Hillsborough (NC) Recorder
July 3, 1861
Page 2
ORGANIZED
REGIMENTS
We
copy the following from the Standard. It
will be well for our readers, to preserve the paper, for it is likely that
there will be frequent references to the regiments where it will be
satisfactory to know of what companies they are composed:
NORTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEERS
The
following companies comprise the 5TH, 6TH, 7TH,
8TH, 9TH, 10TH and 11TH Regiments
of North Carolina Volunteers:
Fifth Regiment—Chatham Rifles, Capt. Ibrie;
Monroe Light
Infantry, Capt. McRae; Ellis Guards, Capt. Love; Beattie’s Ford Riflemen, Capt.
Houston; Mountain Boys, Capt. Corbet; Tar River
Guards, Capt. Perry; Davie Sweepstakes, Capt. Kelly; Franklin Rifles, Capt.
Green; Sandy Creek Rough and Ready, Capt. Jackson; Poplar Spring Grays, Capt.
Spivey. Stationed at Garysburg.
Sixth Regiment—Jackson Volunteers, Capt. Coleman; Madison
Light Infantry, Capt. Peak; Black
Mountain Boys, Capt.
McElroy; Rutherford Riflemen, Capt. Lee; Rutherford Volunteers, Capt. Leaventhorpe; Haywood Rangers, Capt. Love; Jefferson Davis
Macon Guards, Capt. Angel; Henderson Guards, Capt. Shipp; King’s Mountain
Grays, Capt. Briggs; Buncombe Guards, Capt. Thrash. Stationed at Raleigh.
Seventh Regiment—Washington Grays, Capt. Sparrow; Hyde
Volunteers, Capt. Leith; Tar
River Boys, Capt. Johnson; Bertford
Light Infantry, Capt. Sharpe; Currituck Atlantic Rifles, Capt. Lindsey; Roanoke
Guards, Capt. Lamb; Company B. of Martin
County, Capt. Clement; Washington County Volunteers,
Capt. Gilliam; John Harvey Guards, Capt. Johnson; Independent Greys, Capt. Cahoon. Stationed at Hatteras
and Ocracoke.
Eighth Regiment—Bladen Guards, Capt.
George Tait; Bladen Infantry, Capt. Robert Tait; Holmes Riflemen, Capt. Chestnut; Independent Blues,
Capt. Williams; Roberson Rifle Guards, Capt. Norment;
Columbus Guards, No. 1, Capt. Ellis; Onslow Greys,
Capt. Redd; Moore’s Creek Rifle Guard, Capt. Hawes;
Columbus Guards, Capt. George; Scotch Boys, Capt. Malloy. Stationed at Wilmington.
Ninth Regiment—Orange Guards, Capt.
Jones; Guilford
Grays, Capt. Sloan; Goldsborough Rifles, Capt. Craton; Goldsborough Volunteers,
Capt. Whitaker; Wilson Light Infantry, Capt. Barnes; Pitt Volunteers, Capt.
Singletary; Marlborough Guards, Capt. Morrill; Dixie Rifles, Capt. Strong;
North Carolina Guards, Capt. Whitfield; Tuckahoe Brave, Capt. Wooten. To this Regiment the Artillery Company, under
command of Capt. Pender, will be attached.
Tenth Regiment—German Volunteers, Capt. Korneilson; Rifle Guards, Capt. Meares;
Cabarras Black Boys, Capt. Atwell; Cape Fear
Riflemen, Capt. Hawkins; Sampson Rangers, Capt. Faison; Fair Bluff volunteers,
Capt. Smith; Columbus Guards, No. 4, Capt. Stenly;
Columbus Guards, No. 2, Capt. Toom; Confederate Greys, Capt. Denison; Wilmington Light Infantry, Capt.
McRae. Stationed at Forts Caswell and
Johnson.
Eleventh Regiment—Town Fort Invincibles,
Capt. Westmoreland; Mountain Boys, Capt. Pepper; Blue
Ridge Riflemen, Capt. Graves; Davidson Guards, Capt. Leach.
**We learn from an officer of the 10th
Regiment, that the Holmes Riflemen, of Sampson county, has been attached to
this regiment, in place of the Wilmington
Light Infantry.
--The Observer—
Forsythe Guards, Capt Wharton;
Surry Marksmen, Capt. Gilmer; Mountain Timbers, Capt. Waugh; Yadkin Gray
Eagles, Capt. Connolly; Forsyth Riflemen, Capt. Retts;
Forsyth Southrens, Capt. Miller. Stationed at Danville.
Arms
will be issued to the troops as soon as they are organized into a regiment and
mustered intot he service.
We
learn that the Rockingham Invincibles, Capt. J. H.
Boyd, has been attached to this Regiment. --Patriot--
