222 North Carotina Troops, 1861-’65.

uary, 1865. Captain Southerland was wounded at Sugar
Loaf. Our battery’s conduct in the assaults on Fort Fisher
is mentioned in 87 Off. Rec. Union and Confed. Armies,
1021, 1024 and 88 ditto 1226. After the fall of Fisher and
evacuation of Wilmington we retreated to Northeast river.
On the morning of 23 February, 1865, we had two hours
fight at Northeast railroad bridge. We then made forced
marches thence to Kinston. After arriving at Kinston, under
command of General Hoke, we were engaged in his move-
ment 8 March, 1865, when he got in the rear of General
Schofield, about 10 or 11 o’clock at night, routing that part
of his army and capturing about sixteen hundred prison-
ers. We fell back to Kinston 10 March. From Kinston
we joined General Joseph E. Johnston and were in the
three days’ battle at Bentonville 19-21 March. After that
fight our battery was in the historic retreat to Greensboro.
There the battery was surrendered with the army. It was
commanded at that time by Captain T. J. Southerland; T.
C. Moore, First Lieutenant; T. J. Ivey, Junior First Lieu-

tenant; W. W. Freeman, Second Lieutenant; C. C. Redd,
Junior Second Lieutenant; Stephen A. Currie, First Ser-
geant, and reported 70 present for duty.

*T. C. Moore.