John Frink, son of William Frink and Anna Reaves (brother of Jabesh,[m.
Susan Jane Gore] my Great Grandfather-Brunswick County) was born on Febuary
23, 1815, died on September 25, 1889,
and is buried at Piney Forest Baptist Church, Columbus County, North
Carolina. He was first married to Annie Jane Gore, daughter of John  George
Gore and Mary Ann Gore. Annie Jane died in 1857. Born to this couple were
the following children:

a- William Pinkney Frink, married Amanda Lennon. He was killed in the Civil
war 17 December 1862 at the battle of Goldsboro Bridge.

[Maybe I can help you out with this.  I have a volume of the "Official Records
Of The War Of The Rebellion" which deals with North Carolina during the years
of 1862 and 1863.  Of course we know that it wasn't a "rebellion" but a War
For Southern Independence.  What I have is the official report of Lt. Co.
Stephen D. Pool, Confederate States Artillery, of the Engagement at
Goldsborough Bridge, December 17th, 1862.

The report is dated December 19th, 1862.  It is kind of lengthy but I'll try
to type as much as I can. (please excuse typos).

Soon after daybreak, the morning of the 16th instant my command, consisting of
Companies B, G, and H, Tenth NC Troops, Company F, Fortieth NC, and Starrs
Battery of Artillary, took the positions assigned them on the north side of
Neuse River commanding the immediate approaches to the railroad and county
bridges.

Everything remained quiet until about noon on the 17th, when the enemy,
occupying the south side of the river and east of the railroad, opened fire
with evident design of destroying the bridge.  To effect this their batteries
employed for about two hours shell and solid shot , occasionally discharging
shrapnel along the north bank of the river to dislodge any force there.  The
south bank of the river west of the railroad was occupied by a portion of
Brigadier-General Clingman's brigade, the left of the Fifty second NC Troops,
Colonel Marshall, resting against the bridge.  Orders were sent me by Colonel
Marshall not to open fire with the section of Starr's battery, commanding the
bridge, until his troops arrived.  About 2 p.m., the Fifty-second broke and in
confusion retired from the bridge, leaving the south of that important
structure entirely undefended except by the forces on the north bank of the
Neuse,  Orders were immediately sent by me to  Captain Starr to open fire with
shrapnel on the mouth of the bridge to prevent the enemy if possible from
entering and destroying it.  The order was immediately obeyed.  While the left
of the Fifty-second was retiring, I saw a small force of the enemy running
down the railroad bank, shouting and yelling as if in pursuit.  Suspecting
their design to be to  enter and destroy the bridge, I cautioned my men to be
on the alert and as soon as they came within range to pour their fire into
them.  This was done so effectually that two were instantly killed; the others
fled precipitately.  Our fire having disclosed out exact position, the enemy
opened upon us with a most severe fire of canister, shell and shrapnel for
about half an hour, our guns replying with rapidity and effect.  During this
fire my men on the banks of the river remained perfectly quiet, receiving the
enemy's fire unflinchingly.  Thinking they had dislodged us, the enemy sent
forward 2  men to effect the destruction of the bridge by fire.  I cautioned
my men of the approach of the men, and as soon as they broke cover for the
bridge fire was opened upon them.  One fell back wounded, the other succeeded
in reaching the projecting brick-work, where he was enabled to complete his
work in perfect security from any fire from the north bank of the river.  No
effort was spared by my men to reach him with their fire.  Different points of
the bridge were selected, and shot after shot poured in in the vain hope of
killing him.  His work proved successful, and in less than ten minutes the
entire southern and eastern faces of the bridge were in flames.  Seeing the
destruction completed, I gave orders to retire to the rear of the section of
Starr's battery posted on the railroad.  Subsequently my entire command was
ordered to the county bridge; two pieces of the battery were placed in
position.  Companies B and F were posted on the west side of the bridge, while
Companies G and H took position on the east - all on the north bank of the
river,  Here we remained during the night and until ordered to this point next
day.

Late in the afternoon of the 17th, one section of Starr's battery, in charge
of First Lt. T. C. Fuller, engaged the enemy south of the river, near the
point where the county road crosses the railroad.  All speak in terms of
praise of the gallantry displayed here, and of the efficiency of Lt. Fuller's
fire.  The details of this engagement do not come within the scope of this
report.  Justice will be done by the brigadier-general commanding at that
point.  I cannot close this report without expressing my admiration of the
coolness with which my officers and men stood fire for more than two hours
without an opportunity of returning it, and of the gallantry displayed by all
of Captain Starr's officers and men engaged.  Killed, 3;wounded 6.  Captain
Starr received a slight wound on arm from fragment of spent shell.

I have the honor to be, colonel, your, very respectfully.  Stephen D. Pool,
Lt. Col. , Commanding Battalion Artillery.

Well....there you have it.  I have read other reports on this battle and it
appears that, as usual, the Confederate forces were severely outnumbered.
Brigadier-General Clingman states that the entire force at his "disposition
that day was rather below 2000 men".   He also said that the officers and men
in all the regiments behaved in a "manner creditable to veteran troops".  I
don't think it was an ambush but you can rest assured that your ancestor died
with honor.

Hope this helps.

Keith Redmon, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp 1249, Winston-Salem, NC]


b- Lorenzo Dow Frink, killed in the Civil war at age 17

c- John O'Neille Frink, born 7-9-1843,(Civil War hero) married Francis
Adelaide Powell after moving to Texas.

(John O'Neill Frink
Born 9 July 1843, Columbus Co., NC. Son of John and Annie Jane (Gore)
Frink, farmer.  1860 census: Whiteville PO, Columbus Co, NC; farmer;
single, living w/parents.  Enlisted as PVT, 23 Apr 1861, in Co. H
"Columbus Vigilants", 18th NC Inft. in Columbus Co.  Promoted to CPL,
Nov/Dec. 1862.  Promoted to SGT, Jan/FEb 1863.  Captured at
Chancellorsville 3 May 1863. Exchanged at City Point, VA, 13 May 1863.
Cited "for bravery at Chancellorsville for carrying the colors after two
color-bearers had been shot down."  Promoted to Color SGT, 3 July 1863
and transferred to F&S .  Appointed Ensign (1st Lt), 2 May 1864,
Captured at Spotsylvania Courthouse, 12 May 1864.

Recieved at Ft. Delaware from Belle Plain, 17 May 1864.  Forwarded to
Charleston, SC., 20 Aug 1864.  Transferred to FT. Pulaski, GA, 21 Oct
1864

On roll, Ft. Pulaski, 26 Dec 1864.  Received at Ft. Delaware, 12 March
1865.  In hospital, Ft. Delaware, 13 March - 7 May 1865, 6 - 13 June,
1865.

Took Oath and released, Ft. Delaware, 10 June 1865.  Residence: Coumbus
Co., NC; light conplexion, brown hair, blue eyes, 6'0",  lived in Div.
38.  He went to Texas in 1871; postmaster at Taylor, Williamson Co., TX,
for ten years and mayor of the town for four years.  Moved to San
Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX in 1906; Justice of Peace from 1920 - 1926.

Brig. Gen. of Texas Div., UCV in 1923.  Married (1) Amanda Mortimer
Powell, 31 May 1866, in Columbus Co., NC had two children. (2) Frances
Adalaide Powell, in Texas (cousin of 1st wife); ca. 1872 had three
children.  Died 13 Apr 1926. Buried in Fairmount Cem., San Angelo.)

[Date: Tue, 19 May 1998
From: Doris Pyle Haynes 

On 20 August 1864, a chosen group of 600 Confederate Officers left Ft.
Delaware, as prisoners of war, bound for the Union Army base at Hilton
Head, SC.  They were to be placed in a stockade in front of Union
batteries at the seige of Charleston.  They were placed on Morris
Island, at the mouth of the harbor in an open 1 1/2 acre pen, under
shelling of friendly artillery fire.  This was in retaliation for the
conditions of Union prisoners at Andersonville, GA. and Salisbury, NC.

On Oct 21, after 45 days under fire, the weakened survivors were removed
to Ft. Pulaski, Ga., here crowded into  the cold, damp casemates of the
fort.  On 19 Nov.,  197 of the men were sent back to Hilton Head to
relieve the overcrowding.  Here they spend another 45 days on starvation
rations. 13 died at Ft. Pulaski and 5 more at Hilton Head.

On 12 March, 1865, the remaining members of this group were returned to
Ft. Delaware where an additional 25 died., thus leaving their numbers
about one-third what it began.  They were not released until July 1865.

This group of men became known throught the south as The Immortal Six-
Hundred.  Several books have been written about them.
Doris]

["Immortal Captives" tells their story from letters, diaries and records
From the Archives. And "The Biographical Sketches of the Immortal Six
Hundred" (what I quoted from)  both were written by Mauriel Joslyn
837 Jones St. - Sparta, GA. 31087.  Also available at the White Mane
Publishing Co., Inc. - P.O. Box 152 - Shippenburg, PA - 17257-0152]

{{Subject: Imprisioned On Morris Island

3 brothers joined, William P. was killed at Goldsboro bridge, Lorenzo was
killed but John O'Neille frink wrote:

" I was with about 3,000 others sent to fort Delaware, Delaware in August,
1864, a Leiutenant in charge of the prision came in one morning and gave us
to understand that he was after 600 officers ranking from Lieutenants to
Colonels, and hinted that we were to be exchanged. So he commenced calling
the names out, and I became one of the 600."

"All thought we were going to be exchanged, but we were landed,after about
eighteen days on that steamer, it was at Morris Island in front of
Charleston, NC."

" We were kept there for 42 days and nights, and our only rations was three
and a half pints of corn meal gruel a day; no meat; coffee or anything
else. After this forty two days, we were moved to fort Pulaski Georgia
until General Lee surrendered. We were sent back to fort Delaware,
Delaware. While down there I contracted the scurvey and I did not get able
to travel until the 11th day of June, 1865."

"I was paraoled and sent to Philadelphia, thence to Baltimore and then to
Petersburg, Vurginia and from there to Wilmington, North Carolina. I was
then 45 miles from home. There was a railroad past my home but it was not
in operation. I was not able to walk except upon crutches and I started to
walk home on my crutches. I walked about ten miles the first day and stayed
at a farm house for the night. Next morning, I started out again and had to
sit down to rest about 10 o'clock. While sitting there a covered wagon came
up. I hailed the driver and he was a man who lived about two miles from my
home and I got home O.K., but walking on crutches".

(John O'Neille Frink)


ken frink}}


d-Sarah Eliza, b. 4-20-1846 m. James Register Best.

e- James Soloman, born 6-10=1855, died 11-28-1938 m, Miss Newman and Anna
Bullock

f- Moltsie "mollie" married William Varn

g- Jabesh

h- Martha Ann, married John Reddick

i- Nancy, married Barnes Wilkens

j-Prudence, married John Currie

Second marriage was to Mary Campbell of Opelica Alabama. She died on Nov.
4, 1895. She and John had the following children:

a- Charles Daniel, 3-31-1861, married Minnie Lee Jewel

b- Jennie, born in September, 1863, married William Low

c- Annie Jane, born in October, 1865, was a school teacher and never married.

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1860 Columbus County Census:


0457    John FRINK              45      M       Farmer          NC
        Mary E. Frink           30      F                       SC
        Nancy Frink             19      F       Student         NC
        John O. N. Frink        17      M       Student         NC/ Co C,
18th Regt
        S. E. Frink             14      F       Student         NC
        M. A. Frink             11      F       Student         NC
        Molsey Frink            9       F       Student         NC
        J. Frink                7       M                       NC
        James S. Frink          5       M                       NC
        Ezekial HAWS            21      M       Farmhand        Kemper Cty,
Mississippi/ Co G, 20th Regt
        Owen PARKER             25      M       Cooper          Onslow Cty, NC
        Wm. F. HORN             25      M       Tenant Frmr     Onslow Cty,
NC/ Co G, 51st Regt

0345    W. T. FRINK             21      M       Farmer          NC
        Mary J. Frink           42      F                       NC
        W. [Seymour] Frink      21      M       Farmer          NC/ Co H,
18th Regt
        John S[olon] Frink      18      M                       NC/ Co H,
18th Regt
        Mahala A. Frink         15      F                       NC
        S[amuel] D. Frink       13      M       Student         NC/ Co K,
2nd Arty?
        D. S. Frink             13      M       Student         NC
        Mary F. Frink           3       F                       NC

0331    William P. FRINK        24      M       Farmer          NC
        Amanda Frink            21      F                       Bladen Cty, NC
        Jas. M. Frink           1       M                       NC

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submitted by: Ken Frink
Jensen Beach, Florida


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