Petersburg Campaign September 29-30, 1864

North Carolina Order of Battle for Wilcox' and Heth's Divisions, and the Cavalry Corps, around Petersburg, Sept. 29-30, 1864.

Wilcox' Division
Lane's Brigade
7th North Carolina
18th North Carolina
28th North Carolina
33rd North Carolina
37th North Carolina

Scales' Brigade
13th North Carolina
16th North Carolina
22nd North Carolina
34th North Carolina
38th North Carolina

Heth's Division
Davis' Brigade
55th North Carolina

McRae's Brigade
11th North Carolina
26th North Carolina
44th North Carolina
47th North Carolina
52nd North Carolina

Cavalry Corps

W.H.F. Lee's Division
Barringer's Brigade
1st North Carolina Cavalry
2nd North Carolina Cavalry
3rd North Carolina Cavalry
5th North Carolina Cavalry

M.C. Butler's Division
Dearing's Brigade
4th North Carolina Cavalry

Petersburg Campaign August 9, 1864

North Carolina Order of Battle, August 9, 1864 for Beauregard's command.

Johnson's Division

Ransom's Brigade
24th North Carolina
25th North Carolina
35th North Carolina
49th North Carolina
56th North Carolina

Hoke's Division

Clingman's Brigade
8th North Carolina
31st North Carolina
51st North Carolina
61st North Carolina

Martin's Brigade
17th North Carolina
42d North Carolina
66th North Carolina

Petersburg Campaign August 31, 1864

North Carolina Order of Battle operations around Petersburg August 31, 1864.

Longstreet's First Corps

First Corps Artillery

Cabell's Battalion
Manly's (NC) Battery

Haskell's Battalion
Branch (NC) Battery

Hill's Third Corps

Wilcox' Division
Lane's Brigade
7th North Carolina
18th North Carolina
28th North Carolina
33rd North Carolina
37th North Carolina

Scales' Brigade
13th North Carolina
16th North Carolina
22nd North Carolina
34th North Carolina
38th North Carolina

Heth's Division
Davis' Brigade
55th North Carolina

MacRae's Brigade
11th North Carolina
26th North Carolina
44th North Carolina
47th North Carolina
52d North Carolina

Cooke's Brigade
15th North Carolina
27th North Carolina
46th North Carolina
48th North Carolina

Third Corps Artillery
Poague's Battalion
Charlotte (NC) Battery

Cavalry Corps

W.H.F. Lee's Division
Barringer's Brigade
1st North Carolina Cavalry
4th North Carolina Cavalry
5th North Carolina Cavalry
6th North Carolina Cavalry

Antietam Anniversary

Today marks the 148th anniversary of the battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg). The bloodiest single day of the war, Antietam saw some major contributions from North Carolina troops. George B. Anderson's brigade in the slaughter pen of the "Bloody Lane" (Anderson would die of his wounds suffered there). John R. Cooke's 27th North Carolina, along with the 3rd Arkansas, making a desperate charge to help repulse the Federal 12th Corps from the Dunker Church sector. To name just a few.
Some recommended reading:
Landscape Turned Red, by Stephen Sears

Three volume study, by the late Joseph L. Harsh,
Taken At the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862
Confederate Tide Rising: Robert E. Lee and the Making of Southern Strategy 1861-1862
Sounding the Shallows: A Confederate Companion for the Maryland Campaign of 1862

The Antietam Campaign, edited by Gary Gallagher

The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 Vol: 1, by Ezra Carman, edited by Thomas Clemens. Keep an eye out for the 2nd volume.

Antietam: The Soldier's Battle, by John Michael Priest. Good collection of primary sources.

And last but certainly not least, Antietam: The Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day , by William Frassanito.

Preservation Updates

Sorry for the dearth of posts lately. Lots of battlefield preservation news recently. And, as always, more information, and how you can help save these wonderful battlefields, are to be found at the Civil War Preservation Trust, http://www.civilwar.org/ . First up we have the Slaughter Pen Farm at the Fredericksburg battlefield. Now this one was "acquired" back in 2006, but really needs to be paid for in full. This was the site of a pivotal action during the battle, on Jackson's front. Also on the docket is 782 prime Culpepper County acres at Brandy Station, site of the largest cavalry battle of the war. At a $116 to $1 donation match, you are definitely getting the bang for your buck. One near (literally) and dear to me is Bentonville, here in North Carolina. Up are 240 acres, which, if preserved, would make Bentonville one of the most preserved battlefields in the country! Last but not least, are 327 acres at Perryville, KY. I would encourage everyone who is not already a member, to become a member of the Civil War Preservation Trust. Or, donate what you can, to help save these important acres.

Stumbled Upon....

Was at a fellow enthusiast's house yesterday browsing his library. C. Terry Teff's "North Carolina Civil War Buttons", printed out of Concord, NC. Paperback, had photos of basically every NC button during the war, many I was not familiar with, such as Hillsboro Academy buttons. Some of the company level buttons were interesting. Each button has a photo of the front and the backmark, with a short encyclopedic type description beneath it. Some soldier photos accentuate the book. There is one new and a couple used on Amazon. For living historians and researchers alike, would be a handy addition to the bookshelf.

Interesting Story

Saw this interesting story on WRAL.com this morning.

http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/7818658/

For those interested, here is Britt's entry in Vol. XII of the NC Troops Roster Series:

Co. E, 51st Regiment, N.C. Troops

Britt, Calvin C., Private

Resided in Robeson County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting at Charleston, South Carolina, at age 31, March 9, 1863, for the war. Present or accounted for until killed at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, May 14, 1864.