57th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 57th Infantry Regiment was organized at Salisbury, North Carolina, in July, 1862, with men recruited in the counties of Rowan, Forsyth, Catawba, Cabarrus, Lincoln, and Alamance. Sent to Virginia, the regiment was assigned to General Law's, Hoke's, Godwin 's, and W.G. Lewis' brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Fredericksburg to Mine Run , then returned to North Carolina. After serving in the Kinston area the 57th was ordered back to Virginia. It continued the fight at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor , in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations, and around Appomattox . The unit reported 32 killed and 192 wounded at Fredericksburg, had 9 killed and 61 wounded at Chancellorsville and twenty-two percent of the 297 engaged at Gettysburg disabled. At the Rappahannock River in November, 1863, it lost 4 wounded and 292 missing. On April 9, 1865 it surrendered with 6 officers and 74 men of which 31 were armed. Officers:
Colonels:
Archibald C. Godwin
Hamilton C. Jones, Jr.
Major:
James A. Craige
Assignments:
General Law's, Hoke's, Godwin's, and W.G. Lewis' brigade
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 2685 men.

Co. A, Capt. Wm. Howard's Co.

Co. B, Capt. Win. Brown's Co.

Co. C, Capt. John Beard's Co.

Co. D, Capt. J.E. Mann's Co.

Co. E, Capt. Dan'l W. Rhine's Co.

Co. F, Capt. Jas. C. Cannon's Co.

Co. G, Capt. J.F. Speck's Co.

Co. H, Capt. Win. H. Howerton's Co.

Co. I, Capt. Wm. A. Albright's Co.

Co. K, Capt. A.A. Miller's Co.
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.