20th North Carolina Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the 10th (Volunteer) North Carolina Infantry

• June 18, 1861 - Organized for 12 months as the 10th (Volunteer) North Carolina Infantry at Southport (Smithville), Brunswick County
  • August 10, 1861 - Mustered into Confederate Service there
• ? - One company reassigned as the 30th North Carolina Infantry / Company A
• November 14, 1861 - Re-designated as the 20th Infantry
• April 1862 - Reorganized for 3 years or the war
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 25, 1862 - King's School House
• June 26, 1862 - Beaver Dam Creek
• June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
• June 30, 1862 - White Oak Swamp
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• September 14, 1862 - South Mountain
• 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 6, 1863 - Hagerstown
• October-November 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
• October 11, 1863 - Raccoon Ford and Stevensburg
• November 7, 1863 - Kelly's Ford
• 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 - Lynchburg Campaign
• July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
• July 20, 1864 - Stephenson's Depot
• July 24, 1864 - Kernstown
• September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
• September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
• 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

• Department of North Carolina (June-September 1861)
• Department of North Carolina / District of the Cape Fear (September 1861-June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / D.H. Hill's Division / Garland's Brigade (June-Setpember 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / D.H. Hill's/Rodes' Division / Garland's/Iverson's/Johnston's Brigade (September 1862-May 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Early's Division / Johnston's Brigade (May-June 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Early's/Ramseur's/Pegram's Division / Johnston's Brigade (June-December 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Pegram's Division / Johnston's Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Alfred Iverson (Jr.) (Colonel)
• John S. Brooks (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Duncan J. Devane (Major)
• Franklin J. Faison (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Nelson Slough (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Thomas F. Toon (Colonel)
• William H. Toon (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)

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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, 112-113, 128)