North Carolina Civil War Confederate Units 20th through 59th

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The information in this list of North Carolina Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

Regiments 20th through 26th

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


 * 20th Regiment, North Carolina Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 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 Battery, North Carolina Artillery [formerly the 12th Volunteers] Organized near Raleigh, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Surrendered On April 9, 1865, with 13 officers and 97 men.


 * 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 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 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, and on April 9, 1865, only 8 officers and 69 were present.


 * 25th Regiment, North Carolina Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 26th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized in August, 1861, at "Crab Tree," a plantation three miles from Raleigh, North Carolina. Surrendered 10 officers and 120 men, April 9, 1865.

Regiments 27th through 32nd

 * 27th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Formed at New Bern, North Carolina, in June, 1861, as the 9th Regiment. Reorganized in September as the 17th, its designation was later changed to the 27th. Surrendered, 9 officers and 103 men.


 * 28th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized and mustered into Confederate service in September, 1861, at High Point, North Carolina. Surrendered 17 officers and 213 men.


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


 * 30th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 30th Regiment, North Carolina Militia Organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in October, 1861. Surrendered April 9, 1865 with 6 officers and 147 men.


 * 31st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at Wilmington, North Carolina, in September, 1861. Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 31st Regiment, North Carolina Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 32nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (Lenoir Braves) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 32nd Regiment, North Carolina Militia Organized at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, in April, 1862, using the 1st North Carolina Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. Surrendered with 4 officers and 110 men on April 9, 1865.

Regiments 33rd through 39th

 * 33rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry The 33rd Regiment, North Carolina Troops completed its organization at the old fair grounds at Raleigh, North Carolina in September of 1861. The soldiers were recruited in the counties of Iredell, Edgecombe, Cabarrus, Wilkes, Gates, Hyde, Cumberland, Forsyth, and Greene. On April 9, 1865, the regiment Surrendered 11 officers and 108 men at Appomattox.


 * 33rd Regiment, North Carolina Militia Organization at the old fair grounds at Raleigh, Norht Carolina, in September, 1861. Surrendered April 9, 1865 11 officers and 108 men.


 * 34th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Assembled at High Point, North Carolina, in October, 1861. Of the 310 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-one percent were disabled. Surrendered 21 officers and 145 men.


 * 35th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organization in November, 1861, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Surrended April 9, 1865,5 officers and 111 men.


 * 36th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry [also called Cape Fear Regiment] Organization at Forst 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 service in January 1862. Surrendered on April 12, 1865.


 * 37th Regiment, North Carolina Militia Assembled at High Point, North Carolina, in November,1861. Of the 379 engaged at Gettysburg, more than thirty percent were disabled. Surrendered 10 officers and 98 men.


 * 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.

Regiments 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. Very few surrendered 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. SurrenderedI April, 1865 15 officers and 102 men.


 * 47th Battalion, North Carolina Home Guards Organized in March, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Surrendered 5 officers and 72 men.


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


 * 48th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized April 1862. Surrendered at Appomattax.


 * 48th Regiment, North Carolina Militia Organization in March, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Surrendered 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.

Regiments 50th through 59th

 * 50th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organizized April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Mustered less than half the totalled 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.


 * 51st Regiment, North Carolina Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 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.


 * 59th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops Formed during August, 1862, Garysburg, North Carolina. Surrendered 40 men on April 9, 1865.