16th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Brief History
The Regiment was formed at Raleigh, North Carolina with company members being from Burke County, North Carolina. They were to become known as "Burke Tigers." On November 14, 1861, by special order #222 they were re-designated the 16th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. On April 9, 1865, the 16th North Carolina surrendered 95 members, (12 Officers and 83 men), at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

"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
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2714 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 - many men from Jackson County

Company B - many men from Madison County

Company C - many men from Yancey County

Company D - many men from Rutherford County

Company E - many men from Burke County

Company F - many men from Buncombe County

Company G - many men from Rutherford County

Company H - many men from Macon County

Company I - many men from Henderson County

Company K - many men from Polk County

Company L - many men from Haywood County

Company M - many men from Gaston County

Company N - many men from Rutherford County (Transferred)

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


 * Clark, Walter. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-'65.Wendell, N.C. (Rte. 2, Box 28A, Wendell 27591),


 * John Wheeler Moore. Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States. (Raleigh: Ash &amp; Gatling, State printers, 1882).


 * Mills, George Henry. History of the 16th North Carolina Regiment (originally 6th N.C. Regiment) in the Civil War. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990)  and (New York, New York : Edmonston Pub., 1992)