Now see a secret hidden from most About the Namesake of Carrboro
This letter was discovered in a collection of documents originally belonging to William Alexander Smith of Anson County.
Smith was the head of the North Carolina Confederate Veterans from 1921 until his death in 1934.
Coincidental Photograph?
Pictured is Julian S. Carr with three others, two of them are unknown women,
and the third is an unknown Major. Is this the Major from the letter?
The single star on his collar was the Confederate rank insignia for a Major, so it is correct rank to be the letter’s intended recipient.
Peculiar Similarities…
William Alexander Smith became the head of North Carolina Confederate Veterans in 1921.
Smith also never held a rank above Private during the war, but received the honorary title
of General long after Appomattox due to his work with the United Confederate Veterans.
