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28TH REGIMENT NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
YADKIN STARS-CO. ''I'' **** YADKIN BOYS-CO. ''F''

Several of the re-enactors who belong to the 28th Regiment North Carolina Troops wrote to say how much they enjoyed seeing our acwa.org site and have generously submitted these photographs and stories below so that we could see a slice of what re-enactments are like in their neck of the woods. To learn more about them, click on the link to their site at the bottom of this page. Their events take place in many locales across North Carolina where real battles were fought during the Civil War. Please note the surrounding countryside where these pictures were taken. The rain, wind, and freezing cold are real! The Yadkin County Boys invite members of the ACWA to come to their events if you ever happen to be in North Carolina,
( Photos by Lt Greg Cheek )

An ambrotype photo of a detachment of the 28th NCT on duty at Old Fort, North Carolina	Even though the men of the 28th NCT know that General Stoneman is on his way with thousands of Yankee Cavalry, they are in good spirits and ready to fight him to the end at Rockford to keep him out of Yadkin County and away from their loved ones!
Federal troops search for the boys in the 28th in a freezing , pouring rain storm.	Federal troops near the 28th's camp unseen and unheard. The Yadkin County boys are vastly outnumberd as always.
A Federal Ironclad fires 9-inch Dahlgrens on the 28th's camp as the rain continues to pour down. You can see Yankees in the woods.	A major battle begins as the boys return fire even though its freezing and its nearly impossible to keep the powder dry.
The Federals attack the 28th's wagon train of provisions during a downpour. One of the boys takes a saber wound to the neck!	These boys escaped the dreaded Federals but their precious supply wagons are destroyed.
Modern day "Yadkin Stars" and "Yadkin Boys" by Captain John Baucom "On August 13, 1861, over one hundred men from Yadkin County, North Carolina, volunteered to form the "Yadkin Stars," Company I of the 28th Regiment of North Carolina State Troops, answering Governor Ellis' call for patriots to come to the defense of their beloved "Old North State." On August 13, 2006, when a group of Yadkin men and women met together, exactly 145 years to the day, to form the reactivated Co "I" of the 28th North Carolina Infantry! The impetus to start a new North Carolina War Between the States Infantry unit had started some time earlier, in the hearts and minds of Greg Cheek and John Baucom. Both were active reenactors in the 21st North Carolina Troops. But, as events transpired, the call in their hearts to build a unit to represent the veterans of Yadkin County became stronger and stronger. As the date in August came closer, events all came together to make no doubt in their minds that God had blessed this effort. Since the inception of the 28th NCT, the unit has grown to include some of the finest soldiers in the hobby today from all over North Carolina. They even have members in Maryland! In 2008 the Yadkin Stars became full members of the Fourth Regiment of the First Division of the Army of Northern Virginia. And they stay busy! The event schedule of the 28th NCT is chock full of not only battle reenactments, but also marker dedications for Confederate veterans, Memorial Day observances, Civil War Trail Marker dedications, living history programs for schools and communities, parades and town festivals. I believe it is safe to say that the 28th NCT is as busy as any unit in reenacting today! And, in an effort to stay faithful to rule number one in their bylaws, they have FUN! "	Tomorrow is another day If you would like to learn more about the "Yadkin Stars" and the "Yadkin Boys" please see their website link below. Yours, in service to the South, John Baucom Captain

A short history of the Civil War 28th Regiment:

In the summer of 1861, the people of Yadkin County, North Carolina, like people all over the South, talked, prayed and fretted about their young new nation. The U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's call for North Carolina to provide troops for his invasion of the seceded states of the South had propelled "The Old North State" into the Confederacy. Now, only days after the Union's initial invasion of the South at Manassas Junction, Virginia, had been repelled, it was clear that independence for the Confederacy would not be achieved without a fight. In order to defend their country, state, homes and families, Governor Ellis and the North Carolina state legislature called for all able bodied, patriotic men to volunteer to serve their country. Over 120,000 North Carolinians answered this call. Over 40,000paid the ultimate price for their homeland, more than any other southern state.

On August 13, 1861, over one hundred of these men from Yadkin County, North Carolina, volunteered to form Company I of the 28th Regiment of North Carolina State Troops. Nicknamed the "Yadkin Stars", these men would serve nobly under Captain Asbury Speer. They went on to serve under such great men as Robert E. Lee, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, D. H. Hill, Lawrence O. Branch, and James H. Lane. They would fight to defend their country and secure its independence in places like New Bern, Hanover Courthouse, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. Their honor and bravery is a proud heritage for every Yadkin County and North Carolina native. That their cause failed does not diminish their unexcelled record of service.

Please visit our site and drop by whenever you come to North Carolina!
You might even get to see the "Elephant!"
http://yadkinstars.org/