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To disrupt Confederate recruiting efforts here in Windsor, the Bertie County seat, three Federal transports steamed from Plymouth on the night of January 29, 1864, under U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charles W. Flusser. USS Whitehead and USS Bombshell headed up the Cashie River by way of the connecting “Thoroughfare.” USS Massasoit steamed up the Roanoke River to Cedar Landing below Hamilton and disembarked five hundred 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry soldiers at daybreak on January 30. Co. E, 2nd North Carolina Volunteers (US.) landed from Bombshell on the river’s eastern side and marched north. A 1,000-man detachment of the 15th Connecticut Infantry disembarked near here from Whitehead.

Capt. Byron B. Bower commanded Co. B, 62nd Georgia Cavalry to defend Windsor and to guard the approaches to the vitally important Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. The Federals attacked down King Street, engaging the Georgia cavalrymen and driving them north, where they encountered the other Union forces and fled. Windsor native Henry Vaughan Dunstan, a well-known physician here, fought among the Georgians.

The Federals captured three Confederates, and about forty slaves escaped to the Union army. Several staunch Southern supporters were taken hostage for the safe return of certain Unionists imprisoned in Richmond, Virginia. They included the St. Thomas Episcopal Church’s rector, the Reverend Cyrus Waters, who later died in captivity, and bank cashier Lorenzo Webb, the church’s senior warden.

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Count	Surname	Date Range	Updated
1003	Gurganus	1697 - 2013	12-29-2022
580	Conrad	1764 - 2013	12-8-2020
555	Joyce	1752 - 2017	4-15-2023
543	Williams	1670 - 2022	8-20-2023
532	Taylor	1710 - 2018	8-1-2023
466	Fogleman	1750 - 2016	4-26-2022

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Campaign	Side	Unit	Count
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Regiment	10
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Cavalry	1
Revolutionary War	North Carolina	NC Dobbs County Militia	2
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Militia	2
Revolutionary War	USA	NC 2nd Salisbury Dist Minutemen	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Beaufort Co Regt	2
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Camden Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Chatham Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Craven Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Cumberland Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Duplin Co Regt	2
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Gates Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Militia (Granville Co Regt)	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Halifax Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Hyde Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Johnston Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Mecklenburg Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	North Carolina	NC Cavalry (Mecklenburg Co Regt)	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Northampton Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Perquimans Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Pitt Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Surry Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Washington Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	NC Wilkes Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	1st NC Infantry	1
Revolutionary War	USA	1st NC Militia	1
Revolutionary War	USA	1st NC Regiment	1
Revolutionary War	USA	2nd NC Regiment	1
Revolutionary War	USA	2nd NC Infantry	1
Revolutionary War	USA	2nd NC Regiment	2
Revolutionary War	USA	2nd NC Pasquotank Co Regt	1
Revolutionary War	USA	3rd NC Regiment	2
Revolutionary War	USA	4th NC Regiment	2
Revolutionary War	USA	4th NC Regiment	1
Revolutionary War	North Carolina	5th NC Regiment	1
Revolutionary War	USA	5th NC Infantry	1
Revolutionary War	USA	5th NC Regiment	2
Revolutionary War	USA	7th NC Regiment	2
Revolutionary War	USA	8th NC Regiment	2
Revolutionary War	USA	10th NC Regiment	2
Revolutionary War	USA	10th NC Infantry	1
War of 1812	USA	NC Regiment	1
War of 1812	USA	NC Militia	3
War of 1812	USA	NC Volunteers	1
War of 1812	North Carolina	4th NC 4	1
War of 1812	USA	4th NC Regiment	1
War of 1812	USA	5th NC Regiment	2
War of 1812	USA	7th NC Regiment	2
US Civil War	CSA	NC Regiment	2
US Civil War	CSA	NC Infantry	1
US Civil War	CSA	NC Thomas Legion	1
US Civil War	CSA	NC Local Defense (Gibbs')	3
US Civil War	CSA	NC Rangers (Swindell's)	2
US Civil War	CSA	1st NC Regiment	1
US Civil War	CSA	1st NC Artillery	9
US Civil War	CSA	1st NC Cavalry	16
US Civil War	CSA	1st NC Home Guard	1
US Civil War	CSA	1st NC Infantry	15
US Civil War	CSA	1st NC Junior Reserves	3
US Civil War	CSA	1st NC State Troops	2
US Civil War	CSA	1st NC Infantry (Bethel)	6
US Civil War	USA	2nd NC Regiment	1
US Civil War	CSA	2nd NC Artillery	9
US Civil War	CSA	2nd NC Battalion Infantry	5
US Civil War	CSA	2nd NC Battalion Local Defense	2
US Civil War	CSA	2nd NC Cavalry	11
US Civil War	CSA	2nd NC Infantry	13
US Civil War	CSA	2nd NC Junior Reserves	1
US Civil War	CSA	2nd NC Light Artillery	1
US Civil War	CSA	3rd NC Artillery	8
US Civil War	CSA	3rd NC Cavalry	20
US Civil War	CSA	3rd NC Infantry	10
US Civil War	CSA	3rd NC Light Artillery	2
US Civil War	CSA	3rd NC Reserves	1
US Civil War	CSA	4th NC Cavalry	3
US Civil War	CSA	4th NC Infantry	18
US Civil War	CSA	4th NC State Troops	1
US Civil War	CSA	5th NC Cavalry	3
US Civil War	CSA	5th NC Infantry	6
US Civil War	CSA	6th NC Cavalry	1
US Civil War	CSA	6th NC Infantry	8
US Civil War	CSA	7th NC Infantry	5
US Civil War	CSA	8th NC Infantry	5
US Civil War	CSA	9th NC Cavalry	1
US Civil War	CSA	9th NC Sharpshooters	1
US Civil War	CSA	10th NC Heavy Artillery	1
US Civil War	CSA	10th NC Infantry	3
US Civil War	CSA	11th NC Infantry	4
US Civil War	CSA	11th NC Volunteers	1
US Civil War	CSA	12th NC Infantry	16
US Civil War	CSA	13th NC Battalion Artillery	1
US Civil War	CSA	13th NC Infantry	4
US Civil War	CSA	14th NC Infantry	7
US Civil War	CSA	15th NC Infantry	15
US Civil War	CSA	16th NC Cavalry	1
US Civil War	CSA	16th NC Infantry	4
US Civil War	CSA	17th NC Battalion Infantry	1
US Civil War	CSA	17th NC Infantry	4
US Civil War	CSA	17th NC Infantry (1)	1
US Civil War	CSA	17th NC Infantry (1st)	5
US Civil War	CSA	17th NC Infantry (2nd)	17
US Civil War	CSA	18th NC Infantry	10
US Civil War	CSA	20th NC Infantry	2
US Civil War	USA	21st NC Regiment	1
US Civil War	CSA	21st NC Infantry	13
US Civil War	CSA	22nd NC Infantry	4
US Civil War	CSA	23rd NC Infantry	7
US Civil War	CSA	24th NC Infantry	9
US Civil War	CSA	25th NC Infantry	4
US Civil War	CSA	26th NC Regiment	2
US Civil War	CSA	26th NC Infantry	9
US Civil War	CSA	27th NC Infantry	3
US Civil War	CSA	28th NC Infantry	6
US Civil War	CSA	29th NC Regiment	1
US Civil War	CSA	29th NC Infantry	2
US Civil War	CSA	30th NC Infantry	5
US Civil War	CSA	31st NC Infantry	7
US Civil War	CSA	32nd NC Infantry	6
US Civil War	CSA	33rd NC Infantry	22
US Civil War	CSA	34th NC Infantry	2
US Civil War	CSA	35th NC Infantry	3
US Civil War	CSA	37th NC Regiment	1
US Civil War	CSA	37th NC Infantry	5
US Civil War	CSA	38th NC Infantry	2
US Civil War	CSA	39th NC Infantry	2
US Civil War	CSA	40th NC Infantry	1
US Civil War	CSA	41st NC Infantry	1
US Civil War	CSA	42nd NC Infantry	5
US Civil War	CSA	43rd NC Infantry	7
US Civil War	CSA	44th NC Infantry	13
US Civil War	CSA	45th NC Infantry	10
US Civil War	CSA	45th NC Volunteers	2
US Civil War	CSA	46th NC Infantry	9
US Civil War	CSA	47th NC Battalion Infantry	1
US Civil War	CSA	47th NC Infantry	2
US Civil War	CSA	49th NC Infantry	2
US Civil War	CSA	50th NC Infantry	8
US Civil War	CSA	51st NC Infantry	5
US Civil War	CSA	53rd NC Infantry	13
US Civil War	CSA	53rd NC Volunteers	1
US Civil War	CSA	55th NC Infantry	8
US Civil War	CSA	56th NC Infantry	3
US Civil War	CSA	57th NC Infantry	3
US Civil War	CSA	58th NC Infantry	4
US Civil War	CSA	60th NC Infantry	1
US Civil War	CSA	61st NC Infantry	12
US Civil War	CSA	62nd NC Infantry	3
US Civil War	CSA	64th NC Infantry	2
US Civil War	CSA	66th NC Infantry	2
US Civil War	CSA	66th NC Reserves	1
US Civil War	CSA	67th NC Infantry	7
US Civil War	CSA	68th NC Infantry	2
US Civil War	CSA	70th NC Infantry	1
US Civil War	CSA	72nd NC Infantry	1
World War I	USA	NC Regiment	4
World War I	USA	28th NC 1	1
World War I	USA	119th NC Infantry	1
World War I	USA	306th NC Engineers	1
World War I	USA	316th NC Artillery	2
World War I	USA	322nd NC Infantry	1
World War II	USA	NC Regiment	1
World War II	USA	NC Artillery	1
World War II	USA	NC S2	1

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Jesse Deburris Smith

25 DEC 1813	born in NC
10 JUN 1897	died in Wilson Co, TX, about age 83.

23 OCT 1885	born in New Bern, Craven Co, NC
1906	MD, Annapolis, Naval Academy
1907	USS Kearsarge (BB5), Midshipman
1909	USS South Dakota (ACR9), Ensign
1911	USS Chester (CL1), Ensign
1913	USS Mayflower (PY1), Lieutenant
1919	USS Williams (DD108), Commander
1920-1922	USS Roper (DD147), Lt Commander
1921-1922	USS Long (DD209), Commander
1926	USS John D. Edwards (DD216), Commander
12 SEP 1956	died in Chelsea, Suffolk Co, MA, about age 71.

20 MAY 1869	born in NC
9 OCT 1946	died in Martin Co, NC, about age 77.

4 NOV 1798	born in New Bern, Craven Co, NC
1815	NC, Chapel Hill, University of NC
1823-1868	NC, Chapel Hill, University of NC, Trustee
1825-1829	NC, US Representative
19 MAY 1870	died in Raleigh, Wake Co, NC, about age 72.

23 JUN 1857	born in Granville Co, NC
7 MAY 1927	died in Williamston, Martin Co, NC, about age 70.

25 AUG 1857	born in Bear Grass, Martin Co, NC
18 FEB 1928	died in Martin Co, NC, about age 70.

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Jesse Deburris Smith

Matthias Evans Manly

Alice Brown Bowen

John Herritage Bryan

Mildred Peed

Eli Gurganus

Benjamin Franklin Clark Jr.

Miles Osborne Sherrill

Martha Ann Martin

24 AUG 1916	born in Beaufort Co, NC
11 APR 1941	NC, Washington, Oakdale Cemetery
10 APR 1941	died in Beaufort Co, NC, about age 25.

26 JUL 1841	born in Sherrills Ford, Catawba Co, NC
8 APR 1919	died in Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC, about age 78.

06/28/1834	born in Bertie Co, NC
10/03/1903	died in Hamilton, Martin Co, NC, about age 69.