I just received a couple of e-mails from the NC Department of Cultural Resources, announcing that the Historical Publications Section in the Office of Archives and History has just released “Volume XVII: Junior Reserves” in the popular “North Carolina Troops, 1861–1865: A Roster” series. Edited by Matthew M. Brown and Michael W. Coffey, this latest volume will be an important addition to this unique series.
The Junior Reserves were 17-year-old North Carolinians who were inducted into three regiments and a battalion in 1864. They supplemented the Confederacy's dwindling manpower. At first assigned for such mundane tasks as guarding bridges and railroads, the Junior Reserves ended up in combat at Fort Fisher, Bentonville, and elsewhere in the final months of the war.
The new volume includes a new 120-page history of the Junior Reserves, with service records of all of the officers and enlisted men. Genealogists should take note, as there may be names and information not available in other published rosters. An incomplete listing of the Junior Reserves appeared in "Moore's Roster", the 1882 four-volume set Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War Between the States.
You can order the book for $63.38, which includes tax and shipping, from the Historical Publications Section (N), Office of Archives and History, 4622 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4622. Or, you can buy it through the section’s secure online store at http://nc-historical-publications.stores.yahoo.net/. Further information is available at http://www.ncculture.com/.
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