Record #:

10070

Author(s):

Schultz, Nancy W.

Abstract:

North Carolina furnished the Union ranks with 3,156 men (not including Negro regiments) during the Civil War. Capt. John Gibbon was one of the most famous Union soldiers in a North Carolina regiment. He led troops at many major battles including Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 11, Apr 1974, p21, 30, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations