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Muster In: Organized on September 10, 1861.1 Mustered in from September 5-October ?, 18612
Muster Out: Consolidated with the 7th SC and parts of the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th South Carolina Battalions Reserves as the 7th SC Consolidated at Smithfield, NC on April 9, 1865. Surrendered at Durham Station, NC at on April 26, 1865.3
Commander(s):
Colonel John B. Davis
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Lieutenant Colonel Frederick S. Lewie
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Kershaw’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army4
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Kershaw’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army7
Third Offensive Order of Battle: Kershaw’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army10
- Commander: Colonel John B. Davis11
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Kershaw’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army12
- Commander: Colonel John B. Davis13
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Away from the Siege of Petersburg in the Shenandoah Valley.
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Away from the Siege of Petersburg in the Shenandoah Valley.
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Conner’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army14,15
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Frederick S. Lewie (November & December 1864)16,17
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- Weapons:
- Note: Kershaw’s Division had returned to Petersburg from the Shenandoah Valley by at least November 21, 1864.18
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Conner’s Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army19,20
- Commander: Colonel John B. Davis (January 1865)21
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- Weapons:
- Note: On January 3, 1865 Conner’s Brigade was ordered to South Carolina. It left the next morning and never returned to the Siege of Petersburg.22,23
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
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Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles:24
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Bibliography:
- 15th SC: A History of the 15th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865
- 15th SC: Diary of H.B. McCallum, Chaplain, Fifteenth South Carolina Volunteers: October 1, 1862 to November 19, 1864
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 150 Years Ago Today: Christmas at the Siege of Petersburg: December 25, 1864
- 15th SC: A History of the 15th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865
- 15th SC: Diary of H.B. McCallum, Chaplain, Fifteenth South Carolina Volunteers: October 1, 1862 to November 19, 1864
- BTC Notes: A History of the 15th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865
- Review: A History of the 15th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment: 1861-1865
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 88-90 ↩
- Clary, James B. A History of the 15th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment: 1861-1865 Broadfoot Publishing, 2009. pp. 7-12 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 88-90 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina, National Archives, Roll 279 (John Bunyon Davis, 15th South Carolina) ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina, National Archives, Roll 279 (John Bunyon Davis, 15th South Carolina) ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 119 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 119 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 129 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 129 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 155 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 163 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 155 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 163 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 369 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 172 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1171: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General R. E. Lee, January 31, 1865”; This list contains many commanders who were not there. They were the “official” commanders but may have been gone on leave. I have used none of the leaders from this list as a result. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 172 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), pages 1008–1009 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1179: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from January 26-31, 1865, and the leaders should be accurate for this time frame. ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 88-90 ↩