The Cleveland star. (Shelby, N.C.), Sept. 27, 1935, edition 1
By P. CLEVELAND GARDNER

Nearly 2,900 men from Cleveland
county have shouldered arms In the
six wars from 1812 to the World
war in 1917.
Following Is a partial list of the
soldiers from Cleveland county who
served In the war of 1812: Thomas
Wilkins, Jr., William Humphries,
and Newton Wright. It may be of
Interest to state that Newton
Wright had seven sons In the Civil
war.
Cherokee War, 1838
David Beam and John Harrlll
served In the Cherokee war, 1838.
Mexican War, 184?
Thomas F. Elliott, Benjamin Jus-\
tlce, David M. C. Nowlin, Thomas 1
D. Nowlin and Samuel P. Weathers
of Cleveland county were soldiers
In the Mexican war, 1848.
Civil War, 1861-1865
Cleveland county furnished 14
companies, 28 captains, two majors,
one colonel and more than 2,035
troops to the Confederacy. Elswhere
in this issue is given a list of com
panies, captains, officers and num
ber of men which Cleveland county
furnished to the Confederacy. It
will suffice to state that while the
census of 1860 gave Cleveland coun
ty a total population of 12,384, the
county furnished more than 2,035
soldiers, one out of etrery six. And
out of a population whose military
quota was 115,388, North Carolina
sent 127,000 troops, one-fifth .of the
Confederate army, all of whom she
fed, clothed and equipped. Her
losses by death in battle, from
wounds and disease surpassed that
of any other state, totalling 40,305.
Spanish American War, 18998
Cleveland county furnished more
than 100 men in the Spanish Amer
ican war. Most of these men served
in company G, First North Caro
lina volunteers. The officers were
Capt. Junius T. Gardner, First
Lt, John K. Wells, Jr., Second Lt.
J. Frank Roberts; Sergeants; Wil
liam W. Jones, Hugh A. Logan,
James C. Alexander, Harold S. Hall,
Thomas W. Mlttag and Q. M. C. J.
A. Petterson. Corporals; Alexander
F. Tlddy, Rufus P. Rollins, William
P. Gale, Edward E. Turner, Eliza
C. Corfner, Benjamin G. Logan,
Victor C. Eaker, Clarence T. Har
din, Charles R. Little, Benjamin F.
Dixon, John Riley Bruce.
Musicians; Upton 8. Alexander,
Albert B. Homesley.
Artificer: Thomas O. Ferguson.
Dagoner; Harry J. Sullivan.
World War, 1919-1918
Cleveland county furnished ap
proximately 700 men in the World
war. The following is a list of of
ficers:
Colonels Junius T. Gardner, J.
Wm. Harrelson; Lt. Colonel Chas.
E. McBrayer; Captains: Hugh A.
Logan, Bussle- Lattlmore, Tom Gold,
Charlie Roberts, Cleveland Holland
Chap, and Clifton Turner.
Lieutenants: Victor Rudasill
George Moore,' Durham Moore,
Grady Burgess. Oliver Anthony. J.
Talmadge Gardner, Louie W. Gard
ner, Renn Honeycutt, J. Horace
Grlgg. C. B. McBrayer. Charles V.
Abernethy, Burton F. Mitchell. A.
W. McMurry. W. H. Blanton, Jr.,
A. V. McCraw, Michael H. Austell,
F. O. Grlgg, W. Ernest Brackett.
Sam M. 8ehneck, John R. Hudson,
W. E. Crowder.
Ensign: E. Holcomb.
Men awarded Distinguished Serv
ice Medal: Dr. Tom Oold. Charles
V. Abernethy, Herbert O. Champion
and Richard Branton.
Eighty-four thousand five hun
dred and seventy-seven North Car
jollnlans went Into the army: 7.312
went Into the navy and 621 Into
the Marine corps—a total of 92.510.
Of these men. 2,645 gave their lives
and 4,128 were wounded.