North Carolina Confederate Units

Sixth North Carolina Cavalry

65th North Carolina State Troops

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Organizational Structure

The 6th North Carolina Cavalry regiment was officially organized by the consolidation of the 5th and 7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalions on August 3, 1863 under terms of special order 183, paragraph 16, from the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. An error in this order designated the unit the 66th North Carolina State Troops, and it was referred to as such until the error was noticed and corrected in late 1863 by Confederate officials, though it was properly numbered by the North Carolina Adjutant General. Another matter of confusion was that companies were not redesigned until early 1864, and for several months there were two company As, two company Bs, etc. The discussion of the individual units shows the previous designations of each company. Most companies have four clothing receipt rolls which fill in some details omitted in the muster rolls.

Field and Staff

No muster rolls for the field and staff of this regiment survive today. Regimental officers were:

• George Nathaniel Folk – Colonel
• Alfred Hunter Baird – Lieutenant Colonel
• Thaddeus P. Siler – Major
• J. J. Spann – Major
• Martin B. Moore, Quartermaster

Company A

Company A, was formerly Company F, 7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion, and has the distinction of being the only regular Confederate Army unit from Johnson County, Tennessee. Captain Barton Roby Brown recruited this company. Extant muster rolls cover the periods:

• June 30 to August 31, 1863, lists 58 men, located at Loudon, Tennessee.
• August 31 to December 31, 1863, lists 51 men, located at Camp Erwin, near Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
• December 31, 1863 to May 1, 1864, lists 62 men, posted near Kinston, North Carolina.
• April 30 to August 31, 1864, lists 81 men, stationed at Williamston, North Carolina.
• An undated roster, apparently for September 1 to October 28, 1864, lists 74, stationed near Kinston, North Carolina.

Company B

This company, from Ashe County, North Carolina, was formerly Company D, 5th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. Extant musters for this company while serving in the 6th cover the periods from:

• April 30 to August 31, 1863, lists 96 men, stationed in “east Tennessee.”
• August 31 to December 31, 1863, lists 62 men, stationed at Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
• December 31, 1863 to April 30, 1864, lists 87 men, located in “eastern North Carolina.”
• April 30 to August 31, 1864, lists 96 men, stationed at Kinston.
• August 31 to October 31, 1864, lists 104 men, stationed near Kinston.

Company C

Company C, formerly Company D, 7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion, was consolidated with the Artillery Company attached to the 7th Battalion. Extant musters for this company cover these periods:

• November 1, 1862 to February 28, 1863, lists 90 men, located at Zollicoffer, Tennessee.
• June 30 to August 31, 1863, lists 92 men, station not noted.
• August 31 to December 31, 1863, lists 62 men, located at Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
• December 31, 1863 to April 30, 1864, lists 82 men, stationed at Kinston, North Carolina.
• April 30 to August 31, 1864, lists 73 men, stationed at Kinston.
• August 31 to October 31, 1864, lists 69 men, stationed near Kinston, North Carolina.

Company D

Company D was formerly Company E, 7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. Extant musters for this company cover these periods:

• November 1, 1862 to March 1, 1863, lists 96 men, located at Zollicoffer, Tennessee.
• July 1 to August 31, 1863, lists 85 men, stationed at Loudon, Tennessee.
• September 1 to December 31, 1863, lists 75 men, stationed at Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
• December 31, 1863 to April 30, 1864, lists 74 men, stationed at Kinston, North Carolina.
• April 30 to August 31, 1864, lists 64 men, posted near Kinston.
• September 30 to October 31, 1864, lists 43 men, posted near Kinston, North Carolina.

Company E

Company E was formerly Company A, 7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. Extant musters for this company cover the following periods:

April 30 to August 31, 1863, lists 111 men, but the unit’s station not recorded on the roll. September 1 to December 31, 1863, lists 90 men, but the location of the company was unrecorded. January 1 to April 30, 1864, lists 71 men, stationed near Kinston. April 30 to August 31, 1864, lists 71 men, stationed at Kinston. September 30 to October 31, 1864, lists 76 men, stationed near Kinston, North Carolina.

Company F

Company F was formerly Company B, 7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. This company was from Clay County on the Georgia border. Extant musters for this company while serving in the 6th cover the period.

• January 1 to February 28, 1863, lists 100 men, located near Zollicoffer, Tennessee.
• June 30 to August 31, 1863, lists 104 men, but the station was not recorded.
• September 1 to December 31, 1863, lists 108 men, located at Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
• December 31, 1863 to April 30, 1864, lists 54 men, stationed at Kinston, North Carolina.
• April 30 to August 31, 1864, lists 62 men, located at Kinston.
• September 30 to October 31, 1864, lists 59 men, stationed near Kinston, North Carolina.

Company G (1st Organization)

Company G was the artillery company attached to the 7th Cavalry Battalion. Extant musters for this company while serving in the 6th is for the period June 30, 1863 to December 31, 1863 and lists 43 men.

Company G (2nd Organization)

Company G, formerly Company C, 7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion has extant musters roll which conver:

• June 30 to August 31, 1863, lists 90 men stationed near Blountville, Tennessee.
• August 31 to December 31, 1863, lists 56 men, stationed at Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
• December 31, 1863 to April 30, 1864, lists 55 men, stationed near Kinston, North Carolina.
• May 1 to August 31, 1864 and lists 31 men located near Kinston.
• September 1, to October 31, 1864 and lists 35 men.

Company H

Company H was formerly Company C, 5th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. Extant musters for this company cover these periods:

• April 30 to August 31, 1863, lists 57 men stationed near Cumberland, Tennessee.
• August 31 to December 31, 1863, lists 26 men, stationed at Erwin’s Camp Ground, North Carolina.
• December 31, 1863 to April 30, 1864, lists 29 men, posted at Shiloh Church North Carolina.
• April 30 to August 31, 1864, lists 76 men, camped near Kinston.

Company I

Company I was formerly Company A, 5th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. Extant musters for this company cover these periods:

• April 30 to December 31, 1863, lists 88 men, but the location was not stated.
• December 31, 1863 to April 30, 1864, lists 9 men, near Kinston.
• April 30 to August 31, 1864, lists 17 men, stationed near Kinston.
• June 31 to September 1, 1864, lists 30 men, stationed near Kinston, North Carolina.
• August 31 to October 31, 1864, lists 16 men, stationed near Kinston, North Carolina.

Company K

Company K was formerly Company B, 5th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion. Extant musters for this company while serving in the 6th cover the period.

• August 31 to December 31, 1863 and lists 11 men, but the location of the company was not stated on the roll.
• December 31, 1863 to April 30, 1864 and lists 32 men, when stationed near Kinston, North Carolina.
• April 30 to August 31, 1864 and lists 30 men, stationed near Kinston, North Carolina.
• June 31 to September 1, 1864 and lists 69 men, stationed near Kinston, North Carolina.

Captain Martin V. Moore reported in his recollections of the 6th that the companies had the following strength’s following the consolidations of the 5th and 7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalions.

How to order a copy of a printed full history of this organization:

Contact the publisher: H. E. Howard, Inc., PO Box 4161, Lynchburg, VA 24502-0161. The price is $19.95 plus $2.50 postage and handling and 4 1/2 percent Virginia tax if you live in the Old Dominion.

The formal version of this book by Jeffrey C. Weaver, contains a narrative history of the 5th and 7th Battalions North Carolina Cavalry as well as the 6th Regiment North Carolina Cavalry. The book contains a narrative history of the operations of these units, photos of some of the men, maps, and a detailed roster of all the soldiers who served in the units. This book is the first of a proposed Confederate Regimental History Series.

Norman Sidney Sylvestor Norton

Company A, 6th Regiment of North Carolina Cavalry

The unit was enlisted at Jefferson, North Carolina, the county seat of Ashe County on Aug. 27, 1861. It was formed of residents of Ashe County and called “Ashe Beauregard Riflemen”. The unit was mustered into state service on Nov. 20, 1861, and was assigned to the 37th Regiment North Carolina Troops as Company A.

The 37th had a long and glorious battle campaign. In March of 1862 they fought at New Bern, North Carolina, and in May and June they were in Hanover Court House, Gaines’ Mill and Fraziers’s Farm, Virginia. Summertime saw conflicts in Richmond, Second Manassas, Ox Hill and the Bloodiest day in American History at Sharpsburg, Maryland. The 37th was involved in major battles at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Petersburg to name a few. On April 9, 1865 the 37th was present and accounted for at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, For laying down of arms and surrender to Federal troops to end the war between the states.

NORTH CAROLINA 37TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

Organization: Organized at High Point on November 20, 1861. Reorganized in April 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 11 April 9, 1865.

First Commander: Charles C. Lee (Colonel)
Field Officers:
John B. Ashcraft (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
William M. Barbour (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
Jackson L. Bost (Major)
Owen N. Brown (Major)
John G. Bryan (Major)
Charles N. Hickerson (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
William G. Morris (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
Rufus M. Rankin (Major) (doubtful)
William R. Rankin (Major)

Assignments:

District of the Pamlico, Department of North Carolina (November 1861 -March 1862)
Branch’s Brigade, District of the Pamlico, Department of North Carolina (March 1862)
Branch’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina (April-May 1862)
Branch’s Brigade, Department of Northern Virginia (May 1862)
Branch’s Brigade, A. P. Hill’s Division, Department of Northern Virginia (May-June 1862)
Branch’s Brigade, A. P. Hill’s Division, Ist Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (June-July 1862)
Branch’s-Lane’s Brigade, A. P. Hill’s Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (July 1862-May 1863)
Lane’s Brigade, Pender’s-Wilcox’s Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (May 1863-April 1865)

Battles:

New Bern (March 17, 1862)
Hanover Court House (May 27, 1862)
Slash Church (May 27, 1862)
Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
Beaver Darn Creek ()une 26, 1862)
Gaines’ Mill (June 27, 1862)
Frayser’s Farm (June 30, 1862)
Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)
Cedar Mountain (August 9, 1862)
2nd Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862)
Chantilly (September 1, 1862)
Harpers Ferry (September 1245, 1862)
Antietam (September 17, 1862)
Shcpherdstown Ford (September 20,1862)
Fredericksburg (December 1.3, 1862)
Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863)
Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
Falling Waters (July 10, 1863)
Bristoe Campaign (October-November 1863)
Bristoe Station (October 14, 1863)
Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
North Anna (May 22-26, 1864)
Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Gravel Hill (July 28, 1864)
Fussell’s Mill (August 16, 1864)
Reams’ Station (August 25, 1864)
Squirrel Level Road (September 30, 1864)
Jones’ Farm (September 30, 1864)
Pegram’s Farm (October 1, 1864)
Hatcher’s Run (February 5-7, 1865)
Petersburg Final Assault (April 2, 1865)
Battery Gregg (April 2, 1865)
Jetersvilie (April 5, 1865)
Farmville (April 7, 1865)
Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

Further Reading: Alexander, John Brevard. Reminiscences of the Past Sixty Years.

Jacob A. Kever

Company A, 37th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry

NORTH CAROLINA 38TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

Organization:

Organized for 12 months at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh on January 17, 1862. Reorganized at Camp Mason, near Raleigh, on April 18, 1862. Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865.

First Commander: William J. Hoke (Colonel)
Field Officers:
Lorenzo D. Andrews (Major)
Robert F. Armfield (Lieutenant Colonel)
John Ashford (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
Oliver H. Dockery (Lieutenant Colonel)
George W. Flowers (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
Murdock M. McLauchlin (Major)
George W. Sharpe (Major)
John T. Wilson (Major)

Assignments:
Department of North Carolina (January-March 1862)
J. R. Anderson’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina (March-June 1862)
Pender’s Brigade, A. P. Hill’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia (June 1862)
Pender’s Brigade, A. P. Hill’s Division, Ist Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (June-July 1862)
Pender’s Brigade, A. P. Hill’s Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (July 1862-May 1863)
Scales’ Brigade, Pender’s-Wilcox’s Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (May 1863-April 1865)

Battles:
Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
Beaver Dam Creek (June 26, 1862)
Gaines’ Mill (June 27, 1862)
Frayser’s Farm (June 30, 1862)
Cedar Mountain (August 9, 1862)
2nd Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862)
Harpers’ Ferry (September 12-15, 1862)
Antietam (not engaged) (September 17, 1862)
Shepherdstown Ford (September 20, 1862)
Fredericksburg (Decernber 13, 1862)
Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863)
Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
Falling Waters (July 10, 1863)
Bristoe Campaign (October-November 1863)
Mine Run Campaign (Noveniber-Dcceniher 1863)
The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
North Anna (May 22-26, 1864)
Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Reams’ Station (August 25, 1864)
Fort Harrison (September 29-30, 1864)
Jones’ Farm (September 30, 1864)
Hatcher’s Run (February 5-7, 1865)
Appommatox Court House (April 9, 1865)

George Washington Martin

Company C, 38th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry

• Enlisted March 27, 1863, conscripted, Gaston County, NC, by Lt Dickey

• April 1864 listed as “home on special furlough, expires May 1, 1864”

• Sent to hospital on June 21, 1864

• Listed as present for duty September 1864

• Listed on a register of prisoners disposed of by the Provost Marshal General, Army of the Potomac, March 18, 1865. Listed as a rebel deserter. There are a couple of consecutive slips showing various transfers into Maryland.

• March 24, 1865 listed as having taken the oath and transferred to Sullivan County, Md

• Appears on a register of patients at C.S.A. General Hospital, Danville, Virginia. Something is wrong with his right leg and left knee, but the first word is illegible.

• Note: It is probable he was captured as a straggler because of the leg and knee problem. It was common then to take an oath not to return to service unless a proper exchange was documented, then to be released to return home.

William Alexander Norton

Company G, 38th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry

• Appears on a Company Muster-in and Descriptive Roll of Capt George W. Sharpe’s Company (Rocky Face Rangers), 38th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry (State Troops), from Alexander County. He was born in Alexander County NC, was 21 years old, a farmer, 5 feet 8 inches tall. He enrolled for active service on November 21, 1861 and was mustered into service on December 31, 1861 at Camp Mangum by Capt G. W. Sharpe.

• Promoted to corporal April 18, 1862.

• Listed as absent sick July 1862

• Promoted to 3rd Sergeant September 13, 1862

• Appears on a list of prisoners paroled at Centreville, Va, October 9, 1862

• Appears on a Roll of Honor for Co G, 38th NC

• Note: I have a copy of his pay record. It shows that he was paid on November 2, 1863 for July 1 – October 31, $17 per month, $68 total pay and includes his signature.

• Wounded May 5, 1864 at Battle of Wilderness, Va

• Died of wounds May 8, 1864

James F. Sharpe

Company G, 38th Regiment of North Carolina Infantry