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4th North Carolina Infantry

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Company Unknown

Colonel

Possible relative, his exhibit is at the Museum Of The Confederacy, Richmond, Va.
Contributor Robert F. Grimes, Jr.Date added 3/7/2007

Company A

Private

John was born in Cleveland, Rowan Co. NC 21 Jan 1843. He enlists at about age 19 in Capt A.K Simonton's Co 52nd NC Vols. on 25 April 1861 at Statesville, Iredell Co. NC . This unit became Co A 4th Regiment NC Infantry. It is 326 miles to rendezvous. He was mustered into his unit 5 June 1861 at Fort Caswell, Va. He has 23 cards in his archival file. He is captured twice and wounded by mini ball in left thigh. Captured 3 May 1863 at Fredricksburg Va. and sent to City Point where he was one of 895 prisoners exchanged. He is in the hospital at Wounded 19 May 1864 at Strasburg Va. gunshot to left thigh. He is given a 60 day wounded furlough. At this point the dates become a bit muddled as to how he got exchanged. His Regiment was assigned to Generals, Featherstone, G.B. Anderson, Ramseur's & Cox's. We are related by marriage. He died 8 Jan 1925 and is buried at Triplett UMC Cem. Mooresville, IredellCo. NC
Contributor phillip thomasDate added 5/13/2020

Company A

Private

Enlisted 11 Jul 1862 in Iredell Co, NC.
Contributor Herman JohnsonDate added 12/14/2008

Company A

Private

Enlisted on 10 Nov 1863 in Iredell Co, NC.
Contributor Herman JohnsonDate added 12/14/2008

Company A

Sergeant

Sgt. Morrison mustered with the 4th NC, (Statesville-Iredell Blues) at the beginning of the war. Served until the end throughout northern Virgina. The 4th NC was active at many of the major campains in the area including Williamsburg, Seven Pines (Fair Oaks), Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, South Mountain, Sharpsburg (Antietam) where the 4th held the bloody lane, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station Gettysburg, Spottsylvania Courthouse, Snicker’s Gap, Winchester, Cedar Creek, Petersburg and Appomattox. After parole he returned to North Carolina and died in the old soliders home in Raleigh, NC.
Contributor R. SmithDate added 5/2/2004

Company B

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor J. C. Date added 4/21/2009

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jeff ThompsonDate added 7/24/2018

Company C

Private

Henry Harrison Hanes enlisted at the age of 20 for the CSA on June 15,1861. He was wounded at Seven Pines,VA on May 31, 1862 and was reported absent and wounded through Dec 1862. He furnished L.B. King as his substitute on Feb 24, 1863. Letters he wrote to his wife Nancy Williams during the war are in the Archives at Duke University in Durham,NC. He was my Great Great Grandfather.
Contributor Craig FosterDate added 6/3/2008

Company C

Private

Moore was born in Cool Spring, Iredell County, in 1840. He served four years in the 4th, was wounded twice, and captured on the retreat from Richmond in April 1865. About 1866, Moore moved to Kentucky and farmed in Caldwell County until his death in 1914. He applied for and received a pension from the State of Kentucky.
Contributor Richard SheridanDate added 2/11/2005

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor mack wilsonDate added 11/27/2005

Company D

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 30 Jan 1862 at age 17. Enlisted in Company D, 44th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 3 April 1862. POW on 27 Oct 1864 at Burgess' Mill, VA Confined on 31 Oct 1864 at Point Lookout, MD Paroled on 28 March 1865 Exchanged on 30 March 1865 at Boulware's Wharf, VA
Contributor Peggy NunneryDate added 4/12/2013

Company D

1st Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Sam BlevinsDate added 10/26/2007

Company E

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 28 April 1863 at the age of 18. Transferred into Company K, 41st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 27 July 1864.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 7/11/2010

Company E

Private

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Contributor Edward HardingHomepage http://ehardingwbtsancestors.homestead.com/Index.htmlDate added 6/29/2008

Company E

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 28 April 1863 at the age of 35. Killed on 19 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 7/11/2010

Company F

Captain

Enlisted as a Captain on 16 May 1861 at the age of 23. Commission in Company F, 4th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 16 May 1861. Killed on 31 May 1862 at Seven Pines, VA.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 5/22/2010

Company F

1st Lieutenant

Enlisted as a Corporal on 28 June 1861 at the age of 18. Promoted to Full Sergeant on 30 Nov 1861. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant & Adjutant (As of Co. S) on 14 March 1863. Discharged for promotion on 14 June 1864.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 5/22/2010

Company F

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 28 June 1861 at the age of 18. Wounded at Seven Pines, VA. Died from wounds on 6 June 1862 at Richmond, VA.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 7/6/2010

Company F

Corporal

Enlisted as a Private on 28 June 1861 at the age of 21. Captured at Winchester, VA on 19 September 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, MD on 23 September 1864. Exchanged on 29 October 1864. Promoted to Corporal. Captured at Sutherland Station, VA on 7 April 1865. Sent to Point Lookout, MD on 14 April 1865. Released on 23 June 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 7/6/2010

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Gary WhitleyDate added 11/27/2014

Company H

Private

lost left arm at Cold Harbor / Chickahominy 27 June 1862
Contributor Robert HawksDate added 6/27/2019

Company H

Private

Regiment: 4th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry; Company H; Film Number: M230 roll 18
Contributor Christopher H EzelleDate added 12/2/2015

Company H

Private

Enlisted June 13, 1861. He died at Richmond, VA December 20, 1861 of typhoid and pneumonia.
Contributor Patrice BruwerDate added 12/30/2018

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Marcia Quinn-DavisDate added 5/28/2007

Company H

Private

Enlisted on 08 Aug 1862. Three months later, on November 25, 1862, he received an approved furlough to go home for 20 days because he had been sick. On the way home, he swam rivers and creeks then walked with wet clothing for several days. He came down with pneumonia and died on 30 Nov 1862 at the age of 26 years 8 months 20 days
Contributor Patrice BruwerDate added 12/30/2018

Company H

Private

Enlisted 08 Aug 1862. Mustered out 03 Mar 1864.
Contributor Patrice BruwerDate added 12/30/2018

Company H

Private

Enlisted Feb 1, 1863. Died on May 7, 1863 (age 18) from wounds received in battle of Chancellorsville.
Contributor Patrice BruwerDate added 12/30/2018

Company H

Captain

Enlisted in Iredell Co. NC 6/13/1861 at age 31. Served as sharpshooter, fought at Gettysburg, Appomattox,captured twice and released during prisoner exchange. Took Oath of Allegiance 6/18/1865 at Johnson's Island, OH. He was the grandson on rifle manufacturer, David Kennedy of Moore Co. NC.
Contributor Joyce Warren PruettDate added 6/8/2005

Company H

Private

Padgett, James Calvin, Private Company H, 4th North Carolina Infantry Resided in Iredell County where he enlisted at age 28, March 1, 1862, for the war. Present or accounted for through August 1864, however he was reported absent sick during much of that period. Captured in hospital at Richmond, Virginia April 3, 1865 and confined at Libby Prison, Richmond, until transferred to Newport News, Virginia, April 23, 1865. Released at Newport News on June 30, 1865, after taking the Oath of Allegiance. Born: about 1826 Died: unknown Buried: unknown Married: unknown Children: unknown Occupation: unknown
Contributor Adrian C. SimsDate added 4/7/2007

Company H

Private

Padgett, Joseph Leander, Private Company H, 4th North Carolina Infantry Resided in Iredell County where he enlisted at age 29, March 1, 1862, for the war. Deserted April 13, 1863. Born: about 1834 Died: unknown Buried: unknown Married: unknown Children: unknown Occupation: unknown
Contributor Adrian C. SimsDate added 4/7/2007

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor William SimpsonDate added 10/8/2013

Company I

Sergeant

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Contributor Edward HardingHomepage http://ehardingwbtsancestors.homestead.com/Index.htmlDate added 6/29/2008

Company I

1st Lieutenant

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Contributor Edward HardingHomepage http://ehardingwbtsancestors.homestead.com/Index.htmlDate added 6/29/2008

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Steve BrantleyHomepage http://triumph.smugmug.comDate added 1/6/2011

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Steve BrantleyHomepage http://triumph.smugmug.comDate added 1/6/2011

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Steve BrantleyHomepage http://triumph.smugmug.comDate added 1/6/2011

Company I

2nd Lieutenant

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Contributor Edward HardingHomepage http://ehardingwbtsancestors.homestead.com/Index.htmlDate added 6/29/2008

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Steve BrantleyHomepage http://triumph.smugmug.comDate added 1/6/2011

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Kevin PhilpottHomepage kpkevinphil@gmail.comDate added 12/25/2013

Company K

Private

My great-great grandfather's older brother, Julius enlisted 9-18-61 at Salisbury, NC at age 15. Fought through 1st Manassas and the 1862 Peninsula Campaign in Virginia. Was killed in Bloody Lane on the first day at Sharpsburg, September 17, 1862. He was 17 years old when he died.
Contributor John E McDanielHomepage http://macdonnellofleinster.orgDate added 1/18/2011

Company K

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jeff ThompsonDate added 7/24/2018

Company K

1st Lieutenant

Addison N. Wiseman, son of Isaac Wiseman born in Davidson County, lived at Rowan Co. Joined the CSA Army at the age of 24. He mustered into Co. K, 4th NC Infantry Regiment at Brunswick Co. NC. Leaving behind his wife, Sarah Brown Wiseman and children. Wounded at Fredericksburg December 13, 1862. Also received a wound at Chancellorsville. September 19, 1864 he was killed at Opequon Creek, near Winchester Virginia. He was laid to rest there. Addison's great grandfather, Jacob Wiseman was brother to Avery Counties William Edward Wiseman. That is the connection to my family.
Contributor Lowell PresnellDate added 11/16/2014

Company Field & Staff

Other

Promoted to Full Aide-de-camp (Brig-gen Bryan Grimes) on 14 June 1864.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 5/22/2010

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