Walker's Battalion, Thomas' North Carolina Legion
United States 
U.S. Military North Carolina North Carolina Military North Carolina in the Civil War Walker's Battalion, Thomas' North Carolina Legion
Brief History
"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
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 - many men from Cherokee County
Company B - many men from Cherokee County
Company C - many men from Blount County, Tennessee
1st Company D - many men from Blount County, Tennessee
2nd Company D - many men from Jefferson County, Knox County, Grainger County and Union County, Tennessee
Company E - many men from Cherokee County and Clay County
Company F - many men from Blount County, Tennessee
Company G - many men from Jefferson County and Cocke County, Tennessee
Company H - many men from Cherokee County, North Carolina and Monroe County Tennessee
Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster.[2]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ Manarin, Louis H., and Weymouth T. Jordan. 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