370 Nort Carorina Troops, 1861-’65.

fort and convenience of the officers and men captured by the
opposing armies, that an exchange be made at once.” At
8:25 a. m., General Meade replied: “It is not in my power to
accede to the proposed arrangement.”

COLONEL LANE ESCAPES CAPTURE.

When the army retreated from Gettysburg, the wounded
were sent off in long trains chiefly of the wagons which Gen-
eral Stuart had captured in his raid around Meade’s army.
These invited the attack of the enemy’s cavalry, and many
wounded Confederate officers and soldiers were in this way
captured before the army got across the Potomac river.

The wagon train in which Colonel Lane was carried, was
one of those attacked. He at once got out of the wagon,
mounted his horse and made his escape, though he was at the
time unable to speak or to receive nourishment in the nat-
ural way. He was unable to take any nourishment for nine
days, owing to the swollen and inflamed condition of his

throat and mouth, and it was thought impossible for him
ever to get well.

OFFICERS PRESENT AT THE BATTLE.

Posterity will wish to know as much as possible of the per-
sonnel of this regiment, and we append a list of the officers of
the regiment who participated in the battle of Gettysburg.
This we are enabled to do from a very remarkable fact.

As stated above, the proximity of Meade’s army was not
known on 30 June, 1863, and on that day the regiment was
mustered as it bivouacked after the day’s march. These mus-
ter and pay rolls were made out in triplicate, one to be sent to
the Adjutant General of the army, one to be kept by the com-
pany commander, and one by the Quartermaster of the regi-
ment, who was also the paymaster. C aptain J. J. Young, the
regimental Quartermaster from the beginning to the end of
the war, has preserved these muster and pay rolls. The
writer has had access to the same, and now copies from them
the names of the officers of the regiment who were present in
camp on the afternoon of 30 June, 1863, and the number of