306 Norra Carotina Troops, 1861-65. (9 5 aaa -

Twenty-sixth North Carolina Troops (Infantry) and the

known as an eloquent preacher of the Baptist persuasion,
companies took rank as follows:

was appointed Chaplain. The commissions of the officers
bore date 27 August, 1861. First Lieutenant A. H. Horton,
of Company C, was promoted Captain vice Carmichael,

SS. Jni County, as 4 elected Major. The non-commissioned staff were:
Caprarn SreeLte’s Company, from Union County,

Company B L. L. Porx, Sergeant-Major, of Company K.
C eee CarmicHazt’s Company, from Wilkes County, . 4 De Bo cia ee

: C '. E. H. Hornapay, Ordnance Sergeant, of Company E.
as Company C. ced: : 2 ,
Capratn Ranp’s Company, from Wake County, as Com Jussr Fereuson, Commissary Sergeant, of Company C.

pany D, é Axsram J. Lane, Quartermaster Sergeant, of Company G.

v 5 unty, as
Caprarx McMittan’s Company, from Ashe County,

Caprary Wesster’s Company, from Chatham County, as

Company E.
Caprarx Ranxry’s Company, from Caldwell County, as

Company F. :
Caprarn McLean’s Company, from Chatham County, as

Company G.
Caprary Martin’s Company, from Moore County, as

Company H.
Caprarx Wutrr’s Company, from Caldwell County, as

Company I.
NY ; inty, as
Capramx Carraway’s Company, from Anson County,

Company K.

The company officers completed the regimental gre
tion by electing as Colonel, Captain Zelmlon B. Vance, t =
Captain of the “Rough and Ready Guards from anaes e
County, in the Fourteenth North Carolina Troops; as aie
tenant-Colonel, Major Harry K. Burgwyn, Jr., ee oe
of the camp; and as Major, Captain Abner B. Carmichael,

F Company C.
= Colonel sss subsequently appointed First oe
James B. Jordan, of Company D, Adjutant ; Sergeant J ee
J. Young, of Company D, Quartermaster ; Lieutenant ae
Goldston, of Company H, Commissary, who died at Carolina
City October, 1861; Dr. Thomas J . Boykin, of Sampson
County, Surgeon; and Private Daniel M. Shaw, Company

H, Assistant Surgeon. : :
Rey. Robert H. “Marsh, of Chatham County, since so widely

ENCAMPMENT ON BOGUE ISLAND.

Promptly on its organization the regiment was ordered to
the defence of Fort Macon, on Bogue Island. Leaving Ral-
eigh on the 2d of September, 1861, under command of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Burgwyn, (Colonel Vanee not having as yet
reported for duty), the regiment, halting a few days at More-
head City, took up its permanent camp near Fort Macon—
at which place Colonel Vance assumed command. The
months of September, October and N ovember, 1861, were
passed at this place. The time was occupied in guard
duties, drilling and preparing for tle arduous duties that lay
before them.

Occasionally, upon rumor that the enemy were landing,
the long roll would be sounded, and the regiment drawn up in
line. There was great sickness among the soldiers. An en-
demic of measles and fever prevailed. A hospital was estab-
lished at Carolina City on the mainland, three miles west of
Morehead City—Commissary Goldston, Assistant Surgeon
Shaw, Lieutenant John E. Matthews and many privates died
in a short while. Nine men from one Company died in a
week. Supplies had to be brought across the Sound, and the
water being shallow, the men had to wade quite a distance to
get to the vessels bringing the rations.

The regimental officers were incessant in their attentions to
their men, showing thém every kindness, providing every
comfort possible, and became much endeared to those under
their authority. When time came to go into winter quar-