54th North Carolina Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• May 16, 1861 - Organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
• October-November 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
• November 7, 1863 - Rappahannock Bridge
• November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
• April-May 1864 - New Bern
• April 17-20, 1864 - Plymouth
• May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
• 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)
• 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 and Southern Virginia / Unattached (September-November 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's/Early's Division / Trimble's/Hoke's Brigade (November 1862-January 1864)
• Department of North Carolina / Hoke's Brigade (January-May 1864)
• Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Ransom's Division / Hoke's Brigade (May 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Early's/Ramseur's Division / Hoke's/Lewis' Brigade (May-June 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ramseur's/Pegram's Division / Lewis'/Godwin's Brigade (June-December 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Pegram's Division / Godwin's/Lewis' Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: John Wimbish (Colonel)
• Anderson Ellis (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• James C.S. McDowell (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Kenneth M. Murchison (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• James A. Rogers (Major)

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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 154-155)