From the May 9, 2011, Salisbury (NC) Post.
A total of 2,834 soldiers served in the Confederate Army from North carolina's Rowan County, more than from any other county. The Rowan Rifles Camp 405 SCV held a memorial service May 7th and read the names of all 2,834 in front of the 1954 Rowan County Courthouse which was spared during Stoneman's 1865 raid.
Company G of the 6th North Carolina Infantry was formed and paid for by Charles Fisher, who became the regiment's commander. They trained in Charlotte and at the First Battle of Manasas, Fisher was killed. The new Confederate fort at Confederate Point guarding Wilmington, NC, was named for him, Fort Fisher.
Most of the regiment was captured at Remington, Virginia, on November 7, 1863, and held prisoners for the rest of the war.
The 49th and 57th NC regiments trained at Camp Fisher east of Salisbury near Crane Creek and Stokes Ferry roads.
Some 700,000 men served in the Confederate Army, with North Carolina sending 125,000, more than any other state.
A Fort Fisher Connection. --Old Secesh
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