13th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 13th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 3rd Volunteers, was organized at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861, with 1,100 men. Its members were recruited in Caswell, Mecklenburg, Davie, Edgecombe, and Rockingham counties. Ordered to Virginia, the unit wa s assigned to General Colston's, Garland's, Pender's, and Scales' Brigade. It shared in the many campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor , endured the battles and hardships of the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and took part in the Appomattox operations. This regi ment totalled 575 effectives in April, 1862, lost 29 killed and 80 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, and had 41 killed and 149 wounded in the Maryland Campaign. It reported 37 casualties at Fredericksburg and 216 at Chancellorsville . Of the 232 engaged at Gettysburg , more than seventy-five percent were disabled. It surrendered 22 officers and 193 men. Officers:
Colonels Joseph H. Hyman, William D. Pender, and Alfred M. Scales; Lieutenant Colonels W.S. Guy, Henry A. Rogers, Thomas Ruffin, Jr., and E. Benton Withers; and Majors John T. Hambrick, D.H. Hamilton, Jr., and T.A. Martin. Assignments:

May '61 to Nov '61 Dept of Norfolk

Nov '61 to Apr '62 Colston's Brigade, Dept of Norfolk

Apr '62 to Apr '62, Colston's Brigade, Army of Peninsula

Apr '62 to Jun '62, Colston's Brigade, Longstreet's Division, Army of Northern Virginia

Jun '62 to Sep '62, Garland's Brigade, D.H. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

Oct '62 to May '63, Pender's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

May '63 to Apr '65, Scales'Brigade, Pender's/Wilcox's Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

Battles:
New Bern (March 14, 1862)
Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
Malvern Cliff (June 30, 1862)
Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862) South Mountain (September 14, 1862)
Antietam (September 17, 1862)
Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
Gum Swamp (May 22, 1863)
South Anna Bridge (July 4, 1863)
Bristoe Campaign (October-November 1863)
Bristoe Station (October 14, 1863)
Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
North Anna (May 22-26, 1864)
Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Globe Tavern (August 18-21, 1864)
Reams' Station (August 25, 1864)
Jones' Farm (September 30, 1864)
Squirrel Level Road (September 30, 1864)
Harman Road (October 2, 1864)
Hatcher's Run (February 5-7, 1865)
Petersburg Final Assualt (April 2, 1865)
Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865) Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2475 men.

Company A - primarily from Caswell County

Company B - primarily from Mecklenburg County

Company C - primarily from Caswell County

Company D - primarily from Caswell County

Company E - primarily from Alamance County

Company F - primarily from Davie County

Company G - primarily from Edgecombe County

Company H - primarily from Rockingham County

Company I - primarily from Rockingham County

Company K - primarily from Rockingham County

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