The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-08

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to go home and some were READY 10 en-,
| It,, for the war: hence there was a klhd
~ organization of some OF the regiments
Going on. BY some means the HUSBAND
had to undergo a medical examlna'ion'
and was found to be physically unht LOT
military service. and was discharged mere
vas a dilemma: Joe in the army, ana the
husband out. What would he do at nome
nv himself and his wife Oh 10
the war? something must De oohe'
| and there appeared but one 'hfns
to do. and that was 70 eoh-
eoss tho deception and obtain her DIS
| cbarge. which would necessarily follow
Accordingly. the next morning she went
- tho coloneTs quarters, and that colonel
y p Vance. Of blessed memory Colonel
want TO 20 home" said Joe, after the
| customary salutation.
well. Joe said the Colonel. Il sup
| pose a good many OF us would ike 10 go
| home. but Just now we are needed some
where else
But. Colonel, ! amt a man
NO: but YOU soon will be, and doubt
less a brave one
No. sir | won't" Joe rejoined; I'm
a woman"
The ID you say" said Colonel Vance,
surprised and amused at the complete de-
| feat OF MS pFOpOSlllCH. mere Do,lo
he called to the surgeon OF the regiment
here is a case for you.
So Joe was honorably discharged.
Joe had a good reputation for soldierly
conduct. and was thought to be a little
the best cook in the regiment.
A certain officer of Company c. Ninth
Virginia cavalry. was noted for his neat
ness, and consequently was often teaSed
bv the BOYS. In the fall OF 1863 he passed
| through the camp Of General Barringers
North Carolina Brigade, when he sat as
straight as an arrow. and with great dig-
nifty amid such bantering as, "Good-morn-
ing. General!'' Come out of that hat"
and Where did you get those boots
etc. On arriving near the Generals tent,
he was stopped by the "Tar-heel' guard,
who observed to him with great sympathy,
Don't mind them boys. mister; they are
| always hollerin' at some fool"
Following are extracts from an address
made by Maj. H. A. London at Whining
ton. n. c., May 10, 1887. by request of the
Ladies Memorial Association:
while as Southerners we are justly
proud of all Confederate soldiers, yet, as
citizens of this State, we have d peculiar
pride in the soldiers of North Carolina.
No State in the Southern Confederacy
did it's duty more faithfully than North
Carolina, and no soldiers in the Confed-
crate army fought more bravely or suffer-
ed more heavily than did the troops from
the Old North State Without wishing
to draw invidious comparisons or detract
in any way from the glory SO fairly won
by all Confederate soldiers, yet upon this
occasion l must be pardoned for briefly
calling especial attention to some of the
| IL e Month ~ IL q ro11inrc
'At the beginning of the war the white
population of North Carolina was only
629, 942, and yet she furnished to the
Confederate army $4,000 soldiers. In
other words, one-fifth of North Cardinals
entire white population was in the South
ern armies. The total number of soldiers
in the Confederate army was about 600,-
eco, SO that North Carolina furnished one
fifth of all the troops that constituted
the Confederate army.
North Cardinals troops consisted of
siXty-six regiments of infantry, seven of
cavalry, three of artillery, and six battal-
ions of infantry, seven of cavalry and four
Of artillery. While we refer with pride
to the large number OF troops by our State,
we recall with still greater pride their
unsurpassed valor and heroism. Always
placed at the post of greatest danger-in
the front in every assault and protecting
the rear in every retreat-the soldiers of
North Carolina on every battle field i'm
mortalized themselves and their State.
In the first battle of the war-at Big
Bethel, on the 10th of June, 1S61-North
Carolina troops. under d. H. Hill, gallant
ly repulsed the Federal troops, under
Beast Butler: and on the 9th of April,
1868, North Carolina troops, under the
| gallant Grimes, were the foremost in the
last charge, and fired the last vOlley at
AppomattOX. In every battle fought and
every victory won by the glorious old
Army Of Northern Virginia North Caro-
lima soldiers were the heaviest sufferers.
In the seven days battles around Rich
mond, in the summer of 1862. there were
ninety-two Confederate regiments, and
fOrty-siX of them were from North Caro-
lima, and more than half of the killed and
wounded were our brave North Caro-
linians. At charlottesville, in May,
1868, there were ten North Carolina
brigades, and of all the Confederates
there killed or wounded one-half were
from North Carolina. On the fatal field
of Gettysburg North Carolina had thirty
eight regiments and two battalions, and
the dead Confederates found farthest in
the Federal lines were North CarOlinians.
I At ReamS Station, in August, 1864, after
the first efforts Of the Confederates to
dislOdge the enemy had failed, the three
North Carolina brigades of Cooke, Mac
Rae, and Lane, consisting of only seven
teen hundred and fifty men, were ordered
to the charge; and SO successful were
they that they not only routed the enemy,
but captured twenty-one hundred prison
ers. At Spottsylvania, in May, 1864,
Ramseur's Brigade immortalized itself
by a charge, for which General Lee in
person thanked them, telling them that
they deserved the thanks of the country;
they had saved his army.
During the whole war no body of
troops suffered more heavily than did the
Fifth North Carolina regiment at Will
liamsburg, the Fourth regiment at Seven
Pines, the Third regiment at Sharpsburg.
the Twenty-Sixth at Gettysburg, and the
REIMBURSEMENT at Bristoe Station. At
Williamsburg, on the 5th of May. 1862,
the Fifth North Carolina regiment lost. in
killed, wounded and missing. 1877 out of
240. At Seven Pines, on the 31st of Nav