54th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 54th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in May, 1862. The men were from the counties of Rowan, Burke, Cumberland, Northampton, Iredell, Guilford, Wilkes, Yadkin, Columbus, and Granville. It was assigned to General Law's, Hoke's, Godwin's, and W.G. Lewis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virgina. The 54th was engaged at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville , then guarded prisoners captured at Winchester during the Pennsylvania Campaign. Later it took part in Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns, the conflicts at Plymouth and Drewry's Bluff , Early's Shenandoah Valley operations, and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment lost 6 killed and 40 wounded at Fredericksburg , had 3 killed and 38 wounded at Chancellorsville and 2 wounded and 306 missing at the Rappahannock River. It totalled about 700 men in July, 1864, and surrendered with 4 officers and 53 men of which 23 were armed. Officers:
Colonel:
• James C. S. McDowell
• Kenneth M. Murchison
• John Wimbish
Lieutenant Colonel:
• Anderson Ellis
Major:
• James A. Rogers
Assignments:
General Law's, Hoke's, Godwin's, and W.G. Lewis' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.
Battles:
Rappahannock River (August 22 – 25, 1862)
Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
Chancellorsville (May 1-3, 1863)
Bristoe Campaign (October-November 1863)
Bristoe Station (October 14, 1863)
Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
Plymouth
Drewry’s Bluff
Monacy (July 9, 1864)
Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1919 men.

Co. A Davidson/Yadkin Co. B Burke/Yancey/McDowell Co. C Cumberland/Sampson Co. D Northampton Co. E Iredell/Wilkes Co. F Guilford Co. G Wilkes Co. H Yadkin/Surry Co. I Polk Co. K Granville/Randolph
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.