Confederates
First Defense of Fort Fisher
December 24-27, 1864
DEFENDERS OF FORT FISHER
Maj. Gen. William Henry Chase Whiting
observer, adviser, combatant
Col. William Lamb
36th North Carolina Regiment (2nd Artillery), commanding
1st Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery
Co. D, Capt. James L. McCormic
1st Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves
Cos. A, B, C, Maj. D. T. Millard
3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery
Co. C (Sutton's Battery), Capt. John M. Sutton
4th Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves
Cos. A, B, C, D, Maj. John M. Reece
7th Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves
Cos. A, B, C, Maj. William F. French
8th Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves
Cos. A, B, C, Maj. James Ellington
10th North Carolina (1st North Carolina Artillery)
Maj. James Reilly, commanding
Co. F, Capt. Edward D. Walsh
Co. K (Shaw's Company), Capt. William Shaw, Jr.
13th Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery
Co. D, Capt. Zachariah T. Adams
36th North Carolina Regiment (2nd Artillery)
Col. William Lamb, commanding
3rd Co. B (Bladen Stars), Capt. Daniel Munn
Co. E (Powell's Artillery), Capt. Oliver Powell
Co. F (Hunter's Company), Capt. Samuel B. Hunter
Co. H (Clarendon Guards), Capt. Daniel Patterson
Co. K (Brunswick Artillery), Capt. William Brooks
40th North Carolina Regiment (3rd Artillery)
Co. E (Scotch Greys), Capt. Malcomb McBride
2nd Co. K (Bladen Artillery Guards),
Capt. Daniel James Clark
Detachment of C. S. Navy
Lt. Robert T. Chapman
Detachment of C. S. Marines
Capt. A. C. Van Benthuysen
TROOPS STATIONED AT WILMINGTON
Lt. Gen. Theophilus Hunter Holmes,
post commandant
6th Battalion North Carolina Troops
(Fayetteville Armory Guards)
Cos. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, Lt. Col. F. L. Childs
Hahr's Battalion North Carolina Infantry
Maj. Franz J. Hahr
Capt. Henry P. Allen's Company
North Carolina Local Defense Troops
Bass's (unattached) Company
Capt. E. D. Sneed's Company
North Carolina Local Defense Troops
Detachment of C. S. Engineers and Coast Guard
DEFENDERS OF THE SUGAR LOAF LINE
Hoke's Division
(From the Army of Northern Virginia)
Maj. Gen. Robert Frederick Hoke
Hagood's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood
7th South Carolina Battalion, Lt. Col. James H. Rion
11th South Carolina, Col. F. Hay Gantt
21st South Carolina, Col. Robert F. Graham
25th South Carolina, Capt. James Carson
27th South Carolina
Kirkland's Brigade
Brig. Gen. William W. Kirkland
17th North Carolina, Lt. Col. Thomas Sharp
42nd North Carolina, Col. John E. Brown
66th North Carolina, Col. John H. Nethercutt
Artillery
10th North Carolina Regiment
(1st North Carolina Artillery)
Lt. Col. John P. W. Read, commanding (W)
2nd Co. I (Southerland's Battery)
Capt. Thomas J. Southerland
Staunton Hill Artillery (Paris's Battery)
Capt. Andrew B. Paris
Connally's Brigade of North Carolina Reserves (224)
Col. John K. Connally
4th Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves
Cos. A, B, C, D, Maj. John M. Reece
7th Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves
Cos. A B, C, Maj. William F. French
8th Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves
Cos. A, B, C, Maj. James Ellington
8th North Carolina Senior Reserves Cos. B, C, D, E, F,
Col. Allmond McKoy
TROOPS STATIONED AT FORT ANDERSON
40th North Carolina Regiment (3rd Artillery)
Co. A (Lenoir Braves), Capt. Ancram W. Ezzell
TROOPS STATIONED AT FORT PENDER, SMITHVILLE
3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery
Co. A (Northampton Artillery), Capt. Andrew J. Ellis
TROOPS STATIONED AT FORT CASWELL,
OAK ISLAND
36th North Carolina Regiment (2nd Artillery)
Lt. Col. John Douglas Taylor, commanding
1st Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery
Co. A (Clark Artillery), Capt. Robert G. Rankin
Co. C (Brown's Battalion), Capt. William H. Brown
Capt. Abner A. Moseley's Company (Sampson Artillery)
TROOPS STATIONED AT FORT CAMPBELL,
OAK ISLAND
Col. John J. Hedrick, commanding
1st Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery
Co. B (River Guards), Capt. John W. Taylor
40th North Carolina Regiment (3rd Artillery)
Co. F, Capt. John C. Robertson
Second Defense of Fort Fisher
January 13-15, 1865
DEFENDERS OF FORT FISHER
Maj. Gen. William Henry Chase Whiting,
adviser and volunteer combatant
Col. William Lamb
36th North Carolina Regiment (2nd Artillery), commanding
1st Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery
Co. D, Capt. James L. McCormic
3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery
Co. C (Sutton's Battery), Capt. John M. Sutton
10th North Carolina Regiment (1st Artillery)
Maj. James Reilly, commanding
Co. F, Capt. Edward D. Walsh
Co. K (Shaw's Battery), Capt. William Shaw, Jr.
13th Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery
Co. D, Capt. Zachariah T. Adams
36th North Carolina Regiment (2nd Artillery)
Col. William Lamb, commanding
2nd Co. A (Murphy's Battery), Capt. Robert Murphy
3rd Co. B (Bladen Stars), Capt. Daniel Munn
2nd Co. C (Braddy's Battery), Capt. Kinchen Braddy
2nd Co. D (Anderson Artillery), Capt. Edward Dudley
Co. E (Powell's Artillery), Capt. Oliver Powell
Co. F (Hunter's Company), Acting Capt. Exum Lewis Hunter
3rd Co. G (Russell's Battery), Lt. William Swain
Co. H (Clarendon Guards), Capt. Daniel Patterson
2nd Co. I (Bladen Artillery), Capt. John T. Melvin
Co. K (Brunswick Artillery), Capt. William Brooks
40th North Carolina Regiment (3rd Artillery)
Co. D (Bay River Artillery), Capt. James Lane
Co. E (Scotch Greys), Capt. Malcomb H. McBryde
3rd Co. G, Capt. George Buchan
2nd Co. K (Bladen Artillery Guards), Capt. Daniel James Clark
Detachment of C. S. Navy
Capt. Robert T. Chapman
Detachment of C. S. Marines
Capt. A. C. Van Benthuysen
Hagood's Brigade
11th South Carolina (detachment)
21st South Carolina (detachment), Capt. D. G. DuBose
25th South Carolina (detachment), Capt. James Carson
DEFENDERS OF THE SUGAR LOAF LINE
Hoke's Division
(From the Army of Northern Virginia)
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke
Clingman's Brigade
Col. Hector McKethan
8th North Carolina, Lt. Col. Rufus A. Barrier
31st North Carolina, Lt. Col. Charles Knight
51st North Carolina, Capt. James W. Lippitt
61st North Carolina, Col. William S. Devane
Colquitt's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Alfred H. Colquitt
6th Georgia, Col. John T. Lofton
19th Georgia, Col. James H. Neal
23rd Georgia, Col. Marcus R. Ballenger
27th Georgia, Capt. Elisha D. Graham
28th Georgia, Capt. John A. Johnson
Hagood's Brigade
Col. Robert F. Graham
7th South Carolina Battalion, Lt. Col. James H. Rion
11th South Carolina, Col. F. Hay Gantt
21st South Carolina
25th South Carolina
27th South Carolina
Kirkland's Brigade
Brig. Gen. William W. Kirkland
17th North Carolina, Lt. Col. Thomas H. Sharp
42nd North Carolina, Col. John E. Brown
66th North Carolina, Col. John H. Nethercutt
Cavalry
2nd South Carolina,
Col. Thomas J. Lipscomb
Artillery
3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery
Co. A (Northampton Artillery), Capt. Andrew J. Ellis
10th North Carolina Regiment (1st Artillery)
2nd Co. I (Southerland's Battery), Capt. Thomas Southerland
Staunton Hill Artillery (Paris's Battery),
Capt. Andrew B. Paris
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Defense of Wilmington
February 11-22, 1865
DEFENDERS OF THE SUGAR LOAF LINE
Hoke's Division
(From the Army of Northern Virginia)
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke
Clingman's Brigade
Col. William S. Devane
8th North Carolina, Lt. Col. Rufus A. Barrier
31st North Carolina, Lt. Col. Charles W. Knight
51st North Carolina, Capt. James W. Lippit
61st North Carolina
Colquitt's Brigade
Col. Charles T. Zachry
6th Georgia, Lt. Col. Sampson W. Harris
19th Georgia, Col. James H. Neal
23rd Georgia, Col. Marcus R. Ballenger
27th Georgia, Capt. Elisha D. Graham ?
28th Georgia, Capt. John A. Johnson ?
Kirkland's Brigade
Brig. Gen. William W. Kirkland
17th North Carolina, Lt. Col. Thomas H. Sharp
42nd North Carolina, Col. John E. Brown
66th North Carolina, Col. John E. Nethercutt
Artillery
3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery
Co. A (Northampton Artillery), Capt. Andrew J. Ellis
Co. C (detachment), Lt. Alfred M. Darden
10th North Carolina Regiment (1st Artillery)
2nd Co. I (Southerland's Battery),
Capt. Thomas J. Southerland
Staunton Hill Battery (Paris' Battery),
Capt. Andrew B. Paris
Cavalry
2nd South Carolina Cavalry (detachment)
Col. Thomas J. Lipscomb
DEFENDERS OF FORT ANDERSON
Hagood's Brigade
(Detached from Hoke's Division)
Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood
7th South Carolina Battalion, Lt. Col. James H. Rion
11th South Carolina, Col. F. Hay Gantt
21st South Carolina (remnants), Col. Robert F. Graham
25th South Carolina (remnants), Col. Charles H. Simonton
27th South Carolina, Capt. Allston
Artillery
3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery
Co. B, Capt. William Badham, Jr.
Capt. Abner A. Moseley's Company (Sampson Artillery)
Hedrick's Brigade
Col. John J. Hedrick
40th North Carolina Regiment (3rd Artillery)
Maj. William Holland, commanding
Co. A (Lenoir Braves), Capt. Ancram W. Ezzell
Co. B (McMillan Artillery), Lt. Macon Bonner, Lt. Selby Harden
Co. C (Bridger's Artillery), Capt. John E. Leggett
Co. F, Capt. John Robertson
2nd Co. H (Barnes' Battery), Capt. Calvin Barnes
Co. I, Capt. Charles C. Whitehurst
Taylor's Battery
Lt. Col. John Douglas Taylor
36th North Carolina Regiment (2nd Artillery), remnants
1st Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery
Co. A (Clark Artillery), Capt. Robert G. Rankin
Co. B (River Guards), Capt. John W. Taylor
Co. C (Brown's Battalion), Capt. William H. Brown
Co. D (remnants), Lt. John T. Rankin
71st North Carolina Regiment (2nd North Carolina Junior Reserves) Co. B
Capt. W. J. McDougald's Unattached Company North Carolina Troops
Coast Guard Company (unattached)
Cavalry
2nd South Carolina Cavalry (detachment)
Col. Thomas J. Lipscomb
TROOPS STATIONED AT WILMINGTON
Col. George Jackson, post commandant
Armory Guards
Co. B, Capt. Armand L. DeRosset
7th Regiment Home Guard
Cos. A, B, Col. James G. Burr
8th North Carolina Senior Reserves
Col. Allmand M. McKoy
Engineers
2nd Engineers Co. A, Capt. John C. Winder
Signal Corps
Lt. George C. Bain
Cape Fear River Batteries
(Forts Davis, Lee, Campbell, Meares)
Col. Peter C. Gaillard, commanding
13th Battalion North Carolina Light / Heavy Artillery
Co. D (Adams's Battery), Lt. Samuel H. Forbes ?
68th North Carolina, Co. C (detachment)
McDougald's Company (detachment)
Capt. W. J. McDougald
Naval Detachment
Sources
Fonvielle, Chris E. Last Rays of Departing Hope: The Wilmington Campaign. Campbell, Cal.: Savas, 1997. (Available in paperback from Stackpole Books of Pennsylvania).
Moore, Mark A. The Wilmington Campaign and the Battles for Fort Fisher. Da Capo Press, 1999.