Civil War veteran Clark Robertson Starnes LCCN2017660601

The 1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment, initially formed as 9th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops, was a

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from

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that served in the

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during the

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. Raised in 1861 it served all over the Eastern Theater until it surrendered with the

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in 1865.

Companies

*Company A -

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, Ashe County *Company B - Rich Square, Northampton County *Company C (''Mecklenburg Rangers'') -

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, Mecklenburg County *Company D (''Watauga Rangers'') - Boone,

Watauga County Watauga County ( )
from the North Carolina Collection's website at the

*Company E - Warrenton,

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*Company F (''Cabarrus Rangers'') -

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Cabarrus County Cabarrus County ( )
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the

Asheville Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...

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*Company H - Goldsboro, Wayne County *Company I - Kenansville,

Duplin County Duplin County ()
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the

...

*Company K (''Nantahala Rangers'') -

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, Macon County

Commanders

*Col. Robert Ransom, Jr. (promoted to brigadier general) *Col. Lawrence S. Baker (promoted to brigadier general) *Col. James B. Gordon (promoted to brigadier general) *Col.

Thomas Hart Ruffin Thomas Hart Ruffin (September 9, 1820 – October 17, 1863) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Louisburg, North Carolina, September 9, 1820; attended the common schools; graduated from the University of North Caroli ...

(mortally wounded, died October 17, 1863) *Col. William H. Cheek

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