5th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion

NOTE: Organized in the autumn of l862; merged with the 6th NC Cav (which see).

Clark, Walter, ed. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the

Great War, l86l‑'65.... Vol. 4. Wendell, NC: Broadfoot, 1982. pp. 271‑92 (12 photocopied pages). E573.4H57.1982v4. (Unit history and roster of officers).

Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books,

1987. Ref.

See p. 215 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the battalion's service.

Manarin, Louis H. comp. North Carolina Troops, 1861‑1865: A Roster. Vol. 2. Raleigh, NC:

Office of Arch & Hist, 1968. E573.3M3v2.

See pp. 337‑38 (2 photocopied pages) for a brief history of the battalion. Subsequent pages contain a unit roster.

Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina. NY: Facts on File,

1992. p. 67 (1 photocopied pages). E573S53.1992. (Unit organizational history).