From The Greensborough Patriot

May 8, 1862 – Pg. 1

A Guerrilla Company – Captain Chas. H. Snead of Smithfield, N. C. has received the authority to raise and organize a Guerrilla Company for service in the military department commanded by Major General T. H. Holmes. Captain Snead was formerly first Lieutenant of a company from Johnston county, and while in the mountains of Virginia, as we are reliably informed, his conduct was that of a gentleman, a soldier, and an officer. We would rejoice to see him successful. – Goldsboro Daily Bulletin, April 29^th.