The Civil War in North Carolina North Carolina 6th Infantry Regiment State Troops

 
• ORGANIZATION:
  

  The 6th Infantry Regiment State Troops was organized at Halifax, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Cumberland, Gates, Johnston, Graven, Rowan, Bertie, Wilson, and Caswell. Ordered to Virginia, the regiment reached Manassas on July 19 and fought in the battle under General Longstreet. In April, 1862, it had 460 effectives and during the war was brigaded under Generals Early, Garland, Iverson, R.D. Johnston. It participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor , then was involved in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox Campaign. It had 180 men in action at Seven Pines , lost 10 killed, 22 wounded, and 4 missing during the Seven Days' Battles, and had 4 killed and 37 wounded at Chancellorsville . The unit took 473 men to Gettysburg , losing more than half, and reported 16 disabled at Bristoe and 3 at Mine Run . It surrendered with 7 officers and 76 men of which 48 were armed.

• OFFICERS:
  

  Colonels Thomas M. Garrett and Duncan K. McRae; and Lieutenant Colonels John C. Badham, William J. Hill, Joseph P. Jones, John W. Lea, and Peter J. Sinclair.

• ASSIGNMENTS:
  

• BATTLES:

  Seven Pines
  Seven Days' Battles
  Chancellorsville
  Gettysburg
  Williamsburg
  Bristoe
  Mine Run
  Cold Harbor
  

• ROSTERS:

  Company I - Cedar Fork Rifles
  

• BIBLIOGRAPHY:
  

   

• REFERENCES:

  REF: Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army
  Moore - Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War Between the States
  

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