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Muster In: Organized February 19 to July 8, 18611
Muster Out: April 9, 18652
Commander(s):
Colonel John M. Steedman
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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 John M. Steedman4
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Bratton’s Brigade | Field’s Division | First Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army5
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles8:
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
- 2nd Fort Harrison (September 30, 1864)
- Williamsburg Road (October 27, 1864)
- Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 72-74 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 72-74 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina, National Archives, Roll 211 (John M. Steedman, 6th South Carolina): Field and Staff Muster Roll for May + June, 1864: Under Remarks: “Signs roll Commanding the Regiment” ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 110 ↩
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina, National Archives, Roll 211 (John M. Steedman, 6th South Carolina): Field and Staff Muster Roll for May + June, 1864: Under Remarks: “Signs roll Commanding the Regiment” ↩
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina, National Archives, Roll 211 (John M. Steedman, 6th South Carolina): Field and Staff Muster Roll for July + August, 1864 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pages 72-74 ↩
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