2,055
edits
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery: Difference between revisions
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery (view source)
Revision as of 14:00, 17 May 2011
, 17 May 2011added reference
Hillsandra1 (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
Hillsandra1 (talk | contribs) (added reference) |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
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. | 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 (1st) - "Wilmington Horse Artillery" | Company A (1st) - "Wilmington Horse Artillery" - mostly from New Hanover County - <br>See the roster, in the reference below. | ||
The above information about the companies comes from [http://www.researchonline.net/nccw/unit17.htm The Civil War in North Carolina] | Company A (2nd) - "King Artillery" - mustered into Confederate States service at Fort Caswell, Brunswick County - See the roster, in the reference below. | ||
Company B (1st) - "Bladen Guards" - Complete service records will be found in the roster of company K, 18th Regiment North Carolina Troops (8th Regiment North Carolina Volunteers | |||
Company B (2nd) - "13th Light Artillery Battalion" - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company B (3rd) - "Bladen Stars" | |||
Company C (1st) - "Cape Fear Light Artillery" - mustered into Confederate service at Wilmington, New Hanover County - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company C (2nd) - "Blocker's Artillery" - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company D (1st) - "Scotch Greys" - On 12 May 1862 this company became a part of the 40th Regiment North Carolina Troops (3rd Regiment North Carolina artillery), a complete roster can be found under that unit in reference below. | |||
Company D (2nd) - "Anderson Artillery" - -mustered in at Wilmington, New Hanover County - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company E - "Columbus Artillery" - mustered in at Wilmington, New Hanover County - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company F - "Pamilico Artillery" - enlisted at Halifax County - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company G (1st) - " Captain Benjamin Lucraft's unattached company of North Carolina Artillery" - enlisted in Carteret County - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company G (2nd) - "Kennedy Artillery" - enlisted in Beaufort County - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company G (3rd) - "Lamb Artillery" - enlisted in Brunswick County - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company H - "Clarendon Guards" - enlisted in Bladen County and New Hanover County - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company I (1st) - "Herring Artillery" - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company I (2nd) - "Bladen Artillery" - enlisted in Bladed County - men mostly came from Bladen County and New Hanover County - See the roster, in the reference below. | |||
Company K - "Brunswick Artillery" - enlisted in Brunswick County - men mostly came from Brunswick County - See the roster, in the reference below.<ref name="research" /> | |||
The above information about the companies comes from [http://www.researchonline.net/nccw/unit17.htm The Civil War in North Carolina][http://www.researchonline.net/nccw/unit17.htm 2nd Regiment North Carolina Artillery<br>]<br><br><ref name="nctroops">[Manarin, Louis H., and Weymouth T. Jordan. North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. Vol 1 Raleigh, N.C.: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1966.]</ref> | |||
The list of Companies and their rosters are in Manarin, Louis H., and Weymouth T. Jordan. ''North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster''. Raleigh, N.C.: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1966. {{FHL|Book:975.6 M2nc Vol. 1}} | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||