Green, Wharton J., 1831-1910 to R. S. Jones
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02233.08 Author/Creator: Green, Wharton J., 1831-1910 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 July 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 23.5 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy
Green assures Major Jones that the regiment will be completed despite the desertion of the Warren Company: "They left without a tangible pretext and as it happened upon the day after the great battle [possibly First Bull Run], under the imputation of a too nice regard for consequences." Green directs him to "send on all companies applying as fast as possible and erase the word fail from your vocabulary." Green will go to Weldon, North Carolina tomorrow to further arrange matters.
Wharton Green enlisted at the start of the Civil War as a private in the Twelfth North Carolina Infantry, but was quickly promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and placed in charge of raising his own regiment. Later promoted to Colonel, and served as United States Congressman from North Carolina.
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