Amos Family Papers
Richard Amos (b. ca. 1810) was a tobacco farmer from the Ayresville neighborhood of Rockingham County, North Carolina, although at the time time of the Federal Census of 1860, the family was living in neighboring Stokes County. Richard Amos and his wife, Ann (b. ca. 1808), had four sons: Peter (b. ca. 1833), William (b. ca. 1835), James (b. ca. 1838), and Henry (b. ca. 1839). James and Henry enlisted in Co. L, 21st North Carolina Infantry on July 25, 1862. Henry served as a private and died of disease at Mt. Jackson, Virginia on January 2, 1863. James served as a corporal and was wounded and captured at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. He died of his wounds on July 27. Peter Amos also served in the Confederate Army, but his regiment and his fate are uncertain. The collection also includes letters from Richard’s older brother, Francis (b. ca. 1803), who had moved to Indiana in the 1830s, and from two of Richard Amos’ Rockingham County neighbors who were serving in the Confederate Army.
Letters
ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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8676 | Amos1 | December 5, 1858 | Francis Amos | Richard Amos, Ann Amos | Shelby County, IN | Ayersville, Rockingham County, NC |
8685 | Amos10 | May 31, 1863 | James M. Amos | Richard Amos | Fredericksburg, VA | Ayersville, Rockingham County, NC |
8686 | Amos11 | August 20, 1864 | Peter Amos | William Amos | Greensboro, Guilford County, NC | |
8677 | Amos2 | September 2, 1860 | Peter Amos | Richard Amos, Ann Amos | Weaubleu, St. Clair County, MO | Ayersville, Rockingham County, NC |
8678 | Amos3 | October 29, 1860 | William Amos | Richard Amos, Ann Amos | Augusta, Richmond County, GA | Ayersville, Rockingham County, NC |
8679 | Amos4 | March 26, 1861 | Francis Amos | Richard Amos | Shelby County, IN | Ayersville, Rockingham County, NC |
8680 | Amos5 | August 11, 1861 | Pleasant B. Ray | Richard Amos | Manassas Junction, Prince William County, VA | Ayersville, Rockingham County, NC |
8681 | Amos6 | August 25, 1862 | Elijah Gatewood | Richard Amos | Drewry's Bluff, Chesterfield County, VA | Ayersville, Rockingham County, NC |
8682 | Amos7 | February 7, 1863 | William Amos | Richard Amos | Company Shops, Alamance County, NC | Ayersville, Rockingham County, NC |
8683 | Amos8 | March 16, 1863 | James M. Amos | Richard Amos | Ayersville, Rockingham County, NC | |
8684 | Amos9 | April 25, 1863 | James M. Amos | William Amos | Fredericksburg, VA |