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five were selected who were transformed into cavalry. Dis-
mounting and spiking our guns and taking three days’ ra-
tions, we started under General Baker’s lead. Twenty of
these men were from our company. For two days we wan-
dered up and down Neuse river seeking a passage, all fords
being guarded by Sherman’s cavalry pickets.

On the evening of the second day being then in 14 miles
of Raleigh, we found our supplies exhausted, and there being
no chance to get through to Johnston who, besides, we were
reliably told had surrendered, after a council of war we sent
in a flag of truce and our surrender was formally accepted,
General Baker being directed by General Sherman to surren-
der our arms and parole the men and officers,

General Baker issued a commendatory address to the bat-
tery, which together with the names of those of the battery
then present are printed (from data furnished by the writer)
in the article in this volume, “The Last Fifteen Days of
Baker’s Command,” by James M. Mullen, who was a mem-
ber of the battery and hence need not be repeated here.

Lewis H. Wess.

Franky, Va.,
20 April, 1901.

ADDITIONAL SKETCH THIKTEENTH
BATTALION--COMPANY C.

By CAPTAIN JAMES D. CUMMING.

This company was organized in February, 1861, with John
J. Hedrick Captain, James M. Stevenson and Dugald La-
mont as First Lieutenants, James D. Cumming and James
B. Huggins Second Lieutenants.. When Governor Ellis, in
1861, ordered the militia to seize the forts at the mouth of
the Cape Fear river, this company, under orders of Colonel
Cantwell, occupied Fort Johnston, at Smithville, N. C., thus
being among the first troops to place hostile foot on the United
States possessions in North Carolina. After serving at
Forts Johnson and Caswell until December, 1861, the com-
pany was ordered to Federal Point and assisted in the con-
struction of Fort Fisher, N. ©. Remained in the fort until
April, 1862. The company then reorganized and re-enlisted
for the war with James D. Cumming as Captain, John W.
Galloway and J. M. Rowe First Lieutenants, and S. H. Ev-

~ eritt and later A. D. Brown Second Lieutenants. A battery

of field artillery was assigned to it and the company was
equipped for field service. After remaining in the camp of
instruction until November, 1862, it was ordered to Eastern
North Carolina where it remained until the Spring of 1863.
During this time the battery had varied service, participating
in the several raids and movements against New Bern and
Washington, N. C., under Generals Hoke, D. H. Hill and
Pettigrew. Was in the engagement at Blount’s Creek and
the battery was mentioned by General Pettigrew in General
Orders. When the assault on New Bern was arranged this
battery was selected to lead the artillery.

FIRST SECTION SENT TO VIRGINIA.

In May, 1864, a section of the battery was ordered to Pe-
tersburg, Va., and assigned to Moseley’s Battalion of Artillery,
joining the forces that bottled up Butler at Bermuda Hun-