52nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 52nd Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in April, 1862. Its members were raised in the counties of Cabarrus, Randolph, gates, Chowan, Stokes, Richmond, Wilkes, Lincoln, Stanly, and Forsyth. The unit fought at Goldsboro , then moved to Virginia where it was brigaded under Generals Pettigrew, Kirkland, and MacRae. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg , had 2 killed and 25 wounded in the fight at Bristoe, and surrendered with only 6 officers and 60 men. Officers:
Colonels:
James K. Marshall
Marcus A. Parks
Lieutenant Colonels:
Eric Erson
Benjamin F. Little
Major:
John Q. Richardson
Assignments:
Brigaded under Generals Pettigrew, Kirkland, and MacRae
Battles:
The Battle Of Goldsboro
Washington, N.C.
Gettysburg Campaign
Falling Waters
Bristoe Station
Mine Run
The Wilderness
Spottsylvania To Petersburg
Petersburg
Reams Station
Burgess' Mills
Hatcher's Run
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2240 men.

Co. A, Cabarrus Riflemen
Co. B, Randolph Guards
Co. C, Orapeake Guards
Co. D, McCullock's Avengers
Co. E, Richmond Regulators
Co. F, Wilkes' Grays
Co. G, Dripon Dixies
Co. H, Spring Hill Guards
Co. I, Stanly Rebels
Co. K, Fighting Boys
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.