Thomas' North Carolina Legion

Brief History
Thomas' North Carolina Legion was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, during September, 1862. It surrendered at Waynesville on May 10, 1865.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Thomas' Legion was incorporated into a brigade. The component parts of this legion were:


 * Infantry Regiment, Thomas' North Carolina Legion
 * Walker's Battalion, Thomas' North Carolina Legion
 * Levi's Battery, Light Artillery, Thomas' North Carolina Legion
 * Indian Battalion, Thomas' North Carolina Legion

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 14 men on its roster for this unit. Possibly this unit did not complete its organization, and the men went to other units. 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.