Stoneman's raid, 3rd NC Mounted Infantry (Union)

{{main, North Carolina in the American Civil War As in almost all Southern states during the

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, a number of units were raised to fight for the

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, from pro-Union citizens and former slaves.

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provided four white Union Army regiments, and four black Union Army regiments. Approximately 10,000 white North Carolinians, and 5,000 black North Carolinians, joined Union Army units. Union soldiers from North Carolina included men who served in North Carolina Union regiments, men who left the state to join other Union regiments elsewhere, and Confederate Army deserters who later fought for the Union. The list of North Carolina Confederate Civil War units is shown separately. The first North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment was established in the spring of 1862, around the city of New Bern.1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry - National Park Service
Retrieved December 19, 2020. North Carolina Union troops captured and raided cities and towns in western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and southwest Virginia, most notably during the

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, Battle of Red Banks and Stoneman's 1864 and 1865 raid. The territory captured remained under Union control for the duration of the war. Territory under Union control in North Carolina from the start of the war was first organized into the

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in 1861, then the

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shortly after in 1862. The department played large roles in key coastal battles such as the

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and

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, securing strategic Confederate ports and what was then the state's largest city, in support of the

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. The XVIII Corps stationed in North Carolina, was also one of the largest in the Union Army from 1862–1864.

Infantry

*1st North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment *2nd North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment *1st North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated

35th United States Colored Infantry Regiment The 35th United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau o ...

*2nd North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated

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*3rd North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated

37th United States Colored Infantry Regiment The 37th United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau o ...

Mounted Infantry

*2nd North Carolina Union Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment * 3rd North Carolina Union Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment

Artillery

*1st North Carolina Heavy Artillery Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 14th United States Colored Artillery Regiment

References

The Civil War Archive

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Infantry

Mounted Infantry

Artillery

See also

References