48th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

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Brief History
48th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was organized April 1862. It surrendered at Appomattax.

"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 - Union County Company B - Davidson County Company C - Iredell County Company D - Moore County Company E - Union County Company F - Union County Company G - Chatham County Company H - Davidson County Company I - Union County Company K - Forsyth County

The information about the companies comes from A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865

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.
 * Walter Clark. Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-'65 ( Nash Brothers, Book and Job Printers, Goldsboro, N.C., 1901). Internet Archive.