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This is high praise from a high source. The career of
the battalion is largely told in the histories in this work
of the Thirty-second, Forty-third, Forty-fifth and Fifty-third
North Carolina Regiments which were in the same brigade
and in the sketch of the “Daniel-Grimes” Brigade by Captain
W. L. London, A. A. G. The handful of the battalion left

surrendered with the brigade on that bright Sunday morning

at Appomattox.
. Wuarton J. GREEN.

FaygTrevitie, N. C.,
9 April, 1901.

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THIRD BATTALION.

(LIGHT ARTILLERY. )

By JOHN W. MOORE, Maysor.

This command went into camp near Raleigh in Febru-
ary, 1862, and was mustered into service on the 27th of that
month. General McClellan soon after that began the trans-
fer of the great army that had for months previously been
held for the defense of Washington and commenced his
movement for the capture of Richmond by way of the penin-
sula, which lies between the James and York rivers. The
batatlion while yet awaiting its guns and horses, was or-
dered to the Confederate Capital, to take part in its defense.
The field and staff officers at that time and with small change
until the end of the war consisted of —

Joun W. Moors, of Hertford county, Major.
Aveustus M. Moors, of Chowan, Adjutant.
Henry G. Traver, of Hertford, Quartermaster.
W. A. B. Norcum, of Chowan, Assistant Surgeon.
Exum B. Crarx, Sergeant Major.

Ouiver T. Gitrzert, Commissary Sergeant.
J. F. Juricu, Chief Bugler.

There were in the battalion three batteries. Company A
was recruited in Northampton county. Andrew J. Ellis,
Captain; W. J. Rogers, First Lieutenant; J. N. Ramsey,
First Lieutenant; and John M. Webb, Second Lieutenant.

Company B was formed of men enlisted mostly in Chowan
and Tyrrell counties. Its officers were William Badham,
Captain, of Chowan; First Lieutenant, Nelson McCleese,

Norre.—There was another Third Battalion (Reserves) commanded by
Major Hooks which was merged into the Seventy-Eighth Regiment,
(Eighth Reserves) and later another Third Battalion, also Reserves,
which was commanded by Maj. J. T. Littlejohn and whose services are
told herein under the heading ‘‘Twenty-Third Battalion.”—Ep.