3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry help

[Pvt. Hollifield]

I'm looking for any and all photographs of the 3rd NCMI regiment. My G,G,Grandfather was in company A of Kirks Raiders. I have several books but most have photos of the commanders only. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Zella]

Welcome! I personally don't have any photos, but there are quite a few folks on here with ancestral ties to men from Kirk's group. I had some relatives in the 2nd Mtd Infantry. Someone with pictures might be along soon.

 

[Pvt. Hollifield]

Thank you, I hope so

 

[Zella]

@east tennessee roots @CCMDCSA @TnFed Any of you have leads on 3rd Mounted Infantry photos? Or know someone who might?

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

@east tennessee roots @CCMDCSA @TnFed Any of you have leads on 3rd Mounted Infantry photos? Or know someone who might?

26th North Carolina Infantry | Regimental Histories

26th North Carolina Infantry on findagrave.com: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=1960 Awesome! I will have to get in contact with this fellow and see if there is any way we can combine forces on this. I'd seen his name pop up many times, (Stonewall is a hard one not to...

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The last of the Miller brothers listed here was in the Union 3rd NC Mounted Infantry.

Watauga County, NC. "Brothers Against Brothers" | Civil War History Discussion

Six of eight children born to Alfred Squire Miller and Jane Copeland Miller of Wilkes, (later Watauga) County, North Carolina were brothers divided by the Civil War. Calvin was apparently the only brother to remain in North Carolina. The two Union Veterans and three remaining Confederate went...

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[TnFed]

Zella, I can't think of any off hand. I used to be friends with a descendant of one of Kirk's brothers but have not heard from them in ages. While Kirk did recruit my ancestors into a TN. National Guard unit, they did not serve under him directly.

 

[Zella]

Thanks, Glenn!

And thank you, James--I honestly couldn't remember if you had folks under Kirk or not, but I figured I'd add you to the tagging party, anyway.

 

[TnFed]

No problem Zella. Like I said my ancestors were recruited by Kirk but did not serve under him. Glad for a change of subject. I've been posting so much about my wife's family in the 10th KY Mounted Rifles CSA AND THE Harlan County Battalion USA. Which doesn't interest her at all.
James.

 

[CCMDCSA]

 

[CCMDCSA]

The last photo is joesph leonard gouge from mitchell county Nc he was a musician in the 3rd he was my 3x great uncle

 

[TnFed]

The last photo is joesph leonard gouge from mitchell county Nc he was a musician in the 3rd he was my 3x great uncle

I like the circle beard or more commonly called goatee on the third picture. I know it was a different time and place but I just don't get some of the facial hair back then. The first guy looks like an ancient Assyrian Warrior come to lead Israel captive.

 

[Pvt. Hollifield]

Thank you for the posting your pictures. I really like the one with the Spencer rifle. I wondered if the Spencer's that the 3rd NCMI carried were the rifle or the carbine or mixed within the regiment.

 

[Pvt. Hollifield]

This one of the photos I have of my GGGF Joel A Hollifield

 

[CCMDCSA]

This one of the photos I have of my GGGF Joel A Hollifield
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Nice photo there are some other threads about the 3rd NC USA they are a bunch I've always found interesting

 

[Rutherford Co NC CSA]

Greetings Pvt. Hollifield

What is the full name and Unit they served in?
My family served from Old Tryon present-day Rutherford Co. NC

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

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Had a lot of Confederate kin from Wilkes.

 

[Pvt. Hollifield]

KIRKS RAIDERS- 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry regiment (A company) - -Union- -

 

[CCMDCSA]

Had a lot of Confederate kin from Wilkes.

Most of my folks were Yancey and Mitchell counties confederate veterans there were a few from Wilkes and Buncombe

 

[TnFed]

Most of my folks were Yancey and Mitchell counties confederate veterans there were a few from Wilkes and Buncombe

I used to get the newsletter from the Buncombe County Genealogical Society...it was called...a lot of Bunk'im.

 

[Zella]

Most of my folks were Yancey and Mitchell counties confederate veterans there were a few from Wilkes and Buncombe

My Yancey County folks were all Confederate, too, from what I can tell. So far, the Madison County folks are the ones I am finding who were more divided.