2nd North Carolina Infantry Battalion (Local Defense)
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- Also referred to as Arsenal Guard
- August 31, 1863 - Organized with 2 companies at the Fayettesville Arsenal, Cumberland County
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- September 2, 1863 - Companies C/D/E assigned
- April 26, 1864 - Company F (a cavalry company) assigned
- December 1864 - Company G assigned
- April 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of North Carolina / District of the Cape Fear (August-September 1863)
- District of the Cape Fear (September 1863-April 1864)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / District of the Cape Fear (April 1864-April 1865)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / District of North Carolina (May-July 1864) [Company B]
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / District of North Carolina (May 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander Frederick L. Childs (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Matthew P. Taylor (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. North Carolina. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 82-83)
