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Organization of the regiment was completed at Knoxville, Tennessee, 27 September, 1862. | Organization of the regiment was completed at Knoxville, Tennessee, 27 September, 1862. It surrendered at Waynesville, 10 May, 1865.<ref name="jcn">[http://www.jcncgs.com/civilwar/69ncinfc.htm 69th North Carolina Infantry Thomas' Legion], (accessed 3 MAy 2011)</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, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
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U.S. Military North Carolina North Carolina Military North Carolina in the Civil War 69th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Brief History
Organization of the regiment was completed at Knoxville, Tennessee, 27 September, 1862. It surrendered at Waynesville, 10 May, 1865.[1]
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.[2]
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 - Indian Company
Company B - Indian Company
Company C - mostly from Haywood County
Company D - mostly from Jackson County
Company E - mostly from Haywood County
Company F - mostly from Jackson County
Company G - mostly from Jackson County
Company H - mostly from Cherokee County
Company I - mostly from Cherokee County
Company K - mostly from Union County, Tennessee[3]
The above information about the companies comes from 69th North Carolina Infantry Thomas' Legion
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.
- Walter Clark. Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-'65 ( Nash Brothers, Book and Job Printers, Goldsboro, N.C., 1901). Internet Archive.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 69th North Carolina Infantry Thomas' Legion, (accessed 3 MAy 2011)
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ 69th North Carolina Infantry Thomas' Legion, (accessed 9 March 2011).