48th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

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Brief History
48th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was organized April 1862. It surrendered at Appomattax.

"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 - primarily from Union County

Company B - primarily from Davidson County

Company C - primarily from Iredell County

Company D - primarily from Moore County

Company E - primarily from Union County

Company F - "The Waxhaws No 2" - primarily from Union County

Company G - "Chatham Light Infantry" - primarily from Chatham County

Company H - primarily from Davidson County

Company I - primarily from Union County

Company K - "Confederate Guards" - primarily from Forsyth County

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

 * 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.
 * 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.