John Alexander, Capt. | Died, cause unknown, 7 Oct 61 |
Leander Alexander | Medical Discharge for disability, 6 Feb 62 |
William Biggers | WIA at Malvern Hill, maybe back to duty in October |
William Blakley | WIA at Sharpsburg, probably in hospital |
D.G. Caldwell | DD, Typhoid Fever in hospital in Petersburg, 31 July 62 |
Denson Caldwell, 3rd Lt. | Discharged when defeated for reelection, 21 Apr 62 |
Columbus Cheshire | DD, 8 Jan 62 |
Joseph Cochran, Sgt. | Medical Discharge, defective vision, 6 Feb 62 |
William Cochran, Sgt. | KIA at Malvern Hill |
Robert Cook | DD, Kinston, 3 June 62 |
Larkin Deaton | KIA, Malvern Hill |
Daniel Dulin, Sgt. | WIA Malvern Hill, maybe back to duty in October |
John Dulin, Sgt. | WIA Malvern Hill, maybe back to duty in October |
John C. Dulin, | Absent, sick, hospital in Richmond, 29 Oct 62 |
Matthias Dulin | DD, Measles, 2 Aug 62 |
R Dulin | DD, Measles, 30 Nov 61 |
Thomas Dulin | WIA Malvern Hill, absent thorough October |
T. Fann | Absent, sick, in October |
William Festperman | Absent, sick in a Richmond hospital on 2 Nov 62. He was probably sent to hospital in October |
Robert Garrison | WIA at Malvern Hill, absent wounded in October |
Charles Harris | AWOL in October |
William Hood | Detailed to Brigade as courier, Sep 62 |
A. Grier Hunter | WIA at Sharpsburg, probably in hospital |
James Hutchison, Cpl. | Discharged, unknown reason, June 62 |
Green Irwin | WIA at Malvern Hill, died of meningitis in hospital in Petersburg, 11 Oct 62 |
John Killough | Medical Discharge for chronic rheumatism, 31 Aug 62 |
Daniel McCall | WIA Malvern Hill, maybe back to duty in October |
Harrison McLane | DD, “fever” at Kinston, 19 May 62 |
Thomas McCorkle | DD, Kinston, 6 June 62 |
Julius McLauchlin | WIA at Malvern Hill, maybe back to duty in October |
Rufus Mason | DD, chronic diarrhea in a Richmond hospital on 8 Nov 62. He was probably sent to hospital in October |
Hugh Miller | DD, 25 Oct 62 |
William Morris, Cpl. | Detailed to Mecklenburg County to pick up clothing, 22 Oct 62 |
James Morrison | KIA at Malvern Hill, 62 |
Charles Rankin | WIA at Malvern Hill, died of Typhoid Fever in hospital in Petersburg, 25 July 62 |
William Roberts | WIA at Sharpsburg (?), in hospital or on leave, 30 Sep 62 |
Thomas Rodey | DD, erysipelas, in hospital in Petersburg, 22 Aug 62 | <
William Solomon | Detailed as Teamster through May 62, probably still on duty there in October | <
John Taylor | DD, Typhoid Fever in hospital in Petersburg, 9 Aug 62 |
Mark Wilson | WIA at Malvern Hill, maybe back to duty in October |
James White 2nd Lt. | Died, Mecklenburg County, 8 June 62. He was absent, sick, in May 62 |
A few others on the field and staff in October that you should know…
Lt. Col. - Oliver C. Petway, killed at Malvern Hill, replaced by John
G. Jones (formerly commanding Co. E, then Major)
Major – John Kelley
Adjutant – Walter Clark, age 16 (…and looked younger).
Assistant Quartermaster – Nicholas Long, who resigned after he returned
to NC to get clothing in October.
Sgt. Major - possibly J.K. Long, as Thomas Lasater was commissioned a
2nd Lt in June.
Color Sgt.- William Stewart, color bearer in West Woods fighting, a 37
year-old “Mexican War veteran” from Company K.
You probably would have pulled a few details for these sergeants:
George Giles, Co.A, acting Ordnance Sergeant and George Taylor, Co. E,
acting Quartermaster Sergeant.
Those on sick call would know the regimental surgeon, Charles O’Hagan,
formerly an assistant surgeon with the 1st NC Cavalry. The
brigade established a hospital at Front Royal, operated by the Thomas
Howard, an assistant surgeon from the 35th NCT, who took charge of this
facility in late October. Most of the sick would have been
sent there first, with the more serious cases then transferred to the
“North Carolina Hospital” at Camp Winder in Richmond or the state’s
hospital in Petersburg.
Notes on Sources. The starting point for Company H’s organization
and manning is NC Troops, since there are no surviving muster rolls for
the company in the National Archives that would provide a clearer
picture on personnel status during this period. Even with NC
Troops, we aren’t absolutely sure if there were musicians in the
company during this period, or if they were appointed later; the status
of those few soldiers whose records are sketchy; or exactly when the
NCOs were promoted to their positions. Obviously, William H.S.
Burgwyn’s published diary and letters provide us the closest look at
the daily activities and movements of the regiment, along with
the weather. Still, his writings do not mention many men in the
company, as he comments only on those in the regiment of his social
standing or other officers. Remember, he was not from the same
county and was not an original “Mecklenburg Farmer”. As the son
of an influential and wealthy northeastern NC family, Burgwyn was
culturally and socially much different from the men he led.
He lacked the strong ties to the men that the other company officers
had and would give up command of the company later in 1863 for a staff
billet. The regiment’s chapter in Clark’s “NC Regts” is useful,
but lacks the details we need. The notes on Mecklenburg
County and Charlotte are out of the usual histories of the region, as
well as Reminiscences of the Past Sixty Years, Antebellum North
Carolina, Common Whites, and the “NC in the Civil War” website.
Images of several Company H soldiers, Leander Query and Lt. Burgwyn,
are in Greg Mast’s State Troops and Volunteers.