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alion was recruited to a regiment, known as the Twenty-fifth, and he was commissioned as colonel. Soon afterward, however, he was detached from this regiment and assigned to command of James island and the approaches to Charleston by way of the Stono, the capacity in which he served until April, 1864. He then rejoined his regiment in Virginia, and in command of it, in Hagood's brigade, was on duty in Virginia until August, when he was again detached and put in command of Fort Caswell and Oak island, Cape Fear river. Here he sustained the attack of the Federal fleet, and, after destroying the works, evacuated the fort. His regiment being captured at Fort Fisher, he reported to General Hagood, and in the fight at Town Creek, near Wilmington, while in command of three regiments of his brigade, was captured by the division of Gen. J. D. Cox, of Ohio. Subsequently he was confined at the Old Capitol prison and Fort Delaware until August 6, 1865. Colonel Simonton demonstrated his soldier