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 Isaiah Presley Markham Company C ( Orange Grays) Sixth North Carolina State Troops Isaiah Markham North Carolina Museum of History  Record ID:  N.88.12.8 Prior Occupation:  Farmer  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 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 recogn

First Sgt. Rick Walton with the Reproduction Fisher Flag in 2011 Source: 20110625 Morrisville Living History-35.JPG One day, way back in 2009, I was searching the North Carolina Museum of History Collections for something related to the Sixth North Carolina State Troops that  I was researching at the time. After visiting the museum and seeing an object related to the Sixth North Carolina State Troops, I was very excited to learn there was an online database that would tell me more about the object.  Imagine my surprise and amazement when I discovered there were other Sixth North Carolina State Troops  items in the collection that were NOT on display. What a cool "secret" treasure trove of artifact descriptions and photos I had stumbled into. From that day on I spent very free moment searching the collection. At first it was thrilling to find random items, but I soon started stumbling over myself and re-finding the same things again and again, so I organized my searches and re