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"B. Y. Malone was borned in the year of our Lord 1838 rased and graduated in the Corn field & Tobacco And inlisted in the war June the 18th 1861 And was a member of the Caswell Boys which was comanded by Capt Mitchel And 25 was attatched to the 6th N. C. Regt. which was comd by Coln Fisher who got kiled at the first Manassas fight which was fought July the 21st 1861." From his diary
Best known as the author of the diary that was later published as "Whipt 'Em Every Time", Malone served in Co. H, "The Caswell Boys" commanded by Captain Alfred A.Mitchell.
Enlisted: June 6,1861 for the war
Where: Caswell County
Age at enlistment: 22
Pre-War Occupation: Farmer
Appointed Corporal: May/June 1861
Promoted to Sergeant: February 1, 1863
"The first day of February which was the Sabath was a pritty spring day."
from his Diary (He doesn't mention his promotion)
Wounded: Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862
"And the next morning whitch was the first day of July just twelve months from the time I left home we crost over and about 10 oclock we overtaken the scamps again And they comenced throwing bumbs amung us And we amung them And thar was a very heavey canonading cept up all day And a little befour night the pickets comenced fyring And from that time untell about a hour in the night thar was very hard fiting don indeed And a great meney kild and wounded on boath sids in our company M. Miles L. Smith, B. Murphey, I. Calmond, G. Lyons And my self was all hurt"
from his diary
Wounded: Chancellorsville, Va., May 4, 1863
"And the next day which was the 4 we was marching about first from one plais to a nother a watching the Yankees untell about a hour by sun and the fight was opend our Bregaid went in and charged about a half of a mile and just befour we got to the Yankee Battery I was slitley wounded above the eye with a peas of a Bumb"
from his diary
Captured: Rappahannock Station, Va. November 7, 1863
"And about dark the yanks charged on the Louisianna Bregaid which was clost to the Bridg and broke thir lines and got to the Bridge we was then cutoff and had to Surender"
from his diary
Confined: at Point Lookout Maryland
"The first day of July 1861 I left home, and the first day of July 1862 I was in the fight of Malvern Hill, and the first day of July 1863 I was in the fight at Gettysburg, and today which is the first day of July, I am at Point Lookout Md."
from his diary
Paroled & Exchanged: Aikens Landing Va. Feb. 25-Mar. 3, 1865- Admitted to hospital in Richmond after being exchanged.
"The 21st all Prisnor capturd at Rappahanoc Station was cauld we all went out and Signed the Parole and was put in the Parole Camp and staid there most all the 24th then we was put on the Steamer George Leary we got to Fortress Monroe about dark And then run as far as Hampton Roads and there we staid all night Started next morning at light which was the 25 got to Acorns Landing about 10 Oclock which was about 12 miles from Richmond on the James River we then marched from there to Camp Lea we got to Camp Lea about dark We then Staid at Camp Lea untell the 27 when we wen over to Camp Winder."
from his diary
Married: Mary Frances Compton (1842 - 1892) on 15 Nov 1866
Post War Occupation: Farmer
Death Date: 4 May 1890
Cemetery: Lynches Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Corbett, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Source Notes:
1) Jordon, "North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865"
2) Malone, Bartlett Yancey, and William Whatley Pierson. Whipt 'em everytime: the diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1987.
3) North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
4) North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
5 )Find A Grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgipage=gr&GRid=54151398&ref=acom
Additional information or photos would be welcomed to complete the record of this honorable soldier.
