62nd North Carolina Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• July 11, 1862 - Organized at Waynesville
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• September 8-10, 1863 - Cumberland Gap
  • September 9, 1863 - Much of the regiment surrendered
• May 10, 1865 - Rest of regiment surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of East Tennessee / Heth's Division / Gracie's Brigade (October-December 1862)
• Department of East Tennessee / Unattached (December 1862-February 1863)
• Department of East Tennessee / Jackson's Brigade (March-April 1863)
• Department of Tennessee / Army of East Tennessee / Gracie's Brigade (July-August 1863)
• Department of Tennessee / Army of East Tennessee / Frazer's Brigade (September 1863)
• Department of East Tennessee / District of Western North Carolina (April-December 1864)
• Department of East Tennessee / District of Western North Carolina / Palmer's Brigade (December 1864-March 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Robert G.A. Love (Colonel)
• George W. Clayton (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Byron G. McDowell (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. (Page 162)