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




North Carolina in the American Civil War

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

North Carolina State Troops Assigned to CSA
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Guilford County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
April 20, 1861	Company B Guilford Grays	Capt. John Sloan, Capt. William Adams, Capt. John A. Sloan	27th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
May 16, 1861	2nd Company E Guilford Guards	Capt. John Henry Morehead, Capt. Henry Clay Gorrell	2nd NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
May 23, 1861	Company E Guilford Men	Capt. Christopher Columbus Cole, Capt. Harper Evans Charles, Capt. Joseph A. Hooper, Capt. Martin M. Wolfe, Capt. Robert W. Cole	12th NC Volunteers / 22nd NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
June 8, 1861	Company M Guilford Dixie Boys	Capt. William L. Scott, Capt. William S. Rankin, Capt. John Eli Gilmer	11th NC Volunteers / 21st NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
August 30, 1861	Company F	Capt. Barzillai F. Cole, Capt. James R. Nelson, Capt. Pinkney A. Tatum	9th NC Volunteers / 19th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
February 14, 1862	Company B	Capt. Charles Eugene Shober, Capt. Samuel C. Rankin	45th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
March 24, 1862	Company F Stonewall Boys	Capt. William P. Watlington, Capt. Rufus L. Hooper	54th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
March 27, 1862	Company C Guilford Light Infantry	Capt. James Turner Morehead, Jr., Capt. Peter P. Scales, Capt. Robert C. Donnell	45th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
March 27, 1862	Company K North State Boys	Capt. John Austin Lindsay	45th NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
April 30, 1862	Company A	Capt. Alexander P. McDaniel, Capt. James M. Sutton	53rd NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
April 30, 1862	Company D	None (Captains from Cumberland County)	53rd NC Regiment	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
September 1, 1862	Wharton's Partisan Rangers, Company K	Capt. John E. Wharton	Capt. John E. Wharton's Company, 63rd NC Regiment (5th Cavalry)	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
October 1, 1862	Rankin's Partisan Rangers, Company I	Capt. Nathaniel Patterson Rankin	Capt. Nathaniel P. Rankin's Company, 63rd NC Regiment (5th Cavalry)	April 26, 1865	Surrendered at Bennett Place, NC near Durham Station.
May 18, 1864	Company A, Company A	Capt. John W. Pitts	4th NC Battalion-Junior Reserves, 3rd 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. W.B. Johnson	Johnson's Company-Senior Reserves, Lt. Col. James A. Barnett's Battalion-Senior Reserves, 7th NC Regiment-Senior Reserves	April 26, 1865	Furloughed on March 27, 1865 for 20 Days at Raleigh, NC; Probably never returned to active duty. Men mostly went home on their own accord.
June 18, 1864	Independent Company, Company D, Company D	Capt. Jacob C. Boon	Boon's Company-Senior Reserves, Lt. Col. James A. Barnett's Battalion-Senior Reserves, 7th NC Regiment-Senior Reserves	April 26, 1865	Furloughed on March 27, 1865 for 20 Days at Raleigh, NC; Probably never returned to active duty. Men mostly went home on their own accord.
July 11, 1864	Company H	Capt. Thomas Rhodes Duval	16th NC Battalion-Cavalry	April 9, 1865	Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA.
North Carolina Militia Units
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Guilford County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
September 4, 1861	1st District	Capt. John N. Hooper	67th NC Regiment of Militia (Western Guilford County)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
September 4, 1861	2nd District	Capt. John A. Mebane, Capt. David R. Thomas
September 4, 1861	3rd District	Capt. Luther Winchester, Capt. Pinckney Wall
September 4, 1861	5th District	Capt. Sidney A. Powell
September 4, 1861	6th District	Capt. David W. Kirkman
September 4, 1861	7th District	Capt. Daniel E. Albright
September 4, 1861	8th District	Capt. John C. Cannon, Capt. David N. Kirkpatrick
September 4, 1861	9th District	Capt. David M. Payne
September 12, 1861	4th District	Capt. John C. Roberts
October 1, 1861	10th District	Capt. Samuel Lander, Capt. Samuel Pitts
January 6, 1862	11th District	Capt. Wyatt McKenzie
January 10, 1862	12th District	Capt. William Nelson Armfield
March 8, 1862	13th District	Capt. William H. Bodenheimer
October 3, 1861	Company A	Capt. James W. Doak	68th NC Regiment of Militia (Eastern Guilford County) -	EOW	EOW = End of War.
October 3, 1861	Company B	Capt. Henry C. Lamb
October 3, 1861	Company C	Capt. Abner S. Holton, Capt. Martin C. Holton
October 3, 1861	Company D	Capt. William S. Coffin
October 3, 1861	Company E	Capt. Wister Coble
October 3, 1861	Company F	Capt. John W. Stewart
October 3, 1861	Company G	Capt. James F. Coble, Capt. Newton D. Woody
October 3, 1861	Company H	Capt. Thomas G. Wharton
October 3, 1861	Company I	Capt. William P. Heath
October 3, 1861	Company K	Capt. James G. Gannon, Capt. James Franklin Hughes
November 20, 1861	Company AA (Cavalry)	Not Named
November 20, 1861	Company P (Cavalry)	Capt. Allen H. Scott
December 24, 1861	Company L	Capt. Daniel B. Branson, Capt. Nathaniel Lowe
December 24, 1861	Company M	Capt. George A. Thompson, Capt. William A. Walker
December 24, 1861	Company N	Capt. James M. Smith, Capt. John W. Forbes
February 5, 1862	Company O	Capt. James Lowe
February 19, 1862	Company Q	Capt. John A. Pritchett
February 19, 1862	Company R	Capt. Alson Oakey
February 19, 1862	Company S (Cavalry)	Capt William M. Wiley
North Carolina Home Guard Units
Date Organized	Unit Name	Captain(s) from Guilford County	Assigned To:	Date Ended	Comments
< October 7, 1863	3-5 Companies Not Identified	Not Named	51st NC Battalion-Home Guard (Re-Assigned to 4th NC Regiment Directly Below)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
October 8, 1863	Company E	Capt. John A. Pritchett	4th NC Regiment-Home Guard (1st Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
	Company F	Capt. G.L. Greeson
	Company G	Not Named
	Company H	Not Named
	Not Identified	Capt. William Nelson Armfield
	Not Identified	Capt. D. McKnight
October 29, 1864	Company F	Capt. John W. Forbes	1st NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
October 29, 1864	Company H	Capt. Peter Wall	1st NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
November 26, 1864	Company F	Capt. ? Rankin	4th NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
December 7, 1864	Company B	Not Named	7th NC Regiment-Home Guard (2nd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.
March 7, 1865	Company G	Capt. T.A. Rauton	2nd NC Regiment-Home Guard (3rd Organization)	EOW	EOW = End of War.