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Muster In: Organized as the 13th North Carolina at Garysburg on July 12, 1861. Mustered into state service during the summer of 1861. Redesignated as the 23rd North Carolina on November 14, 1861.1
Muster Out: April 9, 18652
Commander(s):
Captain Abner D. Peace
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Captain Kemp Plummer (of the 12th NC)
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Captain Frank Bennett
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Commander 4
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First Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not yet present at the Siege of Petersburg.3
Second Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not yet present at the Siege of Petersburg.4
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not yet present at the Siege of Petersburg.5
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not yet present at the Siege of Petersburg.6
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not yet present at the Siege of Petersburg.7
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not yet present at the Siege of Petersburg.8
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Johnston’s Brigade | Pegram’s Division | Second Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army9
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: The Second Corps, in the Shenandoah Valley since June 1864, was ordered to rejoin Lee at the Siege of Petersburg on December 9, 1864. The Second Corps moved to Richmond and Petersburg over the next several days, remaining with Lee’s army through Appomattox.12
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Johnston’s Brigade | Pegram’s Division | Second Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army13,14,15,16,17
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: Sibley indicates that shortly after (how long exactly?) the Battle of Hatcher’s Run, Johnston’s NC Brigade was transferred to North Carolina. However, this brigade surrendered at Appomattox. Did they leave? If, so, for how long? They were back by March. More research is needed.23
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Johnston’s Brigade | Pegram’s Division | Second Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army24,25
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles28:
- Petersburg Siege (from December 1864)(June 1864-April 1865)
- Fort Stedman (March 25, 1865)
- Sayler’s Creek (April 6, 1865)
- Farmville (April 7, 1865)
- Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Bibliography:
Petersburg Campaign Documents Which Mention This Unit:
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 117-118 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 117-118 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 117-118 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 117-118 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 117-118 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 117-118 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 117-118 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 117-118 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 164 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 164 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 164 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 376 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 173 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1172: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General R. E. Lee, January 31, 1865”; This list contains many commanders who were not there. They were the “official” commanders but may have been gone on leave. I have used none of the leaders from this list as a result. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1180: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from January 26-31, 1865, and the leaders should be accurate for this time frame. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 183 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1270: “Organization of the Infantry and Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, February 28, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from February 28, 1865. However, leaders listed are from January. I’ve chosen to ignore the leaders and just use this source for the organization of the order of battle. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 173 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 173 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1180: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from January 26-31, 1865, and the leaders should be accurate for this time frame. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 183 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 183 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 183 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 192 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 202 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 192 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 202 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 117-118 ↩