The Civil War Roster of Davie County, North Carolina - by Mary Alice M Hasty & Hazel M Winfree (Paperback)

About the Book

It could be said that Davie County, North Carolina, entered the Civil War only reluctantly. As late as February of 1861, a statewide ballot calling for a convention on secession had been defeated by a relatively small margin of votes. In Davie County, however, some 754 people voted against the convention, with only 263 in favor. Yet despite the initial opposition, an enormous number of Davie County men signed up to fight. Out of a population of 6,000, more than 1,200 men served in the Confederate forces, three-fourths of them volunteers.

Book Synopsis

It could be said that Davie County, North Carolina, entered the Civil War only reluctantly. As late as February of 1861, a statewide ballot calling for a convention on secession had been defeated by a relatively small margin of votes. In Davie County, however, some 754 people voted against the convention, with only 263 in favor. Yet despite the initial opposition, an enormous number of Davie County men signed up to fight. Out of a population of 6,000, more than 1,200 men served in the Confederate forces, three-fourths of them volunteers.

This book seeks to identify every man who either served in a Davie County company or left Davie County to enlist in another county and to provide as much information as possible concerning each man's military and genealogical history.

Review Quotes

"a very well-researched and well-organized volume...recommended"-ARBA.

About the Author

Mary Alice M. Hasty is a retired school administrator who lives in Mocksville. The late Hazel M. Winfree was a retired lab technician and served on the Board of Directors for the Cooleemee (North Carolina) Historical Association.