Franklin Setzer

First Name: Franklin
Last Name: Setzer
Unit: 
McRae’s Battallion of North Carolina Cavalry; later 1st North Carolina Cavalry
Name Variant: 
Sitzer, Satzer
Residence (County): 
Catawba County, NC
Biography: 

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.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
9730 SetzerF1 October 24, 1863 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Morganton, Burke County, NC Catawba County, NC
9731 SetzerF2 October 25, 1863 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer NC Catawba County, NC
9732 SetzerF3 November 8, 1863 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Catawba County, NC
9733 SetzerF4 November 23, 1863 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Buncombe County, NC Catawba County, NC
9734 SetzerF5 November 26, 1863 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer , Setzer Asheville, Buncombe County, NC Catawba County, NC
9735 SetzerF6 December 14, 1863 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Greene County, TN Catawba County, NC
9736 SetzerF7 December 19, 1863 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Asheville, Buncombe County, NC Catawba County, NC
9738 SetzerF9 January 1, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Madison County, NC Catawba County, NC
9739 SetzerF10 January 21, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Buncombe County, NC Catawba County, NC
9741 SetzerF12 March 2, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Burke County, NC Catawba County, NC
9749 SetzerF20 April 5, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Petersburg, VA Catawba County, NC
9743 SetzerF14 April 6, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Asheville, Buncombe County, NC Catawba County, NC
9744 SetzerF15 April 13, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Asheville, Buncombe County, NC Catawba County, NC
9745 SetzerF16 May 21, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer NC Catawba County, NC
9746 SetzerF17 May 24, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Burke County, NC Catawba County, NC
9747 SetzerF18 May 27, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Salisbury, NC Catawba County, NC
9748 SetzerF19 June 26, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Danville, VA Catawba County, NC
9750 SetzerF21 July 10, 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
9752 SetzerF23 August 7, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Petersburg, VA Catawba County, NC
9753 SetzerF24 September 21, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Dinwiddie Courthouse, VA Catawba County, NC
9754 SetzerF25 September 26, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer VA Catawba County, NC
9755 SetzerF26 November 21, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Greensboro, NC Catawba County, NC
9756 SetzerF27 December 1, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer Petersburg, VA Catawba County, NC
9757 SetzerF28 December 4, 1864 Franklin Setzer Caroline Wilson Setzer VA Catawba County, NC

Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
9737 SetzerF8 December 20, 1863 Caroline Wilson Setzer Franklin Setzer Catawba County, NC
9742 SetzerF13 March 6, 1864 Caroline Wilson Setzer Franklin Setzer Catawba County, NC

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