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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[North Carolina|North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[North Carolina Military Records|North Carolina Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[North Carolina in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Thomas' North Carolina Legion''  
''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[North Carolina|North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[North Carolina Military Records|North Carolina Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[North Carolina in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Thomas' North Carolina Legion''  


=== Brief History === <br>Thomas'North Carolina Legion was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, during September, 1862.<br>Itsurrendered at Waynesville on May 10, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>  
=== Brief History === <br>Thomas'North Carolina Legion was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, during September, 1862.<br>Itsurrendered at Waynesville on May 10, 1865.<ref name="null">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  ===


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.
Thomas' Legion was incorparted into a brigade. The coponent parts of this legion were:


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*[[Infantry_Regiment,_Thomas'_North_Carolina_Legion|Infantry Regiment, Thomas' North Carolina Legion]]
*[[Infantry Regiment, Thomas' North Carolina Legio|Walker's Battalion, Thomas' North Carolina Legion]]
*[[Levi's_Battery,_Light_Artillery,_Thomas'_North_Carolina_Legion|Levi's Battery, Light Artillery, Thomas' North Carolina Legion]]
*[[Levi's_Battery,_Light_Artillery,_Thomas'_North_Carolina_Legion|Indian Battalion, Thomas' North Carolina Legion]]<ref name="brown">Brown Mathew M., and Coffey, Michael W. ''North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster.'' Vol. 16. Raleigh, N.C.: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1966. {{FHL|147534|item|disp=FHL book975.6 M2nc Vol. 16}}</ref>


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=== Brief History ===
Thomas'North Carolina Legion was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, during September, 1862.
Itsurrendered at Waynesville on May 10, 1865.[1]

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

Thomas' Legion was incorparted into a brigade. The coponent parts of this legion were:


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. Brown Mathew M., and Coffey, Michael W. North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. Vol. 16. Raleigh, N.C.: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1966. FHL book975.6 M2nc Vol. 16