45th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
45th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in April, 1862, with men from Rockingham, Caswell, Guilford, and Forsyth counties. It served under the command of Generals Daniel and Grimes. After fighting at Malvern Cliff in Virginia, it returned to North Caroina and was stationed in the Kinston-New Bern area. During the spring of 1863 the unit moved north and took an active part in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor. It continued the fight with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and ended the war at Appomattox. It reported 2 killed and 14 wounded at Malvern Cliff, lost about forty percent of the 570 engaged at Gettysburg, and sustained 2 casualties at Bristoe and 6 at Mine Run. The unit surrendered with 7 officers and 88 men. The field officers were Colonels Samuel H. Boyd, Junius Daniel, John H. Morehead, and John R. Winston; Lieutenant Colonels Andrew J. Boyd and James S. Dalton; and Majors Samuel C. Rankin, Charles E. Shober, and T. McGehee Smith.

Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Knight, F.M.
Co D Private Private

Knight, Francis M.
Co D Private Private

Knight, James
Co D Private Private

Knight, M.R.
Co D Private Private

Knight, Samuel
Co K Private Private

Knight, Samuel D.
Co C Private Sergeant

Knight, Thomas N.
Co D Private Corporal

Knight, Wilkerson
Co K Private Private

Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Leonard, Charles W.
Co B Private Private

Leonard, H. C.
Co G Private Private

Leonard, Lorenzo
Co B Private Private

Leonard, Lorenzo D.
Co B Private Private

Co C = Guilford Light Infantry
Co D = Madison Grays
Co G = Rockingham Rebels
Co K = North State Boys

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Samuel D. Knight
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina
Regiment Name: 45 North Carolina Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 45th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
COMPANY: C
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
Rank Out Expanded: Sergeant
Film Number: M230 roll 22

Samuel D. Knight
Born: 21 DEC 1839 Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Died: ABT 1865 Point Lookout, Maryland, USA

He was son of:
Abel Knight
Born: 31 DEC 1794 Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Died: 5 JUN 1874 Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Elizabeth Starbuck 1796–
Children:
Edward Starbuck Knight 1817–
William Knight 1819–1823
Milton Knight 1821–1872
Asa Knight 1823–1890
Sarah Knight 1825–1899
Lydia J. Knight 1828–1904
Janetta H. Knight 1830–1915
Anna J. Knight 1832–1918
Mary Ann Knight 1835–1899
Jabez H. Knight 1837–1911
Samuel D. Knight 1839–1865

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