During the war, the 51st North Carolina lost 169 soldiers to combat. These men were either killed outright or died later of wounds they received while in service. The regiment’s heroes are listed here (rank, name, company, place killed)
| Pvt Alphin, Daniel Joseph, Co. C, Petersburg |
| Capt Ashley, Andrew Jackson, Co. E, Petersburg |
| Pvt Atwood, Joel P., Co. C, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Autry, Duncan, Co. I, Bermuda Hundred |
| Pvt Baxley, Archibald C., Co. F, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Beasley, William Jackson, Co. G, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Bell, James, Co. I, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Bell, Owen, Co. G, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Benton, Simeon T., Co. G, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Best, Benjamin S., Co. B, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Blackman, Alpha, Co. H, Charleston |
| Pvt Blanton, Enoch, Co. G, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Blue, Daniel, Co. I, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Cpl Blue, William J., Co. I, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Boon, William, Co. F, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Bostick, Elijah, Co. C, Battery Wagner |
| 2nd Lt Boykin, Solomon, Co. K, Goldsboro |
| Pvt Branch, Alcey, Co. K, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Breece, Joseph, Co. I, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Britt, Calvin C., Co. E, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Brock, David W., Co. I, Bermuda Hundred |
| Pvt Brogden, William L., Co. E, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Brothers, John R., Co. A, Petersburg |
| Pvt Bryan, King, Co. I, Globe Tavern |
| Pvt Bullock, Jesse, Co. F, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Bunce, Hiram R., Co. I, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Byrd, Elijah, Co. F, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Cpl Byrd, James F., Co. A, Richmond |
| Pvt Cameron, James R., Co. D, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Carroll, Robert J., Co. C, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Cartrett, John C., Co. H, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Carver, Charles, Co. I, Goldsboro |
| Pvt Carver, George W., Co. I, Petersburg |
| Pvt Chesnutt, John K., Co. C, Charleston |
| Pvt Clements, Samuel, Co. F, Battery Wagner |
| Sgt Conaway, William H., Co. G, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Cottle, Nixon, Co. G, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Currie, Daniel McG., Co. D, Fort Harrison |
| Cpl Currie, Randal Madison, Co. D, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Dallas, Hugh, Co. D, Petersburg |
| Cpl Daugherty, Hardy J., Co. I, Petersburg |
| Pvt Davis, James T., Co. E, Petersburg |
| Pvt Edge, Simeon B., Co. D, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Edwards, W. Pinckney, Co. G, Cold Harbor |
| 3rd Lt Elliott, Alexander, Jr., Co. K, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Ezzell, Lewis Thomas, Co. B, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Ezzell, Rabon J., Co. B, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Fairfax, Thomas A., Co. G, Petersburg |
| Pvt Fann, Wiley, Co. K, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Flinn, Daniel V., Co. H, Petersburg |
| Pvt Floyd, Charles Johnson, Co. E, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Frink, William Pinkney, Co. H, Goldsboro |
| Pvt George, Forney Kelly, Co. H, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Gilmore, Stephen, Co. I, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Graham, Robert, Co. D, Petersburg |
| Pvt Grantham, Stephen, Co. F, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Green, Henry H., Co. D, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Grimsley, Andrew J., Co. E, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Grimsley, George, Co. E, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Groves, George F., Co. C, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Guy, James E., Co. I, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Guy, John Alex, Co. I, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Cpl Guy, Lewis H., Co. I, Kinston |
| Sgt Hammond, Sydney P., Co. E, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Harrell, John W. U., Co. A, Fort Harrison |
| Capt Pope, Willis Henry, Co. E, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Porter, Malcolm J., Co. I, Battery Wagner |
| Sgt Hawley, Samson, Co. K, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Henderson, Jepsey, Co. F, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Hinson, Asa Kelly, Co. G, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Cpl Hinson, Edward P., Co. G, Petersburg |
| Lt Col Hobson, Caleb Bond, Staff, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Holley, William, Co. I, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Hollingsworth, Leonard Wright, Co. B, Petersburg |
| Pvt Howell, Joseph, Co. H, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Inman, Henry W., Co. E, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Jackson, Allen T., Co. I, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt James, John J., Co. C, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Jolly, Jesse R., Co. G, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Jones, Jesse B., Co. F, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Jones, Jonas, Co. C, Globe Tavern |
| Pvt Keathley, Lewis, Co. C, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Lamb, Peter, Co. E, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Ledbetter, William T., Co. I, Petersburg |
| Cpl Lennon, George W., Co. H, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Lennon, John C., Co. H, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Lewis, Hillsman, Co. A, Bermuda Hundred |
| Pvt Little, Gilbert G., Co. D, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Little, Nathan, Co. H, Goldsboro |
| Pvt Little, Robert F., Co. D, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Lock, Stephen, Co. F, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Malone, Willis, Co. D, Petersburg |
| Pvt Mathis, Richard, Co .A, Petersburg |
| 1st Sgt Maultsby, Neil Alexander, Co. H, Cold Harbor |
| 2nd Lt McCallum, James Baxter, Co. D, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt McCloskey, Daniel, Co. H, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt McDonald, Malcolm J., Co. D, Battery Wagner |
| Capt McEachern, Robert J., Co. D, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt McGougan, Hugh, Co. D, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt McRae, Roderick S., Co. D, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt McRimmon, Neill, Co. D, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Merritt, Hubbard, Co. C, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Merritt, Payton, Co. B, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Merritt, William M., Co. G, Petersburg |
| Pvt Mills, Joseph D., Co. C, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Moore, Charles A., Co. G, Battery Wagner |
| Sgt Moore, Green W., Co. E, Petersburg |
| Pvt Moore, John, Co. I, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Moore, Luther W., Co. A, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Morrison, Daniel A., Co. D, Petersburg |
| Pvt Musselwhite, John R., Co. F, Bermuda Hundred |
| Pvt Musselwhite, Nathan, Co. D, Petersburg |
| Pvt Nobles, Archibald, Co. H, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Nobles, James Irvin, Co. H, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Norris, Elcaney, Co. G, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Norris, Solomon, Co. G, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Page, Bright, Co. I, Globe Tavern |
| Pvt Parker, Joseph, Co. E, Battery Wagner |
| Cpl Parker, Nicholas, Co. B, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Powell, Patrick M., Co. E, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Price, Eden, Co. C, Petersburg |
| Pvt Price, Joel, Co. C, Petersburg |
| Pvt Pugh, William E., Co. C, New Bern |
| Pvt Register, Burrell M., Co. B, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Register, Samuel R., Co. B, Petersburg |
| Pvt Reynolds, Bunberry, Co. H, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Robinson, William E., Co. C, Goldsboro |
| Pvt Rozier, N. Russell, Co. A, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Sasser, Heli, Co. H, Goldsboro |
| Pvt Skipper, William L., Co. I, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Smith, Albert O., Co. B, Goldsboro |
| Pvt Smith, James A., Co. D, Goldsboro |
| Pvt Smith, Malcolm McI., Co. I, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Smith, Samuel H., Co. H, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Snipes, Nelson, Co. E, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Soles, Drakeford S., Co. H, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Sparkman, George A., Co. F, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Spivey, Aiken, Co. F, Battery Wagner |
| Cpl Spivey, Samuel, Co. F, Battery Wagner |
| 1st Sgt Stanford, George W., Co. C, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Strickland, Philip, Co. G, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Cpl Suggs, Doctor F., Co. G, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Summerlin, John J., Co. C, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Sutton, Philip, Co. K, Globe Tavern |
| Pvt Taylor, John H., Co. I, Bermuda Hundred |
| Pvt Taylor, Paul, Co. C, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Tew, John, Co. I, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Cpl Thomas, John Ivey, Co. C, Cold Harbor |
| 1st Lt Thompson, Giles W., Co. E, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt Thompson, John T., Co. H, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Thompson, John Thomas, Co. H, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Thompson, Noah McK., Co. H, Bermuda Hundred |
| Pvt Thompson, Oliver T., Co. E, Petersburg |
| Pvt Thompson, Theodore Ashley, Co. E, Petersburg |
| Pvt Thompson, William A., Co. E, Petersburg |
| Pvt Townsend, Floyd, Co. F, Petersburg |
| Sgt Tucker, Calvin, Co. B, Petersburg |
| Pvt Tucker, William, Co. B, Petersburg |
| Pvt Vancannon, John W., Co. A, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Vause, Amos R., Co. H, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Walker, A. C., Co. K, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt Warren, Richard, Co. K, Cold Harbor |
| Pvt West, David James, Co. A, Battery Wagner |
| Pvt West, Thaddeus L., Co. B, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt White, Alva, Co. H, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Williams, Henry, Co. I, Bermuda Hundred |
| Pvt Williams, James Daniel, Co. I, Fort Harrison |
| Pvt Williford, William J. T., Co. K, Drewry’s Bluff |
| Pvt Wood, Frederick A., Co. B, Cold Harbor |
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