Abbottsburg was named for Joseph Carter Abbott, president of the Cape Fear Building Company and veteran of what war?
Abbottsburg, North Carolina:  Abbottsburg was named for Joseph Carter Abbott, president of the Cape Fear Building Company. Joseph Carter Abbott: Joseph Carter Abbott (July 15, 1825October 8, 1881) was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War who was awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers and a Republican United States Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1868 and 1871.
American Civil War