South Carolina Holcombe Legion Infantry Battalion (Confederate)
21/11/61
Organized - South Carolina Holcombe Legion Infantry Battalion - South Carolina
17/9/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Peter F. Stevens
ColonelPeter F. Stevens
9/6/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Henry A. Wise
Brigadier GeneralHenry A. Wise
25/3/65
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William J. Crawley
ColonelWilliam J. Crawley
25/3/65
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General William H. Wallace
Brigadier GeneralWilliam H. Wallace
25/3/65
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Bushrod Johnson
Major GeneralBushrod Johnson
25/3/65
Battle - Fort Stedman - Petersburg, Virginia
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
9/4/65
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
9/4/65
Mustered Out - South Carolina Holcombe Legion Infantry Battalion - South Carolina
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