CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
53rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
- Overview:
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53rd Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near
Raleigh, North Carolina. The men were recruited in the following counties: Guilford,
Mecklenburg, Chatham, Surry, Alamance, Stokes, Union, and Wilkes. It served in the
Department of North Carolina, then was assigned to General Daniel's and Grimes' Brigade, Arm
of Northern Virginia. The 53rd fought in many conflicts from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, participated in all the
battles in the Shenandoah Valley, and was active in the Appomattox Campaign. It lost thirty-six percent of the 322 engaged at Gettysburg, had 1 wounded at Bristoe and 2 killed at Mine Run. The unit surrendered 6
officers and 81 men. Its commanders were Colonels James T. Morehead and William A. Owens,
and Majors James J. Iredell and John W. Rierson.
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