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- Brief sketches of the North Carolina state troops in the war between the states
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- Date
- 1894
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- Creator
- ["Birdsong, James C. (James Cook), 1843-1918."]
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Brief sketches of the North Carolina state troops in the war between the states
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ber 2, 1863. Left Meridian, December 5, 1863, and came
South to Brandon, Miss., where we now are. Since we re¬
turned to Mississippi Ector’s Brigade, to which the 29th
North Carolina belongs, has been in Major-General S. 6.
French’s Division.
Companies composing this regiment at its organization
are the following:
William C. Walker, of Cherokee county, Captain Co. A.
M illiam B. Causman, of Yancey county, Captain
Со. Б.
James M. Lowry, of Buncombe county, Captain Co. C.
John A. Jervis, of Madison county, Captain Co. D.
Hiram Rogers, of Haywood' county, Captain Co. E.
Y illiam A. Enloe, of Jackson county, Captain Co. F.
Melchesidec Chandler, of Yancey county, Captain Co. G.
John H. Robertson, of Buncombe county, Captain Co. H.
John C. Blalock, of Mitchell county, Captain
Со.
I.
Bacchus S. Proffitt, of Yancey county, Captain Co. K.
SKETCH OF THE THIRTIETH REGIMENT.
The 30th Regiment North Carolina Troops was organized
at camp, near Raleigh, on the 26th of September, 1861, by
the election of the following field officers :
-John Bell, of Granville county, Colonel.
a tei F. Draughan, of Fayetteville, Lieutenant-Colone-
Captain James T. Kill, of Mecklenburg, Major.
ie olonel-elect having declined to accept, and the UeU
ant °l°nel not having time to join the command, the regi
men , under the command of Major Kill, was ordered to
report to Brigadier-General Jos. R. Anderson, commanding
left
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^ ^ear> and, in obedience to this order,
uileigh on the evening of the 28th and arrived in
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on on the 20th of September, and camped at Canif
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Lamb, at which place orders were received for holding an
election, which resulted in the promotion of Captain F. M.
Parker, of the 1st North Carolina Troops, to the Colonelcy
of the regiment. General Jos. R. Anderson ordered the
regiment to proceed to Smithville, where we arrived on the
evening of the same day and pitched our tents at Camp
Walker on the outskirts of the village. It was at this place
that the Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel joined the com¬
mand. Remained in this camp until 1st November, when
orders were received to proceed to Charleston, S. C., but
before reaching Wilmington that order was countermanded
by an order to relieve the 18th North Carolina Troops
encamped at Camp Wyatt, near Fort Fisher, which was
done the 5th November.* On the 15th a detachment of men,
under the command of Lieutenant Stephens, of the regi¬
ment, having been ordered to Anderson’s Battery, about
three miles above Camp Wyatt, exchanged with the enemy
a few shot and shell, which was the first artillery duel
that occurred on the coast of Cape Fear. On the 18th of
March, 1862, the regiment was ordered to the relief of New
hern, but upon arriving at Wilmington was ordered to
await further orders, and remained at Camp Lamb and at
camps on the outskirts of the town until the 29th March,
when we moved to Camp Holmes on Masonboro Soun
five miles from Wilmington. Companies A H and D were
detached, and, under the command of Lieutenant-Colone
Draughan, left Camp Holmes on the 18th of April to pro¬
ceed to Onslow county, and on the 25th the Colonel w as
ordered to join the Lieutenant-Colonel with the balance of
bis command, after detaching one company for provost uty
iu Wilmington. Accordingly, having detached Company
D> the regiment proceeded to Onslow county, leaving amp
Holmes on the 25th and camping near White Oak river
night of the 28th of April, and, in obedience to orders
the Colonel, took command of the forces in ns o' >
consisting of the 3d Company of Cavalry, a detachmen
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artillery and his own regiment. It was here that,
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