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North Carolina, CS Army Department Apr 22, 1861 - Sep 19, 1862
North Carolina and Southern Virginia, CS Army Department Sep 19, 1862 - Feb 26, 1863
North Carolina, CS Army Department Feb 26, 1863 - May 28, 1863
North Carolina and Southern Virginia, CS Army Department May 28, 1863 - Apr 26, 1865

CS Dept. of North Carolina created included North Carolina, Apr 22, 1861
Theophilus H. Holmes Commander, Apr 22, 1861 - Aug 19, 1861
Richard C. Gatlin Commander, Aug 19, 1861 - Mar 15, 1862
Hatteras Inlet Batteries, battle, Aug 28, 1861 - Aug 29, 1861
District of Albermarle transferred from CS Dept. of North Carolina to Dept. of Norfolk, Dec 21, 1861

Roanoke Island, battle, Feb 7, 1862 - Feb 8, 1862
New Berne, battle, Mar 14, 1862
Joseph R. Anderson Commander, Mar 15, 1862 - Mar 24, 1862
Fort Macon, siege, Mar 23, 1862 - Apr 26, 1862
Theophilus H. Holmes Commander, Mar 24, 1862 - Jul 17, 1862
CS Dept. of Norfolk divided between Depts. of Northern Virginia and North Carolina Dept. of The Peninsula discontinued and absorbed by Dept. of Northern Virginia, Apr 12, 1862
South Mills, engagement, Apr 19, 1862
Fort Macon, battle, Apr 26, 1862
North Carolina west of Blue Ridge transferred from CS Dept. of North Carolina to Dept. of East Tennessee, Jun 3, 1862
Tranters Creek, action, Jun 5, 1862
Virginia south of the James river transferred from CS Dept. of Northern Virginia to Dept. of North Carolina, Jun 21, 1862
Daniel H. Hill Commander, Jul 17, 1862 - Feb 26, 1863
CS Dept. of North Carolina Renamed Dept. of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Sep 19, 1862
Gustavus W. Smith Commander, Sep 19, 1862 - Jan 14, 1863
Kinston, engagement, Dec 14, 1862
White Hall, engagement, Dec 16, 1862
Goldsboro Bridge, battle, Dec 17, 1862

Daniel H. Hill Temp Commander, Jan 14, 1863 - Feb 17, 1863
Samuel G. French Temp Commander, Feb 17, 1863 - Feb 26, 1863
James Longstreet Commander, Feb 26, 1863 - Sep 19, 1862
CS Dept. of North Carolina and Southern Virginia divided into Depts. Of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Feb 26, 1863
Fort Anderson, battle, Mar 13, 1863 - Mar 15, 1863
Washington, Siege, Mar 30, 1863 - Apr 20, 1863
Washington, Surrender, Apr 20, 1863
CS Dept. of North Carolina and Southern Virginia recreated Depts. of Southern Virginia and North Carolina and Southern Virginia discontinued and combined, May 28, 1863
Daniel H. Hill Commander, May 28, 1863 - Jul 1, 1863
Samuel G. French Temp Commander, Jul 1, 1863 - Jul 14, 1863
William H. C. Whiting Commander, Jul 14, 1863 - Sep 23, 1863
George E. Pickett Commander, Sep 23, 1863 - Apr 18, 1864

Plymouth, capture, Apr 17, 1864 - Apr 20, 1864
Pierre G. T. Beauregard Commander, Apr 18, 1864 - May 14, 1864
Albemarle Sound, battle, May 5, 1864
William H. C. Whiting Temp Commander, May 14, 1864 - May 20, 1864
Pierre G. T. Beauregard Commander, May 20, 1864 - Sep 27, 1864
William H. C. Whiting Commander, Sep 27, 1864 - Nov 11, 1864
Braxton Bragg Commander, Nov 11, 1864 - Mar 6, 1865
Fort Fisher, battle, Dec 24, 1864 - Dec 27, 1864

Campaign of the Carolinas, Jan 1, 1865 - Apr 26, 1865
Fort Fisher, assault and capture, Jan 15, 1865
Wilmington, US occupation, Feb 22, 1865
CS Depts. of Tennessee and Georgia South Carolina Georgia and Florida and North Carolina and Southern Virginia commands combined, Mar 6, 1865
Joseph E. Johnston Commander, Mar 6, 1865 - Apr 26, 1865
Wyse Fork, battle, Mar 7, 1865 - Mar 10, 1865
CS Depts. of Tennessee and Georgia South Carolina Georgia and Florida and North Carolina and Southern Virginia surrendered, Apr 26, 1865