Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 3rd Cavalry Regiment was organized at Kinston in the fall of 1862. Many of the companies had already seen service in the protection of Eastern Carolina. This regiment was organized with 1,095 men, totalled 284 in February, 1864, and surrendered 1 at Appomattox.
Officers:
Colonel John A. Baker, Lieutenant Colonels Roger Moore and A.M. Waddell, and Major Charles W. McClammy, Jr
Assignments:
Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
Transferred to Barringer's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia Battles:
White Hall
Goldsboro
Greenville
Drewry's Bluff
Petersburg Siege
Skirmishes south of the James River
Appomattox Campaign Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2008 men.
Company A - mostly from New Hanover County
Company B - mostly from Onslow County
Company C - mostly from Caswell County
Company D - mostly from Harnett County
Company F - mostly from Lenior County and Craven County
Company G - mostly from Halifax County
Company H - mostly from Onslow County
Company I - mostly from Wake County
Company K - mostly from Martin County, Washington County, Beaufort County, and Pitt 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.
SAVE $35 when you purchase All the Battles, Dyers Compendium, and Foxs Regimental Losses together. This bundle also includes the 1800 Days Index to All the Battles - a $15 value.
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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