The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13
A Sketch of the Fourteenth Reg
iment N. c.. Troops.

NoTE:-Thc following is merely an
abridgement OF the Original Sketch On
the state House) prepared III camp near
Orange Court Iollse. Va. soon after
the battle OF ChancellOrsvil in COM
pliance with the order OF the Adjt-Gen-
eral OF North Carolina. relative to the
Roster of State Troops.
(Conciaied troBt last ,ceek)
A pause at this iuncture OF the narra-
tive succeeded by a quasi dix ergent con-
temptation of the distructiveuess of war
may not be considered inapr0pos by any
certainly obnoxious by none The
morning reports and records of the lst
81 MAY 1862 attest the fact that more
than one thousand names had been
formed upon the rolls Of the Huh Regi-
ment Of y. c. Troops and of those an
aggregate OF nine hundred remained.
Since that time the retreat of Johnston
from Yorktown followed by the brilliant
engagement of Williamsburg has passed
INTO history and the participancy OF the
regiment duly accredited.
The engagement OF Seven Pines, the
bloody and victorious campaign OF seven
DAYS around Richmond, during which
Lieut-Colonel Johnston commanded
the march to Maryland. Boons borO. with
its heroic chief, ID. Ii. Hill.
Sharpsbur" where the l4th with most
stubborn obs lnacy withs TODD the shocks
81 treble its numbers. deserted upon the
right by those upon whom 1t relied, Of
under orders they have never shown IT.
sustained by Tie II y. G. Regiment on
the left finally compelled by an over
whclming concentration to retire with
2lj men hots az eon,bat OF say 30,
Iamoug them the commanding officer
E'redcricks bu.g with its glorious fruits
| charlottesville the day of wailing for
| Hooker and his mercenaries where the
! It'll y. {. Troops won the appellatlon
"IIerucS of the day, the conluestS OF
| Ewcll il tile valley the carnage OF
/ Gettysburg during which the regiment
IN conjunction with the Both \. {.
+ Troops charged the enemys strong
! position oi The lst day. and where the
casualties OF the engagement included
/ the cnmmaudaut OF the regiment, the
pursuit of Meade from the Rapidan TO
/ Manassas. the heavy skirmish Of the
i Brigade at kelleN's Ford. where tie
/ position Wa~ saved by the timely arrival
/ of the / aud | 4lli \. {. Regiments, these
performances have all become matters OF
record and their bloody accompaniment
exponent the truthtulneSs OF Burke ;
maxim -. Liberty III its last analysis -
! the blood Of the brave" The human mind
/ i ever ready to demonstrate the i'm
pressiye force OF accumulated M stor-
tunes when presented IN thIer ma@nl-
tudc; however the province OF troubling
deeper fountain and exciting the en-
tire susceptibility of grief is reserved fol
the simple relation OF their cons stituents
in the order of occurrence.
Roberts the gallant and Christian
Colonel. died July 9TH, 1862, Major
Dixon the day after Capt. Brown, \.
Q. NJ. on the Sth all of diseases con
tracted in the Swamps of the Chlca-
hominy.
1 Lieut.-Col. Bennett became Colonel
Capts. johnson and Lambeth. Lieut.
Colonel and Major. B. F. Smith sue
ceeded the former Quarter Master. The
i Medicine Department is represented BY
Tracy and Logan. During the perioc
commencing with May, lS62, and end
irr with this his torical abridgemcnt
Officers besides those already nameC
fell among them Lewis Locke ano
Shankle. Of co. II /; Holt. Of L; Roarke
Of d; Williams. ot B: Thompson. o
f; Harvey, Of + Griffith, Of G.; kear
ney, of A. also Capt. Cherry, OF A
they died Ill the prime Of life, ardent
supporters Of their Comty's Cause.
What shall be said OF the scores o
untitled men whose spirits have passed
the limit between time and eternity
Shall their memories be cenotaphed i
this report OF Shall the silence Will
which their bones are too often paeoc,
characterize it: Heaven forbid.
While it is conceded that the direct
inc hand of a Lee aud others must b,
pres ent with the forces that sustain tn
Cause: yet Justice will accord the con-
mon soldiers the credit OF inspiring 2.
about him With enthusiasm and per>'
vcrancc 50 necessary to success. Iru
the rank and tilc have not the motive
which incite the officers OF most grades
Vet the ..>cintilla of remembrance b.
the country a. the leaven Of the land
an an.idotc tor many hardships braVed
Their patriotism i pUle-tEer mem,
rieS must he dear.
(>4nedJ II TYLER BENNETT. Col.
Com. lith liegt. y. Z. Hoop