. Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina, in the great war 1861-'65 . ecommanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Thad. Coleuian, andbelonged to Brantleys Brigade, D. H. Hills Division, Lees Corps, in the Army of the West, then stationed nearSmithfield, N. C. This is their last report (Official RecordsUiiion and Confederate Ar-mies, Vol. 98, p. 106Jf.) and asGeneral Johnston began his last retreat 10 April, they wereprobably thus surrendered. The army passed through Ral-eigh 12 April and were near High Point when surrendered26 April. They were paroled 2 May, 1865, the
. Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina, in the great war 1861-'65 . ecommanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Thad. Coleuian, andbelonged to Brantleys Brigade, D. H. Hills Division, Lees Corps, in the Army of the West, then stationed nearSmithfield, N. C. This is their last report (Official RecordsUiiion and Confederate Ar-mies, Vol. 98, p. 106Jf.) and asGeneral Johnston began his last retreat 10 April, they wereprobably thus surrendered. The army passed through Ral-eigh 12 April and were near High Point when surrendered26 April. They were paroled 2 May, 1865, the fragment ofan ever glorious regiment and true to the last. Gallant,noble, battle-scarred veterans who had breasted the storm ineach of these battles, and the intervening skirmishes. Nowand hereafter the question may be asked, why we did not suc-ceed ? The answer is: They who justly deserve success,do not always win it. Braver men never fought or died,but overpowering numbers and munitions of war wereagainst us. Isaac H. Bailey. Bakersville, N. C, 26 April, 1901. IFUEUC LlBRi^RY- A8T0R. LENOK AND. FIFTY-NINTH KEOIMKNT. 1. Jos. B. Cherry, Captain, Co. F. 3. D. W. Lewis, 2d Lieut., Co. D. i. Lewis B. SultoB, 2d Lieut., Co. F. 4. .1. M. Wright, 2d Lieut., Co. A. FIFTY-NINTH REGIMENT. (fourth cavalry.) By W. p. SHAW, Second Lieutenant Company D. It may be questioned if in the entire range of ourthought, there can be found any object more deserving of thehighest admiration, and more worthy of the lasting gratitude,of the people of the South than the true Confederate soldier,or if there can be found any cause more worthy of the his-torians patient labor than an honest and earnest effort tokeep fresh and green the memory of his patriotic devotionto his country and home, together with his invincible valorso eminently displayed through the four long years of selfsacrificing hardships and bloody strife of the Civil no dark ingratitude should ever overshadow the cher-ished memory
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