1st Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves- Confederate

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Brief History
Ogranized with three companies at Camp Holmes, near Raleigh, on 25 May 1864. Fourth company added on 15 June 1864. Consolidated with the 6th Infantry Battalion, Junior Reserves, and designated as the 70th Infantry Regiment (1st Junior Reserves) at Weldon on 4 July 1864.

"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 Buncombe County and McDowell County

Company B - many men from Rutherford County

Company C - many men from Haywood County, Henderson County, Rutherford County and Polk County

Company D - many men from Alexander County, Wilkes County and Ashe County

Company E - many men from Yadkin County and Surry County Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster.