(I) 17th North Carolina Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the 7th (Volunteer) North Carolina Infantry

• Summer 1861 - Organized for 12 months as the 7th (Volunteer) North Carolina Infantry
  • August 20, 1861 - Companies A/C/D/E/F/G/H mustered into Confederate Service at Hatteras Inlet
  • August 20 - Companies B/K mustered into Confederate Service at Fort Orcracoke
  • August 20 - Companies I/L mustered into Confederate Service at Oregon Inlet
• August 27-28, 1861 - Fort Hatteras
  • Companies A/C/D/F/G/H captured on August 29, 1861
• November 14, 1861 - Re-designated as the 17th Infantry
• December 17, 1861 - Parts of Companies A/C/D/F/G/H paroled at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
• January 25, 1862 - Parts of Companies A/C/D/F/G/H paroled and exchanged on February 20, 1862
• February 8, 1862 - Roanoke Island
  • Companies E/I/L captured
  • Paroled at Elizabeth City later this month
• March 10, 1862 - Regiment disbanded

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of North Carolina (August 1861)
• Department of North Carolina [Company E] (August-December 1861)
• Department of North Carolina [Companies I/L] (August-November 1861)
• Department of North Carolina [Companies B/K] (August-September 1861)
• Department of North Carolina / District of the Pamlico [Companies B/K] (September 1861-March 1862)
• Department of North Carolina / District of the Pamlico [Companies I/L] (November 1861-March 1862)
• Department of Norfolk / District of the Albemarle [Company E] (December 1861-March 1862)
• Department of Norfolk / District of the Albemarle [Companies I/L] (January-February 1862)
• Department of Norfolk [Companies B/K] (March 1862)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: William F. Martin (Colonel)
• Henry A. Gilliam (Major)
• Gabriel H. Hill (Major - temporarily attached)
• George W. Johnston (Lieutenant Colonel)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. North Carolina. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 95, 108-109)