The Battle of Plymouth This is taken from the Richmond Enquirer, Friday Morning, April 29, 1864 THE BATTLE OF PLYMOUTH The following is a list of casualties in the 38th Battalion Virginia Artillery, in the engagement near Plymouth, N.C. 18th, 19th and 20th April 1864, Major J. P. W. READ commanding: Field and Staff, none Fauquier Artillery, Capt.. W. C. MARSHALL, commanding. --- Killed: Sergeant F. W. POWELL, Private Wm. H. RILEY. Wounded: Lt.. T. M. ARCHER, thigh severely, Corporal P.P. THOMAS, knee and chest; Pr B. BOWERY, thigh; severely: H. J. PRITCHARD, thigh, slightly. M. WEAVER, leg broken. Richmond Fayette Artillery. Lieutenant B. H. ROBINSON, Commanding.-- Killed: Private John RONKE, George A. BENTON. Wounded: Privates James BARNES, foot amputated; Richard B. DOWDEN, back severely; Thomas LILLAS, face, severely, Edwin COCKE, left arm, severely; William A. ALLEN, leg amputated, mortally; William H. ROBINSON, abdomen, slightly; W. O. MARTIN, shocked by explosion of caisson Lynchburg Artillery Capt. J. G. BLOUNT, commanding. -- Killed: None. Wounded: Sergeant Thomas ROSS, both legs, severely; Corporal T. W. JETER, hip, slightly; Privates William T. NOELL, head severely; James M. WHORLEY, face severely, George S. MERRIMAN, hand, slightly; C. P. MCCARY, knee, slightly; Thomas M. STONE, arm, slightly; William S. MOORE, hip, slightly; Henry T. EARLY, foot, slightly; W. H. WALDEN, leg, slight; Thomas O. COX, hand, slightly; H. S. ARTHUR, face, slightly. Recapitulation. Killed, - Officer 0, Men 4 Wounded, - Officers 1, Men 23 T. LEWIS, Adjutant The following named wounded soldiers from Plymouth have arrived at Goldsboro' and are now receiving medical aid at the General Hospital. All are slightly wounded and doing well: Sixth N. C. Regiment. - Company A, Private J. E. BORDON; company B, Privates J. E. SAUNDERS, J. TILLY, and A. WEAVIL; company C. serg't. J. E. LYON; Private John MCGEE,' company E, Private R. PITTMAN; company F, E. NELSON; company H, Private F. PAGE; company I, Privates John CHILDRESS and A. B. EPHRIAM; company K, Privates E. P. HYATT and John REECE. Eight N. C. Regiment, - Company I, Private A. BOGGS Twenty first N. C. regiment - Company D. Private J. C. BOYLES; company F, Private A. M. KING; company H, Privates W. W. ASHBURN and John MARION; company I, Private C. H. BOYLES; company K, Private C. FLYNN Thirty-fifth N. C. Regiment. - Company A Private J. A. COSTIN; Company C. Private Neal SMITH. forty-third N. C. Regiment - Company A, Privates L. R. GRISHAM and L. J. QUINN; Company E, Private A. W. SIMMONS; Company F, Private J. H. WOOD; Company H, Private W. J. ASHCRAFT, Company K, Private W. H. MEEKS. Fifty Sixth N. C. Regiment. - Company A, Private K. SETTON; Company B, Private W. HANDY; Company D, Lieut. C. R. WILSON, Privates J. R. MILLER and G. W. MONTGOMERY; Company G, Private E. CARLTON. Twenty First Georgia Regiment. - Company F. Private W. R. PHILIPS; Company G, Private L. W. JONES Twenty -Fourth Virginia Regiment - Company B, Private H. A. METTS Bradford's (Mississippi) Artillery - T. L. RUSSELL A member of the 11th Virginia Regiment, writing to the Lynchburg "Republican," from Plymouth, under date of the 19th, says: About 4 o'clock, A.M., companies C and G were thrown out as skirmishers and moved through a deep marsh to within a hundred and fifty yards of a strong fort; this was to secure a position from which the Yankee gunners could be picked off and prevent their firing on our batteries. in executing this move, I regret to record the following casualties: Lieut. W. H. THAYER, Company H, wounded badly. ______ CALLAHAN, Company B, wounded slightly. A.J. BATEMAN, company C, wounded severely Shoulder Lee BROWN, Company C, Wounded slightly. F. B. TWEEDY, Company C, killed W. J. MONROE, company C, wounded badly E. A. TWEEDY, Company c, wounded slightly J. C. HALL, Company C, wounded slightly H. EADES, Company C, wounded slightly The following casualties occurred in company G: Corporal J. P. SALE, wounded, supposed mortally. Corporal W. S. AVERETT, wounded, supposed mortally. Private J. H. CROSS, wounded, supposed mortally. W. P. CONLEY, Wounded slightly W. S. GREGORY, wounded slightly C. H. GWATKINS, wounded slightly S. T. NOWLIN, wounded slightly W. H. WOODS, wounded slightly ------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jay Remer steamdog@email.msn.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the CONTRIBUTOR of the file. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.