Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Carolina 18th Infantry Regiment

Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Carolina 18th Infantry Regiment written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North Carolina 18th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 8th Volunteers, was organized at Camp Wyatt, near Carolina Beach, North Carolina, in July, 1861. It was mustered into service August 20, 1861, and assigned to the Department of North Carolina. Renamed the 18th Infantry November 14, 1861, it was reassigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida and stationed at Camp Stephens, midway between Charleston and Savannah. It moved to South Carolina, returned to North Carolina, then in the spring of 1862 proceeded to Virginia. The 18th served in General Branch's and Lane's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It continued throughout the war in Virginia, surrendering at Appomattox.Companies of the North Carolina 18th Infantry RegimentCompany A (The "German Volunteers") New Hanover, Bladen, and Catawba CountiesCompany B (The "Bladen Light Infantry") Bladen CountyCompany C (The "Columbus Guards No. 3") Columbus CountyCompany D (The "Robeson Rifle Guard") Robeson CountyCompany E (The "Moore's Creek Rifle Guards") New Hanover CountyCompany F (The "Scotch Boys") Richmond CountyCompany G (The "Wilmington Light Infantry") New Hanover CountyCompany H (The "Columbus Guards No. 1") Columbus CountyCompany I (The "Wilmington Rifle Guards") New Hanover CountyCompany K (The "Bladen Guards") Bladen County