152 NortH Caroxtina Troops, 1861-’65.

meals a day at regular intervals, and to depart from that cus-
tom was a hardship difficult to meet. While the townman
was in the habit of keeping late hours, and eating at uncer-
tain periods, hence the march and the general irregularity of
living did not affect him as it did his country cousin. But
with a few weeks of drill and discipline the splendid health
and the absence of dissipation, which had marked the life
of the country boy, began to assert themselves, and soon he
became the tough and wiry soldier that never fell out on a
march, and was in line when the command came to charge.
The regiment was composed of the following companies:

Company A—Burke and McDowell—Captain Flemming.
He afterwards became Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment,
and was one of the bravest men in Lee’s army. He fell
dead, shot through the heart at the Crater in front of Peters-

burg. George W. Lytle and J. M. Higgins were successive-’

ly Captains.

Company B—Cleveland County—Captain Corbett. This
company was transferred to the Forty-ninth Regiment frow
the Fifteenth Regiment. Captain Corbett was fearfully
hurt in a railroad wreck near Cherryville, N. C., while on
his way home on a furlough in 1864, and after realizing the
fact that he would not again be able for duty, resigned and
Lieutenant Jud. Magness was promoted to the Captaincy
of the company.

Company C—Rowan Cownty—Captain Pinkney B.
Chambers. On his promotion to Major he was succeeded as
Captain by Henry A. Chambers.

Company D—Moore County—Captain William M.
— Upon his resignation David S. Barrett became Cap-
ain.

Comrany E—Iredell County—Captain Alex. D. Moore.

Company F—Mecklenburg County—Captain Davis.
Captain Davis was promoted to Major and Lieutenant James
P. Ardrey was promoted to Captain. Major Davis was killed
in front of Petersburg 25 March, 1865, just a few days be-
fore the surrender. He was a brave and true soldier. C Jap-
tain Ardrey was killed at Drewry’s Bluff. I could not keep

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back the tears when they told me that he was killed. I loved
him like a brother. He was succeeded as Captain by Lieu-
tenant John C. Grier.

Company G—Cleveland County—Captain Roberts. Can-
tain Roberts resigned on account of ill health and C. H.
Dixon was made Captain. He was killed by a mortar shell
in front of Petersburg and Lieutenant B. F. Dixon was pro-
moted to the Captaincy, which he held to the close of the war.

Company H—Gaston Couwnty—Captain Charles Q. Petty.
Captain Petty was promoted to Major and Lieutenant J. N.
Torrence became Captain.

Company I—Catawba County—Captain W. W. Chenault.
Lieutenant Charles F. Connor afterwards became Captain.
Lieutenant Connor always made me think of a game rooster
in battle. He was tall and straight and his eye was full of fire.

Company K—Lincoln County—Captain Peter Z. Baxter.
Upon his resignation Lieutenant George L. Phifer and later
James T. Adams became Captain.

In the organization of the regiment the following gentle-
men were elected Field Officers: Stephen D. Ramseur, of
Lincoln county, Colonel. He afterwards became a Major-
General and was killed in battle 19 September, 1864. W.
A. Eliason, Lieutenant-Colonel; Lee M. McAfee, Major;
Cicero Durham, Adjutant; Dr. Ruffin, Chief Surgeon. Col-
onel Eliason resigned and Major McAfee was promoted to
Lieutenant-Colonel, and after the promotion of Colonel Ram-
seur, McAfee became Colonel of the regiment and com-
manded it to the close of the war.

Cicero Durham became Quartermaster of the regiment,
but was in every battle in which the regiment was engaged
and always at the front. He had command of the sharp-
shooters and was killed at Drewry’s Bluff while bravely lead-
ing his men. I would be glad of the opportunity of naming
many more of. the Forty-ninth Regiment on account of their
magnificent soldierly qualities, but as this is a sketch of the
regiment and not of individuals, T must desist.

While the Forty-ninth Regiment was engaged in most of
the battles in which the Army of Northern Virginia partici-