12th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 12th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 2nd Volunteers, was organized near Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. Its companies were drawn from the counties of Warren, Granville, Catawba, Cleveland, Nash, Duplin, Halifax, and Robeson. The regiment serv ed in General Garland's, Iverson's, and R.D. Johnston's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. After fighting at Hanover Court House it participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor , saw action in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations, and ended the war at Appomattox . This unit sustained 211 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 5 at Fredericksburg , and 118 Chancellorsville . Of the 219 engaged at Gettysburg , thirty-six percent were disabled, a nd there were 3 killed and 11 wounded at Bristoe. It surrendered 8 officers and 139 men of which 76 were armed. Officers:
Colonels Henry E. Coleman, Benjamin O. Wade, and Solomon Williams; Lieutenant Colonels Edward Cantwell, William S. Davis, and Thomas L. Jones; and Majors Robert W. Alston, Augustus W. Burton, and David P. Rowe. Assignments:
General Garland's, Iverson's, and R.D. Johnston's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia Battles:
Seven Pines (May 31-June 1, 1862)
Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
Mechanicsville (June 26, 1862)
Gaines' Mill (June 27, 1862)
Frayser's Farm (June 30, 1862)
Malvern Hill (July l, 1862)
Cedar Mountain (August 9, 1862)
2nd Manassas (August 28-30,1862)
Chantilly (September 1, 1862)
Harpers Ferry ( September 12 - 15,1862)
Antietam (September 17, 1862)
Shepherdstown Ford (September 20, 1862)
Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863)
Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
Williamsport (July 6,1863)
Bristoe Campaign (October 1863)
Mine Run Campaign (November-December
1863)
The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
North Anna (May 23-26, 1864)
Cold Harbor (June I - 3, 1864)
Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 3110 men.

Co. A, Capt. John Ray's Co., Catawba Rifles
Co. M, Camden Grays
Co. B, Capt. Henry Eaton Coleman's Co.,
Townesville Guards
(1st) Co. C, Capt. Thos. S. Kenan's Co.
(2nd) Co. C, Capt. Thos. L. Jones' Co.,
Warren Rifles
(1st) Co. C, Duplin Rifles
(1st) Co. D, Capt. Richard M. Norment's Co,
Lumberton Guards
(2nd) Co. D, Capt. Geo. Wortham's Co.,
Granville Greys
Co. E, Capt. A.W. Burton's Co,
Capt. Jerome B. Fulton's Co.,
Cleveland Guards
Co. F, Capt. Benj. O. Wake's Co.,
Warren Guards
Co. G, Capt. Jas. H. Whitaker's Co,
Halifax Light Inf.
(1st) Co. H, Capt. Wm. T. Williams' Co.,
Nash Boys
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