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


Thomas' North Carolina Legion was organized at Knoxville, Tennessee, during September, 1862.<br>It surrendered at Waynesville on May 10, 1865. <ref name="null"> 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>
<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  ===


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


*[[Infantry Regiment, Thomas' North Carolina Legion|Infantry Regiment, Thomas' North Carolina Legion]]  
*[[Infantry Regiment, Thomas' North Carolina Legion|Infantry Regiment, Thomas' North Carolina Legion]]  
*[[Walker's Battalion, Thomas' North Carolina Legion|Walker's Battalion, Thomas' North Carolina Legion]]  
*[[Walker's Battalion, Thomas' North Carolina Legion|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|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. {{FSC|147534|item|disp=FS Catalog book975.6 M2nc Vol. 16}} </ref>
*[[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>


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 14 men on its roster for this unit. Possibly this unit did not complete its organization, and the men went to other units. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0001B002 Roster].
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=== Other Sources ===
=== 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).
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>


*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.
=== References  ===


*[[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.
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*[[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.
 
=== References ===


[[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]


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
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