Photography of Charles R. Rees, Richmond

At the conclusion of the Chancellorsville campaign in spring of 1863, despite a Confederate victory, the 4th North Carolina State Troops was a shadow of its former self. The 4th brought 327 officers and enlisted men into action on May 1. Just days…

This image of a North Carolina lieutenant was acquired by the N.C. Office of Archives and History in 1953, apparently without identification.

The original, presumably an ambrotype, was made in the studio of the noted Richmond photographer,…

The Powell brothers of Caswell County John H. and James C. (below) served in Company G (the “Caswell Rifles”), 22nd Regiment N.C. Troops. John (born April 2, 1842) enlisted at Raleigh on July 12, 1861. No muster rolls for Company G survive from the…

The Powell brothers of Caswell County John H. and James C. served in Company G (the “Caswell Rifles”), 22nd Regiment N.C. Troops. John (born April 2, 1842) enlisted at Raleigh on July 12, 1861. No muster rolls for Company G survive from the period…

Jarrett Norfleet Harrell , a merchant of Murfreesboro,Hertford County, was appointed captain of the “Hertford Grays,” subsequently Company F, 1st Regiment N.C. State Troops, in May 1861. He was wounded in the breast at the Battle of Chancellorsville…