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Holcombe Legion |
Holcombe Legion (Evan's, Walker's, Elliott's, Wallace's Brigade) Defense of South Carolina Army of Northern Virginia Army of Tennessee (COMMANDING OFFICERS) BRIGADIER GENERAL STEPHEN ELLIOTT COL. P.F. STEVENS (C) COL. WM. P. SHINGLER LT. COL. W.J. CRAWLEY (C) LT. COLONELS: W.J. CRAWLEY (C), F.G. PALMER (C), W.P. SHINGLER, T.V. WALSH. MAJORS: F.G. PALMER (C), M.G ZEIGLER, A.C. GARLINGTON (S.C. STATE BRIGADIER GENERAL) Staff Infantry: W.H. Cain (Capt. Commsy.) J.D. McCullough (Chap.) F.P. Porcher (Surg.) J.A. Porter (Chap.) Robert Rutledge (Sgt. Major) W.M. Sage (AQM) P.G. Snowden (Asst. Surg) Staff Mounted: S.E. Capers (AQM) W.P. Dubois (Lt.) W.E. Michie (Asst. Surg.) A.W. Moore (Chap.) |
Co | Captain | County | Nickname |
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A | Brady, Thomas C. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | Brown, A.U. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | Scruggs, C.C. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | Scruggs, R.M. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | Smith, Wm. J. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | T.J. Moore (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | A.H. Williams (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.H. Copeland (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.J. Foster (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.A. Jarrett (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J. Penson Jr. (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | W.B. Williams (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | C.S. Scruggs (1Sgt) | . | . |
. | F.L. Anderson (QMSgt.) | . | . |
B | Briant, A.B. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | J.F. Sloan (Capt.) | . | . |
. | Bates, E.H (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.G. Brown (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | F.R. Mulligan(2Lt.) | . | . |
C | Bomar, John E.(Capt.) | . | . |
. | Bost, Joseph M.(Capt.) | . | . |
. | Tolleson, James H.(Capt.) | . | . |
. | D.P. Gilbert (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | M.E. Miller (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | A.J. Tolleson (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | W.H. Trimmer(1Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.M. Daniel (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | A.A. Sarratt(2Lt.) | . | . |
. | George Cofield (Ensign) | . | . |
. | J.W. Tolleson (OrdSgt) | . | . |
D | W.J. Crawley (Capt./Col.) | . | . |
. | Dunbar, Robert J.(Capt.) | . | . |
. | Joseph Bates (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | D/M/ Htrm(1Lt.) | . | . |
. | Thomas Beggs (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | Jacob Smith (3Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.E. Crosland (AQM) | . | . |
E | Robuck, W.P. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | Woodruff, A.B.(Capt.) | . | . |
. | E.H. Bobo(1Lt.) | . | . |
. | T.S. Wright (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | G.R. Burnett (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | Carwile Cox (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | H.J. Pearson (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.A. Henneman (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.R. Westmoreland (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.D. Leonard (OrdSgt) | . | . |
F | Moore, D.C. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | F.E. Bowie (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.N. Cochran (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.B. Black (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.F. Hodges (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | W.Q. Radcliff (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.B. Sample (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.A. Lomax (Comsy.Sgt.) | . | . |
G | Heller, J.B.(Capt.) | . | . |
. | McCreery, B.B.(Capt.) | . | . |
. | Williams, John(Capt.) | . | . |
. | J.E. Brennon (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | W.M. Hatton (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.S. Choplin (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | N.L. Hipp (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | W.P. Suber (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.J. Reeder (Bvt2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.E. Wilson (1Sgt) | . | . |
H | Henry S. Boozer(Capt.) | . | . |
. | J.M. Maffett (Capt.) | . | . |
. | N. S. Merchant (Capt.) | . | . |
. | Jacob Warner(Capt.) | . | . |
. | B.J. Kinard (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.S. Hair (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | G.C. Maffett (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | W.S Harmon (1Sgt) | . | . |
. | J.b. Werts (OrdSgt) | . | . |
I | Bishop, W.P. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | T.B. Martin (Capt.) | . | . |
. | J.B. Davis (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | Middleton Ray (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | W.H. Shields (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | Andrew Bishop (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | M.B. Chapman (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | Benjamin High (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | Collins McCarter (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | B.C. Tillotson (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.T. Eubanks (1Sgt) | . | . |
K | Scruggs, C.C. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | R.M. Scruggs (Capt.) | . | . |
. | A.H. Williams (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | Thomas Wright (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | A.A. Sarratt (2Lt.) | . | . |
Co | Captain | County | Nickname |
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A | Walsh, Thomas V. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | R.C. Webb (Capt.) | . | . |
. | J.F. Bradford (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.H. Terry (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | H.E. Wideman (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | W.F. Bryan (Bvt2Lt.) | . | . |
. | B.F. Wilson (Bvt2Lt.) | . | . |
. | T.W. Dinkins (Capt.A.Q.M.) | . | . |
. | R.M. Muldrow (Asst. Surg.) | . | . |
. | R.N. Jones (1Sgt.) | . | . |
B | Frost, Campbell R. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | Taylor, Alexander R. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | J.D. Caldwell (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | Edmond Davis (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | G.W. Melton (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | R.H. Goodwyn (Bvt2Lt.) | . | . |
. | W.T. Thorn (3Lt.) | . | . |
. | P.D. Cook (1Sgt) | . | . |
. | A.H. Wolfe (1Sgt) | . | . |
C | Spearman, John R. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | Williams, J. Wash (Capt.) | . | . |
. | Levi Slawson(1Lt.) | . | . |
. | Silas Walker (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.L. Blackburn (3Lt.) | . | . |
. | R.W. Hill (1Sgt) | . | . |
. | J.W. Spearman (1Sgt) | . | . |
D | Mckissick, I.G. (Capt.) | Union 2/607 | McKissick Rangers |
. | J.W. Palmer (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.W. Crider (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | G.H. Jeter (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | O.G. Rodgers (3Lt.) | . | . |
. | R.C. Farr (1Sgt) | . | . |
. | J.R. Smith (1Sgt) | . | . |
E | Doby, James L. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | Shannon, Wm. M. (Capt.) | . | . |
. | U.P. Bonney (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | E.M. Boykin (1Lt.) | . | . |
. | Zack Cantey (2Lt.) | . | . |
. | R.B. Johnson (Bvt.2Lt.) | . | . |
. | J.D. Matheson(2Lt.) | . | . |
. | S.M Wardlaw(Adj.) | . | . |
. | James A. Hale (1Sgt) | . | . |
. | J.G. Moffett (SgtMajor) | . | . |
The Holcombe Legion is becoming less and less mystic. There was no artillery element attached for any length of time, if at all. The Infantry and Cavalry Groups served with Evan's old brigade, until the founding of the Seventh S.C. Cavalry, when the mounted units departed. The rosters are available in the Complied Service Records, Broadfoot, and the Memory Rolls. Some information on the mounted unit is found here. Seventh S.C. Cavalry My great, great grandfather was James Fowler Sloan, Captain, Holcombe Legion - Company B, from November 21, 1861 to April 4, 1864. He is buried in the Methodist cemetery at Pacolet, South Carolina. He resigned his position in October of 1862 because of bad health and returned home to recouperate and then returned to the war. Doug Lee Leed@innova.net *Mounted Elements will go to form the Seventh S.C. Cav. Additional Reading: Boozer, H.S.: Company H, Holcombe Legion Infantry Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, Confederate States of America. Owen, Dock: Campfire Stories and Reminiscences. U.D.C.:Recollections and Reminiscences 1861-65: Individuals: Burch, T.T., Co H, Seventh SC Cav., Holcombe Legion Mounted, Vol. 3, page 502 Carson, J.M. Co. C, Holcombe Legion, Co B, Seventh SC Cav. Vol. 5, page 452 Hale, George Augustus Hale, Holcombe Legion, Vol. 9, page 597, U.D.C. Jeter, G.H., Co D, Holcombe Legion, Co. C, 7th SC Cav., Vol 2, page 258 Martin, Captain T.B. Martin, Company I, Holcombe Legion, Spartanburg County, Vol. 11 page 367, U.D.C. McCord, J.A., Co. F, Holcombe Legion, Vol. 3, page 228 Sample, J.B. Sample, Holcombe Legion, Vol. 8, page 304, U.D.C. Shealy, S.S., Co H, Holcombe Legion, Vol. 2, page 543 Sarratt, A.A., Lt. Co K, Holcombe Legion, Vol. 3, page 89 Tuck, W.J., Company C, Holcombe Legion, Vol. 5, page 210 Tuck, W.J., Company C, Holcombe Legion, Vol. 6, page 321 Rosters and Other: Roster, Co E, Seventh S.C. Cavalry, Company C, Mounted, Holcombe Legion, Vol. 2, page 590 Holcombe Legion Flag, Vol. 6, page 467 Pickens, Lucy Pickens, Holcombe Legion, Vol. 6, page 468 |
Date | Battle or City | Location | Commanding Officer | Brigade | Division | Corps |
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1/22-1/25-62 | Edisto Island | . | Col P.F. Stevens | General Shank Evans | . | Dept. of S.C., Ga. (Robert E. Lee) |
8/23/62 | Rappahannock Station | . | Col. P.F. Stevens | Evans' Brigade | (D.R. Jones) | Longstreet |
8/29-8/30-62 | Second Manassas | . | Col. P.F. Stevens | Evans' Brigade | . | . |
. | . | . | Lt. Col. F.G. Palmer (K) | Col. P.F. Stevens | . | . |
9/14/62 | Boonsboro | . | Major Wm. Crawley | Evans' Brigade | . | . |
. | . | . | . | Col.P.F. Stevens | . | . |
9/16-9/17-62 | Sharpsburg | Burnside Bridge | Major Wm. Crawley | Evan's Brigade | Hood's Division | Longstreet's Corps |
. | . | . | . | Col. P.F. Stevens | . | . |
10/62 | Col. Stevens Resigns | . | Major Wm. Crawley | Evans' Brigade | Mclaw’s Divsion | Longstreet’s Corps |
12/13-12/17-62 | Kinston/Goldsborough | North Carolina | Lt. Col. Wm. J. Crawley | Evans' Brigade | Major General Samuel French, Dept of N.C./Petersburg | Major General Gustavus W. Smith, Department of N.C. and Southern Virginia |
4/63 | South Carolina | . | Lt. Col Wm. Crawley | Evans' Brigade | . | Dept. of S.C., Ga., Fla. |
5/25/63 | Move to Mississippi | . | Lt. Col. Wm. Crawley | Evans' Brigade | Loring’s Division | . |
7/12/63 | Jackson | . | Lt. Col Wm. Crawley | Evans' Brigade | French’s Division | Breckinridge’s Corps |
8/10/63 | Moved to Savannah, Ga. | . | Lt. Col. Wm. Crawley | Evans' Brigade | . | Dept. of S.C., Ga, and Fla. |
9/7/63 | Moved to Charleston, S.C.* | . | Lt. Col. Wm. Crawley | Evans' Brigade | . | Dept. of S.C., Ga., and Fla. |
5/64 | Savannah | . | Lt. Col. Wm. Crawley | . | General Hugh Mercer, Department of Ga. | Dept. of S.C., Ga., and Fla. |
5/64 | Wilmington | . | Lt. Col. Wm. Crawley | Walker’s Brigade | Hoke’s Division | W.H.C. Whiting (Third Military District, N.C.) |
5/7-5/8 | Holcombe Legion on Detached Service at Stony Creek | . | Lt. Col Wm. Crawley | Walker’s Brigade | Hoke’s Division | Beauregard’s Command |
5/7/64 | Stony Creek or Sappony Church | . | Lt. Col Wm. Crawley | Elliott's Brigade | Johnson's Division | Beauregard's Command |
5/8/64 | Jarratt's Station | . | Lt. Col Wm. Crawley | Elliott's Brigade | Johnson's Division | Beauregard's Command |
5/8/64 | Nottoway Bridge | . | Lt. Col Wm. Crawley | Elliott's Brigade | Johnson's Division | Beauregard's Command |
5/20/64 | General Walker is wounded | . | Lt. Col. Wm. Crawley | Walker’s Brigade | Johnson’s Division | Beauregard’s Command |
5/28/64 | General Stephen Elliott takes command | . | Lt. Col. Wm. Crawley | Elliott’s Brigade | Johnson’s Division | Beauregard’s Command |
6/28/64 | Stony Creek or Sappony Church | . | Lt. Col Wm. Crawley/W | Elliott's Brigade | Johnson's Division | Beauregard's Command |
. | . | . | Capt. A.B. Woodruff | . | . | . |
9/20/64 | General Wm. H. Wallace promoted to General | . | Capt. A.B. Woodruff | Wallace’s Brigade | Johnson’s Division | Beauregard’s Command |
5/17-6/16-64 | Bermuda Hundred | . | Lt. Col Wm. Crawley | Elliott's Brigade | Johnson's Division | Beauregard's Command |
10/16/64 | Holcombe Legion rejoins Brigade | . | Captain A.B. Woodruff | Wallace’s Brigade | Johnson’s Division | Anderson’s Corps or Fourth Corps |
10/27- 11/5 | Petersburg | . | Captain A.B. Woodruff | Wallace’s Brigade | Johnson’s Division | Anderson’s or Fourth Corps |
3/25/65 | Fort Steedman | . | Lt. Col. Wm. Crawley | Wallace’s Brigade | Johnson's Division | Anderson's or Fourth Corps |
3/29/64 | Battle of Lewis Farm | . | Lt. Col. Wm Crawley | Wallace’s Brigade | Johnson’s Division | Anderson’s or Fourth Corps |
3/31/65 | Gravelly Run | . | Lt. Col. Wm. Crawley | Wallace’s Brigade | Johnson’s Division | Pickett’s Mobile Force |
5/1/65 | Five Forks | . | . | Wallace’s Brigade | Johnson’s Division | Pickett’s Mobile Force |
5/6/65 | Sayler’s Creek | . | . | Wallace’s Brigade | Johnson’s Division | Anderson's or Fourth Corps |
5/9/65 | Appomattox Courthouse | . | No officer’s present | Wallace’s Brigade | Johnson’s Division | Anderson’s or Fourth Corps |
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Holcombe Legion | Evans Brigade | Army of Northern Virginia and Tennessee | Description of papers and letters of John DeWitt McCollough Papers Holcombe Legion Chaplain | University of South Carolina |
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John Carson, Holcombe Legion (Company C, Mounted), Company B Seventh S.C. Cavalry | Evans & Gary’s Brigade | Army of Northern Virginia and Tennessee | Description of papers and letters of John Carson | University of South Carolina |
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