W. A. Stephens, Private, Company K, 62nd Regiment North Carolina Infantry (State Troops), enlisted July 14, 1862 at Brevard, N. C., transferred to this company October 21, 1862, employed on extra duty at Ashville, N. C. April, 1864 as a Mechanic, last recorded receipting for an issue of clothing December 17, 1864, signs with an 'X', "his mark," no further records

M270: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina

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62nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

62nd Infantry Regiment was formed at Waynesville, North Carolina, in July, 1862. Its members were raised in the counties of Haywood, Clay, Macon, Rutherford, Henderson, and Transylvania. The unit served in North Carolina, then in July, 1863, was assigned to General Gracie's Brigade and stationed at Cumberland Gap. Here many were surrendered in September, but a number escaped from being captured. They returned to the Asheville area and in April, 1864 had 178 men present. The records show 443 men of the 62nd were prisoners at Camp Douglas. It continued the fight under Generals Breckinridge, Vaughn, and Williams in East Tennessee, then became a part of Colonel J.B. Palmer's command at Asheville in March, 1865. Later it disbanded near the French Broad River. The field officers were Colonels George W. Clayton and Robert G.A. Love, and Lieutenant Colonel Byron G. McDowell.
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