Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-11-15

stricken by disease, laid down their lives
in the cause of Southern Independence
: The following list comprises all we were
able to find, in a cursory examination
whose identity, as Confederate soldiers,
could be established:
Lieut.. David S. Pay, Co. D, 56th Regiment.
BENZ. O'Neal, SD Regiment.
John Woomble, Co. 3, 26th Regiment.
Charles II. Ford, Co: A, 56th Regiment.
w. B. Monroe 35th Regiment.
Hinton Smith, Latham's Battery.
Thomas Gordon, End N. c. Cavalry.
J. NJ. Liple, 7th Cavalry.
J. NJ. Sheeer SD Regiment.
James A. Wallis. 7th Regiment.
William Riddick-corps unknown.
J. Q. Adams, Goth Regiment.
| W. r. Bullock, 931, Regiment.
/ Jas. VI. Bearer, 33d Regiment.
/ In addition to these are some 10 or l5
graves without head boards, but whose To-
cation indicates that they were Confederate
soldiers
There are also numbers Of our brave
dead inferred in the private plots, whose
names we have omitted.
We were pleased to find the Sexton hard
at work, cleaning up the grounds, and
trimming off the trees. The Cemetery al
ready exhibits great improvement, in con-
dition and appearance, and it is to be hoped
will ere long present still more creditable
aspect Journal Of Commerce.
had hoped to have been able to lay full
report of the organization Of this laudable
association before our readers in this issue.
| For the present, however, we must content
ourselves with simply giving the names Of
| the general officers Of the association for
which we are indebted to the kindness Of
q friend whose devotion to the memory of
our brave Southern boys, is Well-knOwn in
this community.
Presidem.-MEs. JOHN p Dawes.
| Tice Presidents -MRs. w. P. MOORE,
! Mrs. J. E. NASH, Mis-. G. S. PRIMROSE
| Secretcu'y.-NIIss HARRIET LANE.
| TreaS;we3.-MRs. LEWIS.
The object for which this association is
organized, is one Of the holiest that come
within the sphere of women's patriotism,
and is alike the duty as it should be the
pleasure of every Southerner, male or fe
male. An old writer, well versed in the
peculiarities and characteristics of nations
has truly said, the best criterion by which
to Judge the living, is their veneration for
the ad.-Nec1eTn Journal Of Commaercc.
RALE1GH-The Editor of the OLD North
State, speaking Of d late visit to Raleigh,
says:
1.-THE people of Raleigh, some of them,
at least, complained of the hardness of the
times, but we cannot understand why
Never before have we seen so many goods
in Raleigh, and never before has there been
as much business done there as at this time.
| Many of the merchants there have gone
| North for a second supply of Fall and Win
ter goods. This fact of itself, affords am
pie proof that they have some money there.
Raleigh has some advantages which are not
common to the other inland towns of the
State. The State government is located
there, and most of it's disbursements re-
dound to the advantage of the people of
Raleigh. The Federal Government also
makes some disbursements there. These
are not the sole causes of its present activi-
ty in business. Wake is a cotton growing
county, and the amount of cotton now be-
ing sold daily in the city amounts to about
fifty bales. But from whatever causes 1t
may arise, there can be no doubt that, as
compared with u.s. they are at this time in
most prosperous and fourishlng condl-
ton"
Anecdote OF General Maxcy Gregg, of South
Carolina.
The following incident in the late strug-
gle is told by gallant Virginian, late brig
adler general G.. S. A., which, while testl
flying to the noble generosity OF the man,
shows the true characteristic of the heroic
soldier
During the retreat of the Confederate
army from Maryland, on the day after the
battle of Sharlsburg, General Maxcy Gregg
commanded the rear guard Of the Army OF
Northern Virginia, General L. L. Munford
commanding the brigade of cavalry cover
ing the rear guard. When Gen. Munford
cached the ford, General Gregg and his
men were just entering the water to cross
to the Virginia side of the Potomac. Near
bv was an ambulance filed with gallant
Confederates (many of them terribly wound
ed and torn i'll the battle of the previous
day. entreating their comrades to '' carry
them back to Old Virginia. General Mum
ford seeing that the frighted driver had
abandoned them, taking his harness
and team with him, and that they
called General Gregg's attention to
the fact, whereupon the generous old Ro
man, uncovering his head said to his men,
boys, see yonderyour comrades who have
been abandoned by acOWardly driver They
appeal to us for help You who have es-
capped unhurt will not leave these poor fell
lows to their fate in sight of old Virginia. "
In an instant they were transferring their
arms and knapsacks. One generous lad,
supposed to belong to the 14th South Car
olina volunteers, catching hold of the single
trees of the ambulance, exclaimed, "we
will carry them back to old Virginia." In
South Carolinas bravest sons were up to
their waists in the water, bearing their COM
rades safely over the river, ambulance and
all-the sad and gloomy countenances of
the unfortunates seeming almost to forget
their wounds as they caught up the strain,
"Oh carry be back to old Virginia, to old
Virginia shore. Those who were too weak
to sing waved their hats and handkerchiefs,
and all were safely placed out of harms
way. AS soon as this had been accomplished
General Gregg replaced his hat and rode
away to see that they were cared for
Charleston Courier.
CONFEDERATE VESSELS REsToRED-A dispatch
from Fortress Monroe, states that In accordance
with instructions from Quartermaster General
Megs, Lieut.. Colonel Whytal, the United States
Ouartermaster at this post has made final dis
position of all the water transporta lon IN his de-
partment. The United States tug Mosswood pro-
ceeds to Baltimore tomorrow, where she Will be
sold at government auction sale, and probably be
bought in by agents of the Ir. asury Department,
to be converted into revenue cutter. The tug
Geneva and the barkes Hope and James Il. Gould, |
will be turned over to Colonel Looms. agent OF the
Treasury Department at Richmond, and by him |
transferred TO their former Confederate owners. |