FIRST (1ST) ARTILLERY REGIMENTSouth Carolina Volunteers, March 25th, 1862, to May 1st, 1865
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| Regimental Field & Staff |
| Company A, Calhoun Light Artillery |
Company F |
| Company B |
Company G |
| Company C |
Company H |
| Company D |
Company I |
| Company E |
Company K |
March to May 1862 - Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
May to June 1862 - 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
June 1862 to July 1863 - 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
July to September 1863 - 4th Sub Division, 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
September 1863 - 1st Sub-Division, 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
October 1863 to July 1864 - 5th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
July to December 1864 - Ripley's Brigade, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
December 1864 to February 1865 - Rhett's Brigade, Taliaferro's Division, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
March to April 1865 - Elliott's/Rhett's Brigade, Taliaferro's Division, Hardee's Corps, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
April to May 1865 - Rhett's/Butler's Brigade, Taliaferro's/Anderson's Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Tennessee
March 25th, 1862: The regiment is organized by the increase of the First (1st) Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Volunteers, to a full regiment, and is designated as the First (1st) Artillery Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers.
April 12th, 1862: Company K is organized per Special Order No. 231, Headquarters, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida.
March 1862 to February 1865: Served in the Operations in and around Charleston, South Carolina.
January 30th, 1863: An expedition under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Yates, including Company I, is engaged in the capture of the gunboat USS Isaac T. Smith in the Stono River.
April 7th, 1863: Eight (8) companies are engaged in the Federal Ironclad attack upon Charleston Harbor.
July to September 1863: Engaged in the Operations on Morris Island.
July 10th, 1863: Company I is engaged in the action on the south end of Morris Island, losing 31-men missing.
July 11th, 1863: Company I is engaged in the attack on Fort Wagner.
July 25th, 1863: Company C is engaged in the action at Battery Gregg, suffering the loss of 1 man killed.
August 7th & 8th, 1863: Engaged in the Ironclad attack on Charleston Harbor.
August 17th to 21st, 1863: Engaged in the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
July 4th to 9th, 1864: Company B is engaged in an action with Federal Gunboats at Battery Pringle.
July 3rd, 1864: Companies E & K are engaged in the defense of Fort Johnson, during an attack on that place.
July 16th, 1864: A section of Company A is engaged in the action at River's Causeway, James Island.
December 10th to 19th, 1864: Company E serves in the defense of Savannah, Georgia, manning a battery on the Louisville Road.
February to April 1865: Served in the Carolina's Campaign.
March 15th & 16th, 1865: Engaged at Averysboro, North Carolina.
March 19th to 21st, 1865: Engaged at Bentonville, North Carolina.
April 26th, 1865: Surrendered with the Army at Durham Station, North Carolina.
May 1st, 1865: The regiment lays down its arms and is paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina.
Published Books & Documents
"Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia." Stewart Sifakis, Facts on File, Inc., New York City, New York, 1995.
"Recollections and Reminiscences, 1861-1865, Thru World War I." South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy; 1993.
"Report of the Historian of the Confederate Records to the General Assembly of South Carolina." John P. Thomas; The Bryan Printing Company, Columbia, South Carolina; 1900.
"South Carolina's Military Organizations During the War Between the States." Robert S. Seigler, The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, 2008.
Documents, Papers, & Non-Published Materials
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina. NARA M267; National Archives & Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
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