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The North Carolina 7th Infantry Regiment 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, and then advanced 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 Days Battles to Cold Harbor, and then was involved in the Siege of Petersburg 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 ordered 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 North Carolina 34th 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.
The North Carolina 38th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in January, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Its members were recruited in the counties of Duplin, Yadkin, 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. Company A - "Spartan Band" - Duplin CountyCompany B - "Men of Yadkin" - Yadkin CountyCompany C - "Sampson Farmers" - Sampson CountyCompany D - "Sampson Ployboys" - Sampson CountyCompany E - "Richmond Boys" - Richmond CountyCompany F - "Sulphur Wild Cats" - Catawba CountyCompany G - "Rocky Face Rangers" - Alexander County Company H - "Uwharrie Boys" - Randolph CountyCompany I - "Cleveland Marksmen" - Cleveland County Company K - "Carolina Boys" - Cumberland County
The North Carolina 49th 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, Rutherford, and Lincoln. Assigned to General R. Ransom's and M.W. Ransom's Brigade, the unit fought with the Army of Northern Virginia beginning with the Seven Days' Battles.Following Fredericksburg in December of 1862, the 49th was transferred to North Carolina, thus missing Gettysburg and the other major battles of 1863. It returned to Virginia and participated in the Siege of Petersburg, surrendering at Appomattox.Companies Company A - Rutherford County(1st) Co. B, Chatham Cossacks (2nd) Co. B, Beatties Ford Rifles Co. C, Capt. P.B. Chambers' Co. Co. D, Capt. Wm. M. Black's Co. Co. F, Capt. Jas. T. Davis' Co. - Mecklenburg Guards Co. G, Kings Mountain Tigers Co. H, Gaston Rangers Co. I, Catawba Marksmen Co. K, Pleasant Home Guards
The North Carolina 37th Infantry Regiment 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. It fought throughout the war in Virginia. It surrendered 10 officers and 98 men at Appomattox. Company A - Ashe County Company B- Watauga County Company C- Mecklenburg County Company D- Union County Company E- Watauga & Alexander County Company F- Wilkes County Company G- Alexander County Company H- Gaston County Company I- Mecklenburg County Company K- Alleghany County
The North Carolina 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.
The North Carolina 58th Infantry Regiment was wholly composed of men from the mountain region of northwestern North Carolina. This regiment, originally known as the 5th Battalion North Carolina Partisan Rangers, was commanded by Colonel John B. Palmer of Mitchell county. It was organized in Mitchell County, North Carolina, in July, 1862. Some battle honors for the 58th are as follows: Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Dalton, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Dallas, Kennesaw Mountain, Kolbs Farm, and Bentonville. The companies of the 58th were recruited in the counties of Mitchell, Yancey, Watauga, Caldwell, McDowell, and Ashe. Company A - Mitchell Co.; Organized 6/10/62Company B - Yancy Co.; Organized 5/17/62Company C - Yancy Co.; Organized 5/29/62Company D - Watauga Co.; Organized 6/27/62Company E - Caldwell Co.; Organized 7/29/62Company F - McDowell Co.; Organized 7/14/62Company G - Yancy Co.; Organized 7/11/62Company H - Caldwell Co.; Organized 3/15/62Company I - Watauga Co.; Organized 7/15/62Company K - Mitchell Co.; Organized 5/17/62Company L - Ashe Co.; Organized 7/20/62Company M - Ashe Co. and Watauga Co.;Organized 9/26/62 (This company merged with Company G in 1863.)
The North Carolina 67th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in January, 1864, near Kinston, North Carolina. The unit contained one cavalry and nine infantry companies, and totaled about 625 officers and men. Its members were from Craven, Wilson, Jones, Duplin, Pitt, and Wayne counties. The 67th was attached to the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. It skirmished around New Bern, NC in Craven County. New Bern had been captured by the Yankees early in 1862 and continued in their control until the end of the war.Company A, from Craven, James H. Tolson, CaptainCompany B, from Craven, Stephen Barrington, CaptainCompany C, from Wilson, D. W. Edwards, CaptainCompany D, from Craven, Daniel A. Cogdell, CaptainCompany E, Charles A. White CaptainCompany F, from Craven, David P. Whitford, CaptainCompany G, Asa W. Jones, CaptainCompany H, from Duplin, Jones and Craven, Christopher D. Foy, CaptainCompany I, from Pitt, Edward F. White, CaptainCompany K (cavalry)