ORGANIZATION: The 20th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 10th Volunteers AKA the North Carolina 2nd Infantry Regiment Detalied Men. It was assembled at Smithfield and Fort Caswell, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were drawn from the counties of Brunswick, Columbus, Cabarrus, Duplin, and Sampson. After serving in North Carolina, the unit moved to Virginia and was assigned to General Garland's, Iverson's, and R.D. Johnston's Brigade. It participated in the various campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles, 11 killed and 30 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, and 3 wounded at Fredericksburg . It reported 77 casualties at Chancellorsville , and of the 372 engaged at Gettysburg , more than sixty-five percent were disabled. The unit surrendered with 4 officers and 71 men of which only 9 were armed. Its field officers were Colonels Alfred Iverson and Thomas F. Toon; Lieutenant Colonels John S. Brooks, Franklin J. Faison, Nelson Slough, and William H. Toon; and Major Duncan J. Devane. OFFICERS: ASSIGNMENTS: BATTLES: ROSTERS: BIBLIOGRAPHY:   REFERENCES: REF: Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army Moore - Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War Between the States Researching this unit? Here's what's available. Hill, Daniel H. - Confederate Military History - North Carolina Volume 2 vols. Hardback 863 pgs. $90.00 2 vols. Paperback 863 pgs. $60.00 CD-ROM $15.00 Rigdon, John C. Historical Sketch and Roster of the 2nd Regiment North Carolina Detailed Men Paperback $19.95 CD-ROM $15.00 Rigdon, John C. The Civil War in North Carolina   CD-ROM $35.00 Rigdon, John C. North Carolina Civil War Soldiers Index   CD-ROM $12.00 The Southern Historical Society Papers   CD-ROM $69.95 The Civil War in North Carolina © - 2001 Eastern Digital Resources   The Civil War in North Carolina Index