Franklin A. Setzer Correspondence, 1863-1865
Franklin Setzer (1821-1910) was a Catawba County, North Carolina farmer. In October 1863 he was mustered into McRae’s Battallion of North Carolina Cavalry at Camp Vance near Morganton in Burke County. The Battallion served in the western part of the state (with some incursions into East Tennessee) until about June 1, 1864 when McRae’s Battalion was disbanded and many of the men, including Setzer, transferred to the 1st North Carolina Cavalry. He spent the rest of the war around Petersburg, Virginia.
Franklin Setzer married Caroline Wilson in 1847, and the 1860 census records the couple as having four children: Sophrona 12, Harriett 10, Waightstel 3, and Josiah 11 months. Franklin Setzer’s great-grandfather, Jacob Setzer, was born in Mainz, Germany about 1730, and emigrated to North Carolina sometime before the birth of his son, John Setzer, in Rowan County, North Carolina about 1754. John Setzer died in Lincoln County in March 1822. His son, Daniel Setzer (Franklin Setzer’s father), was born ca. 1790 in a part of Lincoln County, North Carolina which later became Catawba County.
Franklin Setzer had a cousin named Franklin A. Setzer (b. ca. 1830) who was also from Catawba County and who served in Co. C, 28th North Carolina Infantry. The were both descended from Jacob Setzer through John Setzer and the two are easily confused. The surname is also spelled Sitzer and Satzer in military records.
Letters
ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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9738 | SetzerF9 | January 1, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Madison County, NC | Catawba County, NC |
9737 | SetzerF8 | December 20, 1863 | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Franklin Setzer | Catawba County, NC | |
9736 | SetzerF7 | December 19, 1863 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Asheville, Buncombe County, NC | Catawba County, NC |
9735 | SetzerF6 | December 14, 1863 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Greene County, TN | Catawba County, NC |
9734 | SetzerF5 | November 26, 1863 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer , Setzer | Asheville, Buncombe County, NC | Catawba County, NC |
9733 | SetzerF4 | November 23, 1863 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Buncombe County, NC | Catawba County, NC |
9765 | SetzerF36 | March 15, 1865 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Petersburg, VA | Catawba County, NC |
9764 | SetzerF35 | March 14, 1865 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Dinwiddie Courthouse, VA | Catawba County, NC |
9763 | SetzerF34 | March 6, 1865 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | VA | Catawba County, NC |
9762 | SetzerF33 | February 9, 1865 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Petersburg, VA | Catawba County, NC |
9761 | SetzerF32 | February 1, 1865 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | VA | Catawba County, NC |
9760 | SetzerF31 | January 19, 1865 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | VA | Catawba County, NC |
9759 | SetzerF30 | December 27, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | VA | Catawba County, NC |
9732 | SetzerF3 | November 8, 1863 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Catawba County, NC | |
9758 | SetzerF29 | December 24, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | VA | Catawba County, NC |
9757 | SetzerF28 | December 4, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | VA | Catawba County, NC |
9756 | SetzerF27 | December 1, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Petersburg, VA | Catawba County, NC |
9755 | SetzerF26 | November 21, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Greensboro, NC | Catawba County, NC |
9754 | SetzerF25 | September 26, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | VA | Catawba County, NC |
9753 | SetzerF24 | September 21, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Dinwiddie Courthouse, VA | Catawba County, NC |
9752 | SetzerF23 | August 7, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Petersburg, VA | Catawba County, NC |
9751 | SetzerF22 | July 31, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Richmond, VA | Catawba County, NC |
9750 | SetzerF21 | July 10, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Petersburg, VA | Catawba County, NC |
9749 | SetzerF20 | April 5, 1864 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | Petersburg, VA | Catawba County, NC |
9731 | SetzerF2 | October 25, 1863 | Franklin Setzer | Caroline Wilson Setzer | NC | Catawba County, NC |