South Carolina Holcombe Legion Infantry Battalion (Confederate)

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11/21/61

Organized - South Carolina Holcombe Legion Infantry Battalion - South Carolina

9/17/62

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Peter F. Stevens

ColonelPeter F. Stevens

9/17/62

Battle - Antietam - Sharpsburg, Maryland

Antietam

The Army of the Potomac, under the command of Maj. Gen. George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults against General Robert E. Lee's forces along Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17th, 1862.READ MORE

6/9/64

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Henry A. Wise

Brigadier GeneralHenry A. Wise

3/25/65

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William J. Crawley

ColonelWilliam J. Crawley

3/25/65

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William H. Wallace

Brigadier GeneralWilliam H. Wallace

3/25/65

Leadership Change - Division - Major General Bushrod Johnson

Major GeneralBushrod Johnson

3/25/65

Battle - Fort Stedman - Petersburg, Virginia

Fort Stedman

By March of 1865, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's grip on the Confederate lines around Petersburg was having its desired effect. Outnumbered and weakened by disease, desertion and shortage of food and supplies, Gen. Robert E. Lee had few options. After careful study of the Union troops in his sector of the line, Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon suggested to Lee the possibility of a successful offensive strike against Grant. In front of Gordon's men, Union-held Fort Stedman seemed the best target for a Confederate a…READ MORE

4/9/65

Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia

Appomattox Court House

Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE

4/9/65

Mustered Out - South Carolina Holcombe Legion Infantry Battalion - South Carolina

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