Son of Ransom O'Briant and Valerie Long O'Briant.
Husband of Nancy E. O'Briant.
He served in the CSA during the Civil War.
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( Below article submitted by: Will Millard )
WILLIAM M. O’BRIANT, son of Ransom O’Briant and Leah Long, was born on 1 Oct 1840 in Roxboro Township, Person County, North Carolina. He married NANCY ELIZABETH WHITFIELD (born, 3 Dec 1843, Person County, North Carolina – died 30 Jul 1927, Patterson Township, Durham County, North Carolina), she was the daughter of Henry Edwin Whitfield and Sarah Jane Hargis. They were married following the Civil War on 1 Mar 1866 in Person County, North Carolina. With North Carolina being the last southern state to join the Confederacy on 1 May 1861 it took Person County time to get organized and begin enlisting soldiers. William followed his uncle Alexander who was a 2nd Lieutenant and brother Henry (private)and enlisted into the Confederate Army on 1 Mar 1862 serving as a private with A Company, 50th NC Infantry Regiment. William died 18 Mar 1917 in Patterson Township, Durham County, North Carolina. He was a share cropper for most of his life and had a falling out with his father Ransom on account of William failing to pay a debit of $48.00. Following the initial trial and the appeal to the Supreme Court, the cost rose to almost $300.00. Ransom withheld William’s inheritance until he paid back what Ransom loaned to him to pay the court. William and Nancy had seven children, but only six lived to adulthood.
The 50th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and Harnett. Ordered to Virginia, it fought under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and Washington, transferred to J.G. Martin's Brigade, and for a time served at Wilmington. Later part of the regiment was stationed at Plymouth and part at Washington. In November 1864, it moved south and shared in the defense of Savannah and skirmished along the Rivers' Bridge. Sent back to North Carolina it was placed in General Kirkland's Brigade. The unit continued the fight at Averasborough and fought its last battle at Bentonville.
Husband of Nancy E. O'Briant.
He served in the CSA during the Civil War.
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( Below article submitted by: Will Millard )
WILLIAM M. O’BRIANT, son of Ransom O’Briant and Leah Long, was born on 1 Oct 1840 in Roxboro Township, Person County, North Carolina. He married NANCY ELIZABETH WHITFIELD (born, 3 Dec 1843, Person County, North Carolina – died 30 Jul 1927, Patterson Township, Durham County, North Carolina), she was the daughter of Henry Edwin Whitfield and Sarah Jane Hargis. They were married following the Civil War on 1 Mar 1866 in Person County, North Carolina. With North Carolina being the last southern state to join the Confederacy on 1 May 1861 it took Person County time to get organized and begin enlisting soldiers. William followed his uncle Alexander who was a 2nd Lieutenant and brother Henry (private)and enlisted into the Confederate Army on 1 Mar 1862 serving as a private with A Company, 50th NC Infantry Regiment. William died 18 Mar 1917 in Patterson Township, Durham County, North Carolina. He was a share cropper for most of his life and had a falling out with his father Ransom on account of William failing to pay a debit of $48.00. Following the initial trial and the appeal to the Supreme Court, the cost rose to almost $300.00. Ransom withheld William’s inheritance until he paid back what Ransom loaned to him to pay the court. William and Nancy had seven children, but only six lived to adulthood.
The 50th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and Harnett. Ordered to Virginia, it fought under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and Washington, transferred to J.G. Martin's Brigade, and for a time served at Wilmington. Later part of the regiment was stationed at Plymouth and part at Washington. In November 1864, it moved south and shared in the defense of Savannah and skirmished along the Rivers' Bridge. Sent back to North Carolina it was placed in General Kirkland's Brigade. The unit continued the fight at Averasborough and fought its last battle at Bentonville.
Son of Ransom O'Briant and Valerie Long O'Briant.
Husband of Nancy E. O'Briant.
He served in the CSA during the Civil War.
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( Below article submitted by: Will Millard )
WILLIAM M. O’BRIANT, son of Ransom O’Briant and Leah Long, was born on 1 Oct 1840 in Roxboro Township, Person County, North Carolina. He married NANCY ELIZABETH WHITFIELD (born, 3 Dec 1843, Person County, North Carolina – died 30 Jul 1927, Patterson Township, Durham County, North Carolina), she was the daughter of Henry Edwin Whitfield and Sarah Jane Hargis. They were married following the Civil War on 1 Mar 1866 in Person County, North Carolina. With North Carolina being the last southern state to join the Confederacy on 1 May 1861 it took Person County time to get organized and begin enlisting soldiers. William followed his uncle Alexander who was a 2nd Lieutenant and brother Henry (private)and enlisted into the Confederate Army on 1 Mar 1862 serving as a private with A Company, 50th NC Infantry Regiment. William died 18 Mar 1917 in Patterson Township, Durham County, North Carolina. He was a share cropper for most of his life and had a falling out with his father Ransom on account of William failing to pay a debit of $48.00. Following the initial trial and the appeal to the Supreme Court, the cost rose to almost $300.00. Ransom withheld William’s inheritance until he paid back what Ransom loaned to him to pay the court. William and Nancy had seven children, but only six lived to adulthood.
The 50th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and Harnett. Ordered to Virginia, it fought under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and Washington, transferred to J.G. Martin's Brigade, and for a time served at Wilmington. Later part of the regiment was stationed at Plymouth and part at Washington. In November 1864, it moved south and shared in the defense of Savannah and skirmished along the Rivers' Bridge. Sent back to North Carolina it was placed in General Kirkland's Brigade. The unit continued the fight at Averasborough and fought its last battle at Bentonville.
Husband of Nancy E. O'Briant.
He served in the CSA during the Civil War.
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( Below article submitted by: Will Millard )
WILLIAM M. O’BRIANT, son of Ransom O’Briant and Leah Long, was born on 1 Oct 1840 in Roxboro Township, Person County, North Carolina. He married NANCY ELIZABETH WHITFIELD (born, 3 Dec 1843, Person County, North Carolina – died 30 Jul 1927, Patterson Township, Durham County, North Carolina), she was the daughter of Henry Edwin Whitfield and Sarah Jane Hargis. They were married following the Civil War on 1 Mar 1866 in Person County, North Carolina. With North Carolina being the last southern state to join the Confederacy on 1 May 1861 it took Person County time to get organized and begin enlisting soldiers. William followed his uncle Alexander who was a 2nd Lieutenant and brother Henry (private)and enlisted into the Confederate Army on 1 Mar 1862 serving as a private with A Company, 50th NC Infantry Regiment. William died 18 Mar 1917 in Patterson Township, Durham County, North Carolina. He was a share cropper for most of his life and had a falling out with his father Ransom on account of William failing to pay a debit of $48.00. Following the initial trial and the appeal to the Supreme Court, the cost rose to almost $300.00. Ransom withheld William’s inheritance until he paid back what Ransom loaned to him to pay the court. William and Nancy had seven children, but only six lived to adulthood.
The 50th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and Harnett. Ordered to Virginia, it fought under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and Washington, transferred to J.G. Martin's Brigade, and for a time served at Wilmington. Later part of the regiment was stationed at Plymouth and part at Washington. In November 1864, it moved south and shared in the defense of Savannah and skirmished along the Rivers' Bridge. Sent back to North Carolina it was placed in General Kirkland's Brigade. The unit continued the fight at Averasborough and fought its last battle at Bentonville.
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