Joseph B. Starr Papers, 1861-1876

Blnlelmi at Arrljliira mih fHuiiiinrrU'ta &ta!r Ih’partmrut tif Ardunru anb BiDlurt] JKalrtyl], Navll) (SuriiUnu Collection: STARR, COLONEL JOSEPH 15. , Papers Fayetteville P.C. 1500.1 - 1S61-1S76 Physical Description: 92 items, including requisition records of the CSA Quartermaster Department, General and Special Orders of the Thirteenth Regiment's headquarters and of the Adjutant General's Office in Rich¬ mond, Virginia, miscellaneous financial records, insurance policies, etc . Acquisition: Gift of Hr. John L. Shearer , fHHBM , Fayetteville. Received 30 June 1972 and accessioned 11 August 1972. Description: Joseph B. Starr, resident of Cumberland County, served with the First Regiment North Carolina Infantry in 1861. The regiment was disbanded in November of that year, and Starr was made a Captain in the 2nd Company B, 36th Regiment on Harch 1, 1862. This company was renamed "Starr.' s Light Battery" and in 1863 was transferred to the Thirteenth Battalion, North Carolina Light Artillery as Company B. Starr was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in December, 1863. He and his company surrendered on April 26, 1865, and were paroled on April 29, 1865. For a more complete account of Col. J. B. Starr, see: Halter Clark, ed. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-1865, Vol. I, "History of the First North Carolina Volunteers, 1861," pp. 69-133. Louis H. Manarin, comp. North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster, Vol. I, "A Short History of 2nd Company B, 36th Regiment, N. C. Troops (2nd Regiment, N. C. Artillery)," p. 198. Vol. I, "A Short History of Com¬ pany B, 13th Battalion, N. C. Light Artillery," pp. 558-559. This collection contains Confederate Quartermaster and other army records, 1861-1865, and miscellaneous records, 1869-1876. Arrangement of Papers: P.C. 1500.1 General Orders, Adjutant General's Office, Richmond, Virginia, 1864.