Robert Spainhourd
Robert Spainhourd (b. ca. 1843) was from Forsyth County, North Carolina where he was employed as a farm laborer. The family name is usually spelled Spainhour, as it is in Robert’s service records. He enlisted as a private in Co. D, 57th North Carolina Infantry on July 4, 1862. At the time of the 1860 Federal Census, Robert Spainhourd (spelled Spainhower in the Census) was living in the household of farmer Willis M. Marshall in the Salem neighborhood of Forsyth County. James Marshall (b. ca. 1834), who served with Robert Spainhourd in Co. D, lived next door. Most of the letters in this collection were written by Robert Spainhourd to his wife, Phebe. There are also letters by James Marshall and by Phillip A. James (b. ca. 1840), who served as a sergeant (later lieutenant) in Co. D, 52nd North Carolina Infantry. Robert Spainhourd was killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
Authored Letters
ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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9903 | Spainhourd10 | December 8, 1862 | Robert Spainhourd | Phebe Spainhourd | Fredericksburg, VA | Forsyth County, NC |
9904 | Spainhourd11 | December 12, 1862 | Robert Spainhourd | Phebe Spainhourd | Fredericksburg, VA | Forsyth County, NC |
9895 | Spainhourd2 | July 7, 1862 | Robert Spainhourd | Phebe Spainhourd | Salisbury, NC | Forsyth County, NC |
9896 | Spainhourd3 | July 11, 1862 | Robert Spainhourd , James Marshall | Phebe Spainhourd , Martha Jane Marshall | Salisbury, Rowan County, NC | Forsyth County, NC |
9897 | Spainhourd4 | July 16, 1862 | Robert Spainhourd | Phebe Spainhourd | Salisbury, NC | Forsyth County, NC |
9898 | Spainhourd5 | August 22, 1862 | Robert Spainhourd | Phebe Spainhourd | Salisbury, NC | Forsyth County, NC |
9899 | Spainhourd6 | August 28, 1862 | Robert Spainhourd | Phebe Spainhourd | Petersburg, VA | Forsyth County, NC |
9900 | Spainhourd7 | September 8, 1862 | Robert Spainhourd , James Marshall | Phebe Spainhourd , Martha Jane Marshall | Richmond, VA | Forsyth County, NC |
9901 | Spainhourd8 | November 10, 1862 | Robert Spainhourd | Phebe Spainhourd | Culpeper Court House, VA | Forsyth County, NC |
9902 | Spainhourd9 | November 24, 1862 | Robert Spainhourd | Phebe Spainhourd | Fredericksburg, VA | Forsyth County, NC |