On March 19th 1862, SIX TUTTLE ANCESTORS enlisted in the Confederate Army at Stokes County, North Carolina. I became intrigued with this story because a Civil War Sword came down through the family. No one , however, has any recollection tying the artifact to a particular ancestral family. My father and Uncle just remember it being kicked around as a family toy. It is an authentic Civil War sword. Looking at my Dad’s ancesters I could eliminate the Roberts, Gleaves, Andersons and Gardners. They arrived in Utah and had mostly no connection to families in the East when the war would have raged. The Gleaves arrived directly England…the Andersons from Sweden. It is possible that some joined the War out in Territorial Utah but unlikely. My best shot were the Tuttles or Barrs where we still to this day have family back in the Carolinas. Starting with the Tuttles I found that 6 of them, related to each other in various ways had joined at the same place on the same day.
Calvin, Dewitt, Peter, John, Gideon and Jefferson were all Tuttles who joined the Confederate 52nd Regiment, Company D of North Carolina.
The 52nd fought in many of the wars most infamous and bloody battles, including Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Hatcher’s Run, Richmond, Sailors Creek and even Appomattox Courthouse.
John Tuttle is the common ancestor of all these soldiers. He was a Revolutionary war soldier. All ties to him will be noted. He was the first Tuttle to settle in the virgin Stokes County area of North Carolina. He was born in Fairfax, Virginia. My ancestor that came to Utah was Josiah Tuttle, who settled in Glenwood, Utah as a convert to the Mormon Church. This was in the later part of the 19th century. His father was a grandson of John Tuttle and was the contemporary of these soldiers.
Was Alexander our direct ancestor a Civil War soldier as were his cousins? We find him making war damage claims in 1873 which often went to loyalists. Could this be the reason we find him not participating in the war?
Isaac Barr was the common ancestor for the Barr family. He was Born in 1751 in Prince William County. He lived in Fauquier County, Virginia. Like the Tuttles he moved south to Germanton, Stokes, North Carolina. He was a veteran in the Revolutionary War.
THE 52nd NORTH CAROLINA INFANTRY SIX
Calvin was listed as a farmer. He enlisted as a Private at age 31. He was dead within 2 months. He died of disease May 17,1862 near Raleigh, North Carolina. He was the grandson of John Tuttle and the son of James & Nancy Tuttle. The 1850 census shows him living with his parents in Germanton, Stokes, North Carolina. He was born abt 1831. He had 6 siblings. A Rierson couple lived with them. I assume that the wife Emily Rierson was Calvin’s sister. A James Rierson was the bondsman at his wedding to Susan Francis Martin. He married 2/19/1857.
Dewitt P. Tuttle, a farmer, joined as a Sergeant at the age of 18. He was killed August 25th, 1864 at Ream’s Station, VA. He was born in 1844, the son of Peter & Susan Eason. An account of the Battle at Ream’s Station is includes below. He was from Germanton. His grandfather was John Tuttle.
Peter H. Tuttle was a farmer who joined as a private at the age of 28. According to the 52nd regiment, Peter was born in 1834 and lived in Stokes County when enlisting. A Peter Tuttle born in 1832 (a 2 year birth date discrepancy thus they may be different individuals.) The 1832Peter is the son of Elijah & Mary Eason. In addition a 1849Peter (M) is the son of 1806Peter & Susan Eason and the brother to Dewitt above. So we have John Tuttle with 2 sons marrying sisters and then both having sons named Peter. So double cousins with the same name. However, the 1834Peter of the 52nd Regiment is the subject of our research. Is our relative, the 1832Peter the same as the 1834Peter of the 52nd?
John Tuttle joined the 52nd on March 19, 1862 in Stokes County. He was 20 at enlistment putting his birth at around 1843. He joined as a musician / fifer and was promoted to Corporal and then Sergeant on 12/1/1864. He joined company G. Sometimes the name John (W.) is found. He was the younger brother to Calvin listed above and the grandson of his namesake John Tuttle. He is listed as a farmer. He married Jane Tuttle in 1861. He is listed in the 1900 census with 5 children in Stokes County, North Carolina .
Gideon Tuttle of Meadows, North Carolina joined the 52nd on 3/19/1862. He was 23 at enlistment and was born abt 1838. He was a farmer at enlistment into Company D, 52nd North Carolina Regiment. Albert Gideon is the Great Grandson of John Tuttle. His father was George Washington Tuttle. His Grandfather was Thomas J. Tuttle. He married Mary Eveline Southern. In Ancestry there is a Joseph Gideon born 1839 to Thomas Tuttle/Susan Bowman & a Thomas Gideon1844 born to William Tuttle/Elizabeth Martin.
(George) Jefferson Tuttle was wounded at Gettysburg and was mustered out on Feb.17th, 1864. He joined as a private at the age of 21. He was listed as a farmer born 10/1/1842. He is the Great Grandson of John Tuttle. He must have survived his wounds. He died in 1932 at the age 89. He married in 1865 or 68 and lived in Stokes County with a Susan C. Baker as his wife. He raised 8 or 14 children as a farmer. He lived in Meadow & Sauratown, Stokes County. His father was Thomas Tuttle b.1816 with a mother, Susan Bowman. His Grandfather was Thomas J b.1794 of Stokes, North Carolina. Grandmother was Mary Katy Petree. He may not be a credible relative without resolving data issues. The use of Jefferson in the family obviously complicated correct data. His father sometimes was Thomas Jefferson as were uncles Noah Jefferson & Francis Jefferson.
THE 21st NORTH CAROLINA INFANTRY TWELVE
Eight other relatives joined from Stokes & Surry Counties, the North Carolina 21st Infantry Regiment. James Madison Tuttle, Thomas Tuttle, Isaac Barr, John W. Barr, Ally C. Barr, William A. Mickey, Thomas M. Scott, John Nelson Browder, Thornton Tuttle, William Benjamin Tuttle and John William Tuttle. The Tuttle’s joined on July 15th & 25th, 1862. The Regiment fought in infamous battles including Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Harpers Ferry, Lynchburg, Richmond, Sailors Creek, and in the end at home in Stokes County, North Carolina and at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.
James Madison Tuttle enlisted as a Private and survived the War at the young age of 24. He joined the 21st Company G. He was the son of Elijah Tuttle and Mary Jane Eason and the grandson of John Tuttle. He was born about 1838. His brother, Peter, born in 1832, is likely the Peter of the 52nd North Carolina infantry listed above.
Thomas Tuttle joined Company I on July 15th, 1862 at Surry, North Carolina. He joined as a private at age 31. He was born in 1831 at Germanton, Stokes, North Carolina. His father was Thomas J. Tuttle. His mother was Mary Katy Petree. He was the grandson of John Tuttle, the common ancestor. Thomas is found in the 1860 census living near Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina with his parents. Thomas married Mary Jane Moore. In the 1870 census at age 35, he is living with his in-laws and wife at Pilot, Surry, North Carolina. No children were listed. The numbers match up with FamilySearch & Military records but not necessarily with Ancestry.com family trees. Compare with George Jefferson Tuttle above. George Jefferson is Thomas’s son based on Ancestry Family Trees. They have Thomas b1819 being 15 years older than in FamilySearch. With FamilySearch Thomas would have had his son George Jefferson at age 11…not likely. (There was also a 2nd Thomas J. born to GW Tuttle in 1842)
Isaac Barr was born in Germanton, Stokes, North Carolina. His brother was George Washington Barr. George’s daughter married Josiah Tuttle, Mormon pioneer who settled in Glenwood, Utah. Isaac did not survive the War. The details are scanty. His military record simply indicated he did not survive the war. He joined Company I, the 21st North Carolina Infantry Regiment 7/25/1862 as a Private in Stokes County at the age of 29. He was mustered out 10/27/1862 at Richmond where he was hospitalized. He died September of 1863. He served 3 month then likely went home with typhoid fever and ultimately did not survive. The regiment fought at Manassas, Warrenton, Va., and Sharpsburg, Md. at the time of his death. His Grandfather was Isaac Barr the common ancestor who first moved to Stokes County, North Carolina.
John W. Barr - John W. enlisted in Yadkin County, North Carolina on 20 September 1863 as a Private in Company D North Carolina 21st Infantry Regiment at the age of 42. He was listed as mustered out on 28 February 1865. Another John W. was part of North Carolina’s Light Artillery, Capt. Levi’s Battery enlisting as a private but achieving a First Lieutenant status. Some claim he is a relative of our Ancestor George Washington Barr. I can’t find the connection on Family Search. It shows a John William Barr being born in 1850 and dying in 1850 to George Washington Barr. However, FamilySearch shows John W. as the brother of George Washington Barr, being born 1822 and marrying Martha Kittle. His parents were John Barr and Anna Ray. He was the Grand Son of Isaac Barr.
Ally C. Barr, is listed as a brother to our ancesteor George Washington Barr in Ancestry but FamilySearch shows no connection. One account shows him enlisting in Company I of the North Carolina 21st Regiment on 10/15/1864 as a Private. Another account has him enlisting at Greensboro, North Carolina on 15 October 1864 as a Private in Company I North Carolina 2nd Infantry Regiment and returned safe from the war. He marries Jane Flynn 12/20/1849. In the 1850 census he lives in Richmond, Stokes, NC. With a wife and 2 borders. In the 1860 census, he lives in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina with a wife and 2 children. Assuming that he is George Washington Barr’s brother, then he would be the Grand Son of Isaac Barr.
William A. Mickey married Martha Grey Barr to be a brother-in-law to George Washington Barr. William enlisted on 25 July 1862 to the North Carolina Company I, North Carolina 21st Infantry Regiment at the age of 24. William was promoted to Full Corporal on 01 May 1862 and to Full Sergeant on 28 Feb 1865. He was mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. In the 1870 census, the family with 4 children lived at Yadkin, Stokes County. Martha Grey Barr is the Grand Daughter of Isaac Barr. This data is taken from a relative, Cindy Eppich.
Thomas M. Scott was the Brother to G.W. Barr's wife Charlotte Scott Barr. Thomas enlisted into I company 21st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 25 July 1862 at the age of 32 in Stokes County as a Private. He was listed as a POW on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia, confined on 5 May 1863 at Old Capital Prison in Washington, D.C., confined on 8 May 1863 at Fort Delaware, Delaware, paroled on 22 May 1863 at City Point, Virginia [arrived for exchange. POW on 16 May 1864 at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, confined on 18 May 1864 at Point Lookout, Maryland and again on 15 August 1864 at Elmira, New York. This last prison was terrible with insufficient shelter, lack of food and serious sanitary conditions. Thomas died of pneumonia here on 21 December 1864. All of the prisoners who died at Elmira were buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery, New York. Thomas left behind his wife Louisiana Wall Scott and three children. This data is taken from a relative, Cindy Eppich.
John Nelson Browder married Sarah (Sallie) Tuttle December 10, 1857. She was born August 2, 1839, and was the daughter of William Tuttle1799 and Elizabeth Martin. She died June 16, 1909 and is buried in the Browder family cemetery, located at the intersection of Brook Cove Road and Highway 8, near Germanton, Stokes County, NC. John Nelson Browder was fighting in the Civil War and came home to see his family. He got home only to find them all quarantined with the smallpox. Sallie spoke to him, looking through the window. He returned to the war and was killed, September 18, 1864 at Winchester, Virginia. He was with 21st North Carolina Infantry, Company G. Burial is unknown. He was born 8/2/1839. Sallie was the Grand Daughter of John Tuttle.
Thornton Tuttle (1835-1862) married Elizabeth Abbott (1844-?) He enlisted in the 21st infantry Regiment of North Carolina, Company G on 7/25/1862. He died 11/4/1862 during Civil War of peritonitis. His father was
James Tuttle1804, the son of the common ancestor John Tuttle. His mother was Nancy Reddick. The 1850 Census shows the family in Germanton with 7 siblings. Siblings included Calvin and John W. Tuttle. The cause of the intestinal disease or injury is not specified.
John William Tuttle was born 1/23/1836 to William Tuttle & Elizabeth Martin. He marries Sarah Boles 12/20/1860 in Stokes NC. They have 4 children. He was the grandson of John Tuttle and the brother of Alexander. (our direct ancestor) There is a different John W. above that joined the 52nd North Carolina regiment who was the fifer. John William Tuttle’s birth date matches a John W. Tuttle who joined the North Carolina Company G 21st Regiment as a private at the age of 26. He joined 7/25/1862. He was mustered out on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Courthouse on the surrender of the CSA. A partial name match with an age match is not an absolute connection but probable.
William Benjamin Tuttle was born 5/30/1844 in Germanton, Stokes, North Carolina to Michael F. Tuttle & Margaret Ann Frye. He married Sarah (Sallie) Baker 12/23/1868. William’s Great Grandfather was John Tuttle. A W.B. Tuttle joined the 21st North Carolina Regiment Company G as a Private. He joined 7/25, 1862. His approximate birth date is 1837, which is a 7 year deficit. A similar name, right place with a fairly close birth date makes the connection somewhat of a stretch without further evidence.
Azariah Wall – Robert Scott & Mary Martin had a family of 7 children, raised in Surry, North Carolina. Daughter Charlotte married our ancester, George Washington Barr. A brother, Thomas Scott is listed above joining the North Carolina 21st Regiment but died in Yankee Prison. Another sister, Martha G. Scott Wall, married Azariah Wall 11/9/1854. He was 19 at that event. He enlisted in Surry County, North Carolina on 15 July 1862 as a Private at the age of 27. He enlisted in the North Carolina 21st Regiment. He fought in the battle at Warrenton, Virginia on 15 Sep 1862 and likely died there. He died leaving his wife Martha Wall and three children. According to Ancestry, Martha lived until 1910. She married a 2nd time in Surry, North Carolina to Soloman Wiley Hauser 5/22/1883. He is shown previously married to Louisa Poindexter around 1858. The Poindexters having been family previously when Robert R. Scott married Ann Radford Poindexter. Robert being the father of Charlotte Scott Barr, Thomas Scott, & Martha Scott/Wall/Hauser. Samuel Hauser, Soloman’s father married (Nancy) Ann Radford Scott a sister to Martha. FamilySearch also shows Martha Scott with the nickname of “Patty” and with a possible Phillips last name in addition to Scott/Wall & Hauser. Below is another Phillips connection as William Henry Phillips is the son of Ann Radford Scott by another marriage to Mathew Phillips. Rebecca Barr, GW Barr’s sister, married James Wall as well. Reminds me of the tangled families of Early Mormon villages. I will try to sort this all out later. Some of this data is taken from a relative, Cindy Eppich. I wasn’t able to verify the family connection through FamilySearch. Ancestry does verify the service of Azariah. The spelling Iseriah is found in Ancestry. A marriage with MMJM Scott is shown for Stokes County with J Lewis Mickey as the Bondsman. The Mickey name marrying into the Barr family…. J. Lewis being a brother to William Lewis (see above).
OTHER UNITS
Francis Jefferson Tuttle was born about 1824/25 in Germanton, Stokes, North Carolina to Thomas Jefferson Tuttle & Mary Catherine Petree. He married Polly/Mary? Tuttle 3/1/1849 in Germanton. They had 6 children. He is the grandson of John Tuttle. Francis J. Tuttle joined the North Carolina 2nd Regiment, Company G on 4/8/1864 as a private. That would make him almost 40 at enlisting late in the war. The enlistment place was Wake County, NC. Another possiblility has a Francis Jefferson Tuttle being born in 1848 in Germanton to Michael F. & Margaret Ann Frye Tuttle. His brother would have been William Benjamin listed above.
George Washington Barr applied for a soldiers pension on 17 July 1904 in connection with the Civil War claiming that he joined Harvey's 2nd Battalion in 1864. This application was disallowed. He mentions the reason for the application was that he had been blind for 22 years and could not get about without help. George W. Barr more than likely served with the home guard. Other family members claimed he had no part in the war, and they thought proof of that was the fact that he was able to be a member of the first Board of County Commissioners for Stokes County, because he did not take up arms against the Union. Perhaps he never did really "take up arms."
William Henry Phillips - son of Matthew and Ann Radford Scott Phillips, nephew of Charlotte Scott Barr. William enlisted on 9 September 1861 at the age of 18 in Forsyth County, North Carolina. He was part of Company I, North Carolina 33rd Infantry Regiment and died of disease on 5 August 1862 at Gordonsville, Virginia, a confederate hospital. His Service can be verified on Ancestry.
the pictures are generic Civil War pictures
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