THIKTEENTH BATTALION.

(STARR’S BATTALION OF ARTILLERY. )

By J. H. MYROVER, First Lizvrenant Company B.

The Thirteenth Battalion was organized 1 December, 1863.
It was composed of six batteries of light artillery, 7. e.:

Company A—Cumberland, Richmond and Perquimans—
Captain, Lewis H. Webb.

Company B—Cumberland-—Captain, Joseph B. Starr.

Company C—New Hanover—Captain, Jas. D. Cumming.

Company D—Beaufort—Captain, Z. T. Adams,

Company K—Orange—Captain, Wm. Cameron.

Company F-—Craven, Beaufort, Wake—Captain, Alex.
C. Latham.

Josrpu B. Starr, of Company B, was elected Lieutenant-
Colonel. He had been Captain of Company F, “Bethel”
Regiment, and in September, 1861, had been promoted to be
its Lieutenant-Colonel. ;

Captain Cotumsus L. Cuestnurt, of Sampson, was ap-
pointed A. Q. M.

Jno. C. Moziey, Surgeon.

G. A. Nicotiasson, Assistant Surgeon.

The companies composing the battalion had each been
raised nearly two years before, serving in different assign-
ments to duty, and in fact the battalion, as a whole, at no
time served together. In Moore’s Roster, Vol. 4, pp. 248-
268, this command is styled the Fifth Battalion, but that was
(as the note thereto states) merely for convenience, for it was
always known, and styled officially, the Thirteenth Battalion.

Owing to the detached services of the several companies,
I am able to give details of Company B only.

 

THIRTEENTH BATTALION—STARR'S. COMPANY B.
1. J. B. Starr, Lieut.-Colonel. 4. Halcott P. Jones, Ist Lieut., Co. E.

2, Lewis H. Webb, Captain, Co. A 5, TT. C. Fuller, 1st Lieut., Co. B ay “vy was . me Vv e vet
3 JD. Cumming, Captain, Co. C. 6: Sot Eheaee Ocr'tie, Bergmann : Oe. it This battery was formed on Company F (the LaFayette

£ BE e e Light Infantry) of the First North Carolina Volunteers (the
Bethel Regiment) as a nucleus, which had returned to its