Raleigh Register &
North Carolina Gazette
March 5, 1847

From the Fayetteville Carolinian

A complete list of officers and men, carefully copied from the rolls 
of the Adjutant General Haywood, who politely furnished them to 
the editor of the North Carolinian.

Robert Treat Paine of Edenton, Colonel
Jno. A. Fagg of Buncombe Co., Lieutenant Colonel
Montfort S. Stokes of Wilkesboro, Major
O.A. Buck, of Raleigh, Adjutant
Gaston D. Cobbs of Caswell, Surgeon
Jas. A. McRae of Fayetteville, Assistant Surgeon
Wm. F. Dancy, of Edgecomb, Quartermaster
Exam (or Exum) L. Whitaker of Halifax, Commissary
Nixon White of Edenton, Sergeant Major
C.C. Battle of Raleigh, Quartermaster Sergeant

Company A

Louis D. Wilson, Captain
Josiah S. Pender, 1st Lieutenant
Wm. S. Moye, 2nd Lieutenant
O.A. Buck, 2nd Lieutenant
George W. Barnes, 1st Sergeant
R.S. Pitt, 2nd Sergeant
Hardy C. Dixon, 3rd Sergeant
Jas. J.  Williams, 4th Sergeant
Benjamin G. Braswell, 1st Corporal
W.S. Hunter, 2nd Corporal
Jethro D. Battle, 3rd Corporal
Ekish Abrams, 4th Corporal
George H. Schultz & Reuben Harrel, Musicians

Abrams, Cader
Abrams, William
Amason, Wm. W.
Baily, Birt
Baker, Evans
Braswell, Joel D.
Braswell, Joseph J.
Braswell, Willie C.
Brewer, Samuel
Bulloch, Jonathan
Bradley, Epeactus
Barnes, John J. 
Bryan, William
Bell, Henry
Cook, William
Davis, Stephen D.
Davis, Willowby
Daniel, Robert
Daniel, James R.
Daniel, Richard
Dixon, William
Edwards, Amos
Edwards, Frederick
Edwards, William
Faithful, Jos. J.
Flora, Lewis
Fox, Jacob
Farmer, Arthur
Griffin, Littlejohn T.
Griffin, Jos. H.
Hicks, Dempsey
Hathaway, Augustus
Harrel, Willie
Johnston, Louis D.
Jones, Orange D.
Jackson, Andrew C.
Johnson, Calvin
Kelly, Joseph J.
Little, Benjamin G.
Lindsay, Nathan
Monday, Robert
Moore, Joshua S.
Oberry, Green
Owens, Elisha
Parker, Wm.
Parker, Edwin
Petway, Willie J.
Rodgers, Jackson
Spencer, Wm. H.
Stallings, Jesse
Staton, Wm.
Taylor, Jas. F.
Tanner, Wm.
Taylor, Francis W.
Thorn, Samuel H.
Thorn, Jesse A.B.
Thornhill, Wm. H.
Watson, Evans
Webb, Bennett
Williams, Epeactus
Weaver, Jonathan W.
Williams, Blount
Ward, Washington
Walker, Lawrence
Wiggins, Thomas
Williams, David
Worseley, H.M.G.

All of this company are from Edgecombe County save one from Pitt 
and one from Franklin.  Their ages range from 19 to 36, but mostly 
in the 20’s.

Company B

Henry Roberts, Captain
John Andrews, 1st Lieutenant
Spiers Singleton, 2nd Lieutenant
Zadoch L. Thompson, 2nd Lieutenant
Jacob R. Daniel, 1st Sergeant
Jno. W. Watson, 2nd Sergeant
Jacob Harder, 3rd Sergeant
Lewis Outlaw, 4th Sergeant
Jackson Vinson, 1st Corporal
Allen Green, 2nd Corporal
Robert S. Jones, 3rd Corporal
Barnabus Lane, 4th Corporal


Alford, Benjamin
Anderson, John
Arnott, Isaac S.
Ashley, Jeremiah
Asberry, Abner
Bass, Bryant
Baker, Henry
Bartlett, Jesse
Boyet, Jno. A.
Braxton, Jas. (dead)
Boyet, Micajah
Barden, Robert
Bryant, Washington
Brand, Wm.
Baily, Willie
Barfield, Ashton
Carter, Benjamin
Creech, Blount
Carey, Isham
Daniel, Jackson (transcriber’s note, this might have been Jackson, Daniel)
Dean, James
Davis, Samuel
Fisher, Augustus
Fulford, Benjamin
Game, Edwin
Gainer, Jackson
Harrison, Jas. B.
Herring, Kinchin B.
Holloway, Jno. T.
Hawkins, Wm.
Howell, Daniel
Holland, Willie
Hutchin, Lewis W.
Hicks, Washington
Hicks, Williamson
Jones, Isham
Jenkins, Charles B.F.
Jarnigan, Bryant
Johnson, Bryant
Johnson, Martin
King, Blount
Lewis, Moses
Lassiter, Stephen D.
Lane, W.
Mainer, Henry
Mathews, John
Moore, Daniel
Murdoch, Robert
Medlen, Samuel
Munford, James
Masingo, Bryant
Newman, Samuel
Powell, Amos
Peoples, Caswell
Parks, George W.
Pell, James
Reaves, Richard W.
Rivenbanks, Elijah
Randolph, Mathew
Roberts, Henry
Richardson, James
Bradford, Mathew
Sherrod, Benjamin W.
Sikes, John
Sikes, James
Sikes, Wm.
Summer, Samuel
Smith, Needham
Tyson, Shin
Vaughn, Wiley
Webb, Robert F.
Williams, Gilbert
Williams, Henry
Williams, Joseph J.
Whitfield, James
Williams, Uriah
Williamson, Harris

Of this company, forty are from Wayne, four from Johnston, ten from 
Duplin, 8 from Greene, seven from Pitt, one from Jones and one from 
Lenoir.

Company C

Martin Shive, Captain
A.P. Pharr, 1st Lieutenant
H.A. Area, 2nd Lieutenant
Nelson Slough, 2nd Lieutenant
William Ringstaff, 1st Sergeant
James Blackwelter, 2nd Sergeant
Jno. Swink, 3rd Sergeant
Jno. M. Kirthy, 4th Sergeant
Addison Joiner, 1st Corporal
Peter C. Area, 2nd Corporal
Lawson A. Melter, 3rd Corporal
James N. Brown, 4th Corporal
James B. Douglass and Daul (not Paul) Goodman, musicians

Lamb, John
Scott, Uriah
Heathcock, John W.
Tucker, Ephraim
Barnhart, George
Lefler, Wm.
Early, John
Vanderberg, Martin
Cariker, Moses W.
Vanderburg, Levi
Morris, John
Smith, Valentine
Little, Martin C.
Powers, James
Hartsell, Joshua
Flowers, Enoch
Faggert, Daniel C.
Garrison, Wm.
Cline, Burton
Brasswell, B.W.
Stough, Martin
Watkins, Wm. C.
Hudson, R.R.
Ross, Wm.
McCarny, Johnson
Ballard, John
Mitchell, Valentine N.
Birmingham, Alexander
Wincoff, Stephen A.
Watkins, J.D.F.
Dorton, James
Tarleton, Wm.
Honeycut, Leonard
McDuffie, W.M.
Cress, Giles
Long, Jacob W.
Troutman, Simon
Luten, John
Eddleman, Adam
Cruton, Henry
Brantly, John N.
Stewart, James
Turner, H.P.
Pate, James
Tucker, Timothy
Green, David
Miller, Daniel
Davis, Roland
Klutts, D.C.
Stough, Wm.
Martin, Isaac A.
Blackwelter, Riley
Sloop, A.N.
Hudson, Wm. J.
Blackwelter, L.A.
Kenally, P.A.
Penninger, Henry
Todd, T.B.
Penninger, J.P.
Fry, Joseph M.
Scannon, George
McCauble, John 
Roark, Robert
Moring, W.P.
Cariker, Wiley
Morton, Stephen G.
Mason, John
Gorrel, John R.
Hartsel, Edmund

Of this company, 55 are from Cabarrus, and scattering ones from 
neighboring counties.

Company D

Thomas Blalock, Captain
Shepard K. Nash, 1st Lieutenant
A.F. Keith, 2nd Lieutenant
Stephen Nichols, 2nd Lieutenant
James Jones, 1st Sergeant
J.H. Constable, 2nd Sergeant
T.J. Phillips, 3rd Sergeant
Jno. C. Kearney, 4th Sergeant
Jackson Stuart, 1st Corporal
T.J. Turner, 2nd Corporal
R.G. Brittain, 3rd Corporal
Wm. Flintoff, 4th Corporal
A Brockwell & Berry Ra, Musicians

Blalock, Egbert, Jr.
Barbee, Mordecai
Barten, Thomas
Brooks, N.G.
Brantly, Orran
Bailey, Levi
Blalock, David
Boon, Robert
Butler, Thomas S.
Car, A.B.
Crabtree, John
Curner, Thomas
Carraway, David
Collis, James
Cook, Charles
Duke, W.G.
Davis, Thomas
Dickson, R.W.
Dickerson, J.
Davis, Thomas C.
Davis, Andrew
Davenport, Wm.
Duckworth, David
Davenport, J.W.
English, J.M.
Green, Silas W.
Green, Adolphus
Howard, Isaac
Hensley, George
Horn (or Hern), C.P.
Harris, Wm. T.
Jones, Signal
Jones, A.J.
Jennings, James R.
Jones, D.T.
Johnson, W.T.
Jones, Samuel
King, Wm.
Keith, Wm. M.
Keith, J.A.
Keith, Riley G.
Lile, John
Ledford, Peter
Ledford, John
McKinny, Merrit
Money, Gold
Murray, Wm.
Miller, George
McCauley, G.J.
Nicholas, Henry
Neal, Henry
Nutall, B.J.
Ollis, John
Ollis, George W.
Poor, David
Penly, M.B.
Pritchett, Benjamin
Pate, George W.
Poor, Oliver H.
Ra, Leander
Ra, Jacob
Robinson, Wm.
Smith, William
Simpson, Jno M.
Sharp, Morris
Scarlet, Thomas
Stout, David
Stewart, Wm. R.
Smith, George W.
Sesemore, Alfred
Stewart, William
Terry, L.T.
Tipton, John
Troutman, Washington
Vance, N.M.
Washborn, James
Webb, Obediah
Webb, J.L.
White, William
Wilkerson, Francis

The company laws formed by the union of the Yancy and Orange 
detachments.

Company E

William S. Dugan, Captain
Lemuel H. Moye, 1st Lieutenant
Wm. McCerrall, 2nd Lieutenant
Benjamin Staton, 2nd Lieutenant
Jno. C. Gatsinger, 1st Sergeant
Robert D. McNair, 2nd Sergeant
Salm (might be a typo for Sam’l.?) S. Pyatt, 3rd Sergeant
Perry W. Barnes, 4th Sergeant
Joshua Bullock, 1st Corporal
Stephen J. Cobb, 2nd Corporal
J.J.F. Stokes, 3rd Corporal
Silvanus Tumbro, 4th Corporal
Isaac N. Perry & Jas. D. Gardner, musicians

Baker, Demsey
Barnes, Jas. S.
Barnes, Jno. M.
Barhill, Gideon
Barrow, James
Beach, Thomas B.
Bland, John
Bridges, Willie W.
Calhoun, H.G.H.
Cobb, Kinchin
Cobb, William W.
Cobb, Exum
Cornish, John
Cratt,  Thomas
Daniel, Lewis
Durden, Wright
Farmer, Dow
Edwinson, Pollard
Flora, Ephraim
Fly, Thomas
Flora, John
Flora, Reeding
Griffin, Wm.
Griffin, Wright
Grimmer, Drury
Hardy, Patrick
Harris, James R.
Harrison, Dawson
Holloday, George W.
Jones, Dempsey D.
Joiner, Guilford
Joiner, William A.
Lancaster, Jesse
Laine, Wm. W.
Lors, George
Murrow, Nathan
Mattocks, Wm. R.
Parker, Calvin
Parker, Jacob D.
Parker, Jesse
Parmenter, Theophilus
Perry, Simon
Petway, Robert
Pippin, Elijah
Price, Wm. R.
Proctor, Joseph
Proctor, James S.
Rayner, William
Richards, William
Ricks, Micajah
Robbins, Henry
Robertson, Alfred
Sessums, William W.
Robertson, Perry
Summerlin, Theophilus
Taylor, John
Thorn, Dempsey
Vick, Stanly
Ward, Spencer
Whittlesey, Jesse
Williams, John R.
Williams, J.W.
Williams, Warren
Williams, Willie
Willoford, J.G.
Wren, Samuel

This company are all from Edgecombe save 16 from Martin County.

Company F

George Williamson, Jr., Captain
David S. Johnson, 1st Lieutenant
Robert M. Wiley, 2nd Lieutenant
James T. Mitchell, 3rd Lieutenant
William P. Graves, 1st Sergeant
Calvin L. Graves, 2nd Sergeant
James M. Burton, 3rd Sergeant
W.P. Wellington, 4th Sergeant
Yancey Carver, 1st Corporal
Francis M. Burns, 2nd Corporal
Iverson M. Glass, 3rd Corporal
John A. Davis, 4th Corporal
Nathan L. Williamson & Alexander Royster, Musicians

Browing, Martin, Jr.
Bradsher, Lorenzo
Phillips, Benjamin
Rice, Ibsen, Jr.
Kimbrough, Wm. T.
Mimms, John W., Jr.
Mitchell, Jno. M.
Price, Hiram M.
Morton, George
Glasgow, Vm. (not Wm.) H.
Henderson, Wm., Jr.
Booth, Isaac
Rollin, Henry, Jr.
Mattock, Wm.
Kennon, Joseph B.
Ware, Nathan
Chandler, Rufus B.
Harvill, James
Harvill, George
Ingram, James C.
Howard, Henry G.
Hooper, Charles H.
Mason, James G.
Jones, Richard D.
Jackson, Barzilla N.
Gilespie, Wm. O.
Bradsher, Albert G.
Dupree, James W.
Roberts, Lindsey
Townsend, Thomas
Rice, Wm. H.
Hambrick, Jno. T.
Allen, Robert
Love, Lewis
Dill, James
Hudgeons, Wilson
Thompson, John H.
Moore, Wm. A.
Simmons, Robertus
Hatchett, Thomas R.
Goodson, Martin L.
Wright, Richard R.
Montgomery, Wm. J.
Brooks, Thomas
Anderson, Wm. P.
Hunter, Solomon
Hemphill, John B.
Cox, James A.
Bradshear, Jeremiah
Jeffries, Thomas
Fuqua, John
Gillespie, David A.
Freeland, Thomas J.
Jones, L. Watson
McMinneway, Jas. M.
Boyce, John
Clark, Ellison C.
Boyce, Miles
Jones, Robert B.
Bell, David
Chandler, James M.
Harrell, Jacob
Simpson, Charles L.
Cosand, Benjamin
Yates, George
Pierce, John
Terrell, Jonathan
Miller, James H.
Stephens, James
Lea, John H.

The company are all from Caswell, save one or two.

Company G

Patrick M. Henry, Captain
E.W. Hancock, 1st Lieutenant
Joseph Masten, 2nd Lieutenant
C.B. Ogburn, 2nd Lieutenant
Lewis B. Phillips, 1st Sergeant
A.M. Strong, 2nd Sergeant
John Jones, 3rd Sergeant
D.W. Stubblefield, 4th Sergeant
James P. Wright, 1st Corporal
P.B. Stubblefield, 2nd Corporal
R.G. Wright, 3rd Corporal
J.T. Bauldin, 4th Corporal
Thomas Easten & Robert Hopper, Musicians

Beavers, Jeremiah
Burns, David
Bacon, J.C.
Buchanan, John
Brown, Marknell
Bresendine, Green
Crouse, Junius
Cox, Columbus
Cooley, Thomas L.
Cardwell, Richard
Covington, James
Cummings, George
Davis, John
Franklin, Samuel
Fitzgerald, Richard
Flanagan, Burwell
Faucett, Henry
Greenwood, Henry
Harris, Elmuth
Holderly, A.M.
Hall, David
Hudgins, Samuel
Hudson, Samuel
Hoffman, Peter
Harrel, Henry
Hughes, Israel
Holder, Hosea
James, G.W.H.
Johnson, Arthur P.
Pendleton, Jones
Kirby, Jesse C.
Lanes, James
Luckabill, Peter
Lava, James
Lewis, Wm. A.
Mustin, Ward
Mitchell, Ishmael
Macy, Eli
Mayrab, Noah
Newman, Jackson
Newman, Levy
Norman, Charles
Newson, Samuel
Ory, Benjamin F.
O’Ferrall, Thomas
Proctor, Thomas
Pratt, David
Powers, Franklin
Robertson, Wm. J.
Robertson, Wm. W.
Roberts, Jos. W.
Russell, Willis
Gapp, Robert J.
Struder, Morris
Scots, Wm.
Starrett, Wm.
Saterfield, Patrick
Stevens, Wm. B.
Stewart, Wm.
Smith, Augustin
Taylor, John
Thomason, George
Tumlin, Samuel H.
Tatum, Wm. T.
Tue (Tuc?), Elisha
Terry, Samuel
Wilson, Robert
Wardlow, John
Watlington, Wm. T.

This company is from Rockingham and Guilford, with a few scattering.

Company H

William J. Price, Captain
G.E.B. Singletary, 1st Lieutenant
Wm. B. Flanner, 2nd Lieutenant
Edward Yarborough, 2nd Lieutenant
J.B. Whitaker, 1st Sergeant
D.H. Black, 2nd Sergeant
Joseph D. Gorman, 3rd Sergeant
Joseph Hardie, 4th Sergeant
H. Benham, 1st Corporal
Wiley Harding, 2nd Corporal

Daniel, Simon T.
Ellington, Wm.
Freeman, George W.
Fowler, James
Garrish, Henry
Goodwin, Isaiah L.
Green, Robert
Hayes, Edward D.
Holmes, G., Jr.
Harvey, Isaac
Jones, Wm. M.
Lewis, Wm.
Lumsden, J.C.
Mallard, J.Q.
Messick, Wm.
Melvin, Robert H.
Moore, Bryant
Holt, Benjamin H.
Morrisy, George
McGuire, Jno.
McDaniel, Wm. L.
McDaniel, George
Manly, Charles
Nichols, Caleb
Nobles, Calvin P.
Parsons, Joseph B.
Paschall, Dobert (could be a typo for Robert) D.
Perry, Richard
Peoples, N.M.
Richardson, George
Rich, George
Rowlett, Edward
Skipper, Wm. L.
Smith, Hogan H.
Smyth, Henry
Simons, Jno. H.
Stevenson, Thomas
Salmon, Richard
Smith, Orain R.
Tahlor, Thomas
Turlington, Charles
Twisdale, R.J.
Utley, Charles H.
Woodward, S.
Walker, John M.
Wilson, James
Witherspoon, Lewis
Williams, Amos
Walton, Charles
Wren, J.R.
Young, John
Morgan, James M.
Olive, Chesly C.
Jenkins, James
Jenkins, Wm. H.
Roberts, Jesse
Scarlett, Marsdan

The company are from New Hanover, Wake and a few scattering

Company I

Wm. E. Kirkpatrick, Captain
Thomas W. Dunham, 1st Lieutenant
John W. Beatty, 2nd Lieutenant
Wm. M. Hartman, 2nd Lieutenant
James Johnson, 1st Sergeant
Samuel W. Quay, 2nd Sergeant
Absalom Marsh, 3rd Sergeant
George W. McDonald, 4th Sergeant
Joseph B. Askew, 1st Corporal
John B. Melvin, 2nd Corporal
Samuel R. Ricards, 3rd Corporal
Wm. H. Harrison, 4th Corporal
John R. Stubbs & Dorsey Jones, musicians

Hamilton, Jno. S.
Blizzard, Ezekiel
Boswell, Jno. W.
Boon, Wm. (dead)
Bates, Henry
Beal, Drury
Butler, Richard
Boge, Edwin
Barkoe, Charles
Buie, Hugh
Buie, Wm.
Buie, Owen
Caison, Wm.
Cassey, Cornelius
Clark, Dickson
Deal, Theophilus
Devaux, Jno.
Ellington, Robert
Gotier, W.H.
Gilmore, D.M.
McLean, Mal L.
McLean, Jos. A. L. (died)
McDaniel, Calvin
McRae, George
McGivalry, McGowan
McLeod, Allen
Mathews, Wm. L.
Mesham, Peter J.
Massey, Wm.
Massey, And. J.
Mitchell, Robert
Marshall, Jas. B.
Melvin, Daniel
Murchison, Murdoch
Nichols, Jas. W.
Price, Jno.
Perry, Wm.
Rane, Lewis
Skipper, Viram
Skipper, Peter
Hunter, Samuel W.
Dickson, Haywood
Harrell, Benjamin P.
Harrel, George
Hallowell, Jas. P.
Jessup, Marshall
Irsey, Jas. H.
Jenkins, Walter (dead)
Jones, Elias
Jones, Reuben
Johnson, Duncan
Johnson, Richard
Johnson, John
Lewis, Stark
Langston, Dixon
Smith, L.B.
Smith, Robeson W.
Smith, Jno. C.
Shipman, Richard
Sikes, Wm. R.
Sikes, Wiley
Speight, Jere
Thames, James
Thompson, Allen W.
Wilkerson, W.J.
Whitley, Wm.
Wilson, Robert J.
Willoughby, William

This company is from Cumberland, Bladen and a number 
of other counties.

Transcribed by Christine Spencer July 2008





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