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Commanding Officer on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Capt. Thomas C. Beckham
This Regiment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of Northern Virginia
Corps - Longstreet's Command
Division - Jones' Division
Brigade - Jenkins' Brigade
Unit history
They organized and entered SC State Service 13 April 1861 at Orangeburg; and mustered into Confederate Service on 4 June 1861. On 13 April 1862 the 12-month term expired and the regiment disbanded, but on 23 April 1862 they reorganized. Their strength at that time was about 650 men. They were at the battles of Blackburn's Ford, 1st Manassas, in the Richmond (Penisular) Campaign, and 2nd Manassas, before arriving at South Mountain, 14 September 1862.
Maps Showing this Unit
Detail Map #13: AP Hill's Division Hits Burnside's Flank (4-5 pm)
Detail Map #14: Sykes' Regulars Near Sharpsburg (4-5 pm)
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #303: Longstreet's Command - 14 Sep, 9 PM to 15 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #322: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 14 Sep, 9 PM to 16 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #356: Jenkins' Brigade, Jones' Division - 15 Sep, 11 AM to 19 Sep, 5 AM
Tablet #368: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 15 Sep, 9 AM to 16 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #369, cont: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 3 PM to 18 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #321: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #304: Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #369: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
After the Sharpsburg Campaign
Afterwards they fought at Fredericksburg, Wauhatchie, the Knoxville Siege, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, the Petersburg Siege, and Appomattox Court House. The regiment surrendered at Appomattox with 19 officers and 263 men.
References & Notes
Sources: The South Carolina Infantry Units in the War of the Rebellion site has sketches for most SC units - source of some material above - using data from the Official Records and Sifakis' Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia
We have 19 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Lt | Dunlap, William Benjamin |  | |
| A | Pvt | Weaner, James A. | WIA 09/17 | |
| B | Capt | Beckham, Thomas Chisholm | | |
| B | Lt | Carroll, Silas Elzaphan | POW 09/17 | |
| E | Pvt | Hood, Charles Wesley Andrew Jackson | KIA 09/17 | |
| E | Pvt | Moore, Albertus William | WIA 09/14 | |
| E | Corp | Nelson, L. Holby | MWIA 09/17 | |
| F | Sgt | Allison, Hugh J. | WIA 09/17 | |
| F | Pvt | Golightly, Christopher | KIA 09/17 | |
| F | Pvt | Griffin, Robert C. | MWIA 09/17 | |
| F | Pvt | McBrayer, John T. | WIA/POW 09/14 | |
| F | Pvt | Neely, James Henderson | POW 09/14 | |
| F | Pvt | Tolleson, A. J. | MWIA 09/17 | |
| K | Pvt | Brannon, William Harrison | WIA 09/17 | |
| K | Pvt | McDowell, J. T. | KIA 09/17 | |
| K | Lt | McDowell, Joseph H. |  | |
| K | Lt | McDowell, William James | WIA/POW 09/17 | |
| K | Sgt | Moss, George Washington | KIA 09/17 | |
| K | Pvt | Moss, John F. | KIA 09/17 | |
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