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Collection Number: 05070-z

Collection Title: Inventory of the Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 49th. Roll Book, 1862-1864

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Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the microfilming of this collection.

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Abstract Company H of the 49th North Carolina Infantry Regiment of the Confederate States of America Army was known as the Gaston Rangers. The company was formed in Gaston County, N.C., and, on 21 April 1862, became part of the 49th Regiment. It was led by Captain Charles Q. Petty, 22 March 1862-5 August 1864. The collection consists of a roll book, 1862-1864, of Company H of the 49th North Carolina Infantry Regiment of the Confederate States of America Army, recorded by Captain Charles Q. Petty during the Civil War. The book lists the names of the soldiers in the company, including dates when individual soldiers were wounded, taken prisoner, or died. Records also show soldiers' furloughs, desertions, and enlistments. A few pages contain account transactions for clothing, food, and other supplies. The names of First Lieutenant Wallace A. Rankin, Sergeant Wade D. Rankin, and First Sergeant Ephraim L. Rankin are recorded frequently in these financial transactions.
Creator Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 49th.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 49th. Roll Book #5070-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy (filmed 2007) available.
  • Reel 1: Entire collection
Acquisitions Information
Received from Richard Rankin of Charlotte, N.C., in July 2001 (Acc. 99006 and Acc. 99007).
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: Bridget T. Lerette, August 2001

Encoded by: Bridget T. Lerette, August 2001

Revisions: Nancy Kaiser, February 2005, December 2021

Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the microfilming of this collection.

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Company H of the 49th North Carolina Infantry Regiment of the Confederate States of America Army was known as the Gaston Rangers. The company was formed in Gaston County, N.C., and, on 21 April 1862, became part of the 49th Regiment. The company was led by Captain Charles Q. Petty from 22 March 1862 to 5 August 1864.

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Roll book, 1862-1864, of Company H of the 49th North Carolina Infantry Regiment of the Confederate States of America Army, recorded by Captain Charles Q. Petty during the Civil War. The book lists the names of the soldiers in the company, including dates when individual soldiers were wounded, taken prisoner, or died. Records also show soldiers' furloughs, desertions, and enlistments. A few pages contain account transactions for clothing, food, and other supplies. The names of First Lieutenant Wallace A. Rankin, Sergeant Wade D. Rankin, and First Sergeant Ephraim L. Rankin are recorded frequently in these financial transactions.

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Contents list

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1 item.

Folder 1

Roll book

Reel M-5070/1

Microfilm: Roll book

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Microfilm (M-5070/1)

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