Fisher Family Papers

The Fisher family lived in the Sherrill’s Ford section of Catawba County, North Carolina. At the time of the 1860 Federal Census, David Fisher (b. ca. 1803) and Elizabeth Fisher (b. ca. 1819) were living on their Catawba County farm with their four daughters and one son. Most of the letters in this collection were written to two of the daughters, Lavinia “Viney”Fisher (b. ca. 1838) and Elizabeth Amanda “Mandy” Fisher (b. ca. 1843) by a number of relatives and former neighbors serving in the Confederate Army. Among these are cousin James Fisher, who served in the 23rd NC Inf., L. L. Houk, who served in the 6th NC Inf., T. B. Litten, who served in the 5th NC Cav., and J. C. Hill, who served in the 49th NC Inf. with William J. Fisher (b. ca. 1846), the younger brother of Viney and Mandy Fisher. L. L. Houk was killed at Antietam on September 17, 1862. James Fisher died near Fredericksburg on April 2, 1863 (cause not reported). J. C. Hill was wounded at Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862 and again at Drewry’s Bluff on May 16, 1864. Hill died of his wounds at Richmond on June 6, 1864.

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University

Letters

Displaying 1 - 25 of 27
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
12159 Fisher2 James Fisher Amanda Fisher Catawba County, NC
12177 Fisher20 Thomas B. Litton Amanda Fisher Garysburg, Northampton County, NC Chatham County, NC
12158 Fisher1 September 9, 1858 Ameziah M. Fisher Lavinia Fisher Abbeville County, SC Chatham County, NC
12160 Fisher3 March 12, 1861 L. Lawson Houk Lavinia Fisher Burke County, NC Chatham County, NC
12161 Fisher4 March 29, 1861 James Fisher Amanda Fisher Chatham County, NC
12162 Fisher5 September 14, 1861 James Fisher Lavinia Fisher Manassas Junction, VA Chatham County, NC
12163 Fisher6 October 7, 1861 James Fisher Lavinia Fisher Fairfax County, VA Chatham County, NC
12164 Fisher7 October 27, 1861 L. Lawson Houk Lavinia Fisher Manassas Junction, VA Chatham County, NC
12166 Fisher9 November 13, 1861 James Fisher Lavinia Fisher Manassas Junction, VA Chatham County, NC
12165 Fisher8 November 25, 1861 L. Lawson Houk Lavinia Fisher VA Chatham County, NC
12167 Fisher10 December 6, 1861 G. T. Brown Amanda Fisher Chatham County, NC
12168 Fisher11 February 2, 1862 L. Logan Kale Jane Fisher Dumfries, Prince William County, VA Chatham County, NC
12169 Fisher12 February 28, 1862 L. Lawson Houk Lavinia Fisher VA Chatham County, NC
12170 Fisher13 April 6, 1862 L. Lawson Houk Lavinia Fisher Yorktown, VA Chatham County, NC
12171 Fisher14 July 11, 1862 L. Lawson Houk Lavinia Fisher Richmond, Richmond County, VA Chatham County, NC
12172 Fisher15 August 18, 1862 James Fisher Lavinia Fisher Richmond, Richmond County, VA Chatham County, NC
12173 Fisher16 October 24, 1862 Thomas B. Litton Amanda Fisher Chatham County, NC
12174 Fisher17 November 4, 1862 J. E. Sigmon Amanda Fisher Drewry's Bluff, Chesterfield County, VA Chatham County, NC
12175 Fisher18 November 23, 1862 Thomas B. Litton Amanda Fisher Garysburg, Northampton County, NC Chatham County, NC
12176 Fisher19 December 29, 1862 Thomas B. Litton Amanda Fisher Kinston, Lenoir County, NC Chatham County, NC
12178 Fisher21 January 9, 1863 Thomas B. Litton Amanda Fisher Kinston, Lenoir County, NC Chatham County, NC
12179 Fisher22 March 21, 1863 J. C. Hill Lavinia Fisher Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC Chatham County, NC
12182 Fisher25 May 7, 1863 Thomas B. Litton Amanda Fisher Kinston, Lenoir County, NC Chatham County, NC
12180 Fisher23 August 12, 1863 J. G. Page "Deer miss" Iredell County, NC Chatham County, NC
12181 Fisher24 September 20, 1863 J. C. Hill Lavinia Fisher Weldon, Halifax County, NC Chatham County, NC

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