Confederate Regiments & Batteries * North Carolina
1863
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October 2 | The 66th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was organized at Kinston by combining the 8th North Carolina Partisan Rangers, commanded by Major John Nethercutt with the 13th North Carolina Infantry Battalion, commanded by Major Clement G. Wright. The field officers of the regiment were Colonel Alexander Duncan Moore, Lieutenant Colonel Nethercutt and Major Wright. Assigned to the District of North Caroina, Department of North Carolina. Company A – “Orange Boys” – Orange County – Captain Joseph W. Latta Company B – Nash and Franklin Counties – Captain W. S. Mitchell. Company C – Wayne and Lenoir Counties – Captain David S. Davis. Company D – Jones and Lenoir Counties – Captain W. T. Robinson. Company E – “Cockade Rifles” – Lenoir and Carteret Counties – Captain Steven S. Quinnerly. Company F – Jones and Lenoir Counties – Captain Willis J. Raspberry. Company G – “Rough and Readys” – Lenoir County – Captain E. B. Blackmer. Company H – Duplin and Onslow Counties – Captain James G. Davis. Company I – Wayne, Onslow, and Jones Counties – Captain Jesse P. Williams. Company K – Wayne and New Hanover Counties – Captain John P. Sykes. |
November | Assigned to Martin’s Brigade, District of Cape Fear. |
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January | Moorhead City |
February 2 | Newport Barracks |
April | Assigned to Martin’s Brigade, District of Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina. |
April-May | Assigned to Martin’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina. |
May | Assigned to Martin’s Brigade, Whiting’s-D.H. Hill’s Division, Department of North Carolina. |
12 May | Moved to Virginia and assigned to Martin’s-Kirkland’s Brigade, Hoke’s Division, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. |
May 17-June 14 |
Bermuda HundredLieutenant Davis of Compan C ws wounded and disabled. |
June 1-3 |
Cold HarborColonel Moore was mortally wounded by a shot to the neck. Lieutenant Colonel Nethercutt was promoted to colonel, Major Wright was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and Captain David S. Davis of Company C was promoted to major. |
June 16 |
Siege of PetersburgStation for most of its time in the trenches on Mortar Hill near the Crater. |
September 29-30 |
Fort HarrisonThe regiment was in reserve. |
October-December | Assigned to Kirkland’s Brigade, Hoke’s Division, 4th Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. |
October 27 |
Burgess’ MillThe regiment turned back a Federal assault without suffering a single casualty. |
December 22 | Moved by train via Richmond, Danville and Greensboro to Wilmington, North Carolina, “the men frequently having to get off and run alongside of it to keep themselves warm, and to fill the tender with water, by buckets, from the mud holes on the side of the track, and to gather wood to keep the fire in the engine burning.” Assigned to Kirkland’s Brigade, Hoke’s Division, Department of North Carolina. |
December 24-25 |
Detachment at Fort Fisher |
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January 13-15 |
2nd Battle of Fort Fisher |
February | Lieutenant Colonel Wright left on sick leave. He would die at his home in mid-month. Major Davis was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain W.P. Robinson was recommended for major. |
March | Assigned to Kirkland’s Brigade, Hoke’s Division, Hardee’s Corps. |
March 7 |
Wise’s Forks |
March 8 |
Southwest CreekThe regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Davis while Colonel Nethercutt served on General Hoke’s staff, being a native of the area. The regiment made a charge which was not supported and found itself nearly surrounded. It escaped, but suffered heavy casualties. |
March 19-21 |
Battle of Bentonville |
April | Assigned to Kirkland’s Brigade, Hoke’s Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee. |
April 26 |
Durham StationSurrendered with Johnston’s army |
May 2 |
Bush HillLess than 100 men signed their paroles here, many having gone home after the surrender terms were agreed to on the 26th. |