6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves

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. In the final days of the war, the Senior Reserves are mentioned along with the Junior Reserves for their gallant service in defense of the forts. Officers:
• Col. A.A. Moss Assignments:

Kinston

Fort Fisher

Battles:

The Kautz-Wilson Raid

Kinston

Fort Fisher

Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 955 men. Men from the 6th Infantry Regiment Senior Reserves were from Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Stanly and Wake counties.

Co. A, Capt. Thos. Co Haltom's Co.

Co. B, Capt. John A. Brewer's Co.

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

Co. D, Capt. J.W. Turner's Co.

Co. E, Capt. J.M. Pilkenton's Co.

Co. F, Capt. A.L. Surratt's Co.

Co. G, Capt. R. M. Biles' Co.

Co. H, Capt. H.C. McLean's Co.

Co. I, Capt. H.S. Lilly's Co.

Co. K, Capt. Leroy Jones' 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.