Kindred (Jackie) Reeves, born 22 April 1847 in Haywood County, N.C., began his military career on 30 April 1864, just eight days after his 17th birthday, when he enlisted as a private in Company C, 1st Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves (also referred to as the 9th Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves). He was later promoted to sergeant and sent to Goldsboro, N.C., to be transferred to regular service as a member of Clingman's Brigade. His military service included action in Wilmington, N.C.; Weldon, N.C.; Bellefield, Va.; Petersburg, Va.; Tarboro, N.C.; and Goldsboro, N.C. According to the reminiscence, Reeves's father, Kindred Reeves, was one of the first in his town to declare himself a secessionist and the Reeves family, sympathetic to the Confederacy, offered room and board to passing soldiers at a low price or free of charge.
From the guide to the Kindred Reeves Civil War Reminiscence, 1907, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)
Kindred (Jackie) Reeves, born 22 April 1847 in Haywood County, N.C., began his military career on 30 April 1864 when he enlisted as a private in Company C, 1st Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves (also referred to as the 9th Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves). He was later promoted to sergeant and sent to Goldsboro, N.C., to be transferred to regular service as a member of Clingman's Brigade. His military service included action in Wilmington, N.C.; Weldon, N.C.; Bellefield, Va.; Petersburg, Va.; Tarboro, N.C.; and Goldsboro, N.C.
From the description of Kindred Reeves Civil War reminiscence, 1907. WorldCat record id: 636542152
