. Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina, in the great war 1861-'65 . ^ of the West, that was never done, though the Legisla-ture in 1864 passed a resolution requesting that the NorthCarolina regiments in that army should be brigaded togetherand a North Carolinian made Brigadier. In fact, ColonelDavid Coleman, of tlie Thirty-ninth, for a long time com-manded Ectors Brigade, in which was that regiment andthe Twenty-ninth, but he never received his merited promo-tion. The Junior Reserves Brigade 12 March, 1865, peti-tioned (unknown to Colonel Coleman) that he be pr
. Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina, in the great war 1861-'65 . ^ of the West, that was never done, though the Legisla-ture in 1864 passed a resolution requesting that the NorthCarolina regiments in that army should be brigaded togetherand a North Carolinian made Brigadier. In fact, ColonelDavid Coleman, of tlie Thirty-ninth, for a long time com-manded Ectors Brigade, in which was that regiment andthe Twenty-ninth, but he never received his merited promo-tion. The Junior Reserves Brigade 12 March, 1865, peti-tioned (unknown to Colonel Coleman) that he be promotedBrigadier-General and assigned to command them, but theapplication was not granted. The same discrimination against this State in the appoint-ment of General Officers was shown in the Revolution andeven in the recent war with Spain. THE n;PUBLIC ASTOIl, L TILDEN FC. GENERALS COMMISSIONED BY STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1861-5. 1. Walter Gvvynn, Brigadier-General. 2. Jno. W. McElroy, Brigadier-General.^. David Clark, Brigadier-General. 4. Collett Leventhorpe, Brigr-General. .5. James G. Martin, 6. Daniel G. Fowle, Adjutant-General. 7. R. C. Gatlin, Adjutant-General. 8. John F. Hoke, Adjutant-General. QENERflLS COMMISSIONED BYTHE STATE. By Lieutenant E. A. THORNE, Ordnance Officer, RansomsBrigadk. During the war there were eight Brigadier-Generals underState commission, who commanded troops at the front or oth-erwise rendered active service. 1. Brigadier-General John F. Hoke, Adjutant-General ofthe Militia. Through him the volunteer regiments were or-ganized down till his election as Colonel of the Twenty-thirdRegiment, when he resigned. Later he resigned as Colonelof that regiment and in 1864 was elected Colonel of the Sev-c-ntj-third Ttegiment (First Senior Reserves) and in Octo-ber, 1864, was placed in command as Senior Colonel of
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