Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-12-17

mish near Suckers Gap on Shenandoah river.
The retreat to Fredericksburg WAS then com-
mene~d. On the 4th Deer 1862. it reached
that pace and engaged IN the battle OF freoer-
.cksourg Dec 18th 1862, 6g"tiug but little VT
der u mo-t t-rtioe CAM. nadlng. lhe greater
part ot the time, the Regiment supportrd BAL
Istiss in this .ng.gemen. and loss but few NE /,
slx.y killed and wounded. Tke Regiment thea
went into winter quarters on R,ppahannock
river. eight miles below Fredericksburg, and
rens,n-d till 22i OF April 1868, ~hsn it Was
sent to Gnrdonsviils to act as Provost Guard.
After dong drty for five days at this post 1t
Was dispatched for by Gen. P. ndsr and made
forced marca Of fifty miles TO Chaneellorsviis
On the 2d uf May, 1868. Arriving Saturday
evening At . O'Clock p. IN. 1t was formea on 80
coud lns and placed front line, about len
o'clock. and op.ued the hight nexs morning-
Sunday Here our loss WAS sev"rs-out OF
375 .sasn carried in, 1875 were brought OUT
Col. Scales was wounded severely Ia the thigh.
The Rsy.,ns,.s then returned to winter quarters
on tn. r. R.ppahannock, and remained tall 6ta OF
June le63, when it was placed IN line OF Dat
tie and laid OH it's arms tor ten days.
On the l3,h Of June Col. Scales was made Brig
t;sueral. and 1t. Col. j IL. H, man promoted
to Cutonel-a change in field officers forgot to
Do mentioned Mai J. L. Hambr,ck resigned
the l6tn of Oct 1862, aud Capt. }. II. lily man,
of Co. q, was prono,sd to Major. 1t. Col.
R.ffin resigned March ID, 1868, aud Major J..
Il. Hy man was promoted to Lieut.. Cot, ana
Caps. Henry A. Rogers of Co. D-Ca'ws'i
couuLy--was p, on ,.sd to Major; "E the pro-
,not,on of 1t. Col. Hyman, Major Rogers was
made 1t. C,., aud Capt. Z. b. w 'thers vi 90.
A-Ca.well cuunty-~as made Major.
Ga tas morn.ng of the 10Th Of June, 1868,
the Reg ,tnent took zip the l;as of marSa i"l
Maryland aud Psnasy sylsania-marching oont'n'
ualiy uutli 1t arrived al the Potomac river;
crossed the river on the 25th day OF June at
Shsoperd.towa. and continued the march to tho
ue,gsborh hood of Fayetteville, Penn, at which
place it rested for several days; and was sngae
al ia The battle ot Gettysburg Ola the ISL
and 81 days of Jul y-sus:aininS a i"ss o' l4o
.,e..; com n,enc.d ths retreat on shs nignt o tne
5,h, arrived at Hagsrstown, Md. and was ln>
! mea,a,e!, placed IN i,:e of ba, tie, remaining al
tha, place till .h- l4th day of July, when Il re
crossed the Potomac at Falling Waters, With
! further soss of twenty men.
| AT Bankers Hill, Va, the Reg lment was
rested for nine days, aud was marched 70 sh'
ueighburhuod of Cu,prper &. ii where w
wers again rested; from Culpepsr It was oroer
cd 10 Orauge c. H., where it remained doing
picket duty, &C., until the g. day OF Get, wne'
| il was marched TO Madison q. H., aud Hon
| there Warrentdn, anu tne"Ce y" A''sso0' -
tn. Orange and Ai-xsndr,a Railroad.
| On The the night OF tho l6'h INST, TOOK ot
,as of march for the neIghb"rho"d ut Brand.
Sta, ION, ON the above road, az which place 1t Il
now sacamped. rr
Signed, y. Il y,
| C,l. Com. 18th Reg't. n. Z. 1.
| Oct. 28sh, 1868.
| Wao.e number Of men 1865. VI whom /.
O65 were volunteers, 50 e"nscripts, II snoSti-
| totes. 436 nave died, 80 discharged, 40 ,ra1
| fsrred 16 not re-eIecled. 27 resigned, .n'ss
.ag. % deserted, have been dfum'n"d on
.na have been whipped out. Inc msn aa'
! cre from: -
Rockingham sls; Ca~wsll 25s; Aiamanc
I11s: DAVE 1l5; Mecklenburg llO; Edseo"mo ;,
90: Person SO; Wilkes 81; Gas,ou 8; Ssan's :
1 lOranye 6, Alexander 5; Yadkln 4; Sarry =
/ Davidson 3; Anson 2; Cisaseiand |; wake
N.w H.aover 1; Burke l; Frapk!in l; la"
ao,eb l; r. .wan l;P,u l; Wilson /; Wsrre
/ |: Gn,l,u.o l; Macon /.
Sonth Carolina 9; Virginia IA; louisiana
I Mar yand.2; Georgia 2; Alahamss2; Indiana
Kentuck, l New York
TIE TRAer CAUSE. REV. NJ. Cr"woer co"
msnced the publication of Tracts the lst
June 1851 From shat period to inc presen
- 49, aun,;.hed and sent out Al ,3ll.740 page