21st North Carolina Infantry
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- Also referred to as the 11th (Volunteer) North Carolina Infantry
- June 18, 1861 - Organized with 12 companies for 12 months as the 11th (Volunteer) North Carolina Infantry at Danville, Virginia
- July 18, 1861 -
Skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, Virginia
- July 21, 1861 -
Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
- August 10, 1861 - Mustered into Confederate Service at Danville
- November 14, 1861 - Re-designated as the 21st Infantry
- April 26, 1862 - Companies B/E became 1st North Carolina Sharpshooter Battalion / Companies A/B
- April 26, 1862 - Reorganized for 3 years or the war
- May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign
- May 23, 1862 - Front Royal
- May 25, 1862 - 1st Winchester
- June 8, 1862 - Cross Keys
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
- June 30, 1862 - White Oak Swamp
- July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
- August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain
- August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
- September 1, 1862 - Chantilly
- September 12-15, 1862 - Harpers Ferry
- September 17, 1862 -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland
- September 20, 1862 - Shepherdstown Ford
- December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
- May 1-4, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- October-November 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
- November 7, 1863 - Rappahannock Bridge
- November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
- April-May 1864 - New Bern
- April 17-20, 1864 - Plymouth
- May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
- May 30, 1864 - Bethesda Church
- June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
- June 1864 - Lynchburg Campaign
- July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
- September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
- September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
- October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg (from December 1864)
- February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
- March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
- April 6, 1865 - Sayler's Creek
- April 7, 1865 - Farmville
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Army of the Potomac / Bonham's Brigade (July 1861)
- Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / Bonham's Brigade (July 1861)
- Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / Early's Brigade (July-September 1861)
- Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / Crittenden's Brigade (September-October 1861)
- Army of the Potomac / Potomac District / 1st Corps / Van Dorn's/Ewell's Division / Crittenden's/Trimble's Brigade (October 1861-March 1862)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Ewell's Division / Trimble's Brigade (March-May 1862)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ewell's Division / Trimble's Brigade (May-June 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's/Early's Division / Trimble's/Hoke's Brigade (June 1862-January 1864)
- Department of North Carolina / Hoke's Brigade (January-May 1864)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Ransom's Division / Hoke's Brigade (May 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Early's/Ransom's Division / Hoke's/Lewis' Brigade (May-June 1864)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ramseur's/Pegram's Division / Lewis'/Godwin's Brigade (June-December 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Pegram's Division / Godwin's/Lewis' Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: William W. Kirkland (Colonel)
- James F. Beall (Major)
- Saunders F. Fulton (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Bazillia Y. Graves (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Robert F. Hoke (Colonel)
- James M. Leach (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Alexander Miller (Major)
- Rufus K. Pepper (Lieutenant Colonel)
- William J. Pfohl (Major)
- William S. Rankin (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- James M. Richardson (Major)
- William L. Scott (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Thomas Settle (Colonel)
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. North Carolina. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 78, 114-115)