514 Nortuo Carotina Troops, 1861-65.

both the Forty-third and Forty-fifth North Carolina ae
ments, which had enlisted for the war, and apenle e
Coloneley of the Forty-fifth, both of which regiments see
a part of this brigade. When promoted to ae eige
eral 1 September, 1862, he immediately took sete
this brigade, which was stationed around Drewry’s : ,
Va. He wasa good organizer and a strict disciplinarian, hy
always looked after the wants and comfort of his men. : :
brigade was considered one of the best in the division, whic
vas the celebrated Rodes’ Division.

hee was ordered to North Carolina under General
D. H. Hill, in December, 1862. It took an active part .
the campaign against New Bern and W ashington, N. re

was highly complimented by General Dy He Balin ey
1863, it was ordered back to Virginia and became a part ©:

Rodes’ Division, Ewell’s Corps. Soon after its arrival Gen-
eral Lee commenced his move into Maryland and Pennsylva-
nia and in this memorable campaign this brigade made a
noble record and the discipline of General Daniel showed
itself both on the march and in battle; so much so, that at

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gade was fighting, more or less, every day until 10 May, 1864,
at Spottsvlvania, when this brigade lost very heavily, par-
ticularly the Thirty-second Regiment and Second Battalion.
That gallant and splendid officer, Colonel Brabble, was killed ;
also Major Iredell, of the Fifty-third, commanding Second
Battalion. On 12 May the enemy again took the lines on
the right and it was then, while acting with great valor, that

the gallant General Junius Daniel received his death wound,
from which he died the next day.

Colonel Bryan Grimes was then placed in command of the

brigade and was commissioned Brigadier-General 19 May,
1864. General Grimes was born in Pitt County, N. ©., 2

November, 1828, and graduated at the University of North

Carolina in 1848. He was elected to the State Convention,
known as the Secession Convention, in 1861, and resigned his
seat after the ordinance of secession was passed and offered
his services to Governor Ellis, who appointed him Major of
the Fourth Regiment, State Troops; afterwards he became
Colonel of this splendid Regiment, which position he held

Carlisle, Pa., General Ewell complimented them very sae
and presented them with the only regular Confederate flag
that was in the corps (all the other flags were. battle flags)
and the Thirty-second Regiment carried that flag in the hint
tle of Gettysburg. This brigade went into the first day’s
fight at Gettysburg about 2 o’clock and lost over 600 men that
afternoon and in this campaign lost almost half of its men.
General Daniel’s conduct in this fight won for him the high-
est praise, both from his men and superior officers. On the
retreat, he was placed in command of the rear guard and by
his good management and skill kept the enemy from making
, effective attack.
fe gO back into Virginia, this brigade was not in

when assigned to command of this brigade. The first fight
this brigade had after Colonel Grimes took command, was on
19 May, 1864, and he handled the brigade so well and the
brigade did such good service that General Rodes stated he
had saved Ewell’s Corps and his commission as Brigadier-
General bears that date. About middle of June, 1864, this
brigade with balance of Early’s Corps, were ordered to
Tynchburg, Va., to meet the F ederal General Hunter, which
they did and soon drove him entirely out of Virginia, al-
thongh he had a much larger force than General Early. Ther

the brigade was turned towards Staunton and, after a forced
march down the Valley,

the Potomac and threaten
brigade took part in almo

 

 

 

capturing Harper’s Ferry; crossed

ed Washington City, D. ©. This

any great battle until 5 May, 1864, at the Wilderness, when,
owing to General Daniel’s skill and promptness in throwing
in his brigade at the right moment, he saved the day when
others were falling back, and still history gives this credit to
higher officers when the move was made by him alone, and

Iodes’ Division was in.
Corps at the battle of Wi
General Rode
federate army.

st all the fights and skirmishes that

In the campaign made by Early’s
nchester, our division commander,
8, was killed, one of the best officers of the Con-

In this fight this brigade bore the brunt of

 

the battle and G.

higher officers knew nothing of it until it was over. The bri- great gallantry;
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eneral Grimes distinguished himself by his
three of his staff officers were severely