F. C. Armstrong is listed in the 1860 census in Columbia, Henry County, Alabama, with his parents William, 76, and Mary Ann [King] Armstrong, 64. Also in the household is his brother, A[ugustus] M. Armstrong, 23, and widowed sister Jennette Anderson, 36, with children Mary, 10, Augustus, 7, William G., 5, and Sarah E., 3.
F. C. Armstrong, age 21, was enrolled on May 10, 1862, as 1st Corp in Capt. W. C. Wilson's Company, by A. C. Gordon, at Columbia, Henry County, Alabama. At the same time, his older brother, Andrew J. Armstrong, age 26, was enrolled as 1st Lieutenant in the same company.
The following information was provided by William Richter:
On the memorial "for William Armstrong at Camp Springs Cemetery in Henry County, Alabama, there is referenced two sons, Augustus M. and George W. Armstrong as being killed at the Battle of Seven Pines. This family lost a third son in The War of Northern Aggression. He was Farquard Campbell Armstrong, 7 Jan. 1841 – 3 Nov. 1862. He died of pneumonia at Blains Crossroads, Tennessee near Knoxville. He was a Sergeant in Co. I, 46th Alabama Infantry Regiment, CSA, along with his brother, a fourth son, Andrew Jackson Armstrong, a Lt. in Co. I, 46th Alabama and he was captured at Champion Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863 and sent to Ft. Delaware POW camp. He was one of 'The Immortal 600' of the infamous human shield of Morris Island, South Carolina. He survived The War.
"The parents of these young men were William Armstrong, b. 18 Jan. 1784, Cumberland Co., North Carolina and d. 9 Dec. 1864, Henry Co., Alabama, and Mary Ann King, b. 24 Dec. 1795, Cumberland Co. and d. 6 May 1870, Henry County, Alabama.
"A tragic period of time for this family and they should be remembered."
Other sources:
Muster Roll of Capt. W. C. Wilson's Company, 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry.
1860 federal census, Columbia, Henry Co, AL.
F. C. Armstrong, age 21, was enrolled on May 10, 1862, as 1st Corp in Capt. W. C. Wilson's Company, by A. C. Gordon, at Columbia, Henry County, Alabama. At the same time, his older brother, Andrew J. Armstrong, age 26, was enrolled as 1st Lieutenant in the same company.
The following information was provided by William Richter:
On the memorial "for William Armstrong at Camp Springs Cemetery in Henry County, Alabama, there is referenced two sons, Augustus M. and George W. Armstrong as being killed at the Battle of Seven Pines. This family lost a third son in The War of Northern Aggression. He was Farquard Campbell Armstrong, 7 Jan. 1841 – 3 Nov. 1862. He died of pneumonia at Blains Crossroads, Tennessee near Knoxville. He was a Sergeant in Co. I, 46th Alabama Infantry Regiment, CSA, along with his brother, a fourth son, Andrew Jackson Armstrong, a Lt. in Co. I, 46th Alabama and he was captured at Champion Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863 and sent to Ft. Delaware POW camp. He was one of 'The Immortal 600' of the infamous human shield of Morris Island, South Carolina. He survived The War.
"The parents of these young men were William Armstrong, b. 18 Jan. 1784, Cumberland Co., North Carolina and d. 9 Dec. 1864, Henry Co., Alabama, and Mary Ann King, b. 24 Dec. 1795, Cumberland Co. and d. 6 May 1870, Henry County, Alabama.
"A tragic period of time for this family and they should be remembered."
Other sources:
Muster Roll of Capt. W. C. Wilson's Company, 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry.
1860 federal census, Columbia, Henry Co, AL.
F. C. Armstrong is listed in the 1860 census in Columbia, Henry County, Alabama, with his parents William, 76, and Mary Ann [King] Armstrong, 64. Also in the household is his brother, A[ugustus] M. Armstrong, 23, and widowed sister Jennette Anderson, 36, with children Mary, 10, Augustus, 7, William G., 5, and Sarah E., 3.
F. C. Armstrong, age 21, was enrolled on May 10, 1862, as 1st Corp in Capt. W. C. Wilson's Company, by A. C. Gordon, at Columbia, Henry County, Alabama. At the same time, his older brother, Andrew J. Armstrong, age 26, was enrolled as 1st Lieutenant in the same company.
The following information was provided by William Richter:
On the memorial "for William Armstrong at Camp Springs Cemetery in Henry County, Alabama, there is referenced two sons, Augustus M. and George W. Armstrong as being killed at the Battle of Seven Pines. This family lost a third son in The War of Northern Aggression. He was Farquard Campbell Armstrong, 7 Jan. 1841 – 3 Nov. 1862. He died of pneumonia at Blains Crossroads, Tennessee near Knoxville. He was a Sergeant in Co. I, 46th Alabama Infantry Regiment, CSA, along with his brother, a fourth son, Andrew Jackson Armstrong, a Lt. in Co. I, 46th Alabama and he was captured at Champion Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863 and sent to Ft. Delaware POW camp. He was one of 'The Immortal 600' of the infamous human shield of Morris Island, South Carolina. He survived The War.
"The parents of these young men were William Armstrong, b. 18 Jan. 1784, Cumberland Co., North Carolina and d. 9 Dec. 1864, Henry Co., Alabama, and Mary Ann King, b. 24 Dec. 1795, Cumberland Co. and d. 6 May 1870, Henry County, Alabama.
"A tragic period of time for this family and they should be remembered."
Other sources:
Muster Roll of Capt. W. C. Wilson's Company, 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry.
1860 federal census, Columbia, Henry Co, AL.
F. C. Armstrong, age 21, was enrolled on May 10, 1862, as 1st Corp in Capt. W. C. Wilson's Company, by A. C. Gordon, at Columbia, Henry County, Alabama. At the same time, his older brother, Andrew J. Armstrong, age 26, was enrolled as 1st Lieutenant in the same company.
The following information was provided by William Richter:
On the memorial "for William Armstrong at Camp Springs Cemetery in Henry County, Alabama, there is referenced two sons, Augustus M. and George W. Armstrong as being killed at the Battle of Seven Pines. This family lost a third son in The War of Northern Aggression. He was Farquard Campbell Armstrong, 7 Jan. 1841 – 3 Nov. 1862. He died of pneumonia at Blains Crossroads, Tennessee near Knoxville. He was a Sergeant in Co. I, 46th Alabama Infantry Regiment, CSA, along with his brother, a fourth son, Andrew Jackson Armstrong, a Lt. in Co. I, 46th Alabama and he was captured at Champion Hill, Mississippi, May 16, 1863 and sent to Ft. Delaware POW camp. He was one of 'The Immortal 600' of the infamous human shield of Morris Island, South Carolina. He survived The War.
"The parents of these young men were William Armstrong, b. 18 Jan. 1784, Cumberland Co., North Carolina and d. 9 Dec. 1864, Henry Co., Alabama, and Mary Ann King, b. 24 Dec. 1795, Cumberland Co. and d. 6 May 1870, Henry County, Alabama.
"A tragic period of time for this family and they should be remembered."
Other sources:
Muster Roll of Capt. W. C. Wilson's Company, 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry.
1860 federal census, Columbia, Henry Co, AL.
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