The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-08
artillery nomnanies from the Pamlico

artillery companies IEUm TIC duiiNo
and Neuse rivers. and landed at the
| different Notifications on the Cape Fear
river. This company was sent to Fort
johnson, at Smjthville, where it built
Fort Pender, and fortified the town in
the rear by a line of breastworks and re-
doubts from Elizabeth creek to the Cape
Fear river, below deep water point, at
the same time drilled, did garrison and
picket duty. While there the company
| suffered the scOuTge Of the yellow fever
and smallpox, from which quite large
number died. During the winter and
spring of 1868, the company recruited
to 1870 men. In addition to other sell
vices, this company Kept guard at the
signal stations on the coast aud river, to
report signals displayed, in order that
blockade runners might rake a safe en-
trance in the Cape Fear river, which was
q very important service 10 tie State and
Confederate governments. II was while
the company was at Fort Johnson teat
the steamer Kate, in running the h!'t5
ade, struck one of the Instructions Cor
Yankee catchers, as we called them,) in
the inlet at Fort Caswell, and punched
hole in her bottom, from which she sank
at Smithville. From her this company
took about ten thousand blankets,
besides arms and merchandise. A
short time afterwards the steamer
Scotia, while trying to run in port, got
aground, and was set on fire, and burned
down to the water. Thenext day this com
pany took out of her yethousand pounds
of meat and other stores. This company
being raised on the coast and accustom
ed to the sea, quite a number of them
were detached TO go on an expedition
with five hundred men to take one Of
the fast blockade-running steamers and
run the blockade at New Inlet, and run
in at Cape Henry and pass Fortress Mon
roe to Point Lookout, release our prison
ers there (Which were said to be about
%, O00) arm those for duty and march
out through Maryland and join Gen.
Lees army somewhere in the vicinity OF
Washington, d @. This movement was
in agitation in the latter part of June,
1868, just before the battle of Gettys-
burg, Pa. This matter becoming known |
to the enemy through deserters, it was
abandoned
On August I'd this company was or
dered to Bald Head, and was subject to |
a severe Smelling from the feet, all day |
ION Sunday trying to recapture block
aGe runner ashore on the beach, back
of the Island (this steamer was also
named Kate We did succeed after re
Inducements came to our assistance
from Fort Fisher with a Whitworth can
non IN driving the enemy away and saw
ing portion Of her cargo.
This company remained at ForJ Pen
der until the formation of the 40th r 'g
iment when it was ordered to Bald Head.
Company 'sH,'' 10th Regiment, North
Carolina Troops.
This company was organized at vii
mington, N c., in the spring of 1861,
where they remained for few days, and
was sent to Fort Caswell at the entrance
of the Cape Fear river, where it remain
ed for some time, and was ordered TO
Camp Advance" near Weldon, where it
was attached to Col Tew's 2nd regi
ment, North Carolina Infantry, and or
dered to Richmond, Va from there to
Fredericksburg, where it remained and
did service on the Potomac river and
other points in that state, until the
spring of 1862, when it returned to North
Carolina, with Gen Holmes Division,
and was afterwards detached, and sent
TO the Cape Fear river, and was stationed
at several Notifications on that river,
aud was at Fort Fender, at the organi
zation Of the 10th regiment, and assigned
tO it as Company "H. and ordered to
Bald Head for duty. This company was
principally of Irishmen, and no
better Or more loyal men, or better sol
diers could be found ia any cOmpa
ny when work or lighting was to be
done, they we're always ready, and would |
go where ever ordered.
Co. /, 10th X, g,ment n. C., Troops.
This company was organ zed about the
drst Of February, 1862, at Washington,
n G., was stationed at Fort Hill, on the
Parnlieo river, whe it remained until
Negbern was attacked March 14th,
1862, when it was ordered to reinforce
that town. but did not reach there In
time, 80 it went in camp at Kinston,
where it remained until ordered to Fort
Fisher, where it arrived about the first
Of April, 1862, and became part Of its
garrison, and assisted in building Fort
Fisher and shared in all the duties OF
that command until the 40th regiment
was organized, when it was ordered to
Bald Head for duty.
Company ''K )" 40th Regiment, North
Carolina Troops.
This company was organized in Bladen
May 1st, 1862, and mustered III
service at Wilmington, N c., and or
dered to duty az Fort st. Philip, (after-
wards known as Fort Anderson. where
it remained a short time, and was or
dered TO Camp Wyatt, about two miles
above Fort Fisher, where it remained
four or five weeks; afterwards ordered
to, and became part Of the garrison Of
Fort Fisher, where it did garrison and
picket duty, protected blockade run
ming as much IS possible, and also assisted
in building Fort Fisher and outlying
batteries, in common with other compa-
MES Of the 40th and 36Jh Regiments. |
This company remained at Fort Fisher
and shared in all the duties of that com |
mand until the 40th Regiment was or |
zed, when it was ordered to Bald |
Head for duty. T. G. DAVIS
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
No Labor ON Sunday.
From the Interior.