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37th North Carolina Infantry Regiment: Statistics*
- Organized on Nov 20 1861
- Mustered out on Apr 9 1865
Available
statistics for total numbers of men listed as:
- Enlisted or commissioned: 1852
- Drafted: 18
- Transferred in:
51
- Killed or died of wounds: 287
- Died of disease: 379
- Prisoner of war: 708
- Died while prisoner of war:
86
- Disabled: 97
- Missing: 18
- Deserted: 41
- Discharged: 109
- Transferred out: 50
* Information obtained through: Confederate Military History, Extended
Edition (19 Volumes); The Union Army (9 Volumes); Walter Clark, Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions From North
Carolina in the Great War 1861-1865 (5 Volumes); North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: A Roster (15 Volumes); Official Records
of the Union and Confederate Armies.
Recommended
Reading: The Thirty-seventh North Carolina Troops: Tar Heels in the Army of Northern Virginia,
by Michael C. Hardy. Description:
It vividly reflects the unit’s four years’ service, told largely in the soldiers’ own words. Drawn from
letters, diaries, and postwar articles and interviews, this history of the 37th North Carolina follows the unit from its organization
in November 1861 until its surrender at Appomattox. The book includes photographs of the key players in the 37th’s story
as well as maps illustrating the unit’s position at several engagements. Appendices include a complete roster of the
unit and a listing of individuals buried in large sites such as prison cemeteries. (Great for genealogy, too.) A bibliography
and index are also included.
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