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The unit was so named for
the first Commanding Officer, Captain Thomas W. Redwine, from Union County. The 35th NC was formed
at Camp Mangum on November 8, 1861. The
Regiment claimed members from throughout most of North Carolina. Those in the service
of the Regiment were of less than notable occupations and included mostly
merchants and farmers. Most were not slave holders or persons of
political office.
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Original Roster
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Battlefield List
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After fighting at New Bern, the regiment was ordered to
Virginia and assigned to General R. Ransom's and M.W. Ransom's Brigade. It participated
in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven
Days' Battles to Fredericksburg.
Ordered back to North Carolina, it fought at
Boon's Mill and Plymouth,
then returned to Virginia in May, 1864. The 35th saw action
at Drewry's Bluff,
endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege
south of the James River, and ended the war at Appomattox. This
unit sustained 127 casualties at Malvern Hill, 25 in
the Maryland Campaign, 29 at Fredericksburg, and
103 at Plymouth.
Many were disabled at Saylor's
Creek, and on April 9, 1865, it surrendered 5 officers and 111 men. The
field officers were Colonels James T. Johnson, John G. Jones, Matthew W.
Ransom, and James Sinclair; Lieutenant Colonels M.D. Craton,
Oliver C. Petway, and Simon B. Taylor; and Majors
John M. Kelly and Robert E. Petty.
Source http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm
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