3rd Sergeant Laurister L. Marshall, Company E, 53rd North Carolina. His grave, near Mrs.
Elizabeth F. Schultz's place, was still marked in 1866, and his remains were also reinterred at Oakwood Cemetery in 1871. Since I'm related to T.C.Land, I'm beginning this thread on the Ancestry Forum, in hopes, there will be others with ancestors in the 1st NC Infantry (6 months), 1st NC Infantry (3 years) or 53rd NC Infantry Regiments who will also add their info to the thread. These two Tar-Heel Rebels came from vastly different backgrounds.
2705 e 53rd st davenport ia 52807, 1st & 53rd NC Regiments In The Words Of Veterans Lewis Leon & T.C. Land The official casualty report of the 53rd Georgia, endorsed by Colonel James P Simms commanding the regiment; submitted by Lawrence Baker of Co E and Acting Adjutant; and published in the Southern Confederacy. (Atlanta, Ga.), , page 1 confirms that Marion Floyd Dees was indeed killed at Chancellorsville. The 53rd Alabama Cavalry Regiment, Partisan Rangers, was organized by increasing the 1st Cavalry Battalion to regimental size at Montgomery on 5 November 1862. Recruits were from Autauga, Coffee, Coosa, Dale, Dallas, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Macon, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Tallapoosa and Wilcox counties.
2705 e 53rd st davenport ia 52807, It proceeded in a few weeks to Mississippi. There is no question that the North Carolina State Memorial includes one of the most impressive statues on the Gettysburg field. It is rarely missed on my car tours. Thanks for also including the Official Report of the 53rd NC (Daniel's Brigade), who fought in others parts of the field. Pvt. The 53rd swept down the breastworks at a "double-quick" pace capturing over 600 Confederates and one battle flag of the 9th Virginia Infantry.
It is not known if this Virginia flag is for sure that of the 9th, but we do know that Van Ormer brought home this war trophy from an overrun Virginia unit in from Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. The 53rd was lightly engaged on Monday, April 7 and eventually recovered their campsite. On Monday, April 8, Colonel Jesse Hildebrand's Brigade was ordered, along with another one of Sherman's brigades, to begin following the retreating Confederates.
