Wayne County, NC - Perry Barnes Civil War Record

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                                           Ridge Spring, SC
                                           February 26, 1925

Dear Brother Bennett

Your letter of several days ago was received and I was glad to hear
from you, & was much obliged to you for the trouble you took in trying
to find out how for me to start about getting a pention [pension]. In
regard to what Joe Bass told you. I want to explain it to you. 

When we first went out I belonged to 2n Regiment Anderson was Col. I
belonged to Co A Hicks was Capt - McKinney was 1st Lieut & Smith 2nd
Lieutenant. The orderly Sergt. was Benjamin Raiford & 1st Corporal was
Denmark. I served in this Co for the first few months & then I was
transferred to 1st Reg as orderly & Courier for Col. Armstead.

I remained with him untill some time in the fall. I got sick & was 
sent to the hospital. When I got back to Garresburg Col. Anderson 
refused to let me go on to Col. Armstead so I went back to Co A under
Capt. Hicks again & remainded with him untill we went to meet the men
near Newbern.

There we got with Col. Armstead again & he sent for me as soon as he
found where I was, & give me the same position I had before we got
separated but I only stayed with him two or three days. We were all 
put in to Johnstons Army & Col. Nethercut was given command of the
Brigade we belonged to & that put Col. Armstead to where he had
command of nothing but his the 1st Regiment so I went back to my Co.
& remained there

After the Battle of Bentonville when we fell back to Smithfield I was
given a leef [leave] of absence for 48 hours to go home to brother
Hinnant who was verry sick. After I left to go home the Army had orders
to march & went west. I tryed to get back; but the country was full
yankeys & Wheelers Cavalry, so after a day or two I found I could not
get back

So I went back home for a while & I went to Goldsboro & surendered &
got my Parole. I have a part of my old Payroll now, but is so badley
worne that the date is lost you can see I was transferred several
times. I do not know whether it can be traced up or not

Whether it is traced or not I know I done my duty I never missed Roll
Call all the year only when I had leaf of absence if you find out 
anything further about it write me & I will be much oblige

I hope you are all well & that some of you can come to see us soon.
The roads are getting better now so I hope they will start. I think
they can make the trip in a day by starting early & push along

The reason why I say this there is a young Lady from this town that
married a man at Franklinton 35 miles beyound Raleigh & they come here
ever summer. They say they started last summer at 6 oclock a.m. &
rested about 2 hours on the road & reached Columbia at 5 oclock in
evening. It is 40 miles from Columbia here on a state highway. 

I have not been able to find out which is the most direct route but this
route from Raleigh to Columbia is direct. It seems to me that you could
go from where you live by Selmer & leave Raleigh...
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Source:
NC Archives & History
Perry Barnes Civil War Pension File
Letter contained in folder
[It is assumed this letter was written by Perry Barnes to his brother
outlining his military service for his pension application]

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