24th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Brief History
24th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry [formerly the 14th Volunteers] was organized at Weldon, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Re-designated as the 24th Infantry Regiment on 14 November 1861. Reorganized on 16 May 1862. Company D assigned on 16 May 1862. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek. It Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on 9 April 1865, 1 Assistant-Surgeon and 54 men.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2383 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A - primarily from Person County

Company B - primarily from Onslow County

Company C - primarily from Johnston County

Company D - primarily from Halifax County

Company E - primarily from Johnston County

Company F - primarily from Cumberland County

Company G - primarily from Robeson County

Company H - primarily from Person County

Company I - primarily from Johnston County

Company K - primarily from Franklin County

The information about the companies comes from A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865  Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘North Carolina in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * North Carolina in the Civil War describes many sources, specifically for North Carolina, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * John Wheeler Moore. Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States. (Raleigh : Ash & Gatling, State printers, 1882). Internet Archive