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Daniel James Melvin 1708 - 1786 was sent to the United States from Scotland as a cabin boy on a ship when he was only ten years of age. His father (James Melvin 1680 - 1708) had died and his mother (Margaret Syme 1674 - 1722) remarried and he did not get along with his step-father. His mother sent him to the United States to live with her next of kin around 1717 which I believe was her brother John Syme who lived in Henrico County Va at that time. The ship on which he was sailing was captured by Blackbeard the Pirate (William Teach or Teachy), off the South Carolina coast when Blackbeard was blockading Charles town SC (Charlestown) harbor in May of 1718. One night he and two others slipped overboard to escape in empty water casks and swam to shore in the Northern part of South Carolina. His friend, 'Bones' and he made it to shore, but, the third man drowned.

Lore has it that he and his wife lived in a small room of a local store before building their home. He received a land grant for 100 acres of land along the South River in Bladen County North Carolina from the Crown Governor of New Berne NC. He settled down with his wife Jane Thomas and built their home along the South River in the Peters Creek area and raised their family.

Daniel had descendants that have fought in every war but this document is focused on the Civil War era only. Below is the list of names of his descendants that served during the Civil War that could be found through service records, retirement records and other sources.

1st Battalion (Colm’s) Tennessee Infantry Hurley, James D. Private Company D

3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Melvin, Samuel Tatum Private Company H Smith, Jenkins Private Company H

4th Florida Infantry Regiment Melvin, Daniel Van Buren Private Company H / Private 1st Fla US Cav Company C Melvin, Griffin Private 4th Fla Inf Company H / Corporal 1st Fla US Cav Company E Owens, William D 4th Sergeant Company H

6th Regiment Alabama Infantry Melvin, Francis M. Private Company B Melvin, George W. 4th Sergeant Company B

6th/7th Combined Regiment, Arkansas Infantry Hurley, William D. Private

9th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry Melvin, George W. Lieutenant Company C

10th Regiment Alabama Infantry Melvin, Jonathan W. Private Company B - Died of disease

11th Florida Infantry Regiment Melvin, Ephraim P Captain Company K Melvin, James Michael Sergeant Company K

14th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Melvin, Isaac R Private Company K

15th Regiment Alabama Infantry Melvin, James Madison Sergeant Company G Melvin, John Willis Private Company G

16th Regiment Alabama Infantry Garvin, Solomon Virgil Private Company I

18th Regiment North Carolina Infantry (aka 8th Volunteers) Bullard, Owen Private Company A Melvin, George Fletcher Private Company K Melvin, George Henry Private Company K Melvin, William Simmons Monroe, Daniel Melvin Private Company K Died from wounds Reeves, Daniel Private Company A Reeves, Robert Corporal Company A

20th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Reeves, Alexander Hanes Private Company I

20th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Melvin, David Dempsy Private Company E

24th Regiment North Carolina Infantry (aka 14th Volunteers) Fort, John H Private Company F Fort, Willie Wiley Private Company F Fort, Miles Bluford Private Company F Melvin, Alexander Private Company F - Died at disease Melvin, Daniel Maxwell Corporal Company F– Died of disease Melvin, John A. Private Company F

25th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Melvin, Stephen Henderson Company A

27th Regiment Alabama Infantry Garvin, Levi A. Private Company A Died from wounds

30th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Howard, Joseph Carson Private Company A

31st Regiment North Carolina Infantry Melvin, Isaac C Private Company I - Died of wound to his left chest (lung).

39th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry Melvin, Judge S. First Lieutenant Adjutant

46th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Bullard, Daniel Washington Corporal Company H Howard, John Thomas Private Company I

51st Regiment North Carolina Infantry Melvin, David Johnson Private Company I Melvin, Robert Daniel 3rd Sergeant Company I

53rd Regiment North Carolina Infantry Melvin, John Larkin Private Company D

59th Regiment Georgia Infantry Melvin, Willis G. Sergeant Company E

2nd Battalion, NC Local Defense Troops – 6th Batt Armory Guards Bullard, Henry Private Company A

North Carolina 3rd Regiment Junior Reserves (aka 72nd Inf. Regt) Fort, Albert G Private Company A Melvin, Herman F. Private Company C Melvin, Joshua Turner Private Company I - My Great, Great Grandfather Melvin, Evander William Private Smith, Moses Jones Private Company C

North Carolina 8th Battalion Senior Reserves (aka 78th Inf. Regt.) Melvin, John Bread 2nd Lieutenant

Captain W. J. McDougald's Unattached Company NC Troops Melvin, George W. Private

North Carolina Home Guard – Bladen County Melvin, Samuel Tatum

North Carolina Home Guard – Cumberland County Melvin, Arthur W. Private Company F

Ordnance Department Macon Georgia Russ, Thomas D Private Russ, Patrick Kelly

1st Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery Monroe, John Washington Private Company A Monroe, William Marshall Private Company B

2nd Regiment North Carolina Artillery (aka 36th Regt Artillery) Melvin, A. W. Private 2nd Company C Died as POW Melvin, Arthur Wade 3rd Sergeant Company C Melvin, Daniel Miles 1st Battalion Company C Melvin, Daniel M. Private Companies B and I – Died as a POW Melvin, Henry Private Company B Melvin, John J. 5th Sergeant Companies H and I Melvin, John Stephen Private Company H Melvin, John Turner Captain Companies B and I Melvin, John Turner Private Company B Melvin, Joseph Moore 1st Lieutenant Company H Melvin, Marshall Hayes Private Company I Melvin, William Snowden Private Company H – Died as a POW Melvin, William E. Private Company I Melvin, William H Private Companies B and H – Died as a POW Monroe, George Washington Private Company B Smith, Edom Private Company I Died Tatum, Robert W. Private Company I Died of Disease

3rd Regiment North Carolina Artillery aka 40th State Troops Herrington Jr., Phillip R. Private Company K Died from Disease

2nd Regiment North Carolina Cavalry (aka 19th Regt State Troops) Melvin, James Kelly Private Company D Melvin, Joshua Jefferson Sergeant Company D Melvin, Love Private Company D - Died of wounds to his left jaw. Melvin, George W Private Company D

3rd Regiment North Carolina Cavalry (aka 41st Regt State Troops) Melvin, David Bunyan Private Company H

7th North Carolina Cavalry aka 75th Regiment Monroe, William Marshall Private

8th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry Melvin, George W. Private Company A

8th Regiment Tennessee Cavalry Cassady, John Wesley Private

10th Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry Herrington, John Mac First Lieutenant Company E

11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Melvin, John M. Private Company F

Alabama Henry County Cavalry Reserves – Local Defense Daniel James Melvin Private