John Henry Tatom
November 15, 1828 – February 27, 1899
Alternate Spelling: John H. Tatom, John Henry Tatum, John H. Tatum
1860 Residence: Bladen County, NC
Military Record
September 22, 1864 – Enlisted at Camp Holmes
18th North Carolina Regiment, Company K
Rank: Private
April 3, 1865 – Captured at Hospital in Richmond, VA
Confined at Libby Prison, Richmond, VA
April 23, 1865 – Transferred to Newport News, VA
June 30, 1865 – Released after taking the Oath of Allegiance
Parents
Thofluys Tatum 1797-1863
Annie M. Smith 1807-1888
Siblings
Mary Jane Tatum 1821-1890
Daniel Shipman Tatum 1830-1920 36th NC 2Co I
Julia Ann Tatum 1832-1876
Sarah C. Tatum 1834-1908
Harriet M. Tatum 1838-1913
Marshall Washington Tatom 1840-1889
Susan Elizabeth Tatum 1842-1911
Lennon Ayrs Tatom 1845-1876 36th NC 2Co I
Frances Emaline Tatum 1846-1915
Wife
Ann Caroline Monroe 1833-1904
Children
Charles M. Tatum 1865
Alonza Lee Tatum 1866-1920
Robert Preston Tatum 1868-1925
Livious Prevatt Tatum 1870-1917
Lula Tatum 1872-1949
Vance Tatum 1876-1958
Burial
Briar Branch Church Cemetery
Lula Long Road
Bladen County, NC
John Henry Tatom Gravem
Arthur Stevens Smith
February 2, 1834 – August 6, 1912
Alternate Spelling: Arthur S. Smith, Arthur Stephens Smith
1860 Residence: Bladen County, NC
Military Record
April 30, 1861 – Enlisted at Bladen County, NC
18th North Carolina Regiment, Company K
Rank: Private
May 2-3, 1863 – Wounded at Chancellorsville, VA
August 12, 1863 – Failed to rejoin company, and listed as a deserter
Parents
John Isham Smith 1795-1836
Catherine Melvin 1802-1876
Siblings
Daniel McCall Smith 1820-1880 18th NC Co A
Thomas Melvin Smith 1821-1908 36th NC 2CoI
Elizabeth Ann Smith 1823
John S. Smith 1826-1855
Robert Isham Smith 1827-1880
Murdock McKay Smith 1830-1906 18th NC Co K
David Thames Smith 1832-1911 40th NC 2nd Co K
Henrietta Smith 1836
Wife
Willie Ann Mitchell 1849-1895
Children
Rena Douglas Smith 1876-1959
Lillian Clara Smith 1878
Robert Sidney Smith 1879-1927
Cecil Herrington Smith 1882-1907
Annie Lou Smith 1885-1955
Arthur Gray Smith 1889-1976
Sophie Harriet Smith 1891-1892
Burial
Arthur and Murdock Smith Cemetery
Green Sea Road (SR 1503)
Ammon, Bladen County, NC
Arthur Stevens Smith Grave
Murdock McKay Smith
January 21, 1830 – November 6, 1906
Alternate Spelling: Murdock M. Smith
1860 Residence: Bladen County, NC
Military Record
April 30, 1861 – Enlisted at Bladen County, NC
18th North Carolina Regiment, Company K
Rank: Quartermaster Sergeant
Prior to November 1862 – Demoted to Private
October 13, 1863 – Deserted
Parents
John Isham Smith 1795-1836
Catherine Melvin 1802-1876
Siblings
Daniel McCall Smith 1820-1880 18th NC Co A
Thomas Melvin Smith 1821-1908 36th NC 2CoI
Elizabeth Ann Smith 1823
John S. Smith 1826-1855
Robert Isham Smith 1827-1880
David Thames Smith 1832-1911 40th NC 2nd Co K
Arthur Stevens Smith 1834-1912 18th NC Co K
Henrietta Smith 1836
Wife
Della Clara Mitchell 1841-1906
Children
Angelo Benton Smith 1869-1869
William M. Smith 1871-1942
Kate E. Smith 1873-1925
Fredrick Harrington Smith 1876
Eugene Wallace Smith 1878-1915
Daniel Murdock Smith 1880-1957
Burial
Arthur and Murdock Smith Cemetery
Green Sea Road (SR 1503)
Ammon, Bladen County, NC
Murdock McKay Smith Grave
William Simmons Melvin
December 24, 1824 – January 15, 1911
Alternate Spelling: William S. Melvin
1860 Residence: Bladen County, NC
Military Record
April 26, 1861 – Enlisted at Bladen County, NC
18th North Carolina Regiment, Company K
Rank: Private
June 1, 1862 – Deserted
January-February 1863 – Returned to Duty
April 9, 1865 – Paroled at Appomattox Court House, VA
Parents
James Melvin 1797-1881
Miriam Simmons 1804-1881
Siblings
Jonathan Melvin 1830-1917
Isaac Melvin 1832-1863 31st NC Co I
Sabra J. Melvin 1835-1851
Mary El. Melvin 1837
Isham Melvin 1838-1856
Henry Melvin 1840-1898 18th NC Co K
Daniel Miles Melvin 1844-1931
Robert Alexander Melvin 1847-1923
Louisa Jane Melvin 1853-1908
Wife
Eliza S. Beard 1823-1891
Children
Mary Elvira Melvin 1850-1927
Margaret Ann Melvin 1853-1941
James Russell Melvin 1855-1916
William Franklin Melvin 1858-1930
Sarah Melvin 1860-1901
George Henry Melvin 1862-1915
Robert Miles Melvin 1866-1930
Wife
Sophia Edna Mitchell 1858-1944
Children
Andrew Royal Melvin 1896-1991
Sidney Howard Melvin 1899-1906
Burial
Peters Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Beaver Dam Community
Cumberland County, NC
William Simmons Melvin Grave
Henry Melvin
1840 – February 28, 1898
1860 Residence: Bladen County, NC
Military Record
May 14, 1861 – Enlisted at Bladen County, NC
18th North Carolina Regiment, Company K
Rank: Private
May 27, 1862 – Captured at Hanover Court House, VA
August 5, 1862 – Exchanged at Aiken’s Landing, James River, VA
December 13, 1862 – Deserted
Parents
James Melvin 1797-1881
Miriam Simmons 1804-1881
Siblings
William Simmons Melvin 1824-1911 18th NC Co K
Jonathan Melvin 1830-1917
Isaac Melvin 1832-1863 31st NC Co I
Sabra J. Melvin 1835-1851
Mary El. Melvin 1837
Isham Melvin 1838-1856
Daniel Miles Melvin 1844-1931
Robert Alexander Melvin 1847-1923
Louisa Jane Melvin 1853-1908
Wife
Margaret Ann Simmons 1839-1930
Children
Alexander Sloan Melvin 1869-1964
Mollie Miriam Melvin 1871-1965
Mary M. Simmons 1873
Eliza C. Melvin 1874
Burial
Peter’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Beaver Dam Community
Cumberland County, NC
Henry Melvin Grave
Duncan B. Wade
February 10, 1840 – September 10, 1862
1860 Residence: Sampson County, NC
Military Record
July 4, 1862 – Enlisted at Cumberland County, NC
51st North Carolina Regiment, Company K
Rank: Private
September 10, 1862 – Died at Wilmington, NC of typhoid fever
Parents
Anson Wade 1804-1851
Comfort Blue 1805-1880
Siblings
Margaret Jane Wade 1831-1900
Catharine Wade 1843-1860
Never Married
Burial
Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Old Bluff Road
Godwin, NC
Duncan B. Wade Grave
One of the visitors to our website graciously provided the Cumberland Plough Boys a donation in the memory of her 3rd Great Grandfather, Private Isaac Eason. Private Eason served in the 38th North Carolina Regiment, Company K (“The Carolina Boys”).
It is the privilege of the Camp to be able to honor all of those who fought and served the Confederacy from the area. We have undertaken a huge task, The Confederate Soldiers Project, which involves preparing a web page on each soldier, providing information on their family, and burial location if known. It is our goal to honor the soldier, and to make it easier for their descendants to find information on them.
We appreciate those who support us financially in our efforts.
John Brian Gibson
December 21, 1837 – January 19, 1910
Alternate Spelling: John Bryan Gibson, John O’Brian Gibson, John O’Brien Gibson,
John B. Gibson, John O. Gibson
1860 Residence: Richmond County, NC
Military Record
July 1, 1862 – Enlisted in Richmond County, NC
33rd North Carolina Regiment, Company K
Rank: Private
May 1-4, 1863 – Wounded at Chancellorsville, VA
September 1, 1863 – Promoted to Corporal
September-October 1863 – Returned to Duty
May 6, 1864 – Captured at Wilderness, VA
May 17, 1864 – Confined to Point Lookout, MD
August 10, 1862 – Transferred to Elmira, NY
June 14, 1865 – Released after taking the Oath of Allegiance
Parents
Nathan B. Gibson 1796-1857
Martha O’Brien 1814-1878
Siblings
Nancy S. Gibson 1835-1901
Joseph Gibson 1838-1915
R. Lenora Gibson 1839
Jehu Thomas Gibson 1840-1915 13th Bat NC Light Artillery, Co A
Mary Gibson 1843-1914
Zilpha Gibson 1844-
Martha J. Gibson 1846
Margaret D. Gibson 1847
Emiline Gibson 1847-1914
Carolina Carrie Gibson 1849-1924
Nathan Warren Gibson 1851-1918
William Wesley Gibson 1853-1928
Wife
Judith Ann Sanford 1838-1920
Children
Sarah M. Gibson 1861-
Martha Ann Gibson 1862-1947
Eliza Jane Gibson 1866-1918
Della Fostoria Gibson 1868-
John O’Brien Gibson 1870-1886
Mabel Smith Gibson 1872-1944
Margaret Eugenia Gibson 1874-1928
Burial
Oak Grove Cemetery
411 Cemetery Road
Maxton, NC
John Brian Gibson Grave
Thomas Jones Wooten
October 18, 1840 – November 26, 1923
Alternate Spelling: Thomas J. Wooten
1860 Residence: Columbus County, NC
Military Record
May 22, 1861 – Enlisted in New Hanover County, NC
18th North Carolina Regiment, Company K
Rank: Private
April 24, 1862 – Elected 1st Lieutenant
October 17, 1862 – Promoted to Captain
May 3, 1863 – Wounded at Chancellorsville, VA
Promoted to Major and transferred to the
18th North Carolina Regiment, Field and Staff
Prior to March 1, 1864 – Returned to Duty
April 9, 1865 – Paroled at Appomattox Court House, VA
During the campaign around Petersburg in 1864 he made an “enviable reputation” for himself as commander of the regimental sharpshooters. “He was a terror to the enemy’s picket lines.”
Parents
Richard Lafayette Wooten 1798-1878
Eliza Jane Williams 1803-1877
Siblings
Narcissa Dorsey Wooten 1823-1896
John Council Wooten 1825-1893
Elizabeth Allen Wooten 1826-1878
Richard Lafayette Wooten 1828-1881
Sarah Eliza Wooten 1831-1871
Caroline Matilda Wooten 1837-1880
Rachel Helen Wooten 1837-1850
Edward Williams Wooten 1838-1900 40th NC 2nd Co K
Francis Marion Wooten 1839 18th NC Co H
Eliza Jane Wooten 1846-1919
Wife
Catherine Virginia Victoria McNair 1850-1915
Children
Mary Elizabeth Wooten 1874-1901
Frank McNair Wooten 1876-1932
Janie Little Wooten 1879-1954
Florence McNair Wooten 1881-1969
Thomas Murphy Wooten 1884-1905
Ernest Lee Wooten 1886-1928
Mabel Estelle Wooten 1889-1972
Walter Leroy Wooten 1893-1944
Burial
Oak Grove Cemetery
411 Cemetery Road
Maxton, NC
Thomas Jones Wooten Grave
Isaac Eason
1823 – November 9, 1897
Alternate Spelling: Isaac Easom
1860 Residence: Harnett County, NC
Military Record
January 27, 1862 – Enlisted at Harnett County, NC
38th North Carolina Regiment, Company K
Rank: Private
May-June 1862 – Listed as a Deserter
November 11, 1862 – Returned to Duty
Present or Accounted for through October 1864
Parents
James Curtis Eason 1800
Charlotte Moore 1802
Siblings
Mary Eason 1832
Catherine Eason 1834
David Curtis Eason 1835-1904 19th NC Co D
John E. Eason 1837-1907 19th NC Co D
Wife
Lucretia Ryals 1825-1897
Children
Rebecca Eliza Eason 1845-1921
Mary Eason 1847-1932
Catherine Eason 1850-1915
Henry Eason 1858-1940
Spicy Annie Eason 1864-1929
James C. Eason 1866-1935
Louisa Eason 1869-1930
Burial
Unknown
