TWENTY-SEVENTH (27TH) INFANTRY REGIMENTSouth Carolina Volunteers, September 30th, 1863,to May 2nd, 1865
The following historical information is about the service of both the regiment, and the men, of the Twenty-Seventh (27th) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which served in the American Civil War from September 30th, 1863, to May 2nd, 1865. 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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October 1863 to February 1864 - Hagood's Brigade, Eastern Division (1st Sub-District), 7th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
February to April 1864 - Hagood's Brigade, 7th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
May to September 1864 - Hagood's Brigade, Hoke's Division, Department of North Carolina & Southern Virginia
October 1864 - Hagood's Brigade, Hoke's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
November to December 1864 - Hagood's Brigade, Hoke's Division, 4th (Anderson's) Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
January to March 10th, 1865 - Hagood's Brigade, Hoke's Division, Department of North Carolina
March 10th to April 9th, 1865 - Hagood's Brigade, Hoke's Division, Hardee's Corps, Army of Tennessee
September 30th, 1863: The regiment is organized at Legare's Point, James Island, South Carolina, per General Order of the Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, War Department, Richmond, Virginia, by the consolidation of the First (1st) South Carolina Sharpshooter Battalion and the First (1st) South Carolina Infantry Battalion. Peter C. Galliard is appointed as Colonel of the Regiment, with Julius A. Blake as Lieutenant Colonel and Joseph Abney as Major.
Company A - Company E of the 1st Infantry Battalion
Company B - Company B of the 1st Infantry Battalion
Company C - Company F of the 1st Infantry Battalion
Company D - Company D of the 1st Infantry Battalion
Company E - Company A of the 1st Sharpshooter Battalion
Company F - Company B of the 1st Sharpshooter Battalion
Company G - Company C of the 1st Sharpshooter Battalion
Company H - Company C of the 1st Infantry Battalion
Company I - Company A of the 1st Infantry Battalion
Company K - Company G of the 1st Infantry Battalion
October 1863 to April 1864: Served in the defense of Charleston, South Carolina.
April 29th, 1864: The regiment breaks camp and moves from Charleston, South Carolina, to Wilmington, North Carolina
April 30th, 1864: The regiment arrives at Wilmington, North Carolina, and goes into camp.
April 30th to May 5th, 1864: Encamped at Wilmington, North Carolina.
May 5th, 1864: The regiment is enroute from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Petersburg, Virginia.
May 7th, 1864: The regiment arrives at Petersburg, Virginia.
May to December 1864: Served in the defense of Richmond & Petersburg, Virginia.
May 7th, 1864: Engaged at Port Walthall Junction, Virginia.
May 16th, 1864: Engaged at Drewry 's Bluff, Virginia.
May 17th to 31st, 1864: In front of the enemy at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia.
June 1st to 13th, 1864: In front of the enemy at Cold Harbor, Virginia.
June 24th, 1864: Engaged at the South Side Railroad near Petersburg, Virginia.
July 1864: Per General Orders of the War Department, the order authorizing the organization of Company K is revoked and the company is disbanded, with the members being transferred to Company B.
August 21st, 1864: Engaged at Weldon Railroad, Virginia.
September 28th to 30th, 1864: Engaged at Fort Harrison (New Market Road), Virginia.
October 7th, 1864: Engaged at Darbytown, Virginia.
December 24th, 1864: Moved from Petersburg, Virginia, to Wilmington, North Carolina.
December 1864 to February 1865: Served in the defenses of Wilmington, North Carolina.
January 14th, 1865: Engaged at Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
February 19th, 1865: Engaged near Wilmington, North Carolina.
February 20th, 1865: Engaged at Town Creek, North Carolina.
March to April 1865: Served in the Carolina's Campaign (North Carolina).
March 7th to 10th, 1865: Engaged at Kinston, North Carolina.
March 19th, 1865: Engaged at Bentonville, North Carolina.
April 26th, 1865: The Regiment is surrendered with the Army of Tennessee at Durham Station, North Carolina.
May 2nd, 1865: The Regiment is paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, and returns to South Carolina.
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Charleston Depot Battle-flag. Upon its formation in October 1863 this Charleston Depot Battle-flag was presented to the regiment at its camp on Legare's Point, James Island, South Carolina, and placed in the charge of the Regimental Color Sergeant. Carried throughout the regiments service in South Carolina from October 1863 to May 1864, it was carried through the rigors of the actions around Petersburg from May to August 1864. On August 21st, 1864, at the battle of Weldon Railroad the brigade charged the Federal position at near Globe Tavern, and in the ensuing fight found themselves almost completely surrounded, however, due to the mixed condition of the two forces a portion of the brigade was able to fall back to their lines. During this melee Private S.C. Anderson of Company A, 18th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, rushed forward and succeeded in capturing the Regimental Color Sergeant and the flag of the 27th Regiment, by the end of the action 60- men of the regiment were prisoners of war. Following the battle, Anderson turned the flag over to his regimental commander, who forwarded the flag up the chain of command until it arrived at the War Department in Washington, D.C. Assigned, and stamped, with capture Number 159 the flag was kept in storage at the War Department from 1864 until 1905, when on April 26th, 1905, by direction of President Theodore Roosevelt the captured flags were returned to their respective states, the flag of the 27th being returned to South Carolina.
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At some point between 1905 and 1920 the flag of the 27th was sold by the State to Colonel Alston Deas of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, who later sold it to Mr. William A. Albaugh. In the 1960's the flag was again sold to Mr. William A. Bond of Mount Vernon, Texas, and in July 1994 the flag was auctioned by the Conestoga Auction Company. Today the flag is part of the collection of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier at Pamplin Park in Petersburg, Virginia.
The flag was attached to a staff with brass finial, and measures 46 1/2 on the hoist and 48 1/2 on the fly, with a 2 1/4 sleeve. The cross is dark blue, measuring 8 1/2 in. wide, with 3/4 wide white edging on the cross; there are 13 white stars, 5 pointed, each measuring 4 1/4 in diameter - these stars have been sewn on the reverse of the flag with the blue cut away on the obverse; the entire flag is bordered by a 2 2/1 in. wide white border, with a 2 1/4 in. piece of dark blue bunting which has been doubled back to form a sleeve.
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.
"Charlestonians in War: The Charleston Battalion." W.C. Phelps; Pelican Press, Gretna, Louisiana; 2004.
"Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia." Stewart Sifakis, Facts on File, Inc., New York City, New York, 1995.
Volume V (South Carolina), "Confederate Military History." Clement A. Evans, Confederate Publishing Company, Atlanta, Georgia, 1899.
"Confederate Rolls of South Carolina." Columbia, South Carolina, 1898.
"Him on the one side and me on the other. The Civil War Letters of Alexander Campbell, 79th New York, and James Campbell, 1st South Carolina Battalion." Terry A. Johnston; University Press, Columbia, South Carolina, 1999.
"Memoirs of the War of Secession." Johnson Hagood, The State Company, Columbia, South Carolina, 1910
"Recollections and Reminiscences, 1861-1865, Thru World War I." South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy; 1993.
Volume II (2) - Pages 539 (W.S. Wrightman, Co. F) & 568 (Roster of Co. A)
Volume III (3) - Pages 67 (P.C. Gaillard, F&S), 458 (J. Abney, F&S) & 555 (Roster of Co. F)
Volume VI (6) - Pages 1 (Roster of Co. A) & 240 (W.H. Floyd, Co. F) & 434 (Roster of Co. G)
Volume VII (7) - Page 17 (D.B. Bookhart, Co. G) & 21 (J.J. Hungerpiller, Co. G)
"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.
"The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies." Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1901.
Documents, Papers, & Non-Published Materials
Compiled Records of Confederate Soldiers who served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina. (M267, Rolls 356 - Twenty-seventh Infantry (Gaillard's Regiment), A-Ca; 357 - Ce-G; 358 - H -L; 359 - M-R; & 360 - S-Z). The National Archives Microfilm Publications; Washington, D.C.
Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Confederate Organizations. (Roll 48 - South Carolina - Twentieth Infantry through Miscellaneous) The National Archives Microfilm Publications; Washington, D.C.
"The Irish Volunteers Memorial Meeting and Military Hall Festival, With a Brief Sketch of the Company." "The News & Courier." Charleston, South Carolina.
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