Henry Washington Funderburk, affectionately know as "Uncle Henry", was born March 5, 1847 in Chesterfield County, the son of Joshua C. Funderburk and Monicha Threatt. He and his first wife, Candis Parker, were married July 15, 1866 in Union County, NC, and were the parents of: Edgar E. Funderburk born 1867, James A. Funderburk born 1868, Laura O. Funderburk born 1870, John L. Funderburk born 1871, Lillie L. Funderburk born 1874, Emma A. Funderburk born 1875 and Neal Funderburk born 1880. After the death of Candis, he married Mary Elizabeth Moore. They were the parents of: Cornelius Moore Funderburk born 1879, Robert Frank Funderburk born 1881, Sarah M. Funderburk born 1883, W. J. Bert Funderburk born 1884, May Earle Funderburk born 1886, Clyde W. Funderburk born 1888, Crawford A. Funderburk born 1889, Kate V. Funderburk born 1891, Ira B. Funderburk born 1893 and Myron Madison Funderburk born 1895. After Mary’s death, Uncle Henry married Mary Jane Mangum Knight, the widow of William James Knight, who was known as "Aunt Mollie". No children this marriage. He also outlived her.

On the occasion of Uncle Henry’s 92^nd birthday, an article was written and published in the Pageland Journal. At that time he was one of the two remaining Confederate Veteran’s living in Chesterfield County. The following is a reprint of that article originally written by Harry H. Tucker.

Pageland, SC, March 4 - "Mismanagement is likely to ruin the New Deal," says W. H. Funderburk of Pageland, who will be 92 years old tomorrow. Uncle Henry, as he is popularly called by all who know him, says that as far as he knows he is the patriarch of the Funderburk generation which comprises hundreds of families in the communities adjacent to Pageland.

The son of Joshua C. and Manica Funderburk, he was born on their farm at Dudley, in the western part of the Chesterfield County, March 5, 1847. He is now the only surviving member of a family of five children, two boys and three girls.

At the age of 16, he enlisted in the First South Carolina regiment, then stationed at Charleston sunder the command of B. A. Butler, and assigned to company "A" of which T. A. Huganin was captain. Biggest Thrill. "My biggest thrill during the war came at Cheraw" he commented. "We had been ordered out of Charleston after General Johnston, commander in chief of the southern division of the Confederate Army, had heard that Sherman’s army had burned Columbia. We marched to Florence and there took a train to Cheraw where we learned that Sherman was right on our heels. Because we were outnumbered four to one, we were ordered to cross the Pee Dee river and burn the bridge. After we had all crossed, Captain Huganin ordered me to set fire to the bridge. This I did and experienced quite a thrill when I saw it going up in smoke and realized that the pursuing Yankees would be stopped at least for a while."

"We marched on into North Carolina through Fayetteville and on to Averysborough. Sherman overtook us there, but we managed to get our wagon trains across the river. Moving on to Bentonsville, we had a battle with Sherman which lasted all day."

"We remained at Bentonsville three weeks and then General Johnston began a march to unite our army with Lee’s army in Virginia. At Haw River we met Lee’s soldiers returning home after the surrendering to Grant at Appomattox. We marched to Greensboro and surrendered to Sherman which was the bitterest pill I’ve ever had to swallow."

"We each received one Mexican silver dollar and 100 Confederate two-dollar bills for our services in the army. I traded this worthless paper money for two silver dollars and came home with a total war earning of three Mexican silver dollars," he said. After his return from the army, he married Miss Candis Parker, and six children were born to them. After the death of his first wife, Uncle Henry married Miss Mollie E. Moore, who bore him 10 children. In 1918, some years after the death of his second wife, he married Mrs. M. J. Knight, who is still living. Only nine of the 16 children now survive. Miron, the youngest son, who now lives in Florida, was a soldier in the World War.

Grateful to Cameron. "I had a hard time during Reconstruction days," continued Mr. Funderburk. "The carpetbaggers and scallawags from the North got control of the government and wouldn’t even allow us to vote. I’ll always be grateful to Ben Cameron who organized the Ku Klux in North Carolina and South Carolina. We captured 10 of 12 scallawag arsenals one night. The morning after this raid, the negro lieutenant-governor was found dead on the State house grounds with a note warning Governor Moses that the same thing might happen to him if he did not leave the State. Wade Hampton was elected Governor of South Carolina and Zeb Vance was made Governor of North Carolina, thus ending the carpet bagger rule in the two states."

When the question about present conditions, Uncle Henry says that he thinks that things will come out all right due to the religious and educational training the youth of today receives. "I don’t think the younger generation is going to the dogs, as some do, but instead I think they will save the world."

In spite of his age, Uncle Henry is still very active. He attends the Pageland Baptist Church, where he is deacon emeritus. He has the distinction of being a Baptist deacon for the last 70 years and has always been interested in church work.

As for the future he says: "I hope to live to be 100 years old."

Terms of Surrender. One of Mr. Funderburk’s treasured possessions is a copy of General Sherman’s terms of surrender, it reads as follows:

General Sherman’s Order in Regard to THE MILITARY CONVENTION (Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi, In the Field, Raleigh, NC, April 27, 1865.) Special Field Order No. 65.

The General Commanding announces a further suspension of hostilities, and a final agreement with General Johnston, which terminates the war as to the armies under his command, and the country east of the Chattahoochee.

Copies of the terms of convention will be furnished Major Generals Schofield, Gillmore, and Wilson, who are specially charged with the execution of its details in the Department of North Carolina, Department of the South, and at Macon and Western Georgia.

Capt. Jasper Myers, Ordnance Dept., U. S. A. is hereby designated to receive the arms, & c., at Greensboro, and any commanding officer of a post may receive the arms of any detachment properly stored and accounted for. General Schofield will procure at once the necessary blanks, and supply the Army Commanders, that uniformity may prevail, and great care must be taken that the terms and stipulations on our part be fulfilled with the most scrupulous fidelity, whilst those imposed upon our hitherto enemies be received in a spirit becoming a brave and generous army.

Army Commanders may at once loan to the inhabitants such of the captured mules, horses, wagons, and vehicles as can be spared from immediate use, and the Commanding Generals of Armies may issue provisions, animals and any public supplies that can be spared to relieve present want, and to encourage the inhabitants to restore the relations of friendship among our fellow-citizens and countrymen.

Foraging will forthwith cease and when necessity or long marches compel the taking of forage, provisions, or any kind of private property, compensation will be made on the spot, or, when the disbursing officers are not provided with funds, vouchers will be given in proper form, payable at the nearest military depot.

Maj. Gen’l W. T. Sherman

By order

D. M. Dayton, A. A. Gen’l

Near Greensboro, NC

April 28^th, 1865.