Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 39th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Patton, Asheville, North Carolina, in July, 1861, as a five company battalion. In November the unit moved to "Camp Hill" near Gooch Mountain where it was increased to eight companies. In February, 1862, it was
ordered to Knoxville, Tennessee, where two more companies were added. Its members were from the counties of Cherokee, Macon, Jackson, Buncombe, and Clay. The 39th took part in the Cumberland Gap operations, then saw action in the Battle of Perryville . Assigned to Walthall's, McNair's, and Reynold's Brigade, it fought with the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, then endured Hood's winter campaign in Tennessee. In 1865 it shared in the defense of
le. This regiment lost 2 killed, 36 wounded, and 6 missing at Murfreesboro and had 10 killed, 90 wounded, and 3 missing at Chickamauga . During the Atlanta
Campaign, May 18 to September 5, it reported 16 killed, 57 wounded, and 10 missing. On May 4, 1865, it surrendered.
Officers:
Colonel:
David Coleman
Lieutenant Colonels:
Hugh H. Davidson
Francis A. Reynolds
Major:
T. W. Peirce Assignments:
Walthall's, McNair's, and Reynold's Brigade Battles:
Cumberland Gap
Battle of Perryville
Murfreesboro
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
The Atlanta Campaign
Nashville
Franklin
le Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1586 men.
Company A - Cherokee County
Company B - Macon County
Company C - many men fromCherokee County
Company D - "Highland Greys" - Buncombe Count
Company E - Clay County
Company F - Cherokee County
Company G - Cherokee County
Company H - Cherokee County
Company I - Macon County
Company K - "Jackson Rangers or Jackson Volunteers" - Jackson 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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