1/23/65 Richmond-The ten Co's of NC Reserves, commanded by Col A. A. Moss, will constitute a Regt, to be designated as the 6th Regt NC Reserves.
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Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina, in the great war 1861-'65"
EDITED BY WALTER CLARK
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The Gen Orders to embody the Reserves were formulated & issued. Those between 17 & 18 years of age were embodied in April & May, 1864.
Those between 45 & 50 were, with the exception of two Regts & two Bns, left at home till Aug & Sept to make & harvest the crops, & the remainder was organized into Regts in the fall.
The reserves ordered out in April were organized into Co's & sent to camps of instruction at Wilmington, Raleigh & Morganton & during May & June nine Bns were organized, as follows — the men electing their Co officers:
1st Bn (three Co's), Maj Charles W. Broadfoot, 25 May, at Raleigh
2nd Bn (three Co's) Maj John H. Anderson, 28 May, at Raleigh
3rd Bn (three Co's) Maj B. F. Hooks, 31 May, at Goldsboro
4th Bn (three Co's) Maj J. M. Reece, at Raleigh, 30 May.
5th Bn; (three Co's) Maj W. F. Beasley, at Goldsboro, 2 June
6th Bn (five Co's) Maj Walter Clark, 3 June, at Raleigh
7th Bn (three Co's,) Maj W. Foster French, 4 June, at Wilmington
8th Bn (three Co's) Maj J. B. Ellington, 10 June, at Morganton
9th Bn (three Co's), Maj D. T. Millard, Asheville, 28 June
The 6th was the only Bn having more than three Co's when organized. On 15 June another Co each was added to the 1st, 4th & 5th Bns & later another Co to the 2nd.
All these were Jr Reserves except the 3rd Bn, which were Sr's. This Bn of Sr's went into immediate service as bridge guards & later on were in several battles & became part of the 8th Regt of Reserves — or 78th NC. Another Bn was partially organized -with three Co's at Morganton where over 100 of them were captured 28 June, 1864, in Geo. W. Kirk's raid.
SEVENTY-SIXTH REGIMENT. (sixth reserves.)
By the editor.
This regiment was organized in October or November,
1864, at Wilmington, by electing the following Field Officers:
A. A. Moss, Colonel.
James V. Symons, Lieutenant-Colonel.
Tebrell Brooks Major.
The companies composing the regiment seem to have been
in continuous service since July and were all ordered to
Wilmington 22 October. They were commanded as follows:
Captain John M. Beawley, Cowan.
Captain Levi Carrot, Rowan.
Captain T. W. Griffin, Union.
Captain J. M. Stewart, Union.
Captain Joshua Rouse, Lenoir.
Captain J. Powell, Columbus.
Captain J. L. Cobb, Robeson.
Captain George E. Knox, Brunswick.
Captain John W. Tuenee
Captain Duncan Kelly, Bladen.
LeRoy Jones is also mentioned as Captain in this regiment
in General Holmes' Order book. The above were Captains
in the Senior Reserves, but it is not certain that they were all
in this regiment.
Dr. G. H. Cox was Assistant Surgeon, and J. M. Williams
was transferred to the regiment as Surgeon from the Seventy-third.
The Seventy-sixth was sent to Salisbury 24 November probably to relieve the
Sixty-eighth North Carolina, which was soon thereafter ordered to' the Roanoke
section. It was placed with the Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth in John F.
Hoke's Brigade and seems to have performed the same duties
as those regiments of guarding the prisoners at Salisbury,
with details for bridge guards and arresting deserters and
keeping order in neighborhoods disturbed by them.
On 4 March, 1865, being no longer needed to guard the
prisoners at Salisbury, the regiment was ordered to High
Point and then was placed in the Seventh Congressional District to arrest deserters
with regimental headquarters at Asheboro. On 16 March it was ordered to Greensboro.
At Johnston's surrender, they were either paroled or went home without that ceremony.
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