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The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Roanoke defeat. (search)
. We lost over $75,000 worth of stores. We were fortunate enough to spill our powder rather than let the Yankees have it. We saved the greater part of our provisions and stores. The prisoners. The following is a list of the officers of Col. Shaw's 8th Regiment N. C. State troops and Col. Jordan's 31st Regiment N. C. Volunteers, lately captured at Roanoke Island: Colonel, Hon. Henry M. Shaw, of Currituck; Lieut. Col. Wm. J. Price, of Wilmington; Major, George Williamson, of CaswelHon. Henry M. Shaw, of Currituck; Lieut. Col. Wm. J. Price, of Wilmington; Major, George Williamson, of Caswell. company a, (from Pasquotank)--Jas. W. Hinton, Captain; Wm. Bagley, 1st Lieutenant. B, (from Currituck)--Jas. M. Whitson, Captain; Thos. J. Farris, 1st, B. F. Simmons and Enoch Baxter, 2d Lieutenants. C, (from New Hanover and Brunswick)--Henry McRoe, Captain; C. H. Barron, 1st, and Thos. W. Davis and W. L. S. Townsend, 2d Lieutenants. D, (from Granville) A. J. Rogers, Captain; A. H. Gregory, 1st, and Robt. B. Gilliam, Jr., and J. C. Cooper, 2d Lieutenants. E, (from Cumberlan
The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], Southern War news. (search)
er effects of the regiment and to make their escape, and deliver them to the authorities here. On Thursday night before the battle on Friday, Col. Jordan was ordered down the Island with his regiment, and took position near, the battleground. Col. Shaw, of the 8th State Troops, was in command, and his regiment, with a reinforcement from the Wise Legion of about 500 men, were in position in the advance. On Friday the aftempts of the enemy to land were ineffectual, being prevented by our advannder Capt Wise and others of the Wise Legion. The enemy succeeded in forcing our men to retreat up a causeway through a marsh at the north end of which we had a field battery of three pieces drawn by old mules. This battery was well served by Col. Shaw's men, and as long as their ammunition lasted it played have with the Yankees. But just as that auspleturs moment the ammunition gave out, and they bad to send six, miles up the Island to get more and on or cert was dispatched in bridg it. The