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North Carolina:

 

 

a. allgemeines:

 

Literatur:

- Barrett, John G.: Civil War in North Carolina (Univ North Carolina)

- Bradley, Stephen E., Jr.: North Carolina Confederate Militia Officers Roster: As Contained in the Adjutant-General's Officers Roster (Broadfoot 1992)

- Bradley, Stephen E., Jr.: North Carolina Confederate Militia Officers Roster: As Contained in the Adjutant-General‘s Roster (Broadfoot 1992)

- Clark, Walter, ed. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861-65: Written by Members of the Respective Commands. 5 vols (Goldsboro, N.C.: E. M. Uzzell (vol. 1); Raleigh, N.C.: Nash Brothers, 1901); Nevins says of this "Regimental sketches vary in quality, but the work fully merits Douglas S. Freeman's classification as one of the most indispensible works for the Army of Northern Virginia."

- Evans, Clement A.: (ed.): Confederate Military History, 12 vols. Atlanta: Confederate Publishing Co., 1899 (17 volume extended Edition, reprinted Wilmington, N.C. 1987), Vol. IV North Carolina by D. H. Hill jr.

- Jordan, Weymouth T. (ed.): North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865, A Roster. Vol. 13 (Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1993)

- Mallison, Fred M.: The Civil War on the Outer Banks: A History of the Late Rebellion along the Coast of North Carolina from Carperet to Currituck (McFarland 1998); 243pp, Maps, Photos, Illustrations, Index, Detailed rosters of soldiers who joined Union and Confederate regiments

- Moore, John W.: Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States, vol 4 (Raleigh, 1892) (PDF-Datei in Archiv Ref, Dokumente ameridownload) werwerwerwer

 

 

 

 

 

b. Infanterie:

 

 

1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment (6 months, 1861) (Bethel Regiment):

 

1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment, usually known as the Bethel Regiment, was organized at Raleigh, North Carolina, in May, 1861, and im­mediately moved to Virginia. Its members were from the counties of Edgecombe, Mecklenburg, Orange, Buncombe, Cumberland, Burke, Guilford, and Lincoln. The unit fought at Big Bethel with about 800 men, then served in the Army of the Peninsula near Yorktown. Two companies from Bertie and Chowan Counties joined the regiment which increased its strength to more than 1,200. On November 12, 1861, the unit disbanded and returned to North Carolina. Many of the men transferred to the 11th North Carolina Regiment. The field officers were Colonels Daniel H. Hill and Charles C. Lee, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph B. Starr, and Majors Ro­bert F. Hoke and James H. Lane.

 

Regimentskommandeur war Oberst D. H. *Hill (Schwager von Stonewall Jackson); Gefecht von Big Bethel 10.6.1861, 1st Manas­sas; nach Ablauf der Dienstzeit neuaufgestellt als 11th North Carolina Infantry (Brigade Pettigrew; vgl. Wilson: Petti­grew, a.a.O., S. 41).

 

 

1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Col D. H. *Hill; LtCol H. A. *Brown (Regimentskommandeur im Sommer 1863); 2nd Lt Robert Frederick *Hoke (1861); Pvt John L. *Davidson (Co. E; 6 month, 1861)

 

Overview:

1st Infantry Regiment State Troops was organized at the race track near Warrenton, North Carolina, during the spring of 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Chowan, Wilkes, New Hanover, Orange, Lincoln, Hertford, Northampton, Washington, Martin, Wake, and Halifax. In July it was mustered into Confederate service with more than 1,500 officers and men and ordered to Virginia. The regiment was brigaded under General Ripley, Colston, Steuart, and Cox. It participated in the campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, was with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and shared in the Appomattox operations. This unit reported 142 casualties at Mechanicsville, 75 at Malvern Hill, 160 at South Mountain and Sharpsburg, and 15 at Fredericksburg. It lost 34 killed and 83 wounded at Chancellorsville and forty percent of the 377 at Gettysburg. It surrendered 10 officers and 61 men in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Hamilton A. Brown, John A. McDowell, and Montfort S. Stokes; Lieutenant Colonels Jarrett N. Harrell and Matthew W. Ransom; and Majors James S. Hines, L.C. Latham, and Tristim L. Skinner.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Sommer 1863 zur Brigade George H. Steuart / Division MajGen Edward Johnson / II. Army Corps Ewell / Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 460).

 

Literatur:

- Clark, Walter (ed.): History of Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861-65, 5 vols (Raleigh, 1901), vol. 1

- Lane, James H. Papers (1854-1907) - RG 501 [Lane's Brigade/1st North Carolina Volunteers] (Auburn University Archives)

 

 

1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves:

 

1st Regiment Junior Reserves was formed in July, 1864, at Weldon, North Carolina, by consolidating the 1st and 6th Junior Reserves Battalions which had just been organized. It contained men between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, and were drawn from the coun­ties of Warren, Franklin, Nash, Granville, Wake, Randolph, Chatham, Martin, Northampton, and Chowan. Assigned to the Depart­ment of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, the unit skirmished in the Roanoke River and Kinston areas. Later it served in L.S. Baker's Brigade, saw action at Bentonville, and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonel Frank S. Armistead, Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Broadfoot, and Major Walter M. Clark.

 

 

1st Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men:

"Units of the Confederate States Arm y" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Battalion, North Carolina Home Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Arm y" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Arm y" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

1st Brigade, North Carolina Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Arm y" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment State Troops was assembled at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861, with slightly more than 1,300 men. Its companies were recruited in the following counties: New Hanover, Wilson, Surry, Carteret, Duplin, Guilford, Sampson, Craven, Jones, and Pamlico. After serving in the Department of North Carolina the unit moved to Virginia where it was as­signed to G.B. anderson's, Ramseur's, and Cox's Brigade. It took an active part in the difficult campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and ended the war at Appomattox. The regiment sustained 116 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 50 at Sharpsburg, 21 at Fredericksburg, and 214 at Chancellorsville. Of the 243 enga­ged at Gettysburg, twenty-five percent were disabled, and there were 2 killed and 2 wounded at Bristoe. Only 6 officers and 48 men surrendered. The filed officers were Colonels William P. Bynum, John P. Cobb, William R. Cox, and Charles C. Tew; Lieutenant Co­lonel Walter S. Stallings; and Majors John Howard, Daniel W. Hurtt, and J.Turner Scales.

 

 

2nd Regiment, North Carolina Conscripts:

"Units of the Confederate States Arm y" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men:

2nd Regiment Detailed Men was organized late in 1864 and sent to Salisbury, North Carolina. Here it guarded prisoners and public property. The unit was probably captured in the engagement at Salisbury on April 12, 1865. Colonel Thomas Bouchelle, Lieutenant Colonel Winston Fulton, and Major David Edwards were in command.

 

 

2nd Regiment, North Carolina Invalid Corps:

"Units of the Confederate States Arm y" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry:

 

2nd Infantry Battalion was formed at Garysburg, North Carolina, during the fall of 1861. Five companies were from Madison, Sto­kes, Randolph, Surry, and Forsyth counties, one from Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and two from Pike and Meriwether counties, Georgia. The Virginia company was transferred in September, 1862, and the Georgia commands in mid-1863. It was sent to the coast and captured in the Battle of Roanoke Island. After being exchanged it was assigned to General Daniel's and Grimes' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It served from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, fought in the Shenandoah Valley with Early, and was active around Appomattox. It lost 3 killed and 5 wounded at Roanoke Island and of the 240 engaged at Gettysburg, sixty-four percent were disab­led. The battalion surrendered with 3 officers and 49 men. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonsl Hezekiah L. Andrews, Wharton J. Green, and Charles E. Shober; and Majors Marcus Erwin, John M. Hancock, and James J. Iredell.

 

 

2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves:

 

2nd Regiment Junior Reserves was formed in December, 1864, by consolidating the just organized 2nd and 5th Junior Reserves Bat­talions. The men were between the ages of fifteen and eighteen and were from the counties of Wayne, Duplin, Rowan, Lincoln, Ga­ston, Cleveland, Rutherford, Cabarrus, Union, Greene, Lenior, Beaufort, Hude, and Tyrrell. It served in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and was active in the New Bern area. Later the unit was assigned to L.S. Baker in the Army of Ten­nessee and saw action in the Battle of Bentonville. It was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel John H. Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel William F. Beasley, and Major Nathaniel A. Gregory.

 

 

2nd Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense Troops:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Battalion, North Carolina Home Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Major W. M. *Parsley (Regimentskommandeur im Sommer 1863)

 

3rd Infantry Regiment State Troops completed its organization at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. The men were from Wil­mington and the counties of Green, Duplin, Cumberland, Onslow, Bladen, New Hanover, and Beaufort. During July part of the regi­ment moved to Richmond, Virginia, then was joined by the remaining companies some weeks later. After serving in the Department of Northern Virginia and the Department of North Carolina, it was attached to General Ripley's, Colston's, Steuart's, and Cox's Briga­de. The 3rd fought on many battlefields of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, marched with Early to the Shenan­doah Valley, and saw action around Appomattox. It reported 46 casualties at Beaver Dam Creek, 80 at Malvern Hill, 253 at Sharpsburg, 3 at Fredericksburg, and 179 at Chancellorsville. The unit lost 4 killed and 10 wounded at Second Winchester, forty percent of the 548 engaged at Gettysburg, and 7 killed and 65 wounded during the Mine Run Campaign. It surrendered with 4 offi­cers and 53 men in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William L. DeRosset, Gaston Meares, and Stephen D. Thruston; Lieutenant Colonels Robert H. Cowan, William M. Parsley, and Edward Savage; and Major William T. Ennett.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Sommer 1863 zur Brigade George H. Steuart / Division MajGen Edward Johnson / II. Army Corps Ewell / Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 460).

 

 

3rd Regiment North Carolina Home Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

3rd Battalion North Carolina Senior Reserves:

s. Pvt Granville *Grissom

 

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

3rd Battalion North Carolina:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

3rd Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves

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3rd North Carolina Regiment Junior Reserves was formed in January, 1865, by consolidating the 4th, 7th, and 8th Junior Reserves Battalions. These battalions contained men between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, and had participated in the defense of Fort Fis­her. They were drawn from the counties of Guilford, Alamance, Forsyth, Stokes, Person, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Cataw­ba, Iredell, Rowan, Burke, Caldwell, Cumberland, Robeson, Richmond, and Rockingham. Attached to the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, the regiment served in the Kinston area, then moved to Smithfield. Later it was assigned Ge­neral L.S. Baker's Bri­gade, saw action at Bentonville, and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Colonel John W. Hinsdale, Lieu­tenant Colonel William F. French, and Major A.B. Ellington were in command.

 

 

4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

Col Bryan *Grimes; Col Edwin A. *Osborne

 

4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment State Troops completed its organization in May, 1862, at Camp Hill, near Garysburg, North Carolina. It recruited its members in Iredell, Rowan, Wayne, Beaufort, Wilson, and Davie counties. Ordered to Virginia, the unit ser­ved in General Featherston's, G.B. Anderson's, Ramseur's, and Cox's Brigade. It was active at Williamsburg, Seven Pines, and the Se­ven Days' Battles, then shared in the campaigns of the army from South Mountain to Cold Harbor. Later the 4th was involved in Ear­ly's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. It lost 77 killed, 241 wounded, and 6 missing of the 678 engaged at Seven Pines, sustained 58 casualties during the Maryland Campaign, and had 45 killed and 110 wounded at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg the unit lost thirty-one percent of the 196 engaged, and 18 were disabled at Bristoe. The records show 8 officers and 101 men present on April 9, 1865. Its field officers were Colonels George B. Anderson, Bryan Grimes, Edwin A. Osborne, and James H. Wood; Lieutenant Colonels David M. Carter and John A. Young; and Majors Edward S. Marsh and Absalom K. Simonton.

 

Col. Orborne's Bericht vom Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks) 31.5-.-1.6.1862: "A fearful storm of shot, shell, grape and canister tore through the trees, plowing up the ground on every side and cutting down the branches and saplings around us. Soon the order was passed along the line to move forward . . . . Our line moved on to within fifty or sixty yards of the enemy's works. The men were fal­ling rapidly. We halted near a zigzag fence . . . . The enemy's fire continued with unabated fury, and it was evident that the regiment could not remain there without being utterly destroyed . . . . Major [Bryan] Grimes was near, sitting calmly on his iron-gray horse, with one leg thrown over the saddle bow, as afterwards so often seen on the battlefield. I seized his leg to attract his attention . . . . 'Major,' I shouted, 'we can't stand this. Let us charge the works.' 'All right,' said the Major. "Charge them! Charge them! . . . . On we rushed with such impetuosity and determination that the enemy abandoned everything and retired . . . . [I] was wounded at this point within a few rods of the breastworks . . . . Every officer [of the 4th] except Major Grimes was killed, wounded, or disabled . . . . Ma­jor Grimes had a horse killed under him in the charge. His foot was caught under the horse . . . . While on the ground and unable to rise, he waved his sword and shouted: 'Go on, boys! Go on!'" (vgl. http://www.nccivilwar150.com/ history/ ncvoices/confederate-voi­ces.htm).

 

Literatur:

- Grimes, Bryan (4th NC Infantry): Extracts of Letters of MajGen Bryan Grimes to his Wife (Broadfoot 1986; Reprint of 1883 Original); edited by Gary Gallagher

 

 

4th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

4th Regiment, North Carolina Home Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

4th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

s. Pvt J. B. *Linebach (Co. B)

 

Organized with three companies at Raliegh on 30 May 1864. Fourth company assigned on 15 June 1864. Consolidated with the 7th and 8th Infantry Battalions, Junior Reserves, and designated as the 72 Infantry Regiment, at Wilmington 3 January 1865 (vgl. Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of The Confederate Armies: North Carolina. Facts On file New York - Oxford 1992; Brown, Matthew M and Coffey, Michael W.North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. Vol 17. Raleigh, N.C.: State Dept. of Archives and History, 2009).

 

 

5th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

Col D. K. *McRae; Regimentskommandeur 5th North Carolina Infantry; im Battle of South Mountain am 14.9.1862 während Lee's Maryland Campaign gehörte die 5th North Carolina zur Brigade Samuel *Garland Division Daniel H. Hill in Stonewall Jackson's Corps. Die 5th North Carolina war unter Col McRae im Rahmen der Brigade Garland am 14. September 1862 eingesetzt bei Fox's Gap.

 

5th North Carolina Infantry Regiment State Troops was organized at Halifax, North Carolina, in July,1861. Its companies were re­cruited in the counties of Cumberland, Gates, Johnston, Graven, Rowan, Bertie, Wilson, and Caswell. Ordered to Virginia, the regi­ment reached Manassas on July 19 and fought in the battle under General Longstreet. In April, 1862, it had 460 effectives and during the war was brigaded under Generals Early, Garland, Iverson, R. D. Johnston. It participated in the campaigns of the Army of Nor­thern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then was involved in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appo­mattox Campaign. It had 180 men in action at Seven Pines, lost 10 killed, 22 wounded, and 4 missing during the Seven Days' Battles, and had 4 killed and 37 wounded at Chancellorsville. The unit took 473 men to Gettysburg, losing more than half, and reported 16 di­sabled at Bristoe and 3 at Mine Run. It surrendered with 7 officers and 76 men of which 48 were armed. The field officers were Colonels Thomas M. Garrett and Duncan K. McRae; and Lieutenant Colonels John C. Badham, William J. Hill, Joseph P. Jones, John W. Lea, and Peter J. Sinclair.

 

Literatur:

- Belo, Alfred Horatio (11th NC Volunteers): Reminiscenses of a North Carolina Volunteer (Olde Soldier Books), 56 pp; Edited by Stuart Wright, this incorporates additional material from Belo's wartime letters to Carrie Fries and regimental histories and rosters. This unit was also known as the Forsythe Rifles, later designated Company "D", 11th Regiment North Carolina Volunteers

 

 

5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

5th Regiment, North Carolina Home Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Captain Bartlett Yancy *Malone; Sgt Thomas Ray *Faucette (Co F)

 

6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment State Troops was organized at Camp Alamance, near Company Shops (Burlington), North Ca­rolina, in May, 1861. The men were from the counties of Mecklenburg, Orange, Burke, Catawba, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey, Ala­mance, Rowan, Wake, Caswell, and Chatham. Ordered to Virginia the unit fought under General B. E. Bee, then spent the summer and winter in the Dumfries area. Its brigadiers during the conflict were Generals Whiting, Law, Hoke, Godwin, and W. G. Lewis. The 6th was prominent in the campaigns of the army from Seven Pines to Mine Run, then was active in the battles of Plymouth and Cold Harbor. It fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and later in the Appomattox operations. This regiment reported 23 killed and 50 wounded at First Manassas, and in April, 1862, contained 715 effectives. It lost 115 during the Seven Days' Battles, 147 at Second Manassas and Ox Hill, 125 in the Maryland Campaign, and 25 at Fredericksburg. Of the 509 engaged at Gettysburg, thirty-six percent were disabled. At the Rappahannock River in November, 1863, it lost 5 killed, 15 wounded, and 317 missing, and there were 6 killed and 29 wounded at Plymouth. It surrendered with 6 officers and 175 men of which 72 were armed. The field officers were Colonels Isaac E. Avery, Charles F. Fisher, William D. Pender, and Robert F. Webb; Lieutenant Colo­nels William T. Dortch, Charles E. Lightfoot, and Samuel M. Tate; and Major Richard W. York.

 

Literatur:

- Pearson, William Whatley und Bell Wiley (ed.) "Whipt 'Em Everytime": The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone (McGowatt Mercer: Jackson, 1960; Originally published in 1919), 131pp, Index, Photos, Roster

 

 

6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

6th Regiment, North Carolina Home Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

7th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Col. Reuben P. *Campbell; Col William Francis *Martin

 

7th Infantry Regiment State Troops was organized at Camp Mason, near Graham, North Carolina, in August, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Iredell, Alexander, Cabarrus, Rowan, New Hanover, Mecklenburg, Nash, and Wake. The unit took an active part in the fight at New Bern, then moved to Virginia. It was assigned to General Branch's, Law's, and Lane's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. After fighting at Hanover Court House, it participated in the various campaigns of the army from the Seven Day' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River. The regiment sustained 51 casualties at New Bern, 253 out of the 450 engaged during the Seven Days' Battles, 69 at Second Manassas and Ox Hill, 52 at Sharpsburg, and 86 at Fredericksburg. There were 37 killed and 127 wounded at Chancellorsville, and of the 291 in action at Gettysburg, thirty-one percent were disabled. It lost 5 killed, 62 wounded, and 37 missing at The Wilderness and 11 killed and 28 wounded at Spotsylvania. On February 26, 1865, the unit was sent to North Carolina where it surrendered with the Army of Tennessee with 13 officers and 139 men. A detachment surrendered at Appomattox with 1 officer and 18 men. The field officers were Reuben P. Campbell, William L. Davidson, and Edward G. Haywood; Lieutenant Colonel Junius L. Hill; and Majors Edward D. Hall, James G. Harris, Robert B. McRae, John M. Turner, and Robert S. Young.

 

 

7th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

7th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

7th Regiment, North Carolina Home Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

8th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

8th North Carolina Infantry Regiment State Troops completed its organization at Camp Macon, near Warrenton, North Carolina, in September, 1861. Its members were from the counties of Pasquotank, Perquimans, Camden, Currituck, Edgecombe, New Hanover, Franklin, Granville, Cumberland, Chatham, Harnett, Warren, Rowan, Greene, and Alamance. Sent to the coast, it was captured in the Battle of Roanoke Island. After being exchanged it was assigned to General Clingman's, Hoke's, then returned to Clingman's Brigade. The 8th fought at Goldsboro, moved to Wilmington, and on February 16, 1863, was ordered to Charleston, South Carolina. Here it took an active part in various conflicts, including the fight at Battery Wagner. Later it participated in the engagements at Plymouth, Drewry's Bluff, and Cold Harbor, and endured the long Petersburg siege south and north of the James River. During De­cember, 1864, the unit was ordered to North Carolina and in March, 1865, saw action at Bentonville. It had 568 officers and men at Roanoke Island, sustained 9 casualties at Goldsboro, and during the Charleston siege had 4 killed and 43 wounded of the 393 enga­ged. The regiment lost 26 killed and 101 wounded at Plymouth, and of the 175 in action at Fort Harrison, eighty-five percent were di­sabled. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered. The field officers were Colonels Henry M. Shaw and James M. Witson; Lieutenant Colo­nels Rufus A. Barrier, James W. Hinton, John R. Murchison, William J. Price, and George Williamson; and Majors Henry McRae, Andrew J. Rogers, and Edward C. Yellowley.

 

 

8th Regiment, North Carolina Home Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

8th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

8th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

9th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

 

9th Regiment, North Carolina Home Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

10th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

11th Regiment North Carolina Infantry (Bethel Regiment):

s. Col Collett *Leventhorpe; Col. William Joseph *Martin; Major Egbert A. *Ross; Sergeant John M. *Davidson (Co. K); Alfred Horatio *Belo (Co. D);

 

Overview:

11th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in March, 1862. The nucleus of this unit was made up of men who saw prior service in the 1st (Bethel) North Carolina Regiment. Its members were from the counties of Mecklenburg, Burke, Bertie, Chowan, Orange, Lincoln, and Buncombe. Assigned to the Department of North Carolina, it fought at White Hall, then moved to Virginia. Here the unit was placed in General Pettigrew's, Kirkland's, and MacRae's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought on many battlefields from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches, and saw action around Appomattox. It lost over half of the 617 at Gettysburg, reported 15 casualties at Bristoe, and surrendered 8 officers and 74 men. The field officers were Colonels Collett Leventhorpe and William J. Martin, Lieutenant Colonels Francis W. Bird and William A. Owens, and Major Egbert A. Ross.

 

Das ursprüngliche 1th North Carolina Regiment ging im 21st North Carolina Infantry Regiment auf. Das 1th North Carolina Regiment mustered in Confederate service on 14 July, 1861, and arrived at Manassas Junction, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861. Stationed at Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 21 July, 1861, and redesignated the Twenty-first North Carolina State Troops on 14 November, 1861 (vgl. http:// www. firstbullrun.co.uk/ Potomac/First Brigade/11th-north-carolina-infantry.html).

 

Das 11th North Carolina Infantry Regiment wurde neuaufgestellt aus den Resten des 1st North Carolina Infantry 1862, Brigade Pettigrew (vgl. Wilson: Pettigrew, a.a.O., S. 41). Co 'D' auch als 'Forsythe Rifles' bekannt; ab Ende 1862 gehörte die 11th North Carolina Infantry zu Pettigrew’s Brigade, Division Heth, Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.

 

Am 1.7.1863 im Battle of Gettysburg am Willoughby Run Gefecht mit der 19th Indiana Infantry / Iron Brigade (vgl. Venner: 19th Indiana, a.a.O., S. 72 ff mit Karte S. 73).

 

Literatur:

- Belo, Alfred Horatio (11th NC Volunteers): Reminiscenses of a North Carolina Volunteer (Olde Soldier Books), 56 pp; Edited by Stuart Wright, this incorporates additional material from Belo's wartime letters to Carrie Fries and regimental histories and rosters. This unit was also known as the Forsythe Rifles, later designated Company "D", 11th Regiment North Carolina Volunteers

- Venner, Thomas: To Field a Company: The Enlistment Story of Company A, 11th North Carolina Infantry (vgl. http://www.thomas

venner.com/ 2013/12/23/company-a-the-enlistment-story)

 

 

11th Battalion, North Carolina Home Guards:

 

Whitford's Infantry Battalion [also called 11th Battalion, Whitford's Rangers, or Whitford's Partisans] was organized during the spring of 1862 with four companies, later increased to six. This unit did efficient service scouting and driving back expeditions in North Carolina. In May, 1863, it contained 400 effectives and in December, there were 627 present. 

During January, 1864, it merged into the 67th North Carolina Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel John N. Whitford was in command.

 

 

12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

auch: 12th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops

 

12th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 2nd Volunteers, was organized near Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. Its companies were drawn from the counties of Warren, Granville, Catawba, Cleveland, Nash, Duplin, Halifax, and Robeson. The regiment served in General Garland's, Iverson's, and R.D. Johnston's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. After fighting at Hanover Court House it participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, saw action in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations, and ended the war at Appomattox. This unit sustained 211 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 5 at Fredericksburg, and 118 Chancellorsville. Of the 219 engaged at Gettysburg, thirty-six percent were disabled, and there were 3 killed and 11 wounded at Bristoe. It surrendered 8 officers and 139 men of which 76 were armed. The field officers were Colonels Henry E. Coleman, Benjamin O. Wade, and Solomon Williams; Lieutenant Colonels Edward Cantwell, William S. Davis, and Thomas L. Jones; and Majors Robert W. Alston, Augustus W. Burton, and David P. Rowe.

 

 

13rd Regiment North Carolina Infantry:

s. LtCol Thomas *Ruffin jr, Surgeon Spencer Glasgow *Welch

 

13th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, formerly the 3rd Volunteers, was organized at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861, with 1,100 men. Its members were recruited in Caswell, Mecklenburg, Davie, Edgecombe, and Rockingham counties. Ordered to Virginia, the unit was assigned to General Colston's, Garland's, Pender's, and Scales' Brigade. It shared in the many campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, endured the battles and hardships of the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and took part in the Appomattox operations. This regiment totalled 575 effectives in April, 1862, lost 29 killed and 80 woun­ded during the Seven Days' Battles, and had 41 killed and 149 wounded in the Maryland Campaign. It reported 37 casualties at Fredericksburg and 216 at Chancellorsville. Of the 232 engaged at Gettysburg, more than seventy-five percent were disabled. It surrendered 22 officers and 193 men. The field officers were Colonels Joseph H. Hyman, William D. Pender, and Alfred M. Scales; Lieutenant Colonels W.S. Guy, Henry A. Rogers, Thomas Ruffin, Jr., and E. Benton Withers; and Majors John T. Hambrick, D.H. Ha­milton, Jr., and T.A. Martin.

 

Lt Col Thomas *Ruffin jr.; Ruffin wurde im Frühjahr 1862 zum Richter am North Carolina Superior Court ernannt. Bereits im Mai 1862 LtCol 13rd North Carolina Infantry (vgl. Scarborough: Diary of Edmund Ruffin, a.a.O., vol. II, S. 166 Anm. 25). Ruffin er­krankte bald darauf schwer und war dienstunfähig. Zur Ausheilung hielt er sich im Juni 1862 in North Carolina auf, wo er sich am 3.6.1862 mit Edmund Ruffin traf (vgl. Ruffin Diary, a.a.O., S. 332, 333, 337, 339). Während Lee's Maryland Campaign vom Septem­ber 1862 war Ruffin Regimentskommandeur der 13rd North Carolina Infantry; verwundet im Battle of South Mountain am 14.9. 1862.

 

Die 13rd North Carolina Infantry gehörte während Lee's Maryland Campaign vom September 1862 zur Brigade Samuel *Garland Division Daniel Harvey Hill Corps Stonewall Jackson Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Die Division Hill bildete die CS-Nachhut und verteidigte die Höhen von South Mountain östlich Sharpsburg und Antietam. (vgl. Hill, The Battle of South Mountain, B & L II S. 559 ff; Cox: Forcing Fox's Gap, B & L II S. 583 ff). Am 14.9.1862 griff die US-Brigade *Scammon im Battle of South Mountain bei Fox's Gap Garland's CS-Brigade an (vgl. Cox, a.a.O., S. 586-87). CS-Gen Hill setzte um eine Umgehung von Turner's Gap (South Mountain) über die eine Meile südlich vorbei führende 'Old National Road' zu verhindern, Garland's Brigade bei Fox's Gap ein (vgl. Sears, a.a.O., S. 129; Cox: "Forcing Fox's Gap", B & L II S. 586-587 und Abb. a.a.O., S. 572). Garland's Brigade in einer Stärke von ca. 1000 Mann umfaßt folgende Regimenter: 5th, 12th, 13th, 20th und 23rd North Carolina Infantry (vgl. Gliederung bei Sears, a.a.O., S. 371; Hill, a.a.O., S. 563). Der Angriff der Division Cox, Brigade *Scammon begann mit einem Vorpostengefecht mit Skirmishers der 23rd Ohio Infantry unter LtCol R. B. *Hayes gegen 9:00 (vgl. Hill, a.a.O., S. 563), dem sich ein Bajonett-Angriff auf die 12th North Carolina Infantry anschloß, die Stellung hinter einer Steinmauer (Abb. bei B & L II S. 572) genommen hatte. Garland's unerfahrene Brigade wurde geworfen. Samuel Garland, der neben Thomas Ruffin an der Linie der 13th North Carolina stand, wurde tödlich getroffen, Ruffin wurde verwundet (vgl. Brief Ruffin's an D. H. Hill, abgedruckt in Hill, Battle of South Mountain, B & L II, S. 563-64).

 

Literatur:

- Hill, Daniel H.: "The Battle of South Mountain ..."; in: B & L vol. II, S. 563

- de Roulhac Hamilton , J. G. (ed.): The Papers of Thomas Ruffin (Raleigh, North Carolina, 1920)

- Scarborough: Diary of Edmund Ruffin, a.a.O., vol. II, S. 166 Anm. 25

- Welch, Spencer Glasgow (13th N. Carolina): A Confederate Surgeon's Letters to his Wife (Jim Fox; Reprint of 1911 Scarce Original); 127 pp; Anm.: die Briefe sind bez. der Gettysburg Campaign auch veröffentlicht bei *Brooks, Ulysses Robert;: Stories of the Confederacy, a.a.O., S. 35 ff.

 

 

13th Battalion, North Carolina Infantry:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

14th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Major William Alexander *Smith

 

14th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, formerly the 4th Volunteers, completed its organization in June, 1861, at Garysburg, North Carolina. Its companies were raised in the counties of Halifax, Onslow, Anson, Cleveland, Wake, Cumberland, Northampton, Stanly, and Davidson. With more than 1,000 men, the regiment moved to Virginia where it was placed in the Department of the Norfolk. La­ter it was assigned to General Colston's, G.B. Anderson's, Ramseur's, and Cox's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 14th parti­cipated in the various campaigns of the army from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and en­ded the war at Appomattox. It sustained 17 casualties at Williamsburg, 102 during the Seven Days' Battles, 139 Maryland Campaign, 4 at Fredericksburg, and 142 at Chancellorsville. Of the 306 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty percent were disabled, and there was 1 killed and 4 wounded at Bristoe. It surrendered 7 officers and 107 men. The field officers were Colonels R. Tyler Bennett, Junius Da­niel, and George S. Lovejoy, and Majors Edward Dixon, Paul F. Faison, and Joseph H. Lambeth.

 

The 14th North Carolina fought at Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, Marvern Hill, Sharpsburg, Wilderness, Chancellorsville, Spottsylvania and Gettysburg.

 

Literatur:

- Smith, William Alexander Smith (Major, 14th N. Carolina): The Ansom Guards, Company 'C' Fourteenth Regiment North Carolina Volunteers, 1861-1865 (Broadfoot Publishing, 1978); Reprint of 1914 Original, 368pp, Index, Photos, Rosters

 

 

15th Regiment North Carolina Infantry:

s. Col Robert M *McKinney, LtCol Ross R. *Ihrie; Pvt John M. *Davidson (Co. H); Pvt W. L. *Scott (Co G)

 

Overview:

15th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 5th Volunteers, was organized at Garysburg, North Carolina, in June, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Northampton, Union, Cleveland, Franklin, Harnett, Alamance, and Edgecombe. With about 800 officers and men, the unit was ordered to Yorktown, Virginia. In April, 1862, it had 532 effectives and during the war served under Generals H. Cobb and Cooke. It fought in the Seven Days' Battles, the Maryland Campaign, and at Fredericksburg. In January, 1863, the regiment moved to Charleston and Savannah, then returned to Virginia. After serving in the Richmond area during the Pennsylvania Campaign it was active in numerous conflicts from Bristoe to Cold Harbor. Later it saw action in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. The unit reported 21 killed and 110 wounded at Malvern Hill; 11 killed, 48 wounded, and 124 missing of the 402 engaged at Crampton's Gap; and 3 killed, 52 wounded, and 8 missing of the 133 at Sharpsburg. It sustained 121 casualties at Fredericksburg, 101 at Bristoe, and 113 from May 1 to June 21, 1864. The records show 16 officers and 122 men were present on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Henry A. Dowd, William McRae, Robert M. McKinney, and William H. Yarborough; Lieutenant Colonels Gray W. Hammond and Ross R. Ihrie; and Majors William F. Green and Robert P. Jerome.

 

Das Regiment gehörte 1862 zu BrigGen Howell *Cobb's *Brigade; Einsatz im Battle of Dam Nr. 1 nahe Lee's Mill am 16.4.1862 während McClellan's Peninsula Campaign; Ihrie übernahm die Führung der 15th North Carolina Infantry in dieser Schlacht nach dem Tod von Col *McKinney (vgl. Report of LtCol Ihrie OR 11.1. S. 412-22).

 

Literatur:

- Scott, W. L.: Letter, 1863. Confederate soldier in Company G, 15th North Carolina Regiment. Letter from Scott in Richmond, Virginia, July 11, 1863, to his sister. Writes of the skirmish at the South Anna River in Virginia, July 4, 1863, in which the bridge was defended by the Confederates from destruction by the Union forces. Transcript available (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 88-085).

 

 

16th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. George H. *Mills

 

16th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 6th Volunteers, completed its organization at Raleigh, North Carolina, in June, 1861. Its members were from the counties of Jackson, Madison, Yancey, Rutherford, Burke, Buncombe, Macon, Henderson, and Polk. Sent to Virginia with about 1,200 men, the regiment was assigned to General W. Hampton's, Pender's, and Scales' Brigade. It served in many battles of the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, was involved in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River, and was active around Appomattox. It had a force of 721 men in April, 1862, lost 33 killed and 199 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, had 8 killed and 44 wounded at Second Manassas, and suffered 6 killed and 48 wounded at Fredericksburg. The unit reported 105 casualties at Chancellorsville, and of the 321 engaged at Gettysburg, thirty-seven percent were disabled. It surrendered 12 officers and 83 men. The field officers were Colonels Champion T.N. Davis, Stephen Lee, John S. McElroy, and William A. Stowe; Lieutenant Colonels Abel J. Cloud and Robert G.A. Love; and Majors Benjamin F. Briggs and Herbert D. Lee.

 

Literatur:

- Mills, George H.: History of the 16th North Carolina Regiment in the Civil War (Edmonston Publishing); 88pp, Illustrations, Index (Mills' memoirs cover organization of this unit in Raleigh until its parole at Appomattox and covers 23 major battles including Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Second Manassas, Harpers' Ferry, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Petersburg and Fort Stedman. Mills and many other Confederates walked home from the surrender at Appomattox. Mills' trip was some 310 miles).

 

 

16th Regiment North Carolina Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

17th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Pvt Jonathan *Harris

 

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

Literatur:

- Harris, Jonathan: Letter, 1864. Soldier in Company K, 17th Regiment of the North Carolina State Troops. Letter written July 21, 1864, from Greenville, North Carolina, to Major R.S. Tucker. Harris asks Tucker to use his influence with his commanding General to recommend him for the position of quartermaster in Washington, North Carolina, on account of failing health and his desire for an easy position. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 89-065).

 

 

17th North Carolina Infantry Regiment (1st Organization):

s. Col. W. F. *Martin; Lt. Col. George W. Johnston; Major Henry A. Gilliam; Adjutant Gilbert Elliott; Quartermaster John S. Daney;

Commissary L.D. Starke; Surgeon Wyatt M. Brown (vgl. William G. Lamb: The 17th Regiment; in: Raleigh News and Observer vom 28.7.1895; vgl. http:// nccivilwar.lostsoulsgenealogy.com/ownwords/17thregimentwilsonlamb.htm).

 

17th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 7th Volunteers, was assembled at Plymouth, North Carolina, in June, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Pasquotank, Edgecombe, Hertford, Bertie, Currituck, and Beaufort. Attached to the Department of North Carolina, eight companies were captured at Fort Hatteras and three at Roanoke Island. After being exchanged, it was reorganized with ten companies and for a time served in North Carolina. Later it was placed in General J.G. Martin's and Kirckland's Brigade. The regiment saw action on the Bermuda Hundred front, at Cold Harbor, and in the Petersburg trenches south and north of the James River. In December, 1864, it returned 48 casualties on the Bermuda Hundred front and 14 at Sugar Loaf. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonel William F. Martin' Lieutenant Colonels George W. Johnston, John C. Lamb, and Thomas H. Sharp; and Majors Henry A. Gilliam, George H. Hill, and Lucius J. Johnson.

 

Literatur:

- William G. Lamb: The 17th Regiment; in: Raleigh News and Observer vom 28.7.1895

 

 

17th North Carolina Infantry Regiment (2nd Organization):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Captain John W. *Ellis

 

18th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 8th Volunteers, was organized at Camp Wyatt, near Carolina Beach, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were from Wilmington and the counties of Robeson, New Hanover, Bladen, Columbus, and Richmond. It moved to South Carolina, returned to North Carolina, then in the spring of 1862 proceeded to Virginia. The 18th served in General Branch's and Lane's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. After fighting at Hanover Court House, it participated in various conflicts of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. It continued the fight in the trenches of Petersburg south of the James River and ended the war at Appomattox. This unit was organized with 1,100 men, lost fifty-seven percent of the 396 engaged during the Seven Days' Battles, and reported 14 casualties at Cedar Mountain and 12 at Second Manassas. There were 13 killed and 77 wounded at Fredericksburg and 30 killed and 96 wounded at Chancellorsville. Of the 346 in action at Gettysburg, about twenty-five percent were disabled. It surrendered 12 officers and 81 men. The field officers were Colonels John D. Barry, Robert H. Cowan, Thomas J. Purdie, and James D. Radcliffe; Lieutenant Colonels Forney George, John W. McGill, and Oliver P. Meares; and Majors George Tait and Thomas J. Wooten.

 

 

19th North Carolina Infantry Regiment (State Troops):

 

19th Regiment Volunteers-2nd Cavalry was organized at Kittrell's Springs, North Carolina, in September, 1861. The men were from the counties of Gates, Iredell, Cherokee, Hertford, Cumberland, Nash, Wilson, Franklin, Guilford, Beaufort, Bertie, Moore, Nor­thampton, and Orange. The regiment was assigned to General W.H.F. Lee's, L.S. Baker's, James B. Gordon's, and Barringer's Briga­de. It saw action in the conflicts at New Bern, Fredericksburg, Stuart's raid into Pennsylvania, Brandy Station,  Upperville,  Hanover,  Gettysburg, Todd's Tavern, Hanover Court House, Haw's Tavern,Black's and White's, Wilson's Farm, Hampton's Cattle Raid,and  Five Forks. This unit had 145 effectives at Gettysburg and the records show 7 at Appomattox. Its com­manders were Colonels Clinton M. Andrews, Matthew L. Davis, Jr., William P. Roberts, William G. Robinson, Samuel B. Spruill, and Solomon Williams, and Majors John V.B. Rogers and John W. Woodfin.

 

 

20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

Col Alfred *Iverson. Die 20th North Carolina Infantry gehörte während Lee's Maryland Campaign vom September 1862 zur Brigade Samuel *Garland Division Daniel Harvey Hill Corps Stonewall Jackson Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Die Division Hill bildete die CS-Nachhut und verteidigte die Höhen von South Mountain östlich Sharpsburg und Antietam. (vgl. Hill, The Battle of South Mountain, B & L II S. 559 ff; Cox: Forcing Fox's Gap, B & L II S. 583 ff). Am 14.9.1862 griff die US-Brigade *Scammon im Battle of South Mountain bei Fox's Gap Garland's CS-Brigade an (vgl. Cox, a.a.O., S. 586-87). CS-Gen Hill setzte, um eine Umgehung von Turner's Gap (South Mountain) über die eine Meile südlich vorbei führende 'Old National Road' zu verhindern, Garland's Brigade bei Fox's Gap ein (vgl. Sears, a.a.O., S. 129; Cox: "Forcing Fox's Gap", B & L II S. 586-587 und Abb. a.a.O., S. 572). Garland's Brigade in einer Stärke von ca. 1000 Mann umfaßt folgende Regimenter: 5th, 12th, 13th, 20th und 23rd North Carolina Infantry (vgl. Gliederung bei Sears, a.a.O., S. 371; Hill, a.a.O., S. 563).

 

Die 5th North Carolina war rechts der Straße eingesetzt, mit der 12th North Carolina als Unterstützung Es folgten links der 5th, ein­gesetzt hinter einem niedrigen Steinwall (Abb. bei B & L II S. 572) links der Straße, die 23rd North Carolina, an die sich links die 20th und die 13rd North Carolina Infantry anschlossen (vgl. Hill, a.a.O., S. 563). Die Regimenter bildeten, bedingt durch das Gelän­de, keine geschlossene Linie (vgl. Hill, a.a.O., S. 563).

 

Der Angriff der Division Cox, der flankierend entlang dem Höhenzug der South Mountain von Süden nach Norden erfolgte, wurde von der Brigade *Scammon durchgeführt. Das Battle von Fox's Gap begann mit einem Vorpostengefecht zwischen Skirmishers der 5th North Carolina mit der 23rd Ohio Infantry unter LtCol R. B. *Hayes gegen 9.oo (vgl. Hill, a.a.O., S. 563). Der Angriff erfolgte zunächst 'furiously' auf den linken Flügel von Garland's Brigade, gebildet durch die 20th North Carolina (Col Alfred Iverson) und 13rd North Carolina (LtCol Thomas Ruffin jr.). Ein Geschütz von McCullin's Battery und US-Lt Crome beschoß hierbei die Linie der 20th North Carolina. Die 20th North Carolina schickte gegen das Geschütz Skirmishers unter Captain Atwell vor, die die Artille­rie vertrieben, wobei Lt Crome erschossen wurde. Die 20th North Carolina (Col Alfred Iverson) und 13rd North Carolina (LtCol Thomas Ruffin jr.) waren erfahrene Regimenter, die den Angriff zurückschlugen. Samuel Garland, der neben Thomas Ruffin an der Linie der 13th North Carolina stand, wurde tödlich getroffen, Ruffin wurde durch Oberschnkelschuß verwundet, blieb jedoch auf sei­nem Posten (vgl. Brief Ruffin's an D. H. Hill, abgedruckt in Hill, Battle of South Mountain, B & L II, S. 563-64).

 

Die Führung der Brigade übernahm Col D. K. McRae von der 5th North Carolina. Er befahl den auf dem linken Flügel eingesetzten 20th und 13rd North Carolina, nach rechts aufzuschließen, und die Lücke zur 23rd zu schließen. Der Befehl kam entweder nicht an oder wurde nicht ausgeführt. Es erfolgte nun der Hauptangriff gegen die 23rd North Carolina hinter dem niedrigen Steinwall in der Mitte der Brigadelinie, wobei ein vernichtendes Feuer aus überhöhter Stellung von Hang rechts der Straße aus einer Entfernung von 50 Yards erfolgte. Die 12th North Carolina, ein unerfahrenes Regiment, das rechts der 23rd North Carolina hinter der 5th North Caro­lina eingesetzt war, floh vom Schlachtfeld. Der Angriff auf die 23rd erfolgte durch die Lücken in der CS-Linie, flankierend von bei­den Seiten durch US-Regimenter, während die 30th Ohio frontal angriff. Der 30th Ohio gelang ein Einbruch in die Front der 23rd North Carolina, wo es zum Nahkampf mit Bajonett und Gewehrkolben kam.

 

Garland's unerfahrene Brigade wurde, durch den Einbruch in der Mitte der Verteidigungslinie bei der 23rd North Carolina, geworfen . LtCol Col Ruffin von der rechts anschließenden 13rd North Carolina, der keine Sichtverbindung zur 23rd North Carolina hatte, hörte das intensive Feuergefecht und schickte seinen Adjutanten nach rechts, um die Lage bei der 23rd North Carolina zu klä­ren. Dieser kam zurück und meldete, daß die rechts der 13rd North Carolina eingesetzten Regimenter verschwunden waren und die Stellungen von US-Truppen besetzt waren. LtCol Ruffin versuchte nun mit seinem Regiment nach links Verbindung zum Rest der Brigade zu finden, stieß jedoch erneut auf den Feind und versuchte nun nach rückwärts auszubrechen. Dieser Durchbruch war erfolg­reich. Der Rückzug erfolgter Richtung Turner's Gap, wo er schließlich auf General Hill stieß.

 

Ca 200 Mann von Garland's Brigade fielen in Kriegsgefangenschaft.

 

 

21st North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Col William W. *Kirkland; Col Robert Frederick *Hoke; Augustus A. *Clewell, Eli S. *Coble

 

21st Infantry Regiment, formerly the 11th Volunteers, was a twelve company command organized at Danville, Virginia, in June, 1861. Men of this unit were recruited in Davidson, Surry, Forsyth, Stokes, Rockingham, and Guilford counties. It was assigned to General Trimble's, Hoke's, Godwin's, and W.G. Lewis' Brigade. After taking part in the Battle of First Manassas and Jackson's Valley operations, the 21st participated in many conflicts of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Bristoe. It was then involved in the engagements at Plymouth, Drewry's Bluff, and Cold Harbor, marched with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and saw action around Appomattox. The unit sustained 80 casualties at First Winchester, 13 at Cross Keys and Port Republic, 45 during the Seven Days' Battles, 51 at Groveton, 18 at Sharpsburg, and 24 at Fredericksburg. It lost 78 at Chancellorsville, twenty-eight percent of the 436 at Gettysburg, and 52 at Plymouth. In April, 1865, it surrendered with 6 officers and 117 men of which 40 were armed. The field officers were Colonels Saunders Fulton, B.Y. Graves, James M. Leach, Rufus K. Pepper, William S. Rankin, and William L. *Scott; and Majors James F. Beall, Alex. Miller, W.J. Pfohl, and J.M. Richardson.

 

Das Regiment gehörte 1862 zu Issac *Trimble's Brigade Division Ewell (vgl. Pfanz: Ewell, a.a.O., S. 171). Das Regiment stand Anfang Mai 1862 bei *Fisher's Gap in den Blue Ridge Mountain (vgl. Pfanz: Ewell, a.a.O., S. 171).

 

Literatur:

- Clewell, Augustus A.: Letters. Unpublished War Time Letters of Augustus A. Clewell of the 21st North Carolina Infantry; scattered dates (North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh / North Carolina)

- Coble, Eli S.: Reminiscenses. Unpublished postwar recollections of Eli S. Coble of the 21st North Carolina Infantry (North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh / North Carolina)

 

 

22nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Col. James Johnston *Pettigrew; Col. James *Conner; LtCol Robert H. *Gray; Pvt J. W. *Choate (Co. F); Pvt S. J. *Choate

 

22nd Infantry Regiment, formerly the 12th Volunteers, completed its organization near Raleigh, North Carolina, in July, 1861. The men were recruited in the counties of Caldwell, McDowell, Surry, Ashe, Guilford, Alleghany, Caswell, Stokes, and Randolph. With nearly 1,000 men, the unit was ordered to Virginia and assigned to the Aquia District in the Department of Northern Virginia. Later it was brigaded under Generals Pettigrew, Pender, and Scales. It fought with the army from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, took its place in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and ended the war at Appomattox. In April, 1862, this regiment contained 752 men, reported 161 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, had 6 killed and 57 wounded at Second Manassas and 1 killed and 44 wounded at Fredericksburg. It lost 30 killed and 139 wounded at Chancellorsville and of the 321 engaged at Gettysburg, over fifty percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 13 officers and 97 men. The field officers were Colonels James Conner, Thomas S. Galloway, Jr., Charles E. Lightfoot, and James J. Pettigrew; Lieutenant Colonels Christopher C. Cole, R.H. Gray, John O. Long, and William L. Mitchell; and Majors Laban Odell and W. Lee Russell.

 

Literatur:

Choate Family: Correspondence,1862-64. Allegheny County, North Carolina, brothers - William T., S.J., and J.W. - who served for the Confederacy. William enlisted in Company I, 61st North Carolina Regiment, and S.J. and J.W. enlisted in Company F, 22nd North Carolina Regiment. All died in the war. Papers consist of photocopies of thirty-two letters written among the brothers to each other and to Martha Choate, wife of William. Includes a letter to Martha from James Radcliffe, informing her of her husband's death. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 85-016).

 

 

23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Col +++; s. Captain H. C. *Wall; Pvt William *Faucett

 

Die 23rd North Carolina Infantry gehörte während Lee's Maryland Campaign vom September 1862 zur Brigade Samuel *Garland Division Daniel Harvey Hill Corps Stonewall Jackson Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Die Division Hill bildete die CS-Nachhut und verteidigte die Höhen von South Mountain östlich Sharpsburg und Antietam. (vgl. Hill, The Battle of South Mountain, B & L II S. 559 ff; Cox: Forcing Fox's Gap, B & L II S. 583 ff). Am 14.9.1862 griff die US-Brigade *Scammon im Battle of South Mountain bei Fox's Gap Garland's CS-Brigade an (vgl. Cox, a.a.O., S. 586-87). CS-Gen Hill setzte um eine Umgehung von Turner's Gap (South Mountain) über die eine Meile südlich vorbei führende 'Old National Road' zu verhindern, Garland's Brigade bei Fox's Gap ein (vgl. Sears, a.a.O., S. 129; Cox: "Forcing Fox's Gap", B & L II S. 586-587 und Abb. a.a.O., S. 572). Garland's Brigade in einer Stärke von ca. 1000 Mann umfaßt folgende Regimenter: 5th, 12th, 13th, 20th und 23rd North Carolina Infantry (vgl. Gliederung bei Sears, a.a.O., S. 371; Hill, a.a.O., S. 563).

 

Die 23rd war am linken Flügel der Brigade hinter dem Steinwall eingesetzt, rechts schloß sich die 20th und die 23rd North Carolina Infantry an. Die 5th North Carolina rechts der Straße eingesetzt, mit der 12th North Carolina als Unterstützung (vgl. Hill, a.a.O., S. 563).

 

Der Angriff der Division Cox, Brigade *Scammon begann mit einem Vorpostengefecht mit Skirmishers der 23rd Ohio Infantry unter LtCol R. B. *Hayes gegen 9.oo (vgl. Hill, a.a.O., S. 563), dem sich ein Bajonett-Angriff auf die 12th North Carolina Infantry anschloß, die Stellung hinter einer Steinmauer (Abb. bei B & L II S. 572) genommen hatte. Garland's unerfahrene Brigade wurde geworfen. Samuel Garland, der neben Thomas Ruffin an der Linie der 13th North Carolina stand, wurde tödlich getroffen, Ruffin wurde verwundet (vgl. Brief Ruffin's an D. H. Hill, abgedruckt in Hill, Battle of South Mountain, B & L II, S. 563-64).

 

Literatur:

- Coghill, Jonathan Letters, 1862-1864 - RG 134 [23rd North Carolina Infantry]

- Wall, H. C. (Captain 23rd NC Infantry): Historical Sketch of the Pee Dee Guards (Olde Soldier Books). 100 pp. The 23rd North Carolina served in Garland's, Iverson's, R. D. Johnson's Brigade and Hill's, Rode's Division. In early 1864, they were sent to N. Carolina to recruit and arrest deserters and returned to fight at Petersburg and Appomattox

 

 

24th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

24th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 14th Volunteers, was organized at Weldon, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Men of this unit were recruited in Halifax, Onslow, Johnston, Cumberland, Robeson, Person, and Franklin counties. Ordered to Virginia, it served in the Army of the Kanawha, then moved to Murfreesboro, North Carolina, where it remained for a time. During the war it was assigned to General R. Ransom's and M.W. Ransom's Brigade. The 24th was active from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg, fought at Plymouth and Drewry's Bluff, then participated in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. It lost 9 killed, 42 wounded, and 12 missing at Malvern Hill, 20 killed and 44 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, 4 killed and 24 wounded at Fredericksburg, and 11 killed and 89 wounded at Plymouth. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek, and it surrendered 1 Assistant-Surgeon and 54 men. The field officers were Colonel William J. Clarke, Lieutenant Colonels John L. Harris and Thomas B. Venable, and Majors Jonathan Evans and Thaddeus D. Love.

 

 

25th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

25th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, formerly the 15th Volunteers, was assembled at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in August, 1861. The following counties furnished companies for the regiment: Henderson, Jackson, Haywood, Cherokee, Transylva­nia, Clay, Macon, and Buncombe. It moved to Grahamville, South Carolina and remained there until March, 1862. The unit then mo­ved back to North Carolina and arrived in Virginia on June 24. Serving in R. Ransom's and M.W. Ranson's Brigade, it fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg, served in North Carolina, then saw action at Plymouth and Drewry's Bluff. La­ter the 25th participated in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. It reported 128 casual­ties during the Seven Days' Battles, 15 in the Maryland Campaign, 88 at Fredericksburg, and 103 at Plymouth. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek, and on April 9, 1865, only 8 officers and 69 were present. The field officers were Colonels Thomas L. Clingman and Henry M. Rutledge; Lieutenant Colonels S.C. Bryson, St. Clair Dearing, and Matthew N. Love; and Majors John W. Francis, William S. Grady, and William Y. Morgan.

 

 

26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Col. Henry K. *Burgwyn; Col. Zebulon Baird *Vance; Col (zunächst Corporal) John Randolph *Lane; LtCol James T. *Adams; Major Nathaniel P. *Rankin; Captain Henry C. *Al­bright; Captain William P. *Martin; Captain William S. *McLean (Co. G; ab Ende 1861 Acting Assistant Surgeon); Captain Oscar *Rand; Second Lieutenant George Wilcox (Co. H); Color Sgt J. B. Mansfield (Regimentsstab); Pvt Albert S. *Caison (Co. I); Pvt. William M. *Cheek; Pvt (?) J.W. *McDaniel (Co. E); Pvt Hugh *Ray (Co. H); Pvt Robert P. *Wilcox (Co. H); Musician Julius Augustus *Lineback (Co. F&S), Musician Samuel T. *Mickey (Co. F&S), Musician J. Edward Peterson

 

Das Regiment wurde aufgestellt 1862 von Zebulon Baird *Vance, Teilnahme an der Schlacht der Seven Days und anderer Gefechte im östlichen North Carolina; als Vance zum Gouverneur gewählt wurde, wählte das Regiment den erst 20jährigen Henry K. Burgwyn zum Colonel. Das Regiment wurde in der Folge Pettigrew's Brigade unterstellt (vgl. Wilson: Pettigrew, a.a.O., S. 42).

 

Das 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was on the largest regiments in Confederate service with a strength of more than 800 troops (vgl. Gragg: Covered with Glory, a.a.O., S. 33)

 

The 26th North Carolina Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army regiment during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of ten companies that came from various counties across North Carolina and Virginia. It is famous for being the regiment with the largest number of casualties on both sides during the war (aus: http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ 26th_North_Carolina_Infantry#cite_ref-26th_MCgee_1-5).

 

The state of North Carolina seceded from the Union on May 20, 1861 and subsequently joined the Confederate States of America. After seceding, then North Carolina Adjutant General John Hoke called for 30,000 troops to be recruited to support the Confederacy in the war. Congressman Zebulon Baird Vance initially supported the Union but after hearing of the attacks on Ft. Sumter, he then advocated for the Confederacy.[1] In local towns people then tried to form companies who would then enter into state service.[1] To encourage enlistment, the state offered a $10 bounty for any man who enlisted into a company. The soldiers in each of the ten companies that made up the 26th North Carolina came primarily from one county, while a few usually came from neighboring counties (aus: http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ 26th_North_Carolina_Infantry#cite_ref-26th_MCgee_1-5).

 

The first company to form as a part of the 26th North Carolina was from Moore County in May 1861.[1] Nine more companies followed suit with soldiers coming from the following counties in North Carolina: Ashe, Union, Wilkes, Wake, Chatham,Caldwell, and Anson. One company also contained soldiers from Grayson County in Virginia. Each of the ten companies had their own nickname that they chose (aus: http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ 26th_North_Carolina_Infantry#cite_ref-26th_MCgee_1-5).

 

In der Nacht vom 25./26.6.1862 traf das 26th North Carolina Infantry auf dem Schlachtfeld von Oak Grove (Peninsular Campaign) vom 26.5.1862 bei King's School House ein. The first night on the battlefield, 25^th June, the regiment was ordered to relieve another regiment and moved forward in the night through dense wood and swamp. Hampered by darkness the regiment unknowingly deployed only a few paces from a line of Federal troops waiting in ambush. „We took our position on one side of a rail fence and hedgerow“ a survivor would recall. „The enemy was in line on the other side … hiding their time, and as soon as the 26^th Regiment had quieted down in entire ignorance of the presence of the presence of the enemy , [the Yankees] suddenly thrust their guns through the fence and opened fire. So close were they to our men that the beards of some men were singed“. Many of the men panicked and scrambeled away, but three companies stood firm. The regiment recovered from the shock attack – three men were killed und eight were wounded – and helped drive out the enemy the next day. During the following days, the 26th was engaged in several other „heavy skirmishes“ (vgl. Gragg: Covered with Glory, a.a.O., S. 26).

 

Thomas *Ruffin jr. war bei der Nachfolge von Col Zebulon *Vance nach dessen Wahl zum Governor von North Carolina im Juli 1862, der Kandidat von BrigGen *Ransom, dem Brigadekommandeur, zu dessen Brigade das 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment gehörte. Noch bevor Col Vance seinen Posten als Regimentskommandeur der 26th North Carolina verlassen hatte, warnte er die Offiziere des Regiments vor dem Plan Ransom's. Denn nach der Rangfolge war LtCol Burgwyn als Nachfolger und Col vom Regiment erwünscht. In Response of the informations, the junior officers had promtly formed a committee and had submitted a slate of recommended officers to Ransom – with Burgwyn's name heading the list as colonel. Ransom was adamant: He wanted no „boy colonel“ in his brigade. Burgwyn, informed of this opinion, enlisted his father's powerful political cloud. Henry Senior contacted influential friends in the army, indignantly denoucing the „decided slur“ upon his son, and then headed to Richmond for a personal conference with the Confederate Secretary of War. Meanwhile General Ransom had taken the issue to President Davis. Davis advised General Ransom, that the law protected Burgwyn's promotion. General Vance war gezwungen, nachzugeben und Burgwyn zum Col zu ernennen. Hierdurch war das Verhältnis zwischen beiden zerrüttet und auf Vorschlag von Burgwyn, wurde das 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment zur Brigade von BrigGen James J. Pettigrew zugeordnet (vgl. Gragg: Covered with Glory, a.a.O., S. 31).

 

Company A - Jeff Davis Mountaineers - many men from Ashe County

Company B - Waxhaw Jackson Guards - many men from Union County

Company C - Wilkes Volunteers - many men from Wilkes County

Company D - Wake Guards - many men from Wake County

- Company E - Chatham Independent Guards - many men from Chatham County

Pvt (?) J.W. *McDaniel

- Company F - Hebriten Guards - many men from Caldwell County

- Company G - Chatham Boys - many men from Chatham County

Corporal (später Col ab 1.7.-1863 Gettysburg) John Randolph *Lane

- Company H - Moore Independent - many men from Moore County

Company I - Caldwell Guards - many men from Caldwell County

Company K - Pee Dee Wild Cats - many men from Anson County

 

The regiment was raised in 1861 from central and western North Carolina, with Zebulon B. *Vance as its first colonel. Vance was elected Governor of North Carolina in 1862 and command of the unit passed to 20 year old Col. Henry King Burgwyn, Jr.. The 26th spent the next year defending the North Carolina coast, seeing its first action at New Bern, North Carolina. It then went north and fought in the Seven Days Battles before returning to the North Carolina coast (aus: http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ 26th_North_ Carolina_Infantry#cite_ref-26th_MCgee_1-5, dort ist allerdings das Datum des Ausscheidens von Col Vance mit „1861“ angegeben).

In 1863, it marched northwards and became attached to General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia where they were given the distinction of being not only the largest, but the best trained regiment present.. Das Regiment gehörte nun zu Gen. Pettigrew's brigade was attached to the 3rd Corps led by A.P. Hill (aus: http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ 26th_North_Carolina_Infantry#cite_ref-26th_MCgee_1-5).

 

From there the 26th North Carolina marched ever northward in Maryland and later into Pennsylvania. On July 1, 1863 the 26th North Carolina became engaged in the Battle of Gettysburg, fighting at McPherson's Ridge. The regiment suffered heavy casualties during a fight with the "Iron Brigade"'s 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment (which suffered the most casualties of any Union regiment at Gettysburg), losing Burgwyn, the lieutenant colonel, and 588 men out of a strength of 800, but forced the 24th into a retreat. Out of 800 men taken into battle, it had 86 men killed and 502 wounded. Another 120-136 soldiers would be lost in the tragic Pickett's Charge on July 3.[3] A marker stands near where the regiment fought and bled (aus: http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ 26th_North_Carolina_Infantry#cite_ref-26th_MCgee_1-5).

 

The second day of Gettysburg was resting near McPherson's Ridge. Pettigrew and the surviving officers worked to bring men not severely wounded back into the ranks. On the last day of the battle, the 26th were chosen to take part in the Pettigrew/Pickett's Charge on Cemetery Ridge, it was second from the left in the brigade's line. The 26th North Carolina suffered artillery fire and then small arms fire as it advanced. The regiment lost an additional 120 men, and the regimental flag was captured. The regiment lost more men than any other regiment, Union or Confederate, during the battle, including the entire Company F. There is some controversy over whether the Carolinians penetrated the federal line, but they were among the last troops repelled. Moreover, the 26th advanced farther than the troops led by General Lewis Addison Armistead of Pickett's division (aus: http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ 26th_North_Carolina_Infantry#cite_ref-26th_MCgee_1-5).

 

Later in the war, the regiment fought during the Overland Campaign and Siege of Petersburg, and remained in the Army of Northern Virginia until its surrender at Appomattox, Virginia. Maj, later LTC, John Jones led the regiment at the Battle of Bristoe Station. LTC John Randolph Lane was promoted to Col while recovering from his Gettysburg wound. He took charge of the regiment in late 1863. Lane was wounded again in the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5, 1864. LTC Jones was mortally wounded a day later. Lane was wounded twice more during the war and was sent home to recover in the spring of 1865. Consequently, he was absent from the final campaign of the Army of Northern Virginia (aus: http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ 26th_North_Carolina_Infantry#cite_ref-26th_MCgee_1-5).

 

Etwas andere Darstellung:

26th Infantry Regiment was organized in August, 1861, at "Crab Tree," a plantation three miles from Raleigh, North Carolina. Its members were recruited in the counties of Ashe, Union, Wilkes, Chatham, Wake, Caldwell, Moore, Alamance, Randolph, and Anson. The regiment served at Fort Macon, on Bogue Island, North Carolina, then fought at New Bern. During the war it was assigned to General R. Ransom's, Pettigrew's, Kirkland's, and MacRae's Brigade. It saw action in the Seven Days' Battles and later the conflicts at Rawls' Mills and Goldsboro. The 26th went on to fight with the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, took its place in the entrenchments south of the James River, and was involved in the final campaign at Appomattox. It lost 87 killed or wounded at New Bern, had 6 killed and 40 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, and of the 843 engaged at Gettysburg, more than eighty percent wer disabled. The unit reported 16 killed and 83 wounded at Bristoe and on April 9, 1865, surrendered 10 officers and 120 men. Its commanders were Colonels Henry K. Burgwyn, Jr., John R. Lane, and Zebulon B. Vance; Lieutenant Colonels James T. Adams and John T. Jones; and Majors Abner B. Carmichael, James S. Kendall, and N.P. Rankin. 

 

Regimentskommandeure:

- Col Zebulon Baird *Vance

- Col. Henry K. Burgwyn (gef. 1.7.1863 Gettysburg)

- Col John Randolph *Lane (ab 1.7.1863)

- Col. John T. Jones

- Lieutenant Colonels James T. Adams and John T. Jones

- Majors Abner B. Carmichael, James S. Kendall, and N.P. Rankin.

 

Regimental Rooster:

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Literatur:

- Burgwyn, Henry K. jun.: Journal; Burgwyn Family Papers, Southern Historical Collection, University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

- Dorsett, Wilbur: „The Fourteenth Color-Bearer“; in: „The Carolina Magazine (19321)

- Hadden, R. Lee: "The Deadly Embrace: The Meeting of the Twenty-fourth Regiment, Michigan Infantry and the Twenty-sixth Regiment of North-Carolina Troops at McPherson's Woods, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1, 1863, " Gettysburg Historical Articles

- Manarin, Louis H., and Weymouth T. Jordan. North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. Vol 7. Raleigh, N.C.: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1966

- McGee, David H.: 26^th North Carolina Regimental History, PDF-Datei S. 1-104, veröffentlicht 11.8.2011, Internetdatei http://www. 26nc.org/ History/ 26th-Regimental-History/ 26th%20NC%20Regimental%20History.pdf- Underwood, George C.: Twenty-Sixth Regiment. NC Regts, Vol. 2, S. 303-423 (Anm. Underwood war Surgeon der 26th North Carolina Infantry)

– NN.: „No Man Can Take Those Colors and Live“. The epic Battle between the 24^th Michigan and 26^th North Carolina at Gettys­burg; in: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg/gettysburg-2011/the-battle-for-herbst-woods.html, Abruf vom 7.6.2015 [Kopie in Archiv Ref, amerik. Bürgerkrieg Nr. 2].

- Olds, Fred A.: „Brave Carolinian Who Fell at Gettysburg“. How Colonel Henry King Burgwyn Lost His Life; in Southern Historical Society Papers 36 [1908], S. 245-247 [Bericht von Pvt William M. *Cheek über den Tod von Col. Burgwyn])

- OR Official Report for the 24th Michigan, by Col. Henry A. Morgan (vgl. Archiv Ref Amerikanischer Bürgerkrieg Nr. 3).

- Underwood, George C.: „The Twenty-Sixth Regiment“. Histories of Several Regiments and Battalions From North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-65. Vols 2. Edited by Walter Clark. Goldsboro, N.C.: Nash Brothers, 1901

 

 

27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Col John R. *Cooke; John A. *Sloan (Co B; Guildford Grays)

 

27th North Caolina Infantry Regiment was formed at New Bern, North Carolina, in June, 1861, as the 9th Regiment. Reorganized in September as the 17th, its designation was later changed to the 27th. Men of this unit were recruited in Orange, Guilford, Wayne, Pitt, Lenoir, Perquimans, and Jones counties. It was assigned to General R. Ransom's, J.G. Walker's, and Cooke's Brigade. After figh­ting at New Bern, the 27th saw action in the Seven Days' Battles and at Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg. During the spring and sum­mer of 1863 it served in North Carolina, South Carolina, and in the Richmond area. The unit continued the fight at Bristoe, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, and later endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege south of the James River. It ended the war at Appomattox. It had 6 wounded at Malvern Hill, lost sixty-three percent of the 325 engaged at Sharpsburg, and had 2 killed and 13 wounded at Fredericksburg. Seventy percent of the 416 at Bristoe were disabled, and when the regiment surrendered, it had 9 officers and 103 men. The field officers were Colonels John R. Cooke, J.A. Gilmer, Jr., George B. Singeltary, John Sloan, and George F. Whitfield; Lieutenant Colonels R.W. Singeltary, Thomas C. Singeltary, and Joseph C. Webb; and Major Calvin Herring.

 

Literatur:

- Graham, James A.: "Twenty-Seventh Regiment"; in: Histories of Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina, in the Great War, 1861-65, ed. Walter Clark (5 vols., Raleigh, 1901)

- Sloan, John A.: Reminiscenses of the Guildford Grays .. (Washington, 1883).

 

 

28th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

Col. James Henry *Lane (LtCol 1st North Carolina Infantry; gewählt zum Col. 28th North Carolina Infantry am 21.9.1861, s. Brief mit Bitte um Annahme der Wahl vom 21.9.1861, abgedruckt bei Speer, Voices of Cemetary Hill, a.a.O., S. 42); nachdem Lane Herbst 1862 zum BrigGen von Lane's Brigade (7th, 37th, 33rd, 18th und 28th North Carolina Infantry) ernannt wurde, wurde Col. Samuel Lowe Regimentskommandeur; nach ihm war Colonel Allen Paul Speer

 

28th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized and mustered into Confederate service in September, 1861, at High Point, North Carolina. Its members were from the counties of Surry, Gaston, Catawba, Stanley, Montgomery, Yadkin, Orange, and Cleve­land. The unit moved to New Bern and arrived just as the troops were withdrawing from that fight. Ordered to Virginia in May, 1862, it was assigned to General Branch's and Lane's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought at Hanover Court House and many con­flicts of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. The 28th was then involved in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox operations. It came to Virginia with 1,199 men, lost thirty-three percent of the 480 engaged during the Seven Days' Battles, and had 3 killed and 26 wounded at Cedar Mountain and 5 killed and 45 wounded at Second Manassas. The regiment reported 65 casualties at Fredericksburg and 89 at Chancellorsville. Of the 346 in action at Gettysburg, more than forty per­cent were killed, wounded, or missing. It surrendered 17 officers and 213 men. Its commanders were Colonels James H. Lane, Samu­el D. Lowe, and William H.A. Speer; Lieutenant Colonels William D. Barringer and Thomas L. Lowe; and Majors William J. Mont­gomery, Richard E. Reeves, and S.N. Stowe.

 

Literatur:

- Lane, James H. Papers (1854-1907) - RG 501 [Lane's Brigade/1st North Carolina Volunteers] (Auburn University Archives)

- Speer, Allen Paul: "Voices from Cemetery Hill." The Civil War Diary, Reports and Letters of Colonel William Henry Asbury Speer (1861-1864); Johnson City / TN, 1997, Bibliothek Ref++++

 

 

29th Regiment North Carolina Infantry:

s. Col Stephen Dodson *Ramseur; Col Robert B. *Vance (Co. F&S); Captain John C. *Blalock (Co. I); Lt John W. *Davidson

 

Overview:

29th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, organized at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in September, 1861, contained men from Cherokee, Yancey, Buncombe, Jackson, Madison, Haywood, and Mitchell counties. Sent to East Tennessee the unit was active in the Cumberland Gap operations. Later it was assigned to General Rains' and Ector's Brigade, and participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta. The 29th then marched with Hood into Tennessee and ended the war at Mobi­le. It lost twenty-two percent of the 250 engaged at Murfreesboro and had 110 killed, wounded, or missing at Chickamauga. During the Atlanta Campaign, May 18 to September 5, it reported 6 killed, 58 wounded, and 87 missing, and at Allatoona thirty-nine percent of the 138 present were disabled. It surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William B. Creasman and Robert B. Vance; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas F. Gardner, James M. Lowry, Bacchus S. Profitt, and William S. Walker; and Major Ezekiel H. Hampton.

 

Urkunden/Literatur:

- Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War Between the States, Volume 2, Prepared by Order of Legislature of 1881 by John W. Moore, Late Major 3rd Battalion Light Artillery, 1882, S. 473 ff

 

 

30th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Francis Marion *Parker; Pvt (?) James C. *Currin (Co G); Pvt (?) William Robert *Currin (Co G);

 

30th North Carolina Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in October, 1861. The men were raised in the following counties: Sampson, Warren, Brunswick, Wake, Nash, Granville, Duplin, Edgecombe, Moore, and Mecklenburg. It served in the Department of North Carolina, then was assigned to General G.B. Anderson's, Ramseur's, and Cox's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 30th saw action from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, marched with Early to the Shenan­doah Valley, and was involved in the Appomattox operations. The unit reported 30 killed and 137 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, lost thirty-six percent of the 250 in the Maryland Campaign, and had 9 wounded at Fredericksburg. It sustained 125 casual­ties at Chancellorsville, lost sixteen percent of the 278 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 3 killed and 42 wounded on the Rappa­hannock River. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered 6 officers and 147 men. The field officers wre Colonel Francis M. Parker; Lieutenant Colonels Walter Draughan, James T. Kell, and William W. Sillers; and Major James C. Holmes.

 

The 30th North Carolina was organized at Raleigh in 1861 and fought from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, losing 16 percent of its men at Gettysburg

 

Literatur:

- Taylor, Michael W. Taylor: To Drive the Enemy from Southern Soil: The Letters of Colonel Francis Marion Parker and the History of the 30th Regiment North Carolina Troops (Morningside: Dayton, 1998); 1st Edition, 481pp, Maps, Photos, Footnotes, Biblio, Index, Complete Rosters

 

 

31st North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

31st Infantry Regiment, organized at Wilmington, North Carolina, in September, 1861, contained men from Anson, Edgecombe, Brunswick, Beaufort, Craven, and Harnett counties. Stationed at Roanoke Island, the unit was captured in February, 1862. After being exchanged, it was assigned to General Clingman's Brigade and remained under his command for the duration of the war. The 31st fought at White Hall, then moved to the Charleston area where it was engaged in various conflicts including the fight at Battery Wagner. Ordered north it took an active part in the battles at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, and later endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege north and south of the James River. In 1865 it fought its last battle at Bentonville. The unit had 456 effectives at Roanoke Island and lost 7 killed, 31 wounded, and 1 missing defending Battery Wagner on July 18, 1863. Few surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Its commanders were Colonel John V. Jordan; Lieutenant Colonels Daniel G. Fowle, Charles W. Knight, and Edward R. Liles; and Majors John A.D. McKay and Jesse J. Yeates.

 

 

32nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

32nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, in April, 1862, using the 1st North Carolina Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. Its companies were raised in the counties of Tyrrell, Nash, Camden, Northampton, Catawba, Bertie, Chatham, and Franklin. The unit was stationed near Petersburg and Drewry's Bluff during the fall of 1862, then returned to North Carolina. Here it served in and around Kinston until May, 1863, when it moved back to Virginia. Assigned to General Daniel's and Grimes' Brigade it fought in various conflicts from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, saw action in the Shenandoah Valley with Early, and ended the war at Appomattox. This regiment lost thirty-five percent of the 454 engaged at Gettysburg and sustained 3 casualties at Bristoe and 3 at Mine Run. It surrendered with 4 officers and 110 men on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Edmund C. Brabble, David G. Cowand, and Henry C. Lewis, and Lieutenant Colonel William T. Williams. 

Predecessor unit:
1st Infantry Battalion was formed during the spring of 1861 with six companies. The unit served at Portsmouth, in eastern North Carolina, then the Petersburg area before merging into the 32nd North Carolina Regiment. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonel William T. Williams and Major Edmund C. Brabble.

 

 

33rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

Col. Clark Moulton *Avery; Col Robert F. *Hoke; Major / LtCol Robert Frederick *Hoke; Captain Joseph H. *Saunders

 

33rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment completed its organization at the old fair grounds at Raleigh, Norht Carolina, in September, 1861. The men were recruited in the counties of Iredell, Edgecombe, Cabarrus, Wilkes, Gates, Hyde, Cumberland, Forsyth, and Gree­ne. After fighting at New Bern, the unit moved to Virginia and saw action at Hanover Court House. It served under Generals Branch and Lane and participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later it took its place in the Petersburg trenches and was involved in the Appomattox operations. This regiment sustained 75 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 36 at Cedar Mountain, 8 at Second Manassas, and 41 at Fredericksburg. It lost forty-two percent of the 480 engaged at Chancellorsville and twenty percent of the 368 at Gettysburg. The unit reported 4 killed and 19 wounded at Spotsylvania and 5 killed, 29 wounded, and 4 missing at Jericho Mills. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered 11 officers and 108 men. The field officers were Colonels Clark M. Avery, Lawrence O. Branch, and Robert V. Cowan; Lieutenant Colonels Robert F. Hoke and J.H. Saunders; and Majors William G. Lewis, Thomas W. Mayhew, and James A. Weston.

 

Im Battle of Cedar Mountain gehörte die 33th North Carolina Infantry zu *Branch's Brigade, Light Division A. P. Hill (vgl. Battles and Leaders, Vol. II, a.a.O., S. 496; OR 12.2 S. 676).

 

 

34th Regiment North Carolina Infantry:

s. Lt Thomas Burwell *Cotton; Junior 2ndLt George Job *Huntley (Co. I)

 

34th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was assembled at High Point, North Carolina, in October, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Ashe, Rutherford, Rowan, Lincoln, Cleveland, Mecklenburg, and Montgomery. After serving in the Department of North Carolina, it was sent to Virginia and placed in General Pender's and Scales' Brigade. The 34th was active in the many cam­paigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor and later participated in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the operations around Appomattox. It reported 53 killed and 158 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, 2 killed and 23 woun­ded at Second Manassas, 2 killed and 17 wounded at Fredericksburg, and 18 killed, and 110 wounded, and 20 missing at Chancellorsville. Of the 310 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-one percent were disabled. It surrendered 21 officers and 145 men. The field officers were Colonels Collet Leventhorpe, William Lee J. Lowrance, and Richard H. Riddick; Lieutenant Colonels George T. Gordon, Charles J. Hammerskold, William A. Houck, John L. McDowell, and George M. Norment; and Majors George M. Clark, Joseph B. McGee, Eli H. Miller, William A. Owens, Martin Shoffner, and Francis L. Twitty.

 

Literatur:

- Taylor, Michael W.: The Cry is War, War, War: The Civil War Correspondence of Lieutenants Burwell Thomas Cotton and George Job Huntley, 34th Regiment North Carolina Troops (Morningside: Dayton 1994); 1st Edition, 194pp, Maps, Photos, Footnotes, Index (The 34th North Carolina participated in every major battle of the Army of Northern Virginia. Well-written letters from two school teachers who died fighting for the Confederacy (Huntley at Gettysburg and Cotton at Petersburg)

 

 

35th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

35th North Carolina Infantry Regiment completed its organization in November, 1861, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Caro­lina. Its members were raised in the counties of Mecklenburg, Onslow, McDowell, Moore, Chatham, Person, Union, Henderson, Wayne, and Catawba. After fighting at New Bern, the regiment was ordered to Virginia and assigned to General R. Ransom's and M.W. Ransom's Brigade. It participated in the difficult campaings of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg. Ordered back to North Carolina, it fought at Boon's Mill and Plymouth, then returned to Virginia in May, 1864. The 35th saw action at Drewry's Bluff, endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege south of the James River, and ended the war at Appomattox. This unit sustained 127 casualties at Malvern Hill, 25 in the Maryland Campaign, 29 at Fredericksburg, and 103 at Plymouth. Many were disabled at Saylor's Creek, and on April 9, 1865, it surrendered 5 officers and 111 men. The field officers were Colonels James T. Johnson, John G. Jones, Matthew W. Ransom, and James Sinclair; Lieutenant Colonels M.D. Craton, Oliver C. Petway, and Simon B. Taylor; and Majors John M. Kelly and Robert E. Petty.

 

 

36th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

36th Regiment Volunteers-2nd Artillery [also called Cape Fear Regiment] completed its organization at Forst Caswell, North Caroli­na, in May, 1862. Its companies were from the counties of Sampson, Cumberland, New Hanover, Columbus, Halifax, Brunswick, and Bladen. The unit was attached to the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and was active at different posts defen­ding Cape Fear. Later eight companies were engaged at Fort Fisher, one at Fort Campbell, and one at Wilmington. In December, 1864, a detachment was involved in the defense of Savannah. After the capture of Fort Fisher, it served as infantry in the Battle of Bentonville and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Colonel William Lamb, Lieutenant Colonels John A. Richardson and John D. Taylor, and Major James M. Stevenson were in command.

 

 

37th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

37th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, organized by Colonel C.C. Lee, was assembled at High Point, North Carolina, in November, 1861. The men were raised in the counties of Buncombe, Watauga, Mecklenburg, Wake, Ashe, Alexander, and Gaston. The unit fought at New Bern, then moved to Virginia in the spring of 1862. It was assigned to General Branch's and Lane's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 37th saw action at Hanover Court House and particpated in many campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. It continued the fight in the Petersburg trenches and around Appomattox. This regiment reported 125 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 15 at Cedar Mountain, 81 at Second Manassas, 93 at Fredericksburg, and 235 at Chancellorsville. Of the 379 engaged at Gettysburg, more than thirty percent were disabled. It surrendered 10 officers and 98 men. The field officers were Colonels William M. Barbour and Charles C. Lee; Lieutenant Colonel John B. Ashcraft, Charles N. Hicker­son, and William G. Morris; and Majors Jackson L. Bost, Owen N. Brown, John G. Bryan, Rufus M. Rankin, and William R. Rankin.

 

Im Battle of Cedar Mountain gehörte die 37th North Carolina Infantry zu *Branch's Brigade, Light Division A. P. Hill (vgl. Battles and Leaders, Vol. II, a.a.O., S. 496).

 

 

38th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

38th North Carolina Infantry Regiment completed its organization in January, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Its members were recruited in the counties of Duplin, Tadkin, Sampson, Richmond, Catawba, Alexander, Randolph, Cleveland, and Cumberland. Ordered to Virginia, the unit was assigned to General Pender's and Scales' Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then took its place in the Petersburg trenches and saw action in the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment lost thirty-six percent of the 420 at Mechanicsville, had 2 killed and 22 wounded at Second Manassas, and had 14 wounded at Fredericksburg. Its casualties were 20 killed, 77 wounded, and 11 missing at Chancellorsville, and of the 216 engaged at Gettysburg, more than forty percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 21 officers and 110 men. The field officers were Colonels John Ashford and William J. Hoke, Lieutenant Colonels Robert F. Armfield, Oliver H. Dockery, and George W. Flowers; and Majors Lorenzo D. Andrews, M.M. McLauchlin, George W. Sharpe, and John T. Wilson.

 

 

39th Regiment North Carolina Infantry:

s. 1stLt John M. *Davidson (Co. C)

 

Overview:

39th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in July, 1861, as a five company battalion. In November the unit moved to "Camp Hill" near Gooch Mountain where it was increased to eight companies. In February, 1862, it was ordered to Knoxville, Tennessee, where two more companies were added. Its members were from the counties of Chero­kee, Macon, Jackson, Buncombe, and Clay. The 39th took part in the Cumberland Gap operations, then saw action in the Battle of Perryville. Assigned to Walthall's, McNair's, and Reynold's Brigade, it fought with the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, then endured Hood's winter campaign in Tennessee. In 1865 it shared in the defense of Mobile. This regiment lost 2 killed, 36 wounded, and 6 missing at Murfreesboro and had 10 killed, 90 wounded, and 3 missing at Chickamauga. During the Atlanta Cam­paign, May 18 to September 5, it reported 16 killed, 57 wounded, and 10 missing. On May 4, 1865, it surrendered. The field officers were Colonel David Coleman, Lieutenant Colonels Hugh H. Davidson and Francis A. Reynolds, and Major T.W. Peirce.

 

 

40th Regiment North Carolina States Troops:

 

40th Regiment Volunteers-3rd Artillery was organized at Bald Head, Smith's Island, North Carolina, in November, 1863, from heavy artillery companies formed in 1861 and 1862. Its 1,152 men were from the counties of Lenoir, Beaufort, Pamlico, Richmond, Robe­son, Wayne, Wilson, Edgecombe, Greene, New Hanover, Bladen, Anson, and Chatham. Attached to the Department of North Caroli­na and Southern Virginia, detachments served at Fort Holmes, Fort Caswell, Fort Campbell, Fort Anderson, and Fort Fisher. In 1865 the unit was converted to infantry and assigned to Hagood's Brigade. It fought at Bentonville and surrendered with the Army of Ten­nessee on April 26. Its commanders were Colonel John J. Hedrick, Lieutenant Colonel George Tait, and Major William A. Holland.

 

 

41st North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

ein solches Regiment bestand offensichtlich nicht

 

 

42nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

42nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized at Salibury, North Carolina, in April, 1862. The men were recruited in the counties of Davidson, Rowan, Stanly, Davie, and Mecklenburg. In June it moved to Lynchburg, Virginia, and guarded prisoners cap­tured in Jackson's Valley Campaign. Later the unit served in North Carolina at Tarboro, along the Chowan River, and at Wilmington. Assigned to General Martin's and Kirkland's Brigade, it fought at Cold Harbor, took its place in the Petersburg trenches, and ended the war with the Army of Tennessee. This unit lost 6 killed and 48 wounded at Ware Bottom Church and had 1 killed, 2 wounded, and 74 missing at Sugar Loaf. It surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels John E. Brown and George C. Gibbs, Lieu­tenant Colonel Charles W. Bradshaw, and Majors Thomas J. Brown and Davidson A. Underwood.

 

 

43rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. First Lieutenant Leonidas Lafayette *Polk

 

43rd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in March, 1862. Its members were from counties in Mecklenburg, Wilson, Halifax, Edgecombe, Warren, and Anson. During the war the 43rd was assigned to General Da­niel's, Hoke's, and Grimes' Brigade. It fought in the Seven Days' Battles and saw action at Goldsboro, Gettysburg, Plymouth, Dre­wry's Bluff, and Cold Harbor. The regiment was then involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Cam­paign. It was organized with 1,066 officers and men, lost twenty-six percent of the 572 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 4 killed and 13 wounded at Plymouth. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered 9 officers and 164 men. The field officers were Colonel Thomas S. Kenan, Lieutenant Colonel William G. Lewis, and Major Walter J. Boggan.

 

 

44th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

44th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in March, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Granville, Edgecombe, Pitt, Chatham, Montgomery, Beaufort, and Franklin. It served in the Depart­ment of North Carolina, then was assigned to General Pettigrrew's, Kirkland's, and MacRae's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. En route to Gettysburg the 44th stayed at Hanover Junction to guard the railroads. Later it fought at Bristoe, The Wilderness,  Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. It was then involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment reported 23 killed and 63 wounded at Bristoe, sustained heavy losses at The Wilderness and in front of Petersburg, and surrendered 8 officers and 74 men on April 9, 1865. It commanders were Colonels G.B. Singeltary and T.C. Singeltary; Lieutenant Colonels Richard C. Cotton, Elisha Cromwell, and Tazewell L. Hargrove, and Major Charles M. Stedman.

 

 

45th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

45th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in April, 1862, with men from Rockingham, Caswell, Guilford, and Forsyth counties. It served under the command of Generals Daniel and Grimes. After fighting at Malvern Cliff in Virginia, it returned to North Caroina and was stationed in the Kinston-New Bern area. During the spring of 1863 the unit moved north and took an active part in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor. It continued the fight with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and ended the war at Appomattox. It reported 2 killed and 14 wounded at Malvern Cliff, lost about forty percent of the 570 engaged at Gettysburg, and sustained 2 casualties at Bristoe and 6 at Mine Run. The unit sur­rendered with 7 officers and 88 men. The field officers were Colonels Samuel H. Boyd, Junius Daniel, John H. Morehead, and John R. Winston; Lieutenant Colonels Andrew J. Boyd and James S. Dalton; and Majors Samuel C. Rankin, Charles E. Shober, and T. Mc­Gehee Smith.

 

 

46th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

46th Infantry Regiment, organized in March, 1862, at Camp Magnum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, contained men recruited in the counties of Robeson, Rowan, Burke, Warren, Richmond, Granville, Moore, Randolph, Sampson, and Catawba. The regiment served in General J.G. Walker's and Cooke's Brigade and was active in various conflicts of Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg. It was later sent to Pocataligo, South Carolina, where it was stationed until June, 1863. Returning to Virgi­nia, the 46th fought at Bristoe, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, then endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south of the James River. It ended the war at Appomattox. This regiment reported 5 killed and 60 wounded during the Maryland Campaign, had 11 killed and 57 wounded at Fredericksburg, and had fifty-four percent disabled of the 540 engaged at The Wilderness. In April, 1865, it surrendered 15 officers and 102 men. The field officers were Colonels Edward D. Hall and William L. Saunders; Lieutenant Colonels William A. Jenkins and Alexander C. McAlister; and Majors Neill M. McNeill, Rush J. Mitchell, and Richard M. Norment.

 

 

47th North Carolina Infantry:

1863 Col. George H. *Faribault; LtCol Archibald D. *Crudup; LtCol John A. *Graves; Captain Cameron *Iredell (Co C); Rowan J. *Rodgers

 

47th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized in March, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Its compa­nies were composed of men from Nash, Wake, Franklin, Granville, and Alamance counties. The regiment served in the Department of North Carolina until May, 1863, when it moved to Virginia. During the conflict it was brigaded under Generals Pettigrew, Kirk­land, and MacRae. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. The unit lost over thirty-five percent of the 567 enga­ged at Gettysburg and reported 42 casualties at Bristoe and 20 at The Wilderness. It surrendered 5 officers and 72 men. The field offi­cers were Colonels George H. Faribault and Sion H. Rogers, Lieutenant Colonels Archibald d. Crudup and John A. Graves, and Ma­jor William C. Lankford.

 

1863 während der Gettysburg Campaign gehörte die 47th North Carolina Infantry zu Pettigrew's Brigade Heth's Division III Army Corps Ambrose A. Hill. Das Regiment führte die Aufklärung durch Pettigrew's Brigade gegen Gettysburg am 30.6.1863 an und wurde kurz vor Gettysburg beschossen (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 26).

 

Unmittelbar darauf wurde er +++wer ?+++von einer Person in Zivilkleidern vor einem Hinterhalt gewarnt und ordnete daraufhin befehlsgemäß den Rückzug an, bis er die Spitze seiner Brigade erreicht hatte. Anschließend stieß die 47th North Carolina Infantry zusammen mit Pettigrew's Brigade vor bis Seminary Ridge (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 26-27; Thorp John A.: Forty-Seventh Regiment, NC Regts, Vol. 3, S. 89).

 

Am Morgen des 1.7.1863 Teilnahme am Angriff von Heth’s Division auf Herr Ridge und McPherson’s Ridge westlich Gettysburg; das Regiment wurde hinter der Angriffsspitze bestehend aus Archer’s Brigade und Davis’ Brigade in Regimentskolonne eingesetzt (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 71 mit Karte S. 78).

 

Literatur:

- Rogers, J. Rowan: “Additional Sketch, Forty-Seventh Regiment.” NO Regt. Vol 3: 103-112

- Thorp John A.: Forty-Seventh Regiment, NC Regts, Vol. 3, S. 83-101

 

 

47th Battalion, North Carolina Home Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

48th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

48th North Carolina Infantry Regiment completed its organization in March, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were recruited in the counties of Union, Davidson, Iredell, Moore, Chatham, and Forsyth. Ordered to Virginia, the regiment was assigned to General J.G. Walker's and Cooke's Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg, then moved to Pocataligo, South Carolina, where it was stationed until August, 1863. Returning to Virginia, the 48th was involved in the conflicts at Bristoe, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. It then endured the hard­ships of the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattoxoperations. It reported 18 killed and 70 wounded at Oak Grove, lost over fifty percent of the 400 in the Maryland Campaign, and sustained 175 casualties at Fredericksburg and 123 at Bri­stoe. The unit surrendered with 12 officers and 87 men. Its commanders were Colonels Robert C. Hill and Samuel H. Walkup; Lieu­tenant Colonel Albert A. Hill; and Majors B.R. Huske, William H. Jones, and Francis L. Wiatt.

 

 

49th Regiment North Carolina Infantry:

s. Pvt William A. *Day; Pvt John *Davidson (Co. D)

 

Overview:

49th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized in March, 1862, at Garysburg, North Carolina. Its companies were recruited in the following counties: McDowell, Cleveland, Iredell, Moore, Mecklenburg, Gaston, Catawba, and Lincoln. Assigned to General R. Ransom's and M.W. Ransom's Brigade, the unit fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg. It then served in the New Bern area and near the Chowan River in North Carolina. Returning to Virginia, it was active at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, took its place in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and saw action around Appomattox. This regiment lost 14 killed, 75 wounded, and 16 missing at Malvern Hill, had 16 killed and 61 wounded during the Maryland Campaign, and had 9 wounded at Fredericksburg. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek, and it surrendered 11 officers and 95 men on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Lee M. McAfee and Stephen D. Ramseur; Lieutenant Colonels James T. David, William A. Eliason, and John A. Flemming; and Majors Pinckney B. Chambers and Charles Q. Petty.

 

The unit's initial leader was Col. Ramseur. By May 1862, it became part of Ransom's Brigade and saw action at Malvern Hill and An­tietam that year. It then went to N. Carolina and S. Virginia and fought at Boone's Mill, Gum Swamp and New Bern, later returning to Petersburg to defend against the Union assault. The best portion of the book describes the Union siege and life in the trenches as well as the battle of the Crater.

 

Literatur:

- Day, William A. Day (Private, 49th North Carolina): A True History of Co. I, 49th Regiment, North Carolina Troops (Butternut and Blue; Reprint der Originalausgabe von 1893); 141 pages; Photos, Index

 

 

50th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

50th North Carolina Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and Harnett. Ordered to Virgi­nia, it fought under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and Wa­shington, transferred to J.G. Martin's Brigade, and for a time served at Wilmington. Later part of the regiment was stationed at Ply­mouth and part at Washington. In November, 1864, it moved south and shared in the defense of Savannah and skirmished along the Rivers' Bridge. Sent back to North Carolina it was placed in General Kirkland's Brigade. The unit contiued the fight at Averasbo­ro and fought its last battle at Bentonville. It totalled about 900 effectives in November, 1864, mustered less than half that number in March, 1865, and surrendered a force of nearly 250 on April 26. The field officers were Colonels Marshall D. Craton, Ja­mes A. Wa­shington, and George Wortham; Lieutenant Colonel John C. Van Hook; and Major Henry J. Ryals.

 

 

51st North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

51st Infantry Regiment was organized at Wilmington, North Carolina, in April, 1862, with men recruited in the counties of Cumber­land, Sampson, Duplin, Columbus, Robeson, and New Hanover. It was assigned to General Clingman's Brigade and served under him for the duration of the war. After fighting at Goldsboro, it moved to the Charleston area and was prominent in the defense of Bat­tery Wagner. The 51st was then ordered to Virginia, participated in the battles at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, and endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River. Returning to North Carolina, it saw action at Bentonville. On July 18, 1863, this regiment lost 16 killed and 52 wounded at Battery Wagner and in August contained 374 effectives. In May, 1864, it contained 1,100 men, and in October there were 145 present. During that time the 51st lost in killed and wounded 160 at Drewry's Bluff, 194 at Cold Harbor, and 104 at Fort Harrison. Very few surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colo­nels John L. Cantwell and Hector McKethan, Lieutenant Colonels William A. Allen and Caleb B. Hobson, and Major James R. Mc­Donald.

 

 

52nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Col James K. *Marshall; LtCol Marcus A. *Parks

 

52nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in April, 1862. Its members were raised in the counties of Cabarrus, Randolph, gates, Chowan, Stokes, Richmond, Wilkes, Lincoln, Stanly, and Forsyth. The unit fought at Goldsboro, then moved to Virginia where it was brigaded under Generals Pettigrew, Kirkland, and MacRae. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg, had 2 killed and 25 wounded in the fight at Bristoe, and surrendered with only 6 officers and 60 men. Its commanders were Colonels James K. Marshall and Marcus A. Parks, Lieutenant Colonels Eric Erson and Benjamin F. Little, and Major John Q. Richardson.

 

Die 52nd North Carolina Infantry gehörte im Sommer 1863 zu Pettigrew’s Brigade Heth’s Division; Co B 52nd North Carolina In­fantry war am Morgen des 1.7.1863 in ein Skirmish mit Buford’s Cavalry verwickelt, das knapp nördlich von Fairfield / Pennsylva­nia an der Straße von Emmitsburg nach Cashtown stattfand (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 40)

 

Am Morgen des 1.7.1863 Teilnahme am Angriff von Heth’s Division auf Herr Ridge und McPherson’s Ridge westlich Gettysburg; das Regiment wurde hinter der Angriffsspitze bestehend aus Archer’s Brigade und Davis’ Brigade in Regimentskolonne eingesetzt (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 71 mit Karte S. 78).

 

Literatur:

- Robinson, John H.: "Fifty-Second Regiment," NC Regts, Vol. 3, S. 223-253

 

 

53rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

53rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. The men were recruited in the following counties: Guilford, Mecklenburg, Chatham, Surry, Alamance, Stokes, Union, and Wilkes. It served in the Department of North Carolina, then was assigned to General Daniel's and Grimes' Brigade, Arm of Northern Virginia. The 53rd fought in many conflicts from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, participated in all the battles in the Shenandoah Valley, and was active in the Appomattox Campaign. It lost thirty-six percent of the 322 engaged at Gettysburg, had 1 wounded at Bristoe and 2 kil­led at Mine Run. The unit surrendered 6 officers and 81 men. Its commanders were Colonels James T. Morehead and William A. Owens, and Majors James J. Iredell and John W. Rierson.

 

 

54th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

54th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in May, 1862. The men were from the coun­ties of Rowan, Burke, Cumberland, Northampton, Iredell, Guilford, Wilkes, Yadkin, Columbus, and Granville. It was assigned to Ge­neral Law's, Hoke's, Godwin's, and W.G. Lewis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virgina. The 54th was engaged at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, then guarded prisoners captured at Winchester during the Pennsylvania Campaign. Later it took part in Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns, the conflicts at Plymouth and Drewry's Bluff, Early's Shenandoah Valley operations, and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment lost 6 killed and 40 wounded at Fredericksburg, had 3 killed and 38 wounded at Chan­cellorsville and 2 wounded and 306 missing at the Rappahannock River. It totalled about 700 men in July, 1864, and surrendered with 4 officers and 53 men of which 23 were armed. The field officers were Colonels James C.S. McDowell, Kenneth M. Murchison, and John Wimbish; Lieutenant Colonel Anderson Ellis; and Major James A. Rogers.

 

 

55th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Col John Kern *Connally; Major A. H. *Belo; Lt Maurice T. *Smith; Sgt *Vairin; Pvt (?) James C. *Currin (Co K); Pvt (?) Jeremiah Hamilton *Currin (Co K); Pvt John *Davidson (Co. H); Pvt (?) Augustus Dennis *Frazier; Pvt (?) James Simeon *Hobgood;

 

Overview:

55th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in May, 1862. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Pitt, Wilson, Wilkes, Cleveland, Burke, Catawba, Johnston, Alexander, Onslow, Franklin, and Gran­ville. The unit served in the Department of North Carolina, then moved to Virginia where it was assigned to General J.R. Davis' and Cooke's Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, served in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and took part in the Appomattox operations. The regiment lost thirty-one percent of the 640 engaged at Gettysburg and fifty-nine percent of the 340 at The Wilderness. It surrendered with 4 officers and 77 men on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonel John K. Connally; Lieutenant Colonels Alfred H. Belo, Abner S. Calloway, and Maurice T. Smith, and Major James S. Whitehead.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Sommer 1863 zu BrigGen Joseph R. Davis’ Brigade, Henry Heth's Division III Army Corps LtGen Ambro­se A. Hill Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Im Battle of Gettysburg hatte das Regiment eine Stärke von 640 Mann (vgl. Martin: Get­tysburg, a.a.O., S. 108). Am 1.7.1863 eingesetzt nördlich des Chambersburg Pike und des Bloody Railroad Gap, am linken Flügel der Brigade Davis beim Angriff auf Seminary Ridge und hierbei getrennt von den übrigen rechts vorgehenden Regimentern der Brigade. Die 55th North Carolina Infantry stieß hierbei auf die rechts von Hall's Battery eingesetzten 76th New York Infantry und 56th Penn­sylvania Infantry (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 107 mit Karte S. 103, 107 ff). Durch geschickte Gefechtsführung konnte die 55th North Carolina Infantry zunächst beim ersten Feuergefecht der 56th Pennsylvania Infantry (Cutler’s Brigade) schwere Verluste zufügen, dann flankierte sie die gerade aufmarschierende 76th New York Infantry (Cutler’s Brigade) (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 108).

 

Col Connally wurde am 1.7.1863 beim Angriff seines Regiments auf die Flanke der 76th New York Infantry durch Schlußverletzungen schwer verwundet wurde und der Stellvertreter LtCol Maurice T. *Smith kurz darauf gefallen ist, übernahm Major A. H. *Belo die Führung des Regiments (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 109).

 

Auf Befehl ging die 55th North Carolina Infantry mit anderen Regimentern von Davis Brigade gegen den Angriff vor allem der 6th wisconsin im Bloody *Railroad Cut” gegen 11.00 am 1.7.1863 in Stellung, aus der es kein Entrinnen gab, da der mittlere Abschnitt steile Wände aufwies, an denen die Soldaten keinen Halt fanden und der als Schützengraben daher ungeeignet war. Er hatte eine Tiefe von 10 bis 15 Fuß, in ihm waren die Soldaten regelrecht eingeschlossen und hatte weder Blick- noch Schußfeld (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 125).

 

Literatur:

- Belo, A. H.: and William Robbins: “The Battle of Gettysburg.” Confederate Veteran 8 (1900): 165-168

- Cooke, Charles M.: “Fifty-Fifth Regiment”, NC Regiments, Vol 3, p. 286-312

 

 

56th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

56th North Carolina Infantry Regiment completed its organization in July, 1862, at Camp Magnum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Its members were recruited in the counties of Camden, Cumberland, Pasquotank, Northampton, Orange, Cleveland, Alexander, Ruther­ford, and Mecklenburg. The unit was on reconnaissance between Goldsboro, Wilmington, and Tarboro, then served on the Blackwa­ter. Attached to M.W. Ransom's Brigade, it fought at Gum Swamp, Plymouth, and Drewry's Bluff, endured the hardships of the Pe­tersburg trenches south of the James River, and saw action around Appomattox. The regiment had 149 men captured at Gum Swamp, lost 4 killed and 84 wounded at Plymouth, and reported 90 casualties at Ware Bottom Church. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek, and only 9 officers and 62 men surrenderd with the Army of Northern Virginia. The field officers were Colonel Paul F. Faison, Lieu­tenant Colonel G. Gratiott Luke, and Majors John W. Graham and Henry F. Schenck.

 

Literatur:

- Ray, Clyde H. Ray: Across the Dark River: The Odyssey of the 56th North Carolina Infantry in the American Civil War (Parkway Publishers, 1996); 247pp. "Out of the mist, out of the deep night, out of the long silence, the men of the 56th North Carolina Infantry, Confederate States Army now once more step forward." The author has written a moving piece based on historical research, yet written in the voices of the members of this regiment.

 

 

57th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

57th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized at Salisbury, North Carolina, in July, 1862, with men recruited in the counties of Rowan, Forsyth, Catawba, Cabarrus, Lincoln, and Alamance. Sent to Virginia, the regiment was assigned to General Law's, Ho­ke's, Godwin's, and W.G. Lewis' brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Fredericksburg to Mine Run, then retur­ned to North Carolina. After serving in the Kinston area the 57th was ordered back to Virginia. It continued the fight at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations, and around Appomattox. The unit reported 32 killed and 192 woun­ded at Fredericksburg, had 9 killed and 61 wounded at Chancellorsville and twenty-two percent of the 297 engaged at Gettysburg di­sabled. At the Rappahannock River in November, 1863, it lost 4 wounded and 292 missing. On April 9, 1865 it surrendered with 6 of­ficers and 74 men of which 31 were armed. The field officers were Colonels Archibald C. Godwin and Hamilton C. Jones, Jr., and Major James A. Craige.

 

 

58th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

58th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized in Mitchell County, North Carolina, in July, 1862. Its twelve companies were recruited in the counties of Mitchell, Yancey, Watauga, Caldwell, McDowell, and Ashe. In September it moved to Cumberland Gap and spent the winter of 1862-1863 at Big Creek Gap, near Jacksboro, Tennessee. During the war it was assigned to Kelly's, Reynolds', Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade. The 58th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Ten­nessee from Chickamauga to Atlanta, guarded prisoners at Columbia, Tennessee, during Hood's operations, then moved to South Ca­rolina and skirmished along the Edisto River. Later it returned to North Carolina and saw action at Bentonville. It lost 46 killed and 114 wounded at Chickamauga, totalled 327 men and 186 arms in December, 1863, and took about 300 effectives to Bentonville. The unit was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonel John B. Palmer; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas J. Dula, John C. Keener, Edmund Kirby, William W. Proffitt, and Samuel M. Silver; and Major Alfred T. Stewart.

 

 

59th Regiment North Carolina State Troops:

 

59th Regiment Volunteers -- 4th Cavalry was formed during August, 1862, Garysburg, North Carolina. Its companies were from the counties of Anson, New Hanover, Caswell, Hertford, Cabarrus, Bertie, Currituck, Wilson, Cleveland, and Northampton. Two of these companies had been transferred from the 12th Battalion North Carolina Cavalry. The unit served under the command of General Ro­bertson, L.S. Baker, James B. Gordon, J. Dearing, Roberts, and Barringer. It skirmished in the Goldsboro-Kinston area of North Ca­rolina, then moved north and joined the Army of Northern Virginia. The 4th Cavalry took an active part in the conflicts at Culpeper Court House, Brandy Station, Upperville, Aldie, Fairfield, Hagerstown , Jack's Shops, Wilson's Farm, White Oak Road, and Five Forks. It had about 500 effectives at Gettysburg and surrendered 40 on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Dennis D. Fe­rebee and Virginius D. Groner, Lieutenant Colonels Rufus Barringer and Edward Cantwell, and Major James M. Mayo. 

12th Battalion Partisan Rangers was organized in May, 1863, with three companies. Two were from Northampton and one from Ber­tie and Hertford counties. The unit skirmished in North Carolina, then moved to Virginia and on July 11, 1864, Companies A and B merged into the 59th North Carolina Regiment-4th Cavalry, and Company C transferred to the 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battali­on. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel J. Wheeler was in command.

 

 

60th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

60th Infantry Regiment was organized at Greenville, Tennessee, during the summer of 1862 by adding four companies to the 6th North Carolina State Infantry Battalion. The men were recruited in Asheville and the four counties of Madison, Buncombe, and Polk, and a small number were from Tennessee. It was assigned to Preston's, Stovall's, Reynolds', Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade. The The 60th fought at Murfreesboro, served in Mississippi, then participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Bentonville. It lost 3 killed, 65 wounded, and 11 missing at Murfreesboro, and in January, 1863, had 276 men present for duty. The unit reported 8 killed, 36 wounded, and 16 missing of the 150 engaged at Chickamauga, totalled 106 men and 59 arms in December, 1863, and mustered a force of 106 in January, 1865. Few surrendered in April. The field officers were Colonels Washington M. Hardy and Joseph A. McDowell; Lieutenant Colonels William H. Deaver, J.M. Ray, and James T. Weaver; and Majors James T. Huff and William W. McDowell.

 

 

61st North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

s. Pvt William T. *Choate

 

61st North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized at Wilmington, North Carolina, in August, 1862. Men of this unit were recruited in the coun­ties of Sampson, New Hanover, Beaufort, Craven, Chatham, Lenoir, Wilson, Martin, Ashe, Alleghany, and Jones. Assigned to Gene­ral Clingman's Brigade, it marched to the Kinston area and saw its first action. The unit was then sent to Charleston, served on James, Morris, and Sullivan's Islands, and took an active part in the fight at Battery Wagner. Later it was ordered to Virginia and here fought at Drewy's Bluff and Cold Harbor, then endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River. Returning to North Carolina, the 61st was prominent in the Battle of Bentonville. While in the Charleston area, July 10 to September 6, 1863, the regiment lost 6 killed, 35 wounded, and 76 missing and in September totalled 331 men. Few surrendered with the Army of Ten­nessee in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William S. Davane and James D. Radcliffe, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Mal­lett, and Major Henry Harding.

 

Literatur:

- Choate Family: Correspondence,1862-64. Allegheny County, North Carolina, brothers - William T., S.J., and J.W. - who served for the Confederacy. William enlisted in Company I, 61st North Carolina Regiment, and S.J. and J.W. enlisted in Company F, 22nd North Carolina Regiment. All died in the war. Papers consist of photocopies of thirty-two letters written among the brothers to each other and to Martha Choate, wife of William. Includes a letter to Martha from James Radcliffe, informing her of her husband's death. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 85-016).

 

 

62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was formed at Waynesville, North Carolina, in July, 1862. Its members were raised in the counties of Haywood, Clay, Macon, Rutherford, Henderson, and Transylvania. The unit served in North Carolina, then in July, 1863, was assigned to General Gracie's Brigade and stationed at Cumberland Gap. Here many were surrendered in September, but a num­ber escaped from being captured. They returned to the Asheville area and in April, 1864 had 178 men present. The records show 443 men of the 62nd were prisoners at Camp Douglas. It continued the fight under Generals Breckinridge, Vaughn, and Williams in East Tennessee, then became a part of Colonel J.B. Palmer's command at Asheville in March, 1865. Later it disbanded near the French Broad River. The field officers were Colonels George W. Clayton and Robert G.A. Love, and Lieutenant Colonel Byron G. McDo­well.

 

 

63rd Battalion, North Carolina Home Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

64th North Carolina Infantry Regiment (Allen's):

 

64th Infantry Regiment, organized during the summer of 1862, was anticipated to be a legion containing thirteen companies, of in­fantry and three of cavalry. However, the command was reduced to ten companies and designated the 64th Regiment. Its members were from the counties of Madison, Henderson, and Polk. The unit served in North Carolina and Tennessee, then in July, 1863, was attached to General Gracie's Brigade and stationed at Cumberland Gap. Here most of the regiment was captured in September, but some did escape. The records show that 288 men of the 64th were prisoners at Camp Douglas. Continuing the fight with about 100 effectives, the unit served under Generals Breckinridge, Vaughn, and Williams in East Tennessee, then became part of Colonel J.B. Palmer's Brigade at Asheville in March, 1865. Later it disbanded near the French Broad River. Its commanders were Colonel La­wrence M. Allen, Lieutenant Colonels William N. Garrett and J.A. Keith, and Major Thomas P. Jones.

 

 

66th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

66th Infantry Regiment was organized at Kinston, North Carolina, in October, 1862, by consolidating the 8th North Carolina Battali­on Partisan Rangers and the 13th North Carolina Infantry Battalion. Its men were from the counties of Orange, Nash, Franklin, Way­ne, Lenoir, Carteret, Jones, Duplin, and New Hanover. The unit was stationed at Wilmington, then in May, 1864, moved to Virginia. Attached to General J.G. Martin's and Kirkland's Brigade, it fought at Cold Harbor, was placed in the trenches of Petersburg, and saw action at Bentonville. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels Alexander D. Moore and John H. Nethercutt, Lieutenant Colonel Clement G. Wright, and Major David S. Davis.

Predecessor unit: 

8th Battalion Partisan Rangers was formed during the spring of 1863 using Nethercutt's Company of Partisan Rangers as its nucleus. The unit contained four companies and served in the New Bern-Kinston area of North Carolina until October when it merged into the 66th North Carolina Regiment. Its commander was Major John H. Nethercutt.

 

 

67th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

The 67th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in January, 1864, near Kinston, North Carolina. The unit contained one cavalry and nine infantry companies, and totalled about 625 officers and men. Its members were from Craven, Wilson, Jones, Duplin, Pitt, and Wayne counties. Attached to the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, it skirmished around New Bern and Kinston, then disbanded near Stantonsburg on April 28, 1865. Colonel John N. Whitford, Lieutenant Colonel Rufus W. Wharton, and Major Edward Whitford were in command. 

Predecessor unit:

11th Battalion North Carolina Home Guards

Whitford's Infantry Battalion [also called 11th Battalion, Whitford's Rangers, or Whitford's Partisans] was organized during the spring of 1862 with four companies, later increased to six. This unit did efficient service scouting and driving back expeditions in North Carolina. In May, 1863, it contained 400 effectives and in December, there were 627 present. During January, 1864, it merged into the 67th North Carolina Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel John N. Whitford was in command.

 

 

68th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

 

68th Infantry Regiment was organized near Jackson, North Carolina, during the early spring of 1864. Its companies were raised in Camden, Pasquotank, Hertford, Bertie, Chowan, and Gates counties. The unit was assigned to the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and served in North Carolina and East Tennessee. Later it guarded prisoners at Salisbury and confronted the Fe­derals in the Kinston area. In April, 1865, the men were ordered to return home and acquire mounts so that the unit could be conver­ted to cavalry. But while these orders were being carried out, the war ended. The field officers were Colonel James W. Hinton; Lieu­tenant Colonel Edward C. Yellowly; and Majors William H. Bagley, Joseph J. Edwards, and Willis B. Sanderlin.

 

 

69th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

72nd North Carolina Regiment, Junior Reserves:

s. 4th Battlion North Carolina Junior Reserves

 

 

73rd North Carolina Regiment, Senior Reserves:

s. Col. John Franklin *Hoke

 

 

76th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

95th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

111th North Carolina Infantry Regiment:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

111th Regiment North Carolina State Troops:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Allen's Company, North Carolina Local Defense:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Bank's Company, Curritick Guard, North Carolina

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Bass' Company, North Carolina

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit

 

 

Brown's Company, North Carolina

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit

 

 

Cox's Company, North Carolina Local Defense (Provost Guard Kingston):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Croom's Company, North Carolina Local Defense (Kingston Guards)(Kingston Provost Guard):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Cumberland County Battalion, North Carolina Detailed Men:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Doughton's Company, North Carolina (Alleghany Grays):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Galloway's Company, North Carolina Coast Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Gibbs' Company, North Carolina Local Defense:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Giddin's Company, North Carolina Detailed and Petitioned Men:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Griswold's Company, North Carolina Local Defense:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Hart's Company, North Carolina Senior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Hill's Battalion, North Carolina Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Hook's Battalion, North Carolina:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Hoskins' Company, North Carolina Local Defense:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit

 

 

Howard's Company, North Carolina Prison Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit

 

 

Infantry Regiment, Thomas' North Carolina Legion:

s. Pvt Joseph *Seymour (Co. K)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Jones' Company, North Carolina Supporting Force:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Lawrence's Company, North Carolina Volunteers (Wilson Partison Rangers):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Lee's Company, North Carolina Local Defense (Silver Greys):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Littlejohn's Battalion, North Carolina Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Mallett's Battalion, North Carolina Camp Guards (Camp Holmes):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Mallett's Company, North Carolina:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

McCorkle's Battalion, North Carolina Senior Reserves:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

McDugald's Company, North Carolina:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit

 

 

McIlhenny's Company, North Carolina:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

McMillan's Company, North Carolina:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Naval Battalion, North Carolina Infantry (Miscellaneous):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Nelson's Company, North Carolina Local Defense:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

North Carolina Local Defense (Provost Guard, Goldsboro):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Provost Guard, North Carolina Invalid Corps:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Raleigh North Carolina City Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Snead's Company, North Carolina Local Defense:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Swindell's Company, North Carolina Partisan Rangers:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Townsend's Company, North Carolina State Troops:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Walker's Battalion, Thomas' North Carolina Legion:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Wallace's Company, Wilmington North Carolina Railroad Guards:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

Worth's Battalion, North Carolina:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

 

 

 

c. Cavalry:

 

1st Regiment North Carolina Cavalry:

s. BrigGen James B. *Gordon; Col Laurence S. *Baker; Col Robert *Ramsom Jr., Col William H. *Cheek (zunächst Captain Co. E); Sergeant Iowa M. *Royster (Co. E); Pvt David B. *Rea (Co. C)

 

1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment/9th Regiment Volunteers was organized at Camp Beauregard, Ridgeway, North Carolina, in August, 1861. Its companies were from the counties of Ashe, Northampton, Mecklenburg, Watauga, Wayne, Warren, Cabarrus, Bun­combe, Duplin, and Macon. Ordered to Virginia, the regiment was brigaded under Generals Hampton, L.S. Baker, James B. Gordon, and Barringer. It fought in many campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia, including the battles at Frayser's Farm, Malvern Hill, Fairfax Court House, Sharpsburg, Stuart's raid into Pennsylvania, Hampton's raid to Dumfries, Brandy Station, Aldie, Upperville, Carlisle, Gettysburg, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Reams' Station, Hampton's Cattle Raid, and Five Forks. The 1st Ca­valry had 407 effectives at Gettysburg and 8 at Appomattox. The field officers were Colonels Lawrence S. Baker, W.H. Cheek, James B. Gordon, Robert Ransom, Jr., and Thomas Ruffin; Lieutenant Colonels Rufus Barringer and William H.H. Cowles; and Majors Thomas N. Crumpler, George S. Dewey, Marcus D.L. McLeod, and John H. Whitaker.

 

Das Regiment gehörte während der Gettysburg Campaign 1863 zu Wade Hampton‘s Cavalry Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Longacre: The Cavalry at Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 17).

 

Urkunden/Literatur:

- Troiani, Don: 1st North Carolina Cavalry (1994)

 

 

2nd Regiment North Carolina Cavalry:

s. Pvt. Edward A. *Schaeffer (Co. D)

 

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

The North Carolina 2nd Cavalry Regiment AKA 19th Regiment Volunteers was organized at Kittrell's Springs, North Carolina, on Aug. 30, 1861. The regiment was organized with 10 companies. It was designated as the 10th Regt. N.C. Vols. (S.T.) by S.O. 222, A&IGO, Nov. 14, 1861 and changed to 19th Regt. by S.O. 230, A&IGO, Nov. 20, 1861. The 2nd saw action in the conflicts at New Bern, Fredericksburg, Stuart's raid into Pennsylvania, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Todd's Tavern, Hanover Court House, Haw's Tavern, Black's and White's, Wilson's Farm, Hampton's Cattle Raid, and Five Forks. This unit had 145 effectives at Gettysburg and the records show 7 at Appomattox. Companies Of The NC 2nd Cavalry Regiment The companies of the 2nd Ca­valry were raised in the counties of Gates, Iredell, Cherokee, Hertford, Cumberland, Nash, Wilson, Franklin, Guilford, Beaufort, Ber­tie, Moore, Northampton, and Orange. Co. A Cherokee and Adjoining Counties, Co. B Iredell County, Co. C Gates and Hertford Counties, Co. D Cumberland County, Co. E Nash, Wilson and Franklin Counties, Co. F Guilford County, Co. G Beaufort County, Co. H Bertie and Northampon Counties, Co. I Moore County and Co. K Orange County.

 

Urkunden/Literatur:

- Harrel, Roger H.: The 2nd North Caroli­na Cavalry (McFarland & Co Inc: 2011)

- Rigdon, John C.: Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Carolina 2^nd Cavalry Regiment (Create Space Independent Publishing Platform: 2. Februar 2016)

 

 

3rd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment:

 

41st Regiment Volunteers - 3rd Cavalry was organized at Kinston, North Carolina, during the fall of 1862. Its members were raised in the counties of New Hanover, Onslow, Caswell, Harnett, Lenoir, Burke, Halifax, Wake, Martin, and Washington. The unit was assi­gned to the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and saw action at White Hall, Goldsboro, Greenville, Drewry's Bluff, and in the Petersburg area. It was then transferred to Barringer's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and fought south of the James River and in the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment was organized with 1,095 men, totalled 284 in February, 1864, and surrendered 1 at Appomattox. The field officers were Colonel John A. Baker, Lieutenant Colonels Roger Moore and A.M. Waddell, and Major Charles W. McClammy, Jr.

 

 

4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops):

s. history for 59th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops.

 

Urkunden/Literatur:

- Raiford, Neil Hunter: The 4^th North Carolina Cavalry in the Civil War: A History and Roster (McFarland & Co. Inc.: 2006)

 

 

5th Regiment North Carolina Cavalry Regiment:

s. Pvt David B. *Rea (Co. F)

 

5th North Carolina Cavalry / 63rd Regiment Volunteers was formed at Garysburg, North Carolina, during the fall of 1862. The men were from the counties of Cumberland, Lenoir, Greene, Sampson, Rockingham, Chatham, Randolph, Guilford, Davie, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, and Catawba. With more than 1,000 men, the unit skirmished in North Carolina around Washington and Plymouth. Later it moved to Virginia and served under Generals Robertson, L.S. Baker, James B. Gordon, and Barringer. The 5th Cavalry fought at Brandy Station, Middleburg, Upperville, Fairfield, Auburn Mills, Brooks Turnpike, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Black's and White's, Hampton's Cattle Raid, Boydton Plank Road, and Five Forks. This regiment had 458 effectives during the Pennsylvania Campaign and surrendered only 5 at Appomattox. The field officers were Colonels Peter G. Evans and James H. McNeill, Lieutenant Colonels Stephen B. Evans, and E.F. Shaw, and Major John M. Gallaway.

 

 

5th Battalion North Carolina Cavalry:

 

5th Cavalry Battalion was organized at Jacksboro, Tennessee, during the fall of 1862. It contained five companies and skirmished the Federals in Tennessee and Kentucky. In August, 1863, the unit merged into the 65th North Carolina Regiment-6th Cavalry. Lieuten­ant Colonel John B. Palmer and Major Alfred H. Baird were in command.

 

 

6th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment:

s. Pvt Silas *Stepp

 

65th Regiment Volunteers-6th Cavalry was organized in August, 1863, by consolidating the 5th and 7th North Carolina Cavalry Bat­talions. These two units had rendered efficient services in East Tennessee and Kentucky. Many of the men were from Ashe, Burke, Watauga, Transylvania, and Mitchell counties. The regiment fought at Chickamauga, then with other troops in Dibrell's Brigade gave support to Longstreet at Knoxville. It was then assigned to the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. Under this com­mand it saw action at New Bern, near Kinston, and along the Roanoke River. It was organized with 520 men and during February, 1864, had 273 present for duty. Attached to Butler's Cavalry Division, the unit disbanded near Salisbury in April, 1865. The field offi­cers were Colonel George N. Folk, Lieutenant Colonels Alfred H. Baird and Thaddeus P. Siler, and Major John J. Spann.

 

Literatur:

- Stepp, Silas: Letters, 1863-64. Confederate soldier; enlisted in April 1863 in the 7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion and transferred in August 1863 to the 6th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment, Company C. Captured by the Union forces in June 1864 at Jackson's Mills, North Carolina. Imprisoned first at Point Lookout, Maryland, and then sent in July 1864 to Elmira Prison, New York. Died of pneumonia in Elmira on January 2, 1865. Collection consists of photocopies of seventeen letters to his wife written mostly prior to his capture. Three letters written from Elmira with details of his capture and imprisonment. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 92-020).

 

 

7th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion:

s. Pvt Silas *Stepp

 

7th Cavalry Battalion was organized during the summer of 1862 with six companies. The unit skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky until August, 1863 when it merged into the 65th North Carolina Regiment-6th Cavalry. Lieutenant Colonel George N. Folk and Major Thaddeus P. Siler were in command.

 

Urkunden/Literatur:

- Stepp, Silas: Letters, 1863-64. Confederate soldier; enlisted in April 1863 in the 7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion and transferred in August 1863 to the 6th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment, Company C. Captured by the Union forces in June 1864 at Jackson's Mills, North Carolina. Imprisoned first at Point Lookout, Maryland, and then sent in July 1864 to Elmira Prison, New York. Died of pneumonia in Elmira on January 2, 1865. Collection consists of photocopies of seventeen letters to his wife written mostly prior to his capture. Three letters written from Elmira with details of his capture and imprisonment. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 92-020).

 

 

8th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

8th Battalion North Carolina Cavalry (Partisan Rangers):

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

9th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment:

 

 

10th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

11th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment:

 

 

12th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment:

s. Thomas *Ruffin (Co. F 12th North Carolina Cavalry)

 

 

12th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion:

 

12th Battalion Partisan Rangers was organized in May, 1863, with three companies. Two were from Northampton and one from Bertie and Hertford counties. The unit skirmished in North Carolina, then moved to Virginia and on July 11, 1864, Companies A and B merged into the 59th North Carolina Regiment-4th Cavalry, and Company C transferred to the 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel J. Wheeler was in command.

 

 

14th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion:

14th Cavalry Battalion, formerly Woodfin's Battalion, was organized at Asheville, North Carolina, during the summer of 1862 with three companies, later increased to six. The men were from Buncombe, Haywood, Transylvania, and Madison counties. It was assi­gned to the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and served in the western part of North Carolina. In the spring of 1865 four additional companies from Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania counties joined the command. It now was also called the 79th Regiment-8th Cavalry. The regiment fought at Salisbury on April 12 and disbanded near Morgantown on April 17. Lieuten­ant Colonel James L. Henry and Major Charles M. Roberts were in command.

 

 

15th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion:

15th Cavalry Battalion was formed in July, 1863. Its four companies were made up of men from Pasquotank, Chowan, and Perqui­mans counties. It served in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and skirmished the Federals in Eastern North Ca­rolina. For a time it was active on the Blackwater line and later disbanded in Chowan County in May, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Ja­mes M. Wynn was in command.

 

 

16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion:

 

16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion [also called 75th Regiment-7th Cavalry] was formed in July, 1864, by consolidating the five North Carolina companies of the 7th Confederate Cavalry Regiment, the three North Carolina companies of the 62nd Georgia Cavalry Regiment, and Company C of the 12th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. Assigned to W.P. Roberts' Brigade, the unit skirmished the Federals in Eastern North Carolina and south of the James River, then was active in the Appomattox operations. During March, 1865, it contained 315 officers and men but surrendered with only 48. Lieutenant Colonels John B. Edelin and John T. Kennedy, and Major F.G. Pitt were in command. 

12th Battalion Partisan Rangers was organized in May, 1863, with three companies. Two were from Northampton and one from Bertie and Hertford counties. The unit skirmished in North Carolina, then moved to Virginia and on July 11, 1864, Companies A and B merged into the 59th North Carolina Regiment-4th Cavalry, and Company C transferred to the 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel J. Wheeler was in command.

 

 

15th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion (State Service:

 

15th Cavalry Battalion was formed in July, 1863. Its four companies were made up of men from Pasquotank, Chowan, and Perquimans counties. It served in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and skirmished the Federals in Eastern North Carolina. For a time it was active on the Blackwater line and later disbanded in Chowan County in May, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel James M. Wynn was in command.

 

 

Howard's Cavalry Company, North Carolina Local Defense:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

McRae's Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

Urkunden/Literatur:

- Weaver, Jeffry C.: McRae's Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry (1933)

 

 

 

d. Artillerie:

 

1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery:

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10th Regiment North Carolina Volunteers - 1st Artillery was organized at Raleigh, North Carolina, in June, 1861, and was composed of five light companies (A,C,D,E, and I) and five heavy companies (B,F,G,H, and K). Companies A, C, D, and E served in the Army of Northern Virginia and took part in the campaigns of that army. Only 1 man was present at Appomattox. Companies B,G,H, and I served in North Carolina. Company H disbanded sometime after the fight at Plymouth, and Companies B,G, and I surrendered with the Army of Tennessee as infantry. Company F was captured at Fort Fisher and Company K was stationed at Weldon, North Carolina and disbanded during the winter of 1864-1865. The field officers were Colonels James A.J. Bradford and Stephen D. Pool; Lieuten­ant Colonels John L. Bridgers and Henry T. Guion; and Majors Stephen D. Ramseur, James Reilly, Thomas Sparrow, and William B. Thompson.

 

 

1st Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery:

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1st Heavy Artillery Battalion was organized at Wilmington, North Carolina during the late spring of 1863 with four companies. Throughout the war it served in North Carolina and saw action at Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson. In March, 1865, the few remaining men were assigned to Hagood's Brigade as infantry. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Major Alexander MacRae was in command.

 

 

1st Battery, North Carolina Artillery:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

3rd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

3rd Battalion, North Carolina Light Artillery:

 

3rd Artillery Battalion, organized near Raleigh, North Carolina, in February, 1862, contained three companies. Its members were from Northampton, Chowan, Tyrrell, and Hertford counties. The unit served in the Richmond, Virginia, area, then returned to North Carolina where it was stationed at Wilmington and Fort Fisher. Most of Batteries B and C were captured at Fort Fisher and Battery A participated in the Battle of Bentonville. It was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. Major John W. Moore was in command.

 

 

4th Regiment, North Carolina Artillery:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

4th Battery, North Carolina Artillery:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

10th Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery:

 

10th Artillery Battalion [also called 2nd Battalion Heavy Artillery] was organized during the spring of 1862 at Wilmington, North Carolina, with three companies, later increased to four. The unit served at Fort Caswell and Wilmington, then in December, 1864, was active in the defense of Savannah. Later it saw action in the North Carolina Campaign as infantry and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Major Wilton L. *Young was in command.

 

 

13th Battalion, North Carolina Light Artillery:

 

13th Artillery Battalion was organized in December, 1863, with six companies. The men were from the counties of Cumberland, New Hanover, Beaufort, Orange, Craven, and Wake. It did not serve as one command. Companies A, B, C, D, and E were assigned to the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, fought at Bentonville, and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Company F (Branch Artillery) served with the Army of Northern Virginia and surrendered at Appomattox. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph B. Starr was in command.

Predecessor unit:

Branch Light Artillery was organized early in 1862 with men from Craven, Beaufort, and Wake counties. It first served in the Department of South Carolina and Georgia, then moved to Virginia. Here it was assigned to M.W. Henry's and J.C. Haskell's Battalion of Artillery and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Cedar Mountain to Cold Harbor. Later it was involved in the Petersburg siege and the Appomattox operations. This company was assigned to the 13th North Carolina Artillery Battalion on December 1, 1863, but never served with that command. It took about 110 men to Gettysburgand surrendered on April 9, 1865, with 3 officers and 24 men. Its commanders were Captains Henry G. Flanner, A.C. Latham, and John R. Potts

 

 

14th Battalion, North Carolina Artillery:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

22nd Battery, North Carolina Artillery:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Levi's Battery, Light Artillery, Thomas' North Carolina Legion:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Moseley's Company, North Carolina Artillery (Sampson Artillery):

 

Sampson Light Artillery was organized during the spring of 1864 at Wilmington, North Carolina. The unit contained about 130 offi­cers and men, and most were recruited in Sampson County. It served in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and took an active part in the defense of Fort Fisher. In January, 1865, the fort and most of the men were captured. Captain Abner A. Mo­seley was in command.

 

 

 

 

 

 

e. Sharpshooters:

 

1st North Carolina Sharpshooter Battalion:

s. Pvt Lee *Hendrix; Pvt Bennet *Spach; Pvt William E. *Spach

 

1st Battalion Sharpshooters [also called 9th Battalion- was organized at Gordonsville, Virginia, in May, 1862, with two companies from the 21st North Carolina Regiment. Its members were from Tadkin and Forsyth counties. During the war it was assigned to Ge­neral Trimble's, Hoke's, and R.D. Johnston's Brigade. After fighting in Jackson's Valley Campaign as part of the 21st Regiment, the unit participated in many conflicts of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Mine Run. It served in North Carolina during the winter of 1863-1864 and was active in the capture of Plymouth. Returning to Virginia, the battalion fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, was with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, then aided in the Appomattox Campaign. It sustained 9 casualties at Gaines' Mill and Malvern Hill, 11 on the Rappahannock, 15 at Groveton, and 11 at Chancellorsville. The unit surrende­red with 3 officers and 65 men, of which 46 were armed. Major Rufus W. Wharton was in command.

 

Literatur:

- Hendrix, Lee: Correspondence, 1862-63.Private in Co. B of the 1st North Carolina Sharpshooter Battalion. Collection consists of eight letters from Hendrix in camp in Front Royal, Virginia, and in a hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia, to Noah Beeson. Writes of lice in the camp and boredom between confrontations with the enemy. Mentions the Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862). Transcripts available. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide - Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms90-020).

 

 

9th Battalion, North Carolina Sharpshooters (1st Battalion):

s. 1st North Carolina Sharpshooter Battalion

 

 

 

 

 

f. Militia:

 

• 1st Regiment, North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

• 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

• 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

• 7th Regiment, North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

• 9th Regiment, North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

15th Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

16th Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

25th Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

30st Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

31st Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

32nd Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

33rd Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

37th Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

48th Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

51st Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

66th Battalion North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

68th Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

76th Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

109th Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

120th Regiment North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Allen's Company, North Carolina Local Defense:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Clark's Special Battalion, North Carolina Militia:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.