26th North Carolina of the Dixieland Army
Units: Line infantry, Skirmishers/Sharpshooters, Artillery
Faction: Confederacy
Based: NA/EU
Army: Dixieland Army
Brigade: Bragg's Brigade
Regimental history:
The regiment was raised in 1861 from central and western North Carolina, with Zebulon B. Vance as its first colonel. Vance was elected Governor of North Carolina in 1861 and command of the unit passed to 20 year old Col. Henry King Burgwyn, Jr... The 26th North Carolina spent the next year defending the North Carolina coast, seeing its first action at New Bern, North Carolina. It then went north and fought in the Seven Days Battles before returning to the North Carolina coast.
In 1863, it marched northwards and became attached to General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia where they were given the distinction of being not only the largest, but the best trained regiment present. Gen. Pettigrew's brigade was attached to the 3rd Corps led by A.P. Hill.
Band of the 26th North Carolina Regiment, C.S.A.
From there the 26th North Carolina marched ever northward in Maryland and later into Pennsylvania. On July 1, 1863 the 26th North Carolina became engaged in the Battle of Gettysburg, fighting at McPherson's Ridge. The regiment suffered heavy casualties during a fight with the "Iron Brigade"'s 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment (which suffered the most casualties of any Union regiment at Gettysburg), losing Burgwyn, the lieutenant colonel, and 588 men out of a strength of 800, but forced the 24th into a retreat. Out of 800 men taken into battle, it had 86 men killed and 502 wounded. Another 120-136 soldiers would be lost in the tragic Pickett's Charge on July 3. A marker stands near where the regiment fought and bled.
The second day of Gettysburg was resting near McPherson's Ridge. Pettrigrew and the surviving officers worked to bring men not severely wounded back into the ranks. On the last day of the battle, the 26th North Carolina were chosen to take part in the Pettigrew/Pickett's Charge on Cemetery Ridge, it was second from the left in the brigade's line. The 26th North Carolina suffered artillery fire and then small arms fire as it advanced. The regiment lost an additional 120 men, and the regimental flag was captured. The regiment lost more men than any other regiment, Union or Confederate, during the battle, including the entire Company F. There is some controversy over whether the Carolinians penetrated the federal line, but they were among the last troops repelled. Moreover, the 26th North Carolina advanced farther than the troops led by General Lewis Addison Armistead of Pickett's division.
Later in the war, the regiment fought during the Overland Campaign and Siege of Petersburg, and remained in the Army of Northern Virginia until its surrender at Appomattox, Virginia. Maj, later LTC, John Jones led the regiment at the Battle of Bristoe Station. LTC John Randolph Lane was promoted to Col while recovering from his Gettysburg wound. He took charge of the regiment in late 1863. Lane was wounded again in the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5, 1864. LTC Jones was mortally wounded a day later. Lane was wounded twice more during the war and was sent home to recover in the spring of 1865. Consequently, he was absent from the final campaign of the Army of Northern Virginia.
26th N.C. Companies:
Company A: Artillery - Lead by Colonel. Froggy
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Cannon 1
Arty Train A_LCpl_ Ian l 31 l
Arty Loader A_Pvt_WolvenSpirit l 2 l
Arty Loader A_Pvt_Rusty l 4 l
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Cannon 2
Arty Train A_Cpt_Incog l 25 l
Arty Loader A_Pfc_Shefnaz l 4 l
Arty Loader A_Pvt_Wesley l 3 1/2 l
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Cannon 3
Arty Train A_Pvt_ Wilson l 1/2 l
Arty Loader A_Cpl_FuzzyBear l 0 l
Arty Loader A_ Lady_Moraine l 8 l
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Cannon 4 Guard Artillery
Arty Train G_2ndLT_Max_Voltage l15 l
Arty Loader G_Sgt_Scout_Toast l 4 1/2 l
Arty Loader G_Pfc_Smitty l 3 l
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Cannon 5 D Rifles Artillery
Arty Train D_Cpl_Irish l 0 l
Arty Loader D_LFC_James l 1 l
Arty Loader
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Arty Guards all guards most must know artillery
1 ArtyG_Cpl_Cake Metal of Valor-Melee l 3 l
2 ArtyG_VPvt_YogurtShop MoV-M l 3 l
3 ArtyG_1stLt_FacePalm l 4 l
4 ArtyG_VPvt_Judge l 5 l
5 ArtyG_Pvt_Fallen l 0 l
6 ArtyG_Cpl_User l 0 l
7 ArtyG_VPvt_Raider l 1/2 l
8 ArtyG_VPvt_Prometheus l 1 l
9 ArtyG_Pvt_Sgt_Jericho1 l 0 l
10 ArtyG_Pvt_Coventry l 0 l
11 ArtyG_Pfc_MrLittles l 6 1/2 l
12 ArtyG_Pvt_ShadowRunner l 0 l
13 ArtyG_Pvt_W_Waffles l 0 l
14 ArtyG_VPvt_J.B.Gordan l 0 l
15 ArtyG_Cdt_DOA21 l 0 l
16 ArtyG_LCpl_Tyler l 5 l
17 ArtyG_Cdt_Crossfade l 0 l
18 ArtyG_Pvt_Gman l 0 l
19 ArtyG_Pvt_Bubbles l 0 l
20 ArtyG_1stLt_Yampa l 16 1/2 l
21 ArtyG_VPvt_Witman l 0 l
Company C: Cavalry - Lead by Cpt. Incognito
Company D: Skirmishers - Lead by 1st Lt. Yampa
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Officers:
1stLt Yampa
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NCO's:
SSgt Ezio
Sgt Ironpally
Cpl James
Cpl Irish
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Enlisted NCO's:
LCpl Archimedes
LCpl Edoardo
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Enlisted:
Pfc Frank Jackson
Pfc Iulius Rufus
Pfc Sarge
VPvt Dixie
VPvt Mauler
Pvt Warlord
Pvt Champ
Pvt JASHCRAFT
Pvt McCoy
Pvt R.Belott
Pvt Wolfhunter (This is his secondary Comp)
Pvt Jacobski
Pvt W for waffles
Pvt Jakes
Pvt Balthizor
Cdt Treyz
Cdt Farinesia
Cdt David
Cdt MagicSloth
Cdt KraftyKing
Cdt Skidmarc21
Cdt Rozza
Cdt Hanibal
Cdt Scarfel
Cdt Brayden
Cdt Flint
Cdt Arisar
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Company E: Line infantry - Lead by 1st Sgt. Daytimed
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Command- 1stSgt. Daytimed
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NCOs-
Sgt. Scots
Cpl. Tyler
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Enlisted-
LCpl. JamesBond
Pfc. DGMExisting
VetPvt. Kuvian
Johnny
Leonhardt
Pvt. patrick
Witman
Keven
BlackWolf
tx112
SpankMaster
RageMage
Rexy
Ben Charlton
DingelBerry
Peiper
Haywood
Cdt. KFC
Sully
Scarfel
GauisCaesar
Bilbo
Abreu
KengurBGD
Finn McCool
Midnight
CutiePatooie
jojo
SnapShot
Company G: Guard Infantry - Lead by 1st Lt. FacePalm
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~~~~~~Guard Leader(GL)~~~~~~
-FacePalm
~~~~~~Guard Officer(GO)~~~~~~
-Max Voltage
-Cookieman
~~~~~~Guard NCO(GN)~~~~~~
~~~~~~Imperial Guard(IG)~~~~~~
~~~~~~Old Guard(OG)~~~~~~
~~~~~~Regimental Guard(RG)~~~~~~
-Gandalf
-Toast
-Littles
-Smitty
-Weregar
-Frankie
~~~~~~Young Guard(YG)~~~~~~
-John Gordon
-Surfer
-Will
-Raider
-Prometheus
-Olaf
-Rusty
Events:
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Sunday: 4 PM EST (9 PM GMT)-Siege
Sunday: 8 PM EST (1 AM GMT Monday)-Line Battle
Tuesday: 8 PM EST (1 AM GMT Wednesday)-Line Battle
Wednesday: 6 PM EST (11 PM GMT)-Training
Wednesday 2pm EST (7pm GMT)-Line battle
Friday: 4 PM EST (9 PM GMT)-Line Battle
Friday: 8 PM EST (1 AM GMT Saturday)-Line Battle
Saturday: 4 PM EST (9 PM GMT)-Line Battle
Ranks:
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Officers
Colonel- Col
Lieutenant Colonel- LtCol
Major- Maj
Captain- Cpt
First Lieutenant- 1stLt
Second Lieutenant- 2ndLt
NCO's
Sergeant Major- SgtM
Quartermaster Sergeant- QSgt
First Sergeant- 1stSgt
Staff Sergeant- SSgt
Sergeant- Sgt
Corporal- Cpl
Enlisted
Lance Corporal- LCpl
Private First Class- Pfc
Veteran Private- VPvt
Private- Pvt
Cadet- Cdt
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