Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Car, 1st Infantry Regiment State Troops
Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Car, 1st Infantry Regiment State Troops

Author: John Rigdon

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-05-30

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9781720512677

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The North Carolina 1st Infantry Regiment State Troops was organized at the race track near Warrenton, North Carolina, during the spring of 1861, 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. This regiment participated in the campaigns in Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, was with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and shared in the Appomattox operations. They 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 . The regiment surrendered 10 officers and 61 men in April, 1865. Company A - "Albemarle Guards" - Chowan County Company B - "Wilkes Volunteers" - Wilkes County Company C - "Lillington Rifle Guards" - Harnett County Company D - Lincoln County and Orange County Company E - New Hanover County Company F - "Hertford Greys" - Hertford County Company G - "Washington Volunteers" - Washington County Company H - Martin County Company I - " Wake Light Infantry" - Wake County Company K - Halifax County

Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Carolina 34th Infantry Regiment
Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Carolina 34th Infantry Regiment

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-08-07

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0359839495

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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.

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The North Carolina 23rd Infantry Regiment State Troops
Historical Sketch And Roster Of The North Carolina 23rd Infantry Regiment State Troops

Author: John C Rigdon

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-08

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9781657545212

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The North Carolina 23rd Infantry Regiment, formerly the 13th Volunteers, was organized at Weldon, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were raised in the counties of Anson, Lincoln, Montgomery, Richmond, Granville, Catawba, and Gaston. Seven companies arrived in Virginia on July 21; the other three came in August. First assigned to the Potomac District in the Department of Northern Virginia, it was later placed under the command of Generals Early, Garland, Iverson, and R.D.Johnston. The 23rd fought with the army from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, served in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley, and was active around Appomattox. It totalled 540 effectives in April, 1862, lost 84 during the Seven Days' Battles, had 18 killed and 35 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, and suffered 1 wounded at Fredericksburg. Of the 430 engaged at Chancellorsville, forty percent were disabled, and more than eighty percent of the 316 at Gettysburg were killed, wounded, or missing. It surrendered 4 officers and 82 men of which 35 were armed. The companies of the regiment and their commanding chiefs were as follows: Company A - Captain William F. Marllee, Anson.Company B - Captain George W. Seagle, Lincoln.Company C - Captain C. J. Cochran, Montgomery.Company D - Captain Louis H. Webb, Richmond.Company E - Captain James H. Horner, Granville.Company F - Captain M. F. McCorkle, Catawba.Company G - Captain Charles C. Blacknall, Granville.Company H - Captain E. M. Fairis, Gaston.Company I - Captain Rufus Amis, Granville.Company K - Captain Robert D. Johnston, Lincoln

Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Carolina 32nd Infantry Regiment
Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Carolina 32nd Infantry Regiment

Author: John C. Rigdon

Publisher: North Carolina Regimental Hist

Published: 2019-02-15

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9781796967265

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The North Carolina 32nd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Lenoir Braves, 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.This book focuses on the involvement of the 32nd at Gettysburg, showing the monuments which were erected after the war, and the positions and movements of Daniel's Brigade.- Co. A, formerly Co. L, 2nd Regt. N.C. Vols. (subsequently, l2th Regt. North Carolina State Troops) - (1st) Co. B Independent Grays, Capt. J.T.P.D. Cohoon's Co.; formerly Co. A, 7th Regt. N.C. Vols. (subs. 17th Regt. North Carolina State Troops) - (2nd) Co. B Camden Greys; formerly Co. M, 2nd Regt. N.C. Vols. (subs. 12th Regt. North Carolina State Troops) - Co. C; formerly Co. N, 2nd Regt. N.C. Vols. (subs. 12th Regt. North Carolina State Troops) - Co. D; formerly Co. O, 2nd Regt. N.C. Vols. (subs. 12th Regt. North Carolina State Troops) - (1st) Co. H, N.C. Defenders, Capt. Lukes' Co. - (2nd) Co. H, formerly (1st) Co. H, 12th Regt. North Carolina State Troops - (1st) Co. I, Jonesboro Guards, Capt. Wm. A. Duke's Co. - (2nd) Co. I, Chatham Rifles, formerly Co. M, 5th Regt. N.C. Vols. (subs. 15th Regt. North Carolina State Troops) - (1st) Co. K, Lenoir Braves, Capt. Wm. Sutton, captured at Hatteras Aug. 1861. Exchanged about Feb. 1862. Assigned to this Regt. while paroled, but apparently not recognized by Sec. of War. - (2nd) Co. K, formerly Co. L, 5th Regt. N.C. Vols. (subs. 15th Regt. North Carolina State Troops)

Historical Sketch and Roster of The North Carolina 1st Infantry Regiment Junior Reserves
Historical Sketch and Roster of The North Carolina 1st Infantry Regiment Junior Reserves

Author: John C Rigdon

Publisher:

Published: 2019-12-26

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9781651427415

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The North Carolina 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 was made up of boys between the ages of fifteen and eighteen. It was 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 Companies were organized from the counties of Warren, Franklin, Nash, Granville, Wake, Randolph, Chatham, Martin, Northampton, and Chowan.

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The North Carolina 4th Infantry Regiment State Troops
Historical Sketch And Roster Of The North Carolina 4th Infantry Regiment State Troops

Author: John C Rigdon

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-04

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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The 4th Regiment North Carolina State Troops was organized at Camp Hill near Garysburg and Weldon in May of 1861 and accepted into Confederate service in June of '61. It recruited its members in Iredell, Rowan, Wayne, Beaufort, Wilson, and Davie counties. They were sent to Richmond and then on to Manasses Junction, where it was garrisoned with the 27th and 28th Georgia Infantry, and the 49th Regiment Virginia Calvary -- all under the command of Col. George Anderson of the 4th NC. The 4th fought throughout the war in Virginia, surrendering 8 officers and 101 men at Appomattox. - Company A - Iredell County - Company B - Rowan County - Company C - Iredell County - Company D - Wayne County - Company E - Southern Guards - Beaufort County - Company F - Wilson County - Company G - Davie County - Company H - Iredell County - Company I - Pamlico Rifles - Beaufort County - Company K - Rowan County

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The North Carolina 38th Infantry Regiment
Historical Sketch And Roster Of The North Carolina 38th Infantry Regiment

Author: John C Rigdon

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-17

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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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