South Carolina 3rd Battalion Light Artillery, Battery A (Confederate)
15/08/1861
Organized - South Carolina 3rd Battalion Light Artillery, Battery A - South Carolina
03/02/1865
Battle - Rivers' Bridge - Bamberg County, South Carolina
19/03/1865
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
Bentonville
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