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South Carolina:
a. allgemeines:
Literatur:
- Capers, Ellison: South Carolina; in: Evans: Confederate Military History, vol. 5 (Atlanta, Confederate Publishing Company, 1899):
- Kirkland, Jr., Randolph W., Kirkland Jr.: Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sylors, and Citizens Who Died in the Servive of their Country and State in th War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (University of South Carolina, 1997). The most complete record ever published of South Carolinians who died for the Confederacy
b. Schlachten:
eine Übersicht über die in den Schlachten des Bürgerkriegs eingesetzten Einheiten aus South Carolina enthält die Internetdatei Archiv 9 CS-Truppenteile South Carolina Nr. 1:
- Fort Sumter 12.-13.4.1861 (vgl. Internet Datei Archiv 9 Schlachten Fort Sumter
- Vienna (17 Juni 1861)
1st (McCreary's) Infantry Regiment (1st Provisional Army)
- Blackburn's Ford (18 Juli 1861)
2d Infantry Regiment
5th Infantry Regiment
1st Bull Run (21 Juli 1861)
2d Infantry Regiment
3d Infantry Regiment
4th Infantry Regiment
5th Infantry Regiment
7th Infantry Regiment
8th Infantry Regiment
Hampton Legion (Infantry)
Grimball's Landing (30. Juli 1861)
5th Cavalry Regiment
Great Falls (4. Sept. 1861)
5th Infantry Regiment
Port Royal SC (7. Nov. 1861)
Capt. Wagener's Co. Light Artillery (Co. A German
Artillery)
Capt. Melchers's Co Artillery (Co. B. German Ar-
tillery)
11th Infantry Battalion (9th Volunteers)
12th Infantry Regiment
15th Infantry Regiment
Hilton Head (1. Dez 1861)
15th Infantry Regiment
Dranesville (20. Dez. 1861)
6th Infantry Regiment
Port Royal Ferry (1. Jan. 1862)
12th Infantry Regiment
14th Infantry Regiment
Expedition to Edisto Island SC (22-25 Jan. 1862)
Holcombe Legion Infantry
Edisto Island SC (29 März 1862)
- Capt. Parker's Co. Light Artillery (Marion Artillery)
- Washington Artillery Battery
- Holcombe Legion Cavalry Battalion
- 1st Regiment Rifles Militia (Branch's Rifle Regi ment) (Infantry)
- 7th Infantry Battalion (Nelson's. Battalion) (En field Rifles)
- Holcombe Legion Infantry
Yorktown Siege (April - Mai 1862)
- Hampton Legion Cavalry Battalion
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 4th Infantry Battalion
- 4th Infantry Regiment
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- 6th Infantry Regiment
- 7th Infantry Regiment
- 8th Infantry Regiment
- 9th Infantry Regiment
- Hampton Legion (Infantry)
- 3d Infantry Battalion (Lawmen's and James')
Corinth Campaign (April - Juni 1862)
- 10th Infantry Regiment
- 19th Infantry Regiment
Williamsburg (4 Mai 1862)
- Hampton Legion Cavalry Battalion
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 4th Infantry Battalion
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- 6th Infantry Regiment
- 7th Infantry Regiment
- 8th Infantry Regiment
- Palmetto Sharp Shooters (Jenkins Infantry Regi-
ment)
Eltham's Landing (7 Mai 1862)
Hampton Legion (Infantry)
Battery Island (21 Mai 1862)
24th Infantry Regiment
Pocotaglio (29 Mai 1862)
- 1st Cavalry Battalion
- Capt. Trenholm's Co. Rutledge Mounted Rifle-
men and Horse Artillery
Seven Pines (31 Mai - 1 Juni 1862)
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- 6th Infantry Regiment
- Hampton Legion (Infantry)
- Palmetto Sharp Shooters (Jenkins Infantry Regi-
ment)
Hutchinson's Island (Juni 1862)
- 17th Cavalry Battalion (6th Cavalry Battalion)
James' Island (3 Juni 1862)
- 1st Charleston Infantry Battalion (Gaillard's Bat-
talion) (Infantry)
- 24th Infantry Regiment
Port Royal Ferry SC (6 Juni 1862)
- South Carolina Beaufort Artillery Battery
- Capt. Trenholm's Co. Rutledge Mounted Riflemen
and Horse Artillery
- 11th Infantry Battalion (9th Volunteers)
John's Island SC (7 - 9 Juni 1862)
- 1st Cavalry Battalion
- 17th Infantry Regiment
Secessionville (15 - 16 Juni 1862)
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Simmons' Bluff SC (21 Juni 1862)
- Capt. Parker's Co. Light Artillery (Marion Artillery)
Seven Days Battles VA (25 Juni - 1 Juli 1862)
- Capt. Ficklin's Co. Artillery (Brooks Light Artil-
lery)
- Capt. Bachman's Co. Artillery (German Light Ar-
tillery)
- Capt. Zimmerman's Co., Artillery (Pee Dee Artil-
lery)
- Washington Artillery Battery
- Hampton Legion Cavalry Battalion
- 1st (McCreary's) Infantry Regiment (1st Provisio-
nal Army)
- 1st (Orr's Rifles) Infantry Regiment Rifles
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Infantry Regiment Rifles
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 4th Infantry Battalion
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- 6th Infantry Regiment
- 7th Infantry Regiment
- 8th Infantry Regiment
- 12th Infantry Regiment
- 13th Infantry Regiment
- 14th Infantry Regiment
- Hampton Legion (Infantry)
- Palmetto Sharp Shooters (Jenkins Infantry Regi-
ment)
Beaver Dam Creek VA (27 Juni 1862)
- Capt. Ficklin's Co. Artillery (Brooks Light Artillery)
- Capt. Zimmerman's Co., Artillery (Pee Dee Artillery)
Gaines Mill VA (27 Juni 1862)
- 1st Infantry Regiment (Gregg's)
- Capt. Zimmerman's Co., Artillery (Pee Dee Artillery)
- 2nd Infantry Regiment Rifles
- 4th Infantry Battalion
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- 6th Infantry Regiment
- Hampton Legion (Infantry)
- Palmetto Sharp Shooters (Jenkins Infantry Regiment)
Savage's Station (29 Juni 1862)
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 3d InfantIy Regiment
- 7th Infantry Regiment
- 8th Infantry Regiment
Allen's Farm (29 Juni 1862)
- 7th Infantry Regiment
Frayser's Farm VA (30 Juni 1862)
- Capt. Zimmerman's Co., Artillery (Pee Dee Artillery) - 2nd Infantry Regiment Rifles
- 4th Infantry Battalion
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- 6th Infantry Regiment
- Palmetto Sharp Shooters (Jenkins Infantry Regiment)
White Oak Swamp (30 Juni 1862)
- Capt. Ficklin's Co. Artillery (Brooks Light Artillery)
Malvern Hill VA (1. Juli 1862)
- Capt. Zimmerman's Co., Artillery (Pee Dee Artillery) - 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 7th Infantry Regiment
- 8th Infantry Regiment
- 23d Infantry Regiment (Hatch's Regiment, Coast
Rangers)
Port Royal Ferry (4. Juli 1862)
- 11th Infantry Battalion (9th Volunteers)
Fenwick's Island (Expedition to Fenwick's Island 9. Juli 1862)
- 17th Cavalry Battalion (6th Cavalry Battalion)
Nine Mile Road, near Richmond VA (18. Juli 1862)
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
Kentucky Campaign (Aug. - Okt. 1862)
- 10th Infantry Regiment
- 19th Infantry Regiment
Reconnaissance from Harrison's Landing and reoccupation of Malvern Hill (2 - 8 AUG 1862)
18th Infantry Regiment
Malvern Hill (6 AUG 1862)
c. Infantry:
1st Battalion South Carolina Infantry (Charleston) (Gaillard's):
s. 2ndLt James *Campbell (Co. F)
Overview:
1st Infantry Battalion, known as the Charleston Battalion, was organized at Charleston, South Carolina, during the spring of 1862. Its six companies contained men from Sumter, Union, and Calhoun Counties. The unit was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and served in the Charleston area. It lost 10 killed, 30 wounded, and 2 missing at Secessionville, and during the operations of Morris Island, July 10 to September 6, 1863, there were 13 killed, 70 wounded, and 2 missing. The battalion merged into the 27th South Carolina Infantry Regiment on September 30. Lieutenant Colonel Peter C. Gaillard, and Majors Julius A. Blake and David Ramsey were in command.
Literatur:
- Campbell, Alexander and James: Him On One Side and Me On the Other Side: The Civil War Letters of Alexander Campbell, 79th New York Infantry Regiment, and James Campbell, 1st South Carolina Battalion (Univ South Carolina); Edited by Terry A. Johnston Jr.
1st Regiment South Carolina Infantry (McCreary's) (1st Provisional Army):
s. Col Maxcy *Gregg; Col D. H. *Hamilton; Sgt George Chisholm *Mackay (Co. H); Sgt Frank M. *Mixson; J. F. J. *Caldwell
Overview:
1st Infantry Regiment, Provisional Army completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in August, 1861. Most of the officers and men had served in the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, a six-month command, which was mustered out of service in late July. The men were from Charleston and Columbia, and the counties of Darlington, Marrion, Horry, Aiken, and Florence. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, the unit fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. It was then involved in the difficult Petersburg siege north and south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment lost 20 killed and 133 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, had fifty-three percent disabled of the 283 engaged at Second Manassas and Ox Hill, and had 4 killed and 30 wounded at Sharpsburg. It sustained 73 casualties at Fredericksburg and 104 at Chancellorsville, then lost thirty-four percent of the 328 at Gettysburg. There were 16 killed, 114 wounded, and 7 missing at The Wilderness, and 19 killed, 51 wounded, and 9 missing at Spotsylvania. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 18 officers and 101 men. The field officers were Colonels Maxey Gregg, Daniel H. Hamilton, and Charles W. McCreary; Lieutenant Colonels T. Pinckney Alston, Andrew P. Butler, Edward McCrady, Jr., Washington P. Shooter, and Augustus M. Smith; and Major Edward D. Brailsford.
Gliederung:
anfangs 10 Kompanien Infanterie, 1 Komp. Artillerie (vgl. Benson S. 6), attached war ein Battalion Sharpshooters (vgl. Benson, a.a.O., S. xv)
Teileinheiten:
- Battalion of Sharpshooters (vgl. Benson, Susan (Hrsg.): Berry Benson's Civil War Book. Memoirs of a Confederate Scout and Sharpshooter, Reprint 1992, Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik6, S. XV)
Einsätze:
1st Manassas (vgl. Benson, a.a.O., S. 5); Seven Days (Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Cold Harbor; vgl. Benson, a.a.O., S. 9)
Bei Cedar Mountain (9.8.1862) nicht zum Einsatz gekommen (vgl. Benson, a.a.O., S. 16); Teilnahme an Jackson's Raid to the Rear of Pope's Army of Virginia vom 25.8.-30.8.1862 (vgl. Benson, a.a.O., S. 16 ff).
Im Battle of Fredericksburg gehörte die 1st South Carolina Infantry zu Gregg’s Brigade, die im Rahmen von Stonewall Jackson’s Corps am 13.12.1862 auf dem rechten CS-Flügel den Durchbruch der Division Meade verhinderte (vgl. Caldwell: The History of a Brigade of South Carolinians known first as "Gregg's," and subsequently as "McGowan's Brigade", a.a.O., S. 52; Alexander: Military Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 298-299)
Literatur:
- Benson, Berry: Memoirs of a Confederate Scout and Sharpshooter
- Caldwell, Gregg's Brigade, a.a.O., S. 7-9
- Mixson, Frank M. (Sgt 1st S.C. Vols): Reminiscenses of a Private (Jim Fox Books, Reprint of 1910 title); 130 pp. Account of service in 1st S. C. Volunteers from beginning of the war, with Army of Northern Virginia and East Tennessee Campaign. Douglas S. Freeman called this "One of the best and frankest narratives by a private soldier..."
1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Militia) (Branch's):
s. Pvt R. W. *Seymour Jr. (Co. ?)
Overview:
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
1st South Carolina Rifles Regiment (Orr’s Rifles):
s. Col J. W. *Livingstone
Im Battle of Fredericksburg gehörte die 1st South Carolina Rifles zu Gregg’s Brigade, die im Rahmen von Stonewall Jackson’s Corps am 13.12.1862 auf dem rechten CS-Flügel den Durchbruch der Division Meade verhinderte (vgl. Caldwell: The History of a Brigade of South Carolinians known first as "Gregg's," and subsequently as "McGowan's Brigade", a.a.O., S. 59; Alexander: Military Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 298-299)
2nd Regiment South Carolina Infantry (2nd Palmetto Regiment):
s. Col Joseph B. *Kershaw; LtCol J. B. *Jones, Captain Alexander Hamilton *Boykin; Lt William A. *Johnson (Co. F); First Sergeant Richard R. *Kirkland (Co. E&G); Pvt John *Coxe (Co. B)
Overview:
2nd Infantry Regiment [also called 2nd Palmetto Regiment] completed its organization near Richmond, Virginia, in May, 1861. The men were from Columbia, Camden, and Charleston, and the counties of Sumter, Richland, Greenville, Kershaw, and Lancaster. After fighting in Bonham's Brigade at First Manassas, the unit served under Generals Toombs, Kershaw, Kennedy, and Conner. It participated in many conflicts of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor except when it was detached with Longstreet at Chickamauga and Knoxville. The 2nd was active in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and ended the war in North Carolina. It reported 5 killed and 43 wounded at First Manassas, and lost eighteen percent of the 338 at Savage's Station, twenty percent of the 203 at Malvern Hill, thirty-seven percent of the 253 at Sharpsburg, and forty-one percent of the 412 at Gettysburg. The regiment sustained 10 casualties at Bentonville and totalled 184 men on March 23, 1865. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels Ervine P. Jones, John D. Kennedy, and Joseph B. Kershaw; Lieutenant Colonels Franklin Gaillard, A.D. Goodwyn, and William Wallace; and Major Benjamin R. Clyburn
Im Sommer 1861 gehörte das Regiment zu BrigGen Milledge L. Bonham's Brigade (First Brigade: 11th North Carolina, 2nd South Carolina; 3rd South Carolina; 7th South Carolina; 8th South Carolina) bildete im Juli 1861 die vorgeschobene Sicherungslinie bei *Fairfax Court House / Virginia, die am 17.7.1861 von der Vorhut McDowell's angegriffen wurde (vgl. Davis, Battle of Bull Run, a.a.O., S. xii, 104). Bonham hatte von Beauregard die Anweisung erhalten, sich nach Centreville zurückzuziehen, falls er von überlegenen Kräften angegriffen würde (vgl. Davis, a.a.O., S. 98), und zog sich daraufhin Richtung Bull Run auf Mitchell's Ford zurück (vgl. Davis, a.a.O., S. 104).
(First Bull Run)
Literatur:
- Winder, J. R.: “Second South Carolina at First Manassas;” Confederate Veteran XVII (January 1909), S. 28
3rd Regiment South Carolina Infantry:
s. Captain D. Augustus *Dickert (Co. H)
Overview:
3rd Infantry Regiment, organized at Columbia, South Carolina, in April, 1861, contained men recruited in the counties of Laurens, Colleton, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Newberry. Ordered to Virginia, it saw action at First Manassas in Bonham's Brigade. Later the 3rd was placed in General Kershaw's, Kennedy's, and Conner's Brigade. It participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, then moved to Georgia with Longstreet. After fighting at Chickamauga and Knoxville, it returned to Virginia and continued the conflict at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. Later it was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and North Carolina Campaign. In April, 1862, this regiment totalled 550 effectives. It reported 23 killed, 108 wounded, and 4 missing at Savage’s Station, had 14 killed and 35 wounded of the 371 at Maryland Heights, and lost 11 killed, 71 wounded, and 2 missing of the 266 at Sharpsburg. The unit lost 163 at Fredericksburg, 12 at Chancellorsville, and twenty-one percent of the 406 at Gettysburg. Its last battle was at Bentonville where 1 was killed and 15 were wounded, and on March 23, 1865, there were 191 present for duty. It surrendered on April 26. The field officers were Colonels James D. Nance, William D. Rutherford, and James H. Williams; Lieutenant Colonels James M. Baxter, B.B. Foster, Benjamin C. Garlington, and Robert C. Maffett; and Major R.P. Todd.
Das Regiment gehörte 1861 zu BrigGen Milledge L. *Bonham‘s Brigade (First Brigade: 11th North Carolina, 2nd South Carolina; 3rd South Carolina; 7th South Carolina; 8th South Carolina). Diese bildete im Juli 1861 die vorgeschobene Sicherungslinie bei *Fairfax Court House / Virginia, die am 17.7.1861 von der Vorhut McDowell's angegriffen wurde (vgl. Davis, Battle of Bull Run, a.a.O., S. xii, 104). Bonham hatte von Beauregard die Anweisung erhalten, sich nach Centreville zurückzuziehen, falls er von überlegenen Kräften angegriffen würde (vgl. Davis, a.a.O., S. 98), und zog sich daraufhin Richtung Bull Run auf Mitchell's Ford zurück (vgl. Davis, a.a.O., S. 104).
Literatur:
- Wyckoff, Mac: A History of the Third South Carolina Infantry 1861-1865 (Sgt Kirkland's 1998); a well-done regimental history; long out of print; 330 pp plus new addenum with added Names and Photos, Maps, Photos, Complete Rosters
4th South Carolina Infantry Regiment:
s. auch *Palmetto Sharpshooters
Das Regiment wurde Anfang Juli 1861 bei der Durchführung der Brigadegliederung, der zunächst nicht brigadierten CS-Army der 6th Brigade Jubal *Early zugeordnet, aber kurz darauf von der Brigade abgezogen und nach Leesburg unter Col Nathan Georg „Shanks“ *Evans kommandiert (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 3).
Literatur:
- Halliburton, Lloyd: Saddle Soldiers: The Civil War Correspondence of Gen William Stokes of the 4th South Carolina Infantry (Sandlapper, First edition); 265 pp. Stokes was a Colonel with the 4th SC +++Cavalry+++ during the war. The 4th SC Cavalry served in the Charleston area until 1864 when the command was transferred to the Virginia theater. Photos, Maps, Biblio, Notes, Index, Copies of Documents
- Reid, Jesse W.: History of the Fourth Regiment od S. C. Volunteers (Greenville, S. C., 1892)
4th Regiment, South Carolina State Troops:
s. Pvt Laurence *Seymour (Co. I)
Overview:
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
5th South Carolina Infantry Regiment:
s. Col Micah *Jenkin’s
Literatur:
- Baldwin III, James J.: The Struck Eagle: Micah Jenkins, the Fifth S. Carolina Volunteers and the “Palmetto Sharpshooters” (White Mane); 490 pp. The story of Jenkins in the Army of Northern Virginia. Based on eyewitness accounts from unpublished memoirs, journals, newspaper accounts and official war records. The most thorough account yet of Jenkins and Fifth S. Carolina and Palmetto Sharpshooters.
5th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Brown's):
s. Corporal L. *Seymoure (Co. B)
Overview:
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
6th Regiment South Carolina Infantry:
s. Col Charles Sidney *Winder; Major (Captain) James L. *Coker (Co. E)
Overview:
6th Infantry Regiment was ordered from Columbia, South Carolina, to Richmond, Virginia, on July 10, 1861. The men were from the counties of Fairfield, Chester, York, Darlington, Lancaster, and Lexington. It was engaged at Dranesville under J.E.B. Stuart, then was brigaded under Generals R.H. Anderson, M. Jenkins, and Bratton. The 6th fought with the army from Williamsburg to Fredericksburg, served with Longstreet at Suffolk, and later moved with D.H. Hill to North Carolina. Again with Longstreet, it did not arrive in time to take part in the Battle of Chickamauga but was engaged at Knoxville. Returning to Virginia, it participated in the conflicts at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches, and saw action around Appomattox. The regiment reported 18 killed and 45 wounded at Dranesville and in April, 1862, contained 550 officers and men. It lost 27 at Williamsburg and fifty-two percent of the 521 at Seven Pines, then sustained 100 casualties at Gaines' Mill and Frayser's Farm, 115 at Second Manassas, 58 during the Maryland Campaign, and 16 at Wauhatchie. In 1864 the unit lost 9 killed and 85 wounded during Wilderness Campaign, and from June 13 to December 31, there were 26 killed, 176 wounded, and 16 missing. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered 30 officers and 328 men. The field officers were Colonels John Bratton, John M. Steedman, and Charles S. Winder; Lieutenant Colonels Andrew J. Secrest and John M. White; and Majors James L. Coker, Edward C. McLure, and Thomas W. Woodward.
7th South Carolina Infantry Regiment:
s. LtCol Elbert *Bland; Captain Emmet *Seibels
Literatur:
- McDaniel, J. J.: Diary of Battles, Marches, and Incidents of the Seventh S.C. Regiment ..., n.p., 1862 (very brief)
9th Regiment South Carolina Infantry:
s. Captain James L. *Coker (Co. G)
Overview:
9th Infantry Regiment [also called Pee Dee Legion or Pee Dee Rifles] was formed during the spring of 1862 with men who had served in Nesbit's Battalion State Troops. The unit was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and in the fight at Secessionville lost 3 killed, 23 wounded, and 3 missing. Later it merged into the 26th South Carolina Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel A.D. Smith, and Majors Joshua H. Hudson and Richard D.F. Rollins were in command.
Literatur:
- Coker, James L.: History of Company G Ninth S.C. Regiment, Infantry S.C. Army and of Company E, Sixth S.C. Regiment Infantry C.S. Army (The Attic Press: Greenwood, S.C.)
12th South Carolina Infantry Regiment:
vgl. Caldwell, Gregg's Brigade, a.a.O., S. 10
13th South Carolina Infantry Regiment:
vgl. Caldwell, Gregg's Brigade, a.a.O., S. 10
14th South Carolina Infantry Regiment:
s. Col Joseph Newton *Brown
Das Regiment gehörte in der Schlacht von Fredericksburg im Dezember 1862 zu BrigGen Edward Ferrero’s Brigade (vgl. Gallagher: Fredericksburg Campaign, a.a.O., S. 51).
Literatur:
- Brown, Varina Davis: A Colonel at Gettysburg and Spotsylvania: The Life of Colonel Joseph Newton Brown (14th South Carolina Volunteers) (Butternut and Blue; Reprint of 1931 Original); Photos, Index, Maps (including fold-out)
- Caldwell, Gregg's Brigade, a.a.O., S. 10
17th South Carolina Infantry Regiment:
s. David Jackson *Logan
Literatur:
- Logan, David Jackson (17th SC Vols): A Rising Star of Promise: The Wartime Diary and Letters of David Jackson Logan, 17th South Carolina Volunteers, 1861-1864 (Savas, 1998); edited by Samuel Thomas and Jason Silverman; 1st Edition, 255 pp, Photos, Illustrated, Maps, Index, Biblio, Notes, Biographical Roster
22nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment:
Literatur:
- Alexander, James Simpson Papers (1805-1947) - RG 926 [22nd South Carolina Regiment, Company D] nicht klar, ob Infantry oder Cavalry; Auburn University Archives
24th South Carolina Infantry Regiment:
s. Col Ellison *Capers, First Lieutenant Martin J. *McDaniel
24th Infantry Regiment was organized during the winter of 1861-1862 with men from Charleston and the counties of Marion and Edgefield. The unit served in the Charleston area, fought at Secessionville, and in May, 1863, moved to Mississippi. Assigned to General Gist's Brigade, it was engaged at Jackson, then joined the Army of Tennessee. The 24th participated in the campaigns of the army from Chickamauga to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations, and saw action in North Carolina. It lost 3 killed, 7 wounded, and 2 missing at Secessionville, had 105 killed or wounded at Jackson, and reported 43 killed, 114 wounded, and 12 missing at Chickamauga. The regiment totalled 430 men and 342 arms in December, 1863. During the Atlanta Campaign, May 6 to July 18, it reported 21 killed, 80 wounded, and 18 missing, and on July 27, there were 53 disabled. Of the 285 engaged at Franklin, fifty-three percent were killed, wounded, or missing. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865.
Battle Unit Note: Consol'd about 9.4.1865 with 16 S. C. Inf. (Greenville Reg't) and formed the 16 and 24 (Consolidated) S. C. Inf .
The field officers were Colonels Ellison *Capers and C.H. Stevens; Lieutenant Colonel J.S. Jones; and Majors M.T. Appleby, Andrew J. Hammond, D.F. Hill, and C.B. Sigwald.
Literatur:
- Jones, Eugene: Enlisted for the War: The Struggles of the Gallant 24th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, 1861-1865 (Longstreet House, 1997); 528 pp, 17 Maps, 40 Illustrations, Full descriptive roster
27th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Gaillard's):
s. 1st Lt James *Campbell
Overview:
27th Infantry Regiment was formed at Charleston, South Carolina, in September, 1863, by consolidating the Charleston Infantry Battalion and the 1st South Carolina Battalion Sharpshooters. The unit was assigned to General Hagood's Brigade, served at Fort Sumter, then moved to Virginia. Here it participated in the conflicts at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, and took its place in the Petersburg trenches. The 27th ended the war in North Carolina. It reported 8 killed, 22 wounded, and 113 missing at Deep Bottom, and had 2 killed, 22 wounded, and 71 missing at the Weldon Railroad. Its force was greatly reduced when the Army of Tennessee surrendered. The field officers were Colonel Peter C. Guillard, Lieutenant Colonel Julius A. Blake, and Major Joseph Abney.
Predecessor unit:
Charleston Infantry Battalion [also called 1st Battalion] was organized at Charleston, South Carolina, in March, 1862, with six companies. The men were from Charleston and Sumter and Union counties. The unit served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It reported 5 killed, 25 wounded, and 2 missing in the fight at Secessionville, then was stationed at Charleston and on James Island. In September, 1863, it merged into the 27th South Carolina Infantry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Peter C. Guillard was in command.
d. Cavalry:
1st South Carolina Cavalry Regiment:
s. Col John L. *Black
Die 1st South Carolina Cavalry hatte am 2.7.1863 den Auftrag das I. Army Corps nach links und im Rücken zu sichern (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg. The Second Day, a.a.O., S. 105).
2nd South Carolina Cavalry Regiment:
s. Col Matthew Calbraithe *Butler; E. Prioleau *Henderson
Das Regiment gehörte während der Gettysburg Campaign 1863 zu Wade Hampton‘s Cavalry Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Longacre: The Cavalry at Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 17).
Literatur:
- Henderson, E. Prioleau (2nd S. Carolina Cavalry): Autobiographie of Arab (Jim Fox Books; Reprint of 1901 title); 170 pp. One of the rarest titles in the South Carolina Reprint series. Henderson used his horse Arab to relate most of this regimental history which follows the marches and battles of Hampton's Legion, the 2nd S. Carolina Cavalry and the "Iron Scouts" of Stuart and Hampton
4th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment:
s. Edward L. Wells (Co K “Charleston Light Dragoons”)
The Charleston Light Dragoons existierten bereits im Revolutionary War through the Civil War. This company volunteered for service in 1861 and served as an independent Cavalry Company defending the land approaches to Charleston and keeping the railroad open between Charleston and Savannah. They later became Company "K" of the 4th South Carolina Cavalry under Butler's Brigade. They served with Hampton in Virginia during the brutal 1864 Overland Campaign where Hampton remarked the action was so intense "We didn't have time to bury our dead."
Literatur:
- Wells, Edward L.: A Sketch of the Charleston Light Dragoons (Jim Fox Books; Originally printed in 1888). Traces the Charleston Light Dragoons from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War. This company volunteered for service in 1861 and served as an independent Cavalry Company defending the land approaches to Charleston and keeping the railroad open between Charleston and Savannah. They later became Company "K" of the 4th S. Carolina Cavalry under Butler's Brigade. They served with Hampton in Virginia during the brutal 1864 Overland Campaign where Hampton remarked the action was so intense "We didn't have time to bury our dead."
- Wells, Edward L.: Hampton and his Cavalry in 64 (Jim Fox Books, Reprint of 1899); 429 pp plus Index; Maps, Photos. Hampton fought the Federals at "a time when we couldn't bury our dead." Wells rode and fought with the 4th South Carolina Cavalry, Co. "K" Charleston Light Dragoons and wrote so the sacrifice of his comrades would not be forgotten.
6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers):
s. Pvt Ulysses Robert *Brooks (Co. B)
Overview:
6th Cavalry Regiment [also called Dixie Rangers] was organized in January, 1863, using the 16th South Carolina Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. Some of the men were from Columbia and The Citadel Academy. It saw action at Willstown and Pon Pon River in South Carolina, then moved to Virginia with about 1,000 men. Assigned to General Butler's Brigade, the unit participated in The Wilderness and Cold Harbor operations and in various conflicts south of the James River. Later it was engaged in the campaign of the Carolinas assigned to Logan's Brigade. The regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Its commanders were Colonel Hugh K. Aiken, Lieutenant Colonel Lovick P. Miller, and Major T.B. Ferguson.
Predecessor unit:
16th Cavalry Battalion was assembled during the summer of 1862. The unit was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and served on the coast. In January, 1863, it merged into the 6th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Hugh K. Aiken was in command.
Literatur:
- Brooks, U. R. (6th S. Carolina Cavalry): "Butler and his Cavalry, 1861-1865 (Jim Fox Books; Reprint of 1911 title) 594 pp; covers Butler in Hampton Legion, 2nd Cavalry and "Butler's Brigade" of the 4th, 5th and 6th S. Carolina Cavalry. Covers campaigns of 1864 and Carolinas Campaign of 1865.
e. Artillery:
1st South Carolina Artillery Regiment (Militia), Huger's Battery:
s. Major A. M. Huger
Horse Battery; am 14.4.1863 eingesetzt unter Stuart gegen die Federal Cavalry Concentration am Upper Rappahannock während der Chancellorsville Campaign (vgl. Wise: The Long Arm of Lee, a.a.O., Bd. 2, S. 447).
Literatur:
- Haskell, John Cheves (1st S. Carolina Artillery): The Haskell Memoirs: The Personal Narrative of a Confederate Officer (Putnam's, New York, 1960); 1st edition; Edited by Gilbert Govan and James Livingood (Freeman used these memoirs in writing Lee's Lieutenants); Anm.: The editors have corrected errors in the original manuscript; Nevins says "Written by an audacious fighter who freely passed judgement on almost all high-ranking commanders in Lee's army; especially critical of Jackson."
Artillery Battalion, Hampton Legion, South Carolina:
s. Pvt John C. *Buehler (Co. B)
Overview:
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
Re-organized in 1862 as follows: Cavalry Batt'n became part of 2 S.C. Cav. Co. A; Art'y Batt'n became Hart's Co. Horse Art'y S.C. Co.; Art'y Batt'n became Bachman's Co. S.C. Art'y. Inf. Batt'n consol'd with 13 Batt'n S.C. Inf. to form Inf. Reg't Hampton
Bachman's Company, South Carolina Artillery (German Light Artillery):
s. Captain W. K. *Bachman
German Light Artillery [also called Charleston German Artillery] completed its organization in the spring of 1862. The unit moved to Virginia, served in B.W. Frobel's and M.W. Henry's Battalion of Artillery, and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, except when it was with with Longstreet at Suffolk. During October, 1863, it was ordered to South Carolina, later participated in the defense of Savannah, then returned to South Carolina. It reported 3 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, had 2 killed and 2 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, and took 71 men to Gettysburg. The company contained 94 men at Charleston in April, 1864, was refitted after being in Georgia, and during April, 1865, was en route to Greensboro, North Carolina. Captain William K. Bachman was in command.
Child's Company, South Carolina Artillery (Winder's):
s. Pvt William H. *Owens
Overview:
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
Die Einheit wird auch als Teil 15th Battalion (Lucas) South Carolina Artillery genannt
Hart's Company, South Carolina Horse Artillery Volunteers (Washington Artillery):
s. Captain James F. *Hart
Overview:
Washington Light Artillery was originally organized to be attached to the Hampton South Carolina Legion. However, it never served with that command. After being stationed in South Carolina, the unit moved to Virginia and was assigned to Stuart's and R.P. Chew's Horse Artillery. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River. Later it joined B.C. Manly's Battalion of Artillery in the Army of Tennessee and was active in North Carolina. The company lost 1 killed and 4 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, had 4 officers and 75 men at Gettysburg, and surrendered on April 26, 1865. Captain James F. Hart was in command.
1863 war Hart Batteriechef der South Carolina Battery (Horse Artillery) in Stuart's Cavalry, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Coddington: Gettysburg Campaign, a.a.O., S. 56; McClellan: I Rode with Jeb Stuart, a.a.O., S. 265; B & L, a.a.O., vol. III, S. 439). Am 9.6.1863 bei Beginn des Battle of Brandy Station stand Hart's Battery bei Beginn des Battle of Brandy Farm mit anderen Artillery Einheiten ca. zwei Meilen westlich *Beverly Ford. Beim überraschenden US-Angriff durch Buford's Cavalry über Beverly Ford gelang es nur deshalb, die CS-Artillery zu retten, weil Hart rechtzeitig zwei Geschütze in Stellung zu bringen konnte, und hierdurch den US-Angriff vorübergehend verzögerte (Coddington, a.a.O., S. 56; McClellan, a.a.O., S. 266).
Literatur:
- Hart, James F., in Philadelphia Weekly Times vom 26.6.1880 (Bericht über das Battle of Brandy Station)
Pee Dee Artillery:
s. Lt William E. *Zimmerman; auch Zimmerman’s Company Artillery (Pee Dee Artillery)
Teilnahme am Battle of Frayser's Farm VA (30 Juni 1862). 1863 gehörte die Pee Dee Artillery zu Pregam’s Artillery Battalion unter Major William J. *Pegram. Das Artillery Battalion Pegram’s war Teil der Artilleriereserve des III Army Corps LtGen A. P. Hill Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Pfanz Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 464) und bestand aus 5 Batterien; Teilnahme am Battle von Gettysburg am 1.7.1863 im Rahmen von MajGen Henry Heth‘s Division auf der Straße von Cashville nach Gettysburg (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 60);
f. Sharpshooters:
1st Company Sharpshooters South Carolina Volunteers (McGowans Brigade):
- Internet Datei, Archiv 9, Scharfschützen Nr. 2
Palmetto Sharpshooters:
Company B und C 4th South Carolina Infantry
s. BrigGen Micah *Jenkins
Literatur:
- Baldwin III, James J.: The Struck Eagle: Micah Jenkins, the Fifth S. Carolina Volunteers and the “Palmetto Sharpshooters” (White Mane); 490 pp. The story of Jenkins in the Army of Northern Virginia. Based on eyewitness accounts from unpublished memoirs, journals, newspaper accounts and official war records. The most thorough account yet of Jenkins and Fifth S. Carolina and Palmetto Sharpshooters.
- Thomas, John P.: General Micah Jenkins and the Palmetto Sharpshooters (Reprint of 1908 title); 60 pp; a composite of Charles Roland biography on General Jenkins by Thomas, The Palmetto Riflemen (Company B, 4th Regiment/Company C, Palmetto Sharpshooters by Hoyt and added section on Battles and Marches of the Palmetto Sharpshooters
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