The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-03-30
Historical Sketch Of The 81 hgiment
II III. g. Troopa.

into campai instruction - caasp nance,
noar Company Shops. on the n Rail |
road, June the st. 1861, ~itt willow
ing field officers: Charles Z. Flss colo-
mel !; W. T. Dortch. Lieut.. ColopGhas.
II. Ligl,ipot, Msjnr; II. B. I.own idja
tant; A. NJ. Nesbtt. Surgeon ~. l1aid-
well. and @. A. Henderson, .AkslsafSn
geons. N. f. Scales. A. Q. ~, AnN II.
Alexander. A. q. 5.
Company A.--Robert M. MtIsy.
Captain S. $. Kirklaad, Isl. Lieup,
! J. c. Turner, End; A. NJ. Kirkha a.
mar end.
Company B.-Robt. F. Webb: cra
w. X. Parrish. lst iieutenan. ! /
McMsnnia. and; w. p. Maugam, sar
End.
Company CIV. J. Freeland, Car
w. y. II. Durham. lst LIeu,eu1nt N
Guess. 2nd !; Evans Turner. Janior 81
Company DIS. McD. Tate. Capt.
DC. Pearson. lst Lieutenant; n w. h
end; JoIm Carson. Junior 2nd.
Company E.-lsaac +. Avery, Cspts
&C. Avery. LIST Lieutenant l.. II. Bsr
and ]. A. Nc Pherson. Junior Rad.
Company F.--Jas w. Wilson. cspts
R.F. carter. tsi Lieutenant; ID. r. wa
Cad; IL. c. Dixon, junior 2nd.
Company G.-Ja.. a. Crsig. capt'
b. X. Smith. lst Lieutenant; ]. i. b
boro. 2nd.
Company H.-A A. Mitchell. Capt'
l.. II. Walker, lst Lieutenant; J. -.
Rnd; o. L. Anderson. junior End.
Company i-R w. York. captaiu
w. Page. lst Lieutenant; w. u. Al
end N. ID. Barbre. janiur End.
Company K.--J. W. Lea, Captain;
Vincent. ist Lieutenant; Samuel crav
end Samuel Roaey. junior End.
The regiment renamed in camp Of
structlon fran Jane the lst. 1861,
July 8. 1861. WHEN il moved 70 Raleigh
~ss drtaiied = funeral escort Il thr y
of Hs ExcellrncY Gov. Ell,s; Corps
Il. aud q. were sent 10 Petersburg.
and escorted the body 10 Raleigh.
military honnrs were performed Jul'
1861. Here Lieut.. Colonel Dortcli res
ed. Major Lighfoot was promoted Ii
colooei. and Capt. Webb. Major. July
1861, the Regiment started 10 Virginia.
arrived al Winchester, Va. july 10. !
snd reported t. Gen. Joseph l.. Jnhn,
Cnmmandin-, and ~as assigned 70 lhr
brigade, Gen. Barnard r. Bee. and IN
dialeIy placed in line Of battle, whel
remained until the 18th. OF july. wh,
took up the line OF march for Mana
where il arrived an the morning OF
sIst, 1861. The regiment suffered SCI
ly on the march. being forced. and WI
t,mc 10 cook. For ,hrre days the rcgir
had mt eaten more than one DAYS rat
On arriving at Manassas. the Regiment
marched immediately to tue field and
ticipated in the battle. with severe
losing also Col Chas. Fisher. who was
down after having captured s.e,'o
Ricketts, battery, and gaming the irst
hold on the contested hill.
The Regiment then camped for Sc
DAYS At Camp Bee, near the battle gr'
and about August !, 1861. moved to {
Jsaes, near Rristow, where II remai
suffering greatly from sickness. until |
18th, 1861. when il moved 10 Camp
near Drumlriss, On the Potomac, whe
remsined until taking up winter qua
s.Camp Fisher, near Dumfries. At
Jones, IN the unanimous recommend
Of all officers, Col. w. y. Pender Of III
NC. Volunteers was promoted TO Co
Of the 9th State Troops. and took CONT
absu. the 18th Of August, 1861. From
time he Regiment was placed IN IN,
Corps in the Army Of the Potomac. Y
Majer seneral Gus,ayus w. Smith.
about this time Brig. Gen. w. 7. q. '
ing. t. Command oI tic brigade, reli
Gel. Falkner sf the end Miss. The br
a., sisted Of the 9th hla., 2ad Miss,
MIA. and Oh N. c. regiments.
w iting commanding the division d.
winter Of is6l-2. The Regiment