CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
14th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry
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14th Cavalry Battalion, formerly Woodfin's Battalion, was organized at Asheville, North
Carolina, during the summer of 1862 with three companies, later increased to six. The men were
from Buncombe, Haywood, Transylvania, and Madison counties. It was assigned to the
Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia and served in the western part of North
Carolina. In the spring of 1865 four additional companies from Buncombe, Henderson, and
Transylvania counties joined the command. It now was also called the 79th Regiment-8th
Cavalry. The regiment fought at Salisbury on April 12 and disbanded near Morgantown on April
17. Lieutenant Colonel James L. Henry and Major Charles M. Roberts were in
command.
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