RANSOM’S BRIGADE.

 

 

 

 

By W. H. 8S. BURGWYN, Caprain Company H, Turrty-Firrnu N. C. T.

Ransom’s Brigade was organized early in the Spring of
1862, at Kinston, N. C. Brigadier-General Robert Ran-
som, after the fall of New Bern, was transferred from the
army in Northern Virginia to take charge of certain troops
in North Carolina. From those troops his brigade was
formed, and was composed of the Twenty-fourth North Car-
olina, Colonel William J. Clarke; Twenty-fifth North Caro-
lina, Colonel H. M. Rutledge; Twenty-sixth North Carolina,
Colonel Z. B. Vance; the Thirty-fifth North Carolina, Col-
onel Matt. W. Ransom, and the Forty-ninth North Carolina,
Colonel Stephen D. Ramseur. In August, 1862, the Twen-
ty-sixth Regiment was transferred to Pettigrew’s Brigade,
and in February, 1863, the Fifty-sixth Regiment, Colonel
Paul F. Faison, was assigned to take its place in the brigade,
and as thus constituted the brigade served through the war.

General Ransom’s brigade staff consisted of Captain J. L.
Henry, Adjutant-General; Major Jno. W. Broadnax, Com-
missary ; Major J. F. Simmons, Quartermaster; Lieutenants
W. E. Broadnax and Thomas W. Mason, Aide-de-Camps.
Major Victor Barringer was assigned to the department as
Assistant Adjutant and Inspector General. After the seven
days’ battle around Richmond, Captain Henry was trans-
ferred to another command, and Captain Thomas W. Row-
land was appointed in his place, and Major Barringer was
assigned to other duty. The first service which the brigade
performed was to drive the enemy into close lines at and near

New Bern.

 

 

 

BATTLES AROUND RICHMOND.

In June, 1862, the brigade was moved to Virginia, and
RANSOM’S BRIGADE. bivouacking a short time at Petersburg, joined the army near

1. William R..| Wilson, Surgeon, 24th Regt. 5. George G. Moore, Private, Co. E, 35th Richmond. On 25 June, the day after arriving at Rich-
By eat itaker, Sergt., Co. I, Bethel Regt., egt. : ; .- }
ist Lt., Co. D, 24th Regt. 6. Chas. Mf. Payne, 2d Lt., Co. K, 56th Regt. mond, the brigade was engaged in the first of the series of
3. John William Stovall, Private, Co. H, 24th 7. J. R. B. Walker, Private, Co. B, 56th Regt. a
Regt. : 8. Wm. Edw. Coley, Private, Co. H, 56th
4, —— A. Stanford, Private, Co. H, 24th Regt.
egt.