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N.C. 27th INFANTRY REGIMENT
Company A
Singletary's Infantry Battalion
(unitl September 28, 1861)

ORGANIZATION: Organized for 12 months in the field on September 28, 1861. Reorganized for the war on April 24, 1862. Surrended at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865.
FIRST COMMANDER: George B. Singletary (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
FIELD OFFIERS: John R. Cooke (Colonel)
John A. Gilmer, Jr. (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
Calvin Herring (Major)
Richard W. Singletary (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
Thomas C. Singletary (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
John Sloan (Colonel)
Joseph C. Webb (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
George F. Whitfield (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)

ASSIGNMENTS: Department of North Carolina (September 1861)
District of the Pamlico, Department of North Carolina (September 1861-March 1862)
French's Brigade, District of the Pamlico, Department of North Carolina (March 1862)
French's-Ransom's Brigade, Department of North Carolina (April-May 1862)
Walker's Brigade, Department of North Carolina (June-August 1862)
Walker's-Cooke's Brigade,
Walker's-Ransom's Divison, 1st Crops, Army of Norther Virginia (September 1862-January 1863)
Cooke's Bridage, 3rd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida (February-April 1863)
Cooke's Brigade, District of the Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virgina (April-May 1863)
Cooke's Brigade, Department of North Carolina (May-June 1863)
Cooke's Brigade, Department of Richmond (June-September 1863)
Cooke's Brigade, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (September-October 1863)
Cooke's Brigade, Heth's Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (October 1863-April 1865)

BATTLES: New Bern (March 14, 1862)
Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
Malvern Cliff (June 30, 1862)
Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)
Harpers Ferry (September 12-15, 1862)
Antietam (September 17, 1862)
Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
Gum Swamp (May 22, 1863)
South Anna Bridge (July 4, 1863)
Bristoe Campaign (October-November 1863)
Bristoe Station (October 14, 1863)
Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
North Anna (May 22-26, 1864)
Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Globe Tavernn (August 18-21, 1864)
Reams' Station (August 25, 1864)
Jones' Farm (September 30, 1864)
Squirrel Level Road (September 30, 1864)
Harman Road (October 2, 1864)
Hatcher's Run (February 5-7, 1865)
Petersburg Final Assualt (April 2, 1865)
Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)


Information obtained from: COMPENDIUM OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMIES: NORTH CAROLINA (copyright 1992 by Stewart Sifakis) FURTHER READINGS: Sloan, John Alexander. Reminiscesces of the Guilford Grays, Co. B, 27th N.C. Regiment.
Information on the 27th N.C. Infantry Reg. can be found in North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 "A" Roster,Volume VIII INFANTRY 27th-31st Regiments This book was compiled by: Weymouth T. Jordan,Jr. The Unit Histories By:Louis H. Manarin. There are 97 pages on The 27th alone!
COMPANY A    This company, known as the "Goldsboro Rifles," was raised in Wayne County and enlisted at Fort Macon in Carteret County on April 13, 1861. It was mustered into service on June 13, 1861, and was later assigned tothe 27th Regiment as Company A. After joining the regiment the company functioned as a part of the regiment, and its history for the war period is reported as a part of the regimental history.
The information contained in the following company roster was compiled principally from company muster rolls for June 13, 1861-October, 1862, and September, 1864-February, 1865. No company muster rolls were found for November, 1862-August, 1864, or for the period after February, 1865. Valuable information was obtained also from primary records such as the Roll of Honor, medical records, prisoner of war records, discharge certificates, and pension applications, and from secondary sourcessuch as postwar rosters and histories, cemetery records, and records of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

OFFICERS

CAPTAINS

CRATON, MARSHALL D
Born in Rutherford County and resided in Wayne County prior to enlisting at age 31. Elected Captain on or about April 15, 1861. Present or accounted for until November 6, 1861 when he was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the 35th Regiment N.C. Troops and transferred to that unit.

PHILLIPS, STEPHEN D
Resided in Wayne County and enlisted at age 40. Elected 3rd Lieutenant on or about April 15, 1861. Elected Captain on November 21, 1861. Present or accunted for util he was defeated for reelection when the regiment was reorganized in April, 1862.

BRYAN, JAMES D
Resided in Wayne County and enlisted at age 21, April 15, 1861. Mustered in as Corporal and was appointed acting Orderly Sergeant on May 5, 1861. Elected 3rd Lieutenant on July 5, 1861. Elected Captain on April 22, 1862. Present or accounted for until wounded in the right thigh at or near Bristoe Station, Virginia, on or about October 14, 1863. Right leg amputated. Died in hospital at Richmond, Virginia, October 30, 1863, of wounds.

BRYAN, JOHN D
Resided in Wayne County and enlisted at age 25, April 15, 1861. Mustered in as Private and was promoted to Sergeant in March-April, 1862. Promoted to 1st Sergeant on April 22, 1862, and was elected 3rd Lieutenant on October 1, 1862. Promoted to Captain on October 31, 1863. Present or accounted for until he resigned on October 6, 1864. Letter of resignation indicates he resigned because " I have unintentionally incured the displeasure of my Brigade Commander [and] therefore ask that I may be permited (sic) to join some other command.

LIEUTENANTS

ANDREWS, WILLIAM S.G., 2nd Lieutenant
Born at Woodbury, Connecticut, and resided in Wayne County where he was by occupation a merchant prior to enlisting at age 39. Elected 2nd Lieutenant on April 15, 1861. Present or accounted for until June24, 1861, when he was appointed Captain of Company F, 10th Regiment N.C. State Troops (1st Regiment N.C. Artillery), to rank from May 16, 1861, and transferred to that unit.

BORDEN, WILLIAM H., 2nd Lieutenant
Resided in Wayne County and enlisted at age 20, April 15, 1861. Mustered in as Private and was promoted to Sergeant on September 23, 1861. Promoted to 1st Sergeant on November 21, 1861, and was appointed to 2nd Lieutenant on February 20, 1862. Present or accounted for until transferred to Company E, 50th Regiment N.C. Troops, on or about March 7, 1862.

DENMARK, JOEL J,. 2nd Lieutenent
Resided in Wayne County and enlisted at age 19. June 12, 1861. Mustered in as Private and was promoted to Corporal on October 1, 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant on February 20, 1862. Present or accounted for until killed at Bristoe Station, Virginia, October 14, 1863.

HOOKS, BOAZ F,. 3rd Lieutenant
Resided in Wayne County and enlisted at age 30, April 15, 1861. Mustered in as Corporal and was promoted to 1st Sergeant on July 5, 1861. Elected 3rd Lieutenant on November 21, 1861. Present or accouted fr until he was defeated for reelection when the regiment was reorganizes in April, 1862. Later served as Major of an unspecified North Carolina reserve battalion.

HUNT, STEPHEN MONROE,. 1st Lieutenant
Born in Beaufort County and resided in Wayne County prior to enlisting at ag 24. Elected 1st Lieutenant on or abou April 15, 1861. Present or accounted for until he was defeated for reelection when the regiment was reorganized in Aprl, 1862. "Died from war injury" on December 2, 1863. Place and date injured not reported. Place of death not reported.

NOBLES, RICHARD L,. 3rd Lieutenant
Resided in Pitt County and enlisted at age 22, August 19, 1862. Present or accounted for until wounded and reported captured at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862. Died on September 20, 1862, of wounds. Place of death not reported.

PARKER, JOHN G,. 1st Lieutenant
Resided in Wayne County and enlisted at age 31, April 15, 1861. Mustered in as Private and was appointed 2nd Lieutenant on April 22, 1862. Present or accounted for until captured in Maryland on or about September 15, 1862. Confined to Fort Delaware, Delaware, untiltransferred to Aiken's Landing, James River, Virginia, October 2, 1862, for exchange. Declared exchanged at Aiken's Landing on November 10, 1862. Returned to duty on an unspecified date. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on or about October 24, 1863. Preent or acconted for until he surrendered art Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

SLOCUMB, THOMAS WRIGHT,. 1st Leutenant
Born in Wayne County and was by occupation a cadet at the military institute in Charlotte prior to enlisting at Fort Macon at age 19, June 1, 1861. Mustered i as Private and was promoted to Sergeant on November 21, 1861. Elected 1st Lieutenant on April 22, 1862. Present aned acconted for until he resigned on September 25, 1862, by reason of ill health. Later served as Private in Company H, 9th Regiment N.C. Troops (1st Regiment N.C. Cavalry).

WHITLEY, NEEDHAM LAFAYETTE 2nd Lieutenant
Resided in Johnson County and enlisted at age 23, May 1, 1861. Mustered in as Private and was promoted to Corporal on or about March 1, 1862.Captured at New Bern on March 14, 1862. Confined to Fort Columbus, New York Harbor. Exchanged prior to July 1, 1862. Promoted to Sergeant on October 1, 1862, and was appointed to 2nd Lieutenant on October 31, 1864. Present and accounted for until he surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS
AND PRIVATES

Andres, William H, private
Aycock, Larry, private
Baker, John B , 1st Sergeant
Banes Eli, private
Best Regdon, private
Boyette, Stephen, private
Brown, Leonard, private
Bryan, Joseph H, private
Bumpass, George W, private
Carter, Green, private
Chestnutt, William, private
Clingle, Andrew, private
Cobb, Bryant, private
Cobb, John D, private
Cobb, William H, private
Cogdell, Daniel, private
Cole, Malcom, private
Collins, George W, private
Coor, Hopton H, private
Crawford, Harrison W, private
Crowell, Joel, private
Currie, Henry B, private
Davis, Daniel, private
Davis, William E, private
Davis, William R, private
Deans, William, Sergeant
Dees, John T, Corporal
Denmark, Stephan H, Corporal
Divine, John Fancis, Quartermaster Sergeant
Dry, Adam, private
Dukes, James, private
Dunahue, William, private
Dyer, Isham R, private
Edgerton, James G, private
Everitt, Samule S, private
Faircloth, Matthew, private
Faircloth, William H, private
Faulk, Hosea, private
Flowers, William, private
Foreman, Stephen D, private
Furill, J, private
Gardner, James B, private
Goodwin, Richard, private
Grice, Stephen M, private
Gullick, James Wharton, Corporal
Guy, J.A., private
Hammel, Louis, private
Hardin, William H, private
Harmon, Raiford, private
Hoffman, Lewis, private
Holloman, Ezekiel, private
Holloman, Richard, private
Holloman, Wiliam, private
Hollowell, William G, private
Holt, Calvin A. Sr., private
Holt, Samuel, private
Howard, Jseph D, private
Howell, James, private
Howell, Robert Phillips, private
Howell, William, private
Howell, William M, private
Hughes, William, private
Jones, Richard E, private
Kelley, J, private
Kennedy, John Bryan, private
Kennedy, John Thomas, private
Kilpatick, Simon B, Corporal
King, Allen, private
Knight, Walter Ashland, private
Kornegay, J.F., Sergeant
Lannon, James, private
McCotter, George Badger, private
McIntyre, Robert T, Sergeant
McLean, Neil, private
Maness, John L, private
Massey, Asa B, private
Mattox, William R, private
Mewborn, William F, private
Mills, Simeon, private
Moore, George J, private
Moore, J.G.,private
Moore, John Saunders, private
Moore, Styring Scarboro, private
Mosley, W. Cicero, private
Musgrave, Needham Whitley, private
Musgrave, William T, private
Nash, John, private
Normell, L, private
Oliver, William H, private
O'Neal, J.B., private
Overman, Ezekiel, private
Overman, John, private
Overman, Thomas C, Corporal
Parker, James H, private
Parker, Nathan B, private
Parker, Richard B, Sergeant
Parker, William R, private
Parrish, Ezekiel, private
Parrish, Sidney A, private
Patrick, Fredrick Cox, private
Peacock, Joseph, private
Perdue, Adam M, private
Phillips, Thomas B, private
Philmore, E.K., private
Philmore, Jacob, private
Pike, John W, private
Pike, Nathan U, private
Piner, George P, private
Pittman, Thaddeus E, Sergeant
Powell, Henry, private
Pridgn, James A, private
Register, Daniel, private
Rentbron, J.H., ---------?
Rhodes, Bryant J, Sergeant
Riggs, Azariah J, 1st Sergeant
Riley, Nathaniel, private
Rives, Benjamin B, Sergeant
Robbins, Soloman, private
Roberts, James B, Sergeant
Roberts, John T, private
Roberts, Nathan W, private
Rodgers, Thomas D, private
Rodgers, V.A., private
Rodgers, William R, private
Routree, William F, private
Royall, William S, private
Sasser, Edward B, private
Sauls, Josiah, Corporal
Smith, Charles, private
Smith, Charles F, private
Smith, Stephen J, private
Smith, William E, private
Smith, William H, private
Snipes, Tobias, private
Stegall, George W, private
Tadlock, William, private
Taylor, Wiliam, private
Thompson, Thomas, private
Thompson, William A, private
Walters, W. Riley, private
Ward, Henry, private
Ward, Richard, private
Warrick, Ezekiel, private
Warrick, Hezekiah, private
Washington, J.A., Sergeant
Watson, Leonidas E, private
Westbrook, Joseph T, private
Westry, William M, private
Witkins, W, private
Woods, Michael, 1st Sergeant
Worrel, Ervin, private
Wright, Esick Arnold, private
Wright, Willie B, private