The Greensborough Patriot

June 25, 1861

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NORTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEERS.

The following companies comprise the 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, and 11^th 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; Mountin 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 Greys, Capt. Sparrow; Hyde Volunteers, Capt. Leith; Tar River Boys, Capt. Johnson; Hertford Light Infantry, Capt. Sharpe; Currituck Atlantic Rifles, Capt. Lindsey; Roanoke Guards, Capt. Lamb; Company B of Martin County, Capt. Clement; Washington County Guards, Capt. Gilliam; John Harvey Guards, Capt Johnson; Independent Greys, Capt. Cohoon.—Stationed at Hatteras and Ocracocke.

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 Greek Rifle Guard, Capt. Hawes; Columbus Guards, No. 3, Capt. George; Scotch Boys, Capt. Malloy.—Stationed at Wilmington.

Ninth Regiment.—Orange Guards, Capt. Jones; Guilford Grays, Capt. Sloan; Goldsboro Rifles, Capt. Craton; Goldsboro Volunteers, Capt. Whitaker; Wilson Light Infantry, Capt. Barnes; Pitt Volunteers, Capt. Singletary; Marlboro 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, Captain Korneilson; Rifle Guards, Capt. Meares; Cabarrus Black Boys, Capt. Atwell; Cape Fear Riflemen, Capt. Hawkins; Sampson Rangers, Capt. Faison; Fair Bluff Volunteers, Capt. Smith; Columbus Guards, No. 4, Capt. Stanly; 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; Forsyth Guards, Capt. Wharton; Surry Marksmen, Capt. Gilmer; Mountain Tigers, Capt. Waugh; Yadkin Gray Eagles, Capt. Connolly; Forsyth Riflemen, Capt. Betts; Forsyth Southrons, Capt. Miller.—Stationed at Danville. (We learn that the Rockingham Invincibles. Capt. J. H. Boyd, has been attached to this Regiment.—Patriot.)

Arms will be issued to the troops as soon as they are organized into a regiment and mustered into service.

(We learn from an officer of the 10^th Regiment, that the Holmes Riflemen, of Sampson county, has been attached to this Regiment, in place of the Wilmington Light Infantry.—Observer.)