Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-03-24

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Ton tbE yrd pf|N byehba Col. singet4fg, NG83oF
neImissi6n from Gen. D. 3. Hill, hen commanding
TIE Dftffct proceeded WITT portion 81 TIE regiment
Eonv beard small Steamer and armed SchopBer on
ion tow ards Hatterasp went far as Beacon
Island, and deeming it insdvsable go further re
turned tocamps NoI however bout accomplishing
some good, having rescued the officers and crew Of
French Corvette, which came ashore pt Beacon Island
during gale, aud had been left to their fate by "
men OF war n tull view of that point, either toQ COW
Haldly 70 run the f necessary to save them Or from
that want Of humanity which has CHAR acterized their
every action il lie conduct Of this war For this
pedi,on Undertaken yithoh orders, Col: Singtetary
was arrested, court martaed and suspended for two
onths, upon which be resigned was afterwards elect
ed Colonel Of the 44th Infantry and in skirmish be
tween his regiment abd aefoe Of the eemy at Tran
ters lrtek Wt.iieEearsssy pointing eatthe epemyuto
biz men bis hefd fa5 was L. PffI 6 ~ ta,oI
liberty. Some time in November, Gen: d. I'll Hill,
HAVING been transferred to the army in Virginia Brig
adItf Gem raj T0B Brunch was assigned to the com
nhnd If The Distrct and ~ his order on the 2Sth Of
February; 8e2, Go 's"A 3 ard u we're relieved from
d1tyz at F6rrf Macen and joined the egftettat Fort
Law Dtesmter sz3dy '6l sentenaft Colonel Sloan
was elected Colonel vice lto S eesary, resigned, and
on thes6th of JANUARY, g. MsjoE IA @. Siagletary
was elected Lt: Ooh, and 1t j. A. Giimer, %. Is, Ma
ior Lieutenant Jas. Graham, Co. u, assigned to
duty as Aduant. During the winter the regiment was
ergased the construction Of Notifications tor the de-
tebce of .tNesben On the 12fhof March the enc
mys e ct made its appeardnca III the e1se, ten mHes
b.low Newbern and On the following day succeeded 10
landing heavy force of intaotry ard artillery, under
General dfnsde near Froatan; ana the few troops
oceupyngthe works atthat point tell back to the
trenchments nearer Nfwberpj the extreme left o
mer conniandin2 vas assigned It's position in the com
ing fgta> Early oh the morning of the T4th, the enc
nv in, 6veratening numbets furiously attacked our
right end right centre, which was CALAMITY withstood
I Jill fanke3 on the right position became nntenahe:
The 9th remaiIed 10 lis place till Colonel Lee, com
d handing -, that part of the line, repeated his
Bis oIdef Tor it 70 letie thus without the opportunity
Of firing gun, the reg ment was fUced7to retreat
During the er cement the regiment was terribly Shell
4 Cd BY the gnnboas BY whch one man was killed and
4 several were wounded. "A detachment from the regi-
i meat serving with Labamss light battery did noble
service and had several men wounded fhe regiment
I had 634 r1en 10 battle, Of whom was killed 5 wound
t ed and 3 missing Failing h4ck;to NeWberne it was
d deeded not 10 make stand nearer than Kinston at
which place the troops ordered ato rendezvous
/ The resignation Of Et Cot Sing dietary baviug been
accepted, Captain E. ", Singetary co H was eject,
i cd on the 18Th of March to E the vacancy. ABOUT
4 this time e o. Brancbs brigade was divided, and The
9th was transferred to- he command of Brig. Gen.
/ Ransom, and went into camp near .Kinston. April
4 23d, the regiment anzed by the election of com
i psny e1ieeIs and on jthe Gath, Maj ohm r. Cooke
Chief of artillery on Gen. Holmes staff, was elected
Colonel; Z. W. Sipgetary and John a. Gilmer re-
elected Ii. Col. and Msjor,W. P Wilson. appointed
lst Lieutenant and Adjutant On the morning OF the
31st of May, having been relieved by the 7th n. G.
Infantry, this regiment took the cars for Virginia On
the evening OF he 1st OF june arrived on the bloody
field OF Seven Pines, bat too late to take part in that
sangunary conflict On the I'd, ASST ned to Gen:sJ
| q. Walkers brigade, and ordered to Drewrys Bluff
where we encampd for rev days, then moved to the
Efhalf house. between Richmond aad Petersburg and
engaged ins the trucon OF Notifications for the
pretectfeuo Of this important point be brigade was
ID Gen, HQinlt s division, and ind that
officer pQseda Ptian Of the reserve force, during
! thsaseven Gays6ghtiBg4 around Richmond. Though
uotengaged in any of the battles were several times
exposed to setefG Shilling and lost several Ien wound
ed July 9th, ordered TO Petersburg TO join the COM
Inand Oh Maj Gen. French, where remained till
the 10Th August during whfch.tinlew we're employed
il copsutt ing ors and engaged id various
e1pe tions south ames' river, ttaeking transEo
ii On tbe1 river and in ,4he famous big attackon the
enemy's aeet ard MeGellan's acampsa Harrison
La1idhg occupied prominent position as part Of the
nIaqT suppQEtzto tie ArAlsEy.is August lac %Ulh
nshahfd ito Richmond, and wentiatos camp THAT
place n the 26th toeksthe ter Rapdan Station
September 1st our brigade and Gen. r. Ransom's
| Constituted division uldtr tie command Of Brig
Gen. w a}ker- arted the Maryland campaign Of
1S62pin which this regiment took active part was
fhe ttstt occupy boudon Heights at tbe investment
/ Of Harpers Ferry, and assisted in bl0ckadiDg the
] passes through Green Valley, till the tall CT that
place, on the 18th September; crossed the POTOMAC
against Shepardsown the 9th, and the morning
Of the lth division ga6 foremost in line of battle
under the lamented Jackson, as corps commander
that day this regiment acted part 10 the hard fought
batt ef SHARP sDargs which secured to 1t anenVabte
reputation which has well sustained on every
sion when called on to meet danger This regiment
and the 6 cur brigade Were that day under
the Command o our. gallant. Ohm. R.. Cooke after
sustaining repeated chsrgesby the enemy, exbaustng
nearly a THE afdmunftf6n; and being subjected for
several hours to- severe they were called upon
PE Colonel Cooke to charge couple Of Z ankee regi
enfs and noby did they respondy seeming to vie with
each other in the race they scattered and pursued the
retreatng foe TOR about half mile, capturing two
pieces ofartrY In the charge they had pas ed three
regiments of auk,es their right flank seeing which
Col. Cooke rushed bis little command to the right
| charged apd broke them,. bpt the AMMUNITION al
most entirely expended, which account, by order
re resumed our original position, and bed't during
the repainder: Of the engagement. Thus the advan
tsge gap(d was lost, 1t was Just at this tme-the
nea still exposed TO destructive fire of infantry
and al tillery-thaa General Longstrees's pAdju@
tant' General renewed his oft repeated com
hand to CoIoEef Cooke, TO- g hold his po;
position at all COST" and received the characteristic
reply: a1Iell@ Gen: Lengstreet, we are out OF car
ridges but will hold the position long there is
man left standing which ELECTED three hearty cheers
from the 27th,- in which the Sd Arkansas joined
Generals LQngstreet and D. II. Hill both compIimented
Colonel Cooke, III person on the Geld for the gal
antry @;of himself and command. The regiment went
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