Lenoir County, NC, Letters, Miss Hyatt from E. Grady, 1914 
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This following is a letter written to Miss Hyatt, a family researcher, by E. Grady. 
This document is a part of the Sybil Hyatt Collection- Courtesy Kinston Public Library.

Albertson, NC
June 30, 1914
Dear Miss Hyatt:
 
I owe you an apology for my delay in acknowledging the reception of your letter and 
magazines. I intended to write last week but had to look up some old letters and papers 
for the desired information. I failed to get all the dates as you requested.  My brothers F. 
A. and A.W. Simmons and brother in law, Lemuel Casey (Casey died in Hospital 
Goldsboro, NC March '63 (sic 1863) were in Daniel's Brigade, 43 Regiment-Co. A.

Francis A. Simmons was promoted Sergt. May 14, '62; wounded in the right arm in the 
battle at Gettysburg July '63; surrendered with the few remaining of the Co. at 
Appomattox Court House, Va. Amos W. Simmons, captured at Hare's Hill March 25, '65, 
released after the war. Wounded in both hands. Died Aug. 9, 1910.  Stephen H. Simmons 
and Austin Swinson were with the Sr. Reserves. Stephen died in Kinston, April 28, 1907. 
A. Swinson died of Typhoid _______'64. Pinckney Hill (father of A.T. Hill and Ida 
Aldridge) was in the 51 Reg. NC. He was captured and imprisoned in N (can't read) was 
released after the war; came home and died at his brother's, Tom Hill near Kinston 
______'65.

I am sorry I can't lend you "Our Living and our Dead" and several others: "The Last days 
of the War in NC by Z.B. Vance", "The Historic Significance of the Southern Revolution 
by Rev. Wm. A. Hall". They belong to Mr. Grady, but I will assist you in any way I can, I 
have some old letters that might be of service to you in your work. One from my brother 
Francis, written March 22, 1863, while camping near Kinston. Daniel's Brigade made a 
raid down to New Bern, on Deed Gully. And one from Uncle George Simmons written 
May 20, 1833 telling how he traveled in moving to Miss., the hardships they endured and  
all. The letter was written to Uncle Hargett Kornegay, great grandfather to Sheriff Taylor. 
I have the genealogy of the Kornegay family. Will try to get some subscribers for 
"Carolina and Southern Cross". 
Yours to serve,
E.__Grady