672 NortH Caro.,ina Troops, 1861-’65.

On page 553, after the first paragraph add: For map of
Plymouth see page 344 of this volume—Vol. 3.

On page 558, at end of first paragraph, “Vol. 45” should
be Vol. 44. And next citation “Vol. 45, p. 786,” ete,
should be Vol. 44.

On page 563, “Vol. 44, p. 683,” the page should be 688.

On page 466, immediately after “Vol. 44, pp. 690-691,
add: Vol. 43, p. 614, Vincent.

Page 575, line 5 from bottom. For “attack” read “at-
tract.”

Read word “direction,” at bottom of page 573, directions.

Read, ete., after 440 at bottom of page, 577.

Last word on page 578 should be Bristoe.

In fourth line on page 581, “Twenty-sixth” should be One
Hundred and Twenty-sixth.

On page 581, figures “447” should be 447-449.

On page 588, near middle, the word “chair” should be

care.
On page 591, I am in error in saying that “we marched

by companies to Richmond, Va., and reunited there as a reg-
iment.” Captain R. E. Cochrane, Quartermaster of our
regiment, gives the facts in substance, thus: ‘‘Each man
did report to his Captain, as you say. After we disbanded,
I, as quartermaster, established a camp for the transporta-
tion of the regiment in charge of a few men, in about six
miles of Louisburg on a creek near a mill. I returned to
this camp a few days beforchand to prepare for the reassem-
bling of the regiment and there it reassembled and re-
mained a few days. While there we had a great regimental
review. The people there, the ladies especially, turned out
in great numbers to witness it. From that camp we marched
via Henderson, N. C., and Clarksville, Va., to Richmond.
I also think that you are in error as to the number of men in
the regiment; it was nearer 1,000 than 500. As we marched
through Richmond, I was constantly asked by citizens, ‘What
brigade is this? I answered, ‘It is not a brigade; it is the
Fifth North Carolina Cavalry Regiment.’ ”

Captain Cochrane was in a better position than I to know

CORRECTIONS. 673

the regiment’s numbers and there was no better man and no
more faithful officer in the regiment.

With one single other exception, Captain Cochrane’s cor-
rection is the only one that has been made of this sketch.
And I state this solely that future readers may thereby judge
its accuracy and truth, when we, about whom this history
is written, have all “crossed over the river.”

Near bottom of page 592, the citation of “page 945” should
be page 954.

Just after “Vol. 60, p. 828,” near top of page 594, add:
Vol. 67, p. 15.

After the word “canister” on page 602, insert, and grape }
and same on p. 603.

On page 603 after the word “perforated,” add—by rifle
balls.

Word at bottom of page 603 and top of page 604 is, of
course, “elorious.”’

Colonel W. H. H. Cowles died at his home near Wilkes-
boro, Monday night, 30 December, 1901. I doubt if the
armies of the world have ever had a better cavalry officer, in
all respects.

When preparing my sketch for the third volume, I wrote
Colonel Cowles for his memories of the action of the Sixty-
third at Blacks and Whites. On account of sickness, he
could not answer until after my sketch had finally gone to
the printers. I now quote from his letter:

“As to the part taken by the Fifth Regiment in the fight at
Blacks and Whites, I had no means of observing, being only
in command of my own regiment and ‘going along with the
boys.’ I had no time for observing anything outside of its
conduct. We checked the advance of the enemy and drove
him back to the railroad cyt and there held him until night-
fall, when we were relieved. I understood that your com-
mand acquitted itself well and heard of Roberts’ gallant
charge on the right; but saw nothing of it. We were in
dense woods after we left where our battery was stationed.
There was no better material in the army than that of the
Fifth North Carolina Cavalry. The advantage the First

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