Author : John Rigdon
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781720512677
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (126 download)
Book Synopsis Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Car, 1st Infantry Regiment State Troops by : John Rigdon
Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Car, 1st Infantry Regiment State Troops written by John Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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