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246 NortH Carotina Troops, 1861-’65.

Osceola, 3 wounded; Pawtuaxet, 2 wounded; Pontoosuc, 7
wounded ; Tacomy, 4 killed, 11 wounded; Sassacus, 3 killed,
3 wounded; Fort Jackson, 1 killed, 10 wounded; Monticello,
4 killed, 4 wounded; Nereus, 3 killed, 8 wounded; Rhode
Island, 8 wounded, 2 missing; Santiago de Cuba, 1 killed,
9 wounded; Vanderbilt, 2 killed, 13 wounded; Gettysburg,
6 killed, 6 wounded; Tristram Shandy, 2 wounded, 1 miss-
ing; Montgomery, 2 killed, 4 wounded. Total, killed 82;
wounded, 269; missing, 35; grand total, 386.
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Norroux, VA4.,
15 January, 1901.

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SUKRENDER AT APPOMATTOX.

By MAJOR-GENERAL BRYAN GRIMES.

On the night of Saturday, 1 April, 1865, my division oc-
eupied a portion of the defences around the city of Peters-
burg, my left resting on Otey’s Battery, near the memorable
Crater, my right extending to the dam on a creek beyond
Battery 45. Ramseur’s old Brigade of North Carolinians,
commanded by Colonel W. R. Cox (holding appointment as
temporary Brigadier), was on the right; Archer’s Brigade
of Virginia Junior Reserves, and Grimes’ old brigade of
North Carolinians, commanded by Colonel D. G. Cowand,
of the Thirty-second North Carolina; Battle’s Brigade of
Alabamians, commanded by Colonel Hobson, of the Fifth
Alabama ; Cook’s Brigade of Georgians, commanded by Colo-
nel Nash, extended to the left in the order above named, num-
bering for duty about two thousand two hundred muskets,
covering at least three and a half miles of the trenches around
Petersburg. One-third of my men were constantly on picket
duty in our front, one-third kept awake at the breastworks
during the night, with one-third only off duty at a time, and
they were required always to sleep with their accoutrements
on and upon their arms, ready to repel an attack at a mo-
ment’s warning.

About 10 o’clock on the night of 1 April, 1865, the can-
nonading from the artillery and mortars in my front became
unusually severe, and about 11 o’clock the Federals charged,
capturing my picket line, which consisted of pits dug in the

Nore.-—General Grimes entered the army in 1861 as Major of the
Fourth Regiment N 0. T. He filled every grade up to nijor General
and literally fought his way up. He was the highest officer from this
State at Appomattox, being the only Major-General we had in that army
at that time. There was no braver man in the whole army. Having
gone throngh countless battles, this gallant soldier lived to be slain by
an assassin while riding along the road near his own home, 14 Aug. 1880.
The culprit was arrested ory though his guilt was clear he was weruitied
by a miscarriage of justice which shocked the whole State. But return-
ing to the scene of the murder the assassin having rashly boasted of his
crime, was promptly hung by outraged neighbors.—Ep.

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