CONFEDERATE SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS
3rd Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery (Palmetto Battalion)
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3rd Artillery Battalion, known at the Palmetto Battalion, was organized in December,
1861. Its members were from the counties of Allendale, Richland, Charleston, Georgetown, and
Kershaw. For some time the unit served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and
Florida, but the companies were frequently detached. Companies A, D, E, G, H, I, and K took
part in the battles in and around Charleston. A, G, H, I, and K were included in the surrender of
the Army of Tennessee, and D, E, and F disbanded after the evacuation of Charleston. Company
B served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and the Army of Tennessee, fought
at Jackson, then saw action in the Atlanta, Tennessee, and North Carolina
Campaigns. It surrendered on April 26, 1865. Company C was assigned to the Department of
Mississippi and East Louisiana, Army of Tennessee, and the Department of Alabama, Mississippi,
and East Louisiana. It fought at Charleston, Jackson, and Chickamauga, then served at Mobile and
surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Edward B. White and Lieutenant
Colonel William H. Campbell.
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