Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-08

tie we camped on Bull Run creek,
moving back to Bristow Station,
about twenty miles from Manas.
sas, In the direction of Rich
mund, where we remained in
camp until the early part of Sep
tember, at which time We moved
down near Dumfries, spending
the winter at Camp Fisher,
named for Col. Fisher Of the 9th
North Carolina regiment, killed
at Manassas.
AT the latter part of February
we broke camp and went to Fred
ericksburg, where we remained
until April 8 when we took up
our line of march towards York
town, where Mcclellan had trans
ferred the bulk Of the Federal
army. During our stay at York
town, under the act of Confed-
crate Congress by which the
troops which had volunteered
for one year were ordered to re-
organize. elections were held and
regiment and company officers
elected: Colonel, Liddell; Lieu
tenant Colonel, Butler; Major,
Evans; Company F, Captain,
Weir; 1st Lieutenant, Stokes; End
Lieutenant, Sam Tarrant; End
Lieutenant. w. K. Virgins.
After evacuation of Yorktown,
our regiment encamped within a
few miles Of Richmond. May 81
we were engaged in the battle
Of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks. Gen.
Johnston was wounded and Gen.
Lee took command of the army
of Northern Virginia.
A short while after our divi-,
sion (Whiting's) was sent to the
valley to re-enforce Stonewall
Jackson's command. which we
met at Staunton, Va. We came
hack. with Jacksor's command
and attacked the right flank of
McClellan's army at Richmond.
During the seven days. engage
ments our command was engaged
in a battle at Gaines Farm.
Though not regularly engaged,
we were under fire all day at
Malvern Hill. After the battle.
we followed McClellan's army to
Curl's Neck, on the James river.
After a few days we were order
ed back to Richmond and en-
camped near that city on the
Fredericksburg railroad, where
we remained several weeks.
During our stay there, our
captain, Geo. T. Weir. went home
on furlough; afterwards resigned
and never returned to the com
pany any more. Gen, Whiting
also left our command while at
Richmond and our brigade was
commanded by senior colonel, E.
M. Law, 4th Alabama. We left
Richmond and followed after
Gen. Jackson, who had been sent
to look after Gen. Pope IN COM
mand of a Federal army which
was near Manassas. We joined
him and fought the second bat
tie of Manassas, where we de-
feated Pope's army and drove
them back on Washington. This
was the first battle in which |, as
first lieutenant. commanded my
company.
Our command crossed the Po-
tomac and went to Frederick
City, Md, and were afterwards
engaged in the battle of Ante
tam (Sharpsburg.) In this battle
I was severely wounded and
brought off the field. The day
after the battle | was carried
across the Potomac river to the
home Of Major Morgan at Shep-
herdstown. Sam Tarrant car
ried me in a spring wagon. Dur
ing my stay at Shepherdstown
our army had withdrawn to
Winchester. The federals came
across the river, captured and
parolled our wounded, of whom
/ was one. Recovering from my
wound, I joined the army at
Winchester, where I was fur
loughed for sixty days and sent
home.
Returning to the command at
Goldsboro, N. c., Jan. l, 1863.
| | took command of Company F
as captain. having been pro-
noted during my absence to the
vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Capt. Weir. I found upon
reaching my regiment that Whit
ling's brigade had beer formed
with the End Mississippi. 18th
Mississippi and And Mississippi
land 56th North Carolina regi-