48th North Carolina Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• April 9, 1862 - Organized
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 30, 1862 - Malvern Cliff
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• September 12-15, 1862 - Harpers Ferry
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• April 9, 1863 - Destruction of the George Washington near Beaufort, South Carolina [6 companies]
• October-November 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
• October 14, 1863 - Bristoe Station
• 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-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• August 18-21, 1864 - Globe Tavern
• August 25, 1864 - Reams' Station
• September 30, 1864 - Squirrel Level Road
• September 30, 1864 - Jones' Farm
• October 2, 1864 - Harman Road
• February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
• April 2, 1865 - Petersburg Final Assault
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of North Carolina / Ransom's Brigade (June-July 1862)
• Department of North Carolina / Walker's Brigade (July-August 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Walker's/Ransom's Division / Walter's/Cooke's Brigade (September 1862-January 1863)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 3rd Military District of South Carolina / Cooke's Brigade (February-April 1863)
• Department of North Carolina / District of the Cape Fear / Cooke's Brigade (April-May 1863)
• Department of North Carolina / Cooke's Brigade (May-June 1863)
• Department of Richmond / Cooke's Brigade (June-September 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Cooke's Brigade (September-October 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Heth's Division / Cooke's Brigade (October 1863-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Robert C. Hill (Colonel)
• Albert A. Hill (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Benjamin R. Huske (Major)
• William H. Jones (Major)
• Samuel H. Walkup (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Francis L. Wiatt (Major)

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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 147-148)