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Contributed by: Bob Stokley Charles Lockwood Stokely and Henry C. Stokely were brothers who joined and fought in the same unit during the War Between the States. Charles was wounded and unfortunately his brother, Henry, did not survive the war. What follows is a brief account of their service to the Confederacy based on their Confederate Army records. Charles Lockwood Stokely was born in Pasquotank County, NC in 1836 the son of Jeremiah Delamare Stokely and Mary Lockwood Stokely. By trade he was a farmer. On February 1, 1862, at the age of 26, he enlisted for the war in Company A, 8th Regiment NC Troops (Infantry). He was mustered in as a Private and was promoted to Corporal on June 1, 1864. He was promoted to Sergeant sometime between November, 1864 and April, 1865. He was wounded in Johnston County, NC on April 17, 1865. According to his Confederate Army records, he appears on a roll of medical officers, attendants and patients at Court House Hospital in Greensboro, NC paroled in accordance with the terms of a Military Convention entered into 26 April 1865 between General Joseph E. Johnston, Commanding Confederate Army, and Major General William T. Sherman, Commanding United States Army in North Carolina. Sergeant Stokely was listed as an Acting Ward Master and was paroled on May 2, 1865. He returned to Pasquotank County after the war. On June 1, 1885 he applied for a pension based disabilities as a result of the wound he received during his Confederate service. His death date is not known. Name: Charles L Stokley , Residence: Pasquotank County, North Carolina Enlistment Date: 01 February 1862 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Confederacy State Served: North Carolina Unit Numbers: 119 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 01 February 1862 at the age of 26 Enlisted in Company A, 8th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 01 February 1862. Promoted to Full Corporal on 01 June 1864 Promoted to Full Sergeant on 30 November 1864 (Estimated day of Promo) Wounded on 17 April 1865 at Johnston County, NC Paroled on 02 May 1865 at Greensboro, NC |