Gregory Williams Collection of Union Army Pension Claims, PC.5021

Abstract

North Carolina, a state with divided political allegiances during both the Secession Crisis and the Civil War years, seceded only after President Lincoln called for troops to suppress the states in rebellion. In May 1861 North Carolina became the tenth state to join that rebellion. After the capture of Hatteras Inlet by Federal forces in August 1861 and the successful Federal Burnside's Expedition into coastal North Carolina in February through April 1862 much of coastal North Carolina became occupied by Union forces. The occupation created a situation that presented North Carolinians the opportunity to join either Union or Confederate military forces. The Greagory Williams Collection contains photocopied Federal pension applications and affidavits for soldiers and widows who resided in Dare or Currituck County.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Gregory Williams Collection of Union Army Pension Claims
Call Number: PC.5021
Creator: Williams, Gregory W.
Date: undated
Extent: 1.600 cubic feet
Language: English
Repository: Outer Banks History Center

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Restrictions on Access & Use

Access Restrictions

Available for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PC.5021, Gregory Williams Collection of Union Army Pension Claims, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC, USA.

Collection Overview

The Gregory Williams Collection includes photocopied Federal pension applications and affidavits for soldiers and widows who resided in Dare or Currituck County. The original documents (dated 1890-1925) were produced by the United States Bureau of Pensions and are housed at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.

Arrangement Note

Alphabetical.

Historical Note

North Carolina, a state with divided political allegiances during both the Secession Crisis and the Civil War years, seceded only after President Lincoln called for troops to suppress the states in rebellion. In May 1861 North Carolina became the tenth state to join that rebellion. Early in the Civil War, in August of 1861, Forts Hatteras and Clark on the tip of Hatteras Island were seized by Union troops under the command of General Benjamin Butler. In February 1862, in a campaign that lasted through April of that year, Roanoke Island came under Union control in a top secret amphibious land assault, the first of its kind in military history, led under the command of General Ambrose Burnside in what has become known as the Burnside Expedition. After the capture of Hatteras Inlet by Federal forces and the successful Federal Burnside's Expedition into coastal North Carolina much of coastal North Carolina became occupied by Union forces. The occupation created a situation that presented North Carolinians the opportunity to join either Union or Confederate military forces.

Contents of the Collection

Collection Contents

Nelson P. Angell, #18599

Box 1

John L. Austin

Box 1

Joseph Austin

Box 1

Joseph W. Austin

Box 1

Wallace B. Austin

Box 1

William D. Austin

Box 1

John G. Ballance

Box 1

William A. Ballance

Box 1

William Benjamin Ballance, #1173

Box 1

John Barnes, #1609

Box 1

Hezikiah F. Barnett, #9490

Box 1

Oliver N. Basnett

Box 1

Robert B. Basnett, #16272

Box 1

Zachariah Basnett, #11092

Box 1

William D. Best, #9869

Box 1

Zachariah Burrus, #9885

Box 1

Bernard Carawan, #8519

Box 1

Christopher Carawan, #8440

Box 1

Banester B. Casey, #10424

Box 1

John Thomas Daniels, #9356

Box 1

Francis Farrow, #9773

Box 1

Lancaster Farrow, #3430

Box 1

Richard G. Farrow, #9771

Box 1

Stanford L. Foster, #6889

Box 1

Allen W. Gray, #9524

Box 1

Banister M. Gray, #4304

Box 1

Davis Gray, #10150

Box 1

Edmund D. Gray, #9529

Box 1

Jesse Gray, #4809

Box 1

Jesse N. Gray, #9492

Box 1

Levin P. Gray, #9526

Box 1

Little Anderson Gray, #2433

Box 1

Malachi B. Gray, #2429

Box 2

Oliver N. Gray, #9699

Box 2

Robert W. Gray, #4307

Box 2

Saunders P. Gray, #2436

Box 2

Samuel R. Hazen, #4050

Box 2

Abraham F. Hooper

Box 2

Cyrus K. Hooper

Box 2

Edward O. Hooper, #1929

Box 2

Edward R. Hooper

Box 2

Ezekiel Hooper

Box 2

Isaac Hooper

Box 2

William W. Leary, #10209

Box 2

Meekins, Gray, Smith

Box 2

Daniel S. Meekins, #6728

Box 2

James K. Meekins, #9737

Box 2

John B. Meekins, #10912

Box 2

Silvey B. Meekins, #2883

Box 2

David. O. Midgett

Box 2

Ebenezer Midgett, #3043

Box 2

Edward S. Midgett

Box 2

Fields Midgett, #19300

Box 2

George W. Midgett

Box 2

Ira Midgett

Box 2

John A. Midgett

Box 2

Nathan O. Midgett

Box 2

Riley Midgett, #19293

Box 2

Watson L. Midgett

Box 3

William R. Midgett

Box 3

Bateman P. Miller, #2244

Box 3

Hezediah C. Miller, #2245

Box 3

Tilman D. Miller, #2436

Box 3

David K. O'Neal, #11225

Box 3

John B. O'Neal, #1215

Box 3

John F. O'Neal

Box 3

Joseph S. O'Neal, #16229

Box 3

Thomas C. O'Neal, #16209

Box 3

Warren Davis O'Neal, #3493

Box 3

William B. O'Neal, #9442

Box 3

William P. O'Neal, #9512

Box 3

Barney F. Peele

Box 3

Christopher W. Peele

Box 3

William E. Peele

Box 3

Edward S. Price, #3709

Box 3

Noah Price

Box 3

Tilman F. Pugh

Box 3

James I. Quidley, #4811

Box 3

Arnold Scarborough, #11227

Box 3

Banister H. Scarborough

Box 3

Marous Scarborough, #16279

Box 3

Richard Scarborough, #4484

Box 3

Zion F. Scarborough, #3498

Box 3

Alpheus W. Simpson, #9445

Box 3

Caleb B. Stowe, #1055

Box 3

Nathan L. Stowe, #16207

Box 3

George W. Tolson

Box 3

John N. Tolson

Box 3

Riley Wetherington

Box 3

James H. Whedbee, #10984

Box 3

John B. Whedbee, #1126

Box 3

Levin B. Whedbee, #11087

Box 4

William R. Whitson, #15783

Box 4

Evan G. Williams, #9536

Box 4

Ervin H. Williams

Box 4

Isaac James Williams, #2860

Box 4

Joseph Silvey Williams, #2882

Box 4

Joseph M. Williams, #18522

Box 4

Merchant G. Williams

Box 4

Nasa S. Williams, #2875

Box 4

John H. Willis, #1646

Box 4

Subject Headings

Military Pensions--North Carolina

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Currituck County (N.C.)

Dare County (N.C.)

Acquisitions Information

Donated by Gregory W. Williams

Processing Information

Processed by Sarah Downing, 2000

Encoded by Stuart Parks II, April, 2009