Company K also known as the Mecklenburg Beaureguards, were raised in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on September 13^th 1861, by Captain James T Kell, and organized as the tenth company of the 30thNCT on September 26^th 1861 at Camp Mangum North Carolina.	Engagements and Losses Gaines’ Mill, Va 27^th June 1862 KIA Sgt S.Tedder Pvt G.W. Davis Pvt A. Hood MW Sgt A.F. Steel Pvt J.H. McMullen Pvt J.L. Thomason WD Pvt R.S. Massingill Pvt J.N. Wolfe Malvern Hill, Va 1^st July 1862 KIA Pvt J.R. Robinson WD 3^rd Lt J.T. Downs Pvt W.H. Moses Pvt J.H. Black Pvt G.H. Jennings Pvt J.A. Younts Sharpsburg, Md 17^th Sept 1862 KIA Pvt J.H. Black Pvt A.J. Dunn MW Pvt J. Baker Pvt J.R. Stephenson WD Cpl M.F. Ezzell Pvt A.A. Culp Pvt D.E. Johnston Pvt R.B. Weeks Cpt’d Pvt A.L. DeArmond Pvt J.H. Howey Pvt W.E. Williamson Fredericksburg, Va 13^th Dec 1862 WD Pvt A.L. DeArmond Pvt W.D. Russell Chancellorsville, Va 3^rd May 1863 KIA Cpl W.L. Hartis Pvt R.C. Barnett Pvt J.M. Rea MW Pvt M.J. Witherspoon WD Pvt J.P. Bales Pvt N.G. Barefoot Pvt B.C. Glover Pvt J.H. Johnston Pvt S.A. Johnston Pvt L. Thompson Pvt J.A. Younts Gettysburg, Pa 1-3^rd May 1863 MW Pvt A.E. Griffith WD Cpl E. Bales W&C Cpl W.D. Russell Bristoe Station 12-14^th Oct 1863 No Casualties Reported for the Company Kelly’s Ford, Va 7^th Nov 1863 KIA Capt J.G. Witherspoon MW Sgt S.J. Boyce Pvt L. Rayner WD Pvt S.D. Alexander Pvt T. McLane Capt’d Sgt A.L. DeArmond Cpl A.A. Culp Pvt W.H. Adkins Pvt J.L. Alexander Pvt J.A. Bailey Pvt J.W. Graham Pvt J. Myers Pvt R.B. Wolfe Mine Run 27^th Nov-1^st Dec 1863 No Casualties Reported for the Company Wilderness, Va 5-6^th May 1864 Capt’d Pvt W. Sample Spotsylvania, Va 8-23^rd May 1863 Kia Sgt J.T. Lee Sgt R.B. Weeks Pvt J.M. Alexander Pvt J.W. Squires MW Pvt S.A. Johnston Pvt T.P. Duckworth Pvt J.N. Ross WD Cpl B.G. Nichols Pvt W.D. Russell Pvt S.L. Dixon Pvt J.G. Hall Pvt J.H. Nelson Capt’d Pvt W. Adams Pvt W.H. Adkins Pvt G. Dunn Pvt J. Nichols Pvt J.M. Pierce Pvt M.L. Simpson Pvt J.S. Smith Cold Harbor, Va 1-3^rd June 1964 WD Capt W.E. Ardrey Fort Stevens, D.C. 12^th July 1864 Capt’d Pvt W.H.Robinson Snicker’s Gap, Va 18^th July 1864 KIA Sgt J.N. Black MW Sgt A.L. DeArmond WD Pvt W. Bailey Pvt J.C. Saville New Charlestown, WV 21^st Aug 1864 No Causalities reported for the company Winchester,Va 19^th Sept 1864 WD 1^st Lt J.T. Downs Pvt J.H. Howey Pvt J.H. Johnston Fisher’s Hill, Va 22^nd Sept 1864 Capt’d Pvt O.L. Pierce Pvt W.M. West W&Capt’d Sgt A.A. Culp Cedar Creek, Va 19^th Oct 1864 WD Pvt H.G. Barefoot Pvt J.G. Hall W&Capt’s Pvt W.L. Hood Appomattox Campaign, Va 2-9^th April 1865 Capt’d Sgt W.D. Russell Pvt M.W.H. Bently Pvt A.F. Fields Pvt J.W. Graham Pvt J.F. Hall Pvt J.F. Harvey Pvt J.F. McQuay Pvt D.M. Miller Pvt J.H. Nelson Pvt E. Simmons Pvt L.R. Thomas Surrendered at Appomattox 9^th April 1865 Capt Wm E Ardrey Sgt E M Bales (Enlisted 13^th Sept 1861) Sgt B G Nichols Sgt Wm S Smith (Enlisted 13^th Sept 1861) Pvt M J Anderson Pvt J P Bales (Enlisted 13^th Sept 1861) Pvt J C Burton Pvt S L Dixon Pvt Wm L Hood (Enlisted 13^th Sept 1861) Pvt J H Howey (Enlisted 13^th Sept 1861) Pvt T J Orr Pvt Wm J Ross (Enlisted 13^th Sept 1861) Pvt J M Saville Pvt J B Squires Pvt Wm B Thomas Misc Actions 12^th Aug 1862 WD Pvt L. Thompson 12^th Sept1862 Capt’d Pvt J.G. Hall Capt’d Pvt J.B. Squire 17^th Sept 1862 Capt’d Pvt J.H. Hartis 24-25^th May 1864 MW Pvt S.B. Lee 27^th May 1864 WD Pvt W.L. Hood 30^th May 1864 Capt’d Pvt R.S. Massingill 30^th May 1864 WD J.A. McLure 8^th July 1864 Capt’d E.D. Bailey 22^nd Aug 1864 WD M.W.H. Bently 13^th Sept 1864 Capt’d O.L. Pierce Total Casualties for Company Surrender at Appomattox 15 KIA Killed in Battle 39 Wounded and or Captured 65 Deserted 12 Transferred to other branches 22 Unaccounted 7 Total troops enlisted in co K 160
Ages of the men as they enlisted on the company 16yrs-6 21yrs-2 26yrs-6 31yrs-3 36yrs-2 41yrs-3 17yrs-11 22yrs-7 27yrs-4 32yrs-1 37yrs-4 42yrs-5 18yrs-10 23yrs-8 28yrs-8 33yrs-7 38yrs-1 43yrs-3 19yrs-19 24yrs-8 29yrs-5 34yrs-4 39yrs-2 44yrs-2 20yrs-4 25yrs-2 30yrs-3 35yrs-5 40yrs-6 Unknown ages of 20 recruits
Co K Roster of Officers and Enlisted Capt. James T Kell (13^th-26^th Sept 1861) Capt Benj F. Morrow (26^thSept 61-1^st May 62) Capt John G Witherspoon (1^st May 62-7^th Nov 63) Capt William Erskine Ardrey (18^th Feb 64-Apr 1865) Lt Charles Edwin Bell Lt James T Downs Lt John T Downs Lt Nathan D Orr Sgt Elijah M Bales Sgt John M Black Sgt Aaron L DeArmond Sgt Edward Payson George Sgt Abner B Hood Sgt James T Lee Sgt John Wesley McKinney Sgt Burgess G Nichols Sgt Wm D Russell Sgt Wm Stewart Smith Sgt Andrew F Steel Sgt Sidney Tedder Sgt Rufus B Weeks Sgt Thomas D Wolfe Cpl Samuel T Boyce Cpl Henry T Cotlharp Cpl Aley A Culp Cpl Andrew J Dunn Cpl Moses F Ezzell Cpl Wilson L Hartis Pvt Wm Adams Pvt Wm H Adkins Pvt J Lee Alexander Pvt James M Alexander Pvt Samuel D Alexander Pvt Thomas P Alexander Pvt James J Allen Pvt M J Anderson Pvt Wm Anderson Pvt Elias D Bailey Pvt James A Bailey Pvt Wm Bailey Pvt Jeptha K Baker Pvt James Parks Bales Pvt Noah Gideon Barefoot Pvt Robert C Barnett Pvt N J Bell Pvt Moses Wm H Bently Pvt James H Black Pvt John S Black Pvt Thomas A Black Pvt R Bowman Pvt V B Bradshaw Pvt James H Brewer Pvt Henry Brinkley Pvt J C Bristow Pvt J C Burton Pvt Eli Church Pvt Martin Church Pvt Andrew S Coffey Pvt John D Cowan Pvt M F Craig Pvt M C Crain Pvt Israel Crowell Pvt Geo W Davis Pvt S L Dixon Pvt Wm Henry Downs Pvt Thomas P Duckworth Pvt Andrew S Dunn Pvt Geo Dunn Pvt Samuel W T Dunn Pvt Absalom F Fields Pvt James H Gamble Pvt Pressley George Pvt Benj Clint Glover Pvt John W Graham Pvt John J Griffin Pvt Aaron E Griffith Pvt John G Hall Pvt Joseph L Hall Pvt Robert B Hall Pvt John H Hartis Pvt John F Harvey Pvt W M Henderson Pvt Wm Taylor Henderson Pvt Ben Holmes Pvt Wm L Hood Pvt John Hoyle Howey Pvt Wm Howey Pvt Geo W Jennings Pvt G W Johnson Pvt David E Johnston Pvt James Henry Johnston Pvt S A Johnston Pvt Hugh Y Kirkpatrick Pvt James A Lee Pvt Samuel B Lee Pvt W H Lewis Pvt R Munroe McKinney Pvt Thos McLane Pvt J A McLure Pvt James H McMullen Pvt Joseph F McQuay Pvt R S Massingill Pvt David M Miller Pvt Jos G Milton Pvt James T Morris Pvt W T Morris Pvt James Myers Pvt John H Nelson Pvt J Nichols Pvt Thom J Orr Pvt Wm S Paterson Pvt James S Paterson Pvt James L Paxton Pvt James M Pierce Pvt J M Pierce Pvt Orren L Pierce Pvt J R Potts Pvt John L Rayl Pvt Lovet Rayner Pvt James Milton Rea Pvt Wm W Richardson Pvt James R Robinson Pvt Wm H Robinson Pvt J Newell Ross Pvt Wm J Ross Pvt Wm Sample Pvt John Crockett Saville Pvt Alexander D Shaw Pvt D H Shelby Pvt Elisha Simmons Pvt Jefferson Simpson Pvt Marcus L Simpson Pvt J D Smith Pvt J S Smith Pvt S Black Smith Pvt James S Squires Pvt John Brown Squires Pvt Arthur G Stancil Pvt James R Stephenson Pvt Henry Tart Pvt Lewis R Thomas Pvt Wm B Thomas Pvt John L Thomason Pvt James Thompson Pvt Lee Thompson Pvt Lewis R Thompson Pvt Thom J Thrower Pvt J G Wall Pvt Marquis L Wallace Pvt Silas L Walston Pvt Wm Webb Pvt Wm M West Pvt W E Williamson Pvt Wm C Wingate Pvt Mitty T Witherspoon Pvt John N Wolfe Pvt Robert B Wolfe Pvt Wyatt Yeargen Pvt John A Younts Pvt Samuel T Younts Phillip Henry (company Cook) To Home page