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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-02-25
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" Gsssn a: ) IF bsr4S. Secretaries.

FEBRUARY lJth 1864
Mr.. EDITOR ALLOW me a small space Ia your
valuable Journal to say a few words relative to Go.
" F." Goth n. @. L. The Company was organized at
Clinton. Sampson County, N. O., the 9th o. May,
l86l~ For the first twelve months it did good service
the coast of n. O. Il. June, 1862, came to Virgil
MIA, one hundred strong since that time has particpa
ted in fifteen battles skir:nshes, in common with
the Regiment, adding great lustre to the old North
State. Though the ranks are much depleted by the
viscssitudes of war, the heroic spirit pervades
every breast the battescared and sun bronzd Coun-
tensnce but gives vigor to the sui and perpeta-
ates the assertion they determined TO tight the
bitter end or be fieernea.
notwithstanding but twenty-three of the veterans
composing the cempany could be marshaled On the
27t ut they rushed TO tie banner they had SO noby
defended on many bloody fields, for lifetime Or until
the last armed foe expires; being among the first COM
panies from the State to reenlist for the war.
Let respondents and Holdendes take courage. Seud
them to the army of N. v for advice give them rife
and forty rounds of cartridge, and will learn them
lesson worth two OF stump speaking and dissenton
editorials. Send out the athletic who have fur
nshed substitutes put them in the army by the side
of those war-worn veterans who have eVinced spirit
never. to give up the contest until the Red, White
Blue shall wave triumphantly cur enemies, and
by the blessings of God, the close of another
will witness the expulsion of the enemy from our SOIL
a. F. L,
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For the journal.
CAMP PBTrkGRtw, TorsAIt SOUND

CAMP PBrrEGRtw, TorsAIt SOUND
Ate meeting Capt. Z, T. Adams Light Battery, Co.
D, 18th W. c. BattaoD Lieut.. 9. f. Latham was called to
tie Chair, and PrVaes Geo. A. Sparro8 aid Carny J
Bry requested as Secretaries. In few brief and
appropriate kshe Chairman explained tie object CT
draft resolutions Lieut. j. B. Bryan, Orderly fegeant
L. e. Reid, Sergeant W: G. Judkns, Sergeant j. ". I.
Latham Private Charles Percy ard Boger ]. a. Lame
On motion the Chain oman was added to the Committee
After recess Of thirty mn es the Commee
which unanimously adopted:
of this unjust and uphoy war on he ghs ard prvf ges
of free people calls for constan vigilance and EXTENDED
exertions the part OF Nation. and whereas, the
time of enlistment of portion Of forces in Tie field has
drawn end and they deter mined to show by i'm
daunted in pursuit of Liberty also desng be
behind N devotion to principle, though our term OF
Resoloe Tha, we re enlist for The period OF the war; let
be long short subject to the aton of Congress
ReS0loed, That by reenstng in the army of the Con
federate states performing just aic bounden
duty towards the entire freedom and Independence OF
country, and that it Is duty owe TO God Coun
try aud ourselves
Resolvtd That ia oheder CO to the cell of the President
unanimously tender services during the war, sud
body do herenJ pledge to stand by the
Adminstraton In this its crisis OF momentous events
defsand that the soldiers from the State OF North Carroll
ma IA body are true TO the cause for which they
and despise and condemn the infamous 0 tbs Raj
egh Standard and kindred sheets ard Union fnti
the skukers from military duty aud those vino have sr0#D
Resolved That in the Presidents address, we recognize
the abIest statesmanshp the kipdoess the most
glowing PATRIOTISM and that after it's having been ID be-
fore this command couched in such tenderness and pari
otto feelings, that any who oo1sadly and base as
not to volunteer for the further defence Of his country
many have done, should be treated with TIC Utmost
tempt and as co1ards and tha hasest Of traitors.
RsSotUed That being engaged il strife il which
listed all eympathes, that we view with the
ton of Holden and his faction in attempting to pfeVet the
minds OF those engaged in struggle Tor al they told most
dear.
Resolued, That OF these resolutions be sent to
Major Cen w. H. G. Whiting commanding the DepaI
request that the Raleigh Confederate end Richmond En-
quirer copy.
"G G A: Ert tsz,' Secretaries.
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CAMP BURGwYE. GOTH RECT
Near Wilmington, Feb. 18th, 1854.

The attention OF the soldiers of Greene county id
Capt Raspbsys and other companies OF the 66th es
ment, being called to the proceedings of meeting held
Greene county the 2st day of January 1854 assembled
together for the purpose Of considering the resolutions
passed by ead meeting and aso pass resolutions them.
selves czen-soiers of faid county, condemnatory
the base and cowardy sentiments in the
tons of the said meeting.
organised BY Calling Private E. B suEg to the char and
appointing Prvates John Murphy and Frank Harper to
act as secretaries,
On motion of Adjutant W. G. Williams, the chair pro-
eeeded to appoint following gentlemen to draft resolu
Hardy sugg Sergeant R. p sugg Priystes Samuel Spegh
j. G. Witherngton, and John Z. Harrison, who reported
the following resolutions:
Rescued That regard the resolutions passed by the
meeting Greene Comfy the 2lst of January
fectngthe popular senaant of Greene County
but that the said resolutions were conceived in ain and
brought forth in piquity by few sneakng exempts
attempt to give psusiDty to their own coWardy actions
Resolued, shat Notwithstanding the many hardships,
prvsons, and dangers to which We have been exposed
still willing, and deem it TO be our duty to ourselves
and to Country fight ont to the bitter end
until beloved Country shall be free from the poutpg
tgssa OF the invading foe.
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Ssov.-When all other topics tail, the weather re
quenty comes in to relieve the a"kwardness oil blank
silence by the boredom OF blank sound But tns morn
ing we think that the attention of Everybody and Dis
wife was naturally and egtmatey turned to the wealth
er 1t appealed to their eyes ard their nose' and TIE
ends of their tees For the first time for some years We
have snow, good coating of snow, some three incnes
or over on level and deeper in hooWs where IL Lac
been carried by the wind and deposited.
This ia all jolly enough for those who are wen housed
clothed and warmed bat less so tor those who are MOI
equally favored must always be the case even In Inc
best of times.
1t commenced showing yesterday afternoon, between
three end four O'clock and showed at intervals TILL
and after dark 1t came down in fine PARTICLES tne
cold apparently being too great for large fakes.
Daflu Journal 18Th.
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The EaELkT ARK EILai,

RILL TO ORGANIZE FORCES 10 ssRYa DURING Tue VAR
Section LIST provides that all while reeidenIs of TIE
Confederate States aud so shall be
in the service of the Cortedara,e state during the
10 the vice sh ii. be rog present
III the same organization in which they serving
OF this act unless they are regularly dscharRed
or transferred. Companies from Sta were put
into ions from anO her tae
provided they expressed their dissent the time they
were placed IN said olgal izaton Ldgidua sold
Section provid that the expiration of every six
mo1tas rom me ist OF ApIH nex bounty Q" one hun
service
the operation of this of his having dis
charged, where disability exists, by OF
tofore been exempted account OF religious opinions,
and paid the required shall be required render mill
Section provides that all between II ard Is years of
sge shall torn reserve corps not to EerVe out Of the
Section provides that the last named persona shall
elect their own leg ment company officers, and be
field. f"' ''-A "'''" 'A''' g. ''''p' !" '-''
Section zprOvides that any person Of the last named
days, as provided By the President, without sufficient
reason, .ha be made in the field during the
pta guards and clerks and OF clerks guards agents. en-
poy ees as aborels in the Comssary Quarter master
and all similar duties, shah be performed by persons
VINO are declared by board OF sIgeoTs as anaole
may detail such bodies of troops or eqpeo 70
and 6 as mag be needed for the discharge of such duties
persons seventeen aud eRhteen of age shall
not be assigned to such duties. Tbe President enpow
ered to detail arzans mechanics other persons of sci
enfc skill, to perform indispensable duties In the depart
rnents bureeux herein mentioned
Section provides that quartermaEter assistant
quarermaaer, commssaFy assiste comissary
than those serving in the field officer in the ordnance
bureau navy AGENT or provost marshal or officer in
the conscrpt service who aha hereafter retain employ
any person to military duty, herein provided
shall be cashiered. Il
Section 10 repeats all existing exemption laws and
emps the following:
l. All who shall be held unfit military SERVICE under
rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War.
4 The Vice President OF the Confederate States the
members and officers OF Congress- or the several State
and such other Confederate and State officers
IS me President or the Governors Of the respective
traton of the Confederate State governments as the
case may be.
3. Every minister of religion authorized to preach &C
oerdng to the rules OF his church. and who at
his ministerial duties superintendents physicians of
asylumns OF the deaf dumb, blind and insane enc editor
for each newspaper being published at the time Of the pas
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pobly; was engaged az Haserstown Maryland 90 the
ll,h July; Mortons Ford On the II tn oet. -, souon
Lieutenant Colonel Nelson Slough resigned NoVem.
yhe regiment was in the fight at Kelly's Ford
The loss sustained by the regiment Oh the held Is
Sufficient to show that it has discharged It's on'y'
Gold Harbor5 The gallrnt charge Of the 2Oth n G.
on that field will be remembered as long as there lives
soldier to admire galantry, Or al historian to re-
cord the deeds of the worthy Promlaent On the iong
list of casualties OF this bloody field stands the name
lieutenant Colonel Frank J. Faieon, than whom
there never lived i nober man, or died brave1
soldier.
The subjoined statements will show the genera
changes in the regiment since its organ zaun I'M
character of the sketch desired being such as not Il
allow me to notice interesting particulars worthy
record.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-02-25

WE PUBLISH TO DAY the currency, tax ano nnA'a4'
bills also the act to suspend the hsoeas '0ipu'' IL ~
tain cases. passed By Congress at lts la'e se'slon
taa Il for Granted that everybody Will READ tneSe o
for themselves since everybody INTERESTED IN tne'
W. forhear comment since comment could efect notn-
;no now Congress is gone and its action irrevocabie
b. President has signed the FIRST three bills as being
absolutely necessary, even although he may not ap
prove all their details 1t ia stated that he asked Tor
the passage of The act suspeudng the writ habeas corpus
OF course he will sign that if he has not already IT,
ss be is said to have done The Richmond Senne1 says
it Is DOW the law of the land
These acts together with that for putting into ser
<yice the principals of substitutes, may be Said to EN-
body and contain nearly all the most Important eglS
lation of the last session. Other acts ana
had ref rence IN details merely; useful perhaps and ID
anne cases Of to the parties concerned, and
necessary to the operations of government but not OF
that universal interest which attaches to the great
measures to which have just referred and which, as
we have already ead will be found in our columns TO-
day.
These bills will be the subject of much criticism, and
will be likely give rise to large measure OF dissats
faction n sundry quarters The tax and currency bills
touch the pocketnerve and that is peculiarly sensitive
especially with those whose pockets are best Tiled and
who have made most by speculation. we are Iar roln
thinking either of these bhs perfect not that we object
to the amount of the tax although that heavy but
il is not heavier than the necessities of the country
require nor neither do object to funding. But we
think these bills operate uneqaay and so far as they
do so, operate upusty. But they now laws of the
land passed in good faith to meet pressing emergen
cy and are entitled to fair trial. The people of the
Conederacy will chcerully comply with their conditions
The act ssspendng the writ of habeas corpus in GER
tain cases. will evoke the loud est storm of denuncson
It will be stigQatized tyranncal and oppressive,
although ingenuity so torture words to make
out that it is unconstitutional We doubt if it will
make much difference if its passage would have beeL
made known to any good and loyal citizen by any
ton of the authorities predcaed upon such passage.
We anticipated the passage OF this oct o natural
sequence to the act putting into service those who
exempt by Of having furnished substitutes and
50 stated when that act was passed.
The Richmond papers generally appear TO regard the
financial measures with favor they seem to think that
they will be efficient in reducing the volume Of the
currency and in establishing the credit of the govern
ment. We hope SO.
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Loss OF THE eCoTIA We have been furnished with the
folio gins extacts OF letter 10 gentleman of this city
In relation to the loss of the above vessel:
"1he fine steam ship Scotia lost. She making her
way safely Rto Wilmington. N. O.. when he officer n
steamer r. E. Lee, captured by the enemy some time ago
and succeeded IN setting her FIRE. Completely destroying
her. Four of her drowned Coxetter the CAP.
Parser on board the Feauregard, was drowned lew
1.-THE Scotia was speudid steamer She originally be-
ber 1861! Charleston with pow for our
ernment on her second voyage She was captured and
eQQeny purchased by Hr. G. Gibbes and Col Wea-
Oh ~ accOnnt 40 near she Rsd
steamer reflects severely upon the officer il charge of
srnment VIII pvesSate this sts- srd s me mOv
tion. Columbia, S. c., Guardian. 18th inst.
We fear that private letter writer's will soon have to
be classed with The "reable gentleman" The above
detail of circumstances connected with the loss of the
Sco1A (changed to the FANNY and JENNY is wholly
incorrect almost feel tempted to call it fabulous
First, as to her having been fred Oh by Whitworth
battery while safely making her way into Wilmington
We can only say that, day before yesterday Captain
Cc1ETTER IN person, requested Us to contradict that
statement rumouF report which had got currecv at
distance, but which never heard here. The Whit
worth battery fred On the FANNY and JENNY nm
til after she had been taken possession of by the Yam
kees she being at the time hard and fast on the
beach, eighteen miles from New Iulet. Second she
was not completely destroyed for her hull etc. Of er
ed Tor SALE Third, Captain CoxErTER was not ne .rly
frozen TO death He was exhausted when he rer .ched
the Shore but the weather Wednesday the 1Cth in
slant, was mild and balmy. Fourth, We dou- ot Mr.
THoURoNs DEATH for the that on Tues aay last
the 18th instant, we published detailed acco mt in re-
gard to the FANNY and JENNY and her crew., which &C.
count We took down from the statements Pc fsonay fur
oiSneo Us oy Dir. THoURoN. Mr.. TIC ,uRos did not
nave 'ne appearance of man who had been dead six
DAYS. de reported himself among the F ayed, and Gap
'n who concured in the correctness of the
-. gwen Dy Nlr' Hou Aos, also corrobor.
ated hs statement of his own escsp and acted towards
-DAn - NJ. ~ uIusn ne oe ieved him to be live
1's4' AN' VI '''H1'nS 90 overwhelming that
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we are compelled to regard THoURoS as Nv. msn :.
The officer in charge of the White"or'n '"''e''
deserving of praise, rather than OF cenou'@
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THE HEARING of habsas corpus case, contestng
the coDstitutiony Of the act Of Congress requiring
the service of principals who furnished substitutes
was to have commenced in Salisbury yesterday, before
Chief Justice Pearson who has invited the associate
Justice5 to attend on that OCCASION
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Recruiting at the North.

Three Yankee deserters were brought in last night
and lodged in the military prison.-D. Journal, 18th
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YE MILK IN YE CCCoANUT-The Conservatives -
of Little Greene that is to say, those who way
or another have stad at home and conserved their
own corporosties having held meeting some time in
January to secede from the Confederacy and aught
we know from tie State held another meeting on the
18th instant for the purpose Of making Governor,
and have passed resolutions expressive Of their desire
faG adrmony and indicating who their leader is in their
noble and patriotic ef9rts We quote two resolutions
as a sample
ResOlUed That We will submit 70 40 compromise with
the DesruCtiVes
ReSOlved, Thgt while viii cheerfuy support any
sound Conservative take pride in recommending to
the people OF North Carolina, W. W. Holden, patriot
and statesman. as our first choice for Governor,
These resolutions say plainly words can say
We 60 for party srifes and divisions and support
their representative aud promoter, ". W. HoL-
DEN for the Office of Governor. TIE object or one of
the objects of these peace convention reconstruction
meetings Ass been disclosed other objects will soon fol-
Low. The cat is partly out of the meal tub. He has
Shown his head his hinder parts will follow. By
the way, the Greene county soldiers do not approve of
these goings on at home.
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GENTLEMEN est arrived mere, VINO nave not lons sn0o
been inmates OF Federal prisons, inform US that 90 lar
as they could sce hear, learn in any way the story
of episments or Refreshments in the Federal Amy 10
almost wholly fictitious. Whatever troops the enemy
now GETS or is likely hereafter to get must be raised
by drafting. The British Provinces already full OF
deserers from the Federal service and the persons en-
gagged in tie Provinces recruits or substitutes al
most invariably desert. Me1tion is made OF black
regiment organized 10 Michigan mainly out OF negroes
from the other side Of the ne which, after getting the
bounty was reduced by deserton and fight across the
lines to sixty. How long these sixty remained is not
known. Evidently the people at the North, however
muchthey may wish to the war prosecuted to the
subjugaon and ruin of the South, averse to going
i'm personally and thus far tired OF the whole at
fair This is SO far cheering 1t encourages the Con-
ederacy to make resolute resistance, which will In.
crease and intensity this feeling, while at the same time
the atupendous efforts being made by LINCOLN to fill
bis ranks by any and every show that nothing
short Ct toe most powerful and united Efforts on our
parts, possibly be relied on.
The Marion Is. o. S,ar reports only one case of
small pox in that village and this the attending ply
stefan states is far recovered to be pronounced
well.
Ir is cold The ground is covered with snow. We
arc without mas. Things not jolly, but they are
not without hope nor we without consolation. Amid
all our troubles We breathe easier-we feel thankful
Congress has adjourned. Peace to its ashes While
it remained in session we were constantly uneasy
Now We know, or will coon know the worst, until the
new Congress meets. Hard that We get no mails.
Congress ought to have given time for funding
1t takes the telegraph about six weeks to send imper
feet news oyer the country. The mail will bring it
when God reases, at the farthest but many peo
pie will not hear Of the late currency law until April
Isl has come aid gone.-D. Journal, 10Th
Sors9 Of the rapers say that the Reverend WIN. G..
BRcwNLow is dead. I ne Atlanta Confederacy calls
him the Reverend WILLIAM GODDESS BRowNLow. We
do not fully credit the There is corobo-
rating circumstance wanting. None OF the reports
state that he was hung. BRowELow was born to be
hung, aud must fulfil his destiny. 1t would be mean
OF him 10 sneak fl and die in any other way. JOHN
HAIRY saith The Reverend BRowELow is dead.
Peace 10 bis ashes but what capital lye they would
make
The two most important items of telegraphic news
odays paper the suspension of the habeus coz
PTS by the Congress OF the Confederate States, and
the advance of gold in New York. LOGAN with an
army corps has left Chattanooga to cooperate with
SHERMAIVs movement
Nothing later from Mobile. The papers OF that
city at hand up to the 14th only. They contain
actually no information in regard to the combined
movement NOV in progress against that city.
Daily Journal, l3M.
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HEADERS Doth y. g. TROOPS,
Jan. 9th, 1864.

Jan, Stn, 1904
CAPT. j. II. Four a A. G.:
Captain According TO Instructions have the homo,
to submit the follow ing as historical sketch of he
26h N e. Regiment from its organization to the pre-
sent das- On the 18th day of june, 861, the 1Ott
Regiment n. c. Vols wGs composed of the following
companies
CabarruE Guards (A). Capt. n. Slough.
CabatrRs Black Boys tr8}, Capt. J. B. Atwell.
Columbus Guards, No. 4 D1, Capt i j. B. Stanley.
Confederate Greys ~ 81, Capt. G. B. benson
Brunswick Guards (Gp, Capt. J. s. Brooks.
Independent Blues (El), Capt. ". W. Coz.
Columbus Guards, No ,. (K). Capt W. 81. Toon,
organized by eIeoting Capt. Alfred Iverson, G. 8
A, Colonel; Capt lF. j. Fason, of Sampson county
Lieut.. Col, and Capt. w. III. loon, of Columbus
county, Major; was stationed at Fort Johnston, n
c. until June 1862, except short time at Whining.
ton and Camp Wy att each. In the meantime the nug
Der of the Regiment was, by order of the Adjt Gen'l
of the State, changed flom the 10th n. G. Vols to
the goth n. G.. Troops. The Regiment, numbering
1Ol2 men, was ordered to Virginia, June l4th 1862,
was placed in Brig Genl Garlands Brigade, partici.
pated in the fights around Richmond the following
fields: echancsvile Gold Harbor and Malvern HILL.
In the LIST Mar gland campaiD, in battes Of South Noun
tain end Shsrpsburg sustained quite heavyoss On the
18th November at Strasburg, Va Col lverson was pro-
NOTED to the rank of Brigader General, and assumed
command of the brigade, Uiee Samuel Garland killed
at South Mountain.
Participated in the frst battle Of Fredericksburg
and spent the winter quietly in camp in Caroline
county, Va.
On the 25th Feb, 1868, Capt T. F. Toon. Com.
pany K, promoted to the Oolonelcy, vee Iverson
promoted, and Major Nelson Slough promoted Lieut..
Col vies w. 81. Toon resigned.
Assisted to win the glorious victory at Cbancellors.
vile, May I'd and 3d. 1868.
On the 10th May, Capt. John g. Brooks Company
q, was promoted to Major.
Was in the Pennsylvania campaign, Took an &C.
tive part in the battle of Gettysburg Pa July 1st,
1865 and though almost deoimated, sustained itself
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IL last night not tie coolest within the memory
OF the Oldest nhabiaDt, sure that it was the
coolest within the last five years. This ia the fifth win
Ter that We have occupied present building, and
last night for the rst time the water foze in the pipes
IN engine ROOM thing which it even threat
ened to do before. The cold was intense.