There are a small number of graves in the Confederate
section of Elmwood Cemetery in Columbia, South Carolina, identified as being
those of Tar Heel soldiers. One of those belongs to Pvt. Michael B. Herring,
Company B, 50th North Carolina Troops. According to the NC Troop books (Volume
12) and his Compiled Service Record, Herring was born in Robeson County and was
a blacksmith before he enlisted at the age of 34 on February 28, 1862. Around
July 1, 1862, he was reported sick in the hospital in Raleigh, but later
rejoined his command. In December 1862 he was reported on detailed duty as a
carpenter, but appears to be back with his company from September 1863 through
February 1864. Herring died of disease at a hospital in Columbia, South
Carolina, on January 31, 1865.
I took this image in May 2009.
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