5th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Collection

1863
Manuscript Collection #874
Creator(s)
Physical description
0.002 Cubic Feet
Preferred Citation
5th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Collection (#874), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
No restrictions

Partial casualty report (7/6/1863) for the 5th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg 1 - 3 July 1863, missing pages 1 - 4, but recording the wounded of part of Company G, all of companies H, and K, and including a complete recapitulation of the regiment's losses: killed (39), wounded (235), and missing (55), signed by 2d Lt. Edward S. Smedes who was later killed in action at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.


Biographical/historical information

The 5th North Carolina Infantry was a Confederate regiment formed in Halifax, NC, in July of 1861, shortly after the start of the American Civil War. It consisted of ten companies, named Company A through Company K. Company G primarily consisted of men from Wilson County. Companies H and K primarily consisted of men from Gates and Rowan County, respectively. The infantry fought through most of the Civil War until it surrendered, alongside the Army of Northern Virginia, in April of 1865. Eighty-one (81) members of the infantry were paroled following the surrender.

The Battle of Gettysburg was a battle between Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. It took place between July 1-3, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and resulted in the largest number of casualties during the Civil War. The battle was a decisive victory for the United States Union and is often referred to as the turning point of the war.


Administrative information
Custodial History

June 19, 2002 (unprocessed), 1 item, 0.001 cubic feet, 4 pages; Partial casualty report (7/6/1863) for the 5th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg 1 - 3 July 1863, missing pages 1 - 4, but recording the wounded of part of Company G, all of companies H, and K, and including a complete recapitulation of the regiment's losses: killed (39), wounded (235), and missing (55), signed by 2d Lt. Edward S. Smedes who was later killed in action at Spotsylvania Court House, VA. Donor: Historical Collectible Auction.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Historical Collectible Auction

Processing information

Encoded by Apex Data Services

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.


Key terms
Corporate Names
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 5th--Registers
Topical
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Places
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties