The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-26

most inferior court known TO the
army, which could only try retty
cases and matters of discipline in the
regiment. Crimes OF a more serious
character, such as desertion, cIwc
ardice and the like had to be tried
by general court martialed. There
had been nothing brought against
you up TO this date.
Your character az a soldier except
the above charges were good.
/ was in command of the company
from the battle of Gettysburg to the
7th Of November, 1868.
Yours truly,
s S. ABERNATHY.
Late LIST. Lieutenant Co. D., Both
Reg. N. q. Troops.
[Grissom, Allen, Alternately and
Rogers are the only commissioned
officers OF my company now living
]. 7. NICHOLS
No. 5.
SEPTEMBER |, 1888
| was the only commissioned Off
Ger remaining with Co. d. 30th Regi-
ment N. q. Troops for duty after
Lieutenants Alternately. and Terrell
were captured at Kelly Ford, Va.
November 7th, 1868, Captain n. c.
Allen having been wounded in the
fight at Gettysburg, Pa, July the 1st
1868. | was with the company from
the 9TH OF November, 1868, until Jno.
I. Nichols, Of same company and reg
iment, was captured near Spottsyl
vania Courthouse, Va, May 18th,
1864. Said Nichols was courtmsr-
tailed about the LIST Of November,
1868, on the charge OF being absent
without leave, for going to the hos.
pital without written permit from
the surgeon Of the regiment and re-
duced from sergeant OF the company
to Tanks, and / know there was no
Nher punishment inflicted upon him
for his offence, and this was the only
ID ng that was ever brought against
him during the war, aud but for a
preJu lice against him for reading
HOlden's paper this would not have
been noticed. The company was in
no fight from the 7th of November.
1868, until May, 1864.
M. V. ROGERS,
Late Sd Lieutenant Co. ID. Both Reg.
iment N. G. Troops.
No. 6.
DAYTON. N. G., July ", 1858.
This is 10 certify I know John T.
Nichols, of Oak Grove township Dur
ham county, N. G.; have known him
rom bOyhood. We joined the army
Of the Confederate States together in
Company, ID. 3Oth Regiment N. G.
Troops, 10 the year 1861. We re-
NAMED together in the same cons
pany until May, 1864, when We we're
both taken prisoners by the Yankees
near Spott.ylvania, Va was with
him in prison Of Point Lookout, Nd,
for about two months, then We vert
transferred to Elmira, n. Y. and re-
NAMED in said prison camp until
February. 1866. | know he did not
wear q barrel shirt while in the army i,
nor any other punishment inflicted
up,n him. know he dill not take
the oath Of allegiance TO the United
States uhtil the war closed, and be
Sould have scorned such an at as
much IS any man. | acted 10 every
capacity, from private 10 commander
Of the company.
&c. TERRELL,
Late Of Company d, Both Regiment
N. &. Troops.
No. z.
was with Co. ID, 30th Regiment
In. @. Troops, from the Gettysburg
fight, in July, 1868. until May. 1864.
While marching through Orange
Courthouse. Va, in September II
think II was). John T. Nichols went
to the hospital without proper an-
thority and was reported by me (then
citing as Orderly SergeaIt) absent
without leave. Said Nichols came
back 10 the company about the last
Of October, 1869, with a proper dis.
Charge from the hospital. and about
the 1T Of November, 1863, he was
court. martialed for absence without
leave and reduced TO ranks. No 9th.
er punishment was Inflicted. The
statement Of Mr.. Dickey's card, pub
lishcd In the the Daily Plant Of Au,
gust 81, 1885, is incorrect: | said
III | knew ANYTHING against Nichols
| | would not tell il unless forced to ID
So"
The above Is the only thing eyel
brought against Nichols during III,
war. The company was In no fghI
after November Z, 1868, until May
| 1864 &c. FERRELr.,
Late o. s. Co. d, 80 Regiments N
| q. Troops
| No 8.