Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 22nd Infantry Regiment, formerly the 12th Volunteers, completed its organization near Raleigh, North Carolina, in July, 1861. The men were recruited in the counties of Caldwell, McDowell, Surry, Ashe, Guilford, Alleghany, Caswell, Stokes, and Randolph. With nearly 1,000 men, the unit was ordered to Virginia and assigned to the Aquia District in the Department of Northern Virginia. Later it was brigaded under Generals Pettigrew, Pender, and Scales. It fought with the army from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor , took its place in the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and ended the war at Appomattox . In April, 1862, this regiment contained 752 men, reported 161 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, had 6 killed and 57 wounded at Second Manassas and 1 killed and 44 wounded at Fredericksburg . It lost 30 killed and 139 wounded at Chancellorsville and of the 321 engaged at Gettysburg , over fifty percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 13 officers and 97 men.
Officers:
Colonels James Conner, Thomas S. Galloway, Jr., Charles E. Lightfoot, and James J. Pettigrew; Lieutenant Colonels Christopher C. Cole, R.H. Gray, John O. Long, and William L. Mitchell; and Majors Laban Odell and W.Lee Russell.
Assignments:
Aquia District in the Department of Northern Virginia.
Brigaded under Generals Pettigrew, Pender, and Scales. Battles:
Aquia District in the Department of Northern Virginia.
Brigaded under Generals Pettigrew, Pender, and Scales. Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 3291 men.
Company A - Caldwell county - The "McDowell Rifles"
Company B - McDowell county
Company C - Surry County
Company D – Ashe County The "Surry Regulators"
Company E - Guilford county
Company F - Alleghany county
Company G - Caswell county
Company H - Stokes county
Company I - Randolph county
Company K - McDowell county
Company L - Randolph county
Company M Randolph county. 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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