482 Norra Carona Troops, 1861-65.

ment, supported by his own brigade, and the Twenty-eighth
again had its part to perform.
On the night of 1 April when Grant made his final attack
at Petersburg, Lane’s Brigade was cut in two by an over-
whelming force. The Twenty-eighth was forced to fall back,
fighting, to the plank road and then to the Cox road; and it
finally succeeded in rejoining the rest of the brigade in the
inner line of works where it fought until night, when Peters-
burg was evacuated. On the afternoon of the 3d it crossed
the Appomattox at Goode’s bridge, bivouacked at Amelia
Court House on the 4th and formed line of battle between the
Court House and Jetersville on the 5th and skirmished with
the enemy. Next day while resting in Farmville, it, with
the rest of the brigade, was ordered back to a hill to support
the hard-pressed cavalry ; but before reaching the hill the or-
der was countermanded. It moved back through Farmville
and sustained some loss from the enemy’s artillery while
crossing the river near that place. That afternoon it formed
line of battle, faced to the rear, between one and two miles
from Farmville, where there was more fighting, and the rem-
nant of General Lee’s army seemed to be surrendered. During
the night it resumed its march, and on the morning of 9
April, while moving to its position on the left of the road
near Appomattox Court House, it was ordered back into a
woods and directed to stack arms, as the Army of Northern
Virginia had surrendered.

The tattered and starving remnant of this glorious North
Carolina Regiment surrendered at Appomattox, consisted of
“17 officers and 213 men, some of the latter being detailed,
non-arms-bearing, sent back to be surrendered with. their
command,

The aggregate in this regiment during the entire war was
1,826. After Colonel Lowe resigned and Lieutenant-Colonel
W. H. A. Speer was killed at Reams Station, the regiment
was frequently commanded by Captains E. F. Lovell, T. V.
Apperson and T. J. Linebarger, the latter being in command

at the surrender.

TweEnty-KIGHTH REGIMENT. 483

ADDENDUM TO THE SKETCH OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH NORTH
CAROLINA TROOPS.

After the death of Colonel Speer, all of the officers present

addressed the following communication to the Secretary of
War:

Camp Twenty-eighth N. C. Regm’t, Lane’s Brigade,
Near Petersburg, Va., Sept. 26, 1864.
General Samuel Cooper, A. & I. G., Richmond Va. :

GreneraL: Our regiment, the Twenty-eight N. C. T., is
without a Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel, and its Major, S.
N. Stowe, is physically disqualified for active field duty. The
Major has been but little with his command, and when with
it, has done but little duty. He admits himself that he has
been unable to walk half a mile at any one time for the last
six months.

It is the wish of the undersigned that we should be com-
manded by an officer of undoubted bravery, intelligence, edu-
cation and general efficiency, and we therefore very respect-
fully ask that Captain E. J. Hale, Jr., the A. A. G. of this
Brigade, be appointed Colonel ard assigned to the command
of our regiment. We have witnessed Captain Hale’s gal-
lantry in action and know that he is an accomplished officer
jn every respect.

S. N. Srowz, Major Commanding Regiment.
R. S. Forerr, Adjutant.
BE. F. Lovett, Senior Captain.
Tuos. V. Apperson, Captain Co. F.
G. G. Horzanp, Captain Co. H.
A. W. Sronz, Captain ©o. K.
G. W. McCautey, Captain Co. G.
F. M. Nrxon, Lieutenant Co. A.
H. A. Evxer, Lieutenant Co. D.
J. G. Truexove, First Lieutenant Co. F.
J. M. Startine, Second Lieutenant Co. F.
F. Morrow, Lieutenant Co. G.
A. Tuornsure, Lieutenant Co. C.
A. Yoprt, Lieutenant Co. I.
D. Ormonp, Lieutenant Co. B.

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