Rockingham County NcArchives News.....Serg't Covington February 25, 1863
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Weekly Standard, Raleigh, NC February 25, 1863
Among the many allusions to individual gallantry, I see but little mention of 
North Carolinians, who deserve such compliments to the full extent enjoyed by 
the troops of any other State, as the following incident will show. I have not 
yet heard of any feat of individual bravery and coolness more worthy of 
admiration or indicative of truer gallantry or chivalry. During the battle of 
Fredericksburg, Serg’t Covington, of the "Pee Dee Guard," 23d N. C. T., and 
son of Dr. C. C. Covington, of Rockingham, became separated from the regiment 
and the rest of our army, when, being unarmed, he met with two armed Yankees, 
one of whom immediately leveled his gun at Covington, who ordered them to 
surrender, and called out, "Come on, boys, here’s two more prisoners." At the 
same instant he seized one Yankees gun, who surrendered without firing, and 
then pointed the gun at the other Yankee, he laid down his arms, and 
surrendered also. Covington quickly marched them off to the regiment, first 
loading them with valuables and provisions, the Yankees in the meantime being 
very inquisitive as to where where the "other boy’s." - They had gone distance 
before they understood the matter, when the manifested very bitter remorse and 
self-reproach at their own stupidity and cowardice. Serg’t Covington was 
highly complimented for his gallantry.


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