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 Isaiah Presley Markham
Company C (Orange Grays)
Sixth North Carolina State Troops
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| Isaiah Markham North Carolina Museum of History Record ID: N.88.12.8 |
Prior Occupation: Farmer
Enlisted: May 1, 1861, for the war.
Enlisted: May 1, 1861, for the war.
Age at Enlistment: 27
Where: Company Shops, Orange County (by Captain Freeland)
Discharged: October 24, 1861 Due to Surgeons Certificate of Disability
Discharged: October 24, 1861 Due to Surgeons Certificate of Disability
Appears on N. C. Roll of Honor in recognition of his service in the 6th NCST
Enlisted: in Wake County, N. C. in the 56th North Carolina Troops, Co. E on July 17, 1862
11/1/1862- Detailed as Ambulance Driver
11/1/1863- Detailed as teamster
5/20/1864- Killed in action at Ware Bottom church
Appears on N. C. Roll of Honor in recognition of his service in the 56th NCT
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| Isaiah Presley Markham. Markham Memorial Gardens, Durham, N. C. |
The family story that has been handed down is as follows: (shared by Ancestor Edgar M. Malpass)
Henry Stovall Markham, Isaiah Presley and John Henry's father, after hearing of Isaiah's battlefield death in Virginia in May 1864, managed to make it to Chesterfield County, Va. to retrieve his son's body. He then buried it on the family property in Durham. Twenty years ago (early 2000's) the old Markham family house and the family cemetery plot was still intact. It was there I placed a Confederate States headstone for Isaiah Presley within the family cemetery plot as it was unmarked. Unfortunately, sometime in the early 2000's a developer had bought the entire property and bulldozed the cemetery and house for a new housing community. I was told that the all remains were moved to Markham Memorial Gardens located close by but I have my doubts as I have seen no evidence of their new location. John Henry Markham, Isaiah's brother was KIA at the battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863. We assumed he was possibly buried in that same family plot but we don't know for sure. We don't even know for sure if his body was ever recovered by the family.
Another story concerning Isaiah Presley Markham was that before the Battle of Ware Bottom Church took place the battle lines were drawn close together and in the evenings soldiers from both sides would sneak across their lines and meet in the middle in the evening to trade items, like tobacco and drink and play cards.
Private John Henry Markham
Company C
Sixth North Carolina State Troops
Brother of Isaiah P. Markham
No known Photo Available
Resided in Orange County, N. C. where he enlisted in the Orange Grays which became Company C (Captain Freehand) of the 6th North Carolina State Troops at age 25, May 1, 1861, for the war.
Killed at 2nd battle of Fredericksburg (Chancellorsville), Virginia, May 4, 1863.
