CONFEDERATE SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPS
15th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
- Overview:
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15th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in September, 1861, at Lightwoodknot
Springs, near Columbia, South Carolina. Its members were raised in the counties of Richland,
Union, Lexington, Kershaw, Fairfield, and Williamsburg. After serving on James Island, the unit
moved to Virginia and was assigned to General Drayton's, Kershaw's, Kennedy's, and Conner's
Brigade. The 15th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Second Manassas to Gettysburg, then fought with Longstreet at
Chickamauga and Knoxville. It
returned to Virginia, saw action at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, and later was involved in
Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the North Carolina Campaign. This regiment sustained
24 casualties at Second Manassas, 110 at Sharpsburg, 55 out of 404 at
Fredericksburg, 54 at Chancellorsville, and 137 of the 448 at
Gettysburg. It reported 3 killed and 11 wounded at Knoxville and had 1 wounded at Bentonville. On March 23, 1865, it
contained 162 men and surrendered on April 26. The field officers were Colonels John B. Davis,
William D. De Saussure, and Joseph F. Gist; Lieutenant Colonels Richard Anderson and
Frederick S. Lewie; and Major William M. Gist.
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