This fourteenth of a projected eighteen volumes presents information on the 57th, 58th, 59th, 60th, and 61st Regiments (Infantry) N.C. Troops.
Each section includes a regiment history, the service records of the regiment's officers, histories of the companies in each regiment, and the service records of the troops in each of the companies.
Compilation, editing, and publication of North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster began in 1961 under the direction of the North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission. In 1965 the project was transferred to the State Department of Archives (now the North Carolina Office of Archives and History).
About the Author
Weymouth T. Jordan, Jr., served as head of the Civil War Roster Project from 1970 to 2004. He earned a B.A. and an M.A. from Florida State University. Mr. Jordan edited twelve volumes (IV-XV) of the Roster series.