Confederate Regiments & Batteries * South Carolina
1862
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January 2 | Organized for 1 year’s service under the command of Colonel James M. Gadbury. Assigned to 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Company A (Unionville Rifles) Company B (Union District Volunteers) Company C (Cross Keys Company) Company D Company E Company F Company G (Mountain Guards) Company H (Catawa Light Infantry) Company I (Darlington Rifles) Company K (Broad River Guards) |
May 5 | Reorganized for three years service under the command of Colonel Gadbury and Lieutenant Colonel William H. Wallace. |
June-July | Assigned to 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. |
July | Assigned to Evans’s Brigade, Drayton’s Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
July 4 | Lieutenant John L. Young of Company K died. |
August 2-8 | Reconnaisance from Harrison’s Landing and occupation of Malvern Hill |
August-October | Assigned to Evans’s Independent Brigade, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
August 23 | Rappahannock Station |
August 28-30 |
Second Battle of Manassas (Second Bull Run)The regiment brought 230 men to the field and lost 113 casualties. Colonel Gadbury was killed, and Lieutenant Colonel Wallace was promoted to colonel. Captains John E. Hames of Comany B, F.M. Tucker of Comany E and Lieutenant Edward B. White of Company H were killed. |
September 14 |
Battle of South Mountain (Boonsboro) |
September 17 |
Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)The regiment lost 3 men killed and 39 wounded. Lieutenant A.H. Woods of Company I was killed. |
September 25 | Captain William Sarter of Company B died. |
October-November | Assigned to Evans’s Brigade, McLaws’s Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
November-February | Assigned to Evans’s Brigade, French’s Command, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia |
December 10 | Lieutenant J.L. Shackelford of Company E died. |
1863
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February-March | Assigned to Evans’s Brigade, District of Cape Fear, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia |
May | Assigned to Evans’s Brigade, 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida |
May 6 | Lieutenant Robert Nance of Company K was cashiered. |
June | Moved to Missippi and assigned to Evans’s Brigade, Breckinridge’s Division, Department of the West |
June-July | Assigned to Evans’s Brigade, French’s Division, Department of the West |
July |
Jackson, Mississippi |
July-August | Assigned to Evans’s Brigade, French’s Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana |
August | Moved to Savannah and assigned to Evans’s Brigade, Military District of Georgia, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida |
August-September |
Charleston HarborAssigned to Evans’s Brigade, 2nd Sub-Division, 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The regiment reported 363 men present for duty. |
October-November | Assigned to Eastern Division, 7th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida |
December | Assigned to Elliott’s Brigade, 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida |
1864
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May 17-June 16 |
Bermuda Hundred |
May 20 | Lieutenant C.B. Bobo of Company E was killed. |
June |
Siege of PetersburgAssigned to Elliott’s-Wallace’s Brigade, Johnson’s Division, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia |
July 3 | Captain S.J. Tomb of Company B died. |
July 14 | Lieutenant R.A. Jackson of Company G was killed. |
July 30 |
Battle of the CraterThe regiment lost 205 casualties. Colonel Wallace took command of the brigade with the death of General Elliott. Lieutenant Colonel William B. Allison took command of the 18th South Carolina. Captains John McCormick of Company A, W.P. Bridges of Company K, Lieutenants Samuel H. Wolfe of Company A, W.M. Lawsom of Company C, John G. Bryant of Company D, John Anderson of Company E and John Foster of Company F were killed. |
July | Colonel Wallace was promoted to brigadier general. |
October | Assigned to Wallace’s Brigade, Johnson’s Division, 4th Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
1865
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March 25 |
Battle of Fort Stedman |
April 1 |
Battle of Five Forks |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseThe 18th South Carolina Infantry Regiment surrendered 16 officers and 139 enlisted men. |