The son of William Neill Caddell and Luarania Phillips Caddell.

The husband of Catherine "Kitty" McIntosh whom he married in 1866.

American Civil War Soldiers about Cornelius Caddell
Name: Cornelius Caddell
Residence: Moore County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 12 Jun 1863
Enlistment Place: Moore County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 June 1863.
Enlisted in Company H, 26th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 12 Jun 1863.

This Letter is written to Artemus S. Caddell during the Civil War by his brother Cornelius Dowd Caddell.

Mr A.S Caddell Dec. ___(?) /61
Dear Brother I take the opportunity of writing you a few lines to answer your Verry kind letter which I recd this morning we are all well at present and hope these few lines will find you well you said you was a coming home at christmas I was a going to Start to See you at christmas or before and if you cant come I will go it will be all the chance I will have and if you will you ("you will
you" scribbled over) hant got a good chance wait till I come and come back with me I will be there in 3 weeks if you dont come I want you to write as soon as you get this and tell mee where to come or not I want you to bring evry thing you can with you if you will wait till I come we can come back together no more at present

your loving Brother till Death C.D. Caddell

tell Harrison I have rote to him evrry time I have to you and he need not think hard of mee write Soon as this gets to hand I wish I coud start to See you Sooner and I think I will Startby the 20 inst I wish I could be there to come with you / farewell / CDC / ASC

The original Letter is in possession of Amy Caddell Sadler transcribed October 10, 2003.

Kitty and Cornelius were the parents of:

William Lee Caddell (1866–1929)
Laura F. Caddell Hannon (1868–1919)
Margaret Adrine Caddell McCrummen (1870–1944)
Augustus M. Caddell (1872–1941)
Mary Clyde Caddell Morris (1874– )
Martha Ann Caddell Dupree (1876–1944)
Lillian Jackson Caddell Caddell (1879–1965)
Grover Cleveland Caddell (1886–1945)
Neilie Florence Caddell Boyd (1886–1935)
Carrie E. Caddell (1888–1940)
Audrey Mae Caddell Caddell (1889–1963)