William H. Brotherton Papers, 1861-1870

The Brothertons were a farm family from the Sherrill’s Ford section of Catawba County, North Carolina. At the time of the 1860 Federal Census, Thomas Brotherton (b. ca. 1802) and his wife, Nancy (b. ca. 1807), were living on their farm with three grown children, James (b. ca. 1840), William (b. ca. 1841), and Martha (b. ca. 1843). William H. Brotherton enlisted as a private in Co. K, 23rd North Carolina Infantry on August 8, 1862.He was captured at Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864, confined at Point Lookout, and paroled in March 1865.In addition to the letters written by William H. Brotherton, the collection also includes letters written by various relatives serving in the 23rd, 34th and 52ndNorth Carolina Infantry.

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Letters

Displaying 26 - 45 of 45
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10066 Brotherton26 August 17, 1863 William H. Brotherton Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton , Polly Howard Orange Court House, VA Catawba County, NC
10067 Brotherton27 August 27, 1863 William H. Brotherton Polly Howard Orange Court House, VA Catawba County, NC
10068 Brotherton28 September 1, 1863 William H. Brotherton Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton , Martha Elizabeth Brotherton Orange Court House, VA Catawba County, NC
10069 Brotherton29 September 21, 1863 William H. Brotherton Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton , Martha Elizabeth Brotherton VA Catawba County, NC
10070 Brotherton30 September 26, 1863 William H. Brotherton Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton , Martha Elizabeth Brotherton Catawba County, NC
10071 Brotherton31 January 31, 1864 William H. Brotherton Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton Orange Court House, VA Catawba County, NC
10072 Brotherton32 February 26, 1864 William H. Brotherton Thomas Brotherton Hanover Junction, VA Catawba County, NC
10073 Brotherton33 March 6, 1864 William H. Brotherton Martha Elizabeth Brotherton , Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton Hanover Junction, VA Catawba County, NC
10077 Brotherton37 April 5, 1864 William H. Brotherton Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton , Martha Elizabeth Brotherton VA Catawba County, NC
10074 Brotherton34 April 8, 1864 William H. Brotherton Nancy Brotherton , Martha Elizabeth Brotherton Salisbury, NC Catawba County, NC
10075 Brotherton35 April 24, 1864 William H. Brotherton Martha Elizabeth Brotherton , Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton Catawba County, NC
10076 Brotherton36 June 4, 1864 William H. Brotherton Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton , Martha Elizabeth Brotherton Catawba County, NC
10078 Brotherton38 August 2, 1864 William H. Brotherton Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton , Martha Elizabeth Brotherton Catawba County, NC
10079 Brotherton39 August 3, 1864 William Brotherton Thomas Brotherton Petersburg, VA Catawba County, NC
10080 Brotherton40 August 10, 1864 William H. Brotherton Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton , Martha Elizabeth Brotherton Winchester, VA Catawba County, NC
10081 Brotherton41 August 16, 1864 Nancy A. Howard William H. Brotherton
10082 Brotherton42 September 1, 1864 James Brotherton Martha Elizabeth Brotherton Petersburg, VA Catawba County, NC
10083 Brotherton43 September 5, 1864 Thomas Brotherton , Nancy Brotherton , Martha Elizabeth Brotherton William H. Brotherton Catawba County, NC
10084 Brotherton44 October 23, 1864 Levi A. Lockman Thomas Brotherton New Market, VA Catawba County, NC
10085 Brotherton45 January 24, 1865 Thomas Brotherton William H. Brotherton Catawba County, NC

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