Battle Unit Details

CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS

3rd Battalion, North Carolina Light Artillery

Overview:
3rd Artillery Battalion, organized near Raleigh, North Carolina, in February, 1862, contained three companies. Its members were from Northampton, Chowan, Tyrrell, and Hertford counties. The unit served in the Richmond, Virginia, area, then returned to North Carolina where it was stationed at Wilmington and Fort Fisher. Most of Batteries B and C were captured at Fort Fisher and Battery A participated in the Battle of Bentonville. It was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. Major John W. Moore was in command.
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