18th North Carolina Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the 8th (Volunteer) North Carolina Infantry

• July 20, 1861 - Organized for 12 months as the 8th (Volunteer) North Carolina Infantry at Camp Wyatt, near Wilmington
  • August 20, 1861 - Mustered into Confederate Service there
• October 31, 1861-March 1862 - Company K served as 2nd North Carolina Artillery / (I) Company B
• November 14, 1861 - Re-designated as the 18th Infantry
• April 24, 1862 - Reorganized for 3 years or the war
• May 27, 1862 - Hanover Court House
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 26, 1862 - Beaver Dam Creek
• June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
• June 30, 1862 - Frayser's Farm
• 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
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• July 10, 1863 - Falling Waters
• October-November 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
• October 14, 1863 - Bristoe Station
• November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
• May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
• May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
• May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• July 28, 1864 - Gravel Hill
• August 16, 1864 - Fussell's Mill
• August 25, 1864 - Reams' Station
• September 30, 1864 - Jones' Farm
• September 30, 1864 - Squirrel Level Road
• October 1, 1864 - Pegram's Farm
• February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
• April 2, 1865 - Petersburg Final Assault
• April 2, 1865 - Battery Gregg
• April 5, 1865 - Jetersville
• April 7, 1865 - Farmville
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of North Carolina (July-November 1861)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida (November-December 1861)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 4th Military District of South Carolina (December 1861-March 1862)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / District of the Pamlico / Branch's Brigade (March 1862)
• Department of North Carolina / Branch's Brigade (April-May 1862)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Branch's Brigade (May 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / A.P. Hill's Division / Branch's Brigade (May-June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / A.P. Hill's Division / Branch's Brigade (June-July 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / A.P. Hill's Division / Branch's/Lane's Brigade (July 1862-May 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Pender's/Wilcox's Division / Lane's Brigade (May 1863-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: James D. Radcliffe (Colonel)
• John D. Barry (Major, Colonel)
• Robert H. Cowan (Colonel)
• Forney George (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• John W. McGill (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Oliver P. Meares (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Thomas J. Purdie (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• George Tait (Major)
• Thomas J. Wooten (Major)

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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 98, 110-112)