3rd Battalion, North Carolina Senior Reserves

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Brief History
Organized with three companies at Goldsboro on 31 May 1864. Increased to a regiment and designated as the 78th Infantry Regiment (8th Senior Reserves) in early 1865.

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

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A - many men from Franklin County

Company C - many men from Granville County

Captain Mark Durham's Company - many men from Orange County

Captain D W William's Company - many men from Warren County and Nash County

Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster.&lt;ref&gt;Mathew M Brown., and Michael W Coffey. North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. Vol 18. Raleigh, N.C.: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1966. &lt;/ref&gt;

Other Sources
National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.