144 Norrn Carotina Troops, 1861-’65.

tillery and many prisoners. When we were ordered to re-
treat, the enemy’s artillery fire was kept up so continuously,
it was almost impossible to get back to our works. However,
we brought back about all of our regiment except the
wounded. General Grant in his report, claimed the Confed-
erate loss was 4,000, but the number of Confederates engaged
was not'much more than half that.

THE LAST MARCH.

A few days after this the Army of Northern Virginia re-
treated from Petersburg, falling back about a hundred miles
or more, repeatedly giving battle, but finally from sheer ex-
haustion, surrendered at Appomattox. We did not lose a
great many killed on this march, but it saddens me to think
that any had to die, after going through the whole war, and
when so near the end of it. In this last sad scene of the
war, the Twenty-first North Carolina Regiment furled for-
ever the flag to which she had added such lustre; to be em-
balmed in the affectionate remembrance of those who re-
mained true to the end.

FIELD AND STAFF.

W. W. Kirxtanp, Colonel commanding, June, 1861, pro-
moted to Brigadier-General.

Rosert F. Hoxg, Colonel, promoted to Major-General.

Gaston Lewis, Colonel, promoted to Brigadier-General.

S. F. Forron, Colonel, killed.

James M. Leacu, Lieutenant-Colonel, resigned.

W. L. Scorr, Lieutenant-Colonel, resigned.

R. K. Pepper, Lieutenant-Colonel, killed.

B. Y. Graves, Lieutenant-Colonel, resigned.

W. 8S. Rank, Lieutenant-Colonel, prisoner.

Avexanvber Mixter, Lieutenant-Colonel, killed.

J. M. Ricnarpson, Major, resigned.

W. J. Prout, Major, killed.

James F. Bratt, Major.

Witt Foy, Adjutant.

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Twenty-First REGIMENT. 145

List or Caprains or Twenty-rirst Norta CaroLina
Reeiment—J. H. Miller, Captain Company A; R. E. Wil-
son, Captain Company B; Byrd Snow, Captain Com-
pany C; R. A. Barrow, Captain Company D; John
W. Beard, Captain Company F; Thos. B. Gentry, Cap-
tain Company G; James H. Jones, Captain Company H;
Matthew C. Moore, Captain Company I; John L. Pratt, Cap-
tain Company K; John E. Gilmer, Captain Company M.

Norr.—The loss of this regiment in killed, wounded and
dead was at least 75 per cent. from the beginning to the end
of the war. Forty or more combats and skirmishes of no
minor importance are not included in this sketch and many
incidents both instructive and amusing, might be given which
would extend this paper to a much greater length, but the
long list of names of wounded and killed speak more elo-
quently than tongue of the service of this regiment. I have
avoided speaking of incidents connected with other com-
mands, but have endeavored to confine myself to the deeds
of the Twenty-first Regiment only. I have written what I
saw or knew of my own personal knowledge and from infor-
mation received from reliable and official sources.

SpecraL Mentron.—Matthew Chamberlain, _ private,
Twenty-first North Carolina Regiment, Stokes county, never
had a furlough, never missed a battle in which his regiment
was engaged, never received a wound. He died in 1896.
Strange to say there isno report of Company L in
Moore’s Roster.

The conduct of Lieutenant Logan T. Whitlock, who
was in command of the sharpshooters at the battle
6f Plymouth, cannot be too highly commended, and
should not be omitted. It was ascertained that to make an
assault upon the main fort the command would have to charge
across a perfectly level and open field, which could not be
done without great loss. At this critical time, where “to hes-
itate was to be lost,” Whitlock volunteered to reconnoitre
within the enemies lines. He found that he could go into the

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