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Book Title: Confederate Memoirs

In honor of our Confederate fathers and mothers as a heritage to our children.

Dedicated to the U.D.C. Members who have kept alive the memory of the courage
and faith of our forefathers.

Dedicated to county residents who have made this edition possible.


Foreword

   During the Centennial Commemoration of the War Between the States, 1861-1865,
a committee was authorized to compile and publish a directory of all the
enlistees from Alamance County, a record which will be a lasting tribute to the
veterans and of great assistance to future generations.

   This list of veterans who gave their services is copied mostly from John
Moore's Roster of N. C. Troops by Regiment and Company, giving such information
as could be found. Moore's Roster makes no claim to contain all enlistees who
served in the war, but it does have a great majority. Many of the Confederate
records were destroyed by both the Confederates themselves and by Union troops,
and many others were lost. Many regiments do not have half of the men assigned
to them. Some companies are omitted entirely and some have as many as ninety men
missing. We can understand this inaccuracy when we consider the lack of
information and the numerous problems and conditions that the people faced
during the war years.

   Other sources searched for information were libraries, historic sites, church
cemeteries, road-side graveyards, personal letters and records, diaries,
Confederate Soldiers' Pension lists and the minutes of the Confederate Camp of
Alamance County.

   It is the hope of the Centennial Committee that this book will serve as a
useful directory, but more important, that it will be helpful as a published
record of the devotion of unnumbered men and women to the heroes of The War
Between the States, whether they were generals, private soldiers or dedicated
women.

   We are greatly indebted to the individuals and groups who helped collect the
material and assisted in searching records—The Charles F. Fisher Chapter,
Burlington, and Graham Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the
newspapers and numerous interested persons throughout Alamance County. The
Committee is especially grateful for the support and cooperation of the Alamance
County Commissioners: R. Homer Andrews, J. B. Long, Oscar W. Gammon, G. M.
Newlin and G. C. Amick.

   For further information write the N. C. Department of Archives and History,
Raleigh, N. C; National Archives and Records Service, Washington, D. C; and
Moore's Roster of N. C. Troops at the Alamance Battle Ground Museum.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Confederate Memoirs

Alamance County Troops
of
The War Between The States
1861-1865

Roster of Troops
Mrs. J. G. Tingen
Mrs. Ava Burke
Miss Bertha Cates

Histories and Articles 
Mable S. Lassiter

Advisory Board
Howard White 
Luther Byrd

Centennial Edition


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