Historical Notes:
Very little is known of the North Carolina Senior Reserve Units. A total of 5,618 men were enrolled in 8 units according to D. H. Hill in Confederate Military History. My rosters of these units have a total of 5,237 names:
NC 2nd Infantry Regiment Senior Reserves – 2
NC 3rd Infantry Battalion Senior Reserves – 362
NC 4th Infantry Regiment Senior Reserves – 984
NC 5th Infantry Regiment Senior Reserves – 1100
NC 6th Infantry Regiment Senior Reserves – 955
NC 7th Infantry Regiment Senior Reserves – 938
NC 8th Infantry Regiment Senior Reserves – 874
Hart’s Company NC Senior Reserves – 7
McCorkle’s Battalion NC Senior Reserves – 17
A total of 137 men from Ashe or Alleghany County, North Carolina served in the 5th North Carolina Senior Reserves. The regiment was formed by the consoli-dation of two battalions in the summer of 1864. Most of the companies served as prison guards at Salisbury, North Carolina, but Company F served as a mounted patrol guard for the Northwestern North Carolina counties. Few of the men actually wanted to be in service, and most were AWOL when a muster roll was prepared on February 28, 1865.
Officers:
Colonel:
· Evans, G.B. (D.)
· Evans, Peter G.
Surgeon:
· McCrory, Elvis
Sergeant:
· McGregor, Archibald
Corporal:
· Forbes, W. H.
Quartermaster Sergeant:
· McAllister, A. H.
Chaplain:
· Pratt, H.B. Assignments:
Prison guards at Salisbury, North Carolina
Mounted patrol guard for the Northwestern North Carolina counties.
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1100 men.
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.
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