See You In The Field

History of the 6th North Carolina State Troops The Beavers Boys : Letters from Co. I, 6 th N.C.S.T as compiled by Ernest Dollar   Go directly to letter <1> <2> <3> <4> <5> <6> < 7> <8> <9> <10> <11> <12> <13> <14> <15> <16> <17> < 18> <19> INTRODUCTION The following letters were written by two brothers James Sidney Beavers and his brother G.T. Beaves to their family from the ranks of the Cedar Fork Rifles in the Confederate Army. They are in the collection of Isham Sims Upchurch who married the sister of the brothers, Mary, on Dec. 23, 1851. James, the older of the two, was born in 1835. Strangely enough his tombstone tells us something of his life before his enlistment in Wake County on May 28, 1861. Its says that he was excommunicated from Mt. Pisgah Church for opposing white and black equality. A very strange story for a southerner to ha

 copyright © 3/5/2009 By Rick Walton Recently, while doing some historical research, I came across a document containing some Confederate uniform costs. Reenactors complain about the skyrocketing cost of  uniforms, replacement Brogans, new hats and other equipment we really don't need but buy anyway to make our impression that much more authentic. That made me wonder how authentic cost of  clothing in 1862 compares to a Civil War reenactment suttler’s prices today. In the compiled service records of Private Francis Nichols, Co. B, 6 th North Carolina State Troops, I found a record, from the muster roll dated May to October 1862 containing some notes regarding his pay and clothing allowance.  Private Nichols died in December 1862 of pneumonia. His heirs (usually a grieving, often widowed Mother) was entitled to his back pay, outstanding bonuses and unused clothing allowance. His record listed the clothing allowance already used:  1 Jacket- $7.63 1 Pair Pants- $4.50 1 Shirt -