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




North Carolina in the American Civil War

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

North Carolina State Troops Assigned to CSA
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Chatham County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
April 15, 1861	Company M-Chatham Rifles, 2nd Company I-Chatham Rifles	Capt. Ross R. Ihrie, Capt. John W. Taylor, Capt. William Lord London, Capt. William H.H. Tyson	5th NC Volunteers / 15th NC Regiment, 32nd NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
May 16, 1861	Company I Cedar Fork Rifles	Capt. Richard Wyatt York	6th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
May 16, 1861	Company E Manchester Guard	None (Captains from Cumberland County)	8th NC Regiment	April 26, 1865	Mustered out at Bush Hill, NC (Randolph County).
May 24, 1861	Company A	Capt. Samuel S. Kirkland	6th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
May 28, 1861	Company E Chatham Independent Guards	Capt. William Spearman Webster, Capt. Stephen W. Brewer	26th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
June 10, 1861	Company G Chatham Boys	Capt. William S. McLean, Capt. John Randolph Lane, Capt. Henry Clay Albright, Capt. Austin R. Johnson	26th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
July 18, 1861	Company I	None (Captains from Moore County)	9th NC Volunteers / 19th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
September 20, 1861	Company D Haw River Boys	Capt. Hardy J. Lasater, Capt. Robert E. Petty, Capt. George W. Avent	35th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
February 6, 1862	Company G	None (Captains from Orange County)	11th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
February 14, 1862	Company E The Turtle Paws	Capt. Richard Clifford Cotten, Capt. James T. Phillips, Capt. John J. Crump	44th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
March 11, 1862	Company G Chatham Light Infantry	Capt. William Hogan Jones	48th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
March 21, 1862	Independent Company, Company D-Vance Guards	Capt. Nathan Alexander Ramsey	Capt. Nathan A. Ramsey's Company, 61st NC Regiment	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
April 21, 1862	1st Co. B-Chatham Cossacks, 2nd Co. D-Chatham Cossacks	Capt. Edward H. Ward, Capt. Jehu S. Bennett, Capt. Younger A. Oldham	49th NC Regiment, 15th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
April 28, 1862	Macon Mounted Guards, Co. E-Macon Mounted Guards	Capt. William Whitfield Carraway	Capt. William W. Carraway's Company, 41st NC Regiment (3rd Cavalry)	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
April 30, 1862	Company F	None (Captains from Alamance County)	53rd NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
May 21, 1862	Company C Pasquotank Boys	None (Captain from Pasquotank County)	56th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
August 3, 1862	Independent Company, 3rd Company, Company E-Vance Troop	Capt. Thomas W. Harris	Capt. Thomas W. Harris's Company, Maj. Peter G. Evans's Battalion, 63rd NC Regiment (5th Cavalry)	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
August 8, 1862	Independent Company, 5th Company, Company G-Chatham Rangers	Capt. John B. McClenahan	Capt. John B. McClenahan's Company, Maj. Peter G. Evans's Battalion, 63rd NC Regiment (5th Cavalry)	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
November 1863	Company E	Capt. Thomas H. Haughton	Maj. James C. McRae's Battalion-Cavalry	June 1, 1864	Battalion disbanded on June 1, 1864. Men re-assigned.
June 1, 1864	Company D, Company H	Capt. William H.H. Carter	6th NC Battalion-Junior Reserves, 1st NC Regiment-Junior Reserves	April 26, 1865	Mustered out at Bush Hill, NC (Randolph County).
July 26, 1864	Independent Company, Company B, " "	Capt. John A. Brewer	Brewer's Company-Senior Reserves, Lt. Col. Adolphus A. Moss's Battalion-Sr. Reserves, 6th NC Regiment-Senior Reserves	April 26, 1865	Probably mustered out at Greensborough, NC. Few paroled, most simply went home on their own accord.
July 26, 1864	Independent Company, Company E, " "	Capt. John M. Pilkinton	Pilkinton's Company-Senior Reserves, Lt. Col. Adolphus A. Moss's Battalion-Sr. Reserves, 6th NC Regiment-Senior Reserves	April 26, 1865	Probably mustered out at Greensborough, NC. Few paroled, most simply went home on their own accord.
North Carolina Militia Units
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Chatham County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
September 4, 1861	Haywood District	Capt. Isaac H. Clegg	49th NC Regiment of Militia (Lower Chatham County)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
October 22, 1861	Baldwin's District	Capt. Oran P. Hamlett
October 22, 1861	Buck Horn District	Capt. Herbert B. Williams
October 22, 1861	Jones' Grove District	Capt. Alvis J. Roberson
October 22, 1861	Lick Creek District	Capt. Burwell W. Brown
October 22, 1861	New Hope District	Capt. Lemuel Ellis
October 22, 1861	Pittsborough District	Capt. Robert Hatch
October 22, 1861	Williams's District	Capt. Henderson M. Mulholland
November 30, 1862	Beaver Creek District	Capt. Isham A. Wilson
November 30, 1862	Pittsborough District No. 2	Capt. John M. Ellington
August 21, 1861	Gee's District	Capt. William Matthews	50th NC Regiment of Militia (Upper Chatham County)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
September 2, 1861	Albright's District	Capt. Harrison O. Durham, Capt. William Teague
September 2, 1861	Bear Creek District	Capt. Noah B. Dunlap
September 2, 1861	McPherson's District	Capt. Daniel Staly
September 2, 1861	Silk Hope District	Capt. Henry Buckner, Capt. John Calhoun Kirkman
September 10, 1861	Roe District	Capt. John R. Burke, Capt. John A. Pugh
September 12, 1861	Hadley District	Capt. Turner P. Henderson
December 14, 1861	Burns's District	Not Named
December 14, 1861	Rock Spring District	Capt. Gorret J. Bray
March 15, 1862	Indian Creek District	Capt. Alexander W. Jenkins
March 15, 1862	Oakland District	Capt. Roderick N. Buie
March 15, 1862	Thomas's District	Capt. Allison J. Roberson
April 21, 1862	South Fork District	Not Named
April 22, 1862	Egypt District	Capt. Thomas J. Goldston
North Carolina Home Guard Units
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Chatham County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
< September 26, 1863	Company F	Capt. John Calhoun Kirkman	4th NC Battalion-Home Guard	EOW	EOW = End of War.
	Company G	Capt. H.C. Durham
	Not Named	Capt. James R. Gibson
	Not Named	Capt. Oran P. Hamlett
	Not Named	Capt. Alexander W. Jenkins
	Not Named	Capt. Isaac Newton Mann
	Not Named	Capt. John Taylor
	Not Named	Capt ? Thornbury
August 13, 1864	Not Named	Not Named	Leventhorpe's Command-Home Guard	EOW	EOW = End of War.
October 19, 1864	Company E	Capt. Alexander W. Jenkins	2nd NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)	Unknown	Unclear if this regiment continued until the end of the war.
November 22, 1864	Gibson's Company	Capt. ? Gibson (Probably James R. Gibson above)	5th NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
March 7, 1865	Not Named	Not Named	2nd NC Regiment-Home Guard (3rd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.