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


2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was assembled at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. It surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on 9 April 1865, with only 6 officers and 48 men. <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>  
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was assembled at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. It surrendered only 6 officers and 48 men.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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 2714 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CNC0002RI 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.  


1st Company A - "Rifle Rengers" - many men from [[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover County]]
<br>1st Company A -&nbsp; New Hanover County<br>2nd Company A -&nbsp;Raleigh, Wake County&nbsp;<br>Company B -&nbsp;Wilson County<br>1st Company C -&nbsp;Carteret County&nbsp;<br>2nd Company C -&nbsp;Wayne County<br>Company D -&nbsp;Wayne County&nbsp;<br>1st Company E -&nbsp;Nash County&nbsp;<br>2nd Company E - Guilford County&nbsp;<br>Company F -&nbsp;Craven County&nbsp;<br>Company G - Jones County&nbsp;<br>Company H -&nbsp;Craven County<br>Company I -&nbsp; Craven County&nbsp;<br>Company K -&nbsp;Craven 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 24 MArch 2011)</ref>  
 
2nd Company A - many men from [[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry County]]
 
Company B - many men from [[Wilson County, North Carolina|Wilson County]]
 
1st Company C - "Topsail Rifles" - many men from [[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]]
 
2nd Company C - "Rip Van Winkles" - many men from [[Wayne County, North Carolina|Wayne County]]
 
Company D - many men from [[Wayne County, North Carolina|Wayne County]]
 
1st Company E - many men from [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash County]]
 
2nd Company E - "Guilford Guards" - many men from [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]]
 
Company F - many men from [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]]
 
Company G - "Jones Rifle Guards" - many men from [[Jones County, North Carolina|Jones County]]
 
Company H - many men from [[Wayne County, North Carolina|Wayne County]]
 
Company I - "Beaufort Rifles" - many men from [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]]
 
Company K - "Elm City Rifles" - many men from [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven 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 24 March 2011) </ref>
 
The information principally from 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] 
 
Information about the companies and their rosters are also in Manarin and Jordan, ''North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster''. <ref name="manarin"> Manarin, Louis H., and Weymouth T. Jordan. ''North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster.'' Vol 3. Raleigh, N.C. : State Dept. of Archives and History, 1966. {{FSC|147534|item|disp=FS Catalog book975.6 M2nc Vol. 2}} </ref>
 
=== 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>
&nbsp;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><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>
=== Other Sources  ===


*[[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>
*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>


*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]
*John Wheeler Moore. Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States. (Raleigh: Ash &amp; Gatling, State printers, 1882). [http://www.archive.org/stream/rosternorthcaro00moorgoog#page/n16/mode/2up Internet Archive]


*Robinson, Virginia Loftis. ''The Loftis family tree.'' (South Gate, California : V. L. Robinson, 1991). {{FSC|428476|item|disp=FS Library 428476 and digitized}}
=== References  ===


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

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was assembled at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. It surrendered only 6 officers and 48 men.[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.


1st Company A -  New Hanover County
2nd Company A - Raleigh, Wake County 
Company B - Wilson County
1st Company C - Carteret County 
2nd Company C - Wayne County
Company D - Wayne County 
1st Company E - Nash County 
2nd Company E - Guilford County 
Company F - Craven County 
Company G - Jones County 
Company H - Craven County
Company I -  Craven County 
Company K - Craven 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.
  • John Wheeler Moore. Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States. (Raleigh: Ash & Gatling, State printers, 1882). Internet Archive

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 24 MArch 2011)
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