The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-12-15
THE 18TH, n. G. REoIMBNr.

N. c., and elected the following Field Oficers :
w. ID. Pender, OF Edgecombe count, Colonel, w.
s. Gny, of Granville county, 1t. Colonel. and d.
d. Hamilton, of Hillsboro' Military Institute,
Major This regimeft was the third in number
that left the State for Virginia, and was organized
and known as the Third North Carolina, until the
l.2Uth OF September 1861 at which time the State
Troops we're formed numbering from one TO ten
The 18th remained at GarysbuTg in Camp OF In
strpction about two weeks, when il was ordered to
Suffolk, Va Remaining there four weeks, il was
| next ordered to Ben's Clutch, in Isle Of Wight
county, five miles from Smithfed, Va. Al this
place it was thrown into Pemberton's 1st Brigade,
Huger's Division. The regiment, while in this
section OF Virginia, was not engaged in any battle
OF skirmish, but was required to perform excessive
guard duty, the posts extending FIVE miles a!oLg
tne Jsmes river and at two. .points-Old Town and
Ragged Observation-Disclosures were crested While
at Den Charch, or Camp Rufin, named in honor
OF the venerable Judge Rufin, Of North Carolipa,
some changes were made in the Field Officers of
the regiment; also our Brigadier General, j. G.
Pemberton, was transferred to Charleston. s. C..
and promoted to Major General, and r. E. Colston,
Brigadier General, placed in command Of the LIST
Brigade. Col w ID Pender was transferred to the
Sixth. N. G. s. L. to fl the vacancy occssioned
by the death of Col Fisher killed ut Manassas No.
l. Cape A NJ Scales, of Co Ii, was unanimously
elected Colonel ON the 10th of Oct, 1861. The
regiment remained at Camp Ruf6n till April 4th,
1862, when it was ordered to the Peninsula. 1t
was marched, hvouacked and pickcted about the
fortifoations Of York Town. The regiment reor-
ganized 10Th day of April, 1862, and elected
Scales Colonel, Thos. Rufin LIT Colonel, and
j S Hambrick Major. The regiment then was
placed in Longstreets Division and took up msych
with the same towards Williamsburg la the en-
gagement at this place the regiment participated,
and three companies fought the enemy banG to
hand aud were iu close contest for tho short lime
that the Yankees stood ground. .
ln justice to the gallant men Of fhcse companies
it is not amiss to partcularize the courage shown
in that short but bloody sriggle. The men luck
ed bayonets aud there are now living heroes at
home disabled, who carry the marks of the sabre
aud bayonet upon their persons. The loss sustain
ed in this battle was sexeoty Eve killed, woupded
and missing The regiment then fell back with
the army to Richn,ord, and the 1st January
1852, was in the battle Of Seven Pines, and re.
mained ON the ield from Saturday evening to. on
day morning After this battle, on the 18th of
June, 1862, it transferred to d II Hills Di-
vision, and placed in Gen Garland's Brigade. In
the battle around Richmond, Mechanicsville, Cold
Harbor and Malvern Hill, (June 26th, 9th, and
July I'd, 1862, it was engaged and sustained a
loss ct one hundred and eighty seven men, in all
these engagements. On the 18th of August, 1862,
it took up line Of march for Manassas. Gen n
port to Lieut. General Jackson, his Division being
placed in his corps. 1t failed to reach Manassas
in time to participate in the battle. After march
ing for several days across the Potomac, it engaged
in the battle of South Mountain, Sept. 14th, 1852
Here fell Gen Gulapd before the centre of the
regiment an officer admired and beloved by every
soldier in his command Captain Gleen, Of Co l,
also was killed in this engagcment-a warm heart
ed, true and accomplished of6ceN whose loss was
lf,, c,It H., H.. -, H. L. a,
it participated in the battle of Sharpsburg and
bore small part of the lighting that day. Tho
loss sustained in both Of these engagements was
about fifty per cent Of the number carried in. On
the 10Th Of September, 1862, the regiment re-
crossed the Potomac, and on the 10Th Of October,
1862, was transferred to the BEigade of W ID
Pender, A p Hills Division. II renaoed in the
Valley, near Winchester, with nothing of note
transpiring save a small skirmish near Smokers
Gap on Shenandoah River. The retreat TO Fred
ericksburg was then commenced. On the 4th of
December, 1862, it reached that place and engaged
in the battle Of Fredericksburg, Dec: 18th, 1862,
fighting but little under a most terrible cannon.
ading. The greater part of the time, the regi-
ment supported batteyics in this engagement and
lost but few men, sixty killed and wounded: The
regiment then went into winter quarters on Rap
pahannoc River eight miles below Fredericksburg,
and remained ill the 22d Of April 1853, when il
was sent to Gordonsville to act as Provost Guard
Aftef doing duty for five days at this post il was
dispatched for by Gen Pender, and made furced
march of fifty miles to Charlottesville on the I'd
oil May, 1858 Arriving Saturday evening at
o'clock, 3. IN. it was formed second line and
placed on front line, about ten o'clock and opened
the fight next moroing, Sunday. Here our loss
was severe-out of 375 men carried in, l35 were
brought out Col Scales wns wounded severely in
the thigh. The regiment then returned to wipter
quarters on the Rappabannock, aud remained till
9th Of June, 1853, when it was placed in liue of
battle and laid on its arms for ten days. {.
On the 18th of June, Col Scales was made Brig
adler General aud 1t Col j II Hymap promoted
70 Colonel change in field officers forgot to be
mentioned. Major j I HambIick resigned the
10th of Oct, 1862, and Capt II Lyman, of Go
G, was promoted to Major. LIT Col Rnfin resign
ed March 3D. 1863, and Mai ii Hyman Sss
promoted to Lient Colonel ana Captain Henry
Rogers of Go D-Caswell county-was promoted |
to Major; on the promotion of Lieut. Col Hyman, !
Maj Rogers was made Lieat Colonel, and Capt
Withers Of Co A-Caswell county-xas made
Major.
On the morning of tie 18th of june, 1853, the
regiment took up the line Of march for Maryland /
and Pennsylvania--marching continually until il I
arrived al the Potomac river; crossed the river
the 25sh day of June at Shepherdstowp, and son-
tinued the march to the neigbborhood Of Fsystts- \
vile, PENN at which place il rested for several
DAYS; and was engaged in the battle at Gettysburg
on the LIST, I'd and Sd days of Jaly-sustainine Q
loss of 149 men j. eomnerced che retreat on the