Interesting story, but I think it may have been the siege of Atlanta and not Petersburg. Also, it may have been the surrender of the Officers after the battles of Bentonville and not Appomattox that the troops of the 60th/58th NC did not take the oath, cut their flag up and headed back home.

The 60th was formed by the increasing of the 6th NC Infantry Battalion to a regiment in 1862. The regiment was in the Department of East Tennessee in 62 and the Army of Middle Tennessee. Latter in 62 they were with the Army of Tennessee. Breckingridge’s Division of the Department of the West and Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and 2nd Corps of the Army of Tennessee in 63. In late 63 they served in Stevenson’s Division, 1 Corps and 2nd Corps of the Army of Tennessee until April of 65. In was in their service with Stevenson’s Division that they were consolidated with the 58th and designated as the 58th Infantry Regiment Consolidated at Smithfield, NC. If they were in Virginia for any reason it would have been when they were attached to the Department of East Tennessee in the fall of 62.

As to a flag, it’s any bodies guess up until they received their Army of Tennessee Battle Flag as part of Stevenson’s Division. It could have been a NC State flag, a 1st National pattern, a blue field flag, a Bragg pattern flag, I just don’t have data on a early flag for them.

Merry Christmas and Happt Trails!

Tom Martin