318 Nortn Carouina Troops, 1861-65. Firry-SrxtH REGIMENT. 319

 

tavled on. Regimental Staff az Acting Adjutant; John A. Low- B, promoted to Captain Company B, 22 February, 1865.
rance, Second Lieutenant, 1 J uly, 1864 (Mecklenburg). ‘ (Gunibeltahd.)

Joun Masuz, Sergeant-Major, 21 April, 1863, from pri-
vate Company K. (Mecklenburg.)

Wa. W. Graves, Quartermaster Sergeant, from Com-

 

 

May 21, 1862, Colonel H. B. Watson assumed command of
the Camp of Instruction, with Captain Alfred H. Belo as Ad-

jutant of the Post and Battalion Drillmaster. The letter

designation above gi pany A. (Pasquotank. )

given for each company showed the rela- G :
i i i nC. ry Sergeant, from Com-
tive rank of its Captain; but the dates of their commissions Srepuen C. Mutten, Commissary geant,

as they now appear i ’ pany A. (Onslow.)
corroborated. i n Moore’s Roster, are not thus accurately Joun J. Exeno, Ordnance Sergeant. (Onslow. )

Baitzy Brice, Hospital Steward, from Company A.
(Moore. )

Wm. Fenon1, Drum Major, (Italy), 1 August, 1862.

Wm. W. Watzacz, Drum Major. (Northampton.)

July 31.—Organized to-day by the election of Field Of-

ficers. The following shows the result, with Staff and succes-
sion as far as preserved:

 

Pavut F. Faison, Colonel. Had been Major F
: ae 3 jor Fourteenth st. 1862. C ; d d, and on
North Carolina Regiment. (Northampton.) Class of 1861 1 August, 1862, Colonel Faison assumed commande, an

at West Point. the 8th the regiment moved to Goldsboro.
G. Gratior Luxz, Li : For the next three months we were frequently on the
Company A. (C - 1eutenant-Colonel, from Captain of march and counter-march in reconnoissances between Golds-
Henry F. So parsin : : boro, Warsaw, Magnolia, Beaver Dam Church, Wilmington,
NRY I. ScHENK, Major, from Captain Company F. the seacoast and Tarboro. Off the coast we saw the blockad-

ngowees - August, 1863. (Cleveland. ) ing squadrons, which our Advance and other vessels eluded
oun W. Grauam, Major, 1 September, 1863, from Cap- on frequent trips.

tai Company D. (Orange.) 3 November, marched through Tarboro to meet our forces

 

 

Epwarp J. Hatz, Jr., Adjutant, 1 August, 1862; promo- retreating from Williamston, and all went into camp near

ted to Assistant Adjutant General of Lane’s (N. C.) Brigade ; :
vos ty-sixth Regiment was sent
24 October, 1863. (Cumberland. ) ee: Cross Roads Church. The Twenty-sixth hegi

Joun W. Faison, Adjutant, 1 December, 1863. (North- . 4 November, Governor Z. B. Vance, who had been elected

out on reconnoissance.

ampton. ) Governor from the position of Colonel of the Twenty-sixth

Grorcx B. Baryes, Assistant Quartermaster, 1 August, | Regiment, arrived with General J. G. Martin, Adjutant Gen-
1862, from Lieutenant Company E. (Northampton. ) . eral of North Carolina. Vance’s reception by his old com-
Te 6: Hattypurton, Assistant Commissary, 1 August, mand was something unique. As the enemy were not in
1862, from Captain Company H. speaking distance, so fine a disciplinarian as their model com-
James M. Crarx, Color Sergeant 1 August, 1862, and En- mander, Harry Burgwyn, had to waive ceremony for the
sign 12 September, 1864, from Sergeant Company D. time Tieing. The sincerity of their congratulations was at-
(Orange. ) tested by utterly ignoring the dignity hedging about his new
C. A. Tuomas, Surgeon. (Warrenton. ) position, and recalling the camp-fire scenes where the jovial
Ouartzs H. Lapp, Surgeon. (South Carolina. ) spirit by his wit and humor had always found a silver lining

Moses Joun DeRosser, Surgeon. (Wilmington.) to the darkest cloud, and led them to look upon any sacrifice
Caper G. Cox, Assistant Surgeon. (Onslow. )

Wo. T. Taytor, Sergeant-Major, from private Company