Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-04
HBADoUARTEss 9TH N. C. REGIMENT,

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GovEENoR II have this day, tend cred TO the Adjntant
the Confederate states resignation Of
received from the Cove OF North Carolna
ns Colonel Of the 9th Regiment of her State Troops
am constrained to do So because, consistently with my
dignity aud Prospect, can longer serve the
Govcrnn ent OF the Confederate States
Ihye been in t1e service about nineteen months
Wi the exception of about twenty FIVE days SICK have
been absent from the post OF duty nave served
ind several commanders and have "eUer, IN single IN
M"j General Hill endorses upon my resignation IN SUP
stauce" have three ii recommended Col McRae for
promotion North Carolina has furnished more troops &nd
has fewer general officers than any other state approve
Col McIt4es TesignatoD believing that his se-respect
Lieut. General Longstreet and Brr. Gems. Early aud
hodes under all OF whom have served and all at whom
familiar with my conduct, have recon mended me ID
ter5 OF comp meht OF "hith am J9sCy proup anu
officer of ahy grade my division who does not
aroely COlcede to a claim to prom 00 Ny regiment
has endured hardshPs-sGHered prlVaons' peormed Ia
burs Cuted march been expos s5d to PERIL aud rem
dGl6t service tqua to any, s actual loss III single en-
gagemeu whls Obeying inme14te ORDERS is not pass
ed, proportional ly. Wherever ii has encamped 1t mas
for itg orderly aid honest department 1t
ha- constantly received the approval OF genera
Us pTumpHe1s and fidelity in responding to very call
The pub Durnss of the enemy couny-the dlares OF
promnent officers found ON battle fields ana private le
Of other distinguished officers OF the army OF the enc
addressed to officers OF nay reglmen nave conrouteo
valuable testimony Its brave and gallant conduc' Id ne
long a. retained the material element, which had
the honor and train, tatered claim, 10
degree reflection of the lustre IL has shed upon
the S'ate. Much time have been in the service
have command the bigade. This the in all the
hard trials o. The treat from Mauassas-ln the exposed
VI the trenches at W ktOwn and in that retreat
il the bait e5 Ia Nary land ana sloce tnat PERIOD he
batLe Of south Noun ain this brigade, though isolated
from a support n0m3erug scare" thousand opposed by
70 ot sixteen regiments having all the hoVahaBs VI
posdo held tn enemy check Tor four hou the he
Of regiment the 23I xii ing the commanding General
hen that OF aaoJher he ZOth killing the enen' can
uonears ana compelling the abandonment OF his guns
whilst third the 18Th under Lieut. Col Ruthn tn ice cut
is way thE Ugh tho eHemy lines with dspeFate deIe n
aoI Gen. ul, leacn appauis that light IS one OF lh7
b, a. Of the war. r,
Ye several occasions, have hson compel ed to see
jlui iii promoted over me m'ers who had not ane
have net 1et ba tie. Shorty after the battle o.
seven Pines, Stnle gaces were ganzed Gelerat
uif aud Anders m we've prom Jted assigned to N0rl
Carolina bgAIas. while ths brigade in which va s'nlo
C,1n was assigned the command Of tnsral Gail tnC
Of Vrgnua~ trained from resign!Hg theu, 1ause '
im Jenaiug Go-tict around Richmond YIELDING TO Ne
Since that tine. Gen Ga.iInd has made the n st IA
yorabe Of my condnct IN the held and Gen III
has rene wed the rec nm andaion for my promotion Th
appointment OF Brgadier 10 this command has just beer
uuCed in the person If Col Alfred lVerson Oh georgia
Who siuce his eueri on active service last ha
been my Junior in the brigade the last two month
under command. l could not consent that juno
Officer ia my own command should be promoted 10 com
maud ME when no allegation is made of my uHttness
unwOrthuess
Iu severe as s the tesspass upon the individual prid
of North Carolina OFF who have lately been obliged
submit tn promotion iu several n-tances of zens
other stats, the nd of brgades exclusively Mort
Caoinaa tue snr upon the broader aud demand
mt her in the Only mode they mani
fest it, In the sp OF an earuesa protest against this ia
JUS ce Individual, and to my State resign my c0mmE
DO NOT wish however to be idle SO long as the foot
make my tervc,s vaabe an any capacity hoooecer sui
ordinate they are freely tenderedin any service whc
will SUBJECT me to a renewal of wrong.
have ieC bound communicate to you, Governor tn
reasons which have impe led me TO surrender comh
sion especially cherished because of th9 magnan'mty AZ
companying is bestowment by your predecessor GoN
Ellis In order to be just to myself have been oose
todwe upon the subject than my inclnatlons Wou
prompt l snail very shortly file in the A6Jt Genera!
oce, complete narrative of the part borne Dy the 9th
the events Of the war; together with list of its officers
men, ne late Of those Dead and the whereabouts OF tn
survivors
have the honor to be Governor, your obt serv't,
D. X. kCRAE
Col. 9th H. C.
His Excelency, z. B. VANCE.
SUMMING UP.-The Knoxville Register thus suns u
the mt rIts Of The controversy between Old Buck an
Old Fuss and Feathers:
Ex-President Buchanan has published an elabora
defence against the charges OF ineficieuy preerrt
against him by General Scott. 1t possesses little i
terest says that either he or Scott has lied and noboC
in the South cares which Both are miserable old d
taTds. Nothing remains OF " Old Buck but his coc
eyed knaVey and Of Scett but his vanity and egotist