Confederate Regiment

23rd South Carolina Infantry

Organized: Charleston, SC; mustered in 11/1861
Disbanded/Mustered out: Appomattox CH, VA 4/9/1865

Commanding Officers on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Capt. S. A. Durham
Lt. E. R. White

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of Northern Virginia
  Corps - Longstreet's Command
  Brigade - Evans' (Independent) Brigade

Unit history

Organized at Charleston, SC in November 1861. The Regiment fought at Malvern Hill and Second Manassas before embarking on the Maryland Campaign. They were severely damaged at Second Manassas: by the end of the battle (August 30, 1862), Col Benbow and Lt Col Roberts had been wounded. Major Whilden had been killed, and senior Captain Murden was wounded and captured. Command at that point devolved on Captain S.A. Durham of Company H.

Maps Showing this Unit

Detail Map #7: Richardson's Division Attacks the Sunken Road
Detail Map #8a: Sykes' Regulars Begin Advance on Sharpsburg
Detail Map #8b: Sykes' Regulars Near Sharpsburg

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit

Tablet #303: Longstreet's Command - 14 Sep, 9 PM to 15 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #312: Evans' Brigade, Longstreet's Command - 14 Sep, 9 PM to 16 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #313: Evans' Brigade, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 17 Sep, 4 PM
Tablet #304: Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM

We have 24 individuals who were on the Maryland Campaign in the AotW database for this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?
D	Pvt	Atkinson, Abram	KIA 09/14
D	Corp	Atkinson, John H.	MWIA 09/17
D	Pvt	Coffee, Thomas	WIA 09/14
D	Pvt	Cumbee, Elias	WIA 09/14
D	Lt	White, Edwin Ruthven	WIA 09/17
E	Pvt	Bailey, David S.	KIA 09/17
E	Pvt	Hargrove, Newell N.	KIA 09/17
E	Pvt	Hays, Joseph D.	POW 09/17
E	Pvt	Lane, John Osbourne	WIA 09/17
E	Pvt	Turner, Joel	WIA 09/17
F	Pvt	Pannell, Israel K.	KIA 09/14
G	Pvt	McEachern, John	MWIA 09/14
G	Pvt	McKenzie, Robert H.	KIA 09/17
G	Pvt	Stubbs, John	KIA 09/17
H	Capt	Durham, Solon Alexander	WIA 09/14
H	Corp	Lane, D. F.	POW 09/13
H	Corp	Lee, R. W.	POW 09/19
H	Pvt	Price, S. S.	KIA 09/14
I	Pvt	Brewer, Washington Allen	WIA 09/17
I	Pvt	Lynam, H. J.	KIA 09/17
I	Pvt	Wise, J. S.	MWIA 09/14
I	Pvt	Wise, W. J.	KIA 09/17
K	Pvt	Baker, Cornelius Madison	KIA 09/17
K	Pvt	Windham, Samuel L.	WIA/POW 09/14

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