The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-11
Thirteenth Regiment
Later Twenty Third
OF N. c. Infantry
Later the Twenty-Thlrd)
BY n. G. " ALL.

ou;pn;ng of ten regiments of infantry, 10
10 designated state Troops, the salo
.cments TO be numbered from one 10
on Inclusive in the order of their organ
,at;on the enlistment IN same 10 De
made for and during the war. ouose-
,uantly the raising of other regiments
- volunteers for the term of twelve
months. was authorized, these 10 De, III
ika manner. numbered from one up IN
he order of their organization. Ihls
l;stinction between Estate Troops and
Volunteers was kept up until the re-or-
ranization under the general Conscrlpt
a Of which went into effect on the 1ith
~ Nav. 1862, when the order of number
no the regiment was changed by adding
tho volunteer regiment, as originally mum
bored. to the number of state Troops,
bv which the first regiment OF volunteers
hecame the Eleventh. and the others, in
hike manner, ten numbers beyond those
they first bore. The re-arrangement,
therefore. changed the Old Ihlrfeentn
into the Twenty Third. Under the ordi-
nance referred to, ten companies Iroih
the following counties, viz: one from
each. Richmond, Arson. Montgomery,
Mecklenburg, Lincoln, CASTOR, Catawpa,
and three from Granville. were entered,
in the official records of the AdJutant
General at Raleigh, as the 18th Regiment
Volunteers. The several companies were
orderetl to rendezvous at Garrysburg,
Northampton county, and the line OIL
cers thereof directed to hold an election
for field officers on Wednesday, the 10th
OF July. 1861. At the election, so held.
John r. Hoke. of Lincoln, at the time
being Adjutant General of the State, was
elected Colonel: John W. Leak, Of Rich
mond. Lieutenant Colonel. and Daniel II.
Christie, at that time Of Granville coun-
~. but originally from Virginia, was
elected Major Isaac ]. Young, OF Gran
vile. was the first Adjutant of the regi-
ment. During the war the Office OF Col
onel of the regiment was succeeded to-,
respectively. by d. n. Christie. COM
missioned MAY 10th, 80; Chas. G. Black
nall. August 10Th, '63; VIM S. Davis, OF
Warren, a transfer from the 18th n. e.,
who was commissioned in October, III.
That of Lieutenant-Colonel was sue
4ceeded to by Robert d. Johnston, Of Lin
coin. commissioned May, 80, who was
promoted to a Brigadier Generalship in
July. '63. That of Major by Ed. j.
Christian, of Montgomery, May. 90, and
by Chas. G. Blacknall. May, '62-more
than a year before he became Colonel OF
the Regiment The office OF Adjutant,
subsequent to original organization, was
held. respectively, by Vines e. Turner,
Of Granville. commissioned May, 81;
Junius French. of Yadkin, June, 63;
Thomas r. Powell, OF Richmond, July,
,63. and by Lawrence I. Everett, OF
Richmond. May. GA The first Quarter
master of the regiment was Edwin u.
Cheatham, Of Granville. commissioned
July. 81: succeeded by w. !. Everett, OF
Richmond. in the spring of go; by Vines
E. Turner, June, '63. The first commits
sary was James F. Johnston, OF Lincoln.
The first chaplain, Theophilus w. Moore.
a Methodist, Of Person, who later in the
war was succeeded by Rev. Berry, Bap-
fist. of Lincoln. The names of Robert
7. Hicks, Of Granville, surgeon; DR..
Caldwell. Of Mecklenburg, assistant sur
geon. and VIM. F. Gill, Of Granville, ser
peant-maior, complete as far as we know
accurately. the field and staff Of the regi-
ment.
The companies Of the regiment and
their commanding chiefs, were as fol-
lows:
Company A-Captain VIM. f. Marllee,
Arson.
SCompany B-Captain Geo. w. Seagle,
Lincoln.
Company Captain c. J. Cochran,
Montgomery.
Company D-Captain Louis III. Webb,
Richmond.
Company E-Captain James 81. Hor-
ner. Granville.
Company F-Captain NJ. f. McCorkle,
Catawba.
Company G-Captain Chas. G. Black
nall, Granville.
Company H-Captain z. NJ. Fairs,
CASTOR.
Company Captain Rufus Amls,
Granville.
Company K-Captain Rob't d. John
ston, Lincoln.
On Wednesday, July 18th, 1861, Col.
Hoke with seven companies Of the regi-
ment left the Camp of Instruction at
Garysburg, N O., for Virginia, leaving
three companies, viz: &C" 3D." and" II"
behind, because Of much sickness
(measles) among the men. These seven
companies reached Manassas junction on
1.-THE 21st of July, while the battle was
raging, but took no part therein as they
we're not ordered to the field. On Au-
gust 9Th, the three remaining companies,
under command of Major Christie,
broke camp at Garysburg. After seve-
raj days Of delay at Richmond, Va, for
want Of transportation facilities, the
three companies were enabled to reach
their destination and john the regiment
which was then in quarters at Camp
Wigfall, near the late battlefield. For
several weeks encamped at this place, the
regiment suffered exceedingly from sick
ness, By the surgeons statement, the
alex call at one time numbered 24O, while
57 of the cases were typhoid fever. The
mortality was large. From camp TO
camn the command was moved until
N went into winter quarters on Bull Run
in December, where it remained, with
onlv such changes in position as the ext
pencies OF the situation in outpost and
ticket duty required, until the 9Th day
OF March, 1862. Meantime the reg ment
had been incorporated into brigade
80, ~ sth n e. Estate ITO0Ds" Col