Draft:42nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment

42nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
42nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
	North Carolina's state flag during the American Civil War
Active	April 22nd, 1862 - April 26th, 1865
Disbanded	Disbanded on April 26th, 1865.
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	North Carolina
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Infantry
Engagements	1st Tarborough; Camp Wingfield; Rocky Hock Creek; Gale's Creek; Bogue Sound Blockhouse; Skirmish at Shepherdsville; Bermuda Hundred campaign; Battle of Cold Harbor; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of Chaffin's Farm; First Battle of Fort Fisher; Second Battle of Fort Fisher; Sugar Loaf Hill (1865); Battle of Forks Road; Skirmish at Smith's Creek; Northeast Station; Battle of Wyse Fork; Battle of Bentonville; Third Battle of Petersburg; Battle of Ware Bottom Church;
Commanders
Colonel	George Couper Gibbs
Colonel	John Edmunds Brown
Lt. Colonel	Charles W. Bradshaw
Major	Davidson A. Underwood
Major	Thomas J. Brown

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The 42nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment under the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of 9 companies from counties within North Carolina, being Davidson County, Rowan County, Martin County, Stanly County, Davie County, Iredell County, Mecklenburg County, Union County, and Wilkes County.^[1] The regiment was mainly used to guard Union prisoners of war.

Formation

The regiment was organized on April 22, 1862, and was mustered in at Salisbury.^[1] The regiment was mustered out at Center Church in Randolph County.

The men listed below may not be listed as their final ranks within the regiment or company.

Company A - Davidson and Rowan counties - Capt. Charles W. Bradshaw, Col. Jacob H. Koonts, 1st Lts. Samuel B. Johnston, Jacob H. Koonts, Joseph T. Conrad Jr, 2nd Lts. William A. Hicks, Jr., Alpheus E. Siceliff, William S. Brown, 3rd Lts. John F. Sink, William R. Chesson.

1st Company B - Martin County - Capt. John R. Lanier, 1st Lt. John Manning, 2nd Lts. Henry Williams, Richard W. Rufus.

2nd Company B - Rowan County - Capts. William H. and James R. Crawford, 1st Lts. Ransom P. Bessent, Allen B. Wright, 2nd Lts. W.L. Lyerly, John L. Lyerly, Robert W. Price, Daniel W. Rhine, Allen B. Wright, 3rd Lt. James F. Dotson.

Company C - Stanly County - Capts. Davidson A. Underwood, James A. Howell, Robert A. Carter, 1st Lt. Robert A., 2nd Lts. Samuel D. Mann, William A. Morton, 3rd Lts. Martin L. Efird, David M. Hatley.

Company D - Rowan, Davie, and Iredell counties - Capts. Joseph M. Roark, Robert R. Crawford. 1st Lts. William Howard, Leonidas W. Crawford. 2nd Lts. William Barker, Edward A. Rusher. 3rd Lts. Henry L. Gill, A.M. Foster.

Company E - Davie County - Capts. Thomas J. Brown, John H. Peebles, Spencer J. Hanes. 1st Lts. Mercer J. Davis, William J. Ellis. 2nd Lt. Spencer J. Hanes. 3rd Lts. Edwin M. Anderson, James V. Brock, Benjamin T. Naylor.

Company F - Davie County - Capt. Wiley A. Clement. 1st Lt. John H .Clement. 2nd Lts. William C. Willson, William H. Bailey. 3rd Lt. Calvin C. Sanford.

Company G - Rowan County - Capt. James A. Blackwelder. 1st Lt. Augustus Leazer. 2nd Lts. Henry W.A. Miller, William L. Atwell. 3rd Lt. Charles A. Miller.

Company H - Stanly County - Capt. Jackson M. Hartsell. 1st Lts. Brooks Alexander, Joseph E. Hartsell, Eli M. Huneycutt. 2nd Lts. Alfred W. Crisco, Jonathan Mann. 3rd Lts. James B. Turner.

Company I - Davidson County - Capts. Edwin D. Earnhardt, Thomas W. Redwine. 1st Lt. Henry M. Alford. 2nd Lts.Charles Hunt, David H. Reid, Emsley L. Harris. 3rd Lt. Green D. Redwine.

Company K - Mecklenburg, Union, and Wilkes counties - Capts. John Y. Bryce, Sydenham B. Alexander. 1st Lt. Benjamin F. Wilson. 2nd Lts. William W. Hendrix, Adam M. Rhyne. 3rd Lts. Joseph H. Wilson Jr, William J. Willeford.

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History

The regiment had its beginning as four companies within Gibbs' Prison Guard Battalion, led by George Couper Gibbs. The regiment were guards at the Confederate prison in Salisbury, which originally was an abandoned cotton mill; this prison was destroyed in 1865.^[5]

The first Company B was never reported for duty and remained independent, later being assigned to the 61st North Carolina Infantry Regiment as Company H.

Infamous North Carolina folklore figure, Tom Dula, served in this regiment under Company K.

Around June, the regiment moved to Lynchburg, Virginia to guard Federal prisoners of war from Jackson's Valley campaign.^[2] The regiment was assigned to General Kirkand and General Martin's brigade. The regiment was a part of the Army of Tennessee.

References

^ ^a ^b "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
^ ^a ^b "Research OnLine - 42nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry". researchonline.net. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
^ "42nd NC Regiment (Infantry)". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
^ "Search For Soldiers - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
^ "Confederate Prison Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-08-11.

[auto1-1] "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-11.

[auto-2] "Research OnLine - 42nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry". researchonline.net. Retrieved 2024-08-11.

[3] "42nd NC Regiment (Infantry)". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.

[4] "Search For Soldiers - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-11.

[5] "Confederate Prison Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-08-11.

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