I am helping a student do a bit of research on the Battle at Goldsborough Bridge, actually on the bridge itself. Can you tell me if the bridge still stands today and if so, it’s location. This info can be really helpful in putting the final touches on the project. Also, any photos you have of the current bridge will be appreciated. We really need this info by tomorrow if possible (I apologize for the short deadline).

Thank you!
shorlette.

I agree, which is why I wanted to make a point of focusing on the efforts of Randy and his group.

That’s terrific news about the LOC. It sounds to me like there’s plenty of good untapped material out there, just waiting for somebody to use it…

Eric

Thanks for throwing the plug in for the battlefield at Goldsboro. The effort Randy and his group of faithful put in to it really showed last Sunday. A Class Act for sure.

These Grass Roots Organizations are making a difference in the Ole North State – Goldsboro, Averasboro & Kinston are models for others to follow. My home state has come a long ways in the past several years because of the hard work by folks like Randy and others.

Eric, on another note, made it over to the Library of Congress yesterday for a couple of hours. I followed the trail of Mark Bradley’s research on a Miss. unit and scored big time on Wyse Fork. Great diary by a Confederate band member/hospital steward who describes in his diary the casualties at Kinston ’65. Needless to say it made my trip home on the VRE most enjoyable.

I plan on gettng back over early next week and will look up the obituaries we discussed earlier.

Wade Sokolosky

You’re very welcome, and it’s richly deserved. You and your merry band have done a great job and you’re to be commended for it.

Eric

Thanks so much for the kind words. Because of the hard work of the group I put together, along with the support and help of the county and of many volunteers, this slice of history has been preserved. This was a classic case of the way private/public partnerships can work. Private donations as well as county and tourism funds bought materials and all work (hundreds of man hours) was done with volunteer labor. Preservation does not have to cost a fortune. With a little luck it is even possible that we might double or even triple the size of our battlefield. You’re right, North Carolina seems to abound with these private or semi-private efforts. Don’t know whether that’s a function of our state being late to the preservation game or a part of that whole “vale of humility” thing we’ve always had. What works, works. As for personal accomplishment, this ranks right up there with graduating from law school. Not all that many individuals have had the opportunity, or honor, of preserving and developing a Civil War battlefield. Wonderful feeling.

Randy