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DECREE SEC.

512 Norru Carouina Troops, 1861-’65.

motions and resignations rendering it very difficult to note
the particular dates of each commission:
Company A—W. H. Hartman, Captain; Samuel P. Col-
lins, Captain; Samuel P. Collins, First Lieutenant; John A.
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Forte, First Lieutenant; W. H. Freeman, Second Lieuten:

ant; John L. Forte, Second Lieutenant; George W. Thomp-
son, Second Lieutenant; John C. Barnes, Second Lieutenant.
Company B—Chas. B. Lindsey, Captain; Jas. Y. Bradley,
Captain; E. H. Streeter, First Lieutenant ; M. ‘be Ballaets
Second Lieutenant; Junius A. Liles, Second Lieutenant; J.
Sidney, Second Lieutenant.
sei y C—W. J. Long, Captain; Thos. H. Wray, First
Lieutenant; J. ©. Williams, Second Lieutenant; Thos. H.
vin, Second Lieutenant.
na saga D—Ruffin L. Bryant, Captain ; Benj. Walton,
First Lieutenant; S. H. Bryan, Second Lieutenant; W. G.
Villiams, Second Lieutenant.
: ee E—J. F. Allison, Captain; John H. Hughes
First Lieutenant; John H. Berry, Second Lieutenant;
: . Allison, Second Lieutenant.
ee Fake W. Morrisett, Captain ; Samuel ee
Hyman, First Lieutenant; Jos. T. Waldo, First a
Arthur B. Knight, Second Lieutenant; Julius Perkins, Sec
uieutenant. or
apenas G—Julian Picot, Captain; Isaac Pipkin, ps
tain; Simeon B. Pool, First Lieutenant; J ohn D. Gatlin, Sec
ond Lieutenant; John L. Everett, Second Lieutenant. _ :
Company H—James E. Todd, Captain; John W. mer,
Captain; John W. Smith, First Lieutenant ; Robert = =
nam, Second Lieutenant; A. V. Horton, Second Lieu . ai
Company I—Allen B. Parker, Captain ; eee” poe
van, Captain; W. A. Prince, First Lieutenant ;Wm. a
First Lieutenant; E. H. Williams, First Lieutenant; ee
liam O. Tutor, Second Lieutenant; Allen B. Parker, =
ond Lieutenant; Daniel McL. Jones; Second Lieutenant; W.
J. Bether, Second Lieutenant. :
: come K—Jos. Whitty, Captain ; E. J. ee nie
Lieutenant; George F. Darden, Second Lieutenant; Wm. 1

Gardner, Second Lieutenant.

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After remaining several weeks in camp of instruction at
Camp Mangum, the regiment was ordered to Kinston, N. Cx
about 14 December, 1862, and with the Eighth North Caro-
lina and Colonel Pool’s Regiment and Colonel Nethercut’s
Regiment, Starr’s and Badham’s Artillery, proceeded towards
New Bern to make a feint in order to attract the enemy, who
were in the vicinity of the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad,
near Tarboro, N. C. We proceeded as far as Deep Gully and
drove in the enemy’s pickets, they making a feeble resistance.
Colonel H. M. Shaw commanded the expedition. The en-
emy covered their retreat by destroying the bridge at Deep
Gully (seven miles from New Bern) which prevented our
further pursuit; we had accomplished the purpose intended.
The regiment then marched to Greenville, where it remained
about twenty-four hours, finding no enemy in our front,
marched back to Kinston, N. C., where we went into camp.
The regiment was then ordered to Wilmington, N. C., after
remaining there some days, we were ordered to White Hall,
on Neuse river, N. C., and participated in the battle which
took place there on 16 December, 1862. Tn that engagement
a portion of the regiment was withdrawn under fire by Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Liles without orders. But at that time we
were not yet well under discipline, and officers sometimes
acted independently. After the engagement we were or-
dered to Wilmington; about this time (date not exactly re-
membered) this regiment, together with the Eighth, Fifty-
first and Sixty-first, was formed into a brigade, commanded

by General Thomas L. Clingman, Statesman and Soldier,
than whom a more fearless and gallant soldier never drew
sword. We were then sent to Charleston, §, C., partic-
ipating in the various attacks on James Island and doing
heavy picket duty and skirmishing with the enemy. We
were then ordered to Savannah, remaining there a few days,
during which time the attack on Fort MeAllister was made:
this regiment acting as a reserve, in rear of the fort; after an
unsuccessful attempt by the enemy they withdrew, having
accomplished nothing.

The regiment was now moved to James Island again, the

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