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Muster In: Organized on January 11, 18621
Muster Out: Consolidated with the 2nd South Carolina and parts of the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th SC Reserve Battalions as the 2nd SC Consolidated at Smithfield, NC on April 9, 1865. Surrendered at Durham Station, NC at on April 26, 1865.2
Commander(s):
Colonel Stephen M. Boykin
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Major John M. Partlow
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Kershaw’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Kershaw’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army4
- Commander: Colonel Stephen M. Boykin (?)5
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Third Offensive Order of Battle: Kershaw’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army6
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Kershaw’s Brigade | Kershaw’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army9
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 Army12,13
- Commander: Major John M. Partlow (November & December 1864)14,15
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- Note: Kershaw’s Division had returned to Petersburg from the Shenandoah Valley by at least November 21, 1864.16
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Conner’s Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army17,18
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- 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.19,20
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Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles:21
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- B&L: Gordon’s Attack at Fort Stedman by George L. Kilmer
- NP: August 8, 1864 Charleston (SC) Mercury: Casualties in South Carolina Units, June-August 1864
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 95-96 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 95-96 ↩
- 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 ↩
- “South Carolina Casualties.” Charleston (SC) Mercury. August 8, 1864, p. 1 col. 5: Boykin is mentioned as the regimental commander in a list of casualties for this regiment from June 24-August 1, 1864. He is not listed as a casualty, so I presume he was in command the entire time. More research is needed. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 119 ↩
- “South Carolina Casualties.” Charleston (SC) Mercury. August 8, 1864, p. 1 col. 5: Boykin is mentioned as the regimental commander in a list of casualties for this regiment from June 24-August 1, 1864. He is not listed as a casualty, so I presume he was in command the entire time. More research is needed. ↩
- 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 ↩
- “South Carolina Casualties.” Charleston (SC) Mercury. August 8, 1864, p. 1 col. 5: Boykin is mentioned as the regimental commander in a list of casualties for this regiment from June 24-August 1, 1864. He is not listed as a casualty, so I presume he was in command the entire time. More research is needed. ↩
- 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 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 95-96 ↩