1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry

Brief History
1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry 9th Regiment Volunteers - 1st Cavalry was organized at Camp Beauregard, Ridgeway, North Carolina, in August, 1861. Remaining troops surrendered at Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2572 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

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" - mostly from Jefferson County and Ashe County

Company "B" - mostly from Northampton County

Company "C" - mostly from Mecklenburg County

Company "D" - mostly from Boone County and Watauga County

Company "E" - mostly from Warrenton County

Company "F" - mostly from Cabarrus County

Company "G" - mostly from Buncombe County

Company "H" - mostly from Wayne County

Company "I" - mostly from Duplin County

Company "K" - mostly from Franklin County, and Macon County

The information about the companies comes from the 1st North Carolina Regiment of Cavalry.

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


 * Barringer, Rufus. The First North Carolina : a famous cavalry regiment. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990),


 * Rea, D. B. Sketches from Hampton's Cavalry : embracing the principal exploits of the cavalry in the campaigns of 1862 and 1863. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990),