THIRTEENTH (13TH) INFANTRY BATTALIONSouth Carolina Volunteers, April 21st to November 11th, 1862
The following historical information is about the service of both the regiment, and the men, of the Thirteenth (13th) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Battalion (also known as the Fourth (4th) or Mattison's Battalion), which served in the American Civil War from April 21st to November 11th, 1862. If you have any corrections, suggestions, or additional information, photographs, artifacts, etc., that you wish to contribute, feel free to submit the information to the Webmaster.
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| Battalion Field & Staff |
| Company A - Anderson District |
Company D - Greenville District |
| Company B - Greenville District |
Company E - Anderson District |
| Company C - Pickens District |
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April to June 1862 - Anderson's Brigade, Longstreet's Division, Army of Northern Virginia
June to August 1862 - Anderson/Jenkins' Brigade, Longstreet's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
August 1862 to September 1862 - Jenkins' Brigade, Kemper's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
September to November 1862 - Jenkins' Brigade, Jones/Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
April 21st, 1862: The battalion is organized as the Thirteenth (13th) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Battalion, also shown as the Fourth (4) or Mattison's Battalion, at Yorktown, Virginia. The battalion was formed from new recruits and re-enlisting members of the Fourth (4th) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which had failed to successfully reorganize following the expiration of its original term of service, with five (5) companies under the command of Major (previously Lieutenant Colonel) Charles S. Mattison.
May to July 1862: Served in the Peninsula Campaign (Virginia)
May 5th, 1862: Engaged at Williamsburg, Virginia
May 31st & June 1st, 1862: Engaged at Seven Pines, Virginia
June 27th, 1862: Engaged at Gaines Mill, Virginia
June 30th, 1862: Engaged at Frayser's Farm, Virginia.
July to August 1862: Served in the Manassas Campaign (Virginia)
August 29th & 30th, 1862: Engaged at Manassas, Virginia.
September to October 1862: Served in the Maryland Campaign (Virginia)
September 14th, 1862: Engaged at South Mountain, Maryland.
September 17th, 1862: Engaged at Sharpsburg, Maryland.
November 11th, 1862: As a result of losses and being understrength, the battalion is disbanded and consolidated into two companies which are assigned as Companies I & K of the Infantry Regiment, Hampton's Legion of South Carolina Volunteers. Companies B, D, & E are consolidated as Company I and Companies A & C are consolidated as Company K.
Published Books & Documents
"Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors, & Citizens who died in the service of their country and the State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865." Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., The South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, South Carolina, 1995.
"Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia." Stewart Sifakis, Facts on File, Inc., New York City, New York, 1995.
"The Flags of Civil War South Carolina." Glenn Dedmont, Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, Louisiana, 2000.
"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 Records Showing Service of Military Units in Confederate Organizations. The National Archives Microfilm Publications. ((Roll 269 (South Carolina - Thirteenth Battalion, Infantry)
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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