South Carolina 16th Infantry (Confederate)
27/5/64
Battle - Dallas - Paulding County, Georgia
During early and mid-May 1864, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman successfully outmaneuvered the army of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in multiple battles in northwest Georgia. Each time, Johnston fell back to a new defensive position closer to the strategic Confederate city of Atlanta. Stopped at New Hope Church on Johnston's left on May 26th, Sherman attacked Johnston's right at Pickett's Mill on May 27th. The next day, Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's corps probed the Union defensive line, held by Maj. Gen. John A. Log…READ MORE
6/6/64
Battle - Marietta - Cobb County, Georgia
20/7/64
Battle - Peachtree Creek - Fulton County, Georgia
Weary of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's pattern of retreat through northwest Georgia in the face of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advancing armies, President Jefferson Davis removed him from command of the Army of Tennessee, replacing him with Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood. On July 20th, Hood determined to take the fight to the enemy by setting upon an isolated portion of Sherman's forces in front of Atlanta. Hood's target would be the Union corps of Maj. Gens. Oliver O. Howard and Joseph Hooker from Maj. Gen. Geo…READ MORE
22/7/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel James McCullough, and Captain John W. Boling
ColonelJames McCullough
CaptainJohn W. Boling
22/7/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General States Rights Gist, and Colonel James McCullough
Brigadier GeneralStates Rights Gist
ColonelJames McCullough
22/7/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Hugh W. Mercer, and Major General William H.T. Walker
Brigadier GeneralHugh W. Mercer
Major GeneralWilliam H.T. Walker
22/7/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General States Rights Gist
Brigadier GeneralStates Rights Gist
22/7/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General William H.T. Walker
Major GeneralWilliam H.T. Walker
22/7/64
Battle - Atlanta - Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Despite the defeat at Peach Tree Creek, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood still had hopes of driving Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Yankees from the outskirts of Atlanta with an offensive blow. On the night of July 21, 1864, Hood ordered Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's corps to make 15-mile night march and assault the Union left flank east of the city, held by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee. Joining the attack with Hardee would be the corps of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Cheatham. Hood attac…READ MORE
31/8/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Ellison Capers
ColonelEllison Capers
31/8/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George E. Maney, and Brigadier General John C. Carter
Brigadier GeneralGeorge E. Maney
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Carter
31/8/64
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
30/11/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major B. Burgh Smith
MajorB. Burgh Smith
30/11/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General States Rights Gist, and Lieutenant Colonel Zachariah L. Watters
Brigadier GeneralStates Rights Gist
Lieutenant ColonelZachariah L. Watters
30/11/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Mark P. Lowrey, and Major General John C. Brown
Brigadier GeneralMark P. Lowrey
Major GeneralJohn C. Brown
30/11/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General States Rights Gist
Brigadier GeneralStates Rights Gist
30/11/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General John C. Brown
Major GeneralJohn C. Brown
30/11/64
Battle - Franklin (1864) - Franklin, Tennessee
After allowing Maj. Gen. John Schofield's Army of the Ohio to pass him near Spring Hill, Tennessee, the previous morning, Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood led his 30,000-man Army of Tennessee to the outskirts of Franklin on November 30th. Schofield's army had constructed a strong defensive line south of the town. Hood took a position two miles south of Schofield, with open, rolling farm land between them, and prepared to attack. At 4:00 p.m., over 20,000 Confederates moved forward east and west of the Columbia Pike…READ MORE
15/12/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain John W. Boling
CaptainJohn W. Boling
15/12/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel Zachariah L. Watters
Lieutenant ColonelZachariah L. Watters
15/12/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Mark P. Lowrey
Brigadier GeneralMark P. Lowrey
15/12/64
Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee
Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE
20/4/65
Battle - Macon, Georgia
26/4/65
Mustered Out - South Carolina 16th Infantry - South Carolina
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