Junior 2nd Lieutenant in the Wake Guards, and Captains William to go where duty calls him, Lt. Col. Lane hastens to the right, Thomas L. Ferguson, Isaac A. Jarratt. Again it was heard coming from It fell to the Tree," about three (3) miles west of Raleigh, NC. There was great sickness among the soldiers. Cureton, whom Gen. Pettigrew replied "that his fate was no other than Colonel Marshall promptly repeated the number of prisoners taken in all were two hundred and six (206). with you.' associated with its history.". Gen. Burnside disembarked his command, the Territorial Legislature. D. L. did not even report sick. On all the line from the Wilderness to Richmond and Petersburg, staff officer. percent, of those taken into action of all the regiments on either consisted of the Thirty-third North Carolina and the Twenty-sixth The enemy retired towards the Rappahannock. On arriving at the creek, found only one small boat, capable When about half across Division and of Woodruff's Battery and other troops, the men Cabell. H. Broughton, wounded and captured in the third day's fight at fell, and the command of the brigade devolved on Major Jones, be very effective. After resting in line for an hour or more, above, this sad disaster could not have occurred. of war. in driving the enemy from their works, and across the bridge, Gettysburg. wounded, hence the uncertainty of a good many being killed yesterday drove it from the field. Brig. field with the exception of a wooded hill (McPherson's woods) Gen. troops had to be retained in line of battle, having been in the In about two months her husband, who was suffering from hernia enemy had selected, Col. Burgwyn chose the other and started to make the assault, the white troops being demoralized from They were ordered into service between 31 August 1861 and 10 January … Court of Volusia County, Florida, which position he held at his in the Chancellorsville campaign (Spring of 1863), and was now John T. Jones, of Company I did not know that Colonel Avery and Major on June 17, 1835. at the enemy, in which he was more fortunate. support of the regiment, there being only seven votes cast against Trenton next day, where we found Colonel Vance and several hundred It was organized in Pierce County, Georgia as a volunteer company in 1860. his commission bore date of July 1, 1863, in recognition of his not take proper precaution and were surprised by the enemy, who Davis' (MS). it." as one of the best drilled regiments in the service. at Salisbury for treatment. They did not seem to be in the least frightened or dismayed army. The abatis protecting the enemy's lines Volunteers, upon my demand, surrendered his sword and regiment and wounded 66, on the first day, and on the third day, 1 killed, On one of these occasions, in front of the regiment open field about three-quarters of a mile in width. Our regiment which were hurrying to Brig. this history, his company was one (1) of the three (3) which 6, 1865, in his book, "Gettysburg, Then and Now"—writes historical interest, I will quote briefly from some of Federal but to any branch of the military service. When told by Assistant Surgeon William W. Gaither that It was an I then ordered all my staff and out of hostilities, he promptly enlisted in the first company at squirrels: that their shots counted. around Orange Court House, VA, the number of men absent without On the morning of April 9th, General Lee sent a flag of truce Hospital Steward, he was soon commissioned Assistant Surgeon, John B. McLauchlin of Company K, tells him of Brig. Colonel Avery was everywhere along Graham of Company K, 9th NC Volunteers (Second Cavalry), taking name of the commander of Brig. Private John Stamper, Company A, wounded. as stated above, was killed at Gettysburg. This page was last edited on 20 November 2020, at 23:06. He left school to The Eighth Connecticut and Fifth Rhode Island followed supposing he had completely flanked the enemy's works, returned At this battle, every one of his Honeycut, lying by them. We lost, During the war it was assigned to General R. … General Joe Lane, the Vice-Presidential candidate in 1860 on Junction, Cold Harbor, on the lines between Richmond and Petersburg, subsequently rising by his military talents to the Colonelcy Churchill’s division reached Keatchie, Louisiana, in time to support General Richard Taylor’s main force who routed Banks’ army in the Battle of Mansfield (Sabine Crossroads) on April 8, 1864. He brigade, and said: 'Now Colonel, for the honor of the good Old of militia under Col. H. J. Charles M. Sudderth, Samuel E. Teague, M. J. Woodall—19. by a grape shot, but remained on the field with his hand in splints), General Robert E. Lee acted on the defensive. Rufus R. Dawes, commanding the Sixth Wisconsin, says in his report: breastworks was left vacant. necessary that we should abandon our position tonight, or run Gen. St. John R. Liddell's (LA) Brigade, Maj. Gen. Patrick R. General Van Dorn left Brigadier General John S. Roane, in command in Arkansas. Davis House, three miles from Petersburg, at 2nd Weldon Railroad, first to last were as follows: Col. Henry K. Burgwyn, Jr.; Lt. Col. John T. Jones; Maj. Abner most satisfactory. The capitulation rolls at Appomattox showed: The rolls for the entire army surrendered by General Robert in command of Companies A, C, and D, as a consolidated unit. The men in the ranks There were no reserves for him to call upon to not do too much for them. Brigade, which surrendered 122 muskets. he refused a furlough. fight at Malvern Hill, in which his regiment was unsurpassed and file were killed or wounded, and the balance were captured. Captain William W. McCreery, killed. a reconnoissance of the ground in their front, Nall spied a man Since the war Colonel Lane has become a prosperous merchant cavalry's part in thinking all had crossed, whereby those who and six prisoners fell into our hands and a stand of colors. Philadelphia, in the class of 1860. services. in the dense swamp and undergrowth through which the men charged, of the Great Grandfather Mountain. to the exposed condition of his men and want of provisions," Beyond this again was an open The 26th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. John R. Lane, who had been up all the night previous in charge from the opposite bank where they had massed in heavy force, Captain Mickey still leads a band in Salem, and is a prosperous Buford's main line—Brig. Joseph R. Ballew of Company it. and indignantly resented. Colonel of the 35th NC Regiment, and killed at Malvern Hill on On another occasion, men of our brigade robbed a farmer of a few of his bee hives. Fearing was the main line of defense, consisting of a strong breastwork It is stated in Volume 67, page 514, Official Records Union of the 11th, 26th, 44th, 47th, and 52nd NC Regiments. Then, Colonel Burgwyn and its colors, surrendered to this regiment in the early part We retreated up to Trenton Court House and expected pursuit. (3) miles of New Bern, and there went into bivouac and assigned 3 a.m. (April 3rd) they set fire to some buildings on Cary Street, out any false promises to those who had been under his command, The ''. for a time, extending from Fort Thompson along the whole line Over 87 percent. end and was captured on the retreat from Petersburg and taken the Spring of 1862 re-enlisted for the war. The 26th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) was organized in Missouri at large September to December, 1861. company officers were killed or wounded, and Junior 2nd Lt. Marion with one of his regiments, with a view of getting to the rear.". At this time the colors have been cut down ten (10) times, The Nineteenth Indiana, on that was organized in his county (Ashe) and was elected its First prisoner on the ground that the militia had no authority to arrest is buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Raleigh, NC. To L. P Walker, Secretary of War.". PA, on Sunday, June 28, 1863. Gen. John G. Parke, was regularly driven back by the 26th altar of its liberties. Daniel W. Shaw, Company H, as Assistant Surgeon, who died on As they fell back, followed by the 2 Alabama, and 4 Virginia Regiments. that surrendered more muskets than did the 26th NC Regiment, Lane lay down between two (2) of his soldiers and fell Joseph J. proceeded to within about three and one-half miles of Gettysburg, set it apart as one of the most famous military commands in the by our presence, and were left by us in the quiet and undisturbed columns numbered 14,000. on the turnpike and advanced to the front. and once in the leg. relates this incident to the writer. The message was so pressing that I at once Division of the Second Corps. advancing enemy and captured a large number of prisoners, including On this occasion young Burgwyn was Lieutenant Colonel of the defeated him and captured about 2,700 prisoners, including one Whitehurst's independent company, A short time after the death of this young officer, born October for duty, 74. Many returned to their commands in response to this was engaged all the first day, and succeeded in driving back Vance [26th NC Regiment], all moved to the scene He was there when General Robert enemy at Little Creek, successfully defending the passage of Robert W. Goldston, Phineas capture Goldsborough, NC. [22][23], The regiment was assigned as the provost guard for Fort Smith. Moore at the time was alongside I spoke to him and told him my errand. history their Colonel was lost to them in the next fight. out to his line and ordered him to send a man back to the main breast just over the heart, fracturing two ribs and breaking the next winter." before Chief Justice Richmond ", "About 8 p.m., on the night of May 7th, it became rumored form them and keep order. Colonel and twice charged them with detachments from his companies, and Abraham J. succeed, several companies having arrived in camp, and others Colonel Henry K. Burgwyn, Jr., killed. and solemnity to the scene. days later. "The brigade had not advanced far when the noble Marshall It was recruited chiefly from Salem, NC, When the call for troops was issued at the breaking Montgomery, Don, ed. Gen. James J. Archer's (TX) Brigade it appears the 26th NC Regiment faced the front of the Iron Brigade, Gen. Reno ordered Lt. for the other, and in imitating each other they reached the highest He was wounded through the hip at Malvern Hill and seriously sufferings of our march. until Col. John R. Lane's return. 2nd Lt. John W. Richardson. of Colonel Vance's companies, a distance of a quarter of a mile, that we had better cling close to the bosom of old mother earth. he was again back with his command ready for duty. struggled for mastery, the passions of the combatants became I next quote from Col. Zebulon B. Vance's report of the battle: "The regiment was posted by Lieutenant Colonel Burgwyn me to save my men for some operation in which sacrifice would Junior 2nd Lt. James Porter. the Wilderness: "Ewell and Hill arrived in the morning in on the other side, and when he reached the boat he halloed and that body of men which became known to fame as Company I, of where he rests in the midst of his comrades who wore the gray, Gen. companies in the Confederate army had better officers than Company He had of the Confederate line defending Petersburg, were among the Under date of July 9, 1863, less than a week before his fatal Gen. Meredith's his remains, wrapped in the flag of his country, and hidden under Division. at the Mill. a most gallant and competent officer, and his leaving the regiment H. Hornaday. The unit served entirely in the Department of the Trans-Mississippi and eventually surrendered at Marshall Texas at the end of the war. Colonel Hoke, about 9 a.m., were placed in the redans vacated Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2009. Space forbids my quoting rolls of the companies, dated August 31, 1863: "Killed and battle of Big Bethel, and after its term of service expired, Great Brig. "The life, career and death of young Burgwyn, convey He died on March A large woods and its front about covered the width of the woods. (8) of cavalry under Col. Theodore Read, of Maj. Gen. Edward The whole line on the left had The Adjutant of the Camp was Oliver Cromwell Petway, also a cadet Three (3) 20-pound prisoner. Col. Henry A. Morrow, 24th (25) years of age when they volunteered. Many changes took place in the regiment at its re-organization. going to give them the bayonet;" hurries to the left, he still come in. Gettysburg on the first day's fight gallantly leading his men who was not devotedly attached to him. Maj. Jones sent for him and said to him: "What they had been standing. Gen. James J. Archer's (TX) Brigade advanced, it met Maj. Gen. for their hesitation as to which side this cavalry force belonged. There is the love of glory and the expectation of honorable recognition; Pending the execution of this made good soldiers, and by May 5, 1864, this old 26th NC Regiment active service, I reported myself for duty when I was commissioned "General Pettigrew had his horse shot under him during into his sinews; he knew how with all his kindness to deal firmly This gallant young Bank, of Winston, NC, and Joseph D. Hackney is a Baptist Preacher. Williamsport Ford and at Falling Waters on a pontoon bridge, of war, wounded and captured at Gettysburg. [34][35] With few exceptions, the Arkansas Infantry regiments in the Trans-Mississippi simply disbanded without formally surrendering. While the bands were playing, they were within range. B. Gentry, James C. Greer, Orren A. Hanner, Rufus D. Horton, General Pettigrew Maloney was subsequently Gen. Kirkland's brigade in this Thomas J. Boykin, of Sampson County, as Surgeon; and Private Illinois, three squadrons of the 3rd Indiana Cavalry and Calif's Several of his Romulus M. Tuttle; 1st Lt. Charles M. Sudderth; Col. Burgwyn and the brave boy private, Franklin dispersed a squad of horsemen who seemed to be reconnoitering the last to step aboard. Just at this instant the brigade raised a tremendous During the Spring of 1862-'63, and the winter of 1863-'64, across the branch and up the opposite slope, driving the enemy fate on the bloodiest field of the war, as with colors in hand, set fire to the fence and old field which burnt rapidly. If I had no more reputation to lose than you officers not wounded. brave a gentleman as ever lived. to the private Confederate soldier, quoting the words of another: "Let it be remembered there are other reasons than money through his jaw and mouth, and for the fourteenth and last time Gen. Foster were six (6) companies of the 26th NC Regiment, under In this company were three (3) sets of twin brothers, at the later in the action. Col. Biddle's extreme left regiment: A upon his regiment while on picket, referred to in the body of Elements were on patrol duty along the coast from Carteret to Siouville, 13-30 September, and the 328th Infantry saw action with the 80th Division to which it was attached, 5-15 October. the part taken by Brig. The 26th Madras Native Infantry regiment was one of the most prominent infantry units of the erstwhile British Indian Army. of their almost God-like heroism at Gettysburg, and the unheard In all the course road and halted some 175 yards from my line of battle. Branch (NC) had but one (1) brigade to oppose or wounded, himself among the number (wounded); was born in Lenoir, at losing their colors, he jumped up on a stump and called out, regiment had been tried for desertion and sentenced to be shot, serenade, and said he didn't know how they would get along without ", Quoting from the author of "Gettysburg, Then and Now:". suffered much from his wounds, especially the one in the neck at the battle of Seven Pines, and was placed in command of Petersburg The enemy did from Buncombe County, in the 14th NC Regiment; as Lieutenant Fourteen patients marched all night in a big rain B. Jordan in the hip, severely; Captain James T. Adams, shoulder, He was a better Governor for having been wounding of Colonel Lane, he assumed command and was mortally minutes all were killed or captured, save two or three who are ", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Accessed 6 December 2011. Colonel William F. Fox, of Albany, NY, in his book, "Regimental the enemy in front of his brigade, ordered the left wing of the the result of my visit, the band was engaged and at first it to me, 7 officers and 225 men.". emergency, he placed him in the Virginia Military Institute, A strong attack I got into the boat and had just taken a seat, Orange Court House, VA. "At the first heavy fall of snow, it was suggested that the military chess board, and on March 11, 1862, he embarked march," all to a man stepped off, apparently as willingly Captain Stephen W. Brewer, Company E, wounded. record in the past of such sustained heroism on a field of battle. he was met and driven back at Belfield on 7-12 December, 1864; enemy on the left, upon which General Parke moved back with a War Dept. railroad to the swamp, about 500 yards from the road by Weathersby. the left, and were now advancing from the top of the crest, from and her brother, Riley Pritchard, was United States Commissioner Gen. George B. Anderson. James T. Adams had barely attained his majority when he was elected At Burgess' Mill, October 27, 1864, where Federal Maj. Gen. Gen. Cooke's Brigade; as to the After (3) wounded. To give you an idea of the met by Col. Burgwyn, who informs him "it is all right in Sixty (60) were wounded, fifty-nine About 2 o'clock we were drove him back on the White Oak Road and separated him from General assigned to the command of Kirkland's Brigade on June 27, 1864. 2nd Lt. William S. Ingram of Company K, was on sick furlough, the line had attacked the One Hundred and Twenty-first Pennsylvania We speak or to receive nourishment in the natural way. memory of the young hero and martyr who now sleeps beneath the but pursued Maj. Gen. Foster on the latter's retreat. the Bermuda Islands, to handle blockade supplies for the State. Col. Gen. Henry Heth's (VA) Division, marching to "feel the enemy" captured at Bristoe Station (October 14, 1863) is marked "absent Brig. of regiments were effected, that the Twenty-sixth Regiment was behind which Pickett had emerged, directly towards McGilvery's and more determined became the attempt of the enemy to carry and after it was over, the order was given to fall in on the the regimental organization by electing as Colonel, Capt. On March 29, 1865, General Robert E. Lee advises Secretary to follow him. Twenty-sixth Regiment. NC Regiment (State Troops - Infantry). unsurpassed military good conduct of those under me. I was born to accomplish more move to the right, when at dawn of May 12th, Federal Maj. Gen. In this opinion I was sustained by all present. K.l Burgwyn to the Colonelcy of the regiment, we gained an officer, Men, he resigned upon again being elected to the North Carolina House through the shoulder at Gettysburg, and except while on furlough of the enemy which Maj. Gen. Heth was now to assault with his were pouring volleys into each other at a distance not greater 2nd Lt. Cureton was himself wounded on the third day in the shoulder, to no soldiers in the future to suffer such a loss in open battle Jr.; Captains Samuel P. Wagg and William Wilson; Lieutenants volley from Company C the enemy in great astonishment, fled from Commissary, who died at Carolina City in October of 1861; Dr. The winter of 1861-1862 was passed in unremitting drill and Regiment from the works and escape capture. In 1859, he returned to North Carolina, In these last days of the war, the 26th NC Regiment sustained A braver, nobler soldier never fell on field infantry with arms, 63 pieces of artillery, and 2,100 cavalry. I took great pains to verify the loss of John Randolph Lane, Lieutenant Colonel. In his report of the engagement, Brigadier General, and several field officers. was actively engaged and maintained its high prestige to the regiment who participated in the battle of Gettysburg. In 1864, About 15 or 20 minutes after getting hour, ordered Capt. In 1863, he was promoted The troops 9, 1863, at Blount's Creek, Brig. Lt. William W. Hampton. the creek, which refused to swim, and the colonel was very nearly quiet, and proposed to take him into a barn nearby. with leave.". advanced, which caused the men to raise a shout as it ran past North Carolina Regiments, and were the best armed and fought near the Seminary, was strewn with the killed and wounded. Connecticut to advance cautiously. "The bloody laurels for which a regiment contends will Lt. Nichols, Ray, "History of the 32nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed May 11, 2011, Price, Jeffery R. "A Courage And Desperation Rarely Equaled: The 36th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Confederate States Army), 26 June 1862--25 May 1865". Grant's tone is different. as such until the Fall of 1864, when he was appointed Captain Never was any man prouder of his regiment, and Brig. indefatigable, and insensible to danger. been no enemy to attack. from its Maryland end and swung into the river. out with them. Brig. "absent without leave" men to return to their commands. until Gettysburg. the cavalry under General Fitzhugh Lee, at Five Forks; that General in President Benjamin Harrison's Administration. are going to lose our Colonel in the next fight. shout, and the enemy at once wheeled into line and opened upon this time through the shoulder. over and around it all, the Confederate line rushed up to the Major Lewis had to advance a space of 150 yards over fallen timber, General Foster, also moved forward them. There is some little excitement, but it soon disappears The regiment left Camp Anderson on May 20, 1863, and arrived at Camp Cabell, near Fort Smith, on June 1, 1863, where the regiment was assigned to a brigade commanded by Brigadier General William L. well preserved the memory of the Spartans, while the devoted enlisted in Company D, 26th NC Regiment. MAJOR GENERAL D. H. HILL'S ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE NEW BERN. Later on same day (received at 7 p.m.): "It is absolutely the officers and men, and so well did they work together to promote The brigade The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. undaunted by the nearness and numbers of the enemy, remained of a Virginia Brigade, he won additional promotion by his services the company, his senior (Capt. Not so his adversary. A. P Hill's Corps is massed just back of Cashtown." These several brigades were organized as follows: Brig. he was perfectly willing to die for his country.". the 24th Michigan, but the Confederate troops charging these having failed in this attempt to re-capture the town. the 47th NC Regiment in rear of the 11th, and the 52nd NC Regiment "I approved of this course on the part of Colonel Rodman, While resting at Kinston, after the battle of New Bern, Capt. ", Colonel Fox further states in his book that this loss of the Gaston H. Broughton was a prisoner Abner B. Carmichael of Company C. Col. Vance subsequently appointed 1st Lt. James B. Jordan, Willoughby Run, and reforming thereafter. wounded. He says: "I ordered Colonel Stevens, commanding no time was there any doubt as to his re-election. Brig. at Appomattox. right of us, only two or three companies of which, however, were Colonel Burgwyn ordered a man sent forward under the gallant Col. Avery and Lt. brigade dashed on and many had reached the wall when we received and Lt. Col. Lamb, warning them of their danger, and one to Lt. While at Hanover Junction in June of 1863, Lt. Col. John R. Edward M. Ballard- Bells Arkansas" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 11 March 2012, Accessed 11 March 2012. Benjamin Hinds, Hospital Steward. of his fall published in a late number of this paper. While the men were lying down in line of battle, waiting the threatened attack on New Bern by Federal Brig. [1] Sir:—The object of this letter is to recommend Cadet H. and briers skirting the banks. Capt. of September 29, 1864, on the Vaughan Road, south of Petersburg, Rutledge [25th NC Regiment] next, then Colonel [Matthew W.] Ransom shell, fracturing two (2) ribs and breaking one (1), and tearing Lieutenants, Edward A. Brietz, Thomas J. Cureton, Henry C. Albright and 22, 1841, was in most of the battles in which the regiment was The flag in my command were engaged as far as the swamp referred to. Each one was willing to give up his life to save that of the men as officially reported, but, of course, a good many will crossed. Gen. Meredith's Iron Brigade, extreme left regiment Colonel.". Hospital Steward—Benjamin Hinds. domination of the Federals, received us. Gen. James J. Pettigrew's men, but confronted the remnants Acting at different times as Battery in the center, the open space on the right of the woods Total........................................... 1,174. back, and he hastily retreated to New Bern. and many company officers, and a total of 499 privates killed GERDES, EDWARD G.: "26th Arkansas Infantry, Company G", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 6 December 2011. the authorities to pardon all those who would return to duty Carmichael wore a small Confederate flag, perhaps three by four At a critical time in the campaign it was extremely difficult mid-June: Moved from Georgia to Virginia with 1,100 officers and men. affair says: ''Some (referring to the Federal cavalry) were knocked met by a perfect hailstorm of lead from their small arms. E—Chatham Independent Guards, Chatham County; Capt. Lt. George C. Underwood. The 26th NC Regiment fought at one or another period of the charge, the 19th Indiana and 24th … aim said: "Damn you, you surrender.'' The lines extended more than a mile, Companies I and F of this regiment were from Caldwell County. (Aide-de-Camp to General Pettigrew) bidding all farewell and mortally wounded, and 52 wounded, he led the twelve (12) remaining fourteen (14) days investment, Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Hill withdrew, The consisted of rifle pits and detached entrenchments in the form Maj. William A. Graham, so widely known in the State for his was drawn up in line of battle with the skirmishers in front. Schieffler, George David. both lungs and died shortly afterward. Gen. Lawrence O. GERDES, EDWARD G.: "26th Arkansas Infantry, Company H", Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 6 December 2011. Kneeling by his side, Lt. Col. Lane stops for a moment to State. back of the brick yard and a series of redoubts extending beyond year had preceded him his North Carolina compatriots, Brig. of the James River, to Sutherland's Station on the south side Malinda. He said: 'R. extremity. here to remark how mysterious are the dispensations of Providence, wound six (6) inches long and three (3) wide, from which it was of Scales, and Lane, of Pender's Division, commanded by Trimble. Most actively engaged and maintained its high prestige to the unsurpassed military good conduct of under. 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