21st NC, our hometown regiment…

The 21st North Carolina Infantry, with a strong contingent of young men from Winston, Salem, Forsyth County and nearby areas, fought in every major battle of the Army of Northern Virginia except for the 1864 Overland Campaign, from Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign to Appomattox in 1865, when what was left of them, 67 of…

Yadkin Valley History & Genealogy Fair, Aug. 4

Attention, Civil War History Buffs! You are invited to participate in our 2012 Yadkin Valley History and Genealogy Fair and Conference Theme: The Civil War in the Yadkin Valley Counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin Iredell County Agricultural Center 444 Bristol Drive, Statesville,…

Rally ’round the Flag…

Alexander Miller was an original member of the Forsyth Southrons. He attained the rank of Major on the staff of the 21st North Carolina Infantry Regiment. He was wounded in the breast and arm and taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2-3, 1863. Taken in and nursed by a local Pennsylvania family, he died on…