War-Time Reminiscences
and  Other Selections

by J. M. Hollowell

THE GOLDSBORO HERALD
JUNE 1939

Born March 8, 1840, in old Everettesville, four miles south of Goldsboro, Mr. Hollowell died June 18, 1912, at his home on East Holly Street in Goldsboro.  He was 72 years, three months, and 10 days old.  These are his remembrances of Wayne County and it's people.

Contents:

About these writings and J. M. Hollowell - A Character Sketch

Some Early Recollections of Wayne County - But More Particularly of Goldsboro

Politics 1852 - 1861

Early Residents, Soldiers, Railroad Workers, Early Churches

Early Trade

Webbtown, Graded school, Pates

Coming of the Yankees

War-Time Reminiscences

More War-time Reminiscences: Fort Macon, April 21, 1862

Early History of Goldsboro

The booklet War-Time Reminiscences and Other Selections by J. M. Hollowell was contributed by Alton Parnell and digitized by Rita Korbach.  Reprinted here with permission.

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