List of North Carolina Union Civil War units
As in almost all Southern states during the American Civil War, a number of units were raised to fight for the Union Army, from pro-Union citizens and former slaves. North Carolina provided four white Union Army regiments, and four black Union Army regiments. Approximately 10,000 white North Carolinians, and 5,000 black North Carolinians, joined Union Army units.[1] Union soldiers from North Carolina included men who served in North Carolina Union regiments, men who left the state to join other Union regiments elsewhere, and Confederate Army deserters who later fought for the Union. The list of North Carolina Confederate Civil War units is shown separately.
The first North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment was established in the spring of 1862, around the city of New Bern.[2] North Carolina Union troops captured and raided cities and towns in western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and southwest Virginia, most notably during the Battle of Bull's Gap, Battle of Red Banks and Stoneman's 1864 and 1865 raid. The territory captured remained under Union control for the duration of the war.
Territory under Union control in North Carolina from the start of the war was first organized into the
Infantry
- 1st North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- 2nd North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- 1st North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 35th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
- 2nd North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 36th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
- 3rd North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 37th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
Mounted Infantry
- 2nd North Carolina Union Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment
- 3rd North Carolina Union Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment
Artillery
- 1st North Carolina Heavy Artillery Regiment (African Descent) – redesignated 14th United States Colored Artillery Regiment
See also
- Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
- Southern Unionists
- United States Colored Troops
References
- ^ FAQs about North Carolina and the Civil War. North Carolina Museum of History. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry - National Park Service. Retrieved December 19, 2020.