The Harding Page

Submitter Information	Confederate Ancestor Information
Harding, Edward Lloyd 215 Pamlico Drive Washington, North Carolina 27889 United States Email Address: eharding@beaufortco.com	von Eberstein, William Branch of Service: Army-Artillery Company/Regiment: Company K, 10th NC Artillery Date of Service: April 15, 1861 Starting Rank: 5th Sergeant Discharge Rank: Sergeant Major Date of Discharge: October 4, 1864 Reason for Discharge: Wounds and Age

I am a member of the following:

Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp 919 The Washington Grays

Lineage from Edward Harding, to William von Eberstein


1	Henry Champion Harding		Relationship:	Father
	Birth Date:	03/26/1916	Birth Location:	Washington, NC
	Death Date:	04/21/1977	Death Location:	Washington, NC

2	Guy Champion Harding		Relationship:	Father
	Birth Date:	10/25/1880	Birth Location:	Washington, NC
	Death Date:	12/26/1942	Death Location:	Washington, NC

3	Harriet Elizabeth von Eberstein		Relationship:	Mother
	Birth Date:	07/10/1853	Birth Location:	Chocowinity, NC
	Death Date:	02/25/1913	Death Location:	Chocowinity, NC

4	William Henry von Eberstein		Relationship:	Father
	Birth Date:	12/15/1821	Birth Location:	St. Servan, France
	Death Date:	10/25/1890	Death Location:	Chocowinity, NC

Additional Biographical Information

Enlisted in the Washington Grays, 15 April, 1861. (This company first assigned as Co. K, 10th Regt NC Artillery.) Elected Fifth (Orderly) Sergeant, Washington Grays, 18 April, 1961. Second in command of Advance Detachment which occupied U.S. Marine Hospital, Portsmouth (Outer Banks) NC May 1861. Assigned as acting Ordinance Sergeant of Confederate fort on Beacon Island. (When Washington Grays went to relief of Fort Hatteras, 28 August, 1861, Sergeant von Eberstein remained on Beacon Island, in charge of Ordinance, so was not captured when the Grays were compelled to surrender with other Confederate troops at Hatteras.) Attached to Georgia Regt in defense of Washington, NC, until that town was occupied by U.S. Troops, 21 March 1861. Attached to Office of Ordinance Officer, Tarboro, NC, 21 March 1862 to reorganization of Washington Grays in Tarboro, NC. Reorganized Washington Grays assigned to 10th NC Artillery, as Co. K., July 1862, Fort Fisher, NC. Transferred to 61st Regt NC Troops, August 1862. Participated in Defense of Charleston, SC September 1862. Severely wounded, Battery Wagner, SC August 1863. November 1863, Clingman's Brigade of which 61st NC was a part was ordered to Petersburg. Participated in the Defense of Petersburg, Va, until again severely wounded at Battle of Drewry's Bluff, 16 May, 1864. Furloughed home about 10 June, 1864. Returned to duty with Regiment 15 August, 1864. Honorably Discharged, Chapin Farm, near Richmond, Va on 15 October, 1864