Edwin Smith Sanders

(1835-1864)

At a Glance

In the fall of 1861, Edwin joined Company D, 3rd North Carolina Cavalry of the Confederate Army. He remained with that unit until the fall of 1863. He was promoted to Lieutenant Company A, 24th Regiment, Barringer's Brigade, Hampton's Division, and later was transferred to William Henry Fitzhugh  "Rooney"  Lee's Division.

Edwin was killed May 16, 1864 at the Battle of Drewry's Bluff, VA. After the war his remains were brought home where he was reinterred at the Ransom Sanders Cemetery, Smithfield, Johnston County, NC

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Edwin Smith Sanders was born on January 5, 1835, in Smithfield. He died on May 16, 1864, in the Civil War, and was buried in Ransom Sanders Cemetery.

Places of Residence

• Johnston County, NC [1].
• Harnett County, NC.

Schools Attended

• University of North Carolina, until 1857.

Relatives

• Parents: Ransom Sanders (1797-1844) [1] and Sarah Campbell (1814-1882) [1].
• Paternal grandparent: Reuben Sanders. [1]
• Maternal grandparent: James Campbell. [1]
• Siblings: two sisters, Lauretta Winifred Sanders (1842-1866)  [1] and Sarah Elizabeth Sanders (1840-1900)  [1].
• Others: Farquhard [II] Campbell Smith (brother-in-law, 1839-1919) [1], William Stevens Long (brother-in-law, 1831-1870) [1], Ida Ross Smith (nephew, 1872-1958) [1], Edwin Sanders Smith (nephew, 1873-1929) [1], Laura Sanders Smith (niece, 1875-1953) [1], Douglas Smith (nephew) [1], Farquhard [III] Campbell Smith (nephew, 1881-1941) [1], Jane Robeson Smith (niece, 1885-1910) [1] and Bettie Smith (niece, 1881-1881) [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).