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North Carolina 2nd Light Artillery, Battery A 1st (Confederate)

Soldiers
  • Number Of Soldiers:420
  • Most Common Residence:
    • New Hanover County, North Carolina1861(16 servicepersons)
Casualties
  • Died In Unit:25(6%)
  • Died In War:61(15%)
  • Wounded:3(1%)
Enlistment
  • First Enlistment Date:4 Apr 1861(1 serviceperson)
  • First Enlistment Place:New Hanover County, North Carolina(1 serviceperson)
  • Most Common Enlistment Date:2 Sept 1861(23 servicepersons)
  • Most Common Enlistment Place:Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina(143 servicepersons)
Muster
  • Muster In Date:18 June 1861
  • Muster Out Date:1 Nov 1863
  • Most Common Muster Out Date:15 Nov 1863(94 servicepersons)
  • Muster Out Place:
    • Orange County
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 36th Infantry Volunteers, North Carolina
    • Cape Fear, North Carolina
    • 2nd Light Artillery State Troops, North Carolina
    • Wilmington Horse Artillery
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Second Petersburg15 June 186418 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Goldsboro Bridge17 Dec 186217 Dec 1862< 1 dayWayne County, North Carolina
Kinston14 Dec 186214 Dec 1862< 1 dayLenoir County, North Carolina
Globe Tavern18 Aug 186421 Aug 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Second Fort Fisher13 Jan 186515 Jan 18652 day(s)New Hanover County, North Carolina
Washington, North Carolina15 Apr 186315 Apr 1863< 1 dayWashington, North Carolina

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