Beaufort's (South Carolina) Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

Also referred to as
- Elliot's (South Carolina) Artillery Battery
- Stuart's (South Carolina) Artillery Battery

1862 - Organized
? - Mustered in Confederate Service
June 6, 1862 - Port Royal Ferry (detachment)
July 4, 1862 - Port Royal Ferry (detachment)
August 21, 1862 - Pinckney Island
October 22-23, 1862 - Coosawhatchie
April 9, 1863 - Destruction of the George Washington near Beaufort
June 30, 1863 - Expedition to Barnwell's Island
May 3, 1864 - Armed with two 12-lb Napoleons, two 12-lb Howitzers, and one 10-lb Parrott
November-December 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
November 30, 1864 - Honey Hill
January 6, 1865 - Armed with two 12-lb Napoleons and two 12-lb Howitzers
February-April 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
April 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina

DESIGNATIONS

Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 3rd Military District of South Carolina (September 1862-July 1864)
Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / McLaws' Division (July-December 1864)
Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Taliaferro's Brigade (December 1864)
Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Reserve Artillery / 5th Battalion (December 1864-January 1865)
Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Wright's Division / Robertson's Brigade (January-February 1865)
Hardee's Corps / Artillery / Rhett's Battalion (February-March 1865)
Army of Tennessee / 3rd Corps / Rhett's Artillery Battalion (April 1865)

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Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 12-13, 16, 35)