North Carolina in the American Civil War

Civil War Military Units Created With Men From Anson County, NC

North Carolina State Troops Assigned to CSA

Date Organized

Unit Name

Captain(s) from Anson County

Assigned To:

Date Ended

Comments

April 30, 1861

Company C
Anson Guards

Capt Robert T. Hall,
Capt. Charles E. Smith,
Capt. Eli Freeman,
Capt. William A. Liles

4th NC Volunteers / 14th NC Regiment

April 9, 1865
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.

May 22, 1861

Company A
Anson Ellis Rifles

Capt. William F. Harlee,
Capt. James Marshall Wall,
Capt. Frank Bennett

13th NC Volunteers / 23rd NC Regiment

April 9, 1865
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.

July 1, 1861

Company K
Pee Dee Wild Cats

Capt. James C. Caraway,
Capt. Thomas Lilly

26th NC Regiment

April 9, 1865
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.

September 6, 1861

Company A

Capt. John F. Forte

31st NC Regiment

April 26, 1865
Surrendered at Bush Hill, NC (Randolph County).

October 3, 1861

Company B
O.K. Boys

Capt. Edward R. Liles,
Capt. Charles B. Lindsey,
Capt. James T. Bradley

31st NC Regiment

April 26, 1865
Surrendered at Bush Hill, NC (Randolph County).

February 24, 1862

Company H
Fisher Light Infantry

Capt. Walter Jones Boggan,
Capt. John H. Coppedge,
Capt. Hampton Beverly

43rd NC Regiment

April 9, 1865
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.

February 25, 1862

Company I
Anson Regulators

Capt. Robert T. Hall

43rd NC Regiment

April 9, 1865
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.

February 25, 1862

Company K
Anson Independents

Capt. James Boggan,
Capt. Caswell H. Sturdivant

43rd NC Regiment

April 9, 1865
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.

May 10, 1862

Company A

Capt. Lewis A. Johnson

59th NC Regiment (4th Cavalry)

April 9, 1865
Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.

June 6, 1864

Company D,
Company I

None
(Captain from Wayne County)

1st NC Battalion-Junior Reserves,
1st NC Regiment-Junior Reserves

April 26, 1865
Surrendered at Bush Hill, NC (Randolph County).

July 14, 1864 

Lilly's Company-Sr. Reserves,
Company I

Capt. Hampton S. Lilly

Independent Company
6th NC Regiment-Senior Reserves

April 26, 1865
Few paroled, most simply went home on their own accord.

August 1864

Biles's Company-Sr. Reserves,
Company G.
" "

None
(Captain from Stanly County)

Independent Company,
Lt. Col. Adolphus A. Moss's Battalion-Sr. Reserves,
6th NC Regiment-Senior Reserves

April 26, 1865
Few paroled, most simply went home on their own accord.

North Carolina Militia Units

Date Organized

Unit Name

Captain(s) fron Anson County

Assigned To:

Date Ended

Comments

September 18, 1861

Beverly District

Capt. Henry W. Ledbetter

80th NC Regiment of Militia
(Eastern Part of Anson County)

EOW
EOW = End of War.

September 18, 1861

Guledge's District

Capt. John P. Ratcliff

September 18, 1861

Morven District

Capt. John W. Kilgore

September 18, 1861

Smith's District

Capt. Rowland Crump

September 18, 1861

Wadesboro District

Capt. Lewis L. Boggan

September 30, 1861

Lile's District

Capt. Stephen Wall Ellerby

September 11, 1861

Burnesville Beat

Capt. James M. Broadway

81st NC Regiment of Militia
(Western Part of Anson County

EOW
EOW = End of War.

September 11, 1861

Cedar Hill Beat

Capt. Presley N. Smith

September 11, 1861

Diamond Hill Beat

Capt. Clement Allen

September 11, 1861

White's Store Beat

Capt. Elijah N. Redfearn

September 18, 1861

Gum Spring Beat

Capt. Alexander C. Sturdivant

December 16, 1861

Lanesboro Beat

Capt. William J. Learn

North Carolina Home Guard Units

Date Organized

Unit Name

Captain(s) from Anson County

Assigned To:

Date Ended

Comments

< October 26, 1863

3-5 Companies

None Identified

39th NC Battalion-Home Guard

EOW
EOW = End of War.

October 26, 1864

Company A

Capt. Lewis L. Boggan

3rd NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)

Unknown
-

November 26, 1864

Company E

Unknown

6th NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)

EOW
EOW = End of War.

April 2, 1865

Unknown

Unknown

3rd NC Regiment-Home Guard (3rd Organization)

EOW
EOW = End of War.

 


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