Confederate ancestor

[ttillman]

I found a photograph of my Confederate ancestor on this site. His name is Pvt. Henry Pickett of the 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. I am interested in learning more about him and the 27th North Carolina.

 

[AndyHall]

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[AndyHall]

His compiled service record (CSR) fro NARA. Lost a leg at Bristoe Station in 1863. Pp. 1-10:

 

[AndyHall]

pp. 11-17:

 

[AndyHall]

North Carolina pension file:

 

[AndyHall]

The last two pages of the pension file are for a widow's pension, and identify that Henry Pickett as belonging to the 6th North Carolina State Troops. I don't know what, if any, significance that may carry.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

I found a photograph of my Confederate ancestor on this site. His name is Pvt. Henry Pickett of the 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. I am interested in learning more about him and the 27th North Carolina.

Henry Pickett

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).



On 4/7/1863 he transferred into "G" Co. NC 27th Infantry
He was discharged for wounds on 8/24/1864


He was listed as:
* Wounded 10/14/1863 Bristoe Station, VA (Severely wounded in right leg, amputated)
* Absent 10/16/1863 (place not stated)


He also had service in:
NC Mallett's Battn


Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:

- North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
- The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
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CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
27th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Overview:
27th Infantry Regiment was formed at New Bern, North Carolina, in June, 1861, as the 9th Regiment. Reorganized in September as the 17th, its designation was later changed to the 27th. Men of this unit were recruited in Orange, Guilford, Wayne, Pitt, Lenoir, Perquimans, and Jones counties. It was assigned to General R. Ransom's, J.G. Walker's, and Cooke's Brigade. After fighting at New Bern, the 27th saw action in the Seven Days' Battles and at Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg. During the spring and summer of 1863 it served in North Carolina, South Carolina, and in the Richmond area. The unit continued the fight at Bristoe, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, and later endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege south of the James River. It ended the war at Appomattox. It had 6 wounded at Malvern Hill, lost sixty-three percent of the 325 engaged at Sharpsburg, and had 2 killed and 13 wounded at Fredericksburg. Seventy percent of the 416 at Bristoe were disabled, and when the regiment surrendered, it had 9 officers and 103 men. The field officers were Colonels John R. Cooke, J.A. Gilmer, Jr., George B. Singeltary, John Sloan, and George F. Whitfield; Lieutenant Colonels R.W. Singeltary, Thomas C. Singeltary, and Joseph C. Webb; and Major Calvin Herring.

 

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[ttillman]

The last two pages of the pension file are for a widow's pension, and identify that Henry Pickett as belonging to the 6th North Carolina State Troops. I don't know what, if any, significance that may carry.

Thanks for the information. I have seen the service records on "Fold3", but not the pension requests.

 

[ttillman]

Henry Pickett

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).



On 4/7/1863 he transferred into "G" Co. NC 27th Infantry
He was discharged for wounds on 8/24/1864


He was listed as:
* Wounded 10/14/1863 Bristoe Station, VA (Severely wounded in right leg, amputated)
* Absent 10/16/1863 (place not stated)


He also had service in:
NC Mallett's Battn


Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:

- North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
- The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
.............................................................................................................

CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
27th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Overview:
27th Infantry Regiment was formed at New Bern, North Carolina, in June, 1861, as the 9th Regiment. Reorganized in September as the 17th, its designation was later changed to the 27th. Men of this unit were recruited in Orange, Guilford, Wayne, Pitt, Lenoir, Perquimans, and Jones counties. It was assigned to General R. Ransom's, J.G. Walker's, and Cooke's Brigade. After fighting at New Bern, the 27th saw action in the Seven Days' Battles and at Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg. During the spring and summer of 1863 it served in North Carolina, South Carolina, and in the Richmond area. The unit continued the fight at Bristoe, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, and later endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege south of the James River. It ended the war at Appomattox. It had 6 wounded at Malvern Hill, lost sixty-three percent of the 325 engaged at Sharpsburg, and had 2 killed and 13 wounded at Fredericksburg. Seventy percent of the 416 at Bristoe were disabled, and when the regiment surrendered, it had 9 officers and 103 men. The field officers were Colonels John R. Cooke, J.A. Gilmer, Jr., George B. Singeltary, John Sloan, and George F. Whitfield; Lieutenant Colonels R.W. Singeltary, Thomas C. Singeltary, and Joseph C. Webb; and Major Calvin Herring.

Thanks for the information. I have a distant cousin that has also provided me with some information on Pvt. Pickett. Henry Pickett was from Orange County, North Carolina, which was in the Durham-Chapel Hill area. He is buried in a family cemetary very close to or on the grounds of Duke University. I guess that what used to be his family farm is now part of Duke. I believe that he enlisted in the Confederate Army on July 17, 1861.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

Thanks for the information. I have a distant cousin that has also provided me with some information on Pvt. Pickett. Henry Pickett was from Orange County, North Carolina, which was in the Durham-Chapel Hill area. He is buried in a family cemetary very close to or on the grounds of Duke University. I guess that what used to be his family farm is now part of Duke. I believe that he enlisted in the Confederate Army on July 17, 1861.

I've got several Confederate ancestors / relatives from the western NC. mountain counties.

 

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