Co K 31st NC Infantry Regiment Discharged November 21, 1862 age 40. 

Oliver P. Banks (First_Last) 
Regiment Name 31 North Carolina Infantry. 
Side Confederate 
Company K 
Soldier`s Rank_In Private 
Soldier`s Rank_Out Private 
Alternate Name 
Notes 
Film Number M230 roll 2 

31st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry 31st Infantry Regiment, organized at 
Wilmington, North Carolina, in September, 1861, contained men from Anson, 
Edgecombe, Brunswick, Beaufort, Craven, and Harnett counties. Stationed at 
Roanoke Island, the unit was captured in February, 1862. After being 
exchanged, it was assigned to General Clingman`s Brigade and remained under 
his command for the duration of the war. The 31st fought at White Hall, then 
moved to the Charleston area where it was engaged in various conflicts including 
the fight at Battery Wagner. Ordered north it took an active part in the battles at 
Drewry`s Bluff and Cold Harbor, and later endured the hardships of the Petersburg 
siege north and south of the James River. In 1865 it fought its last battle at 
Bentonville. The unit had 456 effectives at Roanoke Island and lost 7 killed, 31 
wounded, and 1 missing defending Battery Wagner on July 18, 1863. Few 
surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Its commanders were Colonel John V. 
Jordan; Lieutenant Colonels Daniel G. Fowle, Charles W. Knight, and Edward R. 
Liles; and Majors John A.D. McKay and Jesse J. Yeates. 





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