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Commanding Officer on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Col. Henry M. Rutledge
This Regiment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of Northern Virginia
Corps - Longstreet's Command
Division - Walker's Division
Brigade - Ransom's Brigade
Unit history
The unit was recruited from Henderson, Jackson, Haywood, Cherokee, Transylvania, Clay, Macon, and Buncombe Counties, NC. It served in the Carolinas until June 1862, when it began service in Virginia with the ANV, Ransom's Brigade. It fought at the Seven Days battles and at 2nd Manassas.
Maps Showing this Unit
Detail Map #4: Greene's High-Water Mark in the West Woods (9am-noon)
Detail Map #5: Sedgwick is Flanked in the West Woods (9-10am)
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #360: Walker's Division, Longstreet's Command - 15 Sep, 6 PM to 18 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #362: Ransom's Brigade, Walker's Division - 16 Sep, 3 PM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #374: Walker's Division, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM
After the Sharpsburg Campaign
After Fredericksburg, the Regiment served in the Carolinas then on the Petersburg and Appomattox Campaigns.
References & Notes
Source: Crute, Joseph H. Jr., Units of the Confederate States Army, Midlothian, Virginia: Derwent Books, 1987.
We have 5 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Pvt | Pharr, Joseph A. | KIA 09/17 |  |
| D | Pvt | Owenby, John S. | KIA 09/17 | |
| H | Pvt | Burdett, Reuben W. | MWIA 09/17 | |
| H | Pvt | Lance, James P. | MWIA 09/17 | |
| F&S | Col | Rutledge, Henry Middleton |  |
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