298 Nort Carorina Troops, 1861-’65.

ciated, as the work turned out by them was greatly needed by
the troops in the field. About 500 splendid rifles were turned
out monthly, with any amount of small arms ammunition and
numbers of heavy-size gun carriages for sea coast defenses
and many light artillery gun carriages and caissons.

As this is a matter of history, as I understand it, it will not
be amiss to give the names of these pioneers from Harper’s
Ferry who left their homes and followed the Southern flag
and cast their lot with the Southern cause. They were
patriots worthy of their names, and a roll of them should be
preserved. There were six Englismen whose names I have
been unable to get who also deserve especial mention at my
hands for similar service.

HARPER'S FERRY MEN.

James Merrick, John Hewett, Otho Hewett, Wm. Martin,
Wm. Copeland, Phillip Schayman, Wm. Nicholson, Tollect
Duke, Louis Keyser, Joe Keyser, John Schilling, John Price,
Timothy Harrington, Phillip Burkhart, Joe Burkhart, Mc-
Cloud Lewis, Jesse Graham, John Cord, Levi Decker, Thos.
Boswell, Joe Boswell, V. Talley, J. E. P. Daingerfield, Jacob
Sponcellor, Richard Clowe, Hamson Clowe, John Claspy,
Wm. Hewitt, Geo. W. Decker, Adam Brown, Jeremiah Fuss,
Geo. Fuss, Allan Fuss, Hiram Herrington, Herbert Herring-
ton, Frank Herrington, Orrie Herrington, Phillip Burkhart,
Jr. , George Burkhart, Archibald Kitzmiller, John H. Clowe,
W. H. Clowe, Rees H. Butler, Jas. Clasby, Geo. Clasby,
Benj. Price, Balden Johnson.

Sergeant Stephens deserves special mention at my hands.
He was an old United States Sergeant, and joined the South-
ern Army at great peril. He was one of the most methodical
and accurate accountants I ever knew—wrote a beautiful
hand writing, was never sick or lost a day during the four
years he was in our service.

When Lieutenant-Colonel DeLagnel was returned to the
field the command of the arsenal and armory devolved upon
me for about two months, until the arrival of Major F. L.
Childs.

Captain Bolles had been employed on the coast survey by

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the United States Government for many years previous to
the war, and was a man of marked ability. Since the close of
hostilities he has been employed by the United States Gov-
ernment in the Bureau of Hydrography at Washington, D. C.
Lieutenant Samuel A. Ashe was the assistant to Lieutenant-
Colonel Childs in the laboratory and had particular supervis-
ion of the magazines, testing powders and making fireworks
and ammunition. Dr. Benjamin Robinson was Surgeon
of post; T. J. Robinson, was appointed superintendent
of laboratory by reason of his long experience in that branch
of business in Washington, D. C. Captain J. E. P. Dain-
gerfield was made military storekeeper and paymaster by
Major Booth because of long experience at the arsenal and
armory at Harper’s Ferry.

Thomas ©. DeRosset acted as secretary in Colonel Child’s
office, Mr. Robert Johnson was chief clerk, and E. P. Powers
assistant to Johnson. In the military storekeeper’s office
was William J. Woodward, who was placed in the ordnance
department by Major Booth and General J. Gorgas, Chief
of the Ordnance Bureau at Richmond, and he was one of the
most efficient officers at the post. On the approach of Gen-
eral Sherman’s army, all work was, of course, suspended, and
the entire command after removing all the machinery possi-
ble, together with the large amount of supplies, were ordered
to camp at the Gulf in Moore County, and remained there
until the surrender at Greensboro, and were included in Gen-
eral Johnston’s surrender.

HISTORY OF THE ARSENAL.

Since writing the above, I have received some very valua-
ble suggestions relative to the “Old Arsenal” before the war,
and very cheerfully give them, that my report may be full
and complete in regard to this grand old place. My sketch
above written was gathered from the best information T could
obtain from those resident at Fayetteville previous to the war.

The ante bellum commandants should be in the following
order: Captain Bradford was the first commandant. The
building of the arsenal was begun in 1835 under his com-
mand. He was many years in command, and was succeeded