“A Confederate soldier standing barefoot, in tattered trousers, coatless and hatless, with an Enfield rifle on his shoulder, and his cartridge box full, was as brave a man as ever met any enemy on any field of battle in any country, or in any age.”
-Captain B. F. Dixon, 49th Regiment NCT
Last updated on 12/7/2024. Click HERE to see what was added.
Click HERE to visit an older website about the 51st Regiment North Carolina Troops.
Welcome
This site contains all you ever wanted to know about the 51st Regiment North Carolina Troops. Here, you will find the history of the unit, a full roster of the Fifty-First’s soldiers, descriptions of the battles the regiment fought, and tidbits about the men who served with the 51st Regiment. Much of the information contained on this site is extracted from The Honor of the State, a book about the 51st North Carolina.
But this site isn’t solely about the 51st North Carolina. It provides information about how North Carolina organized and managed its military units during the Civil War, hardships experienced by Tar Heel civilians on the home front, descriptions of other regiments, both Confederate and Union, that fought alongside or against the Fifty-First, and profiles of prominent people of the time. The blog contains a wide variety of articles about various Civil War topics.
New content should be added monthly. Check back occasionally to see what’s new. Click HERE to be notified when new content is added.
Recent Posts
- “It is so bad that it will almost skin the top of your head” Willis Holland to His Sister, Mary
- Samuel Guy to Governor Vance: “I warnt fit for service nor never would be again”
- Letter to Gov. Vance: “there ain’t no bigger liar”
- A Visit to Somerset Place
- General Clingman Sounds Off: Why the South Must Never Surrender
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