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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:Oct 8, 1862(167 servicepersons)
  • Most Common Enlistment Place:Wake County, North Carolina(218 servicepersons)
Muster
  • Muster In Date:May 8, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Apr 9, 1865
  • Most Common Muster Out Date:Apr 16, 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 StedmanMar 25, 1865Mar 25, 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
WilliamsportJul 6, 1863Jul 16, 186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
High BridgeApr 6, 1865Apr 7, 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
Salem ChurchMay 3, 1863May 4, 18631 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Malvern HillJul 1, 1862Jul 1, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
CraterJul 30, 1864Jul 30, 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)Apr 5, 1862May 4, 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
AntietamSept 17, 1862Sept 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
North AnnaMay 23, 1864May 26, 18643 day(s)Caroline County, Virginia; Hanover County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court HouseMay 8, 1864May 21, 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court HouseApr 9, 1865Apr 9, 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
KinstonDec 14, 1862Dec 14, 1862< 1 dayLenoir County, North Carolina
WildernessMay 5, 1864May 7, 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Savage's StationJun 29, 1862Jun 29, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Fort MaconMar 23, 1862Apr 26, 186234 day(s)Carteret County, North Carolina
First Deep BottomJul 27, 1864Jul 29, 18642 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
New BernMar 14, 1862Mar 14, 1862< 1 dayCraven County, North Carolina
WilliamsburgMay 5, 1862May 5, 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South MountainSept 14, 1862Sept 14, 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
First PetersburgJun 9, 1864Jun 9, 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Darbytown and New Market RoadsOct 7, 1864Oct 7, 1864< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
First Fort FisherDec 7, 1864Dec 27, 186420 day(s)New Hanover County, North Carolina
Second Fort FisherJan 13, 1865Jan 15, 18652 day(s)New Hanover County, North Carolina
New Bridge (detachment)May 24, 1862May 24, 1862< 1 dayNew Bridge, Virginia
High Bridge, VirginiaApr 6, 1865Apr 6, 1865< 1 dayHigh Bridge, Virginia
Neuse River Bridge, North CarolinaMar 19, 1865Mar 19, 1865< 1 dayNeuse River Bridge, North Carolina
FunkstownJul 8, 1863Jul 8, 1863< 1 dayFunkstown, Maryland, Maryland

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