14th South Carolina Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• September 9, 1861 - Organized for the war
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate service
• January 1, 1862 - Port Royal Ferry
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• August 28-30, 1862 - Bull Run
• September 1, 1862 - Chantilly
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• September 20, 1862 - Shepherdstown Ford
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• July 14, 1863 - Falling Waters
• October 9-22, 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
• November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
• May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
• May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
• May 23-26, 1864 - North Anna River
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• September 30, 1864 - 1st Squirrel Level Road
• September 30, 1864 - Jones' Farm
• October 1, 1864 - 1st Pegram's Farm
• April 1, 1865 - Five Forks
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of South Carolina (September 1861)
• Army of Northern Virginia / A.P. Hill's Division / Gregg's Brigade (May-June 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / A.P. Hill's Division / Gregg's Brigade (June-July 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / A.P. Hill's Division / Gregg's/McGowan's Brigade (July 1862-May 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Pender's/Wilcox's Division / McGowan's/Perrin's Brigade (May 1863-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: James Jones (Colonel)
• Joseph N. Brown (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• William I. Carter (Major)
• Edward Croft (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Henry H. Harper (Major)
• Samuel McGowan (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Abner Perrin (Colonel)
• William D. Simpson (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Brown, Varina Davis, A Colonel at Gettysburg and Spotsylvania.
• Caldwell, J.F.J., The History of a Brigade of South Carolinians, known first as "Gregg's" and subsequently as "McGowan's Brigade."
• Lane, Bessie Mell, Dear Bet: The Carter Letters, 1861-1863
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 87-88)