2nd North Carolina Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• June 1861 - Organized at Camp Advance, Garysburg, Northampton County, North Carolina
  • June 19, 1861 - Mustered into North Carolina State Service
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• July 1861 - (I) Company E became 7th North Carolina Infantry / Company E
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• September 1862 - (I) Company A assigned to heavy artillery service
• September 1, 1861 - (I) Company C became 1st North Carolina Artillery / Battery H
• September 9, 1862 - (II) Company A assigned
• September 14, 1862 - South Mountain
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• September 20, 1861 - (II) Company E assigned
• September 23, 1861 - (II) Company C assigned
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 14, 1863 - Martinsburg
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• October 13-14, 1863 - Warrenton
• November 7, 1863 - Kelly's Ford and Rappahnnock Bridge
• November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
• May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
• May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
• May 30, 1864 - Bethesda Church
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• 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)
• 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 Fredericksburg / District of Aquia (July-September 1861)
• Department of Fredericksburg / District of Aquia / Walker's Brigade (September-October 1861)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Aquia District / Walker's Brigade (October 1861-March 1862)
• Department of North Carolina / Walker's Brigade (March-May 1862)
• Department of North Carolina / District of the Cape Fear (May-June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / D.H. Hill's Division / Garland's Brigade (June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / D.H. Hill's Division / G.B. Anderson's Brigade (June-September 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / D.H. Hill's/Rodes' Division /

G.B. Anderson's/Ramseur's/Cox's Brigade (September 1862-June 1864)

• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Rodes'/Grimes' Division / Cox's Brigade (June-December 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Grimes' Division / Cox's Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander Charles C. Tew (Colonel)
• William P. Bynum (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• John P. Cobb (Colonel)
• William R. Cox (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• John W. Cunningham (Major)
• John Howard (Major)
• Daniel W. Hurtt (Major)
• James T. Scales (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Walter S. Stallings (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)

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Legacy

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Sources

• Norman, William M. A Portion of My Life
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. North Carolina. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 83-84)