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Muster In: August 22, 18611
Muster Out: April 9, 18652
Commander(s):
Colonel James R. Hagood
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Bratton’s Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3
- Commander: Colonel James R. Hagood4
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Bratton’s Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army5
- Commander: Colonel James R. Hagood6
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- Commander: Colonel James R. Hagood7
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- Commander: Colonel James R. Hagood8
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- Commander: Colonel James R. Hagood9
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Colonel James R. Hagood10
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Colonel James R. Hagood11
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles12:
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
- 2nd Fort Harrison (September 30, 1864)
- Williamsburg Road (October 27, 1864)
- Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Bibliography:
- 1st SC: Memoirs of the War of Secession, from the Original Manuscripts of Johnson Hagood, Brigadier-General, C.S.A.
- ">1st SC: Reminiscences of a Private, by Frank M. Mixson, Company “E” 1st S. C. Vols. (Hagood’s)
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 1st SC: Memoirs of the War of Secession, from the Original Manuscripts of Johnson Hagood, Brigadier-General, C.S.A.
- ">1st SC: Reminiscences of a Private, by Frank M. Mixson, Company “E” 1st S. C. Vols. (Hagood’s)
- CT AG 64-65: Report of Colonel John L. Otis, 10th Connecticut, of operations October 7, 1864
- Number 300. Report of Colonel James R. Hagood, First South Carolina Infantry
- Number 370. Petersburg Campaign Report of Colonel James R. Hagood, First South Carolina Infantry, of operations August 14 – December 10
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 51-53 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 51-53 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 767: Sibley lists no one as commander of the 1st South Carolina at this time, but Hagood’s report of his regiment’s actions in June and July seem to indicate he was in command. In addition, I found no document in his compiled service record which might indicate he was away from his command. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 767: Sibley lists no one as commander of the 1st South Carolina at this time, but Hagood’s report of his regiment’s actions in June and July seem to indicate he was in command. In addition, I found no document in his compiled service record which might indicate he was away from his command. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 767: Sibley lists no one as commander of the 1st South Carolina at this time, but Hagood’s report of his regiment’s actions in June and July seem to indicate he was in command. In addition, I found no document in his compiled service record which might indicate he was away from his command. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), pages 937-938 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 938 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), pages 938-939 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 939 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 51-53 ↩
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