Two of my g-g-uncles were also part of Pettigrew's Brigade, NC 47th, Company F.
Guess we need come up with a “Southern Caucus” or “Confederate Caucus” because this thread was hijacked by those that have no interest in reading about valorous units in US military history. So for the unreconstructed Southrons on FR and especially fellow Tar Heels,
I leave you with the inscription on the North Carolina
Monument at Gettysburg. Deo Vindice.
1863
North Carolina
To the eternal glory of the North Carolina
soldiers. Who on this battlefield displayed
heroism unsurpassed sacrificing all in sup-
port of their cause. Their valorous deeds
will be enshrined in the hearts of men long
after these transient memorials have crum-
bled into dust.
Thirty two North Carolina regiments were in
action at Gettysburg July 1,2,3, 1863. One Con-
federate soldier in every four who fell here
was a North Carolinian.