The 4th North Carolina Cavalry in the Civil War : A History and Roster

Raiford, Neil Hunter

McFarland & Co Inc（2006/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 302 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786429561
• DDC分類 973.7456

Full Description

In April 1862, the Civil War was entering its second year and North Carolina was rallying to supply more troops for the Confederacy. The Partisan Ranger Act, passed by the Confederate Congress on April 21, prompted local leaders to recruit companies of irregular soldiers for service in the Confederate Army. Seven such companies were banded together into a regiment to form the 4th North Carolina Cavalry: a true cross-section of North Carolina, it contained soldiers from the largest urban areas and smallest rural areas from fifteen counties.

This history of the 4th North Carolina Cavalry is based largely on primary source material--the official records, letters, diaries and recollections of the soldiers. The 4th North Carolina saw action in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, and was a part of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. The roster comprises a large part of the book and provides biographical, genealogical and military information about each soldier.

Contents

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments     

Independent Companies of Partisan Rangers     

First Taste of Fire: Skirmishes Along the Blackwater     

The Battle of Whitehall     

Movements in Eastern North Carolina     

J.E.B. Stuart's Cavalry: Brandy Station     

Fights in the Loudoun Valley     

Gettysburg     

The North Carolina Cavalry Brigade     

Defending Petersburg     

Reams' Station, the Cattle Raid, and Hatcher's Run     

To Appomattox: The Final Months of the War     

The Roster of Troops     

Appendix: Listing of Missing Troops     

Notes     

Bibliography     

Index