108 Norto Carotina Troops, 1861-’65.

The officers of the other companies and the counties w vhere
raised can not now be ascertained until the copies of the
rolls can be had from Washington. Indeed it is not certain
that Moore’s Roster has correctly placed the above, for the
dates of the organization of the companies do not correspond
with the letters given them, which were usually bestowed ac-
cording to seniority.

Three of the companies were organized at Goldsboro in
May into a battalion commanded by Major B. F. Hooks, who
did service in guarding the bridges along the line of the Wil-
mington & Weldon Histtksond: welioving etaes troops to go to
the front. On 1 June, 1864, 160 men of Hook’s Battalion
were guarding the bridge over the Neuse just south of Golds-
boro, which had once been destroyed by the enemy.

On 22 December, 1864, at Wilmington, it was organized

with other companies into the Eighth Regiment of Reserves
by the election of—

Attmanp A. McKoy, Colonel.

Naruantet A. McLean, Lieutenant-Colonel.

Boaz F. Hooxs, Major.

—. -—. MeAlister was appointed Adjutant, David Berry
Assistant Surgeon.

Colonel McKoy was elected Judge of the Superior Court
in 1874, and served as such till his death in 1885.

This regiment was in garrison in the forts below Wilming-
ton and in December was brigaded with the Fourth (Reece),
- Seventh (French), Eighth (Ellington) Battalions of Junior
Reserves. This brigade commanded by Colonel J. K. Con-
ally, of the Fifty-fifth North Carolina, mustered 1,200 men
present for duty and assisted in the defence of Fort Fisher
24 and 25 December, 1864. Off. Rec. Union and Confed.
Armies, Serial Vol. 87, p. 1021.

The regiment was also in the vicinity of Wilmington
during the second assault of Fort Fisher. :

Whether it was at Bentonville or in reserve, does not posi-
tively appear, but it was at Goldsboro 9 March and was proba-
bly in the brigade commanded at Bentonville by Colonel
George Jackson. It was ordered to Raleigh 27 April and
Sitaoncared from view with Johnston’s surrender.