Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-08-14
NORTH CAROLINA ARMY ITEMS.

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Persons sending packages, boxes, &C., to
their friends in the army, would certainly en- !"
sure their safe delivery by sending them oy >
Express. If sent otherwise, it is doubtful =
whether they viii reach their place OF des- "
~tination. I
WAKE CAvALRY.-Mr. Geore w. Trice,
aged 90 years, is now raising a Cavalry Com
pany, at Cedar Forks in this county, and IN
a very few days has enrolled % names
Others wishing to join viii report to him at !
Cedar Forks. Essays he is too old and inhrm
to join the Infantry, but he can ride as well
as any man, and do execution among the
Yankees as well as the. youngest. Talk about
drafting, when our grey-headed grandlathers
offer themselves as volunteers.
Companies have reached this City in the
last few days, as follows-from Cald"eii
county, Capt. Rankin; from Pitt, Capt. SIN
gletary; also from Pitt, Capt. Morrill,; from
Jones, Capt. Wooten from Wayne, Capt.
Whitfield. Several Companies of Cavalry
and others troops have passed through.
There is one Major General in the Con-
federate army a native of North Carolina
Leonidas Polk-and two Brigadier Gen
erals, viz: Theophilus Hunter Holmes,
and Gen. Loring. Brig. Gen. Danl. Hill is a
resident of this State, though not a native.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GovERNoR.- Gov.
Clark has made the following appointments
Hon. Charles Manly, member Of the Mill
tary Board, in place of Haywood w. Guion,
Esq, resigned.
Capt. John L. Bridgers, of the 1st n. Z
Volunteer Regiment, promoted to Lieut.. Col
onel of Artillery.
} Capt. Pride Jones, of the Orange Guards
!, promoted to Major of the 7th State troops.
Col. Pettigrew's Regiment (the l2th) lei
r last Tuesday and were at Richmond o.
. Thursday. 1t is a fine regiment and has
!: noble commander. The following is a list
the Officers and companies -. Johnso
S Pettigrew, Colonel; j. o. Long, 1t. Colonel
6 Thomas Galloway, Major Graham Dave
: Adiutant. Caldwell Rough and Ready Boy
Capt. Jones Stokes Boys, Capt. Scales
Guilford Men, Capt. Cole Caswell Rife
: Capt. Burns; Mcdowell Rifles, Capt. Nea
II Mcdowell Boys, Capt. Burgin; Randoll
Re Hornets, Capt. Odell Uwharie Grays, Cal
IS Gray; Davis Guards, Capt. Worth Al
le ghany True Blues, Capt. Reeves.
lr The Surgeons of the 4th Regiment retu
at thanks in a Card to the Ladies of Ralei
ut for a bountiful supply of Hospital stores Sc
st them.
no ~ A letter in the n. G. P~resbyter4
III from a member of the 1st Regiment, 81
Col. Hill having received a commission fr
the Confederate Government as Briga6
- General, Major J. IL. Lane is promo
to the Lieutenant Colonelcy. The cor
pendent says Col. Lee, as a military gem
has no equal of his age in the Confedel
States" He "is a high-toned, honors
gentleman, and a sincere christian. III
rnu s0'E'@A AehaRslaes II us nao-es, slaoelul
tentatious, and modest almost to bash
ness" Lieut.. Col. Lane is also spoken
in the highest terms. Both these off
ond have the advantage of a military educat
do A Correspondent contradicts the repoy
great mortality among the soldiers Of tn
ow, Regiment, Col. Pender's He SAYS only
lpa- of them have died since the organizatic
ons the Regiment.
- The field officers Of the 7th Regil
are as follow-Colonel, w. F. Martin
G.. W. Johnston, Lieut.. Colonel, and Fl
~ Gillian, Major. They are stationed OF
coast Of North Carolina.
.tor- DEATHs.-At Yorktown, on the 2sd !
Joseph A.. johnson, of Edgecombe ais
Sailing Of Franklin, who accidentlv
der. himself through the head. On the oath
olied Gus Alsbrook, 26th, j. j. Cocker, 2eth, s
hern L. Arlington, all from Halifax county.
ould the 9th at Suffolk, George I. Lewis Of
e fol- wilson county, and on the 9th, R. B. Pa
son of cleveland county.
,ox- At Petersburg on the 4th, Thos. CO
they of Duplin and on the 9th, Thos. Proc
nave the 9th regiment, died at Richmond.
and
Col. Fishers REGIMENT.-A letter ,
to the Raleigh Standard saws the b.
VINO silenced by a portion of Col. Fishers
,esan ment, was Ricketts, and not Sherma,
tates. We all thought it was Sher mans and
sepa- Of the Yankees said it was Sherman
~ on Capt Rickett was wounded and taken
$3.50 oner and said it was his battery, and
10 a our first fire killed every horse, and kill
lnple wounded the cannoneers so that lie conI
part fire the pieces. Col. Fishers last words
ID at ue
lsup-
Capt. James w. Wilson, of the Haw
(0range) Company, belonging to Col.
show ers Regiment, complains that Unjust
done his Comnany nv canta;, VT !;
mis- letter we published last week. He sa
Company Commanded on the occasion
'pleo 1st Lieut.. Carter, the Captain being de
y hap for other duties) was in the charge
dress battery, and even went beyond it,
some night as large a proportion as fro
Iegade other Company followed in the pursuit
of his men was killed and several wor
d. 2. Hardin, a member of the Reyi
attor a. cmo..o-N, 80
to de- FatrloI
Gems. Our regiment in rushing to the scene
\ con- ton, were compelled to go through a
tn his thicket, in consequence of which we b
npered very much scattered-to which fact onr
ed the loss may be partly attributed. This i,