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Commanding Officer on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Lt. William T. Field
This Battalion's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of Northern Virginia
Corps - Longstreet's Command
Division - Jones' Division
Brigade - Jenkins' Brigade
Unit history
This battalion was formed in the Army reorganization of April 1862 by consolidating the 450 men of the 4th SC Infantry Regiment into five companies.1
On the Sharpsburg Campaign
Following Sharpsburg, the Fourth was down to "a handful of men", and they were transferred to the Hampton Legion's Infantry.1
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
We have one individual in the AotW database who was on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Lt | Field, William Thomas |  |
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1 Batson, Steve, South Carolina in the War Between the States, Published c.1996, first accessed 08 August 2005, <http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Square/3873/b/scmp.html>, Source page: [http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/bati1c.html] [AotW citation 213]