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=== Brief History ===
=== Brief History ===


The 30th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was organized at Camp Mangum near Raliegh, Wake County, on 26 September 1861. It surrendered 9 April 1865 with the Army of Northern Virginia. <ref name="manarin"> Manarin, Louis H., and Weymouth T. Jordan. ''North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster.'' Vol 8. Raleigh, N.C. : State Dept. of Archives and History, 1966. {{FSC|147534|item|disp=FS Catalog book975.6 M2nc Vol.8}} </ref>
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>  


"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <ref> National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 24 January 2018).</ref>
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===


=== 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.


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2264 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CNC0030RI Roster].
Company A&nbsp;- Sampson County&nbsp;<br>Company B&nbsp;- Warren County&nbsp;<br>Company C&nbsp;- Brunswick County<br>Company D&nbsp;- Wake and Granville&nbsp;Counties<br> Company E - Duplin&nbsp;County<br> Company F&nbsp;- Edgecombe County&nbsp;<br> Company G - Granville County&nbsp;<br>Company H - Moore County&nbsp;(Lee) <br>Company I&nbsp;- Nash County<br>Company K&nbsp;- Mecklenburg 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 28 March 2011)</ref>


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.  
The information about the companies comes from [http://www.ncgenweb.us/catawba/military/NCMilOrg/company.htm A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865]


Company A - "Sampson Rangers" - many men from [[Sampson County, North Carolina|Sampson County]]
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Company B - "Nat Macon Guards" - many men from [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren County]]
=== Other Sources  ===


Company C - "Brunswick Double Quicks" - many men from [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]
National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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>


Company D - many men from [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] and [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]]
=== References  ===


Company E - "Duplin Turpentine boys" - many men from [[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin County]]
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Company F - "Sparta Band" - many men from [[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe County]]
 
Company G - "Granville Rangers" - many men from [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]]
 
Company H - many men from [[Moore County, North Carolina|Moore County]] (Lee)
 
Company I - many men from [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash County]]
 
Company K - many men from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg 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 28 March 2011)</ref>
 
The information about the companies comes from [http://www.ncgenweb.us/catawba/military/NCMilOrg/company.htm A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865]<br>Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, ''North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster''. <ref name="manarin" />
 
=== 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.
 
*Birdsong, James C. (James Cook). ''Brief sketches of the North Carolina State troops : in the war between the states.'' (Raleigh, North Carolina : Josephus Daniels, 1894), {{FSC|747701|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.6 M2bj}}
 
*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/rosterofnorthcar02nort#page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive]
 
=== References ===


[[Category:North_Carolina_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
[[Category:North_Carolina_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]

Revision as of 05:33, 26 March 2011

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.[1]

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

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 - Sampson County 
Company B - Warren County 
Company C - Brunswick County
Company D - Wake and Granville Counties
Company E - Duplin County
Company F - Edgecombe County 
Company G - Granville County 
Company H - Moore County (Lee)
Company I - Nash County
Company K - Mecklenburg County[2]

The information about the companies comes from A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865



Other Sources[edit | edit source]

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.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
  2. A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865, (accessed 28 March 2011)