The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-12-29


Honor in regard to the conduct of the 37th Reg
] n. C: Troops in the present war:
HEADo'Rs 37TH n G. TRoops, !
1~a- Nov. 18th, 1862 !
! Capt James II Foote, a a Gen..
CAPTAIN: !. In, reply to your communicating
/ requesting history of my regiment submit ths
following which consider. strictly accurate, as
have been connected with the regiment from its
afterwards as Lieut.. Colonel, and subsequently as
Colonel, and having been present with it in nearly
every engagement in which it has taken part
The 9th Regiment was organized at High
Point, n. C., on the Goth of November, 1861
Prior to the battle of Newbern aud be fore the con-
script act was talked of, nearly six hundred
members OF this regiment re-enlisted lor three
years or the war, and shortly afterwards the regi
ment re-oreanized l do not deem it necessary to
give minute account of the. part taken by this
regiment in the many bloody battle fields on which
, SO many of its gallant members have yielded their
lives in behalf Of our common cause.
! To give partial history of its action on the bat
tie field would do injustice to the gallant dead to
give full history would involve SO many events in
which | have taken part myself that the reader
might think | desired to gain little notoriety
myself therefore content myself with the sim
pie statement, so far as its conduct the battle
feld is concerned that it engaged at Newbern,
Hanover g. Ii Mechanicsvilie, Gaines Mill, Fra
zier's Farm, Malvern Hill, Cedar Run, Manassas
Junction, Manassas Plains, Ok Hill, Harper's Fer
ry, Sharpsburg, Shepardstown,- Fredericksburg,
Charlottesville, Gettysburg and Falling Waters,
besides some skirmishes of minor Importance
Those who desire to know how the regiment be-
hared on these bloody fields can ascertain what
they desire to know by referring to the impartial
official reports of Generals Branch and Lane aud
official lists of killed and wounded now on ile in
the office of the Adjt. General of North Carolina.
As [ do not desire to claim for my regiment more
than it deserves, desire to state that neither my
regiment nor the other regiments of this brigade
was actively engaged at Mechanicsville or Malvern
Hil although they were all subjected to terri
BILE fire of artillery, and lost good many valuable
men. The capture of Harper Ferry achieved
almost entirely by the artillery, and the infantry
had comparatively little to do nor do I consider
the fight with Taylor's New Jersey brigade at
Manassas junction, and the fight at Falling Wa
ters, as entitled to be considered anything more
than severe skirmshes. For the information of
the friends of thee regiment subjoin two tables,
compiled from the records on file in my Adjutant's
office, which will show the casualties of my COM
mand.
disease 302.
List of Officers ht2led and died of ,eounds-
Colonel c G Lee, Maj o N Brown, 1t j q Hart
sogg, I'd LIT w M Green, I'd Lit g II Beatty, I'd
1t " Doherty, I'd Lit W Battle, Capt D l.
Clary, I'd 1t g r Gilreath,. I'd 1t NJ Royster
% Lit l l. Brown, Cd Lit John 2 Elms I'd LIT e
H Rogan.
List Of Officers. disoJ7cr!-Capt " w Lenoir
1st Lit W FL Goodman, 1st LIT W A Stuart, I'd Lit
Willis Whitaker, Capt Jordan Cork, I'd LIT 9 G
Carlton, 1st 1t w Shull Capt " w Beard, 1st
1t Joel H Brown, I'd 1t John l Wilson, I'd 1t
w A Mickle.
From the foregoing tables it will be seen that
my regiment has lost $50 men killed, 70 who have
died of wounds, 302 who have died Of disease, and
332 have been wounded and recovered. Total
loss killed and wounded 552; to which add 302
who have died from disease and we have total of
casualties amounting to S54. 1t will be seen also
that fourteen commissioned officers Of this regiment
have been killed or mortally wounded, aud ten
Others permanently disabled by wounds This
table, It will be seen, does not eu.brace the names
of those offices wno have been wounded, but
not disabled by their wounds An examination of
the list on file in Raleigh will show that there are
but six officers 10 this regiment who have NOT been
wounded, and "a large number (both officers and
men) have been wounded several times.
Notwithstanding the heavy losses of my regi-
ment in battle, have now present 412 officers
and men and am able to give the enemy good
fight whenever it is necessary
Respectfully, WILL. VI. BARBOUR,
Colonel 37th n. G. T.
: CHANGES IN N C. TRoops-Col John s Me-
Elroy, 10th Regiment q. C~ Troops has resigned
on account of-wounds received in the battle of
charlottesville.
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