Note: The Confederate authorities wanted to stimulate the soldiers by giving them medals and badges for those who were cited by their officers. They were unable to to supply the medals and badges. The Confederate Congress then passed an Act in October 1862 providing for the publication of a Roll of Honor after each battle which included the names of those who best demonstrated their courage and devotion to duty. The lists were read at dress parades and published in the newspapers.
Roll of Honor
Corporal William Cranford Company F: Nominated for the Badge of Distinction for gallantry at Chancellorsville, Virginia where he was wounded on 3 May 1863.
1st Sergeant Robert M. Caldwell Company H: Nominated for the Badge of Distinction for gallantry at Chancellorsville, Virginia where he was wounded on 3 May 1863. He died on May 7-8, 1863.
Private Ira W. Smith Company G: Nominated for the Badge of Distinction for gallantry at Chancellorsville, Virginia on May 1-4, 1863.
Note: The Confederate authorities wanted to stimulate the soldiers by giving them medals and badges for those who were cited by their officers. They were unable to to supply the medals and badges. The Confederate Congress then passed an Act in October 1862 providing for the publication of a Roll of Honor after each battle which included the names of those who best demonstrated their courage and devotion to duty. The lists were read at dress parades and published in the newspapers.
Please visit this History site for a brief history on the many men who responded to North Carolina's call. This Roll of Honor page is dedicated to those who served and died for their State.
(Thanks to Don Wegar, 7th Reg., Company F Reenactment Group, for sharing his site)
Note: The Confederate authorities wanted to stimulate the soldiers by giving them medals and badges for those who were cited by their officers. They were unable to to supply the medals and badges. The Confederate Congress then passed an Act in October 1862 providing for the publication of a Roll of Honor after each battle which included the names of those who best demonstrated their courage and devotion to duty. The lists were read at dress parades and published in the newspapers.