Lenoir County, NC - Military Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sloan Spence Mason CSA-Payroll Records of Stephen C. SPENCE Co. A, 3rd N.C. Artillery, 40th State Troops Confederate Transcribed from the National Archives Records, M 270 Roll 77 Card 1) Confederate-3rd Art'y, 40th State Troops, N.C. S. C. SPENCE Private, Co. A, 40 Reg't N.C. Troops Appears on Company Muster Roll for Nov. 1, 1861 to June 30, 1862 Enlisted: June 9, 1861 Where: Lenoir Co. By Whom: Lt. WILLIAMS Period: War Last Paid, by whom: W. FIELDS To What time: Nov. 1, 1861 Present or absent: Present Geo. LANIER, Copyist Card 2) (all information is the same as card 1 except following info:) For July & August, 1862 Last Paid by whom: Ja. CAMERON To what time: July 1, 1862 Present Geo. LAWRENCE, Copyist Card 3) Jan. & Feb. 1863 Last paid by whom: Capt. HUGGINS To what time: Dec. 31, 1862 Absent Remarks: absent with leave since Feb. 21, 1863 at Lenoir County. Geo. LANIER, Copyist Card 4) March & April, 1863 Last paid by whom, Capt. LAMB To what time: Feb. 28, 1863 Present Geo. LANIER, Copyist Card 5) May & June, 1863 Last paid by whom: Capt. LAMB To what time: April 30, 1863 Present or absent-not related Geo. LANIER, Copyist. Card 6) Dated Aug. 31, 1863 Last paid by whom: Capt. LAMB To what time: June 30, 1863 Present Geo. LANIER, Copyist Card 7) Sept. & Oct. 1863 Last paid by whom: Capt. LAMB To what time Aug. 31, 1863 Present Card 8) Nov. & Dec. 1863 Last paid by whom: Capt. LAMB To what time: Oct. 31, 1863 Present Geo. LAWRENCE, Copyist Card 9) Jan. & Feb. 1864 Last paid by whom: Capt. LAMB To what time: Dec. 31, 1863 Present Geo. LAWRENCE, Copyist Card 10) Mar. & April 1864 Last paid by whom: Capt. LAMB. To what time period: Dec. 31, 1863 Present Geo. LAWRENCE, Copyist Card 11) May & June 1864 Last paid by whom: Capt. HUGINS To what time April 30, 1864 Present Geo. LAWRENCE, Copyist Card 12) July & Aug. 1864 Last paid by whom Capt. HUGINS To what time April 30, 1864 Present Geo. LAWRENCE, Copyist Card 13) Sept. & Oct., 1864 Last paid by whom, Capt. HUGGINS To what time: June 30, 1864 Present Geo. LAWRENCE, Copyist Card 14) June 30 to Dec. 31, 1864 Last paid by whom: Capt. HUGGINS To what time: June 30, 1864 Present Geo. LAWRENCE, Copyist Card 15) Confederate-40th Regt., N.C. Stephen C. SPENCE Pvt. Co. A 40 Regiment N.C. Troops Appears on a Roll of Honor Date of entrance into service: June 9, 1861 Age 30, Vol. Or Conscript- Vol. J.B. DOWD, Copyist Card 16) S.C. SPENCE 40th Regt. N.C. Appears on a register of C.S.A. General Military Hospital, no. 4, Wilmington, N.C. Date, Oct. 2, 1864 Disease: Dysenteria acute Post Office: Sandy Foundation, N.C. Returned to duty Oct. 4, 1864. L. CARY, Copyist Card 17) Stephen C. SPENCE Pvt. Co. A, 40th Regt. N.C. C.S.A. General Military Hospital, no. 4, Wilmington, N.C. Complaint: Dysenteria Acute Admitted: Oct. 2, 1864 Returned to Duty: Oct. 4, 1864 Post Office: Sandy Foundation, N.C. L. P. ATTSCHER, Copyist Card 18) 3 Artillery Co. A, 40 N.C. State Troops Roll dated: May 21, 1862 Bounty paid: $50 Signature: X YARNELL, Copyist Adjutant General's Office Division of Confederate Archives Susan SPENCE Wife of Jno. SPENCE (this name crossed out) Stephen C. SPENCE State of North Carolina Lenoir County I, Susan SPENCE, wife of Stephen SPENCE do hereby appoint Jno. C. WOOTEN my lawful agent to collect and receive any and all money's coming to or due me under a resolution of the Second extra Session of the Legislature of North Carolina for wages due my husband as a volunteer in Capt. SUTTON'S Company the "Lenoir Braves" who was captured by the Federals at Cape Hatteras the 29st of August last- Any receipt-signed and given by him shall be as binding on me as if I were present and signed the same in person. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal- This October 17th day 1861 Signed: Susan SPENCE (seal) Witness: James HERRING I, N. HUNTER Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session of Lenoir County, State of North Carolina do hereby certify that Susan SPENCE, whose signature appears to the above instrument of writing is the lawful wife of Stephen SPENCE In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of Office, This October 28th day, A.D. 1861. __________________________________________________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 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