614 NorrH Carotina Troops, 1861-’65.

“Rev. Ammons was Chaplain for a short time before the re-
organization.” “Rev. Mr. Tally was made Chaplain. His
health was very bad and he was able to do but little work.
He was captured, had a severe spell of fever and was finally
discharged.”

FORTIETH REGIMENT.

FORTY—FIRST REGIMENT.

S. M. Byrd, Virginia, 3 October, 1864.
FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT.

S. J. Hill, son of Rev. Jacob Hill, Iredell County; born
19 April, 1835; joined South Carolina Conference Novem-
ber, 1855. Served as Chaplain by appointment of Confed-
ence during 1864 and 1865, and died in the itinerancy 14
June, 1884, in Sumter County, S. C.

FORTY-THIRD REGIMENT.

Joseph W. Murphy, from March to August, 1862, and
then transferred to Thirty-second Regiment, which see.

Eugene W. Thompson, South Carolina Conference, Meth-
odist Episcopal Church, South, born 1832; entered the min-
istry in 1854, married Miss Lowe, of Lincoln County, N. C.,
in 1858; commissioned October, 1862. Was a devoted Chap-
lain to the end of the struggle, was transferred to North Car-
olina Conference after the war, did superior work, and died
in 1877. How precious his memory !

FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.

John H. Tillinghast, Protestant Episcopal, Fayetteville;
commissioned 28 March, 1862; resigned 1863. Has spent
his life in the ministry and is now at Columbia, S. C.

Richard S. Webb, North Carolina Conference, M. E,
Chureh, South, Orange County, commissioned 20 November,
1863. His indefatigable work was from Christmas, 1863,
to the surrender. He says: “At that time (25 December,
1863) the brigade was in winter quarters three miles from
Orange Court House, Va. On application of Bro. Lacy, of
the Forty-seventh Regiment, and myself, the brigade detailed

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fifty men, and in four days we had a log chapel ready for use.
In this we began a meeting of great interest and spiritual
power. I have seen near a hundred penitents on their knees
at a time, begging for mercy. Many of them converted. I
have no means of stating how many. When the Spring cam-
paign opened about 1 May with the battle of Wilderness, I
witnessed a number of triumphant deaths of those converted
during our meetings. My work as a minister of the Gospel
was never more satisfactory than when serving as a Chap-
lain.” This brother began his great life work in 1859, has
won many souls to Christ since he last knelt among the sol-
diers in the trenches around Petersburg, and is still one of
the most useful members of the Western North Carolina Con-
ference. He lives at Greensboro.

FORTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.

E. H. Harding, D. D., Presbyterian, Caswell County;
commissioned 24 September, 1864. Was active and earnest
for the spiritual welfare of the soldiers; has since preached
in Charlotte for many years, and now resides in Farmville,
Virginia.

FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.

A. D. Cohen, Missionary Baptist, born in England, 1822.
Was Chaplain of the post of New Bern till 13 March, 1862,
became Chaplain of the Forty-sixth Regiment early in 1862
and served about twelve months. From the camp near Golds-
boro he wrote: “I have more opportunity to do good than
at any other time of my pastoral life. Every tent is the habi-
tation of a family of from six to eight men, each man of
whom feels constrained to pay at least respectful attention to
the kind council and good advice of their Chaplain.” He
then had a wife and five children and now lives at Titusville,
Fla. His parents settled in Savannah, Ga., when he was a
child.

©. C. Dodson, M. E. Church, South, born in Virginia
1832, married Miss Leach, of Randolph, in 1860; commis-
sioned 31 May, 1863; resigned 31 October, 1864; died 1884.
He occupied important positions in the North Carolina Con-