20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
The 20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army. It was part of the Army of Northern Virginia for most of the war. History The regiment was organized at Smithfield, North Carolina, Smithfield and North Carolina Baptist Assembly#Fort Caswell, Fort Caswell, North Carolina, in June, 1861. Its companies were recruited from the counties of Brunswick County, North Carolina, Brunswick, Columbus County, North Carolina, Columbus, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Cabarrus, Duplin County, North Carolina, Duplin, and Sampson County, North Carolina, Sampson counties. Alfred Iverson, Jr. was the regiment's first colonel, with Frank Faison as lieutenant colonel, and William H. Toon as major. It was first assigned to garrison duties in the coastal areas of North Carolina before being transferred to Samuel Garland, Jr.'s brigade, D. H. Hill's division of the Army of Northern Virginia in June 1862. It fought in the Peninsula Campaign and Maryland ...
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