Named Entity Results, James G. Martin

ed a camp of the enemy at Batchelor's creek, capturing about four hundred prisoners, two pieces of artillery, a large number of small arms, horses and camp equipage, and drove the entire Federal force precipitately towards Newbern. Ransom's brigade, with Barton's and Kemper's Virginia brigades, some cavalry and artillery, all under command of General Barton, crossed the Trent river and proceeded from near Trenton down the south side of the Trent to the south of Newbern. Meanwhile General J. G. Martin had moved with his brigade of North Carolina troops from Wilmington towards Morehead City. About daylight, on the morning of February 1st, the picket post of the Federals was reached and surprised without the escape of a single man. Every precaution had been taken, by the detention of negroes and every other person likely to be friendly to the enemy in the section through which we had hurriedly moved, to prevent information of the movement from reaching the commander of the Federals;

Martin's Brigade, of Hoke's Division, 1863-64. [from the Raleigh (N. C.) State, November 6, 1895.] In the fall of 1863, Brigadier-General James G. Martin, commanding the district of North Carolina, with headquarters at Kingston, was, by the Secretary of War, directed to organize a brigade from the troops in his district and assume the command for service in the field. This was composed of the Seventeenth North Carolina troops, Colonel William T. Martin; the Forty-second North CarolinBrigadier-General James G. Martin, commanding the district of North Carolina, with headquarters at Kingston, was, by the Secretary of War, directed to organize a brigade from the troops in his district and assume the command for service in the field. This was composed of the Seventeenth North Carolina troops, Colonel William T. Martin; the Forty-second North Carolina troops, Colonel John E. Brown; the Fiftieth North Carolina troops, Colonel George Wortham, and Sixty-sixth North Carolina troops, Colonel A. Duncan Moore. The brigade staff consisted of Captain Charles G. Elliott, assistant adjutant-general; Major A. Gordon, quartermaster, succeeded by Captain John S. Dancy, assistant quartermaster; Major James DeMille, commissary, succeeded by Captain Lucien D. Starke, assistant commissary sergeant; Lieutenant Theodore Harrell, ordnance officer; Lieutenan

James, at Gettysburg, 215, 230; reviewed by Colonel J. S. Mosby, 239; provoked controversy, 342. Lytle, Captain G. W., killed, 69. Lytle, General W. H., sketch and death of, 82. McCall, General G. A., Capture of, 198. McCausland, General, John, 99. McDowell, battle of, 137. McQueen, Lieut. J A, U. S. A., his chivalry, 26. Malvern Hill, battle of, 60 Manassas, First battle of, 111. Manassas, cavalry pursuit after, 259, 299. Marshall, Colonel, Charles, 205. Martin, General J. G., gallantry of, 192; His brigade in 1863-1863, 189. Meade, General George G.; His temper, 247. Miller, Rev., John, Captain Artillery, 99. Minor, Captain R. D., C. S. Navy, 283. Mine Run, battle of, 48. Minutiae of Soldier's Life, 104, 265. Moncure, Judge E. C., 292. Moore. Colonel A. D., killed, 193. Moorehead City, N. C , assault of, 64. Mosby, Colonel John S., 238, 348. Munford, General Thomas T, 265. Murdaugh, Lieut. W. H., C. S. Navy, 283. Nelson and Pa