The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-26
No. 10.

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e. T. PIERCE.
No. 10.
AUGUST 10, 1888.
Ijoined Company d, 3Oth Regis
ment N. q. Troops, at the time it was
organized, and John T. Nichols joined
the same company at the same time
/ was with the company most OF the
time until the surrender. I never
knew any punishment inflicted upon
him and I never heard of John T.
Nichols wearing a barrel shirt until
Mr.. lack Dickey came to see me yes
ter1ay and said so, and I would
swear to the best of my belief that he
was captured at Spotsylvania, Va.
t. p. MANGUM.
No IL.
PE.NELL, n. O., Aug. 8, 1883.
| know Nichols never wore any
barrel shirt. W. III. H. MOORE.
No. II.
New LIGHT. N. c., Aug 9 1888.
! have been informed that John
T. Nichols, of Durham county, late of
Company ID. Both N. G. Troops has
been charged by lack Dickey, of
having to wear barrel shirt during
the war. belonged to the same
company from the time it was organ
lzed until the close of the war and l
say emphatically the report ia entire
ly false.
i. "A. RAY.
No. 10.
New LIGHT, N. c., Aug. 10. 1888
belonged to Co. d, 30th Regl-
ment n. G. Troops. Jonined the com,
pany when first organized. John T.
Nichols belonged to same company
and he was q good and faithful SOL
der. never heard of any punish.
ment being inflicted upon him and
| know he never wore any barrel
shirt during the war or shonld have
heard of it. W. B. RAY.
Witness: ]. n. ROCHELLE.
Mr.. Dickey publishes letters and
statements Of Murray Marshall, j.
L. Joyner, w. B. Terrell and w, A
Evans. l will give below letters from
these gentlemen in regard to their
statements published by Mr.. Dickey.
No. IL. ~n.
AUGUST q, 1888.
did say if John T. Nichols wore
barrel shirt during the war, he
would not deny it, for I knew him TO
be truthful man. / know nothing
about the matter and did not see
Nichols during the war until / met
him at Elmira, New York, which was
in 1865. That statement made in
The Duly Fan. of August 2lst, con.
veys false meaning Of whaqI said.
MURRAY MARSHALL.
No. 10.
AUGUTT %, 1888.
gave q certificate with w. III.
Moore to Mr.. Dickey, that John +.
Nichols was court martialed for cow
ardice aud sentenced TO wear q Tar
rel shirt, but owing to afght lie never
wore It. Now the truth of the mat
ter Is never heard the sentence or
the charge read really. do not know
what the charge or sentence was.
JOHN L. JoYNER.
Witness: J. J. WILDER.
No. Is.
SEPTEMBER II, 1888.
did not say that Nichols would
always run during q fight, as Mr..
Dickey publishes in his letter, but !
did say in talking about fighting,
that we would all run at times. l
was not with the company after De-
cember, 1862, and know nothing Of
what occurred after then. Nichols
was a good soldier while I was with
the company as any man that belong
ed TO the company.
W A. Evans.
Witness: J. L PARHAM.
DuRnAM, N. c., Aug. Is, 1883.
|, W. b. Ferrell, a citizen of Dur.
ham, n. c., do hereby certify that
was o private in Company d. Bird
Regiment N. G., Troops; that 1 was
in Tue battle Of Sharpsburg and se-
rely wounded. This battle, ac-
cording to my recollection, was
fou. ht on September 18th, 1862. I
further certify that in going into the
battle | saw John 7. Nichols, then
orderly Sergeant Of Company ID. Sd
Regiment N. c., Troops desert the
Company and run away; that he
came back 70 his company in about
four weeks that for his desertion he
was court. martialed and senteuc.d Il
be reduced 10 ranks and wear bar.
rel shirt Tor cowardice.
| w. B. FERRLL.
Swarm In and subscrihed haE,rs