North Carolina General Assembly of 1862–1864

74th North Carolina General Assembly (1862–1864)
1860–1861 1864–1865
Overview
Legislative bodyNorth Carolina General Assembly
JurisdictionNorth Carolina, Confederate States of America
Meeting placeRaleigh
Term1862–1864
Senate
Members50 Senators
SpeakerGiles Mebane
ClerkCharles R. Thomas
Assistant ClerkL. C. Edwards
DoorkeeperWilliam J. Page
Assistant DoorkeeperC. C. Tally
Party controlConfederate Party
House of Commons
Members120 Delegates
SpeakerRobert B. Gilliam, Richard Spaight Donnell, Marmaduke Swain Robins
Speaker protemWilliam E. Mann
ClerkHenry E. Colton
Party controlConfederate Party
Sessions
1stNovember 17, 1862 – December 22, 1862
2ndJanuary 19, 1863 – February 12, 1863
3rdJune 30, 1863 – July 7, 1863
4thNovember 23, 1863 – December 14, 1863
5thMay 17, 1864 – May 30, 1864

The North Carolina General Assembly of 1862–1864 met in Raleigh from November 17, 1862, to December 22, 1862. Extra sessions were held on January 19, 1863 – February 12, 1863; June 30, 1863 – July 7, 1863; November 23, 1863 – December 14, 1863; and May 17–30, 1864 . The assembly consisted of the 120 members of the North Carolina House of Commons from 82 counties and 50 senators representing one or more counties in North Carolina Senate elected by the voters in October 1862. Zebulon Baird Vance was Governor of North Carolina during this assembly. This assembly met during the American Civil War as part of the Confederate States of America. Much of the legislation passed by this assembly dealt with the managing the state and its population during wartime.