The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
For the Farmer aud Mechanic
a Sketch Of the Fourteenth Reg
imentN NJ. G. Troops.


abridgement Of the Original sketch Gin
the State House, prepared in camp near
Orange Court House, Va. soon after |
the battle of Charlottesville, in COM
pllance with the order OF the Adjt-Gen-
eral o. North Carolina, relative to the |
Roster Of State Troops.
The organization Of the l4th Regiment
y. c. Troops was completed on or about
the 9th CT June 1851, at Garrysburg y
c., by the assignment Of comp4nies:
4. Roanoke Minute Men, Capt. w. A
Johnston. w.
b. Thomasville Rifles, Capt. W L
Miller. 9.
G. Arson Guards, Capt. e. e. smith
D. Charlotte Blues, Capt. Il. Dixon
T. Oak City Guards. Capt. u. n
F. Rough and Ready Guards, Capt. z.
| B. Vance.
O. Reid Guards, Capt. T. r Slade
III. Stanly Marksmen, Capt X. An
derson.
|. Lexington Wild Cats, Capt. Jesse
Hargrove
X. Raleigh Rifles, Capt. W. II Har-
rison;
and the election of Junius Daniel, Hal
fax county Colonel, c. :. Lovejoy, Wake
county Lieut-Col. Paul f. Faison North
ampton county, Major
The command left the State June 10th
1861, having been ordered to Suffolk,
Va, and established camp some miles
from that place, which was designated
Camp Bragg in honor of an ex-Governor
! of North Carolina, during he same after
noon of the same day. Here, occupied
with the indoctrination of that al-per
vading system which Is SO necessary 10
4 the complete assumption OF duties de
volviUg upon soldiers together with the
performance of ordinary minutin con
comitant of the educational induction
mentioned In this connection, the Regl-
iment remained until the 9th of j uly.
when it moved to Camp Ellis as called
after the distinguished Chief Magistrate
of North Carolina, the intelligence OF
whose demise was announced to the
command while here.
As al former camp, the regiment par
sued, here, with the energy OF novice
the arduous and honorable requisites .
soldiers and speedily became thoroughly
! competent in the elements of the calling
But few days after reaching the latte
camp, general orders from Department
Headquarters signed the regiment t
! the Brigade of Pemberton known as lst
: Orders were received on the Sth of Aug
: designating a point near Burwells Bay a
| the position to be occupied by the Regi
i ment From August unit. Novembe
: profound quiet reigned 10 the Depart
. ment of Norfolk, and the regiment c
T course. enjoyed repose commensurate
/ with the circumstances /; however tina
Y vigilance which ever characterizes th
. effective discharge of duty, devolve
+ upon the Regt annoying picket service
e Dnr,ag THIS interior the services OF Il th
plGeelt, r. = t3oao,u - North q
d upon the fire-girted field, and In the cOul
e eli chamber alike, behesting his citize
= cohorts to Join the Chickamauga OF OF
d conflict, and if necessary die upon free
If doms last rampant, were lost to the Reg
i ment by his promotion to the Colonelcy
"a the 26th regiment n {. Troops.
P w. Roberts, succeeded to the Car
;. tancy.
'' About this time Brown of Company
;" was commissioned A. @. NJ. vice Locl
at hart resigned. Power, Chaplain, Hutc
it ings Surgeon, Win2tie Assistant Su
geon.
Early in November the Regime
passed from camp to garrison HE, G
fort retaining the name Bee which h
been given the camp, on account OF t
excellent feeling existing between Color
Daniel and the lamented officer OF til
en- name The latter month OF the wlnt
Iie OF 1861 passed away, and the last d
ny found us in BivouRs near ChuckafuC
ith Va. The school OF instruction soon &C
IN cluded and the arrival of Mcclellan
to Fortress Monroe inaugurating the Pen
IN sular Campaign was the signal Tor trai
IN fering the regiment and Brigade to
ny Department of Magruder. Along
bank ofthe Warwick River the plckets
!, l the confronting armies skirmished ia
On. and the regiment bore its part IN I
to Geographical District of Mulberry lslal
ord Orders consequent upon the part
oy, abandonment of this portion of the
my placed us in the command OF Early v
nd was soon superseded by Maj. General
if H. Hill.
mic The passage of the conscrlptlon 9
er's and the reception of orders OF the :
oh retary Of War for the execution OF
E Of law devolved upon the command
the task of reorganization on the 23th
,uld a6th of a nril 1862 The regiment
eat sented the following as its new corp
I'LL! Officers:
IL