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Size | 50 items |
Abstract | William Pinkney Cline was a smith from Catawba County, N.C., who joined the Confederate Army as a private in the 46th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, also known as the Catawba Braves, on 13 March 1862. He saw action at Antietam and Fredericksburg. He deserted on 19 August 1863, returning on 28 September 1863. After a stay in the guardhouse, he returned to duty in the spring of 1864 and was killed in action at the Wilderness on 5 May 1864. The collection consists of letters William Pinkney Cline wrote to his wife during the Civil War while he served with the 46th North Carolina Infantry Regiment of the Confederate Army from 1862 to 1864. The letters discuss camp conditions, the movements of Cline's unit, news of other soldiers from his area, brief descriptions of the action that he saw at the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg, as well as descriptions of his time in the guardhouse after his return from desertion and the execution of three other deserters from his unit. Also included are several post-war letters from family members to Smith's wife and a photograph of Cline in uniform. |
Creator | Cline, William Pinkney, 1835-1864. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English |
Processed by: John Foster, September 2000
Encoded by: John Foster, September 2000
Revisions: Finding aid updated in May 2005 by Nancy Kaiser.
Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the microfilming of this collection.
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William Pinkney Cline was a smith in Catawba County, N.C. He joined the Confederate Army on 13 March 1862, becoming a member of Company K, 46th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, also known as the Catawba Braves. At the time of his enlistment, he was 27 years of age and had a wife, Mary Cline, and four children. Cline saw action at Antietam on 17 September 1862 and was present or accounted for with his unit until he deserted on 19 August 1863. Cline returned from desertion on 28 September 1863 and was held under arrest through February 1864. He returned to duty in March-April 1864. He was killed at the battle of the Wilderness, 5 May 1864.
Back to TopThe papers of William Pinkney Cline are composed of letters written to his wife during the Civil War while he served with the 46th North Carolina Infantry Regiment of the Confederate Army from 1862 to 1864. The letters discuss camp conditions and military life, the movements of Cline's unit, news of other soldiers from his area, brief descriptions of the action that he saw at the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg, as well as descriptions of his time in the guardhouse after his return from desertion and the execution of three other deserters from his unit. Also included are several post-war letters from family members to Smith's wife, Mary Cline, and a photograph of Cline in uniform.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1 |
1862 |
Folder 2 |
1863 |
Folder 3 |
1864 |
Folder 4 |
1885-1892 |
Image P-5019/1 |
William Pinkney Cline, in uniform, undated |
Reel 1 |
Microfilm copy of collection |