The "Mecklenburg Rifles" were raised in Mecklenburg County and enlisted in Charlotte on October 22, 1861. Upon mustering into state service on November 20, 1861, they were assigned to the 37th Regiment of North Carolina Troops as Company I. Their first captain was 46 year old John K. Harrison.

 
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