16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion

Confederate Regiments & Batteries * North Carolina

 

1864
July 11

The 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion was organized by combining companies from three other organizations under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John T. Kennedy:
Companies D, E & I of the 62nd Georgia Cavalry (these were men from North Carolina)
Company C of the 12th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion
Companies F, G, H, I & M of the 7th Confederate Cavalry. (these were men from North Carolina)

Company A – was Company E, 62nd Regiment Georgia Cavalry
Company B – was Company I, 62nd Regiment Confederate Cavalry
Company C – was Company F, 7th Regiment Confederate Cavalry
Company D – was Company G, 7th Regiment Confederate Cavalry
Company E – was Company M, 7th Regiment Confederate Cavalry
Company F – was Company H, 7th Regiment Confederate Cavalry
Company G – was Company C, 12th Battalion North Carolina Cavalry
Company H – was Company D, 62nd Regiment Georgia Cavalry
Company I – was Company I, 62nd Regiment Georgia Cavalry
July-April
Siege of Petersburg
September 30-
October 2
Peeble’s Farm
October Assigned to Dearing’s Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
November Assigned to Dearing’s-Robert’s Brigade, W. H. F. Lee’s Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
December 8
Belfield
1865
February 5-7
Boydton Plank Road
March

The battalion mustered 315 men.
March 31
Dinwiddie Court House

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Boyd Edelin was captured. Captain F. G. Pitts took command of the battalion.
April 1
Battle of Five Forks
April 3
Namozine Church
April 5
Amelia Court House
April 9
Appomattox Court House

The battalion surrendered 48 men.

The battalion’s field officers were Lieutenant Colonels John B. Edelin and John T. Kennedy, and Major F.G. Pitt.