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20th North Carolina Infantry

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Company Unknown

Private

He was killed in battle on September 17, 1862 but I do not have any further information at this time. I am still researching and would appreciate any assistance. Thank you.
Contributor Sue KingDate added 10/17/2010

Company Unknown

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Mrs. Bettie L. (Ridling) StoreyDate added 6/13/2005

Company Unknown

Rank unknown

He was from Johnston County, NC. Would like to find out any further information
Contributor Jacob LobatoDate added 8/2/2011

Company Unknown

Rank unknown

Killed May 25 1864. son also killed at age 19
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company Unknown

Rank unknown

father and son both killed
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company Unknown

Rank unknown

Born1834 contacted Typhoid fever, died at Fort Southport, N.C.
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company Unknown

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Mark S. PowellDate added 6/23/2007

Company A

Private

Pvt. George Franklin Barnhardt b. 20 Juan 1835 Cabarrus Co., NC. d. 12 May 1864 Spotsylvania, VA. Co A 'Cabarrus Guard', 20th NC Killed in Action in Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 11/7/2009

Company A

Private

Pvt. Henry Graber Faggart b. 1837 Cabarrus County, NC d.1909 Cabarrus County, NC. Captured Sharpsburg, Maryland and Ft. Stedman, VA. Confined at Point Lookout, MD. Released 26 Jun 1865. Buried at Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church, Concord, Cabarrus County, NC.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 11/6/2009

Company A

Private

My great great grandfather. Enlisted May 30, 1861. Had two brother who died in battle. Paroled at Appomotax April 3, 1865. Died 1899.
Contributor JeffDate added 8/21/2008

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor phil lingleDate added 1/30/2011

Company A

Private

Killed May 19 1864 Spotsylvania Courthouse
Contributor Phil LingleDate added 10/19/2011

Company A

2nd Lieutenant

killed at gettysburg 1st july when Iverson misguided his brigade buried in iversons pits we have a stone marker in bolivia nc family cemetery CSA killed gettysburg he was gg uncle
Contributor loyd mintzDate added 1/2/2009

Company A

Corporal

My Great Great Grandfather is said to have been the flag bearer until capture at Gettysburg
Contributor Deborah EkstromDate added 4/28/2011

Company A

Private

Enlisted in Yadkin Coounty on 1 October 1863. Present until wounded in the chest and right arm at Cedar Creek, VA, on 19 October 1864. Hospitalized at Baltimore, MD, until paroled and transferred to James River, VA, in Feburary 1865 for exchange.
Contributor Dan L. WilsonDate added 3/3/2009

Company B

Corporal

Corp. James William Bost, Co B, 20th NC. b. 1842, Cabarrus Co., NC d. 2 Jul 1862, Killed in action near Richmond, VA. Enlisted 18 Apr 1861, Cabarrus County, NC.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 11/7/2009

Company B

Private

Pvt. John Monroe Bost, Co B, 20th NC Inf. Reg., b. 1842 Cabarrus County, NC.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 11/7/2009

Company B

Private

Ed Cline was born in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina on December 8, 1836. Enlisted in Co. B, 20th North Carolina Infantry on August 1, 1862. Remarks on a roll which was not dated: 'Engaged in the Battles of South Mountain, Wounded at Sharpsburg (Antietam), and engaged at Morton's Ford.' Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, Richmond, VA, on Sept. 2, 1862 for being wounded in the hand. Appears on Roll of Honor for his service at the Battle of Sharpsburg. Returned to duty and served honorably in General Robert E. Lee's Army of Nothern Virginia 'til the end of the war. After the war, Ed and his family relocated to Panola Co., MS. Remarried after the death of his first wife, to Mary E. Love in 1888. Federal Census of 1900 reports as follows: Moses E. Cline 63, Mary E. (Love) Cline 36, Edwin C. Cline 12, William S. Cline 9, Ethel Cline 6, Robert Lee Cline 5, Cooper Cline 3, Thomas S. Cline 1. Ed Cline was my Gr-Gr Grandfather; father of my Gr-Grandmother Ethel Cline Webber.
Contributor Kevin P. BechtoldDate added 7/20/2008

Company B

Private

Pvt. George H. Faggart b. 1841 Cabarrus County, NC d. 9 Mar 1863 KIA at Fredericksburg, Va. Buried at Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church, Concord, NC.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 10/24/2009

Company B

Sergeant

Sgt. Henry W. Faggart b. 1841 Cabarrus County, NC. Enlisted 18 Apr 1861 at age 20 as a Pvt. in Co B, 20th NC at Cabarrus County, NC. Promoted 1 Oct 1861 to Corporal. Promoted 8 Jan 1862 to Sergeant. Killed 14 Sep 1862 at Fox'z Gap, MD.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 11/6/2009

Company B

Private

Pvt. Jacob Valentine Faggart b. 1828 Cabarrus County, NC d. 1 Jul 1862 Richmond, Va. Enlisted Co B, 20th NC at age 18 on 18 Apr 1861. Died of wounds in Richmond Hospital. Burial location probably Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 10/24/2009

Company B

Corporal

Paul M. Faggart b. 17 Apr 1833 d. 06 Feb 1865. Enlisted on 18 Apr 1861 in Co B,20th NC Regiment. Promoted to Corporal on 8 Mar 1862. Wounded 27 Jun 1862 at Gaines Mill, Va. Wounded a second time on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Va. Killed on 6 Feb 1865 at Hatcher's Run, Va. Buried at Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church, Concord, NC.
Contributor Tom FagartDate added 10/24/2009

Company B

Captain

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jerry BuzanDate added 8/26/2012

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor George RileyDate added 9/7/2012

Company B

Other

My great-grandfather; Rank: 5th Sergeant; Point Lookout POW; Son of Kirby and Aseneth (Sloan) Pope, Cabarrus Co, NC.; brother of Leroy W. Pope, 52nd NC Inf, Co. A.; married Mary Elizabeth PARKS, daughter of William Beaty Parks
Contributor Lee TurnerDate added 12/15/2006

Company C

Rank unknown

Born in 1840, 22 when he joined March 15 1862, no other information
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company C

Rank unknown

Born in 1835 , joined when was 27 March 27 1862, He could have died in the war, unknown, wife Mary Ane, children martha and Dennis.
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company C

Lieutenant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Mary Alice GearyDate added 8/12/2007

Company C

4th Sergeant

Born in Columbus County, N.C., father a farmer,8 brothers and sisters, died at Gettysburg on the 1st of July 1863. We will never forget.
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company D

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Ken K. KochDate added 7/8/2004

Company D

Private

Claudius Cartrett enlisted on April 26, 1861 at age 20. He was a private in Company D N.C. 20th Infantry. He was wounded and mustered out of the hospital in Richmond, VA. on November 1st, 1863. He did not survive his wounds.
Contributor Victoria LoveDate added 8/15/2011

Company D

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor dennis norrisDate added 12/11/2012

Company D

4th Sergeant

Served with Two Brothers in 20th NC Lost L Arm at Gettysburg Became Baptist Preacher after the War and served his community Vouched for CSA Soldiers and their Widows to recieve pensions. Buried near Loris SC - Cane Branch Baptist Church. Listed on SCV #132 Camp Litchfield Website.
Contributor Olin MartinDate added 4/27/2009

Company D

Sergeant

1837-1914
Contributor George HillDate added 4/20/2016

Company D

Captain

John is my second great-granduncle. He was the son of Elizabeth Boswell and Joshua P. Stanley. He married Harriett Cox on December 18, 1866. Captain - Company D, 20th Regiment, NC Troops, 1861-1865, Born in Columbus County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Columbus County at age 31. Elected Captain to rank from April 20, 1861. Present and accounted for until he was defeated for reelection when the regiment was reorganized on March 26, 1862.
Contributor Robin MooreDate added 6/29/2009

Company E

Private

My second cousin five times removed. Born July 12 1831, Wayne County NC. Enlisted April 27 1861. Died of Pneumonia, January 15 1862.
Contributor Darron WilliamsDate added 9/19/2008

Company E

Sergeant

My second cousin five times removed. Born November 7 1835, Sampson County NC. Killed in action, Gaines Mill Virginia, June 27 1862.
Contributor Darron WilliamsDate added 9/19/2008

Company F

Corporal

CIVIL WAR F Co 20th Inf Regt Clinton Pvt, promoted to Corporal Feb 1863 9 May 1861- 18 March 1865 captured at Rappahannock Station Vir.Oct 31 1863. Prison Old Capital Prison, Washington, transfered to Point Lookout Maryland feb 1864, swapped on 18 mar 1865, went home
Contributor Curtis AndersDate added 4/10/2014

Company F

Private

Marshall M. Hall was my G-G-Grandfather on my mother's [Hall] side of the fammily. Military records show he served with the 20th.NC. wounded at Gettesburg, 7-1-63 and captured. Released at Williamington, NC. He was from Autryville, Sampson Co. NC
Contributor Homer R. Belche Jr.Date added 12/16/2012

Company F

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jim McAlisterDate added 7/16/2010

Company F

Private

wounded at Gettysburg
Contributor Jim McAlisterDate added 11/15/2018

Company G

Rank unknown

Willis has NO DOB or DOD on his cemetary marker.I Need more info on my family member.
Contributor Mattie C HillDate added 6/20/2007

Company G

Captain

Killed 1 Jul 1863 at the battle of Gettysburg
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 1/30/2016

Company H

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 15 May 1862 at the age of 21. Killed on 1 July 1862 at Malvern Hill, VA. Buried at Wilson Dudley Baggett Cemetery (Dunn, NC).
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 6/19/2010

Company H

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 15 May 1862 at the age of 19. Wounded on 19 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA. Died from wounds (1864). Buried at Wilson Dudley Baggett Cemetery (Dunn, NC).
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 6/19/2010

Company H

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 10 May 1861 at the age of 25. Captured on 6 April 1865 at Burkeville, VA. Sent to Point Lookout, MD on 17 April 1865. Released on 24 June 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 6/19/2010

Company H

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 9 September 1861 at the age of 21. Captured on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA. Sent to Point Lookout, MD on 18 May 1864. Transferred to Elmira, NY on 10 August 1864. Transferred for exchange on 20 February 1865. Died from illness in 1865. Buried at Wilson Dudley Baggett Cemetery (Dunn, NC).
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 6/19/2010

Company H

Private

Enlisted in May of 1861 in Sampson Co. and was wounded in the left leg June 27, 1862. Captured and held prisoner at Point Lookout MD before returning to service.
Contributor Tim StansburyDate added 12/15/2006

Company H

Private

Morris was 20 years old from Sampson Co. NC Joined Capt Uz. W. Cox's Co [ Independent Blues ] 10th Regt, NC Vol's. at Fort Caswell. This unit became Co H 20th NC Inf. Regt. He suffered from Rheumatism He was detailed to guard the Presidnt's Mansion at Richmond. Became disabled and assigned as hospital attendant on order of Gen Lee. He was the father in law of my cousin 4 x removed. He survived the unlawful northern attack and died in 1906 in Duplin Co. NC
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 12/6/2017

Company I

Private

Co I 20th Inf out of Clinton nc Civil War Pvt June 1861 to April 1864 From nc through Vir, through Maryland, and Penn, Got Pneumonia sent to Hosp then home
Contributor Curtis AndersDate added 4/10/2014

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor S. David CarrDate added 12/8/2012

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Dale HallDate added 10/7/2010

Company I

Private

1841 – Jun 21, 1921 Enlisted Jun 10, 1861 at age 20. He was wounded and permanently disabled on June 27, 1862 at Gaines Mill / Cold Harbor. In Dec 1863 he was posted as Provost Guard in Gordonsville VA by order of General R. E. Lee. Parents: • John Phillip Reeves 1802 - 1851 • Jane Elizabeth Reeves, daughter of John Thomas Melvin, son of Daniel James Melvin
Contributor James A. Crook SrDate added 7/10/2022

Company K

Rank unknown

Captured near Petesburg,Va March 25 1865, He servered under Captain William Toon.
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company K

Captain

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Ken K. KochDate added 7/8/2004

Company K

1st Sergeant

Served in the civil War, On june 27 1862, in the bloodiest battle of North Carolina, on the Hill of Gaines Mill, Va., he was wounded, made 1st Sgt, wounded the second time on May 3 1863, Chancellorsville, Va., where he died and was buried.
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company K

Rank unknown

Company K 20 Reg, from N.C,. Troops wounded on the Hill of Gaines Mill,Va. discharged with wounds to his leg
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company K

Rank unknown

born 8 June 1854, like his brothers he too was wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. discharged Feb 19 1863.
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company K

Private

Enlisted 04 Mar 1862; mustered out 15 Jul 1862. Dies from injuries received at the Battler of Gaines' Mill.
Contributor Carolyn McCormickDate added 5/4/2016

Company K

Private

Enlisted as a Private at the age of 19. Died on 1 November 1862 at Winchester, VA.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 5/5/2010

Company K

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 9 September 1861 at the age of 20 at Fort Johnston, NC. Absent without leave on 19 September 1864.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 5/5/2010

Company K

Captain

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company M

Rank unknown

died at Gaines Mill,Va he was just 21 years old, Served with his brothers , he too is buried there.
Contributor Susan LewisDate added 8/12/2007

Company Field & Staff

Major

Orignally elected Lt. of Co. I, 10th NC Volunteers. Promoted to Captain, Co. I. Unit designation changed to 20th NC Inf. Promoted to Major on 12-May-1863 and transferred to Field & Staff. Hospitalized 15-May-1864 with gunshot wound in left arm (Spotsylvania Court House). Surrendered with unit at Appomatox on 09-Apr-1865. After the war, he and his brother, William Stewart Devane (Col. 61st NC), went back to practicing law in Wilmington, NC.
Contributor Pat BarronDate added 8/1/2010

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