Greetings folks! I am looking for information on Thomas Lenoir Norwood. During the Civil War, he wrote a series of letters to his parents and to his uncle, Walter W. Lenoir (Caldwell County, NC), concerning his military service. These letters are housed in the Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill. Norwood enlisted in Company A, 37th North Carolina Troops, in July 1862, at the age of seventeen (born c.1845). Almost all of the men from Company A were from Ashe County, North Carolina. Norwood rose to the rank of first lieutenant of Company A, was wounded and captured during the battle of Gettysburg, but escaped his captors and made his way back to the southern lines. Norwood, who was in command of company A at the end of the war, surrendered with the rest of the regiment at Appomattox Court House, VA, on April 9, 1865. What happened to Norwood after the war? I have found, on a online search, a Thomas Lenoir Norwood, born Jun. 17, 1845, to Joseph Caldwell Norwood and Laura Leah Carolina Lenoir. This Thomas Lenoir died on Jul. 28, 1888, and is buried at the Lenoir Cemetery, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee. Is this the Thomas Lenoir Norwood who served in Company A, 37th North Carolina Troops? Did he ever marry? Have children? Why did he move to Lenoir City? What was his occupation? I am working on an article based upon one of his letters, recounting his adventures at Gettysburg. I would like to finish this article by telling folks about the rest of his life. Thanks for any help. Regards, Michael C. Hardy Boone, NC _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com