50th North Carolina Regiment
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| 50th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | |
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 North Carolina State flag circa 1861 |
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| Active | April, 1862 to April 26, 1865 |
| Country | Confederate States of America |
| Allegiance | CSA  |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | New Bern Averasborough Bentonville |
The 50th Regiment North Carolina Infantry, also known as the Rutherford Farmers, was an volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and was organized early in the war near Raleigh, North Carolina.
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[edit] Service
50th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Men of this unit were raised in the counties of Person, Robeson, Johnston, Wayne, Rutherford, Moore, and Harnett. Ordered to Virginia, it fought under General Daniel at Malvern Cliff, then returned to North Carolina. Here the 50th saw action at New Bern and Washington, transferred to J.G. Martin's Brigade, and for a time served at Wilmington. Later part of the regiment was stationed at Plymouth and part at Washington. In November, 1864, it moved south and shared in the defense of Savannah and skirmished along the Rivers' Bridge. Sent back to North Carolina it was placed in General Kirkland's Brigade. The unit contiued the fight at Averasborough and fought its last battle at Bentonville.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
At the end, the 50th surrendered with about 250 men on April 26th, 1865.
[edit] Notable Individuals
- William Cary Renfrow - Governor of Oklahoma Territory
[edit] See also
- List of North Carolina Civil War Units
- North Carolina in the American Civil War
