| The Civil War in South Carolina |
26th Infantry Regiment was organized at Charleston, South Carolina, in September, 1862. After serving in South Carolina it moved to Mississippi, was placed in N.G. Evans' Brigade, and confronted the Federals at Jackson. Later the regiment returned to Charleston, then in the spring of 1864 was sent to Virginia. Here it was assigned to Elliott's and Wallace's Brigade. It participated in the long Petersburg siege south and north of the James River and ended the war at Appomattox. In October, 1863, there were 343 men present for duty. The 26th suffered their greatest single battle loss at the Mine Explosion, July 30, 1864 when they lost 72 men. They lost many more at Sayler's Creek, and surrendered with 8 officers and 113 men.
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| Rigdon, John C. - The Civil War in South Carolina |
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| Rigdon, John C. - The South Carolina Civil War Soldiers Index |
$12.00
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| Rigdon, John C. - Historical Sketch and Roster of the SC 26th Infantry Regiment |
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| Rivers, Col. William J. - Rivers Account of the Raising of the Troops for State and Confederate Service |
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| Capers, Major Ellison. - Confederate Military History - South Carolina Volume - 424 pgs. | $45.00
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