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




North Carolina in the American Civil War

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

North Carolina State Troops Assigned to CSA
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Sampson County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
April 20, 1861	Company A Sampson Rangers	Capt. Franklin J. Faison, Capt. James C. Holmes, Capt. Gary F. Williams	30th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
May 9, 1861	Company F Holmes Riflemen	Capt. Owen L. Chesnutt, Capt. James W. Wright	10th NC Volunteers / 20th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
May 16, 1861	Company E	None (Captains from Guilford County)	2nd NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
May 16, 1861	Company C	None (Captains from Other Counties)	7th NC Regiment	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
June 8, 1861	Company H Independent Blues	Capt. Uz W. Cox, Capt. Claudius B. Monk	10th NC Volunteers / 20th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
June 10, 1861	Company I Sampson Greys	Capt. James Alexander Faison, Capt. Duncan J. DeVane	10th NC Volunteers / 20th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
September 27, 1861	Independent Company, Company A-DeVane's Company	Capt. William S. DeVane, Capt. George Washington Marsh, Capt. James Holmes Robinson	Capt. William S. DeVane's Company, 61st NC Regiment	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
October 18, 1861	Company C Sampson Farmers	Capt. Peter Bernice Troublefield, Capt. John Thomas Wilson, Capt. Owen L. Chesnutt	38th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
October 22, 1861	Company D Sampson Plowboys	Capt. John Ashford, Capt. Henry C. Darden, Capt. William E. Faison	38th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
October 31, 1861	King's Artillery, 2nd Company A-King's Artillery	Capt. Robert J. Murphy	Independent Company, 36th NC Regiment (2nd Artillery)	April 26, 1865	Most were captured at the 2nd Battle of Fort Fisher. Those who escaped were surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
February 10, 1862	Company B Warsaw Sampsons	Capt. Thomas James Herring	51st NC Regiment	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
February 11, 1862	Company C Duplin Stars	Capt. Edward L. Watson	51st NC Regiment	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
March 3, 1862	Company K Confederate Stars	Capt. Joseph B. Underwood, Capt. William F. Murphy	51st NC Regiment	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
March 19, 1862	Company I	None (Captains from Cumberland County)	51st NC Regiment	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
March 22, 1862	Company C	None (Captains from Other Counties)	54th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
April 16, 1862	Company I Coharie Guards	Capt. Owen Holmes	46th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
July 10, 1862	Independent Company, Co. C-Confederate Volunteers	Capt. Elias F. Shaw	Capt. Elias F. Shaw's Company, 63rd NC Regiment (5th Cavalry)	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
December 1, 1863	Sampson Artillery (Independent Company)	Capt. Abner A. Moseley	Capt. Abner A. Moseley's Company-Light Artillery	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
May 1864	Independent Company, Company B, Company B	Capt. William H. Bryan	Bryan's Company-Senior Reserves, Maj. Boaz F. Hooks' Battalion-Senior Reserves, 8th NC Regiment-Senior Reserves	April 26, 1865	Unknown where/if this regiment was officially mustered out. Most men simply went home on their own accord, very few paroled.
May 23, 1864	Company A, Company A, Company A	None (Captains from Other Counties)	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).
October 8, 1864	Independent Company	Capt. George L. Giddens	Capt. George L. Giddens's Company-Detailed & Petitioned Men	April 1865	Mustered out in Sampson County, exact date not known.
North Carolina Militia Units
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Sampson County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
August 26, 1861	Clinton District	Capt. William E. Barden	24th NC Regiment of Militia (East of the Big Coharie River)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
August 26, 1861	Hall's District	Capt. F. Bass, Capt. Howell H. Cobb
August 26, 1861	Pine Grove District	Capt. Henry D. Lewis
August 26, 1861	Taylor's Bridge District	Capt. James Vann, Jr.
August 26, 1861	Turkey District	Capt. Junius M. Millard
August 30, 1861	Lisbon District	Capt. Haywood Boykin, Capt. James Cromartie Robinso
January 29, 1862	Mingo District	Captain Not Named
August 26, 1861	Dismal District	Capt. Jacob B. Cox	25th NC Regiment of Militia (West of the Big Coharie River)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
August 30, 1861	Honeycutt's District	Capt. John R. Smith
August 30, 1861	McDaniel's District	Capt. Timothy J. Herring, Capt. David M. Carter
August 31, 1861	Little Coharie District (Company B)	Capt. Willerby F. Culbreath
January 29, 1862	Westbrook's District	Capt. Hardy Daughtrey, Capt. James L. Autrey
April 14, 1862	Lower Mingo Distict	Capt. Sampson B. Jackson
April 14, 1862	Upper Mingo District	Capt. Richard Warren
North Carolina Home Guard Units
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Sampson County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
< September 16, 1863	Companies Not Identified	Captains Not Named	27th NC Battalion-Home Guard	EOW	EOW = End of War.
October 19, 1864	Company C	Capt. ? Autrey	2nd NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
November 26, 1864	Company B	Capt. ? Gatlin	4th NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
March 7, 1865	Companies Not Identified	Captains Not Named	1st NC Regiment-Home Guard (3rd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.