This is pretty common knowledge, but, in case anyone is interested... BRIGADIER GENERAL RICHARD CASWELL GATLIN The only Confederate General from Lenoir County was Brig. Gen. Richard Caswell Gatlin. He was born 18 Jan 1809 in Lenoir County, NC to John S. Gatlin and Susannah Caswell,daughter of Governor Richard Caswell. He graduated from West Point in1832; served as a career military officer in Florida, Mexico, and the American West; and resigned his commission in Arkansas in 1861 to join the Cofederate Army in NC. After the War, he returned to Arkansas where he farmed. He died at Mount Nebo, AR on 8 Sep 1896 and is buried at the National Cemetery in Fort Smith, AR. His wife was Mary A Gibson and they had a daughter, Mary Knox Gatlin, who married U of NC geologist Collier Cobb. ----- Original Message ----- From: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> To: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [NCLENOIR] new postings > Thanks for the information and hit that one next trip down. It is going to > be a pain to wade through all the letters of the alphabet trying to find > something. > > Martha > > At 11:19 PM 4/19/02 -0400, you wrote: > >Yes, the Richard Caswell Gatlin papers are in the Southern Historical > >Collection. He was son of Susannah and John Gatlin and grandson of Richard > >Caswell. > > > >Jim > > > >