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




North Carolina in the American Civil War

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

North Carolina State Troops Assigned to CSA
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Edgecombe County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
April 16, 1861	Company K	Capt. Richard Henry Lewis, Capt. Gray Willis Hammond, Capt. George W. White, Capt. James P. Cross, Capt. William D. Braswell	5th NC Volunteers / 15th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
April 16, 1861	Company E Ellis's Flying Artillery	None (Captains from Other Counties)	10th NC Regiment (1st Artillery)	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
April 18, 1861	Company A Edgecombe Guards	Capt. John L. Bridgers, Capt. Whitnel P. Lloyd	1st NC Volunteers	November 12, 1861	Company mustered out on November 12, 1861 since their six months service was completed.
May 1, 1861	Company G Edgecombe Rifles	Capt. Joseph H. Hyman, Capt. John A. Fuqua, Capt. Grey L. Brown	3rd NC Volunteers / 13th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
May 16, 1861	Company C	Capt. Charles H. Barron	8th NC Regiment	April 26, 1865	Mustered out at Bush Hill, NC (Randolph County).
May 16, 1861	Company I	Capt. John S. Dancy, Capt. Augustus J.M. Whitehead, Capt. William H. Powell	17th NC Regiment	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
May 22, 1861	Company I Confederate Guard	Capt. Turner W. Battle, Capt. Edwin D. Foxhall	5th NC Volunteers / 15th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
August 31, 1861	Company F Sparta Band	Capt. Franklin G. Pitt, Capt. William M.B. Moore, Capt. Samuel Rufus Moore	30th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
September 4, 1861	Independent Company, Company F-Lawrence's Battery	Capt. Joseph Joshua Lawrence, Capt. Richard C. Tillery	Lawrence's Battery, 40th NC Regiment (3rd Artillery)	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
September 20, 1861	Company B Clark's Guards	Capt. Frederick H. Jenkins, Capt. Theophilus C. Hyman, Capt. Richard H. Gatlin, Capt. Thomas H. Gatlin	33rd NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
October 9, 1861	1st Company E-Mayo's Artillery, 2nd Company F-Pamlico Artillery	Capt. James M. Mayo	36th NC Regiment (2nd Artillery)	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
January 14, 1862	Company B	Capt. Elisha C. Cromwell, Capt. Baker W. Mabrey, Capt. Robert Cotten Brown	44th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
January 21, 1862	Independent Company	Capt. Whitnel P. Lloyd	Lloyd's Company	October 8, 1862	Capt. Lloyd's resignation accepted on October 3, 1862, company disbanded on October 8, 1862.
January 25, 1862	Company E Edgecombe Boys	Capt. John A. Vines, Capt. James Rodney Thigpen, Capt. Wiley J. Cobb	43rd NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
April 16, 1864	Independent Company, Company K	None (Captain from Halifax County)	Williams's Company-Junior Reserves, 2nd NC Battalion-Junior Reserves	April 26, 1865	Mustered out at Bush Hill, NC (Randolph County).
April 20, 1864	Company B, Company G, Company G	None (Captain from Greene County)	5th NC Battalion-Junior Reserves, Anderson's NC Battalion-Junior Reserves, 2nd NC Regiment-Junior Reserves	April 26, 1865	Mustered out at Bush Hill, NC (Randolph County).
July 11, 1864	Company B	Capt. Franklin G. Pitt	16th NC Battalion-Cavalry	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
July 11, 1864	Company I	Capt. James B. Edgerton	16th NC Battalion-Cavalry	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
September 1, 1864	Independent Company	None (Captain from Greene County)	Capt. Thomas W. Hart's Company-Senior Reserves	April 1865	Unknown if/when this company was formally mustered out.
North Carolina Militia Units
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Edgecombe County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
August 16, 1861	District No. 2	Capt. Richard A. Savage, Capt. Jesse Bullock, Capt. John F. Proctor	30th NC Regiment of Militia (Northwestern Edgecombe County)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
August 16, 1861	District No. 3	Capt. John J. Proctor
August 16, 1861	District No. 7	Capt. Allen Warren, Capt. William Langley
August 16, 1861	District No. 8	Capt. Hardy Norville
August 16, 1861	District No. 9	Capt. Churchill B. Killebrew, Capt. Battle B. Bryan
August 16, 1861	District No. 10	Capt. Bollin B. Barrow
August 16, 1861	District No. 14	Capt. Jordan Thigpen
August 16, 1861	District No. 15	Capt. James Wells Draughn
August 16, 1861	District No. 17	Capt. Patrick Byrom
January 18, 1862	District No. 19	Capt. Caswell Wiliams
August 16, 1861	District No. 1	Capt. Lorenzo D. Pender	31st NC Regiment of Militia (Southeastern Edgecombe County)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
August 16, 1861	District No. 11	Capt. David Cobb
August 16, 1861	District No. 12	Capt. Frederick Jenkins
August 16, 1861	District No. 13	Capt. Hardy C. Dixon
August 16, 1861	District No. 14	Capt. Jordan Thigpen
August 16, 1861	District No. 16	Capt. William H. Powell
North Carolina Home Guard Units
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Edgecombe County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
< October 22, 1863	Gatlin's Company	Capt. ? Gatlin	12th NC Battalion-Home Guard	EOW	EOW = End of War.
	Hargrove's Company	Capt. Gray Lemon Hargrove
	Long's Company	Capt. ? Long
	Whitehead's Company	Capt. ? Whitehead
October 29, 1864	Company C	Capt. Augustus J.M.Whitehead	1st NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
December 7, 1864	Company D	Not Named	7th NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
March 7, 1865	Not Identified	Not Named	1st NC Regiment-Home Guard (3rd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.