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South Carolina 2nd Infantry (Confederate)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:2 Feb 1861
  • Muster Out Date:26 Apr 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 2nd Palmetto, South Carolina
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General James Conner
    • Brigadier General James L. Kemper
    • Brigadier General John Bratton
    • Brigadier General John D. Kennedy
    • Brigadier General Joseph B. Kershaw
    • Brigadier General Micah Jenkins
    • Colonel John Bratton
    • Colonel John D. Kennedy
    • Colonel John Doby Kennedy
    • Colonel John W. Henagan
    • Colonel Joseph Walker
    • Colonel Lawrence M. Keitt
    • Colonel Thomas Thompson
    • Colonel Thomas Thomson
    • Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Gaillard
    • Major Benjamin R. Clyburn
    • Major Franklin Gaillard
    • Major James M. Goggin
    • Major William Wallace
    • Major General Charles W. Field
    • Major General Joseph B. Kershaw
    • Major General Lafayette McLaws
    • Major General Samuel G. French
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Siege of Suffolk11 Apr 18634 May 186323 day(s)Suffolk, Virginia
Fort Sumter12 Apr 186114 Apr 18612 day(s)Charleston, South Carolina
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Bentonville19 Mar 186521 Mar 18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)5 Apr 18624 May 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Wauhatchie28 Oct 186329 Oct 18631 day(s)Hamilton County, Tennessee
Harpers Ferry12 Sept 186215 Sept 18623 day(s)Jefferson County, West Virginia; Loudoun County, Virginia; Washington County, Maryland
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
First Bull Run21 July 186121 July 1861< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
North Anna23 May 186426 May 18643 day(s)Caroline County, Virginia; Hanover County, Virginia
Chickamauga19 Sept 186320 Sept 18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Campbell's Station16 Nov 186316 Nov 1863< 1 dayKnox County, Tennessee
Averasborough16 Mar 186516 Mar 1865< 1 dayHarnett County, North Carolina; Cumberland County, North Carolina
Bean's Station14 Dec 186314 Dec 1863< 1 dayGrainger County, Tennessee
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Savage's Station29 June 186229 June 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Second Deep Bottom14 Aug 186420 Aug 18646 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
First Deep Bottom27 July 186429 July 18642 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Williamsburg5 May 18625 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Darbytown and New Market Roads7 Oct 18647 Oct 1864< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia

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