American Civil WarSoldiers
Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC & Officers
This company, known as the "Independent Blues" and as "Sampson No 1",
was raised in Sampson County where it enlisted on May 10, 1861. It
was mustered into state service at Fort Caswell, Brunswick County,
June 18, 1861, and was assigned to this regiment as Company H. After it was mustered into 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 roster of the company was
compiled principally from a company muster-in roll dated July 5, 1861, and from company muster rolls for June 18-October 1861; March-October 1863; and March-December 31, 1864. No company muster-rolls were found for the period prior to June 18, 1861; for November 1861-February 1863; November 1863-February 1864; or for the period after December 31, 1864. In addition to the compamy muster rolls, Roll of Honor records, receipt rolls, hospital records, prisioner of war records, and other primary records, supplemented by state pension applications, United Daughters of the Confederacy records, and postwar rosters and histories, all provided useful information.
A. Cockran
Enlist Rank: Priv
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Killed at Gaines Mill, VA on 27 June 1862
Abel Bass
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Laborer
Enlist Date: 10 May 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 23
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Abel Holder
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Enlist Date: 15 May 1862
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 19
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Died from wounds POW at Frederick, MD on 10 July 1864
Adolphus Merritt
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Farmer
Enlist Date: 09 September 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 19
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Discharge disability on 15 January 1862
(Estimated day of disch)
Albert Hargrove
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Farmer
Enlist Date: 07 September 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 18
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Alexander Lockerman
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Farmer
Enlist Date: 10 May 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 20
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Killed at Gaines Mill, VA on 27 June 1862
Alexander B. House
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Farmer
Enlist Date: 07 September 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 18
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Absent without leave on 15 September 1861
(Estimated day of being AWOL)
Ashley Lee
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Enlist Date: 06 March 1862
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 35
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
B. McCullin
Enlist Rank: Priv
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Discharged on 25 April 1862
B. A. Woodey
Claimed Residence in Johnston County
Enlist Rank: Priv
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Benjamin Parsons
Worked as a Farmer
Enlist Rank: Priv
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Cader R. Jernigan
Claimed Residence in Wayne County
Worked as a Farmer
Enlist Date: 10 May 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 22
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Claudius B. Monk
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Salesman
Enlist Date: 10 May 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: 2nd Lieut
Enlist Age: 21
Served: North Carolina Commission H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Promoted to Full 1st Lieut on 10 June 1861
Promoted to Full 2nd Lieut on 17 September 1862
(Second service time)
Promoted to Full Capt on 17 December 1862
Died from wounds on 01 June 1864 (Estimated date of death)
Coleman Jarred Hudson
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Enlist Date: 06 March 1862
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 19
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA on
09 April 1865
Curtis Bagley
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Apprentice
Enlist Date: 10 May 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 17
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Killed at Fox's Gap, MD on 14 September 1862
D. C. Hood
Claimed Residence in Wayne County
Enlist Rank: Priv
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Daniel W. Wilkes
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Laborer
Enlist Date: 10 May 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 19
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Deserted on 10 June 1863
David Myers
Claimed Residence in Wayne County
Enlist Date: 15 May 1862
Enlist Place: Fort Johnston, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 51
Served: North Carolina Substitute H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Sub for William D. Rainer
David L. Lee
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Farmer
Enlist Date: 07 September 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 28
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Promoted to Full Corpl on 26 October 1861
Promoted to Full 2nd Lieut on 27 November 1862
(Estimated day)
David Robert Stafford
Claimed Residence in Wayne County
Worked as a Farmer
Enlist Date: 10 May 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 20
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Promoted to Full Corpl on 01 November 1861
Promoted to Full Sergt on 10 May 1863
Duncan Blue
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Farmer
Enlist Date: 10 May 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 21
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Died from disease at Danville, VA on 12 December 1862
(Died of pneumonia)
E. Williams
Claimed Residence in Nash County
Enlist Rank: Priv
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Edmond Jackson
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Laborer
Enlist Date: 10 May 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 21
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Edward Merritt
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Farmer
Enlist Date: 09 September 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 17
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Killed at Gaines Mill, VA on 27 June 1862
Elijah Gregory
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Student
Enlist Date: 10 May 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 18
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Promoted to Full Sergt on 26 April 1862
Promoted to Full 1st Sergt on 01 July 1864
(Promoted while absent POW)
Died from disease POW at Point Lookout, MD on 02 August 1864
Festus Bizzell
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Farmer
Enlist Date: 07 September 1861
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 18
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Promoted to Full Sergt on 15 January 1865
(Estimated date)
Francis Hawley
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Worked as a Apprentice
Enlist Date: 15 May 1861
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 22
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
Notes: Discharged on 15 June 1861
(Estimated day of enlistment and discharge)
Francis Rainer
Claimed Residence in Sampson County
Enlist Date: 06 March 1862
Enlist Place: Sampson County, NC
Enlist Rank: Priv
Enlist Age: 29
Served: North Carolina Enlisted H Co. 20th Inf Reg. NC
[Source: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
Abbreviation: NCRosterC
Published on 1993]
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