South Carolina Holcombe Legion Infantry Battalion (Confederate)
21/11/1861
Organized - South Carolina Holcombe Legion Infantry Battalion - South Carolina
17/09/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Peter F. Stevens
ColonelPeter F. Stevens
09/06/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Henry A. Wise
Brigadier GeneralHenry A. Wise
25/03/1865
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William J. Crawley
ColonelWilliam J. Crawley
25/03/1865
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William H. Wallace
Brigadier GeneralWilliam H. Wallace
25/03/1865
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Bushrod Johnson
Major GeneralBushrod Johnson
25/03/1865
Battle - Fort Stedman - Petersburg, Virginia
By March of 1865, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's grip on the Confederate lines around Petersburg was having its desired effect. Outnumbered and weakened by disease, desertion and shortage of food and supplies, Gen. Robert E. Lee had few options. After careful study of the Union troops in his sector of the line, Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon suggested to Lee the possibility of a successful offensive strike against Grant. In front of Gordon's men, Union-held Fort Stedman seemed the best target for a Confederate a…READ MORE
09/04/1865
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
09/04/1865
Mustered Out - South Carolina Holcombe Legion Infantry Battalion - South Carolina
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