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Muster In: Organized on August 17, 1861. Mustered in August 21, 1861.1
Muster Out: April 26, 18652
Commander(s):
Captain James G. Harris
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Lane’s Brigade | Wilcox’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Lane’s Brigade | Wilcox’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army4
- Commander: Captain James G. Harris (at least June 22, 1864)5
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- Commander: Captain James G. Harris (at least August 18, 1864)6
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- Commander: Captain James G. Harris (at least September 20, 1864)6
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles8:
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
- Gravel Hill (July 28, 1864)
- Fussell’s Mill (August 16, 1864)
- Reams’ Station (August 25, 1864)
- Squirrel Level Road (September 30, 1864)
- Jones’ Farm (September 30, 1864)
- Pegram’s Farm (October 1, 1864)
- Hatcher’s Run (February 5-7, 1865)
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- UPR: Report of Captain J. G. Harris, 7th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations August 25, 1864
- UPR: Report of Captain J. G. Harris, 7th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations July 28, 1864
- UPR: Report of Captain James G. Harris, 7th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations June 22, 1864
- UPR: Report of Captain James G. Harris, 7th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations August 18, 1864
- UPR: Report of Lieutenant Colonel William Lee Davison, 7th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 93-95 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 93-95 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 112 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 112 ↩
- Harris, James G. (1864, September 24). (Official Report sent to E. J. Hale, Jr.). James H. Lane Papers (RG 501, Box 2, number 81). Auburn University Libraries Department of Special Collections & University Archives, Auburn, AL. ↩
- Harris, James G. (1864, September 20). (Official Report sent to E. J. Hale, Jr.). James H. Lane Papers (RG 501, Box 2, number 76). Auburn University Libraries Department of Special Collections & University Archives, Auburn, AL. ↩
- Harris, James G. (1864, September 20). (Official Report sent to E. J. Hale, Jr.). James H. Lane Papers (RG 501, Box 2, number 76). Auburn University Libraries Department of Special Collections & University Archives, Auburn, AL. ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 93-95 ↩
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