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26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment: Battles and Casualties*
| Location |
Date |
Killed |
Wounded |
POW |
Missing |
Losses |
|
|
| Amelia Court House, VA |
Apr 4 1865 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
|
| Appomattox Court House, VA |
Apr 9 1865 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
| Bristoe Station, VA |
Oct 14 1863 |
19 |
76 |
84 |
0 |
179 |
|
|
| Chickamauga, GA |
Sep 20 1863 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
| Cold Harbor, VA |
Jun 1 1864 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
|
|
| Deep Bottom, VA |
Aug 16 1864 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
| Falling Waters, MD |
Jul 14 1863 |
0 |
2 |
59 |
0 |
61 |
|
|
| Five Forks, VA |
Apr 1 1865 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
| Fort Stedman, VA |
Mar 25 1865 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
| Gettysburg, PA |
Jul 1 1863 |
108 |
537 |
228 |
6 |
879** |
|
|
| Globe Tavern, VA |
Aug 21 1864 |
6 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
|
|
| Hanover Court House, VA |
May 27 1862 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
| Hatcher's Run, VA |
Oct 27 1864 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
| Hatcher's Run, VA |
Feb 5 1865 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
|
| Hatcher's Run, VA |
Mar 25 1865 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
|
|
| King's School House, VA |
Jun 25 1862 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
|
| Kolb's Farm, GA |
Jun 22 1864 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
| Malvern Hill, VA |
Jul 1 1862 |
7 |
53 |
1 |
0 |
61 |
|
|
| New Berne, NC |
Mar 14 1862 |
7 |
11 |
71 |
0 |
89 |
|
|
| North Anna River, VA |
May 22 1864 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
| Petersburg, VA |
Mar 25 1865 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
|
| Petersburg, VA |
Apr 2 1865 |
0 |
2 |
31 |
0 |
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ream's Station, VA |
Aug 24 1864 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
|
|
| Resaca, GA |
May 14 1864 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| South Side Railroad, VA |
Apr 2 1865 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
|
| Spotsylvania Court House, VA |
May 10 1864 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
0 |
21 |
|
|
| Wilderness, VA |
May 4 1864 |
13 |
58 |
20 |
2 |
93 |
|
|
| Williamsport, MD |
Jul 14 1863 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Notes:
Try the internal search engine to research a particular battle, i.e., Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle
of the Wilderness, etc.
* Battles listed in alphabetical order, only battles with losses
recorded, and information obtained through: Confederate Military History, Extended Edition (19 Volumes); The Union
Army (9 Volumes); Walter Clark, Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions From North Carolina in the Great War 1861-1865
(5 Volumes); North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: A Roster (15 Volumes); Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.
** This number reflects the Battle of Gettysburg from July 1 through
July 3, 1864. Furthermore, depending on the source, the total recorded/reported 26th loss at Gettysburg varies. The 80%
plus casualties for the 26th North Carolina at Gettysburg, however, is the highest percentage loss for any "regiment"
during the American Civil War.
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final day, it participated in the infamous Pickett's Charge and suffered an 85 percent casualty rate, the highest of any regiment
in the Civil War. Besides recounting the enormous loss of life and the heroic deeds of many men, Gragg reveals the human side
of battle. Family diaries and letters describe the difficulties most soldiers faced in coping with military life. The author
uses an impressive list of other books and historical sources. What emerges is a detailed but readable history of a regiment
whose sacrifices and exploits merit studying. Recommended for its scholarship and depth of coverage to all academic and large
public libraries and to special collections.
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