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Camp 3rd N.C. Cavalry

Submitted by Webmaster Ann on Thu, 09/20/2007 - 15:11.

One of my ancestors, a 1st Cousin 4 Times Removed wrote letters home to his wife, Susan, during the War. Below is a bit of information about him, and also his last letter, written on August 13/14, 1864, two days before he was killed in action.

Henry Machen Patrick was born in Beaufort County, North Carolina on January 12, 1831 and died August 16, 1864. Mr. Patrick married Susan Mary Lane on August 10, 1859. He enlisted on May 16, 1862 as a Private in Company K, 41st Regiment N.C.T. (3rd Regiment N.C. Cavalry) also known as Clark Skirmishers. Mr. Patrick was present or accounted for until he was killed on Darbytown Road near Richmond, Virginia at the Battle of White's Tavern. In the North Carolina Archives there is Private Collection #404 that contains a series of letters home to his wife Susan.

Camp 3rd N.C. Cavalry
Near Petersburg Va 13th Aug 64 (The letter to his wife)


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3rd North Carolina Cavalry - History and Heritage Project

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 16:25.

This letter from Henry Machen Patrick is a "Great Letter" from a Civil War Soldier and speaks to the Passion and Dedication that members of the Confederate Army had in doing their Duty as they saw it in Defending their States.  My Ancestor, Lacy Edwards is Buried a Few Feet from the Cemetery Marker of Henry Patrick in Trinity Cemetery, Chocowinity, N.C.

Not long ago, I started a History and Heritage Project for the 3rd North Carolina Cavalry [41st Reg]on the new My Family Beta Software.  It's a Great Platform and Web Format that's excellent for a Collobrative Web-Based Project for Many Like-Minded Individuals.  The Opportunity to Contribute With: Posts, Photos, Comments, Media, Audio, Files (A Wide Variety of Native Applications [Word - Excel - Power Point...etc].  Many Descendents have been located of the 3rd North Carolina Officers, NCO's, and PVT's Including a Brigade Commander.  It's the Beginning of the Project, and Offers the Potential of Accumulating a Tremendous Amount of Collobrative Research, Letters, Photos, and Unique Content relevant to North Carolina History.

If you are a Descendent, Please Contact:  Bobby Edwards at Carolina_Bob@Yahoo.Com   And, I will make you a Member so that you will have rights to post to the Site.  Here's the Link to View the Content of the Site:

http://www.myfamily.com/signup/respond.aspx?invid=eEL_6Ma5M30UlWY12o42rw

Current Content as of Dec 2008:- More than 300 Photos of Battlefield or Items of Interst in 27 Photo Albums, Including Letters and Muster Rolls- Bio's of Officers and Troops- Official Records of Events during Engagements- Rosters of Companies- Related Material to the 3rd North Carolina- 77 Individual Discussion Threads, with Many Comments in Some of the Threads- Almost 500 Individual Posts- View Posts by Members

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