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.

William C. Simpson
Regiment Name 45 North Carolina Infantry
Side Confederate
Company D
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M230 roll 36
Name: William Simpson
RESIDENCE: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 8 May 1862
Enlistment Place: Wayne County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 11 Mar 1862.
Enlisted as a Private on 8 May 1862.
Died Company D, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 11 Jun 1862 at Halifax County, NC.

Others of that surname serving in this unit are:

Soldier Name
Company Rank In Rank Out

Simpson, Alvis
Co K Private Private
[Probably also listed as:
Simpson, Albert
Co K Private Private ]
Name: Alvis Simpson
RESIDENCE: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 1 Sep 1862
Enlistment Place: Wake County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 1 September 1862 at the age of 22.
Enlisted in Company K, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 1 Sep 1862.

Simpson, James
Co C Private Private
Name: James Simpson
RESIDENCE: Guilford County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 22 Feb 1862
Enlistment Place: Guilford County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 February 1862 at the age of 16.
Enlisted in Company C, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 9 Apr 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company C, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 14 Jan 1863 at Goldsboro, NC.

Simpson, James
Co D Private Private
[ Probably also listed as Simpson, James D.
Co C Private Private
and Simpson, James M.
Co D Private Private ]
Name: James Simpson
RESIDENCE: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 4 Aug 1863
Enlistment Place: Richmond, Virginia
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 4 August 1863 at the age of 18.
Enlisted in Company D, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 4 Aug 1863.

Simpson, James
Co H Private Private
Name: James Simpson
RESIDENCE: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 1 Sep 1862
Enlistment Place: Wake County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 1 September 1862 at the age of 34.
Enlisted in Company H, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 1 Sep 1862.
Killed Company H, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 19 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.

Simpson, Josiah
Co C Private Private
Name: Josiah Simpson
RESIDENCE: Guilford County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 26 Feb 1862
Enlistment Place: Guilford County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 26 February 1862 at the age of 21.
Enlisted in Company C, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 9 Apr 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company C, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 13 Jun 1862.

Simpson, Peter
Co D Private Private
[ Probably also listed as Simpson, P. Rufus
Co D Private Private ]
Name: Peter Simpson
RESIDENCE: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 22 Oct 1863
Enlistment Place: Richmond, Virginia
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 October 1863.
Enlisted in Company D, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 22 Oct 1863.

Simpson, Peter
Co G Private Private
Name: Peter Simpson
RESIDENCE: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 2 Mar 1862
Enlistment Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 2 March 1862 at the age of 23.
Enlisted in Company G, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 9 Apr 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company G, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 18 Jun 1862.

Simpson, Philip R. W.
Co D Private Private
[ Possibly also listed as Simpson, Rufus
Co D Private Private ]
Name: Philip Simpson
RESIDENCE: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 11 Mar 1862
Enlistment Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 March 1862 at the age of 18.
Enlisted in Company D, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 11 Mar 1862.
Deserted from Company D, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 26 Feb 1865.

Simpson, Richard
Co H Private Private
Name: Richard Simpson
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company G, 22nd Infantry Regiment North Carolina.
Transferred out of Company G, 22nd Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 5 Feb 1864.
Transferred Company H, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 5 Feb 1864.
Deserted from Company H, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 21 May 1864.

Simpson, Robert
Co K Private Corporal
Name: Robert Simpson
RESIDENCE: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 1 Sep 1862
Enlistment Place: Wake County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 1 September 1862 at the age of 31.
Enlisted in Company K, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 1 Sep 1862.

Simpson, Robert C.
Co G Private Private
Name: Robert Simpson
RESIDENCE: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 2 Mar 1862
Enlistment Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 2 March 1862 at the age of 24.
Enlisted in Company G, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 9 Apr 1862.

Simpson, Starling
Co G Private Private
Name: Starling Simpson
RESIDENCE: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 3 Aug 1864
Enlistment Place: Bunker Hill, Virginia
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 3 August 1864.
Enlisted in Company G, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 3 Aug 1864.

Simpson, W. D.
Co C Private Private

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: William C. Simpson
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina
Regiment Name: 45 North Carolina Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 45th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
COMPANY: D
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M230 roll 36
National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007

Name: William Simpson
RESIDENCE: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 8 May 1862
Enlistment Place: Wayne County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 11 Mar 1862.
Enlisted as a Private on 8 May 1862.
Died Company D, 45th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 11 Jun 1862 at Halifax County, NC.

Chowan County, North Carolina Cross Index to Deeds - Grantees 1696-1878 Vol B

Transaction: Deed
Grantee Name: Holley, Wm J
Grantor First Name: Simpson, William C
Year: 1847
Book: O2
Page #: 132
Comments: first name was abbreviated in the original text - Wm is probably William

Transaction: Deed
Grantee Name: Holley, David
Grantor First Name: Simpson, William C
Year: 1847
Book: O2
Page #: 132

Transaction: Deed
Grantee Name: Simpson, William C
Grantor First Name: Parrish, Stephen
Year: 1848
Book: O2
Page #: 190

Transaction: Deed
Grantee Name: Simpson, William C
1st Grantee First Name:
Grantor Name: Whidbee, Thos C
Year: 1845
Book: O2
Page #: 61
Comments: and wife as coGrantor

Transaction: Deed
Grantee Name: Simpson, William C
Grantor First Name: Simpson, Henderson
Year: 1845
Book: O2
Page #: 61

Transaction: Deed
Grantee Name: Simpson, William C
Grantor Name: Simpson, Harriet N
Year: 1845
Book: O2
Page #: 61

Transaction: Deed
Grantee Name: Simpson, William C
Grantor First Name: Simpson, Richd D
Year: 1845
Book: O2
Page #: 61

Transaction: Deed
Grantee Name: Simpson, William C
Grantor Name: Simpson, Martin B
Year: 1845
Book: O2
Page #: 61

Transaction: Deed
Grantee Name: Simpson, William C
Grantor Name: Simpson, Saml
Year: 1845
Book: O2
Page #: 61

Transaction: Deed
Grantee Name: Simpson, William C
Grantor Name: Simpson, Wm C
Year: 1845
Book: O2
Page #: 61
Comments: first name was abbreviated in the original text - Wm is probably William

Transaction: Deed
Grantee Last Name: Simpson, William C
Grantor Name: Skinner, W R
Year: 1845
Book: O2
Page #: 61
Comments: and wife as coGrantor

Transaction: Deed
1st Grantee Name: Simpson, Richard L D
Grantor Name: Simpson, William C
Book: P2
Comments: no date recorded; page number unreadable

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: William Simpson
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Sarah Simpson 44
Mary Simpson 21
William Simpson 18 Laborer
Robert Simpson 14
Ceilla Simpson 10

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: William C Simpson
Age in 1860: 28
Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Southern Division, Rockingham, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Post Office: Hogans Creek
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
William C Simpson 28 Farmer
Sarah Simpson 27
Cornelia A Simpson 4
James M Simpson 2

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Groom: William C Simpson
Bride: Sarah Boon
Bond Date: 05 Feb 1855
Bond #: 000121761
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 000781
County: Rockingham
Record #: 01 238
Bondsman: James Simpson
Witness: Albert Lomax

Unproven on-line genealogical information shows:

William C Simpson
Born: 1832 Rockingham, North Carolina
Died: 1863 Rockingham, North Carolina
[son of Absalom Simpson Born: abt 1800 Rockingham, North Carolina Died: abt 1850
Rockingham, North Carolina and Sarah Williams Born: 1806 in Wolf Island Creek, Rockingham, North Carolina Died: 1856 in Rockingham, North Carolina]
Marriage: 5 Feb 1855 in Rockingham, North Carolina
Sarah Boon
Born: abt 1832
Died:
Children
Cordelia A Simpson F 1855 North Carolina
James M Simpson M 1857 North Carolina

North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004
Name: Absalom Simpson
Gender: Male
Spouse: Sarah Williams
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 15 Jan 1827
Marriage County: Rockingham
Marriage State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: North Carolina State Archives

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