North Carolina 15th Infantry, Company H (Confederate)

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Company mustered in on May 21st, 1861.

Company was also known as:

Company H, 5th Volunteers

Notable Battles:

Williamsburg fought on May 5th, 1862 near York County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, VIrginia
Malvern Hill fought on July 1st, 1862 near Malvern Hill, Virginia (7 wounded, 1 died, 0 imprisoned)
Crampton's Gap fought on September 14th, 1862 near Crampton's Gap, Maryland (6 wounded, 1 died, 10 imprisoned)
Antietam fought on September 17th, 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland (5 wounded, 0 died, 0 imprisoned)
Fredericksburg fought on December 13th, 1862 near Fredericksburg, Virginia (3 wounded, 3 died, 0 imprisoned)
Gettysburg fought on July 1st, 1863 - July 3rd, 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Bristoe Station fought on October 14th, 1863 near Bristoe Station, Virginia (4 wounded, 2 died, 8 imprisoned)
Wilderness fought on May 5th, 1864 near Wilderness, Virginia (3 wounded, 1 died, 1 imprisoned)
Spotsylvania Court House fought on May 8th, 1864 - May 21st, 1864 near Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Facts about this Company:

Number of Soldiers: 128
First Enlistment Place: Chatham County, North Carolina
First Enlistment Date: 1861-04-15 (2 soldiers)
Most Common Enlistment Place: Alamance County, North Carolina (67 soldiers)
Most Common Enlistment Date: 1861-05-21 (71 soldiers)
Most Common Residence for 1861: Alamance County, North Carolina (73 soldiers)
Most Common Residence for 1862: Davidson County, North Carolina (37 soldiers)
Youngest Soldier at Enlistment: 15 -- Albright, Calvin H.
Oldest Soldier at Enlistment: 44 -- Burns, John
Average Age at Enlistment: 23.4 years old
Median Age at Enlistment: 21.0 years old
Wounded In Regiment: 36 (27%)
Prisoner Of War While In Regiment: 41 (31%)
Soldiers That Died While In Regiment: 48 (36%)
Soldiers That Died While In War: 47 (35%)

Commander List: (#Prisoner Of War, ^Wounded, %=Died during war)

Booker, Paschal P (^Corporal/Second Lieutenant, May 1861 - May 1862; Second Lieutenant, May 1862 - ?)
Boon, William (%Musician, June 1861 - September 1861)
Branson, Eli B. (^%Sergeant, May 1861 - April 1863; First Sergeant, April 1863 - June 1863; Corporal/First Sergeant, June 1863 - October 1863)
Cheek, Charles C. (^Corporal, November 1864 - April 1865)
Clendenin, Henry M. (%Sergeant, September 1861 - April 1862)
Clendenin, Joseph N.H. (Second Lieutenant, May 1861 - May 1862)
Clendennin, G A (Third Lieutenant/Second Lieutenant, May 1861 - May 1862)
Davenport, J A (Lieutenant, May 1861 - April 1865)
Euliss, Eli S. (Sergeant, May 1861 - May 1862; First Lieutenant, May 1862 - January 1863; Captain, January 1863 - April 1865)
Guthrie, William H (^Sergeant, April 1861 - May 1861)
Hughes, M J (^Patrick, May 1861 - ?)
Hyatt, John A. (#C. K, July 1862 - August 1864)
Isley, Martin V. (^Corporal, September 1861 - April 1863; Sergeant, April 1863 - April 1865)
Leonard, David D (#Sergeant, July 1862 - ?)
McRae, James H (#Sergeant, January 1862 - May 1863; Sergeant, May 1863 - June 1863)
Morrow, Thomas A. (#^Corporal, May 1861 - March 1863)
Ray, William T. (First Lieutenant, May 1861 - May 1861; First Lieutenant, June 1861 - July 1862)
Roberson, Stephen M (#%Lieutenant/Second Lieutenant, May 1861 - October 1862)
Robinson, Stephen M. (#Second Lieutenant, December 1862 - ?)
Roney, John (Corporal, May 1861 - May 1862; Second Lieutenant, May 1862 - August 1862)
Steel, James P. (%Second Lieutenant/Sergeant, May 1861 - July 1861)
Stockard, John R. (Captain, May 1861 - March 1862)
Stone, William J (#^%Sergeant, July 1861 - April 1862; First Lieutenant, April 1862 - May 1862; Captain, May 1862 - ?)
Stout, Joel J. (^%Corporal, May 1861 - May 1862; First Sergeant/Sergeant, May 1862 - April 1864)
Taylor, Charles S. (#Sergeant, May 1861 - November 1864; Corporal/Sergeant, November 1864 - ?)
Tesh, Solomon (^%Corporal, April 1863 - December 1864)
Thompson, David S. (^First Lieutenant, May 1861 - March 1862; Captain, March 1862 - May 1862; First Lieutenant, August 1863 - April 1865)
Webb, William Robert (^First Sergeant, May 1861 - March 1863; First Lieutenant/First Sergeant/Sergeant, March 1863 - June 1863)
Weesner, Ephraim M (#^Musician, July 1862 - ?)
Willson, R D (%Sergeant, April 1861 - July 1862)
Wilson, B D (#Sergeant, May 1861 - December 1863; Corporal, December 1863 - May 1864; Sergeant, May 1864 - ?)
Wood, Jasper N. (Corporal, March 1863 - May 1864; Sergeant, May 1864 - April 1865)
York, Francis Marion (#^Corporal, December 1863 - ?)

Soldier List: (#Prisoner Of War, ^Wounded, %=Died during war)

Regiments

North Carolina 15th Infantry (Confederate)