3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment

This article is about the Confederate regiment. For the Union regiment, see 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry. For the Revolutionary War regiment, see 3rd North Carolina Regiment.

The 3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was a regiment of the Confederate States Army, formed shortly after the commencement of the American Civil War in May 1861.

3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Active	April 1861 - 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Beaver Dam Creek Battle of Malvern Hill Battle of Sharpsburg Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Second Battle of Winchester Battle of Gettysburg Mine Run Campaign
Commanders
Colonel of the Regiment	William L. DeRosset, Gaston Meares, Stephen D. Thruston

Soldier in Confederate uniform and Co. D, 3rd North Carolina Volunteers Regiment hat with short sword and sheath with initials J.L.W., probably for Private John L. Wood of Co. D, 3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment

Formation

The unit completed its organization at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May, 1861. The men were volunteers from Wilmington and the counties of Green, Duplin, Cumberland, Onslow, Bladen, New Hanover, and Beaufort. In July part of the regiment moved to Richmond, Virginia, where some weeks later it was joined by the remaining companies.

Combat experience

The regiment fought in many battles during the Civil War. At the Battle of Gettysburg the unit suffered terrible casualties, losing forty percent of the 548 men engaged. In April 1865 it surrendered, with just 4 officers and 53 men remaining.^[1]

See also

• List of North Carolina Confederate Civil War units

References

• Wood, Thomas Fanning; Koonce, Donald B. (2000). Doctor to the Front: The Recollections of Confederate Surgeon Thomas Fanning Wood, 1861-1865. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-57233-082-5.