The 1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment, initially formed as 9th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops, was a cavalry regiment from North Carolina that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Raised in 1861 it served all over the Eastern Theater until it surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia in 1865.[1]
1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment | |
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Active | August 12, 1861 – April, 1865 |
Country | Confederate States of America |
Allegiance | North Carolina |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Type | Regiment |
Role | Cavalry |
Part of | Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
Organized at | Ridgeway, North Carolina |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. Robert Ransom, Jr. Col. Lawrence S. Baker Col. James B. Gordon Col. Thomas Hart Ruffin Col. William H. Cheek |
Companies
- Company A - Jefferson, Ashe County
- Company B - Rich Square, Northampton County
- Company C (Mecklenburg Rangers) - Charlotte, Mecklenburg County
- Company D (Watauga Rangers) - Boone, Watauga County
- Company E - Warrenton, Warren County
- Company F (Cabarrus Rangers) - Concord, Cabarrus County
- Company G (Buncombe Rangers) - Asheville, Buncombe County
- Company H - Goldsboro, Wayne County
- Company I - Kenansville, Duplin County
- Company K (Nantahala Rangers) - Franklin, Macon County
Commanders
- Col. Robert Ransom, Jr. (promoted to brigadier general)
- Col. Lawrence S. Baker (promoted to brigadier general)
- Col. James B. Gordon (promoted to brigadier general)
- Col. Thomas Hart Ruffin (mortally wounded, died October 17, 1863)
- Col. William H. Cheek
See also
References
Further reading
- Ninth Regiment (First Cavalry) in Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina, in the Great War 1861-'65, Vol. I (1905)
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