived Union
attempts to destroy it and kept Union warships away from Richmond until the city
fell in 1865." "After a two week campaign, Union General Benjamin F. Butler's
army was hit by a major attack from General P.G.T. Beauregard's Confederates at
Drewry's Bluff on May 16, 1864, forcing Butler to withdraw and ending his
offensive against Petersburg, Virginia."
Jesse J. Carter - Listed as Pvt. in Co. F, 34th Regiment of NC
Troops (Floyd Rifles). Bible states that he "left home" October 10, 1861 and was
killed at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. Records indicate that he enlisted 17
September 1861 and agrees with Bible as to date and place killed. Also states
the following "The 34th was with General Jackson on his great flank movement at
Chancellorsville and was near him when he was shot. After this hard battle the
Army of Northern Virginia started towards Gettysburg and the Brigade, now known
as Scales, because General Pender had ben promoted, for the first time had to
retreat under fire. Scale's Brigade was in the second line of Pickett's Charge,
but was repulsed and driven back in disorder, as was every other command engaged
in that destructive charge."
John Wesley Carter - Listed as Pvt. in Co. F, 56th Regiment of NC
troops. Bible states "left home" May 14, 1862 and died September 10, 1864. War
records indicate that he enlisted 10 May 1862 and died 15 September 1864. Bible
says he died at Richmond. Troop records indicate that the 56th "moved to
Petersburg to help in battle with Grant --- the Crater (June 1864 - April 1865)
also took its toll of the 56th."
Urshley Carter
