6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

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Brief History
6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was organized at Camp Alamance, near Company Shops (Burlington), North Carolina, in May, 1861. It surrendered with 6 officers and 175 men of which 72 were armed.

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 - principally from Mecklenburg County Company B - principally from Orange County Company C - principally from Orange County Company D - principally from Burke County Company E - principally from Burke, McDowell,Mitchell and Yancey Counties Company F - principally from Alamance County Company G - principally from Rowan County Company H - principally from Caswell County Company I - principally from Wake and Chatham County Company K - principally from Alamance County

The above information about the companies comes from Sketch of the Sixth Regiment, N. C. State Troops By Neill W. Ray and  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

 * 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.


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