50th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 50th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and Harnett. Ordered to Virginia, it fought under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and Washington, transferred to J.G. Martin's Brigade, and for a time served at Wilmington. Late r part of the regiment was stationed at Plymouth and part at Washington. In November, 1864, it moved south and shared in the defense of Savannah and skirmished along the Rivers' Bridge . Sent back to North Carolina it was placed in General Kirkland's Brigade. The unit contiued the fight at Averasboro and fought its last battle at Bentonville . It totalled about 900 effectives in November, 1864, mustered less than half that number in March, 1865, and surrendered a force of nearly 250 on April 26. Officers:
Colonels:
• Marshall D. Craton
• James A. Washington
• George Wortham
Lieutenant Colonel:
• John C. Van Hook
Major:
• Henry J. Ryals
Assignments:
District of North Carolina, Department of North Carolina (October-November 1863)
Martin's Brigade, District of the Cape Fear (November 1863-April 1864)
Martin's Brigade, District of the Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina (April 1864)
Martin's Brigade, Department of North Carolina (April-May 1864)
Martin's Brigade, Whiting's-D.H.Hill's Division,Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (May 1864)
Martin's-Kirkland's Brigade,Hoke's Division,Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (May-October 1864)
Kirkland's Brigade, Hoke's Divison, 4th Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (October-December 1864)
Kirkland's Brigade, Hoke's Division, Department of North Carolina (December 1864-March 1865)
Kirkland's Brigade, Hoke's Division, Hardee's Corps (March-April 1865)
Kirkland's Brigade, Hoke's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee (April 1865)
Battles:
New Bern (March 14, 1862)
Washington
Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
Malvern Cliff (June 30, 1862)
Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)
Wilmington
Plymouth
Washington
Drewey’s Bluff (May 20, 1864)
Carolinas Campaign
River’s Bridge
Averasboro
Bentonville
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1766 men.

Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
Company E
Company F - Moore Sharpshooters
Company G - Capt. Geo. W. Andrew's Co. The Rutherford Farmers
Company I - Capt. John B. Eaves' Co. Rutherford Regulars
Company K - Capt. Samuel Wilkins' Co. Green River Rifles
Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies...Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, The Confederate Units and the Indian Units. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 1995. (2 photocopied pages). E547S53.

Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

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.