See You In The Field

(C) 2015-2019 Documented by Frederick Walton, Historian The flag of the “North Carolina Grays”  was designed and hand made by the girls and ladies of Cedar Fork to be  presented to their loved ones who were departing for war as company I of the newly formed Sixth Regiment of North Carolina State troops. It is an  Infantry company flag. The silk flag has a blue field with a white canton containing a hand painted NC state seal. Beneath the state seal, on a painted flowing white ribbon, are the words "THE OLD NORTH STATE FOREVER”. The reverse white canton reads "NORTH CAROLINA GRAYS” on a white arc above a centrally located small, single, gold five pointed star, with the words “PRESENTED BY LADIES OF CEDAR FORK” on a white arc below the Star. This flag was carried with them to the seat of war in Virginia,  but packed in a trunk and unused while the regiment fought in many a bloody battle. The storage trunks were discovered during a Federal raid and the con

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 Rufus Henry Beavers Company I- “North Carolina Grays” Private Rufus Henry Beavers Post war photo age about 35 Contributed by descendant Philip Snell Born: 3 Feb. 1830 Prior Occupation: Farmer Enlisted: unknown Brother of 6th NCST members Sidney, Charlie and G.T. Beavers. Click here to see letters 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  While fighting in the upper Shenandoah Valley under General Early, Beavers was captured at Halltown, West Virginia on August 22, 1864, and confined at Camp Chase, Ohio, until transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, March 18, 1