1st North Carolina Sharpshooter Battalion

Regimental History and Service Record

• April 26, 1862 - Organized at Gordonsville, Virginia by the assignment of the 21st North Carolina Infantry / Companies B/E as Companies A/B
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• April 28, 1862 - Reorganized for the war
• 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
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain
• August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
• September 12-15, 1862 - Harpers Ferry
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• July 1863 - Jack's Mountain
• February 1, 1864 - Bachelors Creek Bridge
• April 17-20, 1864 - Plymouth
• June 1864--April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
• March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of Northern Virginia / Ewell's Division / Trimble's Brigade (April-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 / 2nd Military District (May-October 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Pegram's Division / Johnston's Brigade (October-December 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Pegram's Division / Johnston's Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander Rufus W. Wharton (Major)

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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 78-79, 114)