North Carolina Civil War Confederate Units 1st through 4th

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The information in this list of North Carolina Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

1st Battalions and Regiments

 * 1st Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery - Confederate Organized at Wilmington, North Carolina during the late spring of 1863 with four companies. In March, 1865, the few remaining men were assigned to Hagood's Brigade as infantry. Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 1st Battalion, North Carolina Home Guards - Confederate "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves- Confederate 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.[


 * 1st Battery, North Carolina Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Brigade, North Carolina Reserves - Confederate "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery 10th Regiment Volunteers-1st Artillery. Organized at Raleigh, North Carolina, in June, 1861. Disbanded during the winter of 1864-1865.


 * 1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry 9th Regiment Volunteers-1st Cavalry was organized at Camp Beauregard, Ridgeway, North Carolina, in August, 1861.


 * 1st Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men Organized on or just prior to October 1,1864. Probably organized at Salisbury.


 * 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry,usually known as the Bethel Regiment. Oganized at Raleigh, North Carolina, in May, 1861. Disbanded and returned to North Carolina on November 12, 1861. Many of the men transferred to the 11th North Carolina Regiment.


 * 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organized at the race track near Warrenton, North Carolina, during the spring of 1861. Surrendered 10 officers and 61 men in April, 1865.


 * 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Union Authorized by Gen. Burnside May, 1862. Organized June 7, 1862.


 * 1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves Formed in July, 1864, at Weldon, North Carolina, by consolidating the 1st and 6th Junior Reserves Battalions which had just been organized. Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 1st Regiment, North Carolina Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, North Carolina Volunteers "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

2nd Battalions and Regiments

 * 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Home Guards "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry Formed at Garysburg, North Carolina, during the fall of 1861. Surrendered with 3 officers and 49 men.


 * 2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense Troops "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery (36th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry) (also know as"The Cape Fear Regiment) Organization at Forst Caswell, North Carolina, in May, 1862. After the capture of Fort Fisher, it served as infantry in the Battle of Bentonville Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Conscripts "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men Organized late in 1864 and sent to Salisbury, North Carolina. Probably captured in the engagement at Salisbury on April 12, 1865.


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Assembled at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. Surrendered only 6 officers and 48 men.


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Union Organized at New Berne, N.C., November, 1863. Consolidated with 1st North Carolina Infantry February 27, 1865.


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Invalid Corps "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves Formed in December, 1864, by consolidating the just organized 2nd and 5th Junior Reserve Battalions. Surrender on April 26, 1865.


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit."


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Mounted Infantry Union Organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, October, 1863. Mustered out August 16, 1865.


 * 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit."

3rd Battaions and Regiments

 * 3rd Battalion, North Carolina "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves Formed in January,1865, by consolidating the 4th, 7th, and 8th Junior Reserve Battalions. Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.


 * 3rd Battalion, North Carolina Light Artillery Organized near Raleigh, North Carolina, in February, 1862, contained three companies. Most of Batteries B and C were captured at Fort Fisher. Battery A participated in the Battle of Bentonville. Surrender on April 26, 1865.


 * 3rd Battalion, North Carolina Senior Reserves Organized with three companies at Goldsboro on 31 May 1864. Increased to a regiment and designated as the 78th Infantry Regiment (8th Senior Reserves) in early 1865.


 * 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery Also known as the (40th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops.) Organized January 1862. Surrendered 26 April 1865.


 * 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Home Guards "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organization at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. Surrendered with 4 officers and 53 men in April. 1865.


 * 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Mounted Infantry Union Organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, June, 1864. Mustered out August 8, 1865.


 * 3rd Regiment, North Carolina State Troops "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 41st Regiment Volunteers - 3rd Cavalry Organized at Kinston, North Carolina, during the fall of 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox February, 1864

4th Battalions and Regiments

 * 4th Regiment, North Carolina Home Guards "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 4th Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 4th Battery, North Carolina Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 4th Regiment, North Carolina Artillery "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 4th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (59th North Carolina State Troops) See history for 59th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops.


 * 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Organization in May, 1862, at Camp Hill, near Garysburg, North Carolina. Records show 8 officers and 101 men present on April 9, 1865.


 * 4th Regiment, North Carolina Militia "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * 4th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves Organized in early 1865. Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee, at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina, on 26 April 1865. Does not appear in the Official Records. Also known as the 73rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment.