One double sided flag survives, Confederate Relic Room, Columbia, South Carolina Dedmondt, Glenn, The Flags of Civil War South Carolina, ISBN NUMBER 1-56554-696-2 |
. FIRST SOUTH CAROLINA RIFLES KNOWN AS ORR'S RIFLES OR ORR'S LEGION (GREGG'S, MCGOWAN'S BRIGADE) (COLONELS OR COMMANDING OFFICERS) COL. JAMES L. ORR 07/61-02/62 Resigned to Serve in Congress Governor under President Johnson... and then crossed Jordan with Hampton in 76. J.F. MARSHALL 01/62-SECOND MANASSAS, Killed in Action Second Manassas D.A. LEDBETTER 08/62 SECOND MANASSAS 09/62, Killed in Action J.W. LIVINGSTON 09/62-11/62 Resigned due to poor health after Sharpsburg J.M. PERRIN 11/62-05/63 CHANCELLORSVILLE 05/63 Killed in Action Chancellorsville F.E. HARRISON 05/63-04/64 Wounded Gaines Mill, retired to Invalid Corps 5/62 WM. M HADDEN Killed in Action 7/28/64 G.M. MILLER 04/64-05/65 POW April, 1865 J.T. ROBERTSON Wounded at Fredricksburg Col. Robertson stated he was in every battle and skirmish that the First Rifles were in. LT. COLS.: WILLIAM HADDON, J.T. ROBERTSON, J.J. NORTON, F.E, HARRISON, D.A. LEDBETTER. G.M. MILLER, J.M. PERRIN, JEHU F. MARSHALL MAJORS: G.A. FULLERTON, W.M. HADDEN, D.A. LEDBETTER, G.M. MILLER, JOHN B. MOORE, J.J. NORTON, J.T. ROBERTSON, LEONARD ROGERS, F.E. HARRISON, J.W. LIVINGSTON |
A | J.W.LIVINGSTON | PICKENS/OCCONEE | Keowee Riflemen* |
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. | Wm. M. Hadden | . | . |
. | Wm. H. Holcombe | . | . |
B | J.M. PERRIN | ABBEVILLE | (4)ABBEVILLE MINUTEMEN (McDuffie Guards*) |
. | J.T. ROBERTSON | . | . |
. | J.S. Cothran | . | . |
. | J.M. Perrin | . | . |
C | J.J.NORTON | PICKENS/OCONEE | Mountain Boys |
. | LEONARD RODGERS | . | . |
D | F.E. HARRISON | ANDERSON | Orr's Rifles |
. | ROBERT JUNKIN | . | . |
E | M.M. NORTON | . | Oconee Riflemen* |
. | ANDREW H. RAMSEY | . | . |
. | J.T. REID | . | . |
F | R.A. HAWTHORNE | PICKENS/OCONEE | BLUE RIDGE RIFLES |
. | G.W. FULLERTON | . | . |
. | W.G. TERRELL | . | . |
G | G.M. MILLER | ABBEVILLE | MARSHALL RIFLEMEN |
. | JAMES PRATT | . | . |
H | G.M. FAIRLEE | MARION | Pee Dee Guards |
. | J.H. HENAGAN | . | . |
. | G.W. MCKAY | . | . |
. | R.B. BRADY | . | . |
K | G.W. COX | ANDERSON | Marshall Guards * |
. | R.S. CHESHIRE | . | . |
L | JAMES B. MOORE | ANDERSON | Calhoun Guards* |
. | JOHN B. MOORE | . | . |
For Additional Reading: BELL, LOUISE: Rebels in Gray, Soldiers from Pickens District 1861-65, (Co. Command, A,C,E,F,L)* BRUNSON, JOSEPH W.: Pee Dee Light Artillery, Roster of Company H CALDWELL, J. F. J.: The History of a Brigade of South Carolinians.* Norton, J.J: Generations Back: Norton and Related Lines, 1977 Southern Historical Society Papers MATTISON, J.W.: Orr's South Carolina Rifles, Vol 27, 1899 U.D.C.:Recollections and Reminiscences 1861-65: Individuals: Alexander, I.N., Co E, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 210 Armstrong, J.O., Co. F, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 15 Boyd, Wm. E, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 30 Breazeale, Wm. B. Breazeale, Company C, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 11 page 365, U.D.C. Burris, J.L. Burris, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 7, page 256, U.D.C. Clinkscales, A.E., Co E, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 5, page 534 Clinkscales, A.E., Co F, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 2, page 512 Clinkscales, R.E., Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 2, page 504 Clinkscales, S.W., Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 2, page 504, 511 Conner, Conner Letters, 158 pages, Vol. II page 5 Dendy, S.K. Dendy, Orr’s Regiment, Vol. 7, page 253, U.D.C. Doyle, Dr. Oliver Doyle, Surgeon, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 7, page 302, U.D.C. Doyle, J.D., Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 5, page 465 Fricks, S.H, Co. C, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 15 Grubbs, J.L. Grubbs, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 8, page 289, U.D.C. Grubbs, J.L., Orr’s Rifles Vol. 2, page 507 Grubbs, R.W., Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 2, page 502, 506 Hall, Dr. Wm. F. Hall, Surgeon, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 7, page 303, U.D.C. Hall, Thomas J., Co E, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 4, page 41 Harbin, H.M. Harbin, Company F, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 6, page 182, UDC Henagan, J.H. Company H, Orr’s Rifles, Captain, Vol. 5, page 243 Hodges, S.B. Hodges, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 7, page 40, U.D.C. Hodges, S.B., Co B, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 227 Holley, Daniel Holley, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 7, page 254, U.D.C. Jenkins, W.H.H., Co F, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 13 Major, Letter of Wm M. Major, Company L, Orr’ Rifles, Vol. 11, page 44, U.D.C. Marett, S.H., Orr’s Rifles, Gun Shop, Occonee, Vol. 3, page 16 Martin J, James Martin Letters, Company A, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 9, page 232, U.D.C. Martin R, Richard M. Martin Company A, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 11 page 366, U.D.C. McFerrin, G.P. Co. B, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 229 McFerrin, G.P. McFerrin, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 7, page 40, U.D.C. Moore, Major John B. Moore, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 11, page 224, U.D.C. Myer’s Family Letters, Appears to be Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 6, page 586 Norton, J.J., Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 5, page 441 Riley, T.E., Co B, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 198 Seal, J.M., Company G, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 6, page 36, UDC Spencer, Robert Spencer, Company C, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 6, page 188, UDC Stribling, T.J. Stribling, Orr’s Regiment, Vol. 8, page 361 and 364, U.D.C. Terrell, Captain W.G. Terrell, Company F, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 6, page 182, UDC Terrell, M.A. Co. F, Orr’s Rifles (Uniform Information), Vol. 3, page 18 Terrell, Wm., Co F, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 12 Walker, O.I., Co E, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 24 Walker, O.I., Company E, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 4, page 43 Walker, O.I., Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 5, page 455 Wright, D.C., Co H, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 487 Wyly, Thomas, Co. F, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 36 Rosters and Other: Roster, Co C, Orr's Rifles, Vol. 6, page 58 Roster, Co F, Orr's Rifles, Vol. 2, page 559 Roster, Co F, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 6, page 78, UDC Roster, Co F, Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 8, page 349 Roster, Co K, Orr's Rifles, Vol. V, Page 546 Roster, Co G, Orr's Rifles, Vol. 6, page 58, UDC Roster, Company L, Orr's Rifles,(with notes), Vol. 7, page 268, U.D.C. History of Orr's Rifles, Vol. 2, page 2 History of Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 474 History of Orr’s Rifles, Vol. 3, page 39 History of Co C, Orr's Rifles, Vol. 3, page 43 Casualties, Orr’s Rifles, Gettysburg, Vol. 3, page 21 Officer’s of Orr’s, Vol. VII, page 263 The "pound cake" regiment, as Orr's was known during its early service, sports an oddity that reflects the time. Two women are carried on the rosters. Mrs. Rose Duff as a Cook and Laundress, and Mrs. E. Rippett whose duties unspecified. There is no Mr. Duff associated with the Rifles, nor a Mr. Rippett. However, these ladies were probably just as shown. |
Date | Battle or City | Location | Commanding Officer | Brigade | Division | Corps |
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Spring 61-4/62 | Anderson District | Sandy Springs | Col. James L. Orr | . | . | . |
10/62 | Charleston | Sullivan Island | Col. James L. Orr | . | . | . |
6/27/62 | Gaines Mill | . | Col. F.E. Harrison | Gregg's Brigade | Hill's Divison | Magruder's Corps |
6/30/62 | Frayser's Farm | . | Col. F.E. Harrison | Gregg's Brigade | Hill's Divison | Magruder's Corps |
. | . | . | Lt.Col. J.F. Marshall | . | . | . |
8/29-8/30-62 | Second Manassas | Railroad Cut | Col. J.F. Marshall/K | Gregg's Brigade | Hill's Divison | Jackson’s Corps |
. | . | . | Lt. Col. Ledbetter/K | . | . | . |
. | . | . | Capt. James Perrin | . | . | . |
9/1/62 | Ox Hill | . | Capt. James Perrin | Gregg's Brigade | Hill's Divsion | Jackson's Corps |
9/17/62 | Sharpsburg | Close of Battle | Col. J.W. Livingston | Gregg's Brigade | Hill's Divsion | Jackson's Corps |
. | . | . | . | . | Lt. Col. J.M. Perrin/W | . |
09/20/62 | Shepardstown | . | Col. J.W. Livingston | Gregg's Brigade | Hill's Division | Jackson's Corps |
11/03/62 | Castleman's Ferry | . | Col. J.M. Perrin | Gregg's Brigade | Hill's Division | Jackson's Corps |
12/13/62 | Fredericksburg | Gap in Center | Col. J.M. Perrin | Gregg's Brigade | Hill's Division | Jackson's Corps |
5/5/63 | Chancellorsville | Attacking 5/3 | Col. J.M. Perrin/K | McGowan's Brigade | Hill's Division | Jackson's Corps |
. | . | . | Lt. Col. F.E. Harrison | Gen Samuel McGowan/W | . | . |
. | . | . | . | Col. O.Edwards/K | . | . |
. | . | . | . | Col. D.H. Hamiliton | . | . |
7/1-7/3-63 | Gettysburg | First Day, The Town | Capt. W.M. Hadden | McGowan's Brigade | Pender's Division | Hill's Corps |
. | . | . | . | Col. Abner Perrin | . | . |
7/14/63 | Falling Waters | . | Lt. Col. G.M. Miller | McGowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Hill's Corps |
10/9-10/22-63 | Bristoe Campaign | . | Lt. Col. G.M. Miller | McGowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Hill's Corps |
11/12-63 | Mine Run | . | Lt. Col. G.M Miller | McGowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Hill's Corps |
5/5-5/7-64 | Wilderness | . | Lt. Col.G.M. Miller | McGowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Third Corps |
5/8-5/20-64 | Spotsylvania | Bloody Angle | Lt. Col.G.M. Miller/W | McGowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Third Corps |
. | . | . | Major Wm. Hadden | . | . | . |
5/23-5/26-64 | Jericho Ford (North Anna) | . | Major W.M. Hadden | McGowan’s Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Third Corps |
. | . | . | . | Col. J.N. Brown /C | . | . |
. | . | . | . | Col. I.F. Hunt | . | . |
6/1-6/3-64 | Cold Harbor | . | Major W.M. Hadden | Mcgowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Divsion | Third Corps |
7/28/64 | Deep Bottom | . | Lt. Col. W.M. Hadden/K | McGowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Third Corps |
Aug-64 | Petersburg | . | Major J.T. Robertson | McGowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Third Corps |
. | . | . | Col. G.M. Miller | Lt. Col. I.F. Hunt | . | . |
. | . | . | . | Col. J.N. Brown | . | . |
8/16/64 | Fussell Mills/Deep Bottom Run or Strawberry Plains (8/13-8/20) | . | Col. G.M. Miller | Mcgowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Third Corps |
8/24/64 | Ream’s Station | . | Col. G.M. Miller | McGowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Divsion | Third Corps |
9/30/64 | Jones Farm (Squirrel Level Road) | . | Col. G.M. Miller | McGowan’s Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Third Corps |
10/1/64 | Pegram's Farm | . | Col. G.M. Miller | McGowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Third Corps |
3/31/65 | Gravelly Run | . | Col. G.M. Miller | McGowan’s Brigade | Gracie and McGowan’s Brigades (Wilcox' Division) | Third Corps |
. | . | . | . | Col. J.N. Brown | General Samuel McGowan | . |
4/1/65 | Five Forks | . | Major Col. G.M. Miller | McGowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Third Corps |
4/2/65 | Dinwiddie Courthouse | . | Col. G.M. Miller/C | McGowan’s Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Third Corps (Heth) reverts to First Corp (Longstreet) |
4/9/65 | Appomattox | . | Lt. Col. J.T. Robertson | McGowan's Brigade | Wilcox' Division | Third Corps (Heth) reverts to First Corp (Longstreet) |
First Incarnation IN Defense of Charleston Harbor (1861) COLONEL J.J. PETTIGREW LT. COLONEL JOHN L. BRANCH MAJOR ELLISON CAPERS THE FIRST RIFLES WAS FIRST ORGANIZED IN STATE SERVICE AS A REGULAR STATE UNIT BEFORE SECESSION, IT SERVED ACTIVELY FROM DECEMBER, 1860 TO APRIL, 1861. THE COMPONENTS WENT IN ALL DIRECTIONS DURING REORGANIZATION, IN EARLY 1861. THE FIRST RIFLES, THE SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT (MILITIA), THE FIRST ARTILLERY, A VOLUNTEERS CORPS OF FIREMEN, AND SCATTERED CAVALRY FORMED THE EARLIEST BRIGADE FOR COASTAL DEFENSE. IT WAS KNOWN AS THE FOURTH BRIGADE. THESE UNITS WERE COMMANDED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES SIMONS. THIS UNIT IS SOMETIMES CONFUSED WITH ORR'S RIFLES WHICH FORMED IN ANDERSON COUNTY AT A LATER DATE. |
WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY | C.H. SIMONTON | CHARLESTON | EUTAW BATTALION/25TH S.C.V AT REORGANIZATION |
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MOULTRIE GUARDS | B.W. PALMER | . | . |
GERMAN RIFLEMEN | JACOB SMALL | CHARLESTON | . |
PALMETTO RIFLEMEN | ALEX MELCHERS | . | WENT TO FIRST S.C. SHARPSHOOTERS AT REORGANIZATION |
MEAGHER GUARDS | EDWARD MCCRADY JR. | CHARLESTON | WENT TO GREGG’S FIRST AT REORGANIZATION |
CAROLINA LIGHT INFANTRY | GAILLARD PICKNEY | . | WENT TO GREGG’S FIRST AT REORGANIZATION |
ZOUAVE CADETS | C.E. CHICHESTER | CHARLESTON | WENT TO STATE SERVICE CONVERTED TO ARTILLERY |
Orr’s First Rifles | McGowan’s Brigade | Army of Northern Virginia | Description of papers and letters that are additions to the J.L. Orr papers | University of South Carolina |
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First South Carolina, Orr's Rifles Pickens County | Mcgowan's Brigade | Army of Northern Virginia | Regimental History | Rosters |
First South Carolina, Orr's Rifles Marion County | Mcgowan's Brigade | Army of Northern Virginia | Regimental History | Rosters |