604 NortH CaroLina Troops, 1861-65.

God help our nation in this our extremity! March 12th—
Preach to my regiment. Prayer at night. March 13th—
Bro. Powers preaches in chapel at night. March 14th—
Bro. Wilson preaches. Bro. Powers and I alternate in our
chapel every day and night.

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF EACH CHAPLAIN AND HIS WORK.

“BETHEL” REGIMENT.
Rev. Edwin A. Yates, of the Methodist Church.

FIRST REGIMENT.

James H. Spainhour, Missionary Baptist, Burke County,
born 14 January, 1865, was promoted from ranks of Com-
pany B, commissioned as Chaplain 16 May, 1861, and died
at Fredericksburg, Va., of typhoid fever, 17 October, 1861.
Thus North Carolina’s first Chaplain finished his great work
in five months. No doubt many fruits of his labors have
followed him. He was a fine scholar and expected to become
a missionary to China.

James K. Howell, Missionary Baptist, Granville County,
commissioned 28 April, 1862; resigned 1 January, 1863, and
has lived to preach the Gospel in his native State ever since.
He resides at Rocky Mount, N. C.

Wm. R. Gwaltney, D. D., Missionary Baptist, born 1835,
commissioned 1 January, 1863. One of the most useful
Chaplains North Carolina soldiers ever had, and is still work-
ing for the good of the children of the dead soldiers as a faith-
ful preacher.

SECOND REGIMENT.

Alfred A. Watson, D. D., Protestant Episcopal, Craven
County, commissioned 21 June, 1861, resigned in 1862.
Preached in Wilmington many years after the war, and was
made bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina in 1874. He
still lives in Wilmington and has the spiritual oversight of
his large field. This regiment had no Chaplain during 1863
and 1864, but was greatly blessed by the presence and labors
of Revs. N. B. Cobb and J. A. Stradley. Dr. Cobb was Su-
perintendent of Army Colportage of the Missionary Baptists

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of North Carolina. Brother Stradley, Missionary Baptist,
was one of the best missionaries ever sent to the army.

THIRD REGIMENT.

Maurice H. Vaughn, Protestant Episcopal, Pasquotank
County, commissioned 1 February, 1862, served eleven
months. He has since preached in Oxford, Elizabeth City
and Maryland. He is now preaching at Valley Lee, Md.

George Patterson, D. D., Protestant Episcopal, Washing-
ton County, commissioned 30 December, 1862. Was faith-
ful to the last; preached in Wilmington for years after the
war, and afterwards in Memphis, Tenn. He died recently.

FOURTH REGIMENT.

Rev. W. A. Wood, D. D., was born in Rowan County, N.
C., 28 November, 1831. He was commissioned Chaplain of
the Fourth North Carolina Regiment 11 September, 1861.
He served until July, 1864, when he was transferred to the
Eleventh North Carolina Regiment as Chaplain. He died
in Statesville, N. C., 2 August, 1900.

Robert B. Anderson, D. D., Presbyterian, Granville Coun-
ty, born 1833, commissioned October 1863, resigned 30 Au-
gust, 1864, died at Morganton, N. C., 3 December, 1889.
This good man was faithful during the few months he fol-
lowed the soldiers, and was largely useful to the end of his
life.

B. F. Long, D. D., Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
was their last Chaplain in 1864, and ended his useful life 28
February, 1895, at Warrenton, N. C.

Rey. Dr. Rumple, Presbyterian, of Salisbury, N. C., made
several visits to the army and preached many sermons to this
and other regiments. In 1861 a writer says: “There are

four ministers of the Gospel attached to this regiment. Sab-
bath before last a most solemn service was held at Garysburg.

The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was administered to the
Christian professors of the regiment. The services were con-
dueted by Rev. Captain Miller, aided by several other clergy-
men. The thought that it would probably be the last time in
which some would participate in the ordinance, and that be-