118 Norta Carorina Troops, 186I-’65.

course to the left. We remained in line until 10 oclock 5 ae
followed the Catharpin road and overtook the division pei
4p.m. We immediately formed line for that — whi
made Rodes’ Division the recipient of unqualifie a
from General Jackson, and our regiment favorably — :
by our Brigadier-General. We here occupied the "Fe reed
left of our line on the left of and at right angles sh he p sar
road, with the Twenty-third North Carolina “a = =
marching by right flank protecting our lett. : Ss ——
Company G, asks that this incident be mentioned. . wri :
“T started when you took your cap in your hand, ee
and calling on the men to follow you, led the a Sed
gun got out of order and I ran to you and reported it. se
said: ‘This is a bad place to be without a gun. Get anot >
and go ahead.’ Just then George Turner, of — :
found a gun. He gave it to me and I overtook you, still 1 :
the lead.” I remember the circumstances and the Sane =
spiring conduct of Jesse Pounds. After the battle reste .
the Little Church at the forks of the road in rear. We w er
relieved by General A. P. Hill’s troops. May 3, about sunrise,
we moved forward with the second line, and soon ae pe
gaged, owing to our front becoming uncovered. This : —
rious fighting, a perfect storm of shells and a mist o fe rs
balls. Here I saw the two Wilsons, of Company F, ki ee
the brother saving the watch from his brother just killed, fa :
on his body dead; twins in birth, twins in death. I see
one wound early in the morning and before 10 o ata
two others, and left the field and regiment in comman
of Lieutenant-Colonel Slough. I was there long enough
to witness the cool and daring bravery of Lieutenants
Oliver Williams, Company ©, McQueen Coleman, Com-
pany K; Lieutenant E. W. Collins, Company D; Major
J; S. Brooks, Sergeant Hawes, Corporal M. M. Harrelson,
MeD. Ward, Dan Coleman, George Goodman, ——-
Arch Laughon, Company F, and many others. Y ea, all on
that battle field deserved honorable memory and mention for
they stood only where men can be found. In addition to the
above named Corporal C. A. Patterson, Company A; -—
poral Richard Faulk, Company ©; D. R. Ellis, Company B;

Benjamin F. Bl
R. Bradford, J.

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Josiah Hudson, Compan
and Thomas A. Morris,

roll of honor.

The next movement led us to th
Ist, 2nd and 8rd, 1863.
twenty-nine killed and nin

y H; Newberne Tew, Company a fs
Company K, were placed upon the

e field of Gettysburg, J uly
The reports of the battle give
ety-three wounded in the Twen-
General Iverson reports 500 men of his

only die without being able to inflict injury on the enemy, I
have been at a loss to understand. Lieutenant Oliver Wil-
liams says: “I was wounded early in the fight. I believe

every man who stood up was either killed or wounded.”
Nearly 200 of the regiment were captured, with the colors.

Captain A. H. Galloway, Forty-fifth North Carolina, recap-
tured the flag and a number of our men. General Ewell com-

plimented the troops, who stood till the greater part had fallen
in line of battle.

After Gettysburg the regiment was engaged in an affair
at Hagerstown, while guarding a wagon train. General
Rodes, in his report for 1863, says: ‘Those soldiers from
Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina, who for weeks kept
their ranks with swollen, bloody and bare feet, are the heroes
of the campaign.” “Camping near Madison Court House in
July and near Orange Court House in August, September
and October, on the Rappahannock river, near Morton’s
Ford. At the latter place, 11 October, a detachment from
Johnston’s brigade, consisting of the Twentieth North Caro-
lina and five companies of the Twelfth N orth Carolina, un-
der Colonel Coleman, the whole under command of Colonel
T. F. Toon, Twentieth North Carolina, had a very brilliant
affair with part of Buford’s Cavalry. Brigadier General
Lomax arrived and took command. We repulsed the enemy
and drove him back across the river. The brigadier was
pleased to report our part in the affair as worthy of honor-
able mention. The following names were forwarded as
worthy to be placed on the roll of honor: Chas. W. Yousts,
ackwelder, Company A; Paul Faggart, Jno.
A. Bradford, M. C. Cline, Company B; Lieu-