Confederate Regiments & Batteries * North Carolina
1862
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April 9 | The 48th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized near Raleigh at Camp Mangum, under the command of Colonel Robert C. Hill (West Point Class of 1855), Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Walkup and Major Benjamin R. Huske. Company A – Union County – Captain Francis L. Wiatt Company B – Davidson County – Captain Albert A. Hill Company C – Iredell County – Captain Arthur M. Walker Company D – Moore County – Captain Thomas J. Clegg Company E – Union County – Captain John W. Walden Company F – “The Waxhaws No 2” – Union County – Captain Hugh Wilson Company G – “Chatham Light Infantry” – Chatham County – Captain William H. Jones Company H – Davidson County – Captain John Michael Company I – Union County – Captain Elias C. Alexander Company K – “Confederate Guards” – Forsyth County – Captain Jesse W. Atwood |
June-July | Assigned to Ransom’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina. |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven Days Battles |
June 25 |
King’s School House (Oak Grove)The regiment lost 18 men killed and 70 wounded. Major Huske was mortally wounded. Captains Thomas Clegg of Company D and Captain Jesse W. Atwood of Company K were killed. Captains John Walker of Company C and John Michael of Company H, and Lieutenants Stilts of Company A and Anderson of Company D were wounded. Captain Francis L. Wyatt of Company A was promoted to major and Lieutenant Leslie Turner was promoted to captain of Company A. |
June 26 | Because of difficulties between Colonel Hill and Brigadier General Ransom, the regiment was transferred to Walker’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina. |
June 30 |
Malvern Cliff |
July 1 |
Malvern HillArrived too late to be engaged but came under fire from gunboats. |
September-January | Assigned to Walker’s Brigade, Walker’s Division, Longstreet’s Command-1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
September 12-15 |
Harpers FerryMajor Wyatt was wounded. |
September 17 |
Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)The regiment was commanded by Colonel Robert C. Hill. It brought around 400 men to the field and lost 50% casualties in fighting near the Dunker Church. Captain B.F. Atwood of Company K was mortally wounded. Adjutant Hugh A. Gunter was mortally wounded. From the marker for Manning’s Brigade on the Antietam battlefield: Manning’s Brigade reached Sharpsburg on the afternoon of September 16 and was held in reserve until daybreak of the 17th, when it took position opposite Snavely’s Ford on the Antietam, one and a half miles from town. Between 8 and 9 A.M., it moved to the left and supported McLaws in his attack on the enemy in the West Woods. Arriving on the rise of ground 300 yards west of this point, the 3d Arkansas and 27th North Carolina formed to hold the open space between the West Woods and the left of D.H. Hill’s Division east of this road. The remainder of the Brigade advanced on the right of Ransom’s Brigade to and beyond the road at the Dunkard Church, where it was repulsed. The 3d Arkansas and 27th North Carolina co-operated in expelling Greene’s Division from the woods about the church, after which they crossed the road and advanced through the fields to the east, but were repulsed and resumed their original position and were not again engaged. From Colonel Hill’s Report: The Forty-eighth Regiment occupied that part of the line at the church. The church was about the center of the regiment. We drove the enemy out of the woods, and charged their line east of the church, but were cut all to pieces. We lost about one-half of our men, killed and wounded … |
October 20 | Major Wiatt resigned. Captain Albert A. Hill of Compny B was promoted to major. |
December 13 |
Battle of FredericksburgThe regiment lost 175 casualties. Major A.A. Hill was wounded. Captain J. C. Stafford of Company K and Lieutenants Peter W. Plyler of Company E, M. S. Brem of Company C, and H. C. Banner of Company K were killed. Captains J. D. Dowd of Company D, John Moore of Company I and J. F. Heitman of company H were wounded Lieutenants J. K. Potts of Company C, H. A. Gray of Company F, and Edwin Tyson of Company G were wounded. |
December 27 | Lieutenant Robert Stilt of Company A died in Richmond. |
1863
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February-April | Moved to Pocataligo, South Carolina and assigned to Cooke’s Brigade, 3rd Military District of South Carolina,Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida |
April 9 | Destruction of the George Washington near Beaufort |
April-May | Assigned to Cooke’s Brigade, District of Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina. |
May-June | Assigned to Cooke’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina |
June-September | Assigned to Cooke’s Brigade, Department of Richmond |
July 1 | Moved to Richmond and spent several days in the area. |
August | Moved to Fredericksburg. |
September | Moved to Gordonsville. |
September-October | Moved to Virginia and assigned to Cooke’s Brigade, 3rd Corps, Army of Nothern Virginia. |
October | Assigned to Cooke’s Brigade, Heth’s Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Nothern Virginia. |
October-November |
Bristoe Campaign |
October 14 |
Bristoe StationThe regiment lost 123 casualties. |
November-December |
Mine Run Campaign |
December 4 | Colonel Robert Hill died. He had not been in good health and was frequently absent. Lieutenant Colonel Walkup was promoted to colonel. Major Albert A. Hill was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and Captain William H. Jones of Company G was promoted to major. |
1864
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May 5-6 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
May 22-26 |
North Anna |
June 1-3 |
Battle of Cold HarborLieutenant M.D. Clegg of Company D was wounded. |
June |
Siege of Petersburg |
August 18-21 |
Globe TavernLieutenant M. D. Clegg of Company D was killed. |
August 25 |
Reams’ Station |
September 30 |
Jones’ Farm & Squirrel Level Road |
October 2 |
Harman Road |
October 20 | Captain Albert Hill of Company B was promoted to major. |
1865
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February 5-7 |
Hatcher’s Run |
April 2 |
Final Assault on Petersburg |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseThe 48th North Carolina Infantry Regiment surrendered 12 officers and 87 enlisted men. |