South Carolina 18th Infantry (Confederate)
Organized - South Carolina 18th Infantry - South Carolina
Battle - Williamsburg - York County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Following the Confederate withdrawal from their Yorktown position, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan was not prepared to mount an immediate pursuit with his entire force from the siege lines he had occupied for nearly a month. Initially, he was able to send forward only a portion of his army, led by the Third Corps of Samuel P. Heitzelman, to follow Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Confederates. Heitzelman's divisions, led by Brig. Gens. Joseph Hooker and Phil Kearny, made contact with Johnston's army four miles sout…READ MORE
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel James M. Gadberry
ColonelJames M. Gadberry
Battle - Second Bull Run - Prince William County, Virginia
After the early summer collapse of the Union Peninsula Campaign offensive to capture Richmond, Robert E. Lee sought to move his army north and threaten Washington DC before Union forces could regroup.READ MORE
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William H. Wallace
ColonelWilliam H. Wallace
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Peter F. Stevens
ColonelPeter F. Stevens
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Robert H. Glenn
CaptainRobert H. Glenn
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Stephen Elliott Jr., and undefined Col. Fitz W. McMaster
Brigadier GeneralStephen Elliott Jr.
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson
Brigadier GeneralBushrod Johnson
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Stephen Elliott Jr.
Brigadier GeneralStephen Elliott Jr.
Battle - Crater - Petersburg, Virginia
Two weeks after Union forces arrived to invest the Confederate defenders of Petersburg, the battle lines of both sides had settled into a stalemate. Since Cold Harbor, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was reluctant to mount a 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. Part of the Union line was held by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's Ninth Corps. Some of Burnside'…READ MORE
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel William B. Allison
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam B. Allison
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William H. Wallace
Brigadier GeneralWilliam H. Wallace
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Bushrod Johnson
Major GeneralBushrod Johnson
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
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
Mustered Out - South Carolina 18th Infantry - South Carolina
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