Brooks (South Carolina) Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as:
  • Fickling's (South Carolina) Artillery Battery
  • Rhett's (South Carolina) Artillery Battery

• 1862 - Organized
• ? - Mustered in Confederate Service
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - Seven Days Battles
  • June 26, 1862 - Mechanicsville
  • June 27, 1862 - Beaver Dam Creek
  • June 30, 1862 - White Oak Swamp
• August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
• September 17, 1862 - Antietam
• October 17, 1862 - Armed with two 6 lb Smoothbores, one 12-lb Napoleon, and one 12-lb Howitzer
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• September 19-20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia (not engaged)
• September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
• November-December 1863 - Knoxville Siege
• May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
• May 8-21, 1864 - Spotsylvania Court House
• May 23-26, 1864 - North Anna River
• June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• January 6, 1865 - Armed with four 12-lb Howitzers
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of Northern Virginia / Reserve Artillery / Jones' Battalion (June-July 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Reserve Artillery / Lee's/Alexander's Battalion (August 1862-July 1863)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Artillery / Alexander's Battalion (July-September 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / Longstreet's Corps / Artillery / Alexander's Battalion (September-November 1863)
• Department of East Tennessee / Artillery / Alexander's/Huger's Battalion (November 1863-April 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Artillery / Huger's Battalion (April 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: A. Burnett Rhett (Captain)
• W.W. Ficklin (Captain)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 13-14, 17, 34)