North Carolina in the American Civil War

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

North Carolina State Troops Assigned to CSA

Date Organized

Unit Name

Captain(s) from Davidson County

Assigned To:

Date Ended

Comments

April 23, 1861

Company B
Thomasville Rifles

Capt. Willis L. Miller,
Capt. Joseph Harrison Lambeth

4th NC Volunteers / 14th NC Regiment

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

May 8, 1861

Company A
Davidson Guards

Capt. James M. Leach,
Capt. Jacob C. Hedgecock,
Capt. James F. Beall,
Capt. John H. Miller

11th NC Volunteers / 21st NC Regiment

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

May 14, 1861

Company I
Lexington Wild Cats

Capt. Jesse Hargrave,
Capt. Thomas B. Beall

4th NC Volunteers / 14th NC Regiment

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

May 16, 1861

Company F

None
(Captains from Rowan County)

7th NC Regiment

April 26, 1865
Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.

November 16, 1861

Company A,
Company A

Capt. Charles W. Bradshaw,
Capt. Jacob H. Koontz

Maj. George C. Gibbs' NC Prison Guard Battalion,
42nd NC Regiment

May 2, 1865
Mustered out at Center Church in Randolph County.

February 21, 1862

Company B

Capt. Albert A. Hill,
Capt. John H. Mabry

48th NC Regiment

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

March 13, 1862

Company H

Capt. John Henry Michael,
Capt. John Franklin Heitman

48th NC Regiment

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

March 27, 1862

Company K
North State Boys

None
(Captains from Other Counties)

45th NC Regiment

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

May 19, 1862

Company A

Capt. Hammet J. Harris

10th NC Battalion-Heavy Artillery

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

May 23, 1862

Company I

Capt. Edwin D. Earnhardt

42nd NC Regiment

May 2, 1865
Mustered out at Center Church in Randolph County.

May 26, 1862

Company A
Holtsburg Guards

Capt. Anderson Ellis,
Capt. George Franklin Smith

54th NC Regiment

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

June 5, 1863

1st Company A,
Company G-The Rough & Readys

None
(Captain from Rowan County)

Salisbury Prison Guard Battalion,
66th NC Regiment

April 26, 1865
Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.

May 23, 1864

Company A,
Company C

Capt. Alfred M. Heitman

6th NC Battalion-Junior Reserves,
1st NC Regiment-Junior Reserves

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

June 18, 1864

Independent Company,
Company C,
Company C

Capt. John Miller

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

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

November 13, 1864

Company F,
Company F

Capt. Richard Lindsay Surratt

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

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

November 13, 1864

Company G,
Company G

None
(Captain from Stanly County)

Lt. Col. Adolphus A Moss's Battalion-Senior 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) from Davidson County

Assigned To:

Date Ended

Comments

October 1, 1861

Ebenezer District

Capt. LaFayette Leonard

65th NC Regiment of Militia
(Lower Davidson County)

EOW
EOW = End of War.

November 25, 1861

Conard Hill District

Capt. Henry C. Hedrick

November 25, 1861

Cotton Grove District

Capt. Robert L. Beall

November 25, 1861

Four Mile Branch District

Capt. John B. Miller,
Capt. Willie Crouse

November 25, 1861

Hannersville District

Capt. David W. Andrews

November 25, 1861

Healing Spring District

Capt. Henry C. Daniels

November 25, 1861

Lexington District

Capt. Charles W. Smyth

November 25, 1861

Rock Spring District

Capt. William A. Redwine

December 26, 1861

Hamby's Creek District

Capt. William Hedrick

December 26, 1861

Lick Creek District

Capt. George Gibson

December 26, 1861

Sand Hill District

Capt. Hocking Brooks

December 26, 1861

Silver Hill District

Capt. Aaron E. Gallimore

December 26, 1861

Silver Valley District

Capt. Phillip J. Hedrick

December 26, 1861

Thomasville District

Capt. John B. Pugh

February 11, 1862

Jackson's Hill District

Capt. Joseph C. Skeen

September 27, 1861

Bulow District

Capt. Henry Berrier

66th NC Regiment of Militia
(Upper Davidson County)

EOW
EOW = End of War.

September 28, 1861

Clemmonsville District

Capt. Samuel S. Jones

October 1, 1861

Farmer's Creek District

Capt. Daniel W. Wagoner

October 1, 1861

Reedy Creek District

Capt. John S. Delap

November 26, 1861

Cross Roads District

Capt. John H. Koontz

November 26, 1861

Muddy Creek District

Capt. William B. Hampton

November 26, 1861

Tyro Creek District

Capt. Alexander Swicegood

December 13, 1861

Bethany District

Capt. Jacob Wire

December 13, 1861

Brown Town District

Capt. Napoleon Bonaparte Orrell,
Capt. Charles Teague

December 13, 1861

Chestnut Grove District

Capt. Caleb Peeler

December 13, 1861

Ebenezer District

Capt. LaFayette Leonard

December 13, 1861

Hunt's Fork District

Capt. Pleasant Absalom Hoover

December 13, 1861

Piney Grove District

Capt. Henry Wire

December 13, 1861

Rich Fork District

Capt. William L. Cecil

December 13, 1861

Sandy Ridge District

Capt. John Tesh

January 25, 1862

Abbott's Creek District

Not Named

February 13, 1862

Piney Grove School House District

Capt. William D. Roper

North Carolina Home Guard Units

Date Organized

Unit Name

Captain(s) from Davidson County

Assigned To:

Date Ended

Comments

< October 6, 1863

Company D

Not Named

14th NC Battalion-Home Guard

EOW
EOW = End of War.

Not Identified

Capt. J.E. Summers

Not Identified

Capt. John Teague

August 13, 1864

Not Identified

Not Named

Leventhorpe's Command-Home Guard

EOW
EOW = End of War.

October 29, 1864

Company G

Capt. W.T. Moore

1st NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)

EOW
EOW = End of War.

November 22, 1864

Sumner's Company

Capt. ? Sumner

5th NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)

EOW
EOW = End of War.

December 7, 1864

Not Identified

Not Named

9th NC Regiment-Home Guard

EOW
EOW = End of War.

April 2, 1865

Company C

Not Named

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

EOW
EOW = End of War.

 


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