Palmetto (South Carolina) Light Artillery Battalion

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the 3rd South Carolina Light Artillery Battalion

• August 1861 - Organized with 3 companies
• ? - Mustered in Confederate Service
• November 14, 1861 - Company D organized
• Early 1862 - Company E organized
• April 1862 - Company F organized from members of Company D
• April/May 1862 - Company G organized
• May 29, 1862 - Company H organized from members of Company A
• June 1863 - Company I organized from members of Company H
• June 1863 - Companies A/D/F/G served as light artillery, the balance of the unit served as heavy artillery
• June 21, 1863 - Company K organized from members of Company G
• April 1, 1864 - Companies H/I/K disbanded, deemed to have been formed illegally
• See individual company histories for further information:
  • Battery A / Battery B / Battery C / Battery D / Battery E / Battery F / Battery G / Battery H / Battery I / Battery K

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Edward B. White (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• William H. Campbell (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)

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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 24-32)