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| James Elijah Childers 1830 - 9 May 1862 Swain Co NC Wolf Run Shoals VA |
Note on his name: Census records say simply "Elijah" or "Elija". The Civil War records say "Elijah
Childers" or "Elijah C. Childers". The death certificate of Elijah's eldest child, Sarah Emmaline Childers
Green, says her father was "James Elijah Childers".
"On April 27, 1861 at the age of 27, Elijah enlisted in the Confederate Army to
help fight the Civil War. He was present and accounted for until he died of
disease on May 9, 1862 on the march from Wolf Run Shoals (Va) to
Fredricksburg (Va)."
- Stephen R. Childers, "The Childers Family in Western North Carolina"
Elijah Childers is listed, according to Civil War records, in both the 16th NC Infantry, Company
A (27 April 1861) and the 39th NC Infantry (Company K). (Company A transferred to the
Thomas Legion Regiment 5 October 1862 and then later to 39th Infantry, Company K.) As
Elijah died earlier in 1862, is seems safe to assume that his active service was in Virginia with
the 16th NC Infantry.
Other sources corroborate his presence in Virginia with the 16th NC Infantry.
The Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War Between the States, Vol III, includes this section on
page 110, for the 39th Infantry Regiment, Company K:
Note: Elijah Childers is listed here as dying March 9, '62. We assume that "March" is an error
as other more primary sources say May 9. Also, as this same record places his brother
Nimrod at the battle of Seven Pines, just east of Richmond on, May 31, 1862, the unit may well
have been in northern Virginia three weeks earlier. If anyone can clarify the movements of the
NC 16th Infantry, Company A, during the spring of 1862 more precisely, please advise.
See a letter written by his brother-in-law, William B. Carden, in 1861 from Camp Lee, Virginia.
The letter includes, on the fourth page, this statement: "liege is not able for duty". As "Lige"
was a well-known nickname for Elijah, this is probably a reference to Elijah Childers. Also,
Elijah's brother Nimrod seems to have been mentioned ("Nem").
Childers" or "Elijah C. Childers". The death certificate of Elijah's eldest child, Sarah Emmaline Childers
Green, says her father was "James Elijah Childers".
"On April 27, 1861 at the age of 27, Elijah enlisted in the Confederate Army to
help fight the Civil War. He was present and accounted for until he died of
disease on May 9, 1862 on the march from Wolf Run Shoals (Va) to
Fredricksburg (Va)."
- Stephen R. Childers, "The Childers Family in Western North Carolina"
Elijah Childers is listed, according to Civil War records, in both the 16th NC Infantry, Company
A (27 April 1861) and the 39th NC Infantry (Company K). (Company A transferred to the
Thomas Legion Regiment 5 October 1862 and then later to 39th Infantry, Company K.) As
Elijah died earlier in 1862, is seems safe to assume that his active service was in Virginia with
the 16th NC Infantry.
Other sources corroborate his presence in Virginia with the 16th NC Infantry.
The Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War Between the States, Vol III, includes this section on
page 110, for the 39th Infantry Regiment, Company K:
Note: Elijah Childers is listed here as dying March 9, '62. We assume that "March" is an error
as other more primary sources say May 9. Also, as this same record places his brother
Nimrod at the battle of Seven Pines, just east of Richmond on, May 31, 1862, the unit may well
have been in northern Virginia three weeks earlier. If anyone can clarify the movements of the
NC 16th Infantry, Company A, during the spring of 1862 more precisely, please advise.
See a letter written by his brother-in-law, William B. Carden, in 1861 from Camp Lee, Virginia.
The letter includes, on the fourth page, this statement: "liege is not able for duty". As "Lige"
was a well-known nickname for Elijah, this is probably a reference to Elijah Childers. Also,
Elijah's brother Nimrod seems to have been mentioned ("Nem").
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Sources: U.S. Civil War Records and Profiles;
U. S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861 - 1865;
Roster of N. C. Troops in the War between the States;
U. S. Census, 1850, Macon Co NC;
U. S. Census, 1860, Jackson Co NC;
U. S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861 - 1865;
Roster of N. C. Troops in the War between the States;
U. S. Census, 1850, Macon Co NC;
U. S. Census, 1860, Jackson Co NC;