5th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves

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Brief History
Organized by the consolidation of Stowe's Infantry Battalion, Senior Reserves, with other units in early 1865. Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee, 26 April 1865. Does not appear in the Official Records. Also known as the 74th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry.

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
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 - many men from Wilkes County

Company B - many men from Ashe County and Alleghany County

Company C - many men from Surry County

Company D - many men from Alexander County and Caldwell County

Company E - many men from in the eight counties of the 8th Congressional District; Rowan County, Mecklenburg County, Union County, Catawba County, Gaston County, Cleveland County, and Lincoln County

Company F - many men from the ten counties of thre 9th Congressional District; Ashe County, Alleghany County, Surry County, Wilkes County, Yadlin, County, Bure County, Caldwell County, Alexander County, Iredell County, and Davie County

Company G - many men from the fifteen counties of the 10th Congressional District; Rutherford, Henderson, McDowell, Buncomb, Watauga, Mitchell, Yancy, Madison, Haywood, Transylvania, Jackson, Macon, Clay, and Cherokee.

Company H - many men from Yadkin County

Company I - many men from Burke County and Caldwell County

Company K - many men from Wilkes County

Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster.

Other Sources
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.