SOUTH CAROLINA
CIVIL WAR ENGAGEMENTS
Participation by United States Colored and Massachusetts Militia Units
Researched and posted by
Bennie J. McRae, Jr
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1862 |
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| Date | Engagement | Unit | Report |
| October 24 | Affair St. Helena Island | SOUTH CAROLINA--1st Colored Infantry (Detachment). | |
| November 3-10 | Expedition from Beaufort along Coast of Ga. and East Fla |
SOUTH CAROLINA--1st Colored Infantry (3 Companies). Union loss, 4 wounded. |
Lieutenant Colonel O. T. Beard, 48th New York Infantry |
| November 13-18 | Expedition from Beaufort to Doboy River, Ga. |
SOUTH CAROLINA--1st Colored Infantry (3 Companies). 1863. |
Lieutenant Colonel O. T. Beard, 48th New York Infantry |
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1863 |
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| January 22-February 1 | Expedition from Beaufort up St. Mary's River in Ga. and Florida. | SOUTH CAROLINA--1st Colored Infantry |
Colonel T. W. Higginson Brigadier General Rufus Saxton |
| June 2 | Raid on Combahee River |
SOUTH CAROLINA -- 2d Colored Infantry. RHODE ISLAND -- 3d Arty. (Detachment).
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| July 9-16 | Expedition to James Island |
CONNECTICUT -- 1st Battery Light Arty; 10th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS --- 1st Cavalry (Detachment); 24th and 54th (Colored) Infantry. NEW HAMPSHIRE - 4th Infantry. NEW YORK -- 56th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA -- 52d, 97th and 104th Infantry. SOUTH CAROLINA -- 2d Colored Infantry. |
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| July 10 | Engagement, Willstown Bluff, Pon Pon River |
CONNECTICUT -- 1st Battery Light Arty. (Section). SOUTH CAROLINA -- 1st Colored Infantry. |
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| July 18 | Assault on Fort Wagner | CONNECTICUT -- 6th and 7th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS -- 54th (Colored) Infantry. MAINE -- 9th Infantry. NEW HAMPSHIRE -- 3d and 7th Infantry. NEW YORK -- 48th and 100th Infantry. OHIO -- 62d and 67th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA -- 76th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND --- Battery "C," 3d Heavy Arty. UNITED STATES -- Battery "E," 3d Arty. Union loss, 246 killed, 880 wounded. 389 missing. Total, 1515. | |
| August 26 | Action, Forts Wagner and Gregg |
MASSACHUSETTS --- 24th Infantry. UNITED STATES - 3d Colored Infantry. Union loss, 10 killed, 17 wounded, Total, 27. |
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| September 7 | Occupation of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island |
CONNECTICUT -- 17th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS -- 40th and 54th (Colored) Infantry. ILLINOIS -- 39th Infantry. NEW HAMPSHIRE -- 4th and 7th Infantry. NEW YORK -- 117th and 169th Infantry. OHIO -- 75th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND -- 3d Heavy Arty. |
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| November 24 | Skirmish near Cunningham'e Bluff |
SOUTH CAROLINA -- 1st Colored Infantry (Companies. "E," "K"). Union loss, 2 killed, 7 wounded. Total, 9. |
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1864 |
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| February 5-22 | Expedition from Hilton Head to Florida | CONNECTICUT -- 7th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS --- 4th Cavalry; 40th, 54th (Colored) and 55th (Colored) Infantry. NEW HAMPSHIRE -- 7th Infantry. NEW YORK --47th. 48th, 112th, 115th and 169th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND --- Battery "C." 3d Heavy Arty. UNITED STATES--Batteries "B" and "M," 1st Arty.; Battery "C." 3d Arty.; 3d. 8th, 34th and 35th Colored Infantry. | |
| May 16 | Skirmish, Ashepoo River | UNITED STATES --- 34th Colored Infantry. Union loss, 13. | |
| May 21-23 | Demonstration, James Island |
MASSACHUSETTS -- 55th (Colored) Infantry. NEW YORK -- 41st and 103d Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA -- 74th Infantry. |
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| May 26 | Affair, Chapman's Fort, Ashepoo River |
UNITED STATES -- 9th and 34th Colored Infantry. Destruction of U.S. Transport "Boston." |
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| June 30-July 10 | Expedition from Beaufort to James Island |
MASSACHUSETTS -- 54th (Colored) and 55th (Colored) Infantry. NEW YORK -- 56th and 103d Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA -- 74th Infantry. UNITED STATES - 9th, 21st and 33d Colored Infantry. |
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| July 2-10 | Expedition to John's Island |
MASSACHUSETTS -- 4th Cavalry (2 Cos.). NEW YORK - Batteries "B," and "F." 3d Light Arty.; 56th, 144th and 157th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA -- 104th Infantry. UNITED STATES---7th, 26th, 34th and 35th Colored Infantry. |
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| July 2 | Skirmishes, James Island and near Secessionville |
MASACHUSETTS---55th (Colored) Infantry. NEW YORK 103d Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA -- 74th Infantry. UNITED STATES -- 33d Colored Infantry. |
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| July 3 | Skirmish, White Point |
OHIO --- 75th Infantry (Detachment). UNITED STATES -- 7th, 34th and 35th Colored Infantry. Loss, 6 wounded. |
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| July 4-9 | Operations against Battery Pringle |
MASSACHUSETTS -- 4th Cavalry (2 Cos.). NEW YORK - Batteries "B" and "F," 3d Light Arty.; 144th and 157th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA -- 104th Infantry. UNITED STATES -- 26th and 102d Colored Infantry. |
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| July 5 | Skirmish, John's Island | UNITED STATES --- 26th Colored Infantry. | |
| July 5 | Skirmish, James Island | UNITED STATES --- 7th Colored Infantry. | |
| July 7 | Engagement, John's Island | NEW YORK -- Battery "B," 3d Light Arty. UNITED STATES --- 26th Colored Infantry. Union loss, 11 killed, 71 wounded, 12 missing. Total, 99. | |
| July 7 | Skirmish, James Island | UNITED STATES --- 7th Colored Infantry. | |
| July 9 | Action, Burden's Causeway, John's Island. |
NEW YORK -- Battery "F," 3d Light Arty.; 56th, 144th and 157th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--104th Infantry. UNITED STATES -- 7th, 26th, 34th and 35th Colored Infantry. |
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| November 29 | Skirmish, Boyd's Landing |
MASSACHUSETTS--54th (Colored) Infantry and Naval Brigade. |
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| November 30 | Engagement, Honey Hill, Broad River, Grahamsville | MASSACHUSETTS --- 4th Cavalry (Battalion); 54th (Colored) and 55th (Colored) Infantry. NEW YORK -- Batteries "B" and "F," 3d Light Arty.; 56th, 127th, 144th and 157th Infantry. OHIO -- 25th Infantry. UNITED STATES -- 26th, 32d, 35th and 102d Colored Infantry; Naval Brigade. Union loss, 91 killed, 631 wounded, 26 missing. Total, 748. | |
| December 5 | Skirmish, Gregory's Farm | UNITED STATES -- 26th Colored Infantry. | |
| December 6-9 | Demonstration on Charleston and Savannah R. R | MASSACHUSETTS -- 4th Cavalry (Detachment); 54th (Colored) and 55th (Colored) Infantry. NEW YORK -- Battery "F," 3d Light Arty.; 56th, 127th, 144th and 157th Infantry. OHIO -- 25th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND -- 3d Heavy Arty. UNITED STATES --- 26th, 32d, 33d, 34th and 102d Colored Infantry; Naval Brigade. Union loss, 5 killed, 22 wounded. Total, 27. | |
| December 6 | Action, Deveaux's Neck, Tullifinney River. |
MASSACHUSETTS -- 54th (Colored) and 55th (Colored) Infantry. NEW YORK--Battery "F," 3d Light Arty.; 56th, 127th, 144th and 157th Infantry. OHIO -- 25th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND --- 3d Heavy Arty. (Co. "A"). UNITED STATES -- 26th, 32d, 33d, 34th and 102d Colored Infantry; Naval Brigade. Union loss, 9 killed, 69 wounded, 3 captured and missing. Total, 81. |
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| December 9 | Engagement, Tullifinney Station |
NEW YORK -- 127th and 157th Infantry. UNITED STATES --- 26th Colored Infantry. |
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| December 20 | Skirmish near Pocotaligo Road |
UNITED STATES --- 33d Colored Infantry. Union loss, 1 killed, 6 wounded. Total, 7. |
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| December 22 | Skirmish, McKay's Point | UNITED STATES -- 26th Colored Infantry. | |
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1865 |
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| April 5-25 | Expedition from Georgetown to Camden |
MASSACHUSETTS---4th Cavalry (Detachment); 54th (Colored) Infantry. NEW YORK--Battery "F," 3d Light Arty.; 56th and 157th Infantry. OHIO---25th and 107th Infantry. UNITED STATES--32d and 102d Colored Infantry. |
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| April 15 | Skirmish, Statesburg |
MASSACHUSETTS---4th Cavalry (Detachment); 54th (Colored) Infantry. NEW YORK--Battery "F," 3d Light Arty.; 56th and 157th Infantry. OHIO--25th and 107th Infantry. UNITED STATES---32d and 102d (Colored) Infantry. |
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| April 17 | Occupation of Camden | MASSACHUSETTS---4th Cavalry (Detachment); 54th (Colored) Infantry. NEW YORK--Battery "F" 3d Light Arty.; 56th and 157th Infantry. OHIO--25th and 107th Infantry. UNITED STATES--32d and 102d (Colored) Infantry. | |
| April 18 | Skirmish, Bradford Springs | UNITED STATES -- 102d (Colored) Infantry | |
| April 18 | Skirmish, Boykin's Mills |
MASSACHUSETTS --- 4th Cavalry (Detachment); 54th (Colored) Infantry. NEW YORK--Battery F" 3d Light Arty.; 56th and 157th Infantry. OHIO--25th and 107th Infantry. UNITED STATES -- 32d and 102d (Colored) Infantry. Union loss, 9 killed, 18 wounded, 1 missing. Total, 28. |
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| April 19 | Skirmish, Denkin's Mills and at Beech Creek. near Statesburg |
MASSACHUSETTS --- 4th Cavalry (Detachment); 54th (Colored) Infantry. NEW YORK--Battery "F" 3d Light Arty.; 56th and 157th Infantry. OHIO--25th and 107th Infantry. UNITED STATES --- 32d and 102d (Colored) Infantry. Union loss, 10 wounded. |
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Bennie J. McRae, Jr. |