23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment

The 23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment was formed in Weldon, North Carolina, in July 1861, as the 13th North Carolina Volunteer (13th North Carolina Volunteers), and subsequently, on November 14, 1861, was renamed the 23rd North Carolina. His companies were recruited in the counties of Lincoln , Montgomery, Richmond, Grenville , Kataa, and Gaston.

On July 10, the officers of the regiment were chosen: John Hawk (1820–1888), John Leek (1816–1874) - Lieutenant Colonel, and E. Christian - Major, became a colonel.

• Company A - Anson County
• Company B - Lincoln County
• Company C - Montgomery County
• Rotary D - Richmond County
• E Company - Grenville County
• Rota F - Kataba County
• Company G - District of Granville
• Company H - Gaston County
• Rota I - Grenville County
• Company K - Lincoln County

After the formation, the regiment was transferred to the camp in Garisberg, and on July 17, 7 of its companies were sent to Richmond. Three companies (C, D, H) remained in the camp due to the measles epidemic. Under the Richmond regiment for the first time received a weapon - smooth-bore blasting muskets. The regiment was sent to Manassas, but did not have time to take part in the first battle of Bull Run . The regiment camped near Manassas, where 240 people were out of action due to illness. Of these, 57 are due to typhus.

In northern Virginia, the regiment stood throughout the winter. He was included in the Jubal Airlie Brigade, which was part of Earl van Dorn's division. In the spring of 1862 the army of the Confederation left Manassas. The 23rd North Carolino left the camp on March 8 and arrived at Richmond on April 7. From Richmond, the regiment was sent to the coast to West Point, from where it was sent to Yorktown on the schooners. There, on April 17, the regiment first had to be under artillery fire.

After the surrender of Yorktown, the regiment retreated to Williamsburg, where it participated in the battle of Williamsberg on May 5. General Airlie threw the 24th North Carolina and the 5th North Carolian into battle, but did not activate the 23rd. Colonel Duncan McRae (commander of the 5th North Carolina) subsequently accused Colonel Hawk of stopping the regiment for no apparent reason, and Hook responded that General Erly had personally given the order to stop. On that day, only 4 or 5 people were injured by random bullets.

On May 9, the regiment withdrew across the Chakahomini River and was reorganized there. Daniel Christie was elected colonel. Robert Johnston, captain of company K, became a lieutenant colonel. The first lieutenant of company C, became a major.

May 31, 1862 the regiment was listed in the brigade of Samuel Garland , the former part of the division of Daniel Hill. This division was thrown into a frontal attack by federal positions during the battle of Seven Pines. Since many privates were out of action due to illness, the regiment numbered 225 people in battle. Of these, 24 soldiers and officers were killed, 95 were wounded (16 wounds were fatal). Colonel Christie was injured, Lieutenant Colonel Johnston was injured three times. Major Christian was badly wounded and died a few days later. The regiment was assigned to the camp at Richmond, where the brigade was reorganized. Now it consisted of the 5th, 12th, 13th, and 20th North Carolina regiments.

• Hicks, George W., North Carolina Confederate Regiments: 1861, PublishAmerica, 2012 ISBN 146269120X
• Weymouth T. Jordan, Jr. and Louis H. Manarin, North Carolina Troops (1861–1865): A Roster Office of Archives and History: Raleigh, NC 1973, ISBN 1626368112

• The 23rd North Carolina Infantry Regimental History of the North Carolina in the Great War of 1861-65, Volume 2, Written by the United States Regent NCT, Published by the State, 1901
• Sketch of the 23rd Regiment