North Carolina 12th Infantry, Company F&S (Confederate)
15/05/1861
Organized - North Carolina 12th Infantry, Company F&S - North Carolina
07/02/1862
Battle - Roanoke Island - Roanoke Island, North Carolina; Croatan Island, North Carolina
01/07/1863
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE