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Vol. XLV.
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HILLSBOROUGH, N. C, MARCH 30, 1864.
No. 2239.
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Historical Sketch of tha CUHimtnt
, .. - t W. C. Trc?;3.
The Sixth Regiment N. 'h went
into camp of instruction tf!P4anc'l
noir Company Shops, on 'the U Rail-
, raid. June the 1st. 1861, 'witt'-frWow.
ting field officers: CharlenF. Pts.Colo-
: nel l VV, T. Dortch. Lieut. CdoChas:
K. Lighifuot; Nbjnr ; H. B. LotfrtUljj..
' tant; A. M. Ncsuitt. Surgeon j J.U'ald
well, and C. A. Henderson. AmiisSur
geo.n, N. B. Scales, A. Q.. 11., arnV II.
1 Alexander, A,C S. !
. ! Company A. Kobert M; Uthn,
i' Captain ; S. S. Kirklaad, 1st. Lbut;
i J, C. Turner, 2nd; A. M. KirU'aib
nfnr 2nd. V
Com nan r B. Uolt. F. Webi, Cs ;
W K Parrish, lt Lieutenant taf l
McMannin, 2id; W. P. Mangui:i,.hr
2nd. i
Company C W. J. Frcelaod, Caru
W. J. II. barium, lut Lieutenant 1.1
Guess. 2nd ; Evans Tanif r. Junior 2ri
('uipanr D. S. Mel). JUtf ; 'tptt Ujr the 7th, 18G2 the regiment partici
D.C. Pearion, I Ht Lieutenant ; N. V lj pited in th action at ElthamN Lundin-,
2ml; John Carsyn, Juiiur 2nl. j I'ender commanMinz. and, on the 8th
Cwmpanr E.Uaac B. Ave r?t CaUr.Mar. IBGi, tik up the 'line of march Hr
A. C. Aterr, UtLieujenant: L. II. Cinjt1i'chmoni!,tIere5iinintroverinzthe retreat
2nd ; J. A. McPheron, Junior 2nd. 4'tHe armr;arri cd at Richmond 10th Mar,
Cumpanj F. Ja. W. ViiMn, a;tav,362, where nothinj of interest transpired
U. F. C 'after, lut Lieutenant; B. F. Wniyntil May 3Ut, -1862. when the rejiment
Cm! : 11. C. l)ixn. junior 2nd. - I irticina'ted in the battle of Seven Pines.
Oiiipanj G. J. A. Criis. aptati;t.ii.n. twit gallant charge against the
B. R. Smith, Ut Lieutenant; J. T, HaKg-mv' battrrj r.n the railrotd. Beinj
boro. 2nd. f litrU untuppft'ted in the first charge,
. . C.imninr I!. '. A. Mitchell. Csitaill ,x f!i ninv livtnr frrnitt tiin-irinr
L. II. Walter, lt Lieutenant ; J. A. Let, iber, t'ie rr;.ttient was dnen bck ;
nd ; Q. T. Anderaon, junior 2nd,, $ -bein- supported kn the 2d charge, held
Companv I R NV. Vrk, Captain; tttSWitmi nnt I on! ere J out.
. W. re. lt Lieutrnanl; W. B. AlleavW tV 14'h June the reimcnt joined
2nd ; M. B. Barbae, j-in'mr 2nd. , 4 Jackon at Stunton, and on the 18th
Company k. -J. . Ii.taptasn ; J.N
. ......C......II'..-f..,(
etted on the Potomac fnmi Fvans Part ta
Free Stone Point. ,
March '8th, 1862, the rer'nieht marched
to ITe.lfrickfch
- ' 1 "I'M 111 fc'ii. ., ' iu
Nothing of ihterest transnirni while
L'eut. Col. Lijhtfoot was iletachetl to take
co nmand of the Pst of Ft ed-ricksbur-r.
the 2 id Ala. Hutal ion as Provost Guaril.
and was sfterwurds elfC il Colonel of the
2.nl C. V oluutetrs, and neyer alter re-
join-a tins regiment. .- . ,
April 8ih. I8C2. the regiment toak un
the line of march for Ynrlctitwn 'wIiptp w.
were placed in 'the; lt Divisinn,. 1st Ue-
-ri.e vorp, ne. . uen., wiuting, cn
rnamlin the Divisioi. and Maj. Hen. Gus
Uui W. Siqith commanding the Corps.
May 4th, we took up the retrea; to Wi.
liamaburg.arrivin,: the same lay and camp
ing four.iuiles bejond the town.
The next day we took up the line of
march fur Ellham'a -: Landing, making a
forced inarch of thirty seven miles in one
lay oter muIily mads and through ram.
Third, Iieutenant General R. It. Ewefl ;
ita First' l)tviion Commander wai M-j.
Gen. Whitin?; it Second, Gen. J. B.
Hood ; its' Third Gen." J. A. Early ; it
First Brigade Commander waa Brig! Geh.
B. E. Bee; its Second, Brig. Gen. Whit
ing; itn Third, E. M. Lane ; its Fourth
R. F. Hoke. 1 T
During th Pennsylvania campaign to
Gettysburg, where he was killed in storm
iti!; the height, the Brigade commander was
J. E. Avery, of the 6Ur; and from Jul the
su to rsor. rtn (except hve or six weeks)
Col. Godwio,?.of the; 57th, was Brigade
cu'umaniler, and captured Nov. 7th, 868.
From Nov. 7th, 1863, to the present tiaie,
(Dec. 20th, 1SG3.) the Brigade was com
manded by Lieutenant Colonel Tate, of
the 6t!i North Carolina.' .
The Regiment was. commanded at 1st
Manaasa, July 2lt, 1861. by Colonel
Charles F. FUher.
At Eltham's Landing, May 7th. 1882. by
Colonel Pender.
At Seven Pines, May 51st, 1802. by
Colonel Pender.
At Gaines Farm, Jnne 27th 1862. by
Colonel J. E. Aery.
At iMaivern Hill, July 1st. 18C2. bv
Vincent, 1st Lieutenant ; Sa:nuel Crawford
Snd ; Samuel Ro.iry, junior 2nd. ;
Toe regiment reititinrd in ramp of in
tructn'n from Jane the lt, IfGl. iatil
July B, 1861, whn it moved to Raleigh, and
was detailed as lunerjl escort t thf body
f H Excelt'cy Gov. Ki ts; fTorninies
B. aitd ti. were sent to Petrrbur. Va.,
and Vscerted the bdy to Raleigh.. "Th"
military honor were performed July 0,
16GI. "Here Lieut. Colonel Dortch rcjga
ed. Mjor Lightfoot was promoted Liet.
Colonel, and Cap. 'b Mjr. July 10.
IbGI, the Regiment started to Virginia, and
arrives! at Winchester, Va July 1ft. 1361,
nd reported ti Gen. Joseph E. Jhnton,
Commanding, and a assigned to the 3rd
brigade, Gen. Barnard E. B?e,end imna
diaiely placed in line of battle, where it
remained until the 18th, if July, when it
tok up the. line of inarch lor Matm.
wherw it arrived on the morning of July
2It, 1851. The regi neut suffered eeie
ly on the march, being forced, and without
tme to cook. For three day the regiment
bad not eaten more than one day ration.
On arritmgat Manassn.the Regiment was
marched immediately to t'ie. field and par
ticipated in the battl-. with severe los;
losing alio Col. Chaa. Fisher, who wa shot
dawn lfter l avin? rantured a section rf
Rickett's battery, and gaining the firstfoot
hold on the contested hill.
The Regiment then camped for several
days at Camp Bre, near thehattle gruond,
and about August 1, 1PGI, moved to Camp
Jaes, near Bristow, where it remained,
uleri"? creatly from sickness, until fcpt.
IStb, U6I, when it moved to Camp UiH,
Dear Dramlne. on the Potomac, where it
remained until taking up winter quarters
tt'Camp Fisher, near Dumfries. At Camp
Jones, on the ananimious recorameadalion
of all fScers, Col. W. I). Fender of the 3rd
if.C. Viduntcers was promoted to Colonrl
f the 6th State Troops, and took commaod
absui the tith ! August, 1861. From this
time the Regiment was placed in the 2nd
Corps in the Army f the Pstomae, under
jVIajsr dvneral Gustavui W. Smith, and
taoat this time Brig. Gen. W. F. C. Whit
ing, to Cbasmand ot the brigade, retieirf
Cel. Falknerof the 2nd Mi. 't he brigade
I listed of (he 4th A. 2ad Mi. Utk
ili a., and 6h N. C. regiments, Gen.
W iting commsn-li'ii the divii'ioi daring
t, winter of 1861.x The Re5ifiie.1t pick-
V.
At 2d Manassa. August 21st, 18G2, by
Colonel R. F. Webb.
At Bjonsboro, Md., September 14th,
!8C2,by Colonel R. F. Webb.
AtSWpsbiirg. Md, Sept. 17 1862, by
Captain R. W. York. . ,
y Uolonel J. K. hveiy.
Ma 4th, 1863,
14th, 1863, by
touk up the line of march for Rich
'; and nart'cipated at Gaines Farm
27th, being on 01 the regiment
charged he enemv's works and cap
tig'st ptecrs til rifled cannon.
!; lt participated at Malvern Hill
V-fil at Uic!nnond 9th July, 1882.
lt 7th t'ik up line f march for
'':id, skirmished heavily at Hazel
r;,fia encaged at Through fa re Gap.
' Friday night, wa me regimentof
V i'de which drove (5m. King's di
'Mick in the night : an I, n Satur
rn-iripte 1 i'i the catire battle of 2.1
;n'-M. , 'y.r-.'"'-l
ff- Ht'i rar'ici?ited in the engar-
M I., ami an the if th
t 'hainViarj, Ml ; when the rgi-
ni wtirer half i- killed aod wounrfed,
am
ce
y rtly eshausted a'nmunition.a re-
J it ml. .if the Lri'-ide enmnan-
, . . e
"rued in t'e battle id 1st fred
J 1 V'f- 13th bat was nt regular
7 ,e5'4eirr;t in skirmish ane other
L V!11;; and pvrtiripited in he 2d
" Ma He 4ti. I8G, naking
.d saicesslul cliarje igani
Sigi-
".Vav
ter Jut
g-j id
a f .
iiri;inj
strt )!
July '2d.
antf;ifi
tint te h
mi( tea s)
d inth-cflfure ol dnche-
14 ih, 185.5. and hea l en-
Tsburg. Pa.. Julylv, Iboa,
r,. ni. inr ilir.n2,i ir.e
f Aargi and, on thenisnt ,,f
Hi the height of G ttys'uurg
t.nmV -tins at ar an b
.
hand light of at ea-t fae
with Uarmets andcJub-
iia . . 1 .. it ...1 iifiii
.vt II'" ,r,e iiieu
the! 115MI .... ,
1 1 ticii t p . f , . . cllTerDg the
too numerous tole re
eun.
Sk nit.
.UnlK.Und to tl! ''Old
Brigat
'SI
id followed iU'gelUnt
. B w - l..rn 'V II ait
tiiir anil i.anr, u
tkose i tthhich renderd that sn
s tl Regiment w.adetarh
edfroft Natt I ,
bane 1 V.gllce.l the 6th North
ironm ej" . 1 . . . m mnt
the i ireirconu
icwrinj.
yo Gieral J. h
"Nil.V army the Shcn-
in
arO t Pr. 'oriel .K..
... . vbt i.hfiiiii
by Colonel J. E. Every.
At W;nchester, June
Colonel R. F. Webb.
At Gettysburg, Pa.. Jul 1st, b Lieut.
Colontl s. McD. Tate. '
Af Gettysburg Height!, Jul 2d, by
Licit. Ctdouel Tate.
.At Fairfield. July 6h, 1863, by Lieut.
Coluoel S. McD. Tate. .
t'ompanies A, B and G being nearly all
raptured, aod having no officer, their rolls
coulJ not be lurmhed. The remaining
seven Companies, including; Field and
Steff officers, are as follows:
Volunteers, 913 ; Conscripts. 801; Substi
tutes, 12; died of disease, 178; died of
wounds 55 ; killed in action, CO; discharg
ed 81 ; d serted, 23; transferred, 25; re
signed, 9; dishonorabl discharged, 2;
hot tor desertion, 1 ; missing in action,
13; total 420; remaining on rolls, 576.
Alamance, 225; Orage. 175; Wake,
50 ; Caswell, 143 ;.Burke. 132; Chathnft.
50; WcDowell. 24; Mitchell, 82; Uowan.
4; tatawab 10; - Davidson, 2; Cumber
land. 2; Caldwell, 3; Person, 3; Yaiicry,
m 1 " I I r m m . ... - . -
j; lauaino; waae, I ; I.dgecomUe, l;
ljncoi.ue. l ; Lincoln, 1 ; Granville. I ;
R ickinghara, 1 ; Wilkes, I; Mecklenburg,
J ; Surry, I ; Iredell. 1; Forsvthe. 1 ;
t'ravrn, I; Lenoir, 1; Nah, 1 ; Virginia,
7; Maryland, 1; Georgia, 1; Italy, 1;
U eianu, 3.
RICH. WATT. YORK,
Captain ccmnunJiiig 6th C. Ccg't
ha fir Co.
t.t" ...J'tn.
j voiiaioii
nTal $ tP romnander was
trilJ. Lntrtet; tta
A VOICE FROM TUB NORTH.
We find in the editorial column of the
New York Daily New, of the9:n iastant,
an article entiled" Popularity of the War,"
which set forth in forcible and graphic
terrs, the last wamng war spirit of: the
vrmern people, an 1 tear from t; .e lace
of Lincoln and hi crew, the ted of i!ccesi
and hypocrisy, with which they lute so
long gulled the Northern people. It ii a
bold paper fort New Yoik latitude, and
li firt llut ila
ts - - f riVUVWIMMI I 1UKIKI tl 7
the Washington tyrant, show that a wen
derful revolution is taking pljce in North
ern sentiment. It is as lollows:
There ha been no bugbear mora alarm
ing to the timid and unorgani.e d friend ol
peace than the pretended "ronlari;'
the war. The wegro-woihippra an I t.e"r
allies of the." War Democracy" know tn
so well that the have spared 'no e.JorH r
appliance to spread and heighten the de
lusion. Nothing cnttld illustrate mure ful-
a a
une maunsi, wiucii is no.r wtmng so
fat, than the facility with which they have
been able, hitherto, to impose" it on the
public credulity.
"We presume that no one whnknows any
thing of the American character, or has
read the history- of the American . people,
ran honestly believe the latter to be either
cowards or mercenaries.. W'nk the sad
exception of a portion of the population of
New England, in the struggle of 1812,
there is no record of their having ever
shrunk from any of the duties or sacrifices
imhif.l ak 1. . . " ' . as
iiiipvaci mi lucui uy pairiousm in lime Ot
war. On the contrary, they ha ire been so
ready, always, to answer to the call of coun
try, tht the hae more than once mista
ken lor it the fals5 appeals of demagogue
ism and passion. They have always been
willing, and often so anxioo to fight,
that European diplomacy has long charac
terized them, proverbially, 89 disturbers of
the peace of nations. It was this lust
and pugnacious impulse, so peculiar to
them that it could be counted on with ab
solute certainty, whch the unprincipled
Contrivers of our present suS'ering abused
and tempted Tor their own unholy ends at
the beginning of the war. To the enthusi
asm with which the first calls of Mr. Lin-
coin were responded to, thousds of des
olate households tens of thousands tf
brave hearts now cold bf-ar mute and
fearful witness. Then, indeed, the war
was popular. Right or wrong, it appealed
to the popular heart, and 'was answered
with its best blood.
Let us look, nw, at the contrast, Tw
do so, we must not go to lite columns of
the pensioned pre? ot the dj nasty at Watb
ingtoi; nor to the manufacturer of New
England or New York, or vUewhere, whs)
have grown fat n the carnage of better
men ; nor to the traders, or jobbers, or
contractors, or place men, or parasite
the ilivriad of jackal wh red on the
bloody of! a I of the strife. We have onlj
to contemplate the mmplaui naked fccta,
that with a population thr-e tin tst of
tU Slates at war with us, n4 a fifhting
population ptopoiiinnately much liger
wiih bounties profi'errd, surh as never
tempted cupidity in any war teli we
are compelled to seduce f reifnei Imn
their homes to fight or battles f r pay,
and are driren to the still uhm tegrtiog
neressi'v of committing the haaoi of ur
Hag and the vindication of iur iMnhtd to
the hand of neg'oe, bond snd tree. Not
the relentless grap of a most mersdns and
unconstitutional conscripti m, nr tl se
duction of baunties large enough tu uke
a p 'or man's fortune, can now lira; or tl
tice American citizens, except in ui .rera
absolutely insignificant, to light the tattles
of this w&r. It i ino!eat, as writ ta idle
and absurd, talk f the "popuiity" tf
any war that can command no warmer sup
port than this, horn a biave and impalsiye
people. If the hearts of the p.f.!e wart
in the war, the themvrlres would be in
the field to light to the death. If ihea-B
cerel believed it to be a war ia which
the ought tj oU'er themselre a vt
ficc, the would era a d to the eery ho. n tf
the altar, without thicat or bribe. 'Hit
they shrink from the crnitest that thtj
will devote !l the little earnings of their
lives t purchase exemption that the
cannot be tempted or furred into the ranks,
while there i inv escipeatl the tl.ii js
tell the story. The people do not It el ny
longer tlut the war is their wir. The
may support it for a little while because
the government is waging it ad th- flag it
waved over it. Same of thrin may te will
ing it should rontinue, because it pays
thrtnselves or tJieTli ifuds IsrKr pr. Su.sr
r .1 . 1 .1 .
keep op meir umtfenci,ir aafaoca meir
party, r fiittcia their vaaity, or graiifiel
their rancor. Bet the g-eat cuirrat of
puMic feeling and opinlMn rensiuits favor
. lonrer. It ht now ns seld on public
enthiv'isnt. Uii$nir is dead !
If the Administration 'really bflievei
that all this i false -f it is "uruaded
thst the popularity ol the war continues,
let H (abaft ?on tie ronscrintion end tht
bounty system and make the experiment
of vidunteer enlistment for a single week.
That britf space of time woulJ suflice far
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