3rd North Carolina Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• June 1861 - Organized at Garysburg, Northampton County, North Carolina
  • August 31, 1861/September 1, 1861 - Mustered into Confederate Service at Camp Howe, Virginia
• June 15, 1862 - Seven Pines
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 26, 1862 - Beaver Dam Creek
• June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• August 28-30, 1862]] - 2nd Bull Run
• September 14, 1862 - South Mountain
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• October-November 1863 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
• November 27, 1863 - Payne's Farm
• 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
• May 30, 1864 - Bethesda Church
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• June 1864 - Lynchburg Campaign
• 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 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)
• Army of Northern Virginia / Rodes' Division / Ramseur's/Cox's Brigade (May-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 W. Gaston Meares (Colonel)
• Robert H. Cowan (Lieutenant Colonel)
• William L. DeRosset (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• William T. Ernett (Major)
• William M. Parsley (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Edward Savage (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Stephen D. Thurston (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)

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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 85-86)