68th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Brief History
The Sixty-eighth regiment was organized in July, 1863. It was raised for the protection of the State, mustered into it's service and was never turned over to the Confederacy. General R. E. Lee surrendered April, 1865 and the Sixty-eighth regiment came to an end.

"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 Pasquotank County.

Company B - many men from Camden County.

Company C - many men from Camden County

Company D - many men from Hertford County.

Company E - mostly from Bertie County

Company F - many men from Bertie County

Company G - many men from Pasquotank County.

Company H - many men from Chowan County

Company I - many men from Gates County

Company K - many men from Herford County

The above information about the companies comes from Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-'65. Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: a roster.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 245 men on its roster for this unit. 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.


 * Walter Clark. Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-'65 (Nash Brothers, Book and Job Printers, Goldsboro, N.C., 1901). Internet Archive.