Confederate Regiments & Batteries * South Carolina
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1861
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| June 13 | The Washington (South Carolina) Artillery Volunteers was mustered into service with 147 men from South Carolina’s Washington Artillery militia. It was under the command of Captain Stephen D. Lee but due to his responsibilities on General Beauregard’s staff he would not assume his duties with the battery until it was in Virginia. The battery was planned to be part of the combined arms Hampton Legion but served as an independent battery. It was originally armed with two 3.5″ Rifles and four 12 pounder howitzers. |
| June 24 | The company left for Virginia. |
| November 8 | Captain Stephen D. Lee was promoted to major. He was replaced as battery commander by Captain James F. Hart, an 1857 graduate of The Citadel. The battery was reequipped with four Blakely Rifles importaed from England. |
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1862
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| March 29 | Edisto Island (detachmet of one section) |
| April-June | Assigned to 3rd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida |
| June-July | Moved to the Virginia Peninsula and assigned to Garnett’s Artillery Battalion, D. R. Jones’s Division, Magruder’s Command, Army of Northern Virginia |
| June 25-July 1 |
Seven Days BattlesThe battery lost 1 man killed amd 4 wounded. |
| July | Assigned to Semmes’s Brigade, D. R. Jones’s Division, Longstreet’s Command, Army of Northern Virginia |
| August | Assigned to Horse Artillery Battalion, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia |
| August 28-30 |
Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) |
| September 12 |
Monocacy River |
| September 13 |
Braddock’s Gap |
| September 17 |
Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) |
| October 9-12 |
Stuart’s Second Ride Around McClellan (section) |
| December 13 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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1863
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| May 1-4 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
| June 9 |
Battle of Brandy Station |
| June 14-15 |
Second Battle of Winchester |
| June 19 | Middleburg |
| June 21 | Upperville |
| June 30 |
Battle of Hanover |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe battery sent 4 officers and 75 enlisted men to the field. |
| July 5 |
Battle of Williamsport |
| September-January | Assigned to Chew’s Battalion, Horse Artillery, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia |
| October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
| November-December |
Mine Run Campaign |
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1864
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| May 5-6 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 23-26 |
Battle of North Anna |
| June 1-3 |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
| June |
Petersburg Campaign |
| October 1 |
Vaughan Road |
| October 27 |
Burgess’s MillCaptain Hart was badly wounded, losing his leg. He was promoted to major, and Lieutenant E. Lindsley Halsey was promoted to captain and took command of the battery. |
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1865
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| February- 5-7 |
Battle of Hatcher’s Run |
| February-April |
Carolinas CampaignMoved to South Carolina and assigned to Butler’s Division Artillery, Hampton’s Cavalry Command |
| April 26 |
Durham StationSurrendered with Johnston’s Army |