The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-22


first year of the war.
Ii was organized at Weldon, n. c.
about the first Of July, 1861, with The
following field and staff officers: vii
liam T Clarke. of -- Company
Colonel: Thos. B. Venable, of Gran
Vile county, Lieutenant Colonel; Jon
athan Evans, of Cumberland county
Major; John Ferret, of Halifax county
! a. @. NJ; John A. Williams, of Gran
vile county, A. G. s.; Dr. Bedford
Brown. of Person county, Surgeon
DR.. w. II. Wilson, of Granville county
Assistant Surgeon; William w Baird
Of Person county, Sergeant Major;
/ Charles D. Clarke, of Wake county, @
I NJ. S.; Lawrence T.. Duffy, of Onslow
| county, o. S.
The following companies constitu.
ted the regiment.
/ Company (A), Capt. John G. Ollie
/ han, Person county.
/ Company OBJ, Capt. George T. DUFF
! fly, Onslow county.
/ Company CO., Capt. George w. Crock
EFT, Johnston county.
| Company Cd, Capt. David C.. Clark,
I Halifax county.
Company (E), Capt. Barney Lane,
4 Johnston county.
Company (F), Capt. Jonathan Evans,
/ Cumberland county.
| Company go, Captain, Thaddeus D.
| Love, Robertson county.
Company (H), Captain, John L. Har-
| ris, Person county.
Company ~, Captain Ira T. Wood
| all, Johnston county.
Company (K), Captain, David w.
Spivey, Franklin county.
The regiment after its organization
remained at Weldon for few days,
practicing in regimental drill. From
Weldon, the regiment was ordered to
Richmond, Va, where it went into
camp in the Western suburbs of the city
for one day and night. From here it
was ordered to join General John b.
Floyd, then operating in the region of
the Gauley River, West Virginia.
Boarding the cars, we set out on a
two days trip, it being often the case
that the three engines attached, could
hardly ascend up the grades on this
mountain road, then completed to
Jackson River depot.
The regiment remained at Jackson
River about one week, it raining most
of the time.
From here we took up the line of
march to join General Floyd, then in
the Kanawah Valley This was a long
and tedious march, of nearly or quite
one hundred miles, over the mountain
roads. The weather being very warm
the boys began to see some of the real
tiles of war and the life of a soldier.
On this march we encamped for short
while at the celebrated White Sulphur
Springs, Meadow Bluff and Blue Sui
phur Springs. We joined General
FLOYD in the latter part of October, on
his return from the Kanawah, where
he and General Wise had fight with
tie Yankee General Rosecrans, then
in command of the Federal forces in
West Virginia.
General Floyd, retreating into the
mountains, being pursued by the Fed
erals, took a position on Big Seweli
Mountain with the enemy in front
Here ne built a very substantial breast
work of Chestnut logs, and in this posi-
ton the two armies remained during
the fall and early part Of the winter
of 1861.
Heretofore the boys had not been
used to hard marching, and the sever
tiles OF camp life. The measles having
broken out among them, many died from
disease. We remained, however, in the
mountains of West Virginia until the
winter was well advanced. 1t was in
this campaign that the oath Regiment
served under the immortal soldier,
Robert E. Lee, then Brigadier Gem
eral. From here the regiment was or
dered to Richmond and on to Peters
burg, where we went into winter quar-
ters at the Model-farm.
Here the boys had fun and a good
time generally.
In the early spring of 1862, the regi-
ment was ordered to Eastern North
Carolina. We remained at and near
Murfreesboro, N. G., for quite awhile
watching the enemy. 1t was near this
place in May, 1862, that the regiment
was re-organized and became the cath
/ Regiment, State Troops. As stated in
! the outset. the regiment up to this time
was twelve months Volunteers and the
j 14th Regiment. In the re-organiza-
/ ton there was some dissatisfaction
among the Volunteers at having to
move up to higher numbers. The 14th
! Volunteers, however, became the gath
State Troops and re-organized as fol-
lows:
! Colonel William J. Clarke Of Wake
county.
Lieut.. Colonel John l.. Harris, Of
Person county.
Major Thaddens u. Love, Of Robe
son county.
Adjutant Oliver D. Cooke, OF
county.
John Terrell, 4 q. NJ, Of Halifax
county.
John a. Williams, \. G. $, of Gran
/ vile county.
DR.. VIM. r. Wilson, Surgeon, OF Gran
vile county.
DR. Charles Duffy. Assistant sur
geon, Onslow county,
Evander McNair, Chaplain, Robson
county.
Other STAFF Officers about the same
as first year of the war
Company A-Captain, james lloi.
man, Person county.
Company Captain, Geo. T. Duffy
0nsiow county.
Company Captain, VIM. B. Duffy
Johnston county
Company y Captain Wu. J. Squig
gins, Halifax county
Company r Captain, Barney Lam
Johnston county
Company + Captain. JAS S. Evans
Cumberland county
Company G Captain, A A. McIyer
Rah.aom namm1H