346 NortH Carouina Troops, 1861-’65.

orable mention. The splendid conduct of Color Guard Cor-
poral Job. C. Hughes, of Camden county, is here gratefully
remembered.

The regimental colors were carried by a Sergeant, later on
given the rank of Ensign by the Confederate Congress, and
he was supported by eight volunteer Corporals. This guard
of three ranks in line of battle formed the extreme left of the
right centre company. This position fell to Company D,
and was retained by it to the end of the war. It was thus
in the assault upon the redoubt beyond the head of Second
street that the Captain of this company found Hughes at
his side while a blue coat in front was drawing a bead on
him within a space less than the width of the street—
“Hughes, kill that Yank,” followed, and the enemy’s aim
was as deliberately changed to save his own life. There
was one report from two rifles, and both men went down.
It was the last shot ever fired by the Federal. His
sight was as good as that of his foeman, his minie ball per-
forating Hughes’ blanket thirteen times, as it was twisted
and worn as above described, but ended with the penetration
of the breast-bone—probably owing to his not having driven
the ball home in too rapidly loading his piece. Within about
a month he was at his post again. He was a brother of the
gallant Captain of Company A. In this charge the brave
Corporal Wm. Daves, volunteer to the Color Guard from
Company I, was killed, and J. P. Sossaman, of Company K,
was also severely wounded at the flag.

The “Albemarle” had advanced along the river front with
the charge, firing over the line. The honor of capturing Fort
Comfort on our left, fell to the Thirty-fifth North Carolina
and it was renamed Fort Jones in honor of its Colonel.

General Hoke was thereupon promoted to Major-General
in recognition of this successful initiation of his campaign,
and of a well earned record for gallantry and efficiency in
the Army of Northern Virginia, and Colonel Dearing was
made a Brigadier-General. Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis was
soon thereafter promoted to Brigadier-General.

In the Fifty-sixth Regiment, we have one complete com-
pany report of casualties:

Firry-SixtH REGIMENT. 347

Company D: Mortally wounded, James W. Hall, J a
W. Holsenback, and Simpson Riley—3. Severely wounded,
Lieutenant Charles R. Wilson, Corporals G. W. Montgomery,
and Wm. W. Redding, Privates Wm. F. G. Barbee, D. W.

' King, Cyrus Laws, James R. Miller, Burroughs Pool, James

Roberts, Lewellyn Taylor, Thomas J. Taylor, Harris ele
kerson—12. The commander of the company and others
were also struck, but not put hors du combat. In ane :
F, Lieutenant V. J. Palmer, bravely leading Company ;
was severely wounded as we passed the court house. —
ant B. W. Thornton, of Company B, was mortally woun -
the ball entering just above the eye, and coming out near the
ear, but was still able, though his sight was gone, to recognize
he writer when he visited him with other wounded that
ing. He was a faithful and efficient soldier from Fayettevi e.
The other regiments of the brigade also bore ——
parts. One company, at least, of the Fifty-sixth, and per’ aps
nearly the whole regiment, here secured a complete equip-
ent of first class rifles.
. Ses T was most fortunate in doing its soapy he
having none permanently disabled and the ever faithfu
Daves at the colors being its only man killed to-day. ik
Since writing the above we have found in the pte 2 ‘
Fayetteville Observer, 9 May, —_ on rope jutan
i and give the casualties acco ys
eget L. Sawyer. Wounded: cee ara
S. Smith, Corporal T. G. Ferrell, Wm. Garrett, J.C. ve es
(in breast), J. H. Johnson, Henry Williams, Wm. Gallopp

and Wm. Gilbert. 2
"0 ompany B—Wounded: Lieutenant B. W. Thornton,

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mortally, Sergeant L. H. Hurst, W. Carver, J. T. Moore,
Wm. Handy and R. H. Averitt.
Company C—Wounded: J. S. Sa
Howard, R. Pendergrast, L. Willi
Company D—(Given above, 3
Company E—Wounded: Lieutenant J.
geant A. Harrill, Corporal Wm. Turner, H.

wyer, B. Hackney, J.
ams and J. Parker.
killed, 12 wounded).
M. Jacobs, Ser-
MeNeill, H.

Wheeler, W. H. Holland, W. H. McBryde, W. H. Thomas
and Joseph Banks.