The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-03-23
Fe' tftush Recorder.
hesdaa, N. G. Infantry. !,
Cookies briS range e. H.. Va,

arch 9th. 1854.
NR. HsARrr; IN send Won 4 copy Of
the History q 10Y written by MAI. ]. G.
Woob. 70 he meg Jjulsns and Inspector
General's Office al
The Companis;np The 9Th Re.
gime,l oi ~ being among the
first TO tender uices "a The state.
we're assigned u of protecting i'm.
portsnt pulnts ainung captures In
The State; henee much uncertain.
~ connected wy rly formation Of
The Re esilnent IL ostly composed ol
what was first orSrsanize az New.
srrn as The vth ntry; and upon
lailare TO do 50. es {, ID. h. and
A. we're ordered hhern 10 Raleigh.
shere they were dpintn q Battalion,
and elected Geetlngle,rry Lieut..
Col. They remsil llrish I'LL about
the 9Th ~ AuguSrdrred back 10
Ne~bern. where j. X. aud +
were attached 20 alion. and the
whole statioLed Al ne. on Neuse
river, below Nr~h< <upanirs A. B.
and q, then on due Macon. were.
On the 2s,h dsy OF r., attached 20
the BATTALION. thus ,e 9Th Regi-
men,. which organize election Of
Lieut.. coi. George ery. - Cola-
uel. Capt. John sloa Ii. Colonel.
and Lieut.. Thomas tery, Co. r..
Msicr; lii. Up. loyp, vas detail
ID - &C, as Adju'as w. White.
20. r. appointed 4. . Capt. w.
n. Morrill,. Co. T.. al. c. !.
The Regiment !. 60 the Follow
ing Companies. viz:
GolJ.boro' Riflss. Goa. WsM. g. cn,on.
Guulonl Csys. u, 10 Iehn slosn.
Ne Guards. &. LesF. Whns.,d.
Tuekshc iIrases y, r. wooten
Marlborough Guards, L, Flu N. Morrill,.
Pranimmons BcsuFv.
ss,d.. f.rrswm. NiHsn.
o,,nsc t;v.rd.. q. 0fanh q. Wrsh,
III, yolun,rcrs. n. PITT sinel.,ery
sou,h'n R'i.lnfty. ], Ianes'. p. Md
s.l.,en yalun,een, X, wsyi r. Barton.
On the Sd af Nosembe'arIe,rrs,
~ithoo, permission from n. Hi.
then commanding the DFoceedrd
with portion Of the Reg board 4
small steamer ard an aroner. On
an expedition toward went !.
farss Beacon Island. and. tim.
advisable 10 proceed iur+ned tu
t,anp not. however. w,hluplisll.
ing svme good. having tesafiicer.
and cre~ Of French cove, came
,.horr tnfi Beacon lslsnd gale,
and had been LETT 10 ihels {. s.
man oI.wat IN full view 9 at e,.
ther ton cswar,lly 10 run ttessa.
~ 10 save them, or irom il hu.
.manitv which has character EVER,
action in the conduct Of For
hisexpedition, undertaken ders,
Col. Singletery was rut iI'nurt.
mart,sled, and suspended "a ths
uron which he resigned. a4ter.
ward elected Colonel oi the ,ry,
aud in a skirmish between his tnJ !
force of the enemy Al rrantere bile
fearles.ly pointing out the hi.
men. his head was pierced Jul.
let. thss yielding his liie . Iii.
berty.
Some time in November, iU
Hill having been transferred hy
in virginia. Brig. Gen. L. VII
Vas assigned 10 command 1T 1
and by his order. On the 2sth 2
1862. Companies A. u, aud y
ed from duty al F.rt Macon \
the Regiment al Fort Lane.
December esd. 1861, Lieut..
was elected Colonel. vice Sln&
signed. and on the 9th ot JAM
Maj. i. 4. singletery was e.ed
Colonel, and Lieut.. J. A. Gilml
Major, and Lieut.. James A. Grahl
assigned to duty as adjutant. !
winterthe Regiment was engaged
ing Notifications for the defence
bern. On the 10th of March III
fleet made It's appearance in the J
miles below NeMbern, and on u