corn-fed-erate
Corporal
- Joined
- Mar 15, 2014
- Location
- Tar/Roanoke River, NC
Can anyone shed light on the specific definition of a NC Buffalo.?
1. Any member of the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd NC Union Volunteers.
2. A North Carolina Confederate soldier who deserted and enlisted in the US army.
Many people know about the "Kinston 22" who were executed by order of General Picket. The order carried out by General Hoke. Most people don't know about the 6-11 Buffaloes that where hung at Spring Green Church after the battle of Plymouth. General Hoke ordered only the 17th NC Inf to meet the Plymouth Pligrams at Sprin Green and identify them. There were two more regiments with the 17th at the time. They along with the 42 and 50th made up Martin's brigade. Why only the 17th. They lined up shoulder to shoulder along the sides of the road and made all 3000+ Yankee POWs march single file down the middle. From the regimental history we find that the 17th was on "home field". This was the area that they had spent much of the preceding year and had suffered desertions. The men they picked out were not just north carolina traitors, they were 17th NC deserters. In this enstance, the Buffaloes can be defined as: Confederate soldiers guilty of desertion, captured while hiding in enemy uniform. Under well publicized rules of the day simple desertion was punishable by death. They were Confederate deserters before they were Yankee POWs.
1. Any member of the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd NC Union Volunteers.
2. A North Carolina Confederate soldier who deserted and enlisted in the US army.
Many people know about the "Kinston 22" who were executed by order of General Picket. The order carried out by General Hoke. Most people don't know about the 6-11 Buffaloes that where hung at Spring Green Church after the battle of Plymouth. General Hoke ordered only the 17th NC Inf to meet the Plymouth Pligrams at Sprin Green and identify them. There were two more regiments with the 17th at the time. They along with the 42 and 50th made up Martin's brigade. Why only the 17th. They lined up shoulder to shoulder along the sides of the road and made all 3000+ Yankee POWs march single file down the middle. From the regimental history we find that the 17th was on "home field". This was the area that they had spent much of the preceding year and had suffered desertions. The men they picked out were not just north carolina traitors, they were 17th NC deserters. In this enstance, the Buffaloes can be defined as: Confederate soldiers guilty of desertion, captured while hiding in enemy uniform. Under well publicized rules of the day simple desertion was punishable by death. They were Confederate deserters before they were Yankee POWs.
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