18th South Carolina Heavy Artillery Battalion / Battery C
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- Also referred to as the McQueen Light Artillery
- July 30, 1863 - Organized prior to this date
- ? - Mustered in Confederate Service
- August-September 1863 - Charleston Harbor
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- September 30, 1864 - 2nd Fort Harrison
- September 30, 1864 - 1st Squirrel Level Road
- September 30, 1864 - Jones' Farm
- October 1, 1864 - 1st Pegram's Farm
- October 2, 1864 - Hannon Road
- December 28, 1864 - Armed with four 12-lb Napoleons
- April 1, 1865 - Five Forks
- April 2, 1865 - Petersburg Final Assault
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina / 1st Sub-Division (July-September 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina / 1st Sub-Division / Unattached (September-October 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 7th Military District of South Carolina / Western Division / Heavy Artillery (October 1863-January 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 7th Military District of South Carolina / Hagood's Brigade (January-February 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 7th Military District of South Carolina (April-June 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Artillery / Pegram's Battalion (June 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Thomas E. Gregg (Captain)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Manigault, Edward, Siege Train: The Journal of a Confederate Artilleryman in the Defense of Charleston.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 11-12)