North Carolina Civil War Confederate Infantry Units

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Units 1st through 9th

 * 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry ,usually known as the Bethel Regiment. Oganized at Raleigh, North Carolina, in May, 1861. Disbanded and returned to North Carolina on November 12, 1861. Many of the men transferred to the 11th North Carolina Regiment.


 * 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at the race track near Warrenton, North Carolina, during the spring of 1861. Surrendered 10 officers and 61 men in April, 1865.


 * 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry Formed at Garysburg, North Carolina, during the fall of 1861. Surrendered with 3 officers and 49 men.


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Assembled at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on 9 April 1865.


 * 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organization at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia with 4 officers and 53 men on 9 April. 1865.


 * 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organization in May, 1862, at Camp Hill, near Garysburg, North Carolina. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on 9 April 1865.


 * 5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Halifax, North Carolina, in July,1861. Surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia 9 April 1865.


 * 6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Camp Alamance, near Company Shops (Burlington), North Carolina, in May, 1861. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April, 1865 with 6 officers and 175 men of which 72 were armed.


 * 7th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Camp Mason, near Graham, North Carolina, in August, 1861. Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee On February 26, 1865 with 13 officers and 139 men. A detachment surrendered at Appomattox with 1 officer and 18 men.


 * 8th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organization at Camp Macon, near Warrenton, North Carolina, in September, 1861 Surrendered on April 26, 1865.

Units 10th through 18th

 * 10th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. See 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery 10th Regiment Volunteers-1st Artillery.


 * 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (Bethel Regiment) Organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in March, 1862. It lost over half of the 617 at Gettysburg, reported 15 casualties at Bristoe. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Viginia, on 9 April 1862, 8 officers and 74 men.


 * 12th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized near Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. Surrendered 8 officers and 139 men of which 76 were armed.


 * 13th Battalion, North Carolina Infantry "Organized 19 May 1863. Consolidated with the 8th Battalion North Carolina Partisan Rangers to form the 66th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry on 2 October 1863.


 * 13th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry formerly the 3rd Volunteers. Organized at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861, with 1,100 men. Totaled 575 effectives in April, 1862. Surrendered 22 officers and 193 men.


 * 14th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 4th Volunteers Organization in June, 1861, at Garysburg, North Carolina. Surrendered 7 officers and 107 men at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on 9 April 1865.[


 * 15th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 5th Volunteers Organized at Garysburg, North Carolina, in June, 1861, with about 800 officers and men. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House. The records show 16 officers and 122 men were present on 9 April 1865.


 * 16th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Formed at Raleigh, North Carolina with company members being from Burke County, North Carolina. They were to become known as "Burke Tigers." November 14, 1861, was redesignated the 16th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. On April 9, 1865, surrendered 95 members, (12 Officers and 83 men), at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.


 * 17th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 17th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (1st Organization) [formerly the 7th Volunteers] Assembled at Plymouth, North Carolina, in June, 1861. Surrendered on April 26, 1865, with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 17th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (2nd Organization) Organized at Camp Mangum, Raleigh, in May 1862, and was the successor to the disbanded 17th Regiment North Carolina Troops (1st Organization). Mustered into serve for three years or the duration of the war. Disbanded at Center Church Randolph County, on 2 May 1865.


 * 18th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry [formerly the 8th Volunteers] Organized at Camp Wyatt, near Carolina Beach, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Surrendered at Appomattox Court house, Virginia, on 9 April 1865, 12 officers and 81 men.

Units 20th through 29th

 * 20th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry [formerly the 10th Volunteers] Assembled at Smithfield and Fort Caswell, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on 9 April 1865, with 4 officers and 71 men of which only 9 were armed.


 * 21st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry [formerly the 11thVolunteers Organized at Danville, Virginia, in June, 1861. Surrendered In April, 1865, with 6 officers and 117 men of which 40 were armed.


 * 22nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry "Organized with 12 companies as the 12th Infantry Regiment Volunteers at Raleigh, Wake County, on July 11 1861. Companies C and D became Companies A, 28th, and A, 26th Infantry Regiments before the regiment was mustered in. Mustered into Confederate service for 12 months at Raleigh, Wake County, during the summer of 1861. Reorganized on June 13, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865.


 * 23rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry [formerly the 13th Volunteers] Organized at Weldon, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1862, 4 officers and 82 men of which 35 were armed.


 * 24th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry [ formerly the 14th Volunteers] Organized at Weldon, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek. Surrendered at Appromattox Court House, Virginia, on 9 April 1865, 1 Assistant-Surgeon and 54 men.


 * 25th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry [} formerly the 15th Volunteers] Assembled at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in August, 1861. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865.


 * 26th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized in August, 1861, at "Crab Tree," a plantation three miles from Raleigh, North Carolina. Reorganized on 21 April 1862. Surrendered at Appomatox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865.


 * 27th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Formed at New Bern, North Carolina, in June, 1861, as the 9th Regiment. Reorganized in September as the 17th. Designation was later changed to the 27th. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, 9 April 1865.


 * 28th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized and mustered into Confederate service in September, 1861, at High Point, North Carolina. Reorganized for the war on 12 April 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865.


 * 29th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in September, 1861. Surrendered in May, 1865.

Units 30th through 39th

 * 30th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Camp Mangum near Raleigh, Wake County, on 26 September 1861. Surrendered 9 April 1865 with the Army of Northern Virginia.


 * 31st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry first organized for 12 months at Hill's Point, Beaufort County, on 19 September 1861. Reorganized for the war at Camp, Mangum, Raleigh, Wake County, on 17 September 1862. Surrendered at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina, on 26 April 1865.


 * 32nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (Lenoir Braves) Organized July 1862. Surrendered with the Northern Army of Virginia 9 April 1865.


 * 33rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at the old fair grounds at Raleigh, North Carolina in September of 1861. Surrendered 11 officers and 108 men at Appomattox April 9, 1865.


 * 34th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Assembled at High Point, North Carolina, in October, 1861. Reorganized 18 April 1862. It Surrendered 9 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.


 * 35th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organization in November, 1861, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Surrendered April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.


 * 36th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry [also called Cape Fear Regiment] Organization at Fort Caswell, North Carolina, in May, 1862. After the capture of Fort Fisher, it served as infantry in the Battle of Bentonville. Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 37th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Mustered into Confederate service in January 1862. Surrendered April 12,1865.


 * 38th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized in January, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Surrendered April 9, 1865,with 21 officers and 110 men.


 * 39th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry 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. Surrendered May 4, 1865.

Units 40th through 49th

 * 40th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops Organized at Bald Head, Smith's Island, North Carolina, in November, 1863, from heavy artillery companies formed in 1861 and 1862. In 1865 the unit was converted to infantry and assigned to Hagood's Brigade. Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee on April 26.


 * 42nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Salibury, North Carolina, in April, 1862. Surrendered on April 26, 1865 with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 43rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Assembled at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in March, 1862. Surrendered on April 9, 1865, 9 officers and 164 men.


 * 44th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organization in March, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Surrendered 8 officers and 74 men on April 9, 1865.


 * 45th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in April, 1862. Surrendered with 7 officers and 88 men.


 * 46th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized in March, 1862, at Camp Magnum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Surrendered April, 1865 15 officers and 102 men.


 * 47th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized, March, 1862. On April 9, 1865, the 45th arrived at Appomattox,and surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia.


 * 48th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organization in March, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Surrendered April 9, 1865 with 12 officers and 87 men.


 * 49th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized in March, 1862, at Garysburg, North Carolina. Surrendered 11 officers and 95 men on April 9, 1865.

Units 50th through 59th

 * 50th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Mustered less than half the totaled number, about 900 effectives in November, 1864. Surrendered a force of nearly 250 on April 26.


 * 51st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Wilmington, North Carolina, in April, 1862. Very few surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 52nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized in March, 1862, at Garysburg, North Carolina. Surrendered 11 officers and 95 men on April 9, 1865.


 * 53rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Totalled about 900 effectives in November, 1864. Mustered less than half that number in March, 1865. Surrendered a force of nearly 250 on April 26.


 * 54th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Assembled at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in May, 1862. Surrendered with 4 officers and 53 men of which 23 were armed.


 * 55th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in May, 1862. Surrendered with 4 officers and 77 men on April 9, 1865.


 * 56th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized July, 1862, at Camp Magnum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Surrenderd with the Army of Northern Virginia.


 * 57th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Salisbury, North Carolina, in July, 1862. Surrendered with 6 officers and 74 men of which 31 were armed on April 9, 1865.


 * 58th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized in Mitchell County, North Carolina, in July, 1862. Surrender on April 26, 1865.

Units 60th through 69th

 * 60th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Greenville, Tennessee, during the summer of 1862 by adding four companies to the 6th North Carolina State Infantry Battalion. Mustered a force of 106 in January, 1865. Surrendered in April, a few men.


 * 61st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Wilmington, North Carolina, in August, 1862. Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee in April, 1865.


 * 62nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Formed at Waynesville, North Carolina, in July, 1862. Assigned to General Gracie's Brigade, July, 1863, and stationed at Cumberland Gap. Surrendered in September many troops. A number escaped from being captured. They returned to the Asheville area and in April, 1864 had 178 men present. Disbanded near the French Broad River.


 * 64th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (Allen's) Organized during the summer of 1862. Attached to General Gracie's Brigade July, 1863 and stationed at Cumberland Gap. Here most of the regiment was captured in September. Some did escape. Disbanded near the French Broad River.


 * 66th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Kinston, North Carolina in August 1863 by combining the Eight Battalion, consisting of six companies and the Forth Battalion of four companies. 2 May 1865 at Bush Hill, signed paroles and scattered to their various homes.


 * 67th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized in January, 1864, near Kinston, North Carolina. Disbanded near Stantonsburg on April 28, 1865.


 * 68th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized in July, 1863. It was raised for the protection of the State, mustered into its service and was never turned over to the Confederacy. Surrendered April, 1865.


 * 69th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Units 70th through 75th
No regiments with these numbers are in the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors system. Compendium of The Confederate Armies does include histories for these units.


 * 70th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry See: 1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves


 * 71st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry See: 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves


 * 72nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry See: 3rd Regiment North Carolina Junior Reserves


 * 73rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry See: 4th Regiment North Carolina Senior Reserves


 * 74th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry See: 5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves

Units 76th, 95th, and 11th

 * 76th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Also known as: 6th Infantry Regiment, Senior Reserves Organized by the consolidation of Moss' Infantry Battalion, Senior Reserves, with other units on 23 January, 1865. It was included in the surrender of the Army of Tennessee, at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina, on 26 April 1865.


 * 77th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry


 * 95th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 111th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Units A through Z

 * Infantry Regiment, Thomas' North Carolina Legion "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * General and Staff Officers, North Carolina Infantry "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.


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


 * Whitford's Infantry Battalion, see 11th Battalion, North Carolina Home Guards