44th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | 28 March 1862–9 April 1865 |
Country | Confederate States of America |
Allegiance | North Carolina |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Charles M. Stedman |
The 44th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was a unit of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Raised in North Carolina during March 1862, it initially served in the eastern part of the state. The regiment moved north and joined the Army of Northern Virginia, guarding rail junctions during the Battle of Gettysburg. For the rest of the war, the regiment served in the North Carolina brigade successively commanded by Pettigrew, Kirkland, and MacRae. It subsequently fought in the Bristoe Campaign, the Wilderness campaign, and the Siege of Petersburg. In the northern hemisphere spring of 1865 it served with the Army of Northern Virginia in the retreat from Richmond and surrendered at the conclusion of the Appomattox Campaign on 9 April.