A couple of bricks.

[Stony]

 

[Chattahooch33]

Indeed they are. Significance?

 

[Stony]

Levi Phillip Creech was in the 50th infantry regiment NC Troops. He fought in and survived the battle at Bentonville. His two brothers William and James were in the 24th infantry regiment. That regiment did not fight at Bentonville, but somebody sponsored their bricks. All three brothers are my 2nd cousins.

 

[Nathanb1]

So these are at Bentonville? Cool!

 

[Custers Luck]

Sweet!!!!!!!!

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Thanks for this post, I've been putting off buying bricks for 3 ancestors all summer.
Now it's on my "to do" list by tomorrow evening. This photo was a great reminder .

 

[pharmboycu]

Levi Phillip Creech was in the 50th infantry regiment NC Troops. He fought in and survived the battle at Bentonville. His two brothers William and James were in the 24th infantry regiment. That regiment did not fight at Bentonville, but somebody sponsored their bricks. All three brothers are my 2nd cousins. It's in my signature.

This is my first post and I must tell you that I joined the forum after having searched for Levi P., James P., and William R..

James P. is my Great Great Grandfather. I have just embarked on the journey of finding out about my ancestry and I was floored to learn that all three of these brothers enlisted in the C.S.A. army, two of them on the same day (J.P. and W.R.). Through a search, I found a link to this forum associated with a picture of Levi's house (which I had no idea even existed), now apparently moved to Bentonville. I had *no* idea about *any* of this until very recently. Through the help of a most kind intern at Bentonville (and some help from Uncle Google as well), I've stumbled upon a wealth of information (and would dearly love any more that's available) about those three brothers and, subsequently, about the five brothers from whom I'm descendant who fought in the N.C. Militia during the Revolutionary War.

On the off chance that anyone happens to have or know of a photograph of any or all of these three brothers, I would be most appreciative to see one.

Thank you again, and I promise to make a more complete introduction of myself after Merlefest this weekend!

John

 

[Stony]

Here is Levi's house which is at Bentonville.

 

[Stony]

 

[Stony]

This is my first post and I must tell you that I joined the forum after having searched for Levi P., James P., and William R..

James P. is my Great Great Grandfather. I have just embarked on the journey of finding out about my ancestry and I was floored to learn that all three of these brothers enlisted in the C.S.A. army, two of them on the same day (J.P. and W.R.). Through a search, I found a link to this forum associated with a picture of Levi's house (which I had no idea even existed), now apparently moved to Bentonville. I had *no* idea about *any* of this until very recently. Through the help of a most kind intern at Bentonville (and some help from Uncle Google as well), I've stumbled upon a wealth of information (and would dearly love any more that's available) about those three brothers and, subsequently, about the five brothers from whom I'm descendant who fought in the N.C. Militia during the Revolutionary War.

On the off chance that anyone happens to have or know of a photograph of any or all of these three brothers, I would be most appreciative to see one.

Thank you again, and I promise to make a more complete introduction of myself after Merlefest this weekend!

John

If you need anything else I will be glad to help.

 

[pharmboycu]

Thank you so much Stony. I'm still piecing it all together brick by brick, so to speak, and I'm so grateful for the photo of Levi's house and of J.P.'s envelope. It's absolutely thrilling and fascinating to see my ancestors' records and signatures.

I can't wait to see the house in person!

 

[pharmboycu]

Do William and James have bricks at Bentonville? I was there on Saturday and did not see their bricks. If they have bricks there, I will photograph them the next time I am there. (If the two photos above were their bricks, the photos have disappeared.)

Now-- for those of us who are interested or may also be descendants of those three Creech brothers, I have a bit more information. Levi's house originally stood in Pine Level before it was purchased and transported to private property adjoining Bentonville Battleground. There were descendants of Levi living in the house until the 1940's. The owner of the house was so very kind to allow my father and me to see the house and take a few photographs. I have permission to share those photos, but I won't bog everyone down with photos or abuse the generosity of the house's owner. Suffice it to say, there is no doubt about Levi being a Creech-- the ceilings are about 7 feet tall! (We Creeches are short in stature but tall in character!)

I'm still piecing together the movements of the 50th NC and I'm trying to determine where the house originally stood in relation to the troop movements. It might actually be that Levi marched past his own home on the way to Bentonville. That strikes me very deeply: not only fighting a war on this continent, but marching past your own home. I wonder if he could see it?

(Note: the furnishings are not original to the house, but they are period.)

 

[Stony]

James P Creech.

 

[redbob]

Though not these types of brick, after the Civil War soil from battlesites was used to make souvenir bricks to sell to tourists and veterans. I have one from Malvern Hill and one from the brickyard in Gettysburg.