5th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry

Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 5th Cavalry Battalion was organized at Jacksboro, Tennessee, during the fall of 1862. It contained five companies and skirmished the Federals in Tennessee and Kentucky. In August, 1863, the unit merged into the 65th North Carolina Regiment-6th Cavalry. - Cos. A to D, 5th Battalion became Cos. I,K,H, and B, of the 6th Regiment. Officers:
Lieutenant Colonel John B. Palmer and Major Alfred H. Baird Assignments:
Battles:
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 593 men.

Co. A, Capt. Alfred H. Baird's Co. - Allen Rangers Co. B, Capt. Sam'l W. English's Co. - Mitchell Cavalry Co. C, Capt. Junius C. Tate's Co. - Burke Rangers 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.