North Carolina 13th Light Artillery Battalion (Confederate)
1863-11-04
Organized - North Carolina 13th Light Artillery Battalion - North Carolina
1863-11-27
Battle - Mine Run - Orange County, Virginia
After the inconclusive Bristoe Campaign in the fall of 1863, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade planned one more offensive against Gen. Robert E. Lee in northern Virginia before winter weather ended military operations. In late November, Meade attempted to steal a march southeast from Culpeper Courthouse, turn south through the Wilderness and strike the right flank of the Confederate army south of the Rapidan River. On November 27th, Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early, in command of Ewell's Corps, marched east on the Orange…READ MORE
1865-01-13
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel William Lamb
ColonelWilliam Lamb
1865-01-13
Leadership Change - Division - Major General William H. C. Whiting
Major GeneralWilliam H. C. Whiting
1865-02-22
Battle - Wilmington - Wilmington, North Carolina
1865-03-07
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Johnson Hagood
Brigadier GeneralJohnson Hagood
1865-03-07
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Robert F. Hoke
Major GeneralRobert F. Hoke
1865-03-07
Battle - Wyse Fork - Kinston, North Carolina
By the end of February 1865, the North Carolina port city of Wilmington, defended by Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, had fallen to the army of Union Maj. Gen. John Schofield. The port city became a supply base for Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's army in North Carolina, then beginning to close in on Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army. To consolidate forces against Johnston, Sherman ordered Schofield's Army of the Ohio to advance inland from Wilmington, at the same time assigning Maj. Gen. Jacob Cox to move the U…READ MORE
1865-03-19
Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel Joseph B. Starr
Lieutenant ColonelJoseph B. Starr
1865-03-19
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Robert F. Hoke
Major GeneralRobert F. Hoke
1865-04-09
Mustered Out - North Carolina 13th Light Artillery Battalion - North Carolina
1865-04-12
Battle - Raleigh, North Carolina
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