Confederate
Reunion in Monroe
MONROE ENQUIRER, December 7, 1878
Re-Union of Company “B”
According to appointment the surviving members of Company “B” 5th Regiment volunteers and 15th Regiment State Troops, held a re-union meeting at the court house in Monroe, on Saturday, November 22d, 1878. The meeting was organized by calling Jas. M. McLarty to the chair and requesting H.W. Houston to act as Secretary. On suggestion of the Chair, the roll of the original company was called, for the purpose of obtaining a record of the casualties, &., with the following results:
Reunion
of Co B, 5th NC Regt. and 15th NC State Troops
Wm. McRae, Captain, absent
but still living.
T.H. Means, 1st
Lieutenant, absent but still living
L.A. Helms, 2d lieut.,
absent but still living.
A.H. Houston, adjutant;
now living at Catawba Station, N.C.
J.M. McLarty, 1st
sergeant, present.
A.B. Helms, 2nd Sergeant,
killed at Dam No. 1
D.G. Cuthbertson, 3rd
Sergeant, killed at Bristow Station.
I.B. Long, 4th Sergeant, killed
at Hatchner’s Run
D.M. Rose, 5th Sergeant,
absent but still living; wounded at Malvern Hill.
B.G. Coone, 1st Corporal,
still living; wounded at Dam No. 1 and B Station.
J.S. Bickett, 2nd
corporal, wounded at Bristow Station; died since war.
A.T. Clark, 5th corporal,
wounded at Malvern Hill; died at home on furlough.
F.L. Rogers, 4th corporal,
absent but still living; wounded at Malvern Hill; at Bristow Station he lost an
arm.
Austin, H.L. absent but still living.
Austin [Thos.?] A.
present; wounded at Bristow Station.
Austin, John M. absent but
still living.
Austin, W.H. died at Fort
Grafton.
Austin, J[____]
transferred; killed at Petersburg.
Austin, J.E.W., present;
wounded at Malvern hill.
Alexandes (Alexander?),
S.M., present; wounded at Fredricksburg..
Alexander, W.W. present;
wounded at Malvern Hill.
Broom, W.H., died at
Fredricksburg.
Broom, Floyd, wounded at
Malvern Hill and died.
Broom, L.E., absent but
still living.
Benton, J.M., killed at
Spottsylvania Courthouse.
Birmingham, Thos., present.
Birmingham, John, present.
Brooks, C.H., present.
Brooks, J.C., absent but
still living.
Baker, G.W., present;
wounded at Bristow Station, Reams’ Station and South Mountain.
Baker, J.G., killed at
Fredricksburg.
Barrino, F.R., killed at
Dam, No. 1.
Conder, E.C., died at
Yorktown.
Conder, Wm., Died in
prison.
Clontz, Jeremiah, died at
home.
Cohen, Wm., returned;
absent.
Cohen, Jacent, died from
wounds at Malvern hill.
Chapman, George, died at
Richmond.
Craig, J.A., killed at
Petersburg.
Craig, J.S., absent but
still living.
Cuthbertson, W.F., absent
but still living.
Doster, John R., killed at
Wilderness.
Forbes, R.C., absent but
still living.
Forbes, John H., killed at
Turkey Ridge.
Forbes, H.M., absent but
still living.
Foard, Elmore, killed at
Sharpsburg.
Freeman, J.S., present;
wounded at South Mountain.
Freeman, C.J., absent but
still living, wounded at Moore’s Creek.
Gordon, G.N., present.
Griffin, E.W., absent but
still living; wounded at Fredricksburg.
Green, J.P., absent but
still living; wounded at Malvern Hill.
Houston, H.W., present.
Helms, J.E., killed at
Bristow Station.
Helms, G.A., died at
Yorktown.
Helms, J.A., absent but
still living.
Helms, J.D., present;
wounded at South Mountain.
Helms, Calvin, present.
Howard, J.N., wounded at
South Mountain and Bristow Station-Died in 1870.
Howard, W.A., absent but
still living.
Hinson, F.M., died since
the war.
Irby, J.A., died since the
war.
Irby, R.G., died since the
war.
Jerome, J.A., present.
Kesiah, A., died at
Yorktown.
Kesiah, Robert, killed at
Malvern Hill.
Kesiah, S.B., died since
the war.
King, Charles H., absent
but still living; wounded at Richmond.
Knotts, H.B., absent but
still living.
Lyons, Joshua,
discharged-over age.
Long, J.C., absent but
still living.
Long, J.G., killed at Dam
No. 1.
Long, W.G., present;
wounded at Malvern Hill and Wilderness.
Long, R.H., killed at
Malvern Hill.
Long, D.G., died at
Garysburg, N.C.
Little, J.H., present,
wounded at Wilderness.
Lemmond, W.H., present;
wounded at Sharpsburg and Wilderness.
Lucas, J.A., died at home
on furlough.
McLarty, G.C., present;
wounded at Fredricksburg.
McLelland, S.R. Present;
wounded at Sharpsburg and Moore’s Creek.
McLelland, Robert, killed
at Fredricksburg.
McLain, W.B., present;
eyes shot out at Bristow Station.
McLain, M.J., Died in
Maryland.
McCorkle, J.F., absent but
still living.
McCorkle, J.H., died at
Richmond.
McCall, J.C., killed at
South Mountain.
McCall, Wm., present;
wounded at South Mountain.
Medlin, D.B., present.
Massey, A.N., died since
the war.
McRorie, Samuel, killed at
Fredricksburg.
McCoy, M.M., absent but
still living.
Muse, C.B., absent but
still living.
Mullis, Alexander, killed
at Malvern Hill.
Moser, H.W., absent but
still living.
Mills, Thomas, killed at
Dam No. 1.
Osborne, A.L., present;
wounded at Sharpsburg.
Pinion, J.M., killed at
Malvern Hill.
Pistole, J.M., present;
wounded at Fredricksburg.
Porter, A.J., absent;
wounded at Malvern Hill.
Ramsay, J.C., killed at
Hatcher’s Run.
Rogers, C.S., Died in
Maryland.
Rogers, C.A., killed at
Malvern Hill.
Rainer, W.C., killed at
Sharpsburg.
Richardson, W.P., killed
at Reams’ Station.
Richardson, [_] H.W., died
at Petersburg.
Richardson, P.M., killed
at Fredricksburg.
Steele, J.C., absent;
wounded at Sharpsburg.
Shell, W.F., died at
Petersburg.
Secrest, John; died at
Yorktown.
Secrest, Coleman, killed
at Malvern Hill.
Sterns [Starnes?],
Robert, killed at South Mountain.
Stegall, J.B.D., absent;
but still living.
Stinson, G.M., absent; but
still living.
Stinson, D.D., present.
Stinson, P.C., present.
Sikes, John B., present;
wounded at Wilderness.
Sikes, C.B., present;
wounded at Petersburg.
Sikes, J.C., Absent;
wounded at Wilderness.
Shropshire, A., died at
Fort Grafton.
Utely [Utley?],
W.J., died since the war.
Wolfe, W.C., absent,
wounded at Dam No. 1.
Wolfe, W.T., absent;
wounded at Fredricksburg.
Williamson, R.M., died at
Richmond.
Walters, M.J., killed at
Wilderness.
Yandle, W.C., killed at
Dam. No. 1.
W.B. McLain one of the surviving members being present, who had
the misfortune to loose his eye sight, and he being an object of charity the
following comrades donated to him the amount opposite their names:
J.D. Helms, 25c.;
G.N. Gordon, 25c.; D.D. Stinson, 25c.; C.H. Brooks, 25c.;
Calvin Helms, 25c; H.W. Houston 25c.; J.M. Pistole, 25c;
W.G. Long, 25c.; G.C. McLarty, 25c.; S.R. McLelland, 25c.;
S,M, Alexander, 25c.; J.E.W. Austin, 25c.; J.M. McLarty,
50c.; Thos. Birmingham, 25c.; John Birmingham, 25c.; J.R. Sikes,
25c.; J.S. Freeman, 25c.; Wm. McCall, 25c.; W.H. Lemmond,
25c.
The chairman then
proceeded to appoint a committee, consisting of G.C. McLarty, J.E.W. Austin,
and H.W. Houston, to inform the surviving members who were absent, of
the next meeting, which will be held in August, 1879, and to urge them to be
present.
On motion, it was
ordered that a copy of the proceedings of this body be handed to the Union Express and MONROE ENQUIRER for
publication.
After listening to
appropriate remarks from C.M.T. McCauley, J.F. Payne and H.B. Adams,
the body adjourned to meet at the time appointed.
J.M.
McLarty, Chm’n.
H.W.
Houston, Sec’y.
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Roster
of Company B, 15th NC Infantry
Plans for
a Confederate Reunion in Monroe, 1879
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