CONFEDERATE SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS
1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery
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1st Heavy Artillery Regiment was organized during the fall of 1861 using the 1st South
Carolina Artillery Battalion as its nucleus. Most of the officers and men were from the Charleston
area. It was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, fought at Secessionville, then served in the
forts and batteries around Charleston. In February, 1865, the unit was converted to infatnry and,
assigned to Colonel A. Rhett's Brigade, became part of the forces involved in North Carolina
Campaign. It had 55 men disabled at Secessionville, and during the operations on Morris Island, July 10 to September 6,
1863, there were 18 killed, 50 wounded, and 52 missing. Only a remnant surrendered with the
Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels William R. Calhoun and Alfred Rhett,
Lieutenant Colonels Thomas M. Wagner and Joseph A. Yates, and Major Ormsby Blanding.
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