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— Confederate Lifeline —
In April 1861, Louis Froelich, a Bavarian immigrant, began manufacturing uniform buttons in Wilmington for North Carolina soldiers. With Hungarian partner Col. Bela Estvan, Froelich operated his first arms factory for the Confederacy from November 1861 until March 1862, when the partnership was dissolved. Froelich continued alone until yellow fever closed the armory in September, when he bought 2.5 acres here from Alsa Southerland. Although he reopened the Wilmington facility in November, a fire closed it for good the next month. In March 1863, Froelich moved here, and he opened the Kenansville armory by May. On July 4, however Lt. Col. George W. Lewis? 3rd New York Cavalry burned it down while raiding Confederate lines of communication. Froelich rebuilt it and continued to produce military equipment, forming a partnership with Jacob H.N, Cornehlson in January 1864. The armory is last known to have operated that June. After the war, Froelich turned to agriculture, selling scuppernong wine and other farm products. He later moved to Halifax County, where he died in 1873.HM Number | HM1GR0 |
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Series | This marker is part of the North Carolina Civil War Trails series |
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Placed By | North Carolina Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 2:13am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 228764 N 3872338 |
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Decimal Degrees | 34.95730000, -77.97038333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 57.438', W 77° 58.223' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 57' 26.28" N, 77° 58' 13.38" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 910 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 101-109 NC-903, Kenansville NC 28349, US |
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