Thomas Legion (Walker's) (North Carolina) Infantry Battalion
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- July-October 1862 - Organized with 7 companies
- September 27, 1862 - (I) Companies D/F became Thomas Legion (North Carolina) Infantry / Companies I/H
- October 1, 1862 - Mustered into Confederate Service at Knoxville, Tennessee
- September 1862 - Companies D/E/(II) F/G organized
- September 8, 1863 - Telford's Station
- September 8, 1863 - Limestone Station
- June 1864 - Lynchburg Campaign
- June 5, 1864 - Piedmont
- June 9, 1864 - Monocacy
- September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
- September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
- October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
- May 1865 - Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of East Tennessee / Unattached (October 1862-February 1863)
- Department of East Tennessee / Jackson's Brigade (March-July 1863)
- Department of Tennessee / Army of East Tennessee / Jackson's Brigade (July-August 1863)
- Department of East Tennessee / Jackson's Brigade (August 1863)
- Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee / Ransom's Division / Jackson's Brigade (October 1863-February 1864)
- Department of East Tennessee / Jackson's Brigade (February-March 1864)
- Department of East Tennessee / Buckner's Division / Jackson's Brigade (April 1864)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Wharton's Division / Smith's Brigade (June-November 1864)
- Department of East Tennessee / District of Western North Carolina / Unattached (November 1864-May 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: William C. Walker (Lieutenant Colonel)
- James A. McKamy (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- William W. Stringfield (Lieutenant Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Crow, Vernon H. Storm in the Mountains: Thomas' Confederate Legion of Cherokee Indians and Mountaineers
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. North Carolina. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 170-171)
