CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves
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2nd Regiment Junior Reserves was formed in December, 1864, by consolidating the just
organized 2nd and 5th Junior Reserves Battalions. The men were between the ages of fifteen and
eighteen and were from the counties of Wayne, Duplin, Rowan, Lincoln, Gaston, Cleveland,
Rutherford, Cabarrus, Union, Greene, Lenior, Beaufort, Hude, and Tyrrell. It served in the
Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and was active in the New Bern area. Later
the unit was assigned to L.S. Baker in the Army of Tennessee and saw action in the Battle of Bentonville. It was included in
the surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel John H. Anderson, Lieutenant
Colonel William F. Beasley, and Major Nathaniel A. Gregory.
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