South Carolina 20th Infantry (Confederate)
11/01/1862
Organized - South Carolina 20th Infantry - South Carolina
18/07/1863
Battle - Second Fort Wagner - Morris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
31/05/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Lawrence M. Keitt
ColonelLawrence M. Keitt
31/05/1864
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
09/06/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John Doby Kennedy
ColonelJohn Doby Kennedy
09/06/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Joseph B. Kershaw
Major GeneralJoseph B. Kershaw
09/06/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Joseph B. Kershaw
Major GeneralJoseph B. Kershaw
27/07/1864
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Stephen M. Boykin
ColonelStephen M. Boykin
27/07/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General James Conner
Brigadier GeneralJames Conner
27/07/1864
Battle - First Deep Bottom - Henrico County, Virginia
Two weeks after Union forces arrived to invest the Confederate defenders of Petersburg, the battle lines of both sides settled into a stalemate. Since Cold Harbor, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was reluctant to mount a large frontal attack against well-entrenched Confederates. By late June, Grant's lines covered most of the eastern approaches to Petersburg, but neither side seemed ready to risk an offensive move. Determined to break the stalemate, Grant agreed to plans to blow up part of the Confederate def…READ MORE
19/10/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major James M. Goggin
MajorJames M. Goggin
19/10/1864
Battle - Cedar Creek - Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Also known as: Cedar Creek, Belle GroveREAD MORE
19/03/1865
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John D. Kennedy
Brigadier GeneralJohn D. Kennedy
19/03/1865
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Lafayette McLaws
Major GeneralLafayette McLaws
19/03/1865
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE
09/04/1865
Mustered Out - South Carolina 20th Infantry - South Carolina
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