1st South Carolina Regiment Rifles ( 1st South Carolina Regiment Rifles ) was one of the infantry regiments of the Confederate army during the Civil War in the United States . The regiment was formed in July 1861 and went through all the battles of the war in the east from the battle of Beaverdam Creek to the surrender of Appomattox . The regiment is also known as the "Orr Rifles" for difference from the "McCrery Regiment" and the "Hagud Regiment", which also had the numbering "1st".
| 1st South Carolina Rifle Regiment | |
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 flag of south carolina, 1861 | |
| Years of existence | 1861 - 1865 |
| A country |  KSA |
| Type of | Infantry |
| Number | 1,500 people (1861) 1000 people (Apr 1862) 1600 (June 1863) |
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| Famous commanders | |
Content
- 1 Formation
- 2 Battle Path
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Formation
The regiment was formed in July 1861 at the Camp Pickens camp in Sandy Springs. His first commander was Colonel James Orr, Lt. Col. Jehu Foster Marshall, Major Daniel Ledbetter. The regiment was recruited into the army of the Confederation for a period of 12 months. Subsequently, the regiment was the first in the army of the South to change its service life to unlimited ("until the end of the war"). The regiment received a dark blue uniform of rifle units, but was armed with smoothbore muskets.
Battle Path
In the fall, the regiment stood in South Carolina on Sullivan Island , where the service was easy, and relatives could visit the privates and bring them homemade food, which is why the regiment was nicknamed "Pound Cake Regiment". At that time, 1,500 people were in the regiment. In December, Colonel Orr was elected to the Senate of the Confederation, so on January 29, 1862 he resigned. Lt. Col. Marshall was promoted to Colonel, Ledbetter became Lt. Col., and Company Captain James Livingston became Major.
At the end of April 1862, the regiment, which numbered 1,000 people, was transferred to Virginia and involved in the protection of the railway near Frederick, near Massaponax Church. He was included in the team of Joseph Anderson . In May, the regiment was transferred to Richmond, and in June they were included in the South Carolian brigade of Maxi Gregg , which became part of the Hill Light Division .
In April 1865, the regiment surrendered with the remnants of the army at Appomattox, at that time there were 9 officers and 148 privates under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James T. Robertson.
Notes
Literature
- Robert S. Seigler. South Carolina's Military Organizations During the War Between the States. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2008
- James Caldwell, The History of a Brigade of South Carolinians: Known First as Gregg's and Subsequently as Mcgowan's Brigade. Applewood Books, 2008 252 pp. ISBN 9781429015066