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Contributed by: Thelma Waters Name: Brantley D Bishop , Residence: Duplin County, North Carolina Enlistment Date: 28 April 1862 Side Served: Confederacy State Served: North Carolina Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 April 1862 at the age of 31 Enlisted in Company B, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment North Carolina on 28 April 1862. Died of disease Company B, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment North Carolina on 22 December 1862 Source Citation: Side served: Confederacy; State served: North Carolina; Enlistment date: 28 April 1862. Brantley D. Bishop (First_Last) Regiment Name 1 Batt'n North Carolina H. Art'y. Side Confederate Company B Soldier's Rank_In Private Soldier's Rank_Out Private Alternate Name Notes Film Number M230 roll 3 1st Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery 1st Heavy Artillery Battalion was organized at Wilmington, North Carolina during the late spring of 1863 with four companies. Throughout the war it served in North Carolina and saw action at Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson. In March, 1865, the few remaining men were assigned to Hagood's Brigade as infantry. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Major Alexander MacRae was in command. |