Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke, 1st North Carolina Infantry
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke, 1st North Carolina InfantryLibrary of Congress · LC-DIG-ppmsca-78146
The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

North Carolina in the Civil War

North Carolina was raised overwhelmingly for the Confederacy. Of the 225 regiments recorded in North Carolina, 221 served the Confederate States and 4 the Union.

The heaviest fighting of the Civil War in North Carolina is remembered at Bentonville, Wilmington, Averasborough, fought between 1861 and 1865.

The surviving returns record more than 6,000 Union casualties on the state's ground, from the decisive battles down to the smallest recorded skirmish.

On the ground

Battles and engagements fought in North Carolina

Aubrey maps 223 documented Civil War engagements fought on North Carolina’s soil between 1861 and 1865, from decisive battles to the raids and skirmishes that filled the years between. The surviving records account for more than 6,000 Union casualties across them.

Every point below is placed from the source record, with the date, the units engaged, and the casualties reported exactly as the compiled histories give them.

1865 · Union victory
Bentonville

While Slocum's advance was stalled at Averasborough by Hardee's troops, the right wing of Sherman's army under command of Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard marched toward Goldsborough. On March 19, Slocum encountered the entrenched Confederates of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston who had concentrated to meet his advance at Bentonville. Late afternoon, Johnston attacked, crushing the line of the XIV Corps. Only strong counterattacks and desperate fighting south of the Goldsborough Road blunted the Confederate offensive. Elements of the XX Corps were thrown into the action as they arrived on the field. Five Confederate attacks failed to dislodge the Federal defenders and darkness ended the first day's fighting. During the night, Johnston contracted his line into a "V" to protect his flanks with Mill Creek to his rear. On March 20, Slocum was heavily reinforced, but fighting was sporadic. Sherman was inclined to let Johnston retreat. On the 21st, however, Johnston remained in position while he removed his wounded. Skirmishing heated up along the entire front. In the afternoon, Maj. Gen. Joseph Mower led his Union division along a narrow trace that carried it across Mill Creek into Johnston's rear. Confederate counterattacks stopped Mower's advance, saving the army's only line of communication and retreat. Mower withdrew, ending fighting for the day. During the night, Johnston retreated across the bridge at Bentonville. Union forces pursued at first light, driving back Wheeler's rearguard and saving the bridge. Federal pursuit was halted at Hannah's Creek after a severe skirmish. Sherman, after regrouping at Goldsborough, pursued Johnston toward Raleigh. On April 18, Johnston signed an armistice with Sherman at the Bennett House, and on April 26, formally surrendered his army.

1865 · Union victory
Wilmington

With the fall of Fort Fisher to Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry's and Rear Adm. David Porter's combined operation on January 15, Wilmington's days were numbered. About 6,600 Confederate troops under Maj. Gen. Robert Hoke held Fort Anderson and a line of works that prevented the Federals from advancing up the Cape Fear River. Early February, the XXIII Corps arrived at Fort Fisher, and Maj. Gen. John Schofield took command of the Union forces. Schofield now began a series of maneuvers to force the Confederates to abandon their defenses. On February 16, Jacob Cox's division ferried across the river to confront Fort Anderson, while Porter's gunboats bombarded the fort. On February 17-18, Ames's division conducted a wide flanking march to get in the fort's rear. Seeing the trap ready to close, the Confederates evacuated Fort Anderson during the night of the 18th-19th, withdrawing to Town Creek to form a new defensive line. The next day, this line collapsed to increasing Federal pressures. During the night of February 21-22, Gen. Braxton Bragg ordered the evacuation of Wilmington, burning cotton, tobacco, and government stores.

1865 · Inconclusive victory
Averasborough

On the afternoon of March 15, Judson Kilpatrick's cavalry came up against Lt. Gen. William Hardee's corps-consisting of Taliaferro's and McLaw's infantry divisions and Wheeler's dismounted cavalry-deployed across the Raleigh Road near Smithville. After feeling out the Confederate defenses, Kilpatrick withdrew and called for infantry support. During the night, four divisions of the XX Corps arrived to confront the Confederates. At dawn, March 16, the Federals advanced on a division front, driving back skirmishers, but they were stopped by the main Confederate line and a counterattack. Mid-morning, the Federals renewed their advance with strong reinforcements and drove the Confederates from two lines of works, but were repulsed at a third line. Late afternoon, the Union XIV Corps began to arrive on the field but was unable to deploy before dark due to the swampy ground. Hardee retreated during the night after holding up the Union advance for nearly two days.

1862 · Inconclusive victory
South Mills

Learning that the Confederates were building ironclads at Norfolk, Burnside planned an expedition to destroy the Dismal Swamp Canal locks to prevent transfer of the ships to Albemarle Sound. He entrusted the operation to Brig. Gen. Jesse Lee Reno's command, which embarked on transports from Roanoke Island on April 18. By midnight, the convoy reached Elizabeth City and began disembarking troops. On the morning of April 19, Reno marched north on the road to South Mills. At the crossroads a few miles below South Mills, elements of Col. Ambrose Wright's command delayed the Federals until dark. Reno abandoned the expedition and withdrew during the night to the transports at Elizabeth City. The transports carried Reno's troops to New Berne where they arrived on April 22.

1864 · Confederate victory
Fort Fisher

Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler was relieved of command of the Army of the James and assigned to lead an amphibious expedition against Fort Fisher, which protected Wilmington, the South's last open seaport on the Atlantic coast. Learning that large numbers of Union troops had embarked from Hampton Roads on December 13, Lee dispatched Hoke's Division to meet the expected attack on Fort Fisher. On December 24, the Union fleet under Rear Adm. David D. Porter arrived to begin shelling the fort. An infantry division disembarked from transports to test the fort's defenses. The Federal assault on the fort had already begun when Hoke approached, discouraging further Union attempts. Butler called off the expedition on December 27 and returned to Fort Monroe.

1862 · Union victory
New Berne

On March 11, Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's command embarked from Roanoke Island to rendezvous with Union gunboats at Hatteras Inlet for an expedition against New Berne. On March 13, the fleet sailed up the Neuse River and disembarked infantry on the river's south bank to approach the New Berne defenses. The Confederate defense was commanded by Brig. Gen. Lawrence Branch. On March 14, John G. Foster's, Jesse Reno's, and John G. Parke's brigades attacked along the railroad and after four hours of fighting drove the Confederates out of their fortifications. The Federals captured nine forts and 41 heavy guns and occupied a base which they would hold to the end of the war, in spite of several Confederate attempts to recover the town.

Federally recognized battlefieldDocumented engagement222 of 223 placed on the map
EngagementYear ▲TypeResultUnion losses
Capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark, Cape Hatteras Inlet1861Skirmish-1 killed, 2 wounded
Hatteras Inlet Batteries1861BattleUnion victory773 total
Seizure of Fort Caswell1861Battle--
Seizure of Fort Macon1861Battle--
Action, Washington1862Skirmish-9 killed, 42 wounded, 4 missing/captured
Action, Rawle's Mill, Little Creek1862Skirmish-6 killed, 8 wounded
Actions, Southwest Creek1862Battle-3 killed, 8 wounded
Expedition to Washington1862Skirmish--
Capture of Hamilton1862Skirmish-1 killed, 21 wounded
Skirmish, Deep Gully1862Skirmish-1 killed, 1 wounded
Skirmish, Mill Creek, near Pollocksville1862Skirmish--
Operations about Shiloh1862Skirmish--
Action, Plymouth1862SkirmishConfederate victory-
Operations on Neuse River1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Tranter's Creek1862Skirmish-1 wounded
Bombardment and Capture, Fort Macon1862Skirmish-1 killed, 11 wounded
Skirmish near Fort Anderson1862SkirmishUnion victory-
Skirmish, Whitney's Ranch near Fort Anderson1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Deep Gully1862Skirmish--
Movement to Newberne1862Battle--
Skirmish, Core Creek1862Skirmish--
Expedition from Newberne to Trenton and Pollocksville1862Skirmish--
Expedition to Elizabeth City1862SkirmishUnion victory-
Affairs at Mt. Olive Station and Goshen Swamp1862Battle--
Action, Cape Fear River1862Skirmish--
South Mills1862BattleInconclusive victory150 total
Tranter's Creek1862BattleUnion victory40 total
Engagement, Whitehall1862Battle--
Skirmish, Plymouth1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Pollocksville1862Skirmish--
Engagement, Kinston1862Battle-40 killed, 120 wounded
Fort Macon1862BattleUnion victory490 total
Siege of Fort Macon1862Siege--
Reconnaissance from Washington to Tranter's Creek1862Skirmish--
Battle, Newberne1862BattleUnion victory90 killed, 380 wounded, 1 missing/captured
Skirmish, Tranter's Creek1862SkirmishUnion victory-
Battle, Roanoke Island1862Battle-37 killed, 214 wounded, 13 missing/captured
Goldsborough Bridge1862BattleUnion victory220 total
Skirmish near Newport1862Skirmish-1 wounded, 9 missing/captured
Skirmish, Plymouth1862Skirmish-3 killed
Skirmish, Trenton and Pollocksville Road1862Skirmish--
Action, Elizabeth City1862Skirmish--
White Hall1862BattleInconclusive victory150 total
Action, Tranter's Creek1862SkirmishUnion victory7 killed, 11 wounded
Engagement, South Mills, Camden County1862Battle-13 killed, 101 wounded, 13 missing/captured
New Berne1862BattleUnion victory1,080 total
Reconnaissance from Newberne to Young's Cross Roads1862Skirmish--
Kinston1862BattleUnion victory685 total
Skirmish, Fort Macon1862Skirmish--
Roanoke Island1862BattleUnion victory2,907 total
Engagement, Goldsborough Bridge1862Battle--
Reconnaissance from Newberne to Swansborough1862Skirmish--
Expedition from Newberne to Goldsborough1862Skirmish-92 killed, 487 wounded, 12 missing/captured
Expedition from Newberne1862Skirmish--
Action, Elizabeth City1862SkirmishUnion victory3 wounded
Skirmish, Washington1863Skirmish--
Fort Anderson1863BattleUnion victory7 total
Skirmish, Washington1863Skirmish--
Skirmish near Jacksonville1863Skirmish-1 killed, 1 wounded
Skirmishes near Fairfield and Swan Quarter1863Battle-3 killed, 15 wounded

Sources · Official Records & compiled regimental histories · American Battlefield Protection Program · Aubrey Historical Database

225
Regiments raised
201,990
Men in the records
221
Confederate
4
Union
0
Pinned to a town

Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In North Carolina, 0 of the 225 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in North Carolina was the 2 North Carolina Artillery. (36 State Troops.), with 3,816 men in the records.

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Confederate regiments raised in North Carolina

221 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

  • 2 North Carolina Artillery. (36 State Troops.) · Raised in North Carolina · 3,816 men
  • 22 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 3,311 men
  • 1 North Carolina Artillery. (10 State Troops.) · Raised in North Carolina · 3,284 men
  • 26 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 3,254 menFought at: Reconnaissance from Newberne to Swansborough
  • 3 North Carolina Artillery. (40 State Troops.) · Raised in North Carolina · 3,247 men
  • 5 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 3,238 men
  • 28 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 3,199 men
  • 6 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 3,154 men
  • 37 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 3,142 men
  • 12 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 3,125 men
  • 15 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 3,037 men
  • 18 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,974 men
  • 33 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,939 men
  • 21 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,907 men
  • 1 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,898 menFought at: Battle of Bull Run, Manassas, Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg
  • 3 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,896 men
  • 58 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,791 men
  • 42 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,747 men
  • 2 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,714 men
  • 16 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,714 men
  • 57 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,704 men
  • 32 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,700 men
  • 7 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,677 men
  • 11 (Bethel Regiment) North Carolina Infantry. · Raised in North Carolina · 2,656 men
  • 23 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,631 men
  • 45 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,597 men
  • 1 North Carolina Cavalry. (9 State Troops.) · Raised in North Carolina · 2,572 men
  • 13 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,487 men
  • 48 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,474 men
  • 24 North Carolina Infantry. · Raised in North Carolina · 2,383 men
  • 34 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,368 men
  • 35 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,364 men
  • 20 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,351 men
  • 47 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,349 men
  • 17 North Carolina Infantry (2d Organization) · Raised in North Carolina · 2,339 men
  • 4 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,328 men
  • 25 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,295 men
  • 43 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,290 men
  • 30 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,264 men
  • 52 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,244 men
  • 49 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,241 men
  • 53 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,223 men
  • 14 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,216 men
  • 38 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,155 men
  • 56 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,122 men
  • 27 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,121 men
  • 2 North Carolina Cavalry. (19 State Troops.) · Raised in North Carolina · 2,110 men
  • 44 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,104 men
  • 62 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,103 men
  • 8 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,101 men
  • 55 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,051 men
  • 3 North Carolina Cavalry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,021 men
  • 46 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,012 men
  • 64 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2,006 men
  • 51 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 1,962 men
  • 54 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 1,930 men
  • 31 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 1,901 men
  • 5 North Carolina Cavalry. (63 State Troops.) · Raised in North Carolina · 1,892 men
  • 4 North Carolina Cavalry. (59 State Troops.) · Raised in North Carolina · 1,817 men
  • 61 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 1,801 men
  • 1 North Carolina Junior Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 1,800 men
  • 50 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 1,782 men
  • Infantry Regiment, Thomas Legion, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 1,770 men
  • 66 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 1,752 men
  • 2 Batt'n. North Carolina Inf. · Raised in North Carolina · 1,741 men
  • 1 North Carolina Infantry (6 Months, 1861) · Raised in North Carolina · 1,737 men
  • 29 North Carolina Infantry. · Raised in North Carolina · 1,653 men
  • 60 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 1,648 men
  • 6 North Carolina Cavalry. (65 State Troops.) · Raised in North Carolina · 1,596 men
  • 39 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 1,588 men
  • 2 North Carolina Junior Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 1,481 men
  • 17 North Carolina Infantry (1st Organization) · Raised in North Carolina · 1,427 men
  • 3 North Carolina Junior Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 1,424 men
  • Walker's Battalion, Thomas' Legion, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 1,350 men
  • 13 Batt'n. North Carolina L. Art'y. · Raised in North Carolina · 1,336 men
  • 5 North Carolina Senior Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 1,103 men
  • 4 North Carolina Senior Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 991 men
  • 10 Batt'n. North Carolina H. Art'y. · Raised in North Carolina · 991 men
  • 6 North Carolina Senior Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 959 men
  • 7 North Carolina Senior Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 944 men
  • Mallett's Batt'n. N.C. · Raised in North Carolina · 926 men
  • 1 Batt'n. North Carolina H. Art'y. · Raised in North Carolina · 895 men
  • 8 North Carolina Senior Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 876 men
  • Clark's Special Battn. N.C. Militia · Raised in North Carolina · 745 men
  • 67 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 715 men
  • 8 Batt'n. Partisan Rangers, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 714 men
  • 2 Battalion North Carolina Local Defense Troops · Raised in North Carolina · 681 men
  • 7 Batt'n. North Carolina Cavalry · Raised in North Carolina · 658 men
  • 3 Batt'n. North Carolina L. Art'y. · Raised in North Carolina · 651 men
  • 13 Batt'n. North Carolina Inf. · Raised in North Carolina · 630 men
  • 5 Batt'n. North Carolina Cavalry · Raised in North Carolina · 597 men
  • 4 Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 581 men
  • 1 Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves. · Raised in North Carolina · 512 men
  • 16 Batt'n. North Carolina Cavalry · Raised in North Carolina · 423 men
  • 12 Batt'n. North Carolina Cavalry · Raised in North Carolina · 400 men
  • 8 Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 376 men
  • 9 Battalion North Carolina Sharp Shooters · Raised in North Carolina · 370 men
  • 3 Battalion North Carolina Senior Reserves. · Raised in North Carolina · 366 men
  • 7 Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 354 men
  • Capt. McDugald's Co., North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 263 men
  • Capt. Allen's Company, (Local Defense) North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 255 men
  • 68 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 245 men
  • Capt. Snead's Co. (Local Defense), North Carolina. · Raised in North Carolina · 245 men
  • Capt. Griswold's Company, North Carolina Local Defense · Raised in North Carolina · 206 men
  • McLean's Battalion, Light Duty Men, North Carolina. · Raised in North Carolina · 185 men
  • Capt. Moseley's Co. (Sampson Artillery), North Carolina. · Raised in North Carolina · 169 men
  • Capt. Croom's Company North Carolina Local Defense. · Raised in North Carolina · 168 men
  • Capt. Galloway's Company, Coast Guards, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 161 men
  • McRae's Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry. · Raised in North Carolina · 150 men
  • Capt. Levi's Battery, Light Artillery, Thomas' Legion, North Carolina. · Raised in North Carolina · 133 men
  • Cumberland County Battalion, North Carolina Detailed Men. · Raised in North Carolina · 130 men
  • Capt. Mallett's Company, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 113 men
  • Capt. Lawrence's Co. North Carolina Volunteers. (Wilson Partisan Rangers.) · Raised in North Carolina · 110 men
  • Capt. Howard's Co., North Carolina Cav. (Local Defense.) · Raised in North Carolina · 109 men
  • Capt. Bass' Company, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 99 men
  • Capt. Jones' Company (Supporting Force), North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 96 men
  • 14 Batt'n. North Carolina Cavalry · Raised in North Carolina · 92 men
  • Capt. Howard's Co., Prison Guards, North Carolina. · Raised in North Carolina · 92 men
  • Capt. J. H. Whitman's Co. 66 Bn. N.C. Militia. · Raised in North Carolina · 90 men
  • Capt. Townsend's Co., (State Troops) North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 89 men
  • Capt. Wallace's Company (Wilmington Rail Road Guard), North Carolina. · Raised in North Carolina · 89 men
  • Capt. Swindell's Company, Partisan Rangers, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 86 men
  • Capt. Gibbs' Co. (Local Defense), North Carolina. · Raised in North Carolina · 77 men
  • 15 Batt'n. North Carolina Cav. · Raised in North Carolina · 77 men
  • Capt. Giddins' Company (Detailed and Petitioned Men), North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 76 men
  • 1 North Carolina Detailed Men · Raised in North Carolina · 73 men
  • 11 Battalion North Carolina Home Guards · Raised in North Carolina · 72 men
  • 2 North Carolina Home Guards. · Raised in North Carolina · 65 men
  • 2 North Carolina Conscripts · Raised in North Carolina · 61 men
  • 33 North Carolina Militia · Raised in North Carolina · 60 men
  • 1 Battalion North Carolina Home Guards · Raised in North Carolina · 59 men
  • Capt. McMillan's Company, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 56 men
  • Capt. Nelson's Company, (Local Defense) North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 56 men
  • Capt. Alex'r. Brown's Co., North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 52 men
  • Capt. John W.F. Bank's Co., Currituck Guard, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 47 men
  • (Local Defense) North Carolina (Capt. Hoskins' Company) · Raised in North Carolina · 46 men
  • Capt. Lee's Company (Silver Greys), Local Defense, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 46 men
  • Capt. Wm. D. Crowder's Co., 1 Regt. N.C. Militia · Raised in North Carolina · 41 men
  • 10 Regt. North Carolina Inf. · Raised in North Carolina · 34 men
  • 2 North Carolina Detailed Men. · Raised in North Carolina · 34 men
  • Capt. Cox's Company North Carolina Local Defense. (Provost Guard, Kinston, N.C.) · Raised in North Carolina · 23 men
  • 69 Regt. North Carolina Inf. · Raised in North Carolina · 22 men
  • Capt. Doughton's Co. (Alleghany Grays), North Carolina. · Raised in North Carolina · 21 men
  • 51 North Carolina Militia · Raised in North Carolina · 21 men
  • Capt. McIlhenny's Co., North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 20 men
  • North Carolina Arty. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 18 men
  • North Carolina Reserves (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 18 men
  • Conscript, North Carolina. · Raised in North Carolina · 17 men
  • McCorkle's Battalion, Senior Reserves, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 17 men
  • North Carolina (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 14 men
  • Thomas Legion N.C. · Raised in North Carolina · 14 men
  • 16 Regt. North Carolina Militia (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 13 men
  • 4 North Carolina Home Gds. · Raised in North Carolina · 13 men
  • Hill's Battalion, North Carolina Reserves. · Raised in North Carolina · 13 men
  • 109 Regt. North Carolina Militia · Raised in North Carolina · 12 men
  • 17 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 12 men
  • 3 North Carolina Home Guards · Raised in North Carolina · 11 men
  • 120 Regt. North Carolina Militia (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 10 men
  • 7 Regt. North Carolina Cav. · Raised in North Carolina · 9 men
  • North Carolina Militia · Raised in North Carolina · 9 men
  • Provost Guard, North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 7 men
  • 36 N.C. Regt. Inf. · Raised in North Carolina · 7 men
  • 4 Regiment North Carolina Militia · Raised in North Carolina · 7 men
  • 76 Regt. North Carolina Inf. · Raised in North Carolina · 7 men
  • 7 Regt. North Carolina Militia. · Raised in North Carolina · 7 men
  • Capt. C.M. Avery's Co., 1 Regt. N.C. Vols. · Raised in North Carolina · 6 men
  • 8 North Carolina Home Guards. · Raised in North Carolina · 5 men
  • 76 Regt. North Carolina Militia (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 5 men
  • Capt. Hart's Co., North Carolina Sr. Res. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 5 men
  • 9 North Carolina Home Guards · Raised in North Carolina · 4 men
  • 6 North Carolina Home Guards. · Raised in North Carolina · 4 men
  • 63 Batt'n North Carolina Home Guards. · Raised in North Carolina · 4 men
  • 40 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 4 men
  • 111 Regt. North Carolina State Troops. (Miscellaneous File.) · Raised in North Carolina · 4 men
  • North Carolina Cadets. · Raised in North Carolina · 4 men
  • North Carolina Local Defense. (Provost Guard Goldsboro, N.C.) · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • Hokes Batt. North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • 3 Regiment North Carolina State Troops. · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • Worth's Battn. North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • 111 Regt. North Carolina Inf. · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • 14 Regt. North Carolina Arty. · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • 3 Regiment North Carolina Me. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • Naval Batt'n. North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • 25 Regt. North Carolina Militia · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • Raleigh North Carolina City Guard · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • 7 North Carolina Home Guards. · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • 5 North Carolina Home Guards. · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • 10 North Carolina Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • 8 Regt. North Carolina Cav. · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • Littlejohn's Batt'n North Carolina Reserves · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • 16 Reg't., North Carolina Reserves. · Raised in North Carolina · 3 men
  • 59 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 2 men
  • 4 Regt. North Carolina Arty. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 2 men
  • Ord. Dept. North Carolina (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 2 men
  • 20 Regt. North Carolina Militia (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 2 men
  • 2 Reg't. North Carolina Senior Reserves (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 2 men
  • 1 North Carolina Battery · Raised in North Carolina · 2 men
  • 47 Battn. North Carolina Home Guards · Raised in North Carolina · 2 men
  • North Carolina State Militia. (Miscellaneous File.) · Raised in North Carolina · 2 men
  • 15 Regt. North Carolina M. · Raised in North Carolina · 2 men
  • 1 Brigade Reserves North Carolina · Raised in North Carolina · 2 men
  • Gen. & Staff, North Carolina Inf. · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 95 Reg't North Carolina Inf. (Miscellaneous File.) · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 37 North Carolina Militia. · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • Wagon Shop North Carolina. · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • State Troops North Carolina. (Miscellaneous File.) · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • Unattached North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 48 Regt. North Carolina Militia. · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 31 North Carolina Militia (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 3 Batt'n North Carolina. (Miscellaneous File.) · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 22 North Carolina Batt'y. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 30 Reg't North Carolina Militia (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 19 N. C. Inf. · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 2nd. Reg't. North Carolina Militia · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 68 Regt. North Carolina Militia. · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 9th North Carolina Militia. · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 32 Regt. North Carolina Militia (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • North Carolina Reserve Lt. Art'y. (Miscellaneous File.) · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 12 N.C. Troops · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • 4 North Carolina Batty. · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men
  • N.C. Jr. Res. (Miscel) · Raised in North Carolina · 1 men

Union regiments raised in North Carolina

4 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

  • 1 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 1,935 men
  • 3 North Carolina Mtd. Inf. · Raised in North Carolina · 1,460 men
  • 2 North Carolina Mounted Inf. · Raised in North Carolina · 1,108 men
  • 2 North Carolina Infantry · Raised in North Carolina · 713 men

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Aubrey searches federal archives, archaeological records, historic registers, and primary sources to build a full historical report for any address or place in the United States.

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What a full report reveals, anywhere in the United States

Pick any location and Aubrey pulls together 18 strands of its history, each drawn from the record:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with historic sites, battles and Native heritage plotted, and its full story era by era.
The Land
The historic sites and place names around the location, and how this land was settled and used.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back millions of years.
LiDAR Terrain
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks and old features hidden in the landscape.
Conflict & War
The battles, raids and skirmishes fought near here, across every era of American conflict.
The Civil War
The Civil War on this ground, 1861 to 1865: who held it, and the battles, camps and regiments nearby.
The Soldiers
The men who marched from here in the Civil War, named and traced where the record allows.
Native Heritage
The Native nations who held this land, mapped across time from before European contact to today.
Settlement
Who claimed and held this ground, from Indigenous homelands through the colonial powers to the United States.
The Community
How the town grew, who came, and what kind of place it became, traced through the census record.
Rivers & Rail
The rivers, canals and railroads that connected this place between 1830 and 1911.
Notable People
The people born, buried or genuinely tied to this exact place, with their stories.
Historical Maps
Historic maps of the location layered over how it looks today.
Finds & Access
Museum objects tied to the area, and the laws on searching, collecting and access here.
Literature
The old books, county histories and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Points of Interest
The most significant historic sites and landmarks near the location, and why they matter.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from first peoples to the present day.
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