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Captain James Dugan Gist of the South Carolina Volunteers Private Eli Franklin of Company B, 1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment Private Amos Guise of Co. H, 3rd South Carolina Infantry Regiment Civil War veteran Masten Roe, Co. B, 14th South Carolina Infantry, in U.C.V. uniform with medals
The 22nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment was a Confederate infantry regiment in the American Civil War from the state of South Carolina. The regiment was organized in January 1862 and fought that year at Secessionville, 1st Rappahannock Station, 2nd Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, and Kinston. In 1863, it fought at Jackson and Charleston ...
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery. [3]
The Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS) was authorized by Act of Congress on February 23, 1861, and began organizing on April 27. The Army of Confederate States was the regular army, organized by Act of Congress on March 6, 1861. [1] It was authorized to include 15,015 men, including 744 officers, but this level was never achieved.
Where it fought in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. The 24th fought in campaigns like, the Vicksburg Campaign, Chickamauga Campaign and Atlanta Campaign. On 9 April 1865, the 24th was consolidated with the 16th South Carolina Infantry Regiment to form the 16/24th Consolidated Infantry Regiment.
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in December 1860, and was one of the founding member states of the Confederacy in February 1861. The bombardment of the beleaguered U.S. garrison at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861, is generally recognized as the first military engagement of the war.
The Edgefield Hussars comprised a military company raised in the state of South Carolina. It served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, being redesignated as Company A, Cavalry Battalion, Hampton Legion. It fought in numerous battles in the Eastern Theater. The original militia company was formed in 1833 by Capt ...
Pages in category "Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from South Carolina" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .