Carpenter Family Papers
The Carpenters were a farm family from Chatham County, North Carolina. Six sons of Solomon Carpenter (b. ca. 1802) and his wife, Mary (b. ca. 1804), served in the Confederate Army. William Carpenter served in Co. G, 1st North Carolina Infantry. Robert Carpenter served in Co. E, 3rd North Carolina Infantry. Thomas, Elbert, Wyett, and James Carpenter served in Co. D, 61st North Carolina Infantry. William was captured at Burkeville Junction, Virginia on April 6, 1865 and confined at Point Lookout prison camp before being paroled on June 24. Robert was killed in a railroad accident near Louisa Court House on August 25, 1863. James died of disease at Tarboro, North Carolina on November 21, 1862 and Wyett died five days later.
Archive:
J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University
Other:
Collection No. 11
Letters
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14
| ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12002 | Carpenter1 | July 24, 1862 | Thomas Carpenter | Solomon Carpenter | Wake County, NC | Chatham County, NC |
| 12003 | Carpenter2 | August 5, 1862 | Robert Carpenter | Solomon Carpenter | Richmond County, VA | Chatham County, NC |
| 12005 | Carpenter3 | August 17, 1862 | William Carpenter | Solomon Carpenter | Richmond County, VA | Chatham County, NC |
| 12006 | Carpenter4 | August 18, 1862 | Robert Carpenter | Solomon Carpenter | Chatham County, NC | |
| 12007 | Carpenter5 | September 27, 1862 | Robert Carpenter | Solomon Carpenter | Chatham County, NC | |
| 12008 | Carpenter6 | November 22, 1862 | Elbert Carpenter | Solomon Carpenter | Edgecombe County, NC | Chatham County, NC |
| 12009 | Carpenter7 | November 26, 1862 | Elbert Carpenter | Solomon Carpenter | Edgecombe County, NC | Chatham County, NC |
| 12010 | Carpenter8 | December 19, 1862 | William Carpenter | Solomon Carpenter | Guinea Station, VA | Chatham County, NC |
| 12011 | Carpenter9 | June 2, 1863 | Robert Carpenter | Solomon Carpenter | Richmond County, VA | Chatham County, NC |
| 12012 | Carpenter10 | June 28, 1863 | Robert Carpenter | Solomon Carpenter , Mary Carpenter | Richmond County, VA | Chatham County, NC |
| 12013 | Carpenter11 | June 28, 1863 | Robert Carpenter | Solomon Carpenter | Richmond County, VA | Chatham County, NC |
| 12015 | Carpenter12 | December 18, 1863 | James Ennis | Solomon Carpenter | Morton's Ford, VA | Chatham County, NC |
| 12017 | Carpenter13 | April 1, 1864 | Marion Womack | Solomon Carpenter | Guinea Station, VA | Chatham County, NC |
| 12019 | Carpenter14 | November 24, 1868 | Nancy H. Holleman | Thomas Carpenter | White County, AR | Chatham County, NC |
