2nd South Carolina Infantry (Rifles)
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- May 12, 1862 - Organized by the increase of the 1st South Carolina Infantry Battalion (Rifles) to a regiment
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service for 90 day term of service
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia- June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
- June 30, 1862 - Frsyser's Farm
- August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
- September 14, 1862 - South Mountain
- September 17, 1862 -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland - December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
- October 28-29, 1863 - Wauhatchie
- November-December 1863 - Siege of Knoxville
- 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 - 2nd Fort Harrison
- October 27, 1864 - Williamsburg Road
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 3rd Military District of South Carolina (May 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Longstreet's Division / R.H. Anderson's Brigade (June 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Longstreet's Division / R.H. Anderson's/Jenkins' Brigade (June-August 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Kemper's Division / Jenkins' Brigade (August-September 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / D.R. Jones'/Pickett's Division / Jenkins' Brigade (September 1862-February 1863)
- Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia / Pickett's Division / Jenkins' Brigade (February-April 1863)
- Department of Southern Virginia / Pickett's Division / Jenkins' Brigade (April-May 1863)
- Department of Southern Virginia / Jenkins' Brigade (May 1863)
- Department of North Carolina / Jenkins' Brigade (May-July 1863)
- Department of Richmond / Jenkins' Brigade (July 1863)
- Department of Richmond / Ransom's Division / Jenkins' Brigade (July-September 1863)
- Army of Tennessee / Longstreet's Corps / Hood's Division / Jenkins' Brigade (September-November 1863)
- Department of East Tennessee / Hood's/Field's Division / Jenkins' Brigade (November 1863-April 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Field's Division / Jenkins'/Bratton's Brigade (April 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: John V. Moore (Colonel)
- Thomas H. Boggs (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Robert E. Bowen (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- Daniel L. Cox (Major)
- Stiles P. Dendy (Major)
- David L. Donald (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Robert A. Thompson (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Thomas Thompson (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 60-62)
