The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-03
TO THE SOUTH'S LEADER.
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their room in the City Hall but in
few moments adjourned to another
North Carolina headquarters, No. %
South Ninth street Here the meeting
was held and officers were designated
after which the North Carolinians
went in and out until noon when
the different camps marched from the
Headquarters to the rendezvous corner
of Seventh and Broad streets.
The officers elected were as follows:
w. l.. DeRossett, of Wilmington, Ma
Tor General Commanding; Col. Junius
Davis. Chief Of Staff; j. q. Hall, of
Hickory, Brigadier General first divis-
ton; VIM l.. London, of Plttsboro,
Brigadier General second division; Col.
Frank n. Parker, of Enfield, Brigadier
General third division.
Against the wall rested two historic
hattlefags, one bearing this legend
"l4th n. c. Regiment, Roanoke Minute
Men. Forever furled, but not ashamed
OF my record The other flag was
that of the Buncomibe ritiemen, on
which was the following legend: lin
God we trust. Victory or death. Then
there was another flag of silk, on which
was traced "YadIlin Gray Eagles.
II was yellow and white silk, made
from rthe dresses of the Southern Wo-
men, as was the Buncombe flag. Also
another tag was furled, being the one
that was laid over the body of Jetfer-
son Davis, having been laid there by
Henry Nj. Cowan, of Raleigh.
The crowd of Tar Heels in the head
quarters was constantly shifting, but
among those there were Cyrus b. Wat
son. of Winston: Col \. b. Andrews,
W. w. Cooper, X. II. Bradley, j. H.
| Watts. II. II. Brooks. Mike Allen, A. b..
| Stronach, DR.. Dinwiddie, II. NJ. Cowan,
| of Raleigh; w. II. Williams, of New
| ton: John Y. MacRae. Of Raleigh; f..
| l.. REYNOLDS. H. B. Ireland, ID. r.
| Watts, DR. J. \. Blum, G. w. Hinshaw,
| of Winston: II. S. Cooper, Dan Hugh
| Mclean, of Harnett; d. II. Ray, |. b.
| Smith, of Fayetteville; Col W. II. $.
| Burgwyn, of Henderson; |. G. Wo-
| mack, w. &. Hauser of Forsyth; f..
| Strudwick of HillSboro; Rev DR.. \.
| NJ. Simms. of Raleigh; Fl. \. London,
Of Pittsboro; &. b. Afford, j. c. Filing
| ton. F.. j. Holt, of Johnston; Major J..
| W. Wilson. w. d. Biggers, \. \.
| Springs, OF Lexington.
| FORMING THE LINE OF MARCH.
Up Ninth street hill 10 Seventh and
| Broad. and there the forming began.
| Much time was consumed. The heat
was great, sic<ening and daZing. Broad
street was shimmering mass Of men
| with spectators pell-mell along the
sidewalks. All was seemingly chaos,
| but order was coming. Along Seventh
street was part OF the North CAROLYN
ians, and along Eighth street a few
| others. but they kept in
touch. Some Of that three
hours that made some of the vet
Grams fall out were consumed here
| but part was consumed later waiting
| for the great column to move. The
camps drifted in and took their posi-
| tion. ''Old Lang Syne" cani@
| blazing like heart on
| fire up the magnificent width
of Broad street The Durham veterans
were coming, Jnle Carr at their head,
walking with the boys and one of
| them. Then came a cheer. Their
| thin gray coats made them easy to
recognize all along the way. They
swung into Seventh street. each bear
| ing a standard. at the end of which
was q wreath of pine-green, surround
=
at Appomattox."
The splendid float that had been de-
signed at the instance of Col. Carr
stood on the capitol square, the object
of much curiosity all through the
morning hours. The committee of
management had decided that it could
not appear in parade, but Col. Carr
was not to be outdone. He was deter
mined that First at Bethel, last at
AppomattoX." should mark the track
of the Tar Heels, so he had wreathed
them in pine-green and the proud
words had come to stay.
THE CAMPS REPRESENTED.
The Tar Heels were about to be off.
The Virginia Military Institute cadets
were marching by with all the senti-
ments of New Market still clinging
about them. Regiment after regiment
came reeking down the great street of
red. white and red. 1T was the Tar
Heels turn. Gen. DeRossett rode at
the head. Besides the other general
officers already named there also were
on his staff Judge John Gray Bynum,
Col. f. NJ. Parker John b. Brown, of
Baltimore, formerly of North Caro-
lima, and Maj NJ. l.. Smith, of Char
iOlJt. AibCI tIlC SNliClu az stun AiNNNiiAAS3
the brigade, came c. II. Barker, of
Rowan, with the colors ON which was
inscribed: ''U. c. ", n. C. Division Tar
Heels" Here they go. Camp Ruffin,
rs men, Capt. j. b. Turrentine, of
Burlington. commanding. Durham
veterans, 157 men, Col. Julian S. Carr
commanding They bore the tattered
flag of the old 9th n. c., r. f. Webb,
colonel, who followed Col. Samuel
Med. Tate, and the North Carolina flag
on which was inscribed May 20, 1776,
April IL, 1777. Walter r. Moore Camp
OF Smitgafield, SO men, Lieut.. j. f.
Jones commanding. With these vet
Grams walked an old negro, James
Kittrell, the army cook of Col. Egbert
Kittrell of Vance county. Norfieet
Camp of Forsyth, T. J. Brown, com
handing, so men, carrying Yadllin
Gray Eagles flag of the 42nd North
Carolina, the battle flag of the late
Col. Jno. r. Brown. Joe Davis Camp,
20 men, Capt C. NJ. Cooke command