[Constitution Day]

Thanks for the info!!
My g-g grandfather [Pvt. Dan'l Baker] was in the 5th NC, but I honestly don't know much about it.
I knew he was at Gettysburg, and eventually sent to Elmira, but haven't had the time to research it.

[wimpycat]

If he was in the 5th NC he had a hell of a time at Gettysburg on 7/1, like the 20th. Check this out:

http://www.gdg.org/iverbgd.html

That is so cool, though! Maybe our g-g-granddaddies knew each other or spoke to each other! Here's some detail from the link I provided:

5th Regiment N.C. State Troops
Estimated June 30 strength: 503 officers and men
Killed in action, July 1-3: 39 men
Died of wounds after the battle: 30 men
Wounded in action: 66 men
Prisoners of war: 95 men
Wounded prisoners of war: 65 men
TOTAL: 295 men, 58.7%

20th Regiment N.C. Troops
Estimated June 30 strength: 395 officers and men
Killed in action, July 1-3: 35 men
Died of wounds after the battle: 9 men
Wounded in action: 27 men
Prisoners of war: 115 men
Wounded prisoners of war: 67 men
TOTAL: 253 men, 64.1%

[ought-six]

My great-great grandfather missed out on the fun at Gettysburg, as he, at that time, was with Nathan Bedford Forest in Tennesee and Northern Alabama. Yep, my great-great grand-dad was a Rebel cavalryman.