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From: "Jean" <>
Subject: Re: [Witherington] 3 Wtons 67th NC Infantry 1863; Witherington land 250 acres
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:54:34 -0500
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Trish,
I would say that Ruel would be a very good choice for "Knel", in fact the
only choice I can find in my data base. The "R" could very easily be taken
as a "K" and Ruel having been born in 1824 would be the correct age.
Jean
We are still cleaning up from Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Jeanne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Trish Worthington Cobb" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Witherington] 3 Wtons 67th NC Infantry 1863; Witherington land
250 acres
> > Witherington, Knel, e. April lst, '63: Craven co.
>
> The transcription of this name does not look like any name I have seen
> for the Witherington family.
> Could it have been "Ruel" Witherington?
>
> Trish
>
>
> On Friday, February 11, 2005, at 02:53 AM, Barry Wetherington wrote:
>
> > 67th North Carolina Infantry
> > By Rufus W. Wharton, Lieutenant Colonel
> >
> > The Sixty-seventh Regiment (N. C. Troops), was organized in Jamiary,
> > 1864, and was composed of nine companies of infantry and one of
> > cavalry. The several companies had been organized a considerable time
> > prior to the organization of the regiment. Some of them in the early
> > part of the war and had been employed on outpost duty in the vicinity
> > of New Bern and Washington, N. C., after those towns fell into the
> > hands of the enemy early in 1862. These companies and the regiment,
> > after its organization, were paid, fed and clothed entirely by the
> > State of North Carolina, were subject to the orders of the Governor of
> > the State and could not be removed beyond the limits of the State
> > without his consent and order. In fact, however, they were under the
> > immediate command and subject to the orders of the Confederate officer
> > in command of the military district of Eastern North Carolina.
> >
> > The field officers and staff of the regiment were:
> >
> > JOHN N. WHITFORD-- of Craven county, Colonel.
> >
> >
> > Witherington, Knel, e. April lst, '63: Craven co.
> > Witherington, Alfred, e. June lst, 'G3 (63?!).
> >
> > Witherington, J. W.. e. February 2d. '63; Wayne co.: tr.
> > www.tcarden.com/tree/ensor/67thNCInfantry.htm
>
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