Palmetto (South Carolina) Light Artillery Battalion / Battery F

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the Chesnut Light Artillery (Battery)

• April 1862 - Organized from part of Battery D
• ? - Mustered in Confederate Service
• December 25, 1863 - Legareville
• May 3-July 30, 1864 - Armed with four 3.81" bronze rifles
• January 6, 1865 - Armed with four 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 / James Island (April-June 1862)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina (June-July 1862)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / James Island (July-August 1862)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District of South Carolina (September 1862-May 1863)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 2nd Military District of South Carolina (June-November 1863)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 6th Military District of South Carolina (December 1863-July 1864)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Robertson's Brigade (July-December 1864)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Reserve Artillery / 1st Battalion (December 1864-January 1865)
• Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Wright's Division / Robertson's Brigade (January-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Frederick C. Schulz (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 15, 29)