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North Carolina 1st Artillery, Battery A (Confederate)

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Soldiers
  • Number Of Soldiers:2723
  • Most Common Residence:
    • Carteret County, North Carolina1861(150 servicepersons)
    • Edgecombe County, North Carolina1862(76 servicepersons)
    • Wake County, North Carolina1863(19 servicepersons)
Casualties
  • Died In Unit:170(6%)
  • Died In War:338(12%)
  • Wounded:105(4%)
Enlistment
  • First Enlistment Date:1861(1 serviceperson)
  • Most Common Enlistment Date:8 Oct 1862(167 servicepersons)
  • Most Common Enlistment Place:Wake County, North Carolina(218 servicepersons)
Muster
  • Muster In Date:8 May 1861
  • Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
  • Most Common Muster Out Date:16 Apr 1863(117 servicepersons)
  • Muster Out Place:
    • Appomattox Court House, Virginia, USA
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 10th Volunteers Infantry, North Carolina
    • A Light Artillery
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Edward P. Alexander
    • Brigadier General Edward Porter Alexander
    • Captain Basil C. Manly
    • Colonel H. C. Cabell
    • Colonel H.C. Cabell
    • Colonel Henry C. Cabell
    • Lieutenant Colonel F. Huger
    • Major Samuel P. Hamilton
    • Major General Lafayette McLaws
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Williamsport6 Jul 186316 Jul 186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
High Bridge6 Apr 18657 Apr 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
Salem Church3 May 18634 May 18631 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 Jul 18621 Jul 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Crater30 Jul 186430 Jul 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)5 Apr 18624 May 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Second Petersburg15 Jun 186418 Jun 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 Jun 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
North Anna23 May 186426 May 18643 day(s)Caroline County, Virginia; Hanover County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Kinston14 Dec 186214 Dec 1862< 1 dayLenoir County, North Carolina
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Savage's Station29 Jun 186229 Jun 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Fort Macon23 Mar 186226 Apr 186234 day(s)Carteret County, North Carolina
First Deep Bottom27 Jul 186429 Jul 18642 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
New Bern14 Mar 186214 Mar 1862< 1 dayCraven County, North Carolina
Williamsburg5 May 18625 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South Mountain14 Sept 186214 Sept 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
First Petersburg9 Jun 18649 Jun 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Darbytown and New Market Roads7 Oct 18647 Oct 1864< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
First Fort Fisher7 Dec 186427 Dec 186420 day(s)New Hanover County, North Carolina
Second Fort Fisher13 Jan 186515 Jan 18652 day(s)New Hanover County, North Carolina
New Bridge (detachment)24 May 186224 May 1862< 1 dayNew Bridge, Virginia
High Bridge, Virginia6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayHigh Bridge, Virginia
Neuse River Bridge, North Carolina19 Mar 186519 Mar 1865< 1 dayNeuse River Bridge, North Carolina
Funkstown8 Jul 18638 Jul 1863< 1 dayFunkstown, Maryland, Maryland

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