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Muster In: Organized by the consolidation of the 1st Sharpshooters Battalion (three companies) and the 1st (“Charleston”) Infantry Battalion (seven companies) on September 30, 1863.1
Muster Out: April 26, 18652
Commander(s):
Colonel Peter C. Gaillard
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Lieutenant Colonel Julius A. Blake
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Captain Thomas Y. Simons
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Hagood’s Brigade | Hoke’s Division | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army3
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Hagood’s Brigade | Hoke’s Division | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army4
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Third Offensive Order of Battle: Hagood’s Brigade | Hoke’s Division | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army5
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Hagood’s Brigade | Hoke’s Division | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army8
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Hagood’s Brigade | Hoke’s Division | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army14,15
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Hagood’s Brigade | Hoke’s Division | Fourth Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army16
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Hagood’s Brigade | Hoke’s Division | Fourth Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army18,19
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- Note: On December 21, 1864, the 27th South Carolina boarded a train bound for Wilmington, NC.22,23
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not at Siege of Petersburg.24
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not at Siege of Petersburg.25
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles26:
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
- Weldon Railroad (August 21, 1864)
- 2nd Fort Harrison (September 30, 1864)
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 27th SC: Charlestonians In War: The Charleston Battalion
- NP: July 25, 1897 Charleston (SC) News and Courier: The Slaughter at Petersburg, June 18, 1864
- NP: March 19, 1901 Winnsboro (SC) News and Herald: In The Trenches of Petersburg, June-August 1864
- NP: May 3, 1905 Winnsboro (SC) News and Herald: Hagood’s Brigade at Globe Tavern, August 21, 1864
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 104-105 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 104-105 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., p. 114 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., p. 114 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 124 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 124: Colonel Peter C. Gaillard was not on active duty during the first part of July 1864. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 124 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 134 ↩
- “Battle of Ream’s Station.” Winnsboro (SC) News and Herald. May 3, 1905, p. 1 col. 1-4: Just at this period of the battle, a federal officer rode out from their lines on our left. As the firing ceased, he came into our lines and said to Col. Gaillard of the 27th: “Give up that flag, sir, and surrender. We have you surrounded. There comes a column from the left to your rear to cut off your retreat. I have come here to secure you from further slaughter. You have struggled far enough.” The flag was handed over to him.” ↩
- Hagood’s Memoirs mention Gaillard as commanding the regiment but he was absent at least until August 24, 1864 per the CSRs, and when he returned he was detached from the regiment. More research is needed. ↩
- Phelps, W. Chris. Charlestonians in War: The Charleston Battalion. Pelican Publishing Company, p. 173 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 134 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 134 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 142 ↩
- Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship. The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1314. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 147 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 147 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 155 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 167 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 155 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 167: Colonel Peter C. Gaillard was documented as having been in Weldon, North Carolina on at least December 18, 1864. OR, XLII, pt. 3 pg. 1278 has more information. Gaillard had been detached from the 27th SC since August 24, 1864. Did he return? Was he ever in command in December? More research is needed, but it seems likely he was not at the Siege of Petersburg during this time frame. ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 104-105: Sifakis does not list the exact date. More research is needed. ↩
- Phelps, W. Chris. Charlestonians in War: The Charleston Battalion. Pelican Publishing Company, p. 171 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 104-105 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 104-105 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 104-105 ↩
I can give you some additional information in the form of an org chart I made for our unit (the 27th SCV). It includes the time frame from the consolidation of 1st SC Sharpshooters with 1st Battalion SC Infantry (ie, Gaillard’s) to Rion’s Regiment being disbanded at Lancaster North Carolina. It’s in PDF. Also, you might consider these additional references: Charlestonians in War, W. Chris Phelps, Pelican Publishing, Gretna, 2004, and South Carolina’s War Between The States, Robert S. Seigler, The History Press, London, 2008.
Thanks Chuck. I’ve added those two sources to my spreadsheet, and immediately purchased the Charlestonians in war book. I’ve sent you an email about the PDF file you’ve created.
Brett