Lewis Sylvanus Hefner (1840 - 1920)

Born 11 Oct 1840 in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Malinda (Herrmann) Hefner — married [date unknown] in Catawba co. North Carolina

Descendants

Died 15 Feb 1920 at age 79 in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Lewis Hefner lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina. See Appalachia Project.

Lewis Hefner served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 27 Apr 27, 1861
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 25th North Carolina Infantry

CSA, Company A, 25th North Carolina Infantry

Residence: Catawba County, North Carolina, North Carolina

Occupation: Carpenter

Age at Enlistment: 20

Enlistment Date: 27 Apr 1861

Rank at enlistment: Private

Enlistment Place: Catawba County, North Carolina

State Served: North Carolina

Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 12th Infantry Regiment on 18 May 1861.^[1]

google.com North Carolina 25th Infantry Regiment Organization: Organized at Camp Clingman, near Ashville, Buncombe County, on 15 August 1861. Reorganized in about April 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. First Commander: Thomas L. Clingman (Colonel) Field Officers: Samuel C. Bryson (Major, Lieutenant Colonel) St. Clair Dearing (Lieutenant Colonel) John W. Francis (Major) William S. Gardy (Major) Matthew N. Love (Major, Lieutenant) William Y. Morgan (Major) Henry M. Rutledge (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel) Assignments: * District of the Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina (September-November 1861) * Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida (November-December 1861) * 4th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida (December 1861- March 1862) * Branch’s Brigade, District of the Pamlico, Department of North Carolina (March 1862) * Ransom’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina (April- August 1862) * Ransom’s Brigade, Walker’s-Ransom’s Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (September 1862-January 1863) * Ransom’s Brigade, District of the Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (January- February 1863) * Ransom’s Brigade, French’s Command, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (February 1863) * Ransom’s Brigade, District of the Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (March-April 1863) * Ransom’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina (April- July 1863) * Ransom’s Brigade, Ransom’s Division, Department of Richmond (July –September 1863) * Ransom’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina (September 1863-May 1864) * Ransom’s Brigade, Colquitt’s Division, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (May 1864) * Ransom’s Brigade, Johnson’s Division, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (May-October 1864) * Ransom’s Brigade, Johnson’s Division, 4th Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (October 1864- April 1865)

Battles: Seven Days Battles (25 June-1 July 1862) King’s School House (25 June 1862) Malvern Hill (1 July 1862) Harper’s Ferry (12-15 September 1862) Antietam (17 September 1862) Fredericksburg (13 December 1862) Gum Swamp (22 May 1863) Bottom’s Bridge (4 July 1863) New Bern (1 February 1864) Plymouth (17-20 April 1864) Bermuda Hundred (17 May-14 June 1864) Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865) The Crater (30 July 1864) Globe Tavern (18-21 August 1864) Fort Stedman (25 March 1865) Dinwiddie Court House (31 March 1865) Five Forks (1 April 1865) Sayler’s Creek (6 April 1865) Appomattox Court House (9 April 1865)

May or may not have been present for duty at each one. See copies of original muster roles;

Sources

1. ↑ Sources: "North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B4-847 : accessed 28 August 2015), Louisa Heffner in household of Elias Heffner, Catawba county, part of, Catawba, North Carolina, United States; citing family 804, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD2-Z5N : accessed 28 August 2015), Lewis S in household of Elias Heffner, , Catawba, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 97, household ID 697, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,891.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW88-MVV : accessed 28 August 2015), Lewis S Hefner, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 2, family 18, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,627.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9Q-8QL : accessed 28 August 2015), Louis Sidney Hefner, Clines, Catawba, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 3B, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,115.
• "North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK63-W6C : accessed 28 August 2015), Lewis S Hefner, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina," citing military unit Twelfth Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M270 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 205.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2M-RFZ3 : accessed 28 August 2015), Pvt Sylvanus Hefner, 1919; Burial, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States of America, Oakwood Cemetery; citing record ID 58776669.