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1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery

     

  • ORGANIZATION:

      This unit was also known as the 10th Regiment Volunteers. It was organized at Raleigh, North Carolina, in June, 1861, and was composed of five light companies (A,C,D,E, and I) and five heavy companies (B,F,G,H, and K).

  • OFFICERS:

      Bradford, James A. J. - Colonel
      Pool, Stephen D. - Colonel
      Bridgers, John L. - Lieutenant Colonel
      Guion, Henry T. - Lieutenant Colonel
      Ramseur, Stephen D. - Major
      Reilly, James - Major
      Sparrow, Thomas - Major
      Thompson, William B. - Major

  • ASSIGNMENTS:

      Companes A, C, D, and E served in the Army of Northern Virginia and took part in the campaigns of that army. Only 1 man was present at Appomattox. Companies B,G,H, and I served in North Carolina. Company H disbanded sometime after the fight at Plymouth, and Companies B,G, and I surrendered with the Army of Tennessee as infantry. Company F was captured at Fort Fisher and Company K was stationed at Weldon, North Carolina and disbanded during the winter of 1864-1865.

  • BATTLES:

  • ROSTERS:

      The composite roster of this regiment contains 3,274 men.

      Company A - Ellis Light Artillery
      Company C - Charlotte Artillery
      Company D - Reilly's Battery
      Company E - Wilmington Light Artillery
      Company I - Wilmington Horse Artillery

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Hill, Daniel H.
- Confederate Military History - North Carolina Volume
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Rigdon, John C.
Historical Sketch and Roster of the 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery
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Rigdon, John C.
The Civil War in North Carolina
 
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Rigdon, John C.
North Carolina Civil War Soldiers Index
 
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The Southern Historical Society Papers
 
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