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Joining the war
History of the ConfederatesAfter his 19th birthday, Billy enlisted in the 11th Regiment, Company A, of the North Carolina Confederate Troops. -
Top Sails Inlet 21 miles below Wilmington, NC
Confederate CaptainsWilliam Elliot is waiting for his Captain to deploy his group the 11th Reg company ANN Trops to either old Jackson or Charleston. -
Southampton Virginia
Civil war suppliesWilliam's Captain deployed his regiment in Southhampton Virginia. The Union is on the opposite side of them and they have orders to inflitrate and destroy the threat. Williams group is in desperate need of supplies. -
Chowan County, N.C.
Civil War hospitalsWilliam and his regiment were confronted in Chowan County by the Yankees, and were victories with a Yankee retreat. William and Ellis Ewing drug Frazure and Bringman, members of there group to saftey than later the hospital. -
Franklin Depot Virginia
Civil war suppliesWilliiam and his regiment finally received supplies of food and ammunition. Also William's father Dick A. Elliot sent him a shirt and underwear. He received them here. -
Franklin Depot Virginia
Civil War clothingWilliam is telling of how he is poorley clothed and asks his Father to send him a woolen pare of pants, a piece of hard soap, some thread, and a couple of needles. He ends with " times is quiet at this time". -
Magnolia Dauplin County NC
Civil War campsWilliam sent a letter to his father explaining that his tents were to worn to use so they had to throw them away and sleep on the dirt. -
Dauplin County Magnolia North Carolina
Civil War currencyWilliam is in camp and is telling his father about finances he has. and he asks his father to replace some socks that were stolen from him. -
Camp Neare Tarobor, Edgecome County North Carolina
The UnionWilliam and his message are confronted by the Union and succesfully kill of the opposers, on there way to there camp from Magnolia. -
Pitt County Greenville North Carolina
MarchesWilliams Regiment left Tarboro the 20th.They had to march 32 miles in 2 days.They have to station about quarter of mile from Greenville and the tar River. -
Greenville North Carolina
Artillery William explains to his dad how his marching is going. He says "We had to wade mud and water all the way back. Sometimes the water was waste deep to us but we had no fighting to do except our artilery fired a few shots at the yankee pickets." -
Camp Ten Miles Below Washington North Carolina
Union gunboatsWilliam is actually whriting this letter while he is being bombed by the yankees. He says to his father, "The yankees have been boming our men from theare gun boats ever day for a week." -
Camp near Hookerton North Carolina
FoodWilliam tells of the rations split throughout his regiment. he says," Our Regt gets one pound of meal a day to the man and half pound of meat.Some of the pore soldiers only gets a quarter of a pound of meat to the man." -
Camp near Kinston North Carolina
LettersWilliam wrote hos mother for the first time and spoke of his march to his new camp. He also asked for some paper and some good pens and pencils so he can continue writing to his family. -
Camp near Kinston North Carolina
Civil War food rationsWilliam's mother asks what he gets to eat usually and he said,"I get meat and corn bread. I have not had a bisket sence the box you sent me. We get some crackers sometimes. " -
Halafax N Carolina
Battle of FredricksburgOn their way to Federicksburg William and his regiment were ambushed by the union and had to retreat. he says this explaining the ambush. "The trains run together and kill one man out of the twenty Six Regiment and wonded a good man verry bad. " -
Richmond Virginia
Richmond VAWilliam and his regiment are preparing for a fight against the union and planning defensive strategies. They are heading twords a camp about a mile away from Richmond. The yankees arte only about 3 miles from them. -
Richmond Virginia
Fredricksburg todayHe tells his father of the outcome of the battle at Fredricksburg. He says " the reports says that our loss is heavy and the yankees still greater. old General Jackson he got wounded in his arm and a good many more of our big officers. -
Hanover Junction Va
SabbothWilliam writres his father on Sabboth and tells him of the death of James Todd, and his friend James Terries being wounded. Also he says that he saw two thousand yankees prisners marching a long through the mud the other day at the point of the bayonet. -
Hanover Junction Va
PayrollWilliam tels his father of hias current financial status he says, "We have drew our money again twenty two dollars a peace. I have got $46 and I want to send home some but I don’t know when I will ever get a chance and the officers is making out the payrols to day for $22 more. they are going to pay us up to the last day this time" -
Hanover Junction Va
BeesWillliam writes to his brother G. R. Elliotte and says,"George you sed you had the best water melon patch for the time of year you ever saw. well I think I will be at home in time to hide some of them. if I don’t I will all ways think I outht to. I was glad to heare of you having such good luck with the bees when you cut the bee tree. I want you all to remember me and save me some." -
Camp near Hanover Junction Va
FireWilliam writes his last letter to his father and says that they have 25 men guarding the mail so the letters will not be burned by the union. -
