7th Regiment North Carolina State Troops History Assignments Battles Commanders Company F Roster

Assignments:

Department of North Carolina (August-September 1861)
District of the Pamlico, Department of North Carolina (September 1861-March 1862)
French's Brigade, District of the Pamlico, Department of North Carolina (March 1862)
Branch's Brigade, Department of North Carolina (April 1862-May 1862)
Branch's Brigade, Department of Northern Virginia (May 1862)
Branch's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (June-July 1862)
Branch's-Lane's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (July 1862-May 1863)
Lane's Brigade, Pender's-Wilcox's Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (May 1863-February 1865)
On detached duty rounding up deserters in Randolph, Chatham and Moore counties, North Carolina (February-April 1865) Brigade, D.H. Hill's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee(April 1865)

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Battles:
 

New Bern (March 14, 1862) Hanover Court House (May 27,1862) Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862) Beaver Dam Creek (June 26, 1862) Gaine's Mill (June 27, 1862) Frayser's Farm (June 30, 1862) Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862) Cedar Mountain (August 9, 1862) 2nd Mannasas (August 28-30, 1862) Chantilly (September 1, 1862) Harpers Ferry (September 12-15, 1862) Sharpsburg (September 17, 1862) Shepherdstown Ford (September 20, 1862) Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862) Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863) Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) Falling Waters (July 10, 1863) Bristoe Campaign (October-November 1863) Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863) The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864) Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864) North Anna (May 22-26, 1864) Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864) Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865) Gravel Hill (July 28, 1864) Fussell's Mill (August 16, 1864) Ream's Station (August 25, 1864) Squirrel Level Road (September 30, 1864) Jone's Farm (September 30, 1864) Pegram's Farm (October 1, 1864) Hatcher's Run (February 5-7, 1865)

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Commanders:

LEE, Robert Edward (Army Commander)
Born January 19 1807, Westmoreland Cty VA
Died October 12 1870, Lexington VA

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1829, engineering duty, Mexican War, superintendent of West Point, 2nd Cavalry, commanded the forces that captured John Brown's body of men at Harper's Ferry, refused the offer of command of US forces at the outbreak of the War, resigned April 1861.

War Service: 1861 commander in chief of forces of Virginia, May 1861 Brig. Gen. in Confederate army, commanded forces in West Virginia, examined coastal defenses, August 1861 full General, military adviser to President Davis, took over command of ANV after J E Johnston was wounded, commanded ANV until the surrender at Appotomattox, in 1865 he ws made General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States.

JACKSON, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" (Corps Commander)
Born January 21 1824, Clarksburg VA
Died May 10 1863, Guiney's Station VA

Pre-War Profession:Graduated West Point 1842, Mexican War, 1851 resigned from US army, professor at VMI.

War Service: 1861 Maj. in Virginia militia, Col. of Confederate infantry, Harper's Ferry, June 1861 Brig. Gen., First Manassas, October 1861 Maj. Gen., Shenandoah Valley campaign - fought brilliantly, Seven Days - fought poorly at times probably due to exhaustion, Groveton, commanded the Left Wing at Second Manassas, corps command in Sharpsburg campaign, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, October 1862 Lt. Gen., Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville (Mortally Wounded).

HILL, Ambrose Powell (Division/Corps Commander)
Born November 9 1825, Culpeper VA
Died April 2 1865, Petersburg VA

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1847, Mexican War, Seminole war, resigned March 1861.

War Service: 1861 Col. of 13th Virginia, February 1862 Brig. Gen., Williamsburg, May 1862 Maj. Gen., Seven Days in which his unit became known as Hill's Light Division, Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Chancellorsville, May 1863 Lt. Gen. in command of III Corps, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, Wilderness, Petersburg, killed while rallying his troops after their line had been broken.

PENDER, William Dorsey (Division Commander)
Born February 6 1834, Edgecomb Cty NC
Died July 18 1863, Staunton VA

Pre-War Profession: Clerk, West Point 1854, duty on the Pacific coast, resigned March 1861.

War Service: 1861 Col. of 3rd North Carolina, Peninsula campaign, Seven Pines, June 1862 Brig. Gen., brigade command in Hill's Light Division, Cedar Mountain, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, May 1863 Maj. Gen. in Hill's corps, Gettysburg (w), did not recover from infection and amputation.

WILCOX, Cadmus Marcellus (Division Commander)
Born May 29 1824, Wayne Cty NC
Died December 2 1890, Washington DC

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1846, Mexican War, frontier duty, instructor at West Point, resigned June 1861.

War Service: 1861 Col. of 9th Alabama, First Manassas, October 1861 Brig. Gen. in brigade command in Longstreet's division, Seven Pines, Seven Days, Second Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville campaign, Salem Church, Gettysburg, August 1863 Maj. Gen. with division command in Hill's Corps, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, Fort Gregg, Appotomattox.

Post War Career: Chief of railroad division in US Land Office.

HILL, Daniel Harvey (Division Commander)
Born July 12 1821, York District SC
Died September 24 1889, Charlotte NC

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1842, Mexican War, resigned 1849, college professor, superintendent of North Carolina Military Institute.

War Service: 1861 Col. of 1st North Carolina, Big Bethel, July 1861 Brig. Gen., commanded the Left Wing at Yorktown,Williamsburg, in Longstreet's command at Seven Pines, served under Jackson at Seven Days, Second Manassas, South Mountain, Sharpsburg (where he was falsely accused of losing Special Order 191), July 1863 appointed Lt. Gen. (never confirmed), Chickamauga, criticised Bragg who in turn unfairly accused Hill of delaying an attack, removed from command by President Davis, Petersburg, Bentonville.

Post War Career: Editor (The Land We Love, The Southern Home), college president.

BRANCH, Lawrence O'Bryan (Brigade Commander)
Born November 28 1820, Enfield NC
Died September 17 1862, Harper's Ferry VA

Pre-War Profession: Editor, lawyer, US Congressman

War Service: 1861 Quartermaster General of North Carolina, Col. of 33rd North Carolina,November 1861 Brig. General New Bern, Commanded a brigade in Hill's Light Division, Seven Days, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg (killed).

LANE, James Henry (Brigade Commander)
Born July 28 1833, Mathews Court House VA
Died September 21 1907, Auburn AL

Pre-War Profession: VMI, professor at VMI and NCMI

War Service: 1861 elected Maj. of 1st North Carolina Volunteers, Big Bethel, Col. of 28th North Carolina, Seven Days (w), Sharpsburg, November 1862 Brig. General in brigade command (Hill's division), Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor (w), Appotomattox.

Post War Career: Teacher, college professor.

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Company F Roster:

Obtained from North Carolina State Troops 1861-1865, A Roster *Note
Obtained from Moore's Roster
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury Newspaper)

*Note:

Information pertaining to the 7th Regiment North Carolina State Troops, Co. F, has been obtained from the referenceNorth Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster, Vol IV, Infantry, Raleigh, North Carolina State Division of Archives and History, 1973, 1989  with addenda, compiled by Weymouth T. Jordan, Jr.   Unit Histories by Louis H. Manarin

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