50th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry 

50th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp 
Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the 
counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and 
Harnett. Ordered to Virginia, it fought under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, 
then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and 
Washington, transferred to J.G. Martin's Brigade, and for a time served at 
Wilmington. Later part of the regiment was stationed at Plymouth and part 
at Washington. In November, 1864, it moved south and shared in the defense 
of Savannah and skirmished along the Rivers' Bridge. Sent back to North 
Carolina it was placed in General Kirkland's Brigade. The unit contiued the 
fight at Averasboro and fought its last battle at Bentonville. It totalled about 
900 effectives in November, 1864, mustered less than half that number in 
March, 1865, and surrendered a force of nearly 250 on April 26. The field 
officers were Colonels Marshall D. Craton, James A. Washington, and 
George Wortham; Lieutenant Colonel John C. Van Hook; and Major Henry 
J. Ryals. 

OFFICERS 

FORD, G B, Captain 

MILLER, James A, 1st Lieutenant

FORD, PB, 2nd Lieutenant

WILKINS, LT, 2nd Lieutenant
 

NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 

ROBERTS, W E, 1st Sergeant 

HAYNES, B G, 2nd Sergeant

MCDADE, B F, 3rd Sergeant

HARRIS, G W, 4th Sergeant

WATKINS, Phillip, 5th Sergeant

ALBRIGHT, Elias, 1st Corporal

LEDBETTER, A B, 2nd Corporal

BLACKWELL, J W, 3rd Corporal

SAMBURTON, John, 4th Corporal
 

PRIVATES 

BABER, James 

BALLARD, Solomon

BANTER, Joel F

BERRY, William

BLACKWELL, Marion

BRADLEY, Augustus

BROCK, Robert F

CANTRELL, George

CORNE, Noah

CROCKER, Madison

DEPRIEST, James

DUNN, John

DYER, Elisha

FOWLER, Benjamin

FRASIER, David

GREEN, E G

GREENLEE, Davie

HAMBRICK, Robert

HAMILTON, Stephen

HAMPTON, Thomas

HARRIS, Calvin

HARRIS, Joseph

HARRIS, William

HEAD, Phillip

HESTER, J M

HUGGINS, J W

JENKINS, John

JENKINS, Levi

JOHNSON, A J

JUSTICE, L L

LEDBETTER, John

LEDFORD, Frederick

LONG, J A

MCCRAW, James

MCDADE, J S

OWENS, Richard

RAINS, William

SHEPERD, Henry

SMITH, Henry

SMITH, W D

SNOWDER, Thomas

STEDMAN, Jason

SUTTLES, Joseph

SUTTLES, William

WARREN, Achilles

WARREN, Archibald

WHISNANT, Archibald

WILKIE, Oliver

WILSON, Joseph

WOOD, Anders

WOOD, Augustus

WOOD, John





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