The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-23

| stoned staff were, Thos. >. Armlstead
Sergeant Major, Plymouth, (Washing-
ton county;) Calvin J. Morris, Quarter
master Sergeant, (Bertie county0 A
! H. Fitzgerald, Ordnance Sergeant
/ (Caswell county;) Neil MI. Buie, Hos
| pital Steward, (Harnett county0 j.
| ". Sorey, Chief Bugler, Martin coun
ty;) Levi j. Pagan, OF Plymouth, Color
| Sergeant.
The several companies composing the
regiment may be briefly named as fol
/ lows: Most of the names of enlisted
men can be found in the honorable
roll compiled by order OF the State
| and known as 'Moores Roster" but
! that record, it is well known, is imper-
/ fect,many rolls having persisted, which
| record the changes incident TO time
| and disease and the casualties of war.
| Company A, known originally as the
| Rebel Rangers" was from New Han
| over and had commissioned, 3 non
commissioned officers, musicians
| and 800 privates; total, 153. a. W.
Newl<irlz was commissioned as captain
Oct 10th. 1861; c. W. McClammy was
promoted to captain from first heuten-
ant September IL, 1863, and subse-
quently to Major in 1864 when ID. j.
Nixon was made captain from first
lieutenant. The remaining officers
were as successfully promoted; 1st
lieut., A. c. Ward; and 2nd lieuts., ID.
J. Nixon, Jno. W. Howard, a. {. Ward,
Louis w. Howard, and Robert {.
Highsmith.
Company B, the "Gatlin Dragons"
of Onslow county, had commissioned
and 10 non-commissioned officers, and
1872 privates; total, 139. +. w. Ward
was made captain December %, 1861,
and BRYAN Switzerland succeeded him
November 80, 1868, having been pro
NOTED from second lieutenant. The
other officers were first lieutenants L..
W. Humphrey, John W. Spicer, and NJ.
T. Langly; second lieutenants Bryan
Switzerland, (promoted as stated, j..
". Spicer, David w. Simmons, Stephen
Fl. Merton, ID. Williams, and NJ. f..
Langly.
Company c, the "Caswell Rangers"
of Caswell county had 4 commits
stoned, 8 non-commissioned officers,
and 81 privates; total, 100. Harmon w.
Reinhardt was captain, February %,
1862; first lieutenant, John W. Hatch
ct; second lieutenants, Stephen A.
Rice, and James A. Williamson.
Company d, the Highland Rangers"
of Harnet county, had 4 commission
ed, non-commissioned officers, and
90 priyates: total, 102. Thomas j.
Brooks, captain, was commissioned
March 8, 1862; first lieutenant, G. w.
Behman: second lieutenants, James
NJ. Mcneil, and w. NJ. Mcneil.
Company Il, the Macon Mounted
Guards" from Lenoir and Craven coun-
ties chiefly, with members from Pitt
and Chatham had commissioned, 9
on-commissisoned officers, and "a pri-
Yates: total, 78. w. w. Carraway and
l.. H. Hartsfeld were captains, the
latter commissioned October 7, 1861.
First lieutenant, Isaac Roberts; second
lieutenants. Owen A. Palmer, and 5.
H. Loftin.
Company +, the Davis Dragons, :"
from Burke county, had commission
ed, 6 on-commissioned officers, (whose
names have been preseryedD, and 90
priyates; total, Ill. T. George Walton
was made captain October 7, 1861, and
succeeded by Elisha A. Perkins May
10. 1862 First lieutenants, Hugh C..
Bennett and j. c. Tate; second lieuten-
ants, j. A. Stewart, W. +. Avery, j..
Rufus Kincaid, j. A.Conley, and Henry
T. Lindsay.
Company g, the Scotland Neck
Mounted Rifemen," from Halifax
| county had commissioned nom
| commissioned officers, and 108 pri-
| Yates; total, 121. Atherton Il. Hill, who
was made captain October 8, 1861, was
succeeded by Benz q. Smith promoted
| from second sergeant. First lieuten-
| ant. Norfieet Smith; second lieuten-
ants, George A. Higgs, Theodore Il.
Hyman, and John r. Savage.
Company II, the Humphrey Troops
from Onslow county, had commits
| stoned, 0 non-commissioned officers,
| and s. priyates; total, 80. julius w
| Moore was commissioned captain
| December 10, 1862. First lieutenants,
Thos. b. Henderson and a, g. Haw-
| kins: second lieutenants, Jas. Bryan
and y. W. Trott.
Company /, the Wake Rangers, >
| from Wake county, had commits
stoned, il non-commissioned officers
and IS priyates; total, 1917. Rufus S
Tucker, captain, was commissioned
! February ls,fS62, and on his promotion
| as major and aid de camp January
"a, 1863, David a. Robertson was made
captain. First lieutenants, r. Jeffer-
son Utley and Joseph NJ. Bowling;
| second lieutenants, w. W. Clements
j. II. Allison, w. q. Riddick, and Allen
| r. Rogers; bugler Jesse Winborne
Company X, the CLARK Skirmishers'
Of Beaufort and Washington counties
with Martin and Pitt contributing
had 6 commissioned. 10 non-commis-
| stoned officers, and IS privates; total
81 VIM. Jordan Walker, Geo w
Ward, and Fred Harding, who was
commissioned May 10, 1862, were cap
tains. First lieutcnants, George w
Ward. Fred Harding, and VIM. Slade;
second lieutenants, VIM. Slade, Fred
Harding. j. f., Moore, and Burton
| Stiiley, the last two ranking, respec-
! lively, from May II, and May 16, 1862
| OF this company the writer had the
| honor of being first sergeant, having
| joined it's ranks May Is, 1862.
This completes a review of the per
| ronnel of a regiment remarkable foi
the high spirit and mental and physi
cal strength, no less than for the mora
| worth and patriotic devotion to duty
which characterized it. How many Of
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