132 Norra Carottna Troops, 1861-’65.

Company E—Captain, P. H. Montague, of Rowan. There
were five other companies whose captains I do not recall,
to-wit: one from Gaston, one from Stanly, one from David-
son, one from Cabarrus and one from Randolph.

The only field service rendered by this regiment was when
Sherman was making his famous (or infamous) march
through South Carolina and threatening Western North
Carolina. It was expected that his route would be through
Charlotte and Salisbury.

These three regiments of detailed men were ordered out and
encamped at Salisbury where we did picket duty until Sher-
man turned to the right, towards Fayetteville, and all dan-
ger of invasion towards Charlotte was over. We were then
ordered home.

When Stoneman came on his raid in April, 1865, and took
possession of Salisbury, destroying all government buildings,
and railroad property and all government stores that had not
been removed, his appearance was so sudden ‘that there was
no time to get these regiments together. One company, that
from Rowan, commanded by Captain P. H. Montague,
was at Salisbury, the men being engaged all night long in
loading ordnance stores on the train under orders from the
general in command. At daybreak Stoneman attacked the
town, which was easily captured, there being only a few con-
valescents and a hattery of artillery, which was passing
through, and the above company of my regiment.

At the last moment an order came for that company to re-
port at headquarters and they were sent out of town to join
the small foree which stood before Stoneman, endeavoring
to check his advance. They reached there just in time to
be surrendered and were carried to Camp Chase, Ohio, where
they remained about three months after the close of the war.

A. G. BrenizEr.

Cuartorrs, N. C.,
26 April, 1901.

EIGHTY-THIRD REGIMENT.

(THIRD REGIMENT OF DETAILED MEN.)

By THE EDITOR.

This regiment was commanded by Colonel Bouchell and
was in the brigade composed of the three regiments of de-
tailed men which by order of Lieutenant-General T. H.
Holmes 12 January, 1863, were brigaded and placed under
command of Colonel W. J. Hoke.

We have no information as to its services nor as to its of-
ficers. The muster rolls of these three regiments are doubt-
less among those captured at Charlotte, to which point they
were removed after the fall of Richmond, and which are now
in the Record and Pension Bureau at Washington. Some
day, Congress will doubtless order all these rolls printed.
But until that is done the names of the officers and men of

this regiment will be lost save the name of its Colonel, which
alone has been preserved.