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.
Letters
ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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12158 | Fisher1 | September 9, 1858 | Ameziah M. Fisher | Lavinia Fisher | Abbeville County, SC | 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 |
12159 | Fisher2 | James Fisher | Amanda Fisher | Catawba County, NC | ||
12177 | Fisher20 | Thomas B. Litton | Amanda Fisher | Garysburg, Northampton 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 |
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 |
12182 | Fisher25 | May 7, 1863 | Thomas B. Litton | Amanda Fisher | Kinston, Lenoir County, NC | Chatham County, NC |
12183 | Fisher26 | April 20, 1864 | B. M. Moore | "Miss Betsy" | ||
12184 | Fisher27 | November 25, 1864 | William J. Fisher | Lavinia Fisher , Amanda Fisher , James Fisher | Petersburg, VA | 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 |