15th South Carolina Infantry Regiment

1861

September

Organized at Lightwoodknot Springs near Columbia under Colonel William D. DeSaussure, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Anderson and Major Joseph F. Gist

Served on James Island

October 18

Lt. Colonel Anderson died of disease, and Major Gist was promoted to lieutenant colonel

November 6

Battle of Port Royal Sound

Action at Fort Wagner, Hilton Head Island

December 14

Captain William M. Gist of Company B promoted to major

1862

June 16

Secessionville

July

Moved to Virginia and assigned to Drayton's Brigade of D.R. Jones' Division

August 29-30

Second Battle of Manassas

The regiment lost 24 men

September 14

Battle of South Mountain

September 17

Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)

The regiment lost 110 men

November 26

Transferred to Kershaw's Brigade of McLaws' Division

December 13

Battle of Fredericksburg

The regiment lost 55 men out of 404 engaged

1863

May 5

Battle of Salem Church (Chancellorsvile Campaign)

The regiment was under the command of Lt. Colonel J.F. Gist. It lost 54 casualties.

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Colonel DeSaussure and brought 448 men to the field. It lost 23 men killed, 96 wounded and 18 missing or captured in fighting around the Rose Farm. Colonel DeSaussure was killed, and Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Gist was promoted to colonel.

From the marker to Kershaw's Brigade on the Gettysburg battlefield:

The 15th Regiment fought on Rose Hill and in the ravine and forest beyond. Late in the evening the Brigade took part in the general advance by which the Union forces were forced from the Wheatfield and across Plum Run Valley. At dark under orders it retired to Peach Orchard.

September

Transferred west with Longstreet's Corps

September 19-20

Chickamauga

The regiment fought at Snodgrass Hill. Lt. Colonel Joseph Gist was wounded and disabled. Major William Gist took over command.

November 16

Campbell's Station

November-December

Siege of Knoxville

November 29

Attack on Fort Sanders

The regiment lost 3 men killed and 11 wounded. Major William M. Gist was killed at Fort Sanders. Captain Frederick S. Lewie was promoted to major.

Dece,ber 15

Bean's Station

1864

January 5

Lieutenant Colonel Joseph F. Gist resigned due to his wound. Major Lewie promoted to lieutenant colonel.

January 19

Captain John B. Davis of Company E appointed colonel

March

Returned to Virginia

May 5-7

Battle of The Wilderness

May 8-20

Battle of Spotsylvania

May 23-25

North Anna

June 1-3

Battle of Cold Harbor

July

Siege of Petersburg

July 27-29

Battle of Deep Bottom.

Lt. Colonel Lewie wounded in the left side by shrapnel

August-December

Shenandoah Campaign

September 3

Berryville

October 7

Port Republic

October 14

Strasburg

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

October

Returned to Richmond front

1865

January

Transferred to North Carolina

Fenruary 18

One of the last units to evacuate Charleston

February 20

"Rode the cars" of the Northeastern Railroad to Florence on overloaded trains, with many of the men exposed on top of the cars in a heavy downpour.

March 16

Battle of Averasborough

March 19

Battle of Bentonville

The regiment lost 1 man wounded

April 26

Surrendered with the Army of Tennessee under Colonel John B. Davis. Assigned as army Provost, guarding food and munitions at the Greensboro railroad depot during the surrender.

May 3

Ceremonially turned the stores of the Army of Tennesse over to the 104th Ohio Infantry Regiment

William M Gist