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Byrd Anderson and Rhoda Kathern Lyda Laughter lived in Henderson Co., North Carolina, till Byrd's death at unknown date before 1907. He is buried at St. Paul's Cemetery at Edneyville, Henderson Co., NC. Kathern Lyda then moved to Newton County, Arkansas with two sons, their families and a nephew, Milner Laughter. Other families may have moved with them, including Louisa Laughter Brown & her husband James Brown. A. Bird Laughter and Bird A. Laughter are both listed as serving in the following units during the Civil War. Note that Byrd's (Bird's) brother, Isaiah, and possibly another brother, Jacob, also served. Isaiah Laughter appears on the roster of Comapny A along with A. Bird and Bird A. ... Any help will be appreciated. . . Frank Laughter
CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS The 25th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 15th Volunteers, was assembled at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in August, 1861. The following counties furnished companies for the regiment: Henderson, Jackson, Haywood, Cherokee, Transylvania, Clay, Macon, and Buncombe. It moved to Grahamville, South Carolina and remained there until March, 1862. The unit then moved back to North Carolina and arrived in Virginia on June 24. Serving in R. Ransom's and M.W. Ranson's Brigade, it fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg, served in North Carolina, then saw action at Plymouth and Drewry's Bluff. Later the 25th participated in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. It reported 128 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 15 in the Maryland Campaign, 88 at Fredericksburg, and 103 at Plymouth. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek, and on April 9, 1865, only 8 officers and 69 were present.
The field officers were:
Bird Laughter -- Co., I -- (In) Pvt (Out) Pvt
16th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Sent to Virginia with about 1,200 men, the regiment was assigned to General W. Hampton's, Pender's, and Scales' Brigade. It served in many battles of the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, was involved in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River, and was active around Appomattox. It had a force of 721 men in April, 1862, lost 33 killed and 199 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, had 8 killed and 44 wounded at Second Manassas, and suffered 6 killed and 48 wounded at Fredericksburg. The unit reported 105 casualties at Chancellorsville, and of the 321 engaged at Gettysburg, thirty-seven percent were disabled. It surrendered 12 officers and 83 men at the end of the war.
The field officers were:
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