1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment

Infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army the Confederate regiment Union units 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment (Union) and 1st North Carolina Colored Infantry Regiment the Revolutionary War regiment 1st North Carolina Regiment January 2024 January 2024 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment 1NCflag.png 200px Regimental flag of the 1st North Carolina July, 1861 – April, 1865 Confederate States of America North Carolina 1861 CSA Regiment Infantry ~1,600 (initial)2,898 (total) American Civil War Col. Montford S. StokesCol. John A. McDowellCol. Hamilton A. Brown Regimental commanders Brig. Gen. Matt W. RansomBrig. Gen. James B. Gordon Notable members thumb|Officers of the 1st North Carolina Infantry The 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. As part of the Army of Northern Virginia it fought in the Eastern Theater until the surrender at Appomattox. History The 1st North Carolina Infantry was organized at the race track at Warrenton, North Carolina during the spring of 1861 and mustered in on June 3, 1861, with nearly 1600 officers and men hailing from eleven North Carolina counties. Colonel Montford S. Stokes, a son of North Carolina Governor Montfortthumb|left|Col. Montfort Sidney Stokes|197x197px Stokes, became its commanding officer. He served in the Navy from 1832 to 1839 and also fought as a Major with the North Carolina Volunteers during the Mexican–American War.Robert A. Williams. Lavish of Blood: The 1st North Carolina State Troops at the Battle of Mechanicsville, Company Front, 2016, Volume 30, Issue 1 The other field officers were Lieutenant-Colonel Matt W. Ransom and Major John A. McDowell. The regiment initially served in Department of North Carolina, and after the First Manassas was relocated to Virginia.Clark, Walter, Ed. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861–65. Goldsboro, North Carolina: Nash Brothers, 1901, pp. 135–138. The 1st North Carolina joined the Army of Northern Virginia and was brigaded under Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley in the division of Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill.Clark, p. 138 On June 26, 1862, during the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek the 1st North Carolina suffered its first heavy casualties as fifty-four of their own were killed or mortally wounded and over one hundred wounded. Colonel Stokes was mortally wounded and died on July 14, 1862. As part of the Second Corps, the 1st North Carolina participated in almost every battle the Army of Northern Virginia fought in the Eastern Theater.Clark, pp. 138–156 The regiment surrendered with the army at Appomattox on April 9, 1865; fielding 10 officers and 61 enlisted men.1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry in the National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors System Organization Company A (Albemarle Guards) – Chowan County Company B (Wilkes Volunteers) – Wilkes County Company C (Lillington Rifle Guards) – Harnett CountyWilmington journal, June 27, 1861, page 2 Company D – Lincoln and Orange Counties Company E – New Hanover County Company F (Hertford Greys) – Hertford County Company G (Washington Volunteers) – Washington County Company H – Martin County Company I (Wake Light Infantry) – Wake County Company K – Halifax County See also List of North Carolina Confederate Civil War units References Further reading Clark, Walter. Ed. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861–65. Goldsboro, North Carolina: Nash Brothers, 1901. Category:Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from North Carolina Category:1861 establishments in North Carolina