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North Carolina 56th Infantry (Confederate)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:31 Jul 1862
  • Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson
    • Brigadier General Matt W. Ransom
    • Captain Lawson Harrill
    • Colonel Henry M. Rutledge
    • Colonel Leroy M. McAfee
    • Lieutenant Colonel John L. Harris
    • Major John W. Graham
    • Major General Bushrod Johnson
    • Major General Henry Heth
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 Jun 186424 Jun 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
New Bern (1864)1 Feb 18643 Feb 18642 day(s)New Bern, North Carolina
Crater30 Jul 186430 Jul 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Sailor's Creek6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second Petersburg15 Jun 186418 Jun 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Dinwiddie Court House31 Mar 186531 Mar 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Drewry's Bluff15 May 186215 May 1862< 1 dayChesterfield County, Virginia
Ware Bottom Church20 May 186420 May 1864< 1 dayChesterfield County, Virginia
Five Forks1 Apr 18651 Apr 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Plymouth17 Apr 186417 Apr 1864< 1 dayWashington, North Carolina
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Globe Tavern18 Aug 186421 Aug 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Third Petersburg2 Apr 18652 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Gum Swamp, North Carolina22 May 186322 May 1863< 1 dayGum Swamp, North Carolina
Bottoms Bridge, Virginia2 Jul 18632 Jul 1863< 1 dayBottoms Bridge, Virginia
Jackson, North Carolina28 Jul 186328 Jul 1863< 1 dayJackson, North Carolina
Bermuda Hundred, Virginia2 Jun 18642 Jun 1864< 1 dayBermuda Hundred, Virginia
Ware Bottom Church, Virginia20 May 186420 May 1864< 1 dayWare Bottom Church, Virginia

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