Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-28

to Winchester, Va, under command OF
Colonel James Innes, who took the COM
mand, outranking at the time Lieutenant
Colonel George Washington. who COM
manded the Virginia forces. Her troops
who fought the battle OF Alamanee
against the Regulators. May ID. lIn,
were detachments OF militia commanded
by their colonels under Governor Tryon,
who was in chief command. General
Hugh Waddeil, who had seen some SER
vice against the French and Indians In
a lower rank. commanded some 800 militia
across the Yadkin. who did not reach the
battlefield.
IN THE REvOLUTION-1TI5-'S
North Carolina had in the Continental
Line" 1 Major General, Robert Howe;
Brigadier- Generals: 1, James Moore died
In service, February. ND; 2, Francis
Nash KILLED at Germantown. october.
l7TD; 3. Jesthro Sumner; 4. James Hogun
died a prisoner of war at Charleston, >.
c., January 4, l1SD.
Besides these, who were regular or con-
tinental officers, the following generals
of militia commanded troops in action:
General John ashe, at Briar Creek.
Ga; March. l779
General Richard Caswell. at Camden.
s. c.; August. l1s0 ,
General Isaac Gregory, at camden. D
c.; August, 1850. where he was wounded.
and the conduct Of his men highly praised
by the British.
General Griffith Rutherford, at Stone,
June, 17I9, and at Camden, S. c., August
l7SO, where he was wounded and cap
tured.
General William Lee Davidson, killed
at Cowan's Ford, October. 17so. Tie mad
been Northumberland in the Conu-
mental line)
General John Butler, at Stono. June %.
l779; at Camden August is. l7so. and at
Guilford Courthouse. March Is. l7s1.
General William Eaton, at Guiitord
Courthouse. March Is. 1871.
North Carolina furnished ten regiments
of regulars to the Continental line, one
battery of artillery Qkingsburys), and
three companies of cavalry. Besides this
her militia were frequently ordered out
ON tours of duty" Alone and unaided,
they won the brilliant victories at Moore
Creek. Ramsour's Mills, and King S
Mountain, and helped the regulars lose
the battles OF Camden and Gulliord
Courthouse. They also shared in the
battles OF Stone, Briar Creek. Cowpens'
and the surrender at Charleston. Ihe
North Carolina Continentals rendered ei'
0cient service at Brandywine, German
town Monmouth, Eutaw, at the siesea
of
battles. and formed part OF the garrison
~ west Point, where our Gsneral Howe
Succeeded Arnold in command, after the
treason and flight of the latter.
IN THE WAR OF lI2-'B
prigadier-General Joseph Graham, III
command Of the Brigade Of North Caro-
lima and South Carolina troops, was sem
| i'm 1874 10 aid Of General Andrew jackson.
I'm the creek war. General Graham had
attained the rank OF major In the Hevo-
| lutionary war, and had been badly wound
| ed at the capture OF Charlotte. lIN.
IN MEXICAN WAR, 1851.
Colonel Robert Treat Paine, OF North
| Carolina Regiment.
Colonel Louis d. Wilson. Twelfth
United States Infantry; died at Vera Cruz
August 10. 1Sd.
North Carolina had no general in that
war. She furnished one regiment Of vol
uuteers Paine's) and one company to the
Twelfth United States Infantry
IN THE CIVIL WAR, lSSl-'6S.
! Two Lieutenant-Ge Generals: /, 7. X
Holmes; 2, ID. ii. Hill.
Six Major Generals: /, Robert RANSOM
2. w. d. Pender, died OF wounds received
! at Gettysburg In July, 1863 3. W. Ii. c.
Fisher January 81, 1865; 4, S. ID. Ram
seur killed at Cedar Run. 1864: 5. T. L,
Holte; 6. Bryan Grimes.
Twenty three Brigadier Generals: l.
James @. Martin; 2. Richard c. Calling
3, l.. OBJ. Branch, killed at Sharpsburl
| September IL. 1862; 4, ]. Johnston Petit
grew, died Of wounds received at Failing
Waters July IL. 1868; 5. Thomas l.. Cling
man; s. George II. Anderson. died OF
wounds received at Sharpsburg September
II. 1852: Z, Junius Daniel, died Of wounds
| af
James II. Lane; 8. Robert u. Vance. since
msmber OF Congress; 10. Matthew w.
| Ransom, since United States Senator: II
Alfred NJ. Scales, Governor 1853; IL,
Lawrence s. Baker; b. William w. Kirk
land; II, Robert d. Johnston; Is. Collett
Leventhorpe; &C. James y. Gordon. killed
at yellow Tavern May II, 1861; II, Rufus
Barringer: IS. w. Castor Lewis; 10, w. Il
| Cox, since member OF Congress; 90 A.
C. Goodwin, killed at Winchester. 1864; a.
| William MacRae: %. w. Z. Roberts, since
State Auditor; %. r. -. Toon.
Generals Cook and lverson commanded
North Carolina brigades. but they were
not North Carolinians, the first being @
! Vlrginian and the latter a Georgian.
| Notwithstanding the State furnishe ed
10000 troops TO the Confederacy, II had al
| the close of the war in service only one
| Northumberland ID. II. Hill, and three
| major generals-RObert Ransom, Robert
| T. Hoke, and Bryan Grimes-Pender
| Whiting, and Ramseur. having been kille.
| in battle. or her twenty-three brigadier
| generals, six Q3ranch, Pettigrew, Ander-
son, Daniel. Gordon, and Godwin) were
| killed, one was on the retired list, one In
the State service as acknowledgement
and four prisoners Of war, leaving eleven
| in service or at home wounded
| several of our depleted brigades being
| commanded by colonies and majors, and
| one even by a captain AT the Appomay
| tox surrender april 3. 1869 the parole
| list shows from North Carolina one major
general, Bryan Grimes, commanding
| division. and five brigadier generals were
paroled In command of their respective
| brigades. w. X. Cox. William MacRae
| James H. Lane. Matthew w. Ransom
| and w. p. Roberts. Another general
| Rufus Barringer, had been captured the
| week before during the retreat.
At Joseph f. Johnston's surrender. April
| 26. 1866, North Carolina had one lieuten-
| ant-general, d. II. Hill; one major-gene-
| raj. Robert +. Hoke. and one brigadier
| kirkland, though Leventhorpe and Baker
with their commands, were also embraced
| in the terms.
To this war North Carolina sent seven.
ty-six regiments and fifteen battalioDs.
unNnn uEnO'S MENnRY