Norru Carorina Troops, 1861-’65.

COLOR BEARERS AT GETTYSBURG.

Tt is possible at this late day that the name of some gallant
soldier who carried the flag of the Twenty-sixth Regiment
during the battle of Gettysburg may be omitted from the list
below, but every effort has been made to include in this hon-
orable mention all entitled, for no one took the flag in that
battle without the certainty of being shot down, and not one
escaped.

The color guard consisted of a Sergeant and eight pri-

=a After these nine had fallen, the others were volun-
eers.

FIRST DAY'S FIGHT, 1 guLy, 1863.

Colonel, H. K. Burgwyn, Jr., killed.
Captain Wm. W. McCreery, killed.
Private Franklin Honeycutt, Company B, killed.
3 John R. Marley, Company G, killed.
William Ingram, Company K, killed.
Lieutenant-Colonel John R. Lane, wounded.
Lieutenant George Willcox, wounded.
Color Sergeant J. Mansfield, wounded.
Sergeant Hiram Johnson, Company G, wounded.
Private John Stamper, Company A, wounded.
% G. W. Kelly, Company D, wounded.
L. A. Thomas, Company F, wounded.
John Vinson, Company G, wounded.

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THIRD DAY'S FIGHT, 3 JULY, 1863.

Sergeant W. H. Smith, Company K, killed.
Private Thomas J. Cozart, Company F, killed.
Captain S. W. Brewer, Company E, Sordid:
Private Daniel Thomas, Company E, wounded.

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i As re rales James M. Brooks, Company E, and

anie homas, the |] sarryl é

eager : i - all carrying the flag, reached the en-
y’s 8, the Federals called out to them, “Come over on

this side of the Lord,”

and took them pri: sr
ape ts! prisoners rather than

Twenty-SIxTtH REGIMENT.

LITTER BEARERS AT GETTYSBURG.

These men kept right up with the regiment. I have only
been able to locate the following names:
Private Neill B. Staton, Company B.
& Jackson Baker, Company D.
gf John A. Jackson, Company H.

FALLING WATERS—DEATH OF GENERAL PETTIGREW.

On the night of 4 July, 1863, General Lee withdrew his
army from confronting Meade at Gettysburg, and Heth’s
Division marched to Hagerstown, where it entrenched. “On
the evening of 13 July,” says General Heth in his official re-
port, “I received orders to withdraw at dark ‘and move in the
direction of Falling Waters. The night was dark, roads
ankle deep in mud and raining. It took twelve hours to
march seven miles. On reaching an elevated and command-
ing ridge of hills, one mile from Falling Waters, I was or-
dered by General A. P. Hill to put my division in line of bat-
tle on either side of the road and to put Pender’s Division in
rear of mine in column of brigades. At this point we halted
to let the wagons and artillery get over the river. About 11
a. m. 14 July, 1863, received orders to move Pender’s divis-
jon across the river following Anderson’s Division. About
15 or 20 minutes after getting these orders, and while they
were in execution, a small body of cavalry, numbering 40 or
45, made their appearance in our front. They were at once
observed by myself and General Pettigrew, and several mem-
bers of my staff as well as many others. On emerging from
the woods the party faced about, apparently on the defensive.
Suddenly facing about, they galloped up the road and halted
some 175 yards from my line of battle. From their manceu-
vering and the smallness of their numbers, I concluded it was
a party of our own cavalry pursued by the enemy. In this
opinion I was sustained by all present. The troops had been
restrained up to this time from firing by General . Pettigrew
and myself. Examining them critically with my glasses, I

discovered they were Federal troops, and the command was
given to fire. At the same time the Federal officer gave the