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Pvt. Franklin Cauble |
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42nd North Carolina Infantry, Co. C |
| Franklin Cauble and Eliza Melton were married in Stanly County on August 11, 1851. Per the census records, Franklin was born ca. 1825 and Eliza was born ca. 1832. In the 1850 census, Franklin was still living with his mother Nancy, his father was dead. Franklin’s father, Joseph was born ca. 1789 and he married Nancy Hudson in Cabarrus County on April 19, 1819. Franklin’s occupation in the 1850 census was listed as stage driver. |
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Military Record |
| Franklin Cauble enlisted on February 28, 1863 at Rowan County, Salisbury, North Carolina as a Private. On February 28, 1863 he mustered into the 42nd North Carolina Infantry, Co C. After some training in Salisbury, Co C performed guard duty at the prison for Union soldiers in Salisbury. Franklin was captured at Cold Harbor, Virginia on June 3, 1864 and was sent to Point Lookout, Maryland, then transferred to the Union prison in Elmira, New York. He died of “chronic diarrhoea” on October 28, 1864 at Elmira. Franklin is buried at Woodlawn Narional Cemetery, Elmira, NY in grave #718 under the incorrect name of Franklin Cooper. |
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Who is Franklin Cooper? |
| Franklin Cooper also from Stanly County, North Carolina enlisted at 18 about a year before Franklin Cauble but after that their records are identical except for the end. Pvt. Franklin Cooper and Pvt. Franklin Cauble were both in the 42nd North Carolina Infantry, Co C. | Both Cooper and Cauble were captured at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864. Both Cooper and Cauble were sent to Point Lookout, Maryland and both were transferred to Elmira, New York on the same date. | Franklin Cauble died on October 28, 1864 and Franklin Cooper took the Oath of Allegiance on July 3, 1865, was paroled and returned home to Stanly County, North Carolina. | Stanly County marriage records show that Franklin Cooper was married in 1869 to Jane Honeycutt Cooper, and in the 1870 census, he is listed with a wife (Jane) and a two month old son. On July 5, 1910, Franklin made application to the State of North Carolina for a soldier’s pension. | Franklin Cooper definitely survived the war and was not buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, New York. He died of liver cancer on October 2, 1924 and is buried in the Silver Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Aquadale (Stanly County), NC. | Tom Fagart / G-G-Grandson of Pvt. Franklin Cauble | 5580 Yorke Street | Concord, NC 28027 | 704-262-0119 | [email protected] |
| Surnames Mentioned Are: | CAUBLE, MELTON, COOPER, HONEYCUTT |
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