6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry State Troops

Historical Notes:
The 6th Infantry Regiment State Troops was organized at Halifax, North Carolina, in July, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Cumberland, Gates, Johnston, Graven, Rowan, Bertie, Wilson, and Caswell. Ordered to Virginia, the regiment reached Manassas on July 19 and fought in the battle under General Longstreet. In April, 1862, it had 460 effectives and during the war was brigaded under Generals Early, Garland, Iverson, R.D. Johnston. It participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor , then was involved in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox Campaign. It had 180 men in action at Seven Pines , lost 10 killed, 22 wounded, and 4 missing during the Seven Days' Battles, and had 4 killed and 37 wounded at Chancellorsville . The unit took 473 men to Gettysburg , losing more than half, and reported 16 disabled at Bristoe and 3 at Mine Run . It surrendered with 7 officers and 76 men of which 48 were armed. Officers:
Colonels Thomas M. Garrett and Duncan K. McRae; and Lieutenant Colonels John C. Badham, William J. Hill, Joseph P. Jones, John W. Lea, and Peter J. Sinclair. Assignments:

Under General Longstreet at First Manassas.

Brigaded under Generals Early, Garland, Iverson, R.D. Johnston.

Battles:
1861
• First Manassas (Colonel Fisher is Killed)
1862
• Peninsula Campaign
• Yorktown
• Eltham's Landing
• Barhamsville
• Seven Pines
• Fair Oaks
• Gaines Mill
• Savage Station
• White Oak Swamp
• Malvern Hill
• Harrisons Landing
• Warrenton Springs
• Thoughfare Gap
• Second Manassas
• Ox Hill
• Boonesboro
• SharpsburgFredericksburg
1863
• Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville
• Winchester
• Gettysburg (Colonel Avery was killed)
• Hagerstown
• Bristoe Station
• Mine Run
• Rappahannock Station (Colonel Webb was Captured)
1864
• Bachelder's Creek/New Bern, NC
• Martinsburg
• Monocacy
• Plymouth, NC
• Petersburg, Va.
• Hanover Junction
• Totapotami Creek
• Cold Harbor
• Lynchburg
• Washington
• Winchester
• Fisher's Hill
• Cedar Creek
1865
• Hatcher's Run
• Fort Stedman
• Sayler's Creek
• Appomattox
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 3146 men.

Company A - Mecklenburg County

Company B - Orange County

Company C - Orange County

Company D - Burke County

Company E - Burke, McDowell, Mitchell and Yancey Counties

Company F - Alamance County

Company G - Rowan County

Company H - Caswell Boys - Caswell County

Company I - Cedar Fork Rifles - Wake County and Chatham County

Company K - Alamance County

Photos:

Harris, Henry Speck - Co. B Bibliography for Research: