Hello Trish and Groups... Thanks for the information Trish... I should have included Lenoir & Greene in my post... doing so now. 12 Oct 04 Trish wrote: Jewelle, The name Grandison Sheppard stands out in the list from the Confederate Cemetery in Campbell County, Tenn. He could have Greene County roots. There were a couple of Grandison Edwards. The Sheppards and Edwards certainly intermarried. Trish On Tuesday, October 12, 2004, at 11:30 AM, Jewelle Baker wrote to GenealogyPittCountyNorthCarolinaFriendsInResearch: Hello Group... For your information, forwarding for Michael HARDY.... read on: Greetings folks! Please note the below article I wrote about the Confederate cemetery in Campbell County, Tenn., along with the names of the soldiers (at the end of the article). Is anyone related to any of these men? Regards, Michael C. Hardy www.michaelchardy.com In the summer of 1862, the 58th North Carolina Troops marched away to eastern Tennessee. Their term of enlistment was three years, or the war. Many who watched their sons, husbands, or fathers pass along the route must have been terrified at the thought that they might never return. The 58th North Carolina Troops would not see any large-scale action their first year in service. But, disease, the largest killer during the war, would take its toll those first twelve months. During the winter of 1862-1863, the regiment was assigned to guard Big Gap Creek in Campbell County, Tennessee. That winter was harsh, and fifty members of the 58th North Carolina perished. They were all buried in a local cemetery in Campbell County, forgotten by most except for a few families in the area. In December 2002, Leta Cornett, of Boone, North Carolina, walked into the Campbell County Historical Museum and inquired as to the whereabouts of the Delap Cemetery. A phone call and a short drive was all that it took for Ms. Cornett to find the cemetery, and some members of the local community who helped her pinpoint the graves of fifty members of the 58th North Carolina who died during that winter 140 years ago. One of those soldiers was her grandfather. Soon the Campbell County Historical Society and other members of the community were involved; the cemetery was cleaned up and mapped. From the Veterans Administration, fifty tombstones were ordered, bearing the names and dates (if known) of the North Carolina soldiers. These tombstones and a fence will soon be installed around the cemetery to protect the final resting places of these soldiers. Believed to be buried in the cemetery are the following men: Adam EGGERS, Phillip H. GRUBB, Nathan HARTLEY, Jacob S. HAYES, Harmon HICKS, John H. BAIRD, Dudley G. GLENN, Larkin GREEN, William L. BROWN, Jacob JOHNSON, Madison JOHNSON, Larkin M. JONES, John MICHAELl, David D. MILLER, John NORRIS, Jessie PROFITT, James A. SMITH, and Alfred WATSON, of WATAUGA COUNTY; Newton A. BAKER, Samuel D. FRANKLIN, Hodge R. GARLAND, Jason E. BURLESON, Hilliard HORN, Thomas McKINNEY, and Joseph STEWARD, of MITCHELL COUNTY; John W. HUNTER, James M. CRAWFORD, William J. JONES, William M. McINTOSH, William A. NICHOLS, John W. PHILLIPS, Conarah D. PHIPPS, Grandison SHEPPERD, and Edward M. WILSON, of YANCY COUNTY; Elbert COFFEY and Stephen R. GRIFFIN, of CALDWELL COUNTY; Losen M. JAMES, John JEMERSON, J. F. MASSEY, Aaron W. OWENSBURY, and Edward TOWERY, of McDOWELL COUNTY; and William TREADWAY of ASHE COUNTY . A fund has been set up at the Peoples National bank in Jacksboro for those wishing to contribute to the project. A memorial service is also being planned. For more information, please contact Michael C. Hardy at [email protected] ********************************************************* Jewelle [email protected] [email protected] Main SURNAMES; CANNON; COX; JACKSON; McLAWHORN (all sp); WINGATE ++++ GenealogyPITT Co NC Friends In Research (Serving all Eastern/Coastal NC Counties) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/genpcncfir http://groups.yahoo.com/group/genpcncfir/messages eMail scan by NAV & certified Virus Free