124 Nort Carotina Troops, 1861-’65.

1862, from wounds received in the battle of French’s Farm,
25 June.

Captain F. L. Wiatt, of Company A, wes promoted to
Major at the death of Huske. He was an old man, and won
the respect of the whole regiment; was wounded at Harper’s
_ Ferry, 15 September, 1862, and resigned in October of the
same year and was with us only a short while.

Captain W. H. Jones, of Company G, was made Major on
the death of Colonel Hill, 4 December, 1863, but owing to
bad health was not with us much. He was a very good man
and kind hearted. He loved his men and was loved in re-
turn.

H. A. Gunter, of Wake, was our first Adjutant. From some
cause he was not with us in the battle of French’s Farm. Lieu-
tenant J. H. Anderson, of Company D, was acting Adjutant
and was wounded in that battle. Adjutant Gunter was
wounded in the battle of Sharpsburg, and died soon after
from wounds.

Lieutenant John R. Winchester, of Company A, then be
came Adjutant and was with us all the while. He was a
very good officer and soldier. He was a cheerful and lively
man and was generally ready for any fun with officers or
men. The men all liked Winchester.

Several of the company officers are worthy of special ref-
erence in this history, and the writer would be glad to give
it, but failing to get any answer to his letters of inquiry and
having to depend solely on his memory, can not recall the
names and company to which they belonged. Each company
had its brave men. Many of these are entitled to mention in
this sketch, but for the reason stated above the writer will
have to leave them out, but feels assured that he can say that
the Forty-eighth Regiment did as much hard marching and
fighting as any regiment from North Carolina. From first
to last, it had about 1,300 men, many of them as brave and as
obedient as any soldiers in the Confederate army.

W. H. H. Lawnovn.
Moors Co., N. C.,
9 Aprit, 1901.

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