The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-12-06

tests deep interest in the achieve
ments Of North Caroiinians. and cspe-
cially the glorious deeds of North
Carolina soldiers whom the
world has never seen better Illus
trated on every battlefield from Bethel
to AppomattoN, kindly furnishes tie
GOLD LEAF the following. 1t is a
remarkable rec0rd-the fatalities Of
Company T, 26th North Carolina
Regiment. Pettigrew's Brigade, at the
battle Of Gettysburg which is told
about and we are sure it will be read
with interest and amaZment no less
than with wonder and admiration.
The article is as follows:
The statement that has appeared in
many publications OF the loss of the
Goth Regiment Of Pettigrew Brigade
at Gettysburg, viz: that "this Com
pany went into action with ) officers
and IS enlisted men, and that every
man was killed or wounded. is 50
unparalleled in the annals Of war,
that the claim will not be admitted
unless there is irrefragable proof Of
lis 'rpth. Happily the Captain Of
minister located at Coller>tnWn. Va.
has preserved the record In a letter
to the writer, dated October /. 1890,
this gallant officer. now the Rev. Mr..
futile. thus writes:
"Your letter came duly to hand.
and set to work to settle forever the
contest as to Company +. Fortunate
| lv. and even more. for it seems like q
| special Providence, had preserved
my report published in the Virginia
! paper (kichmCnd E,lg2tjrcr or Ern1H-
:nsr}. had pasted it long years ago
| during the war;, in the back Of my
sisters album, and it i. still clear
and legible. | have had to amend it
in tour names only, using just a little
later information. The proof is now,
irrefragable, | give, you viii observe /
not only tho 7lan1cS, b'I the a.fn"
acoWnds receired, ust what | sent to
the Richmond paper soon after the
battle. | was detained in a hospital
in Richmond some weeks ate. the
| Eattle
The Orderly Sergeant's statement
as YOU Will see, fully agrees in all
essential features with my report.
| These papers will, | think, enable Won
to ctinch every claim we make for
Company F.
| .IOurS truly,
..ROMULUS NJ. TUTTLE.'
There was enclosed in the above
letter 4 statement signed by J. T. c.
Hood, Orderly Sergeant, Company f..
| .)c |, I
as follows;
'.Company F., 26th Regiment,
North Carolina Troops, went into the
fight at Gettysburg, Pa, with Ss an
swering to roll call on the morning of
July /. 1868, besides three commits
stoned officers, zone private being
detailed to guard our knapsacks).
"Haying been wounded on the first
day in both a leg and foot, hobbled
to the stone bridge two miles South
of Gettysburg, where had an oppor-
tunity Of seeing great many of the
wounded Of the first days fight; and
from what | gathered from them and
saw myself, the los. Of Company +.
on the first day was about ttCemY-frc
killed and sirtY wounded. Also. after
the second and third day, there was
not a single man LETT, all being killed
or wounded.'
In addition to the above. the writer
has before him the muster and pay
roll of the Company, giving its con
dition on june 3oth, 1868, as it rested
in bivouac that day about three miles
from Gettysburg. Capt. Joseph J.
Young, now residing at Polenta.
Johnston county. was the Quarter
Master Of the Regiment from the be
ginning to the end OF the war. He
has preserved duplicate copies Of the
muster and pay rolls Of the Regiment
which he values as among his greatest
treasures: and the writer has been
privileged to inspect the same for the
purpose OF this verilication.
This muster and pay roll states that
there were present for daty, three
commissioned officers three Ser
geant., two Corporals. one Musician
and eighty-four priyate>; and present
on extra or daily duty. nine Driyates