Sources: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: M J McSween
Age at U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
about M J McSween
Name: M J McSween
Age at Enlistment: 24
Enlistment Date: 7 Dec 1863
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, North Carolina 35th Infantry Regiment on 12 Jul 1863.
Mustered out on 10 Jun 1864.
Transferred to on 10 Jun 1864.
Promoted to Full Sergeant Major on 10 Jun 1864.
Birth Date: abt 1839
Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: M. J. McSween
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina
Regiment Name: 26 North Carolina Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 26th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Company: H
Rank In: Sergeant Major
Rank In Expanded: Sergeant Major
Rank Out: Sergeant Major
Rank Out Expanded: Sergeant Major
Film Number: M230 roll 26
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: M.J. McSween
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina
Regiment Name: 35 North Carolina Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 35th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Company: C
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M230 roll 26
M. J. McSween
Regiment Name 26th North Carolina Infantry
Side Confederate
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Sgt. Major
Soldier's Rank_Out Sgt. Major
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M230 roll 26
M.J. McSween
Regiment Name 35th North Carolina Infantry
Side Confederate
Company C
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M230 roll 26
35th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
35th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in November, 1861, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Its members were raised in the counties of Mecklenburg, Onslow, McDowell, Moore, Chatham, Person, Union, Henderson, Wayne, and Catawba. After fighting at New Bern, the regiment was ordered to Virginia and assigned to General R. Ransom's and M.W. Ransom's Brigade. It participated in the difficult campaings of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg. Ordered back to North Carolina, it fought at Boon's Mill and Plymouth, then returned to Virginia in May, 1864. The 35th saw action at Drewry's Bluff, endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege south of the James River, and ended the war at Appomattox. This unit sustained 127 casualties at Malvern Hill, 25 in the Maryland Campaign, 29 at Fredericksburg, and 103 at Plymouth. Many were disabled at Saylor's Creek, and on April 9, 1865, it surrendered 5 officers and 111 men. The field officers were Colonels James T. Johnson, John G. Jones, Matthew W. Ransom, and James Sinclair; Lieutenant Colonels M.D. Craton, Oliver C. Petway, and Simon B. Taylor; and Majors John M. Kelly and Robert E. Petty.
26th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
26th Infantry Regiment was organized in August, 1861, at "Crab Tree," a plantation three miles from Raleigh, North Carolina. Its members were recruited in the counties of Ashe, Union, Wilkes, Chatham, Wake, Caldwell, Moore, Alamance, Randolph, and Anson. The regiment served at Fort Macon, on Bogue Island, North Carolina, then fought at New Bern. During the war it was assigned to General R. Ransom's, Pettigrew's, Kirkland's, and MacRae's Brigade. It saw action in the Seven Days' Battles and later the conflicts at Rawls' Mills and Goldsboro. The 26th went on to fight with the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, took its place in the entrenchments south of the James River, and was involved in the final campaign at Appomattox. It lost 87 killed or wounded at New Bern, had 6 killed and 40 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, and of the 843 engaged at Gettysburg, more than eighty percent wer disabled. The unit reported 16 killed and 83 wounded at Bristoe and on April 9, 1865, surrendered 10 officers and 120 men. Its commanders were Colonels Henry K. Burgwyn, Jr., John R. Lane, and Zebulon B. Vance; Lieutenant Colonels James T. Adams and John T. Jones; and Majors Abner B. Carmichael, James S. Kendall, and N.P. Rankin.
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