Looking for U.S. Civil War help for Col. Tully Davenport

Question

I'm having a hard time finding information on my 3rd Great Grandfather.  He was supposedly a Colonel in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War.  I believe he was in charge of the 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry North Carolina Militia but I've not come up with a lot of information on this.  I find it odd that a Colonel wouldn't have been mentioned somewhere in the history records but maybe he just didn't do anything newsworthy.

Anyone run across his name anywhere?

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Susan Smith left a comment, with a reference, on his profile that confirms what you already know. I've checked and have no connection to him. I'm confident you will find something with perseverance.

Answer 1

There is a “somewhat” absolutely mammoth history of the Civil War:

128-volume set of The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, the Navies, and the Atlas.

Probably the best place to find it in a university library (the University of California, Davis, Shields Library has a set).

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You can find it online here. I expect the biggest issue is going to be that he was in command of a militia regiment. They get far less press than volunteer regiments.

http://collections.library.cornell.edu/moa_new/waro.html

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Awesome, thank you.