Waccamaw (South Carolina) Artillery Battery
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- Also referred to as Ward's (South Carolina) Artillery Battery
- Early 1862 - Organized
- ? - Mustered in Confederate Service for the duration of the war
- April 1862 - Armed with six guns
- August 13, 1862 - Black River (one section)
- May 3, 1864 - Armed with three 6-lb. Smoothbores and one 3+" Rifle
- January 6, 1865 - Armed with two 12-lb. Howitzers and two 6-lb. Smoothbores
- February-April 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign- April 26, 1865 - Included in the surrender of General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 2nd Military District (April 1862)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 4th Military District (February 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 1st Military District (March-June 1863)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 4th Military District (June 1863-July 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Ripley's Brigade (July-August 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Trapier's Brigade (October 1864-February 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Joshua Mayhem Ward (Captain)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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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 35-36)
