AlexPensFan86
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Hi all,
Over the past few years I have been working on creating a comprehensive and detailed regimental order of battle book series comprising every major battle of the war for both armies. I am currently working on Spotsylvania and have come across some conflicting information relating to Colonel Thruston of the 3rd North Carolina infantry. The primary source Clark's North Carolina regimental histories lists Thruston as being severely wounded at Spotsylvania on May 10, with both the Lieutenant Colonel and Major being captured May 12. Robert Krick's "Lee's Colonels" also lists Thruston as being wounded at Spotsylvania. However, the Compiled Service Records entries on Thruston do not list him as being wounded but present with the regiment from December 63 to his wounding at 3rd Winchester in September 64. Additionally, Allardice's "Confederate Colonels" biographical register makes no mention of a wounding. To sum up 1 primary source and 1 secondary source list Thruston as wounded at Spotsylvania and 1 primary source and 1 secondary source make no mention of a wounding at Spotysylvania. Up to this point I have been able to figure out similar issues on my own but I must confess I am at a loss to make sense of this one.
Lastly, assuming Thruston was wounded, I am having trouble making sense of the command succession. The Lieutenant Colonel and Major both are listed in all sources as captured May 12. Also, all senior Captains, Adjutants, and 1st Lieutenants thus far appear to have been either absent, killed, wounded, or captured. So now I am trying to determine likely successor by attempting to figure out who the most senior 2nd Lieutenant present for would be. Is it possible I am missing something, or was the regiment just that badly decimated? Even with the 1st North Carolina, I was able to find the most senior captain present and that regiment was supposedly decimated down to company size after May 12.
Any help that anyone may be able to offer on this conundrum would be greatly appreciated. Apologize for the rambling nature of my post. I tend to do that a lot. Also, mods if this is in the wrong forum feel free to move.
Over the past few years I have been working on creating a comprehensive and detailed regimental order of battle book series comprising every major battle of the war for both armies. I am currently working on Spotsylvania and have come across some conflicting information relating to Colonel Thruston of the 3rd North Carolina infantry. The primary source Clark's North Carolina regimental histories lists Thruston as being severely wounded at Spotsylvania on May 10, with both the Lieutenant Colonel and Major being captured May 12. Robert Krick's "Lee's Colonels" also lists Thruston as being wounded at Spotsylvania. However, the Compiled Service Records entries on Thruston do not list him as being wounded but present with the regiment from December 63 to his wounding at 3rd Winchester in September 64. Additionally, Allardice's "Confederate Colonels" biographical register makes no mention of a wounding. To sum up 1 primary source and 1 secondary source list Thruston as wounded at Spotsylvania and 1 primary source and 1 secondary source make no mention of a wounding at Spotysylvania. Up to this point I have been able to figure out similar issues on my own but I must confess I am at a loss to make sense of this one.
Lastly, assuming Thruston was wounded, I am having trouble making sense of the command succession. The Lieutenant Colonel and Major both are listed in all sources as captured May 12. Also, all senior Captains, Adjutants, and 1st Lieutenants thus far appear to have been either absent, killed, wounded, or captured. So now I am trying to determine likely successor by attempting to figure out who the most senior 2nd Lieutenant present for would be. Is it possible I am missing something, or was the regiment just that badly decimated? Even with the 1st North Carolina, I was able to find the most senior captain present and that regiment was supposedly decimated down to company size after May 12.
Any help that anyone may be able to offer on this conundrum would be greatly appreciated. Apologize for the rambling nature of my post. I tend to do that a lot. Also, mods if this is in the wrong forum feel free to move.