The 3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was a regiment of the

Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...

, formed shortly after the commencement of the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

in May 1861.

Formation

The unit completed its organization at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. The men were volunteers from Wilmington and the counties of Green, Duplin, Cumberland, Onslow, Bladen, New Hanover, and Beaufort. In July part of the regiment moved to Richmond, Virginia, where some weeks later it was joined by the remaining companies.

Combat experience

The regiment fought in many battles during the Civil War. At the

Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg () was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. In the battle, Union Major General George Meade's Army of the Po ...

the unit suffered terrible casualties, losing forty percent of the 548 men engaged. In April 1865 it surrendered, with just 4 officers and 53 men remaining.3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Retrieved 23 February 2018

References

*Wood, Thomas Fanning; Koonce, Donald B. (2000). ''Doctor to the Front: The Recollections of Confederate Surgeon Thomas Fanning Wood, 1861-1865''. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 122. .

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3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Retrieved 23 February 2018
Regimental History
Retrieved 1 March 2018 Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from North Carolina

Formation

Combat experience

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