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Military Units Formed in North Carolina

Confederate Units

1st Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery - 2613 men
1st Battalion, North Carolina Home Guards - 60 men
1st Brigade, North Carolina Reserves - 2 men
1st Regiment, North Carolina Artillery - 3274 men
1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry - 2565 men
1st Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men - 72 men
1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry - 2884 men
1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (6 months, 1861) - 1518 men
1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves - 1792 men
1st Regiment, North Carolina Militia - 41 men
1st Regiment, North Carolina Volunteers - 6 men
2nd Battalion, North Carolina Home Guards - 60 men
2nd Battalion, North Carolina Infantry - 1732 men
2nd Battalion, North Carolina Local Defense Troops - 678 men
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery - 3788 men
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry - 2103 men
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Conscripts - 61 men
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Detailed Men - 2332 men
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry - 2712 men
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Invalid Corps - 1 man
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Militia
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves - 2 men
3rd Battalion, North Carolina Junior Reserves - 1412 men
3rd Battalion, North Carolina Light Artillery - 646 men
3rd Battalion, North Carolina Senior Reserves - 362 men



This list shows 235 units which were formed in North Carolina. Some of the records are unclear, so the actual number formed including the 11 Union regiments was probably more like 200 units.




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