SECOND (2ND) ARTILLERY REGIMENTSouth Carolina Volunteers, April 12th, 1862, to May 1st, 1865
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| Regimental Field & Staff |
| Company A - Barnwell District |
Company F - Orangeburg District - Carolina Artillery |
| Company B - Barnwell & Edgefield District - Lamar's Company |
Company G - Barnwell District - Silverton Artillery |
| Company C - Orangeburg District - Edisto Artillery |
Company H - Barnwell District |
| Company D - Darlington District - Inglis Light Artillery |
Company I - Orangeburg District - Orangeburg Artillery |
| Company E - Barnwell District |
Company K - Edgefield District - Frederick's Company |
April to June 1862 - James Island, 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
June 1862 to July 1863 - 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
July to October 1863 - 1st Sub-Division, 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
October to November 1863 - Eastern Division, 7th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
December 1863 to February 1864 - 1st & 2nd Sub-District's, 7th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
Companies A, B, E, G & K in the 1st Sub-District and Companies F, H & I in the 2nd Sub District
January to February 1864 - Hagood's Brigade, 7th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
February to July 1864 - 7th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
July to December 1864 - Taliaferro's Brigade, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
December 1864 to February 1865 - Taliaferro's Division, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
March to April 1865 - Elliott's Brigade, Taliaferro's Division, Hardee's Corps, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
April to May 1865 - Rhett's/Butler's Brigade, Taliaferro's/Anderson's Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Tennessee
April 12th, 1862: The regiment is organized on James Island near Charleston, South Carolina, by the addition of six (6) companies to the Second (2nd) South Carolina Volunteer Artillery Battalion and designated as the First (1st) South Carolina Volunteer Artillery Regiment; around this same time the First (1st) Artillery Battalion is also increased to a Regiment and designated as the First (1st) South Carolina Volunteer Artillery Regiment, creating some confusion, that will not be resolved until August.
May 7th, 1862: Regimental Elections are held, Thomas G. Lamar is elected as Colonel, Andrew D. Frederick as Lieutenant Colonel and James W. Brown as Major.
August 30th, 1862: The regiment is officially re-designated as the Second (2nd) South Carolina Volunteer Artillery Regiment.
April 1862 to February 1865: Served in the Operations in and around Charleston, South Carolina.
June 16th, 1862: Engaged at Fort Lamar near Secessionville, South Carolina.
April 7th, 1863: Company I is engaged in the actions in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
April 25th, 1863: Duel between 1st Lieutenant Lewis A. Rice and 2nd Lieutenant John A. Bellinger of Company B near Fort Johnson.
July to September 1863: Siege of Fort Wagner on Morris Island.
July 31st to August 6th: Company A is on duty at Fort Wagner, during which time 6-men were wounded.
August 31st: Company F is on duty at Fort Wagner .
September 1st to 6th: Company A is on duty at Fort Wagner, during which time 7-men were wounded.
December 25th, 1863: Engaged at Legareville, South Carolina.
May 22nd, 1864: Detachments of Companies F, H & I are engaged in the skirmish at Legare's Plantation on James Island, South Carolina.
December 14th, 1864: A detachment of 2 officers and 75-men from Company B is sent to Pocotaligo for duty, returning later that same day.
December 17th to 25th, 1864: A detachment of 1 Officer and 39-men from Company B is on duty at Green Pond, South Carolina.
October 31st, 1863: As a result of Federal Artillery fire, the Regimental Hospital at Fort Johnson is discontinued, the sick and wounded being transferred to the Hospitals in Charleston.
February to April 1865: Served in the Carolina's Campaign.
March 15th & 16th, 1865: Engaged at Averysboro, North Carolina.
March 19th to 21st, 1865: Engaged at Bentonville, North Carolina.
April 26th, 1865: Surrendered with the Army at Durham Station, North Carolina.
May 1st, 1865: The regiment lays down its arms and is paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina.
Confederate Artillerymen doing drill near Charleston, South Carolina (Library of Congress)
Published Books & Documents
"Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia." Stewart Sifakis, Facts on File, Inc., New York City, New York, 1995.
"History of Edgefield County from the Earliest Settlements to 1897." John A. Chapman; Elbert H. Aull, Publisher & Printer, Newberry, South Carolina; 1897.
"Recollections and Reminiscences, 1861-1865, Thru World War I." South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy; 1993.
Volume 2 - Page 516 (G.W. Mack, Co. K, & G.J. Ruff, Co. K), 517 (D.W. Berry & J. Ridlehoover), 518 (J.C. Havird), 520 (G.W. Davis), 521 (H. Martin, Co. E), 527 (W. Barnes, Co. K, & J.P. Butler), 528 (W.G. Barnes, A. Cobler & U.C. Nicholson), 529 (L. Smith, Co. K), 530 (J.M. McCarty), 532 (G.W. Berry, Co. K, & J. Etheredge), 535 (T.A. Pitts), 537 (D. Glenn, Co. K), 538 (O. Berry, Co. K, & W. Powell, Co. K), 541 (J.F. Merchant Co. K), 542 (M. Bledsoe, Co. K & L. Havird, Co. K), 543 (L.D. Riley, Co. K), 544 (L. Mack, Co. K), 546 (F.M. Yarborough, Co. F) & 579 (Company F)
Volume 3 - Pages 14 (A. Zimmerman, Co. I), 50 (N. Crouch, Co. K), 78 (J.W.H. Abney, Co. K), 519 (Company B) & 550 (Company K)
Volume 4 - Page 487 (J.H. Felder, Co I)
Volume 5 - Pages 117 (Col. A.D. Fredrick), 127 (Company I), 143 (Company F), 482 (J. Nicholls, Co. H), 231 (W.S. Crouch), 228 (G.W. Long), 555 (Company K) & 560 (Company D)
Volume 7 - Pages 7 (J.A. Meyer, Co. G), 18 (I.P. Bull) & 166 (W.R. Darlington)
Volume 9 - Page 22 (F. Lake, Co. K) & 598 (J.H. Morris)
Volume 11 - Page 348 (P.B. Waters, Co. K)
"Report of the Historian of the Confederate Records to the General Assembly of South Carolina." John P. Thomas; The Bryan Printing Company, Columbia, South Carolina; 1900.
Pages 315 to 325, Volume II (The Midlands), "South Carolina's Military Organizations During the War Between the States." Robert S. Seigler, The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, 2008.
Documents, Papers, & Non-Published Materials
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina. NARA M267; National Archives & Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
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