North Carolina 56th Infantry (Confederate)
Muster
- Muster In Date:Jul 31, 1862
- Muster Out Date:Apr 9, 1865
Other
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson
- Brigadier General Matt W. Ransom
- Captain Lawson Harrill
- Colonel Henry M. Rutledge
- Colonel Leroy M. McAfee
- Lieutenant Colonel John L. Harris
- Major John W. Graham
- Major General Bushrod Johnson
- Major General Henry Heth
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Plank Road | Jun 21, 1864 | Jun 24, 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Fort Stedman | Mar 25, 1865 | Mar 25, 1865 | < 1 day | Petersburg, Virginia |
| New Bern (1864) | Feb 1, 1864 | Feb 3, 1864 | 2 day(s) | New Bern, North Carolina |
| Crater | Jul 30, 1864 | Jul 30, 1864 | < 1 day | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Sailor's Creek | Apr 6, 1865 | Apr 6, 1865 | < 1 day | Amelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia |
| Second Petersburg | Jun 15, 1864 | Jun 18, 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Dinwiddie Court House | Mar 31, 1865 | Mar 31, 1865 | < 1 day | Dinwiddie County, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | May 31, 1864 | Jun 12, 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| Drewry's Bluff | May 15, 1862 | May 15, 1862 | < 1 day | Chesterfield County, Virginia |
| Ware Bottom Church | May 20, 1864 | May 20, 1864 | < 1 day | Chesterfield County, Virginia |
| Five Forks | Apr 1, 1865 | Apr 1, 1865 | < 1 day | Five Forks, Virginia |
| Plymouth | Apr 17, 1864 | Apr 17, 1864 | < 1 day | Washington, North Carolina |
| Appomattox Court House | Apr 9, 1865 | Apr 9, 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Globe Tavern | Aug 18, 1864 | Aug 21, 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Third Petersburg | Apr 2, 1865 | Apr 2, 1865 | < 1 day | Dinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia |
| Gum Swamp, North Carolina | May 22, 1863 | May 22, 1863 | < 1 day | Gum Swamp, North Carolina |
| Bottoms Bridge, Virginia | Jul 2, 1863 | Jul 2, 1863 | < 1 day | Bottoms Bridge, Virginia |
| Jackson, North Carolina | Jul 28, 1863 | Jul 28, 1863 | < 1 day | Jackson, North Carolina |
| Bermuda Hundred, Virginia | Jun 2, 1864 | Jun 2, 1864 | < 1 day | Bermuda Hundred, Virginia |
| Ware Bottom Church, Virginia | May 20, 1864 | May 20, 1864 | < 1 day | Ware Bottom Church, Virginia |
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