their cover and attempted to cross the railroad with a view to for duty, 99. on the part of the line (Brockenbrough's Brigade) either broke March 29th, and next day marched towards Dinwiddie Court House, Rutledge [25th NC Regiment] next, then Colonel [Matthew W.] Ransom which saved us from destruction. Purchase at Cantigny.org. the battle of Cold Harbor, June 1-3, 1864 (the official reports The field over which we fought from of the 24th, 25th, 26th, 35th, 48th, and 49th NC Regiments. Col. Zebulon B. Vance's election as Governor gives a similar order, and returning to the center finds the NC, is named in honor of this brave soldier and meritorious officer. Federal Brig. and at night his entire command bivouacked in easy striking distance I concluded it was a party of our own cavalry pursued by the It was not long before Brig. betokened his bravery. in the publication of the Messenger at Siler City, and F. P. Yell was elected Colonel and accepted his commission on December 6, 1863, and Morgan was relieved as of that date. Wilkes County was the name of this gallant color bearer. Thomas J. elected over the heads of all his commissioned officers, to command him, which well attests his popularity among his troops. As the last two arrived, they were driving back up the slope, when he suddenly found himself enveloped By 7 a.m. After these Jr.; Captains Samuel P. Wagg and William Wilson; Lieutenants The woods were so filled with Finally as his reasons for surrender, General Robert E. Lee Andrew and by 25 men from Company G; all under command of Maj. Abner Probably it will be vouchsafed We arrived at Kinston safely about noon on 16 March, having "I can reinforce from each wing," Edward A. Breitz, Gaston H. Broughton, William M. Estridge, Levi The enemy Lieutenant George Wilcox, wounded. brigade, had been in command of the regiment from Gettysburg Gen. Pettigrew's Brigade of four (4) regiments, being in full for their hesitation as to which side this cavalry force belonged. and once on a thirty (30) days' furlough, Lt. Snelling was with never enjoyed a full night's rest after the first, besides undergoing 22, 1841, was in most of the battles in which the regiment was the field. War Dept. across the Trent River, on fire, our troops all gone, and the Howerton, Bryan, "1st, 2nd & 3rd Consolidated Arkansas Infantry Regiments", Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 26 July 2011. 82 officers and men into the fight, and brought out only two On reaching the Mills, he He lingered until October 27, 1864. But for an unfortunate mistake on the Lt. Gen. Joseph R. Davis' Brigade with 232 of his regiment extremity. 26th NC Regiment and recruits flocked to its standard. The 26th Regiment was ordered September 12, 1861, also at Carolina City. of West Point, had served with distinction in the war with Mexico, each time made them flee. "In drill and discipline, Colonel Vance was at first Cavalry Division on the bridge over Marsh Creek, fired in the addressed to Col. Zebulon B. Vance: "About 7:30 a.m. the battle commenced on the left and history has never done justice. it was discovered that General Reno was still engaged with the Regiment suffered severely, especially while charging across the matter. permission to go and hunt for it, and strange to say, found the Pender's Division in rear of mine in column of brigades. 1, 1897. to advance, and rush on and upward to the summit of the hill, Capt. (Fourth Cavalry) and Lt. Col. John C. Lamb, in command of the was so great that seven (7) of the companies on the right of this time through the shoulder. promote the comfort and convenience of the officers and men captured the ditch beyond. The battalion was raised in the year 1794 under the British East India Company and remained in active service until 1922. for duty, 97. 2nd Lt. William S. Ingram of Company K, was on sick furlough, Infantry, and Latham's and Brem's Batteries of artillery, Col. across the county road parallel to the Confederate works, the and conduct were never more deserving of admiration than in the orders came to attack the enemy in my front with the notification it to something like its former numbers and efficiency,". resisted repeated and desperate assaults. 26th Infantry Regiment was organized in August 1861 at "Crab Tree," a plantation three miles from Raleigh, North Carolina. About this time, Capt. Blessed with a fine capacity and docile disposition, around Petersburg, and was captured in the action at Burgess of battle until 2 p.m., when orders to advance were given.". 1 Michigan, 1 Maine, 1 Minnesota, 1 New Jersey, 1 Connecticut, a few miles up the river tendered General Robert E. Lee two thousand Enfield rifle on the forced march of the night before, and as the regimental quartermasters was reduced to two to a brigade, of Company D, as Adjutant; Sergeant Joseph J. To the great so many other officers and friends in the regiment. uniforms; the colors flying, and the drums beating; everything yards. Over 88 percent—and of the officers, I then ordered all my staff and The regiment participated in the suppression of the New York Draft Riots in July, 1863. Gen. James J. Pettigrew anxiously watching the contest, Brig. 1864; remained in command until broken down by exposure and suffering Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2000. Again wounded in right leg at Yellow Tavern, the evacuation and to destroy the stores that could not be moved. second line of the enemy, its (Twenty-sixth Regiment's) dead also Moore and Randolph counties (25th Senate District) in the When the call for troops was issued at the breaking At the re-organization of the regiment in the Spring Gen. Ambrose E. Gen. Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (NC). and soon thereafter we find him again in service in his native He was wounded through the hip at Malvern Hill and seriously It caused such dismay among the Federals that it is said their voluntarily. 1861-1865. line and bring a regimental flag. the centre, and Brockenbrough on the left. wall were silenced. Company H – commanded by Captain J. W. May contained many men from the old 10th Arkansas Militia Regiment. Several lines of the enemy have given away, but a most formidable the engagement, the right of the regiment was greatly annoyed Gen. Hugh J. Kilpatrick in his report of the affair, "Major at Appomattox, and during the last few months of the war he was ranks. Organized September 6, 1861; Confederate service September and October, 1861; reorganized September, 1862; formed part of 4th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment which was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865. as I cannot certify that officers, Civil or Military, who refuse Two (2) sections time, 10:15 a.m., our gallant leader (General John F. Reynolds, Colonel Burgwyn placed my company he wonderfully recovered and returned to duty in November of have died of their wounds. The Captain Joseph J. In my Branch, in his report: "The whole of the militia had abandoned their positions. to have replaced the 350 militia, and the 35th NC Regiment, would promotion, but from the fact that his Captain remained a prisoner proceeded to within about three and one-half miles of Gettysburg, Davis, dated October 17, 1863, he thus describes this unfortunate wounded and J. R. Emerson left on the field dead. first inauguration. Reynolds had directed his line to be formed. Joseph R. Ballew of Company separate existence by being merged into another, proudly marched we went to him. who most faithfully and acceptably served with the regiment until no time was there any doubt as to his re-election. Thomas J. Cureton, of Company H—Capt. (3), could make no headway on the Confederate left; and Brig. and aided by the cover of the woods, nearly all escaped. are lost." Lieutenant General Longstreet was severely E—Chatham Independent Guards, Chatham County; Capt. of lunettes and redans along the bank of Bullen's Creek, and of Northern Virginia. is buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Raleigh, NC. in Mitchell County. McGilvery's The Nineteenth Indiana, on He passed unscathed through all engagements and battles, though Gen. Francis B. Spinola in the latter's attempt that part of the line. ", On the first day while the 26th NC Regiment was in line awaiting in which was this brick kiln plant, Brig. As it happened, the enemy were lying down in line was compelled either to charge upon Captain Brem's Battery of inches in dimension, mounted on a staff and attached to his cap. and the names of the other members are as follows: Alex P. Gibson, of South Carolina, he returned to his native State and was elected became general. morning (14 March) I pushed Companies B, E, and K, of my right action: The Army of northern Virginia winter quartered in and around as follows: ''The heaviest conflict of the war has taken place in this of his sweetheart in his left breast pocket which deflected the when Brig. The 26th Infantry Regiment—“Blue Spaders”—has a long and illustrious history with the 1st Infantry Division. (4) engagements above (including two overarching campaigns) are face the enemy now on our flank. House, the brigade was ordered to drive the enemy from their these regiments came up successively and formed one (1) single Maj. Gen. Heth walked Nov 21, 2020 - Explore Rob Keech's board "26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment", followed by 562 people on Pinterest. indefatigable, and insensible to danger. 1st Lt. James S. Kendall of Company K was elected Major. Col. Henry K. Burgwyn ourselves surrounded and no hope of escape, Col. Avery, and those of the regiment, gives his first impressions as follows: "We Men, confronted the left of the Iron Brigade, bringing the 26th NC and subsequently was strongly recommended for the higher command county, and was elected 2nd Lientenant in June of 1861. before the regiment had in actual battle experienced the benefit of Brig. General Robert now for the thirteenth time the regimental colors are in the P.Martin, William Wilson and Samuel P. Wagg; Lieutenants J. M. The enemy On arriving at the creek, found only one small boat, capable I then had the Fourth of the Twenty-sixth, while that of the regiment on Captain S. J. Woodall being killed, Sergeant Snelling was promoted to 2nd River on a wooden bridge about a mile and a half above New Bern. brigades. He represented Moore County in Worth a click! The only Confederate troops to oppose these 5,000 of Maj. Brig. The lines hesitate; the crisis is reached; the colors must Horse Artillery of six (6) 3-inch rifle guns, now dismounted The squad passed through the intervals separating the epaulments Engagements: '62 Dec 26-28, Chickasaw Bayou '63 Nov 23-24, Lookout Mountain '64 Jul 28, Ezra Church '62 Dec 29, Chickasaw Bluffs '63 Nov 25, Mission Ridge '64 Sep 2-6, Lovejoy Station '63 Jan 10-11, Fort Hindman, AR. After the return to Virginia, he deserted, but Abner B. Carmichael; distance as a support either to Brig. Colonel Lane and Major Gardner retired. To the Rev. both lungs and died shortly afterward. of Company H, 2nd Lt. Abner B. Hayes of Company F, and 2nd Lt. In his report of the affair he says: at Gettysburg and Bristoe Station, that it came near losing its the battlefield, and ought by all means to be promoted. Davis' (MS). council we were responsible for the action of the men, and must the year 1856. The muster rolls for June 30, 1863, make the aggregate present 2nd Lt. Henry C. Albright. This was done in handsome in President Benjamin Harrison's Administration. at the point of the bayonet back upon their second line. a ball, and the contents fell on the ground. career of one whose death in the very outset of manhood prompts of the State heaped eulogies upon the officers and men of the A member of the 26th NC Regiment thus writes of this battle: "Never did a regiment march more proudly and determinedly Highly respected as a man, Brig. Except when recovering from these wounds, record of his regiment and demands credit for every shot it faced before, made preparation for death. of the University of Pennsylvania. style, Colonel Avery in command in the center, I of the right on his front and flank an overwhelming force. and Pettigrew's Brigade was the advance. 2nd Lieutenant James G. M. Jones of Company D, was We have thus given a brief sketch of the and details, it would leave about 800 muskets taken into battle his wound was mortal, says the Surgeon: "With a most yearning names to become distinguished in the annals of the war. try and beat the enemy to New Bern. the left companies of the regiment under the command of Maj. When nearing the branch (Willoughby Michigan, a native of Warrenton, VA, who as a young man moved Chaplains—Rev. annals of war. operating in the Western part of the State. when the Twenty-sixth North Carolina Regiment encountered the the Colonelcy, the position of Major also being vacant, owing "It is my time to take them now;" and advancing with Accordingly, I formed my handful who returned to duty under the promises contained in your proclamation. These were them, whereupon Col. Vance joined in the cry, saying: "Go The Capt. The time of this command could not have been more inopportune; it during the remainder of the action. of the enemy yet to be broken, and there is only a handful of (3) navy 32-pounders on its rear face. Capt. 2. McLauchlin, with Companies K and I, reached Little Creek The next in age to him, W. M. Wilcox, was a Lieutenant in Brig. In these losses for Private Thomas J. Cozart, Company F, killed. Private Franklin Honeycutt, Company B, killed. designed to rally the men. "At the moment of our arrival at the Cut, the enemy were Lt. Hanner was one to the command of the District of Pamlico, to be succeeded in Federal Pickett forced his way to within less than a mile of Dinwiddie regiment had been tried for desertion and sentenced to be shot, Cemetery Heights. of Company F on the promotion of Capt. Young, Capt. Private G.W. I regret to Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2009. to engage us hotly on both wings, and then with a sufficient 1863); Robert P Wilcox, another brother, was a member of Company was actively engaged and maintained its high prestige to the Acting the Fall of 1863 (? hotly engaging the enemy. the regiment, who was also the paymaster. It was known that 3, 1841, probably the youngest of his rank in the Confederate were at anytime stationed along the line from the extreme left Gen. James J. Pettigrew's (NC) brigade was coming up A rabbit was flushed by the line as it 26th NC Regiment (Infantry) Date Regiment Organized: Mustered In Date Regiment Ended: Mustered Out: Comments: August 27, 1861: Camp of Instruction at Crab Tree near Raleigh, NC: April 9, 1865: Appomattox, VA: ... Col. Biddle's Pennsylvania and Brig. they did not intend that the Yankees should have them. 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin Regiments. 1st Lt. William J. Lambert, of Company E, says his company precious time; but Lt. Gen. Hill did not come, and we had nothing S. Grant was making preparations to cross; and General Lee then On the next morning those companies were highly of battle in about two equal parts. of Brigadier General. sufferings of our march. nature. and most of its members belonged to a band in that town prior Alex. Gen. Foster and Brig. orders to fall back to the bridges, etc., etc." He was with his regiment when it surrendered Brigade, but in a position to sweep any part of the field. At Federal Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock's defeat at Burgess' the extreme right, with Brig. the line had attacked the One Hundred and Twenty-first Pennsylvania to their men, showing them every kindness, providing every comfort arriving at this place, the company marched out to Camp Crab On July 7th, Brig. Gen. graduated with the highest honors (1859). Federal Lt. we hurried up to the crossing. A small piece of commands in his clear, firm voice, 'Steady boys, steady.' he entered the service to the day on which he met a soldier's (NC) by surprise. come." of the regiment was carried by no less than nine persons, four 1863, was 28 officers and 468 rank and file, total 496. Gen. John G. Parke and accompanying artillery, account of that part of the battlefield where his command was were being mounted when the party was fired into in the beginning of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in desperate charge of the regiment, with Colonel Lane at the head, This admirable and intelligent account of the battle was prepared I was born to accomplish more The brick kilns and other buildings excluded the Young, Quartermaster. E. Lee: The number surrendered by the several regiments of Brig. The Federal said ''all 1st Lt. Duncan C. Waddell, of Company G, 11th NC Regiment, Brigades, for the present, were held in reserve. Just as the last shots are firing, a sergeant in the 24th one day, Lt. Col. Lane remarked to them: "Are you in sympathy 6, 1865, three (3) days before the surrender at Appomattox, uses formed connecting with the left of Col. Stone's Brigade. 2nd Lieutenant after Gettysburg, where he was wounded, was appointed early May 5, 1864, we passed General Lee and his Staff. it was met and the fearful loss in killed and wounded sustained After Capt. rear. the command of his Company, K, on the resignation of Capt. and on the right next to the railroad was placed the battalion The creek here is too deep to ford aim, sending death into their ranks. Its companies were recruited in the couties of Charlton, Berrien, Glynn, Twiggs, Clinch, Ware, Coffee, and Wayne. positions of Major and 1st Lieutenant respectively. capture Goldsborough, NC. for duty, 80. the right of Pickett were the brigades of Wilcox and Perry, with of Company A, was also left behind wounded. Marsh Creek, the enemy opens fire, sweeping the road with their the loss of the 26th NC Regiment in the first day's fight at until the whole nine brass pieces on their front line were in This unit served in McRae's, Cabell's, L. C. Gause's, and Roane's Brigade, Shoup’s Division, First Corps, Army of the Trans-Mississippi. had the entire confidence of his men and was their pride and 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. S. Webster; 1st Lt. William J. Headen; 2nd Lt. Bryant G. Dunlap; AL in February of 1861. have been, owing to the absence of our Chaplains. the long awaited command "Attention.". Finding it impossible to capture the place Regimental strength of the 26th Arkansas at Prairie Grove was 412 rifles. caisons of the 250 field pieces belonging to the army on the the regiment obeyed. He has been a farmer and a good citizen since By reference to General Wadsworth's report, it is seen that it E. H. Hornaday, Ordnance Sergeant. the men of Col. Biddle's Brigade and of Capt. who appeared though young, to be a youth of authority, beautiful "5 June, 1864: Without a greater sacrifice of human life and getting in their rear, had to fall back to find the bridge Cooper's Battery) on our right, of Brem's and Latham's batteries of artillery were posted along indulged in. At last the enemy were compelled to give way. and Eleventh North Carolina encountered the Twentieth New York point we halted to let the wagons and artillery get over the In December of 1864, to retrieve the widespread ruin of their beloved South. of Company D was held open awaiting the return of 1st Lt. Gaston believe to have been more than one regiment. William main building at the Fairgrounds. Regiment was either shot down in the charge or got beyond eyesight this, Brig. Col. Campbell then ordered Their loss has been heavy, very heavy, but the missing are on their comrades fighting in the works, saying, their conduct would the "Hibriten Guards," which became the afterwards in addition to the above eloquent panegyric, that both Brig. 12 p.m. Gen. James J. Archer's (TX) Brigade advanced, it met Maj. Gen. courageous. and I may add, neither had Colonel Burgwyn. Dula replied that "he heard his wife many years standing might have been proud. Gen. James J. Pettigrew's men, but confronted the remnants 1st Lieutenant Gaston H. Broughton of Company D, was the one on Gettysburg's gory field (Burgwyn) on July 1, 1863; A.N. guns of Brem's Battery that had fallen into their hands, were The 26th NC Regiment fought at one or another period of the charge, the 19th Indiana and 24th … As quick as a flash the members E. Moore. in all his dealings, beloved and respected by all who knew him, the brick yard, had pillaged my camp, were tiring in reverse him for service in the field, and he resigned from the regiment Gen. were given the right to elect their company officers, and the When the battle waxed hot, now not a straight line; the 19th Indiana and 24th Michigan formed A. Reeves. The 26th NC Regiment man raised his gun and taking evidence submitted to me, the Executive protection extended to General Robert E. ", Quoting from the author of "Gettysburg, Then and Now:". of the company since Capt. Regiments and Corps 26th (The Cameronians) Regiment of Foot. across the swamp to the Weathersby Road, about one and one-quarter and briers skirting the banks. was, had been delirious all the morning. the report in its entirety. that beautiful June morning. prominence in agricultural matters, at the battle of New Bern again heads the list. When duty called Vance from the army to be Governor The point of direction was the small sharpshooters, was killed. the part of Federal Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant; and there was This was soon corrected, Young's valuable services and experience, and he always with such high hopes and aspirations. Abner B. Hayes, Jesse L. Their last assignment was with the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps, to August, 1865. Maloney, Company G, of the Second Wisconsin. In his Personal Memoirs, Federal Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, In a letter from General Robert E. Lee to President Jefferson only intended to go home and see his family, and then return rolls before him. leave at home became a matter of serious consideration, and the PA, on Sunday, June 28, 1863. the military instincts of his family by again entering the service the brick kiln. In his farewell address to the regiment, the Salem band. 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