4th Battalion Civil War Record for William David Moore

William David Moore served in the 4th Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves. At the age of 18, he fought in the First Battle of Fort Fisher on December 24th, 1864.

He received a leg injury from a canon wheel rolling backwards after firing while fighting at Fort Davis in Texas.

December 24, 1864 — Christmas Eve

1:40 a.m.

The Union "powder vessel," USS Louisiana, explodes harmlessly off Fort Fisher.

Dawn

A thick fog shrouds the ocean as the grand Union armada begins moving into battle position off Federal Point.

12:40 p.m.

The Union fleet (64 warships) opens the first bombardment of Fort Fisher. The U.S. Navy's five largest frigates — Susquehannah, Wabash, Colorado, Powhatan, and Minnesota — are on hand for the attack. The USS Colorado alone, with 52 guns, has more armament than all of Fort Fisher (which mounts a mere 47 heavy guns and mortars). The Federal fleet boasts more than 600 cannons.

1:00-4:30 p.m.

Confederate Brig. Gen. William W. Kirkland's Brigade (of Hoke's Division) — having reached Wilmington around midnight on December 23 — reaches the Confederate defensive line at Sugar Loaf, north of Fort Fisher. At Sugar Loaf, Kirkland (arriving with roughly 1,300 men), joins about 1,200 men and boys of the North Carolina Junior and Senior Reserves, a regiment of cavalry, and two batteries of artillery.

 

W.D. Moore located off of Six Forks Rd.

Location - this cemetery is an old family cemetery located in the 8300 block of Six Forks Road in North Raleigh, North Carolina.

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From: The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

W. D. Moore (First_Last)

Regiment Name: 4 Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves

Side: Confederate

Company: A

Soldier's Rank_In: Private

Soldier's Rank_Out: Private

Alternate Name:

Notes:

Film Number: M230 roll 28

W.R. Jeffreys to W.E. Moore Deed at 11 W. Peace St., Raleigh N.C.

Warranty Deed: W.R. Jeffreys to W. E. Moore and Nettie V. Moore at 11 W. Peace St. Raleigh, NC

Dated: September 29th, 1925

Moore House - Raleigh, NC off of Six Forks Rd.

Claude Moore in center with his parents, William David Moore and Frances E Moore. Around the Intersection of Six Forks and Newton Rd.

William Moore moved to this area of House Creek in Wake County before the 1910 Census. Claude Moore was born in 1886 and looks like he is in his late teens or early 20s. I believe this picture is from around 1905.