The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-10-06


wounded and captured at Gettys-
burg and had not been released
from prison. You ask if / can
prove it by the record? Let the
record answer.
The record shows that up to the
18th of September, / was acting
AdJutant of my regiment, that on
that day | received certificate
from the sheriff of my county; show
ing that | had been elected a men,
Der of the North Carolina Legisla-
ture. That on that day l turned
over my horse, books, etc, to the !
proper authorities, preparatory for
leaving for Raleigh on the next day,
the 18th. That the commanding
officer of my regiment had released
me from duty, and that on the morn
ing of the 10Th had prepared to
start home, having previously filed
proper application for my release
from duty, that finding a battle was
imminent, / went to the command
ant of the regiment and asked his
opinion as to whether ought to 90
into the battle; that he said l was
under no obligation whatever to 60,
bet suggested that / talk to Gen.
Grimes about it. After the line of
battle was formed l approached
Gen. Grimes and asked his advice
as n friend. He advised me to go
in, saying that there might be talk
about it if l did not
That told him | would 60, that /
took charge of Company "H" it
having no officers with it. That
we advanced and were halted under
a heavy fire OF skirmishers in our
front that the order 10 forward was
repeated, but for some reason the
regiment did not advance until
went in front and called TO the color
~y.~ant To follow me that n. that
time, in addition 10 the skirmisl
line, the enemy had their lines o
battle IN our front III open grouno
and a battery iniilading US that
led the charge through open groun,
for two or three hours under !;
heavy and destructive fire that
was the only officer seen in from
during the charge, and that re
, manned III front until the line wa
ordered 10 halt /: that when ordere,
to fall back by General Grimes
:, assisted him in rallying the regl
mcnt on Il line Indicated by him
until Capt. Hall, the commandan
of the regiment, who was my forme
captain. was brought 70 me nea
General Grimes, and being, as h
thought, fatally wounded, implore
me to take him to the rear, insis
ing that had no business ther,
and appealing to me as a brothe
Mason. | took him from the fiel
:, and to the hospital. Soon aftt
! reaching the hospital the repol
came that our line had been broker
and that the wounded should 9,
out ifpossible that ] caught up m
pistol and sword and went out an
l. met some flying cavalrymen and Dire
5e my pistol on the officer and halle
5: and held them until our troops can
at up. This is The record taken dow
20 in court by Major r. c. Badge
r Judge advocate at the time, and
IN now in my possession just As |
y, handed it to me about the lst
I'd December, 1864. The witness
were Brig-Gen. Bryan Crime
~ Assistant Surgeon J. r. Goodwi
a End N. C. Battalion; Color Sergea
he VIM. Il. Barnes CO. &C" 43d n.
n Regiment; Corporal j. N. Henr
en- co. 81" 43d n. C. Regiment; Adj
We tant A. w. Green, A. A. A.
in Grimes Brigade; Il. L. Hall, Cal
de co. II" and in command Add N.
Regiment; J. II. Threadgill, Lie'
he co. 81" 43d N. C. Regiment; Adj
in tant VIM. S. Barnes, Adjutant 4
nd X. c. Regiment, aide de camp to Ge
Grimes; John Stallings, co. sc
on 43d N. c. Regiment; A. w. Bridge
or Lieutenant CO. &c" 43d n. c. RI
I'll iment; w. L. M. Perkins, Lie
ny tenant co, "F" 43d N. c. Regime1