All about the 51st Regiment North Carolina Troops (1862-1865)
51st North Carolina Battlefield Casualties
Total Casualties for the Regiment
Killed
Wounded*
Captured*
F & S
1
2
2
Co. A
10
34
23
Co. B
14
53
23
Co. C
16
35
10
Co. D
16
54
27
Co. E
18
40
32
Co. F
14
34
20
Co. G
17
60
26
Co. H
22
39
25
Co. I
24
62
53
Co. K
8
28
23
1865
1
16
31
Total
162
456
295
*Includes 34 soldiers who were wounded and captured.
Notes
The casualty information comes from North Carolina Troops and various newspaper reports.
The data for ‘Killed’ includes mortally wounded.
Few records exist for the end of the war. The numbers in the row ‘1865’ in the table above are casualties reported by the regiment between October 1864 and May 1865.
A Word about Wounds
The soldiers of the 51st North Carolina suffered 456 non-lethal wounds in combat. Seventy-one of the men were wounded more than once. Of those seventy-one, 18 died from their second wound. Eight men were wounded three times; Archibald Nobles died from his third wound. Sergeant Major William D. McMillan claimed to have been wounded five times (Drewry’s Bluff, Bermuda Hundred, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Fort Harrison).
Goldsboro, December 17, 1862
Killed
Wounded
Captured
F & S
0
0
0
Co. A
0
2
0
Co. B
1
5
0
Co. C
1
4
0
Co. D
1
4
1
Co. E
0
0
0
Co. F
0
4
0
Co. G
0
7
0
Co. H
3
5
0
Co. I
1
9
1
Co. K
1
7
4
Total
8
47
6
Battery Wagner, July 18, 1863
Killed
Wounded
Captured
F & S
0
0
0
Co. A
1
7
0
Co. B
3
5
0
Co. C
4
5
0
Co. D
1
6
0
Co. E
2
7
0
Co. F
8
3
0
Co. G
2
11
0
Co. H
0
2
0
Co. I
1
6
0
Co. K
1
1
0
Total
23
53
0
Charleston, July 19-November 30, 1863
Killed
Wounded
Captured
F & S
0
0
0
Co. A
1
3
0
Co. B
0
0
0
Co. C
1
2
0
Co. D
2
3
0
Co. E
0
3
0
Co. F
0
0
0
Co. G
0
1
0
Co. H
0
0
0
Co. I
1
6
0
Co. K
1
1
0
Total
5
14
0
Batchelder’s Creek, February 1, 1864
Killed
Wounded
Captured
F & S
0
0
0
Co. A
0
0
1
Co. B
0
0
0
Co. C
2
0
0
Co. D
0
0
0
Co. E
0
0
0
Co. F
0
0
0
Co. G
0
0
0
Co. H
0
0
0
Co. I
0
0
0
Co. K
0
1
0
Total
2
1
1
Drewry’s Bluff, May 13-16, 1864
Killed
Wounded*
Captured*
F & S
0
0
0
Co. A
2
10
0
Co. B
3
12
0
Co. C
4
10
0
Co. D
2
16
4
Co. E
6
12
1
Co. F
2
15
5
Co. G
5
16
4
Co. H
5
4
1
Co. I
9
17
9
Co. K
1
4
3
Total
39
116
27
*Includes 9 soldiers who were wounded and captured.
Bermuda Hundred, May 17-29, 1864
Killed
Wounded
Captured
F & S
0
0
0
Co. A
1
0
0
Co. B
0
4
0
Co. C
0
1
0
Co. D
2
2
0
Co. E
0
1
0
Co. F
1
1
0
Co. G
0
3
0
Co. H
2
3
0
Co. I
1
3
0
Co. K
0
2
0
Total
7
20
0
Cold Harbor, May 31-June 13, 1864
Killed
Wounded*
Captured*
F & S
0
0
1
Co. A
0
4
10
Co. B
3
14
9
Co. C
1
4
4
Co. D
1
12
11
Co. E
5
5
20
Co. F
2
4
12
Co. G
4
3
13
Co. H
6
9
11
Co. I
2
9
35
Co. K
5
6
5
Total
29
70
131
*Includes 13 soldiers who were wounded and captured.
Petersburg, June 14-17, 1864
Killed
Wounded*
Captured*
F & S
0
1
0
Co. A
0
1
2
Co. B
0
3
3
Co. C
0
1
2
Co. D
4
3
5
Co. E
2
2
4
Co. F
0
0
2
Co. G
1
6
1
Co. H
1
1
3
Co. I
1
7
1
Co. K
0
3
3
Total
9
28
26
*Includes 1 soldier who was wounded and captured.
Petersburg Trenches, June 18-September 29, 1864
Killed
Wounded
Captured
F & S
0
0
0
Co. A
2
2
0
Co. B
4
2
0
Co. C
1
3
0
Co. D
0
4
0
Co. E
3
2
1
Co. F
1
1
0
Co. G
2
5
0
Co. H
1
3
0
Co. I
1
2
0
Co. K
0
0
0
Total
15
24
1
Globe Tavern, August 19, 1864
Killed
Wounded*
Captured*
F & S
0
0
1
Co. A
0
0
2
Co. B
0
1
4
Co. C
1
0
3
Co. D
0
0
4
Co. E
0
2
2
Co. F
0
0
1
Co. G
0
0
0
Co. H
0
0
2
Co. I
2
2
3
Co. K
1
0
5
Total
4
5
27
*Includes 3 soldiers who were wounded and captured.
Fort Harrison, September 30, 1864
Killed
Wounded*
Captured*
F & S
1
1
0
Co. A
3
5
7
Co. B
0
7
6
Co. C
1
5
1
Co. D
3
4
2
Co. E
0
6
4
Co. F
0
6
0
Co. G
3
8
8
Co. H
3
12
7
Co. I
6
5
4
Co. K
0
3
3
Total
20
62
42
*Includes 17 soldiers who were wounded and captured.