The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-03
OF BRAVE AZ
Historic Papers Lost at APP
pomattox Returned.
Address Praising.Conduct. of r. gimet Returned
10 Mayor Powell by Mr.. E. R. Hsyatt
of New York.

seventh North carolina regiment h"F0
been returned within the past few days.
These papers consist of an address of
concentration to the regiment by Col.
Faribault and Adjutant T. c. Powell who
was a brother of Mayor A. M. Powell.
They were received this week by Mayor
Powell from Mr.. e. r. Hyatt, of New
York city who, when a Union soldier,
picked them up at Appomattox and mailed
them to his parents from Richmond
These mementoes of the brave Forty
seventh will be read with interest in
North Carolina. Many of those men
toned in Col Faribault's order for cour-
age and bravery are we'll remembered.
Capt. Brown was known here as Capt.
John Wesley Brown, and married
daughter of David Dudley. Lieut.. George
w Westray was from Nash county and
Lieut. Rogers is ex-Sheriff j. Rowan Rog-
ers, of Wake, now a resident of Raleigh
Mr.. Hyatt, who returns the lost papers,
is now engaged in the insurance business
in New York In letter to Mayor Pow
ell, under date of October 18th, 1901, he
writes:
I'm sending you herewith these simple
mcmentoes of the Civil War, l assure
you my heart goes with them. They are
indeed simple, and to those who have
never borne arms and been through the
the various scenes incident to war, they
may perhaps seem too trivial to notice;
but if they afford the surviving members
of the Forty-seventh any qualification to
peruse them l shall feel amply rewarded.
when | first discovered these leaves
near Appomattox, / was attracted to the
apparent consideration shown by the Of
ficers for their command and the true
ring of manhood contained in the address.
1t made an impression upon me, and boy
as l then was, l was surprised that there
could be any such sentiment or spirit ex
listing on the other side. 1t gave me
something to think about, for l had al
ways supposed that everything of this
character must have its birth north of
Mason and Dixon's line. So the beautiful
address of Col. Faribault and Adjt. Pow
ell to their regiment nearly forty years
ago has borne fruit which they could not
foresee, and | thank them
II am extremely sorry that Adjt. Pow
el; suffered SO severely at Gettysburg. l
judge from the accompanying list (Which
| presume was made up by Adjt. Rogers)
of casualties at Gettysburg, that the
Forty seventh must have been in the
forefront of that terrible assault upon
our lines.
Il am very sorry now that / defaced
the leaf containing the address by writ
ing upon it, but it was a boyish letter to
my father and mother in mailing the
leaves to them from Richmond after the
war.
please convey to Adits. Powell and
Rogers and the other surviving members
of the Fortyseventh my warmest re-
CARDS.
Col Farihault's order which r. Hyatt
returns, is given herewith:
REGIMENTAL GENERAL ORDERS.
Headuarters Forty Seventh Regiment,
North Carolina Troops,
Greenville, May 18th, 1865.
General Order No..
1t has long been my desire to express
my qualification at the uniform good con-
duct of the regiment since it's departure
from Goldsboro. N c., but have deferred
it thus long in the hope that my official
report to Gen. Pettigrew, in which
have borne testimony of your gall airy
and good conduct, would draw forth some
you might afterwards treasure wit nriGe
and pleasure. But, as we are no longer
a part of his brigade, and on more excit-
ing fields the part played by the Forty
seventh may be forgotten by the general
| desire you shall know, and to place on
the record my appreciation of your gal
lantry
Soldiers of the Forty seventh you have
na on
forced marches. through mud and water
through bitter cold. is deserving of all
praise. Your GOODNESS under the Smelling
of the enemy's gunboats at Barringtons
Ferry for more than five hours will chal
lenge comparison with the best troops of
our Confederacy. The cheerfulness with
which you endured the rapid march from
there to Greenville, the march around
Washington, the conduct of Company X
in its gallant repulse and route of five
companies of Yankee infantry and one
piece of artillery the determined manner
in which you drove the enemy into the
river in the night fight at Rodmans
Farm, the signal repulse with which they
met the next morning in their attempt
to land and in which their Yankee Cap
tain Lyons was thrice wounded, the cool
ness and courage with which you stood
the artillery fire at Blount's Creek, are
all deeds of which any soldiery might we'll
be proud, and gives me every assurance
that the Forty-seventh will do its whole
duty on any battlefield. Where all done
so well it may seem invidious to draw
distinctions; but to Capt. Faucette of
Company x, for the repulse of the enemy
on the Washington road to Capt Brown,
of Company |. Lieuts Westray. of Com
parry H. and Rogers, of Cmpany l, in the
night fight on Rodmans Farm. and the
conduct of Lieuts. Westray and Rogers in
the repulse of of the enemy while at
tempting to land the next morning my
thanks are specially due, and have SO
reported to the general commanding.
To Privates May, Wilder and Peasants,
of Company G, for volunteering to recon
hotter and destroy the bridge under the
enemy S guns, much praise is due, and
their names have also been favorably
mentioned to the general commanding.
Officers and soldiers you have done we'll,
and made glorious beginning; only hold
out as you have begun, be as true to
yourselves and country as you have done
thus far, and a countrys gratitude is
yours. Ever stand by your flag, that flag
which has never vet known diShonOF S