The North Carolina 5th Cavalry Regiment (AKA The 63rd Regiment North Carolina State Troops) was formed at Garysburg, North Carolina about Oct. l, 1862, by S.O. 216, Hdqrs. Dist. of N.C., dated Sept. 30, 1862. With more that 1000 men, the unit skirmished in North Carolina around Washington and Plymouth. Later it moved to Virginia and served under Generals Robertson, L. S. Baker, James B. Gordon, and Barringer. The 5th Cavalry fought at Brandy Station, Middleburg, Upperville, Fairfield, Auburn Mills, Brooks Turnpike, The ...
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The North Carolina 5th Cavalry Regiment (AKA The 63rd Regiment North Carolina State Troops) was formed at Garysburg, North Carolina about Oct. l, 1862, by S.O. 216, Hdqrs. Dist. of N.C., dated Sept. 30, 1862. With more that 1000 men, the unit skirmished in North Carolina around Washington and Plymouth. Later it moved to Virginia and served under Generals Robertson, L. S. Baker, James B. Gordon, and Barringer. The 5th Cavalry fought at Brandy Station, Middleburg, Upperville, Fairfield, Auburn Mills, Brooks Turnpike, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Black's and White's, Hampton's Cattle Raid, Boydon Plank Road and Five Forks. This regiment had 458 effectives during the Pennsylvania Campaign and surrendered 1 man at Appomattox. It Disbanded at Danville, Virginia after news arrived of the surrender. A detailed firsthand account of this regiment is found in Histories of the Several Regiments from North Carolina in the Great War 1861-65, Volume 3. Co. A, Capt. James H. McNeill's Co. - Cumberland County Co. B, Capt. Stephen B. Evans' Co. - Lenoir and Greene County Co. C, Capt. E.F. Shaw's Co. - Sampson County Co. D, Rockingham Rangers - Rockingham County Co. E, The Vance Troop - Chatham County Co. F, Mecklenburg Rangers - Mecklenburg County Co. G, Chatham Rangers - Chatham County Co. H, Capt. Wm. E. Booe's Co. - Davie County Co. I, Capt. N.P. Rankin's Co. - Guilford County Co. K, Capt. J.E. Wharton's Co. - Guilford County
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