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History of the 6th North Carolina State Troops Regimental Commanders of the "Bloody Sixth" |
1st: Colonel Charles F. Fisher
- May 16, 1861-July 21, 1861
- Killed in action at the Battle of First Manassas
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2nd: Colonel William Dorsey Pender
- August 17,1861-June 11, 1862
- Killed at Gettysburg while commanding a brigade in A.P. Hill's Corps
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3rd: Colonel Isaac Erwin Avery
- June 11, 1862-July 3, 1863
- Mortally wounded leading charge up East Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg, Pa.
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4th: Colonel Robert F. Webb
- July 3, 1863- November 7, 1863
- Captured at the Battle of Rappahannock Station, Va.
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5th: Lt. Colonel Samuel M. Tate
- November 8, 1863 - April 12, 1865
- Surrendered at Appomattox, Va.
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