See You In The Field

The following photographs and information are original members of the "Bloody Sixth". I am honored to include their stories and images here. If you would like to share a story or photo about your 6th NCST ancestor, please leave a comment and I will be in touch. Private Solomon Moore Company K 6th North Carolina State Troops Prior Occupation:  Farmer  Enlisted:  June 21, 1861  For the War  Where:  Alamance County  Age at enlistment:  26  Wounded:  Mortally Wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17,1862  Died:  Prior to September 22, 1862 His 20 year old brother Harrison Moore enlisted at the same time. Harrison was killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia in December 1862. His 17 year old brother named Eli enlisted on March 1, 1862. Eli died in a hospital of Bronchitis in January 1863. Note the 6th N. C. S. T. Buckle. This is the only known picture showing this unique buckle. Closeup of Moore's Buckle with letters outlined for clarity Source

The following photographs and information are original members of the "Bloody Sixth". I am honored to include their stories and images here. If you would like to share a story or photo about your 6th NCST ancestor, please leave a comment and I will be in touch Private Thomas Lafayette Morrison Company A No known photograph Prior Occupation:  Farmer Enlisted:  September 22, 1862  For the War  Where:  Burke County  Age at enlistment: Rappahannock Station, Va.  on 7 Nov. 1863  confined at Point Lookout Maryland Thomas Lafayette Morrison was born on December 31, 1837 in Burke County, NC. His parents were John Duckworth Morrison of Burke County, NC and Fannie Epley of McDowell County, NC. Thomas was married to Temperance Louse Hall on December 20, 1860 in Burke County, NC. In less than two years after his marriage, Thomas enlisted in the Confederate States Army in Burke County, NC as a Private on September 22, 1862. He was in Company A, North Carolina 6th Infantry Regime