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Pvt Berry Grove Hildreth

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Pvt Berry Grove Hildreth

Birth
Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1880 (aged 55–56)
Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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CONFEDERATE SOLDIER:

Pvt. Berry Grove Hildreth
Co I "Anson Regulators", 43rd NC Infantry Regiment.

UNMARKED GRAVE: Pvt. Berry Grove Hildreth, Co I "Anson Regulators", 43rd NC Infantry Regiment. Fought with the NC 43rd at Culp's Hill at Gettysburg where the 43rd sustained twenty - six percent casualties. He was present on 9 Aug 1865 in Appomattox, Va when Gen. Lee surrendered. Husband of Annie M. Haire Hildreth. Son of Thomas and Hipsira Childress Hildreth. Father of William Harrison, Mary M., Perry, Ida, and Cook Hildreth.

Family history as told by his granddaughter, Sadie Hildreth Beachum (Find A Grave #34296770)of Ansonville, is that after Berry Grove Hildreth was paroled on 9 Aug 1865 at Appomattox when Gen. Lee surrendered, Berry then walked back to Ansonville. Berry Grove said that he had to stop and ask or beg for food as he made his way back home. Berry also said that he thought that he would never get back home and that he was so sick of walking. When he did arrived back in Ansonville, he disliked walking so much that he would always either ride his horse or hitch up the wagon even for very short trip.

The brother of Pvt. Berry Grove Hildreth is Pvt. Thomas O. Hildreth (Find A Grave #7391390)b. 1820 d. 2 May 1865. Thomas O. was in Co G, 3rd NC Reg Artillery and later the 2nd NC Artillery. He was captured at Fort Fisher, NC and was sent to Elmira Prison Camp, Elmira, NY where he died of pneumonia. Thomas O. is buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, plot #2007, Elmira, NY.

Pvt. Berry Grove Hildreth is:
Father of William Harrison Hildreth #34985287. Buried Bethlehem Cemetery, Ansonville, NC.

Grandfather of Ollie Blanche Hildreth Cauble #34139129. Buried Bethlehem Cemetery, Ansonville, NC

Great grandfather of Vera Mae Cauble Faggart #60196709. Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC.
CONFEDERATE SOLDIER:

Pvt. Berry Grove Hildreth
Co I "Anson Regulators", 43rd NC Infantry Regiment.

UNMARKED GRAVE: Pvt. Berry Grove Hildreth, Co I "Anson Regulators", 43rd NC Infantry Regiment. Fought with the NC 43rd at Culp's Hill at Gettysburg where the 43rd sustained twenty - six percent casualties. He was present on 9 Aug 1865 in Appomattox, Va when Gen. Lee surrendered. Husband of Annie M. Haire Hildreth. Son of Thomas and Hipsira Childress Hildreth. Father of William Harrison, Mary M., Perry, Ida, and Cook Hildreth.

Family history as told by his granddaughter, Sadie Hildreth Beachum (Find A Grave #34296770)of Ansonville, is that after Berry Grove Hildreth was paroled on 9 Aug 1865 at Appomattox when Gen. Lee surrendered, Berry then walked back to Ansonville. Berry Grove said that he had to stop and ask or beg for food as he made his way back home. Berry also said that he thought that he would never get back home and that he was so sick of walking. When he did arrived back in Ansonville, he disliked walking so much that he would always either ride his horse or hitch up the wagon even for very short trip.

The brother of Pvt. Berry Grove Hildreth is Pvt. Thomas O. Hildreth (Find A Grave #7391390)b. 1820 d. 2 May 1865. Thomas O. was in Co G, 3rd NC Reg Artillery and later the 2nd NC Artillery. He was captured at Fort Fisher, NC and was sent to Elmira Prison Camp, Elmira, NY where he died of pneumonia. Thomas O. is buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, plot #2007, Elmira, NY.

Pvt. Berry Grove Hildreth is:
Father of William Harrison Hildreth #34985287. Buried Bethlehem Cemetery, Ansonville, NC.

Grandfather of Ollie Blanche Hildreth Cauble #34139129. Buried Bethlehem Cemetery, Ansonville, NC

Great grandfather of Vera Mae Cauble Faggart #60196709. Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC.


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