26th South Carolina Infantry
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- September 9, 1862 - Organized by consolidation of the:
- 6th South Carolina Infantry Battalion
- 9th South Carolina Infantry Battalion
- ? - Mustered into Confederate service
- July 1863 - Siege of Jackson
- August-September 1863 - Charleston Harbor
- May 17-June 16, 1864 - Bermuda Hundred
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- July 30, 1864 - The Crater
- March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
- April 1, 1865 - Five Forks
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 2nd Military District of South Carolina (September 1862-May 1863)
- Department of the West / Breckinridge's Division / Evans' Brigade (June 1863)
- Department of the West / French's Division / Evans' Brigade (June-July 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / French's Division / Evans' Brigade (July-August 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Military District of Georgia / Evans' Brigade (August 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina / 2nd Sub-division / Evans' Brigade (August-September 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina / Evans' Brigade (October 1863-March 1864)
- Department of North Carolina / Johnson's Division / Elliot's/Wallace's Brigade (June-October 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 4th Corps / Johnson's Division / Elliot's/Wallace's Brigade (October 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Alexander D. Smith (Colonel)
- Stephen D.M. Byrd (Major)
- Joshua H. Hudson (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Ceth S. Land (Major)
- Cornelius D. Rowell (Major)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Hudson, Joshua Hilary, Sketches and Reminiscences.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 103-104)