Harrison C. Presnell b. 1822 Downville, Caldwell County, North Carolina d. 13 Dec 1862 Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

1822 - 1862 (40 years)

Name	Harrison C. Presnell [1, 2, 3]
Born	1822	Downville, Caldwell County, North Carolina [4, 5, 6, 7]
Gender	Male
Died	13 Dec 1862	Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA [2]
	He and son Aaron Leonard enlisted for the war on the same day, Aaron was 17 yrs. and was killed on July 11, 1862. His other two sons William and Daniel both fought also. William joined 3 mo. after his fathers death.
Person ID	I14144	Krings
Last Modified	23 Feb 2021

Father	Daniel Wesley Presnell, b. 8 Sep 1797, Rowan, Burke, North Carolina, United States , d. 7 Jul 1868, Dudley Shoals, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States (Age 70 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Terrah Sarah Louisa Pool, b. 25 Nov 1796, Burke.,Caldwell County,North Carolina , d. 22 Jul 1873, Dudley Shoals, Caldwell Co., (Age 76 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1820
Family ID	F3795	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth (Eliza) Downs, b. 1817, Burke County, North Carolina, USA , d. 1895, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA (Age 78 years)

Married 1843 North Carolina, USA [2]

Children

	1. Lucinda Presnell, b. Aug 1841, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States , d. Mar 1911, Antonito, Colorado, United States, (Age ~ 69 years) [natural]
	2. Sarah Presnell, b. 24 Mar 1841, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States , d. 25 Sep 1914 (Age 73 years) [natural]
	3. Daniel Labon Bud Presnell, b. 23 Jun 1847, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States , d. 16 Aug 1923, Upshur County, Texas, USA (Age 76 years) [natural]
	4. Aron Leonard Presnell, b. 1845, North Carolina, USA , d. 11 Jul 1862, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA (Age 17 years) [natural]
	5. Rebecca Louise Presnell, b. Sep 1851, Little River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States , d. 1906, Wautaga, North Carolina, United States (Age ~ 54 years) [natural]
	6. William Lane Presnell, b. 3 Sep 1844, Alexander, North Carolina, USA , d. 12 Mar 1910, Dudley Shoals, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA (Age 65 years) [natural]

Last Modified 23 Feb 2021

Family ID F4223 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Married - 1843 - North Carolina, USA

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Notes

When Harrison and Elizabeth's 17 yr. old son Aaron insisted he was joining the movement of the Civil War,his
mother (who was known to have visions) was terrified of him going since she knew he wouldn't come home so urged Harrison to go with his son and watch over him, and she would stay and manage the farm and take care of the younger children. He and Aaron went to Sharpsburg and both enlisted together in the 37th Inf. Co. G in Sept. 1861. The story of Harrison and Aaron to follow, as told by Lucinda Presnell Jones , my gr. grandmother (Harrison's daughter) and passed down to her daughter and then my Mom. First heard this story when I was about 12 yrs. old and think it was what sparked my interest in family history.

LUCINDA PRESNELL JONES ~1842-1911
She was Harrison and Elizabeth Presnells daughter and is my great grandmother. Thanks to my cousin Darlah for this picture. Here is the story she passed down to my grandmother Mamie Jones Hicks....She was 19yrs. old when her father and brother left for the war in Sept 1861. On the last day of June 1862, the battle in Mechanicsville started. Her brother Aaron was mortally wounded and died in the arms of his father on July 3.
After burying his son, he continued on with the Infantry heading north which ultimately brought him to Fredericksburg which is known as the "bloodiest battle of the Civil War" Harrison was killed on Dec13th, the second day of the battle. By the end of the four day battle, thousands of lives were lost. He was never brought home for burial because of the fact that so many lives were lost, they were buried in mass graves. Lucinda said that she never saw her once happy cheerful mother ever smile again, she blamed herself for her husbands death since she was the one who urged him to go, even though he was past the age of normal enlistment and had a large family to take care of. She never got over the grieving process, she wore black for the rest of her days and very rarely ever spoke to anyone. She passed away in 1901 at the age of 84yrs.
Lucinda was living in Antonito Co. at the time of her mothers death.

Sources

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1860 United States Federal Census
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1850 United States Federal Census
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