Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-19
Eighteenth. Regiment N. c. Troops.

Tie Companies composing this regiment were raised
under the Governors order to seize Fort Caswe at the
outbreak Of the Companies A. q and had been
organized before the in Wilmington, and under this
order went to Fort Caswell, April 5th 1861. Com
pany had also been organized before the and it,
in connection with the other Companies &C, D, E, F,
Il and } went into service at Fort Caswel about
the 1st of May 1861. About tie LIST June Of that
year. the order received from the Adutant General
to form from these Companies the Eighth Volunteer
Regiment to be composed OF the German Volunteers,
(Co. A. from New Hanover, Bladsn Light Infantry,
(Co. b. Columbus Guards, No. 3, &C., o. Robinson
Rife Guards, Go. d. Moore's Greek Rifemen, (Co.
b. from New Hanover, Scotch Boys, (Co. FL from
Richmond county, Wilmington Light Infantry, 100.
Rifle Guards, (Oo. ~ and Bladen Guards, (Co. & y
In obedience to this order the 18th june 1861,
election for Field Officers held resulting follows:
Ooonsl, James D. Radcliffe, Of Wilmington, Leuten.
ant C0lone Oliver P. Meares of Wilmington, and Ma
jor, George TAFT of Baden. The Regiment was duly
organized and placed in Camp of Instruction at Camp
Wyatt, the ,ast fifteen miles from Wilmington,
manning the batteries of the coast and Fort Fisher and
picketing also.
In November of that year Port Royal, S. c., fell
and the Regiment ordered to Cosawhatchie, s. G.,
where it remained guarding that point from the threat
ened attack of the enemy until March, 1862
In the meantime, by order from the Aduaat and In
spector General the name was changed from Eighth
Volunteers to Eighteenth State Troops. In March,
1862 the enemy threatening the Eastern portion of
to Cen Branch at Newbsr This town falling In the
meantime it stopped at Kinston arriving there two
days after the fall of the first named place.
Branahs Brigade, composed of the It'll, 18th, 29th,
33d and 37th n. O.: then formed about the LIST
April 1862 On the Oath of that month, the term of
service of the Regiment about expiring under the then
recent conscrpt act Of Congress- the Regiment
organized and Lieut.. Col. Rob't III. Cowan of the 3
n. c., was elected Colonel, Capt. Thos. J. p. Cox,
Lieutenant Colonel and Major Forney George reflect
cd Major.
About the 1st May, 1852 the Regiment, with tue re-
nainder OF tina Brigade went to Richmond and on the
ticpated in the battles of Mechanicsvile, June 26th
Gaines Mills June 9th, Frszier's Farm, June 30th
and Malvern Hill, July LIST, below Richmond the bat
tie of Cedar Run, August 9th, Manassas Junction
August 9th and 28th Manassas Plains, August 2eth
| and Both, Ok Hill, Sept. 1st, Harpers Ferry, Sept
l3tn Sharpsburg, Sept. l7th Shepardstown, Sept 20
On the llth Nov. Col Rob't H. Cowan, from ill health
resigned his commission and Lit. Col. t. j. Purdie be-
came Colonel, Maj F. George 1t. Colonel, and Capt
John D. Barry, 90. l. Major. On the 18th Dec. il
participated in the battle OF Fredericksburg and win
tered that city. On the I'd May, 1862 it partc
pated in the battle of Wilderness Church. and the
Sd May the battle of Charlottesville, where Col. T
j. PurdIe was killed and 1t. Col. F. George &C.
ousy elected to the Legislature of North Carolina
signed his commission.
Maj or John ID. Barry was then promoted to the Col
onelcy, Capt. John w. McGill, Co. B. to the It. Col
onecy and Capt. Thomas J. Wooten, Co. K, to tn,
Majority
ooce then it has participated in the battles of Get
tysburg, Ia, July lst, I'd and Sd, and the battle O
Falling Waters, July IA, 1863.
! JNo D. BARRY,