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=== Brief History | === Brief History === | ||
3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was organization at Garysburg, North Carolina, on 16 May, 1861. Mustered into Confederate service at Camp | 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was organization at Garysburg, North Carolina, on 16 May, 1861. Mustered into Confederate service at Camp Howe, Virginia, on 31 August 1861 and 1 September 1861. It Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia with 4 officers and 53 men on 9 April. 1865. <ref> National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010) .</ref> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2896 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CNC0003RI Roster]. | |||
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. | ||
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Company I - many men from [[Beaufort County, North Carolina|Beaufort County]] | Company I - many men from [[Beaufort County, North Carolina|Beaufort County]] | ||
Company K - many men from [[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover County]]<ref name="ncgenweb">[http://www.ncgenweb.us/catawba/military/NCMilOrg/company.htm A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865], (accessed March 23 | Company K - many men from [[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover County]] <ref name="ncgenweb"> [http://www.ncgenweb.us/catawba/military/NCMilOrg/company.htm A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865], (accessed March 23 2011) </ref> | ||
The information about the companies comes from the [http://www.ncgenweb.us/catawba/military/NCMilOrg/company.htm A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865] | |||
=== Other Sources === | |||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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).<br> | |||
*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. <br> | |||
*[[North Carolina in the Civil War|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. <br> | |||
* | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|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. <br> | ||
* | *Metts, James I. ''Longstreet's charge at Gettysburg, Pa. : Pickett's, Pettigrew's and Trimble's divisions. Historical essay.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FSC|773564|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6082566}} | ||
*John Wheeler Moore. ''Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States. ''(Raleigh: Ash & Gatling, State printers, 1882). [https://www.archive.org/stream/rosternorthcaro00moorgoog#page/n16/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
=== References === | |||
[[Category:North_Carolina_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:North_Carolina_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
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