Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the NC 5th Infantry Regiment Senior Reserves written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the name implies, the Senior Reserves were made up of older men and men who were unfit to serve in the regular army. Unlike the militia and "home guards" however, these men were in actual Confederate Service acting primarily as provost guards, railroad guards and operators, and pickets at bridges and forts. The 5th regiment was formed by the consolidation of Stowe's Infantry Battalion, Senior Reserves with another battalions in the summer of 1864. It was also known as the 74th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee, 26 April 1865. Companies of the North Carolina 5th Infantry Regiment Senior Reserves. Most of the companies served as prison guards at Salisbury, North Carolina, but Company F served as a mounted patrol guard for the Northwestern North Carolina counties. Company A - Wilkes County Company B - Ashe County and Alleghany County Company C - Surry County Company D - Alexander County and Caldwell County Company E - in the eight counties of the 8th Congressional District; Rowan County, Mecklenburg County, Union County, Catawba County, Gaston County, Cleveland County, and Lincoln County Company F - the ten counties of thre 9th Congressional District; Ashe County, Alleghany County, Surry County, Wilkes County, Yadkin County, Burke County, Caldwell County, Alexander County, Iredell County, and Davie County Company G - the fifteen counties of the 10th Congressional District; Rutherford County, Henderson County, McDowell County, Buncombe County, Watauga County, Mitchell County, Yancey County, Madison County, Haywood County, Transylvania County, Jackson County, Macon County, Clay County, and Cherokee County. Company H - Yadkin County Company I - Burke County and Caldwell County Company K - Wilkes County