Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 30th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in October, 1861. The men were raised in the following counties: Sampson, Warren, Brunswick, Wake, Nash, Granville, Duplin, Edgecombe, Moore, and Mecklenburg. It served in the Department of North Carolina, then was assigned to General G.B. Anderson's, Ramseur's, and Cox's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 30th saw action from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor ,
marched with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and was involved in the Appomattox operations. The unit reported 30 killed and 137 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, lost thirty-six percent of the 250 in the Maryland Campaign, and had 9 wounded at Fredericksburg . It sustained 125 casualties at Chancellorsville , lost sixteen percent of the 278 engaged at Gettysburg , and had 3 killed and 42 wounded on the Rappahannock River. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered 6 officers and 147 men.
Officers:
Colonel:
• Francis M. Parker
Lieutenant Colonels:
• Walter Draughan
• James T. Kell
• William W. Sillers
Major:
• James C. Holmes Assignments:
Department of North Carolina
Assigned to General George Burgwyn Anderson's, Ramseur's, and Cox's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Battles:
Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
Malvern Cliff (June 30, 1862)
Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)
Harpers Ferry (September 12-15, 1862)
Antietam (September 17, 1862)
Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
Gum Swamp (May 22, 1863)
South Anna Bridge (July 4, 1863)
Bristoe Campaign (October-November 1863)
Bristoe Station (October 14, 1863)
Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
North Anna (May 22-26, 1864)
Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Globe Tavern (August 18-21, 1864)
Reams' Station (August 25, 1864)
Jones' Farm (September 30, 1864)
Squirrel Level Road (September 30, 1864)
Harman Road (October 2, 1864)
Hatcher's Run (February 5-7, 1865)
Petersburg Final Assault (April 2, 1865)
Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865) Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2255 men.
Company A - "Sampson Rangers" - Sampson County
Company B - "Nat Macon Guards" - Warren County
Company C - "Brunswick Double Quicks" - Brunswick County
Company D - Wake County and Granville County
Company E - "Duplin Turpentine boys" - Duplin County
Company F - "Sparta Band" - Edgecombe County
Company G - "Granville Rangers" - Granville County
Company H - Moore County (Lee)
Company I - Nash County
Company K - Mecklenburg County
Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.
Brock, R. A. The Appomattox Roster. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998. Originally published as Volume 15 of the Southern Historical Society Papers in 1887 by The Society, Richmond, VA. This book contains 56,000 names of men who surrendered at Appomattox. It shows the mans unit of service and some additional notes. U. S. Government Printing Office.Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.
CDROM - $35.00 COMBO - $50.00 SAVE $60 when you purchase The Service Records of North Carolina Civil War Soldiers DVD bundle. This bundle also includes Clarks, Histories of Several Regiments of North Carolina, Moore's, Roster of North Carolina Troops, The North Carolina Civil War Soldiers Index and Confederate Military History - North Carolina Volume.
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