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The 24th North Carolina was a volunteer regiment of the Confederacy(CSA) during the American civil war(1861-1865).

Formation
July 18th, 1861, the 24th North Carolina first formed as the 14th North Carolina Volunteers. The regiment was created in Weldon, North Carolina, and organized for twelve months service, mustering nine total companies(excluding a D company). The field officers involved in the formation of the regiment include Colonel William J. Clarke, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas B. Venable, and Major Jonathan Evans.

On November 14th, 1861, the 14th re-designated as the 24th Infantry, and reorganzied on May 16th, 1862. Company D was assigned when they reogranized. Each company formed with men from a certain county:

Company A - primarily from Person County

Company B - primarily from Onslow County

Company C - primarily from Johnston County

Company D - primarily from Halifax County

Company E - primarily from Johnston County

Company F - primarily from Cumberland County

Company G - primarily from Robeson County

Company H - primarily from Person County

Company I - primarily from Johnston County

Company K - primarily from Franklin County

Movement
Shortly after forming, in August 1861 the 14th was moved to Richmond, Virginia for training, and then to Staunton, where they were assigned to Johns Floyd's Army of the Kanawha. There, the 14th was ordered to join Floyd's Army force at Carnifex Ferry, and later at Swell Mountain where they retreated to. In late November of that year they moved to a winter quarters near Petersburg where many of the men were sick from weather, hard marching, and low rations.

During early 1862 the North Carolina regiment was ordered to defend in and around North Carolina, namely Murfreesboro. The first major battle would'nt happen until June.

Battles
The first major battle the 24th Infantry was involved in was Seven Days Battle from June 25th - July 1st. Here the regiment lost 2 men, and 7 more wounded while skirmishing.They were assigned skrimish duty for the remainer of the battle.

The next major battle would happen July 1st, the Battle of Malvern Hill. They were engaged longer with 9 men killed and 42 wounded, while 2 were missing.

September marked their Maryland Campaign. In Leesburg, they were assigned to Walkers Division of Longstreet's Command of the Army of Northern Virginia. on September 4th they crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. Later on September 14-15 they helped secure the siege and capture of Harpers Ferry. The following day they marched to connect with General lee's army at Antietam.

During The Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) the 24th was commanded by Lt. Col. John L. Harris. Here, it lost a total of 20 men, with 44 more wounded and 2 missing. The brigade they were attached to (Ransom's Brigade) had stated: ''Ransom’s Brigade reached Sharpsburg during the afternoon of September 16th, and was held in reserve until daybreak of the 17th, when it took   position on the extreme right observing Snavely’s Ford. Between 8 and 9 A.M., it moved to the left and supported McLaws in his attack on Sedgwick’s Division. Arriving abreast the southwest edge of the West Woods, it advanced northwardly until opposite this point, when it wheeled to the right and encountered the enemy at the Poffenberger buildings and on the high ground to the east.''

''Attacked on the flank and in the front the Federal line was compelled to retire. The Brigade followed in pursuit until, near the Hagerstown Pike, it was checked by the destructive fire of the Federal Artillery, and sought shelter in the undulations of the ground.'' The next major battle for them didnt happen until December 13th, the Battle of Frederickburg. Here, the 24th was the stretched the thinest of any regiment in Ransom's Brigade. They were stationed on the far left flank of the line during Sunken Road fighting. They recieved fire from many notable regiments including the 8th Ohio and the 69th New York's Fighting Irish. During the battle, they suffered 4 men killed and 24 more wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Harris was wounded during the battle as well.

In 1863 the Regiment had no major battles, as they were ordered to take up mostly defense positions in the south.

In 1864, the regiment was assigned to Major General George E. Pickett. In April, they fought in the Battle of Plymouth, which forced the union held garrison city to surrender. In the battle, the 24th suffered 11 men killed, and 89 wounded.

Later on in May, the regiment partoook in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff where Colonel Clarke was wounded. After a month, the 24th marched to Petersburg in defense of the city. Notable, they sealed off the penetration in the Battle of the Crater, holding off Union forces from entering the trenches. After which they supported Mahone's Division in attacking the Union position and eliminating them from the Crater.