Jerry, I found on the web a 20 pg. book written by Miles O. Sherrill "A Soldier's Story" The URL http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/sherrill/sherrill.html . He mentions the names of J. U. Long, Nicholas Sherrill and W. P. Sherrill. I was delighted to find this book when I did a search on the name Sherrill. I have a Sherrill line. Linda Hoyle ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 8:35 PM Subject: [Catawba-West] William P Sherrill > Seeking parents of William P Sherrill. He filed a will April 29, 1861 in > Catawba County upon enlisting in the Confederacy. He was a merchant in > Catawba County when he enlisted at age 25, April 27, 1861 in Company A, 12th > Regiment NC Troops. He transferred to Company F, 32nd Regiment Sep 14, 1861. > Possibly a brother, Thomas Sherrill, age 18, also listed as a merchant, was > in both of the above companies on the same dates. William P Sherrill was > promoted to Sergeant on May 1, 1862. Captured at Spotslyvania Court House, VA > and confned at Point Lookout, MD, May 18, 1864. Transferred to Elmira, NY, > August 3, 1864 where he died August 6, 1864. > His Will is in the NC Archives. He willed James Cashion $140.00; To the > sons of Thomas Long, J.W.C. Long, Avery P Long, and Thomas W Long, $100 each. > Remainder of estate was willed to child of Mary Pierce. Thomas Long appointed > Executor. Probate date was April, 1866 in Catawba County but an Estate > settlement is not found in NC Archives. > Jerry > Lynn > > > > ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== > Your donations to RootsWeb makes CATAWBA-WEST possible. > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >