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Persoonlijke gegevens William Pinkney Frink 

• Hij is geboren rond 1836 in North Carolina.
• Hij werd gedoopt.Bron 1
• Hij is overleden op 17 maart 1862 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina.

  Oorzaak: Killed in the Civil War - Engagement at Goldsboro Bridge.

• Een kind van John D. Frink en Annie Jane Gore
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 18 januari 2020.

Gezin van William Pinkney Frink

Hij had een relatie met Amanda Lennon.

Kind(eren):

1. James Monroe Frink  1859-1915 
2. Jane Elizabeth Frink  1861-1936

Notities over William Pinkney Frink

1860 Columbus County, NC census - Family #331

William P. Frink, 24, m, farmer b. NC
Amanda Frink, 21, f, b. Bladen County, NC
Jas. M. Frink, 1, m, b. NC

Died in the Engagement of Goldsborough Bridge, Wayne Co., NC.
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Official Report of Lt. Col. Stephen D. Pool, Confederate States Artillery, of the Engagement at
Goldsborough Bridge (NC), December 17th, 1862.

Soon after daybreak, the morning of the 16th instand my command, consisting of Comapnies B, G, and H, Tenth NC Troops, Company F, Fortieth NC, and Starrs Battery of Artillery, took the positions assigned them on the north side of Neuse River commanding the immediate approaches to the railroad and county bridges.

Everything remained quiet until about noon onn the 17th, when the enemy, occupying the south side of the river and east of the railroad, opened fire with evident design of destroying the bridge. To effect this their batterie employed for about two hours shell and solid shot, occasionally discharging shrapnel along the north bank of the river to dislodge any forces there. The south bank of the river west of the railroad was occupied by a portion of Brigadier-General Clingman's briage, the left of the Fifty second NC Troops, Colonol Marshall, resting against thebridge. Orders were sent me by Colonel Marshall not to open fire with the section of Starr's battery, commanding the bridge, until his troops arrived. About 2 p.m., the Fifty-second broke and in confusion retired from the bridge, leaving the south of that importat structure entirely undefended except by the forces on the north bank of the Neuse. Orders were immediately snet by me to Captain Starr to open fire with shrapnel on the mouth of thebridge to prevent the enemy if possible from entering and destroying it. The order was immediately obeyed.

While the left of the Fifty-second was retiring, I saw a small force of the enmy running down the railroad bank, shouting and yelling as if in pursuit. Suspecting their design to be to enter and destroy the bridge, I cautioned my men to be on the alert and as soon as they came within range to pour their fire into them. This was done so effectually that two were instantly killed; the other fled precipitately. Our fire having disclosed our exact position, the enemy opened upob us with a most severe fire of canister, shall and shrapnel for about half an hour, our guns replying with rapidity and effect. During this fire my men on the banks of the river remained perfectly quiet, receiving the enemy's fire unflinchingly. Thinking they had dislodged us, the enemy sent forward 2 men to effect the destruction of the bridge by fire. I cautioned my men of the approach of the men, and as soon as they broke cover for the brdige fire was opened upon them. One fell back wounded, the other succeeded in reaching the projecting brick-work, where he was enabled to complete his work in perfect security from any fire from the north bank of the river. No effort was spare by mymen to reach him with their fire. Different points of the bridge were selected, and shot after shot poured in, in the vain hope of killing him. His work proved successful, and in less than ten minutes the entire southern and eastern faces of thebridge were in flames. Seeing the destruction completed, I gave orders to retire to the rear of the section of Starr's battery posted on the railroad. Subsequently my entire command was ordered to the county bridge; two pieces of the battery were placed in position. Companies B and F were posted on the west side of the bridge, while Companies G and H took position on the east - all on the north bank of the river. Here we remained the night and until ordered to this point next day.

Late in the afternoon of the 17th, one section of Starr's Battery, in charge of First Lt. T. C. fuller, engaged the enemy south of the river, near the point where the county road crosses the railroad. All speak in praise of the gallantry displayed here, and of the efficiency of Lt. Fuller's fire. The deatils of this engagement do not come within the scope of this report. Justice will be done by the brigadier-general commanding at that point.

I cannot close this report without expressing mt admiration of the coolness with which my officers and mean stood fire for more than two hours with an opportunity of returning it, and of the gallantry displayed by all of Captain Starr's officers and men engaged.
Killed, 3; wounded 6. Captain Starr received a slight wound on arm from fragment of spent shell.

I have the honor to be, colonel, your, very respectfully, Stephen D. Pool, Lt. Co. Commanding Battalion Artillery. (obtained from Keith Redmon, Sons of Confederate Forces, Camp 1249, Winston-Salem, NC)

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