(Charleston/German) (South Carolina) Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as:
  • Bachman's (South Carolina) Artillery Battery
  • South Carolina German Artillery

• 1862 - Organized
• ? - Mustered in Confederate Service
• March 17-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
  • June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• August 1862-July 1863 - Armed with four 12-lb Napoleons
• August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
• September 14, 1862 - South Mountain
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• May 3, 1864 - Armed with two 3+" Blakely Rifles and two 12-lb. Howitzers
• December 9, 1864 - Tullifinny Station
• February-April 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
• January 6, 1865 - Armed with four 12-lb Napoleons
• Included in the surrender of General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of Northern Virginia / A.P. Hill's Division / Walker's Artillery Battalion (June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / A.P. Hill's Division / Walker's Artillery Battalion (June-July 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / A.P. Hill's Division / Pender's Brigade (July 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / A.P. Hill's Division / Walker's Artillery Battalion (July-August 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Hood's Division / Toombs' Brigade (August 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Hood's Division / Frobel's Artillery Battalion (August 1862-February 1863)
• Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Hood's Division / Artillery Battalion (February-April 1863)
• Department of Southern Virginia / Hood's Division / Artillery Battalion (April-May 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Hood's Division / Henry's Artillery Battalion (May-July 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Artillery / Henry's/Haskell's Battalion (July-September 1863)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 5th Military District of South Carolina (October-November 1863)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 3rd Military District of South Carolina (December 1863-July 1864)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / McLaws' Division (July-December 1864)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Light Artillery / 3rd Battalion (December 1864-January 1865)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Wright's Division / Mercer's Brigade (January-February 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: William K. Bachman (Captain)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 12, 14-15, 18)