The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-13
MEMORIAL ADDRESS.
Continued from First page.

saw service in Eastern N. c.,
from the BlackWater toWilming-
ton, except for a short tour of du-
ty at Drewry's Bluff, Va, and
some fighting to protect Rich
mond, while our main army was
away on the Gettysburg Cam
paign. In February 1864, the
9th N. C. was in the campaign
around Suffolk, Va. On April
Goth, 1864, the "a N. G.. was with
General Robert F. Hoke. that
splendid Soldier for whom your
camp is named, when he captur-
ed Plymouth, and more than3, 600
prisoners. This was one of the
most brilliant deeds of the war.
General Hoke then moved on
Washington, N. c., which the
enemy hastily abandoned and
then on Newbern. Before he
could take the latter town he was
hastily recalled toPetersburg and
the Oath N. C. was one of the
first regiments that got there
just in time to save the city
fromButler, whose advance guard
was already in the edge of the
town. From that time till the
following I'd April, nearly II
months, the Oath Regiment was
in front of Petersburg and Rich
mond and in the daily fighting of
the siege. 1t was among the
troops that slaughtered the col
ored regiments that charged
when the Crater blew up.
The Oath N. C.. was in the dali
ly battles on the retreat to APP
pomattox. The parole list shows
that of all the brave boys in Co.
D. there was only left by the ter
rible attrition of war, two men
to lay down their arms, privates
Robert Allen and w. J. Teal.
The next company went out
under Capt. Condery Goodwin anC
became Company A of the 81 N
C. Regiment. This regiment was
sent to Roanoke Island in De-
cember 1861. Its Colonel was ].
V. Jordan, it's 1t. Colonel Dan
iel G. Fowle, afterwards Govern
or of North Carolina, and it's Ma
jor Jesse G. Yeates, who after the
war was several years member
of Congress. At the battle O.
Roanoke Island 8February, 1862
the regiment were taken prison
ers butwere Immediately paroled
After being exchanged they dit
duty in eastern North Carolina
being in the battles near Kinstol
in 1862 when Foster made hi
raid on Goldsboro.
Soon after the regiment wa
assigned to Clingman's Brigad
and sent to Charleston, S. C.
was in the battles on James Islam
and at Fort McAlister, Savannah
when the enemy was repulse
and was in Fort Wagner, Charles
ton, when it was bombarded an
the assault of the enemy wit
5000 men was repulsed with tel
rible loss to the enemy. In tn
spring of 1864 the 31st NC. wit
it's brigade was ordered toPeters
) burg. 1t was at Drewery's BLU
and drove back Buffers column
; under the leadership of Ger
Hoke. to whose division Cling
mans Brigade had now been at
= tached. 1t shared with that di
1 vision in the terrible loss it il
fiicted on the enemy at End Col
Harbor l June 1864. There O,
! Cured the unparalleled scene S
graphically described by Swinto
: in his History of the Army {
\ the Potomac. When after tn
e loss of 1900 men in a few mil
utes, Grant ordered anothe
charge on Gen. Lees lines tn
k order went regularly from Gel
eral down to corporal, and by S
lent, respectful but unanimol
,, action, without consultation, M
a flag went forward, not a ma
: stirred. The army was wis.
than it's leader. It recognize
n the impossible.
+ The regiment with it's briga(
/ and division were at the bait
of Fort Harrison and in the dai
n conflicts in the trenches arour
y Petersburg until Christmas 18I
e when Hoke's Division was orde
ed to Wilmington. It was vii
n it IN the battle below Kinston
t. March 1865 when we drove bat
1t Schofeld coming up from Ne,
= bern and atBentonville 10, 20 al
e Il March 1866 in the last gre
battle between Sherman and JIG
/, E. johnson. In both battles, tt
Is Robson county men in the 81
Z. and your three companies
= the 81 were my comrades, for
# JnaC Llme the brigade and reg
q ment to which | then belongt
y had been assigned to Hoke's D
vision. Together we made tt
long retreat to HighPoint, wher
upon Johnston's surrender, v
+ were paroled 2 May 1865, thr
~ ~ weeks afterLee's army had go1
i to their homes.
{ Robson county had a compa1
of Artillery, Co. E. 40 N. C:(3
: Artillery and part of Co. K.
:. the same regiment, which la
u was a Bladen county compar
g with some men from Robeso
u This company served chiefly
the forts below Wilmington t
}. after the fall of Fort Fishe
They then acted as infantry al
i were at the battle of South We
Creek 8 March and Bentonvil
10, 20 and p March 1865, where
saw theRegiment,wh from i