South Carolina 11th Infantry (Confederate)
7/1/61
Organized - South Carolina 11th Infantry - South Carolina
10/22/62
Battle - Second Pocotaligo - Yemassee, South Carolina
The battle of Second Pocotaligo or Pocotaligo Bridge was fought in an effort to sever the connection between the Charleston and Savannah Railroads that would allow Union troops to isolate Charleston, South Carolina.READ MORE
5/9/64
Battle - Swift Creek - Chesterfield County, Virginia
5/31/64
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
6/21/64
Battle - Jerusalem Plank Road - Petersburg, Virginia
8/18/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Johnson Hagood
Brigadier GeneralJohnson Hagood
8/18/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General William Mahone
Major GeneralWilliam Mahone
8/18/64
Battle - Globe Tavern - Petersburg, Virginia
9/20/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Johnson Hagood
Brigadier GeneralJohnson Hagood
9/20/64
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Robert F. Hoke
Major GeneralRobert F. Hoke
9/20/64
Battle - Chaffin's Farm - Henrico County, Virginia
10/7/64
Battle - Darbytown and New Market Roads - Henrico County, Virginia
1/13/65
Leadership Change - Regiment - undefined 11th South Carolina -, and undefined Col. F. Hay Gantt
1/13/65
Leadership Change - Brigade - undefined Col. Robert F. Graham
1/13/65
Battle - Second Fort Fisher - New Hanover County, North Carolina
By January 1865, Fort Fisher on the North Carolina shore was the last coastal stronghold of the Confederacy. The fort protected blockade running vessels entering and departing Wilmington, the South's last open seaport on the Atlantic coast. Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry was placed in command of a Provisional Corps from the Army of the James, and was supported by a Navy and Marine Corps force of nearly 60 vessels under Rear Adm. David D. Porter. Terry's orders were to renew operations against the fort that had fai…READ MORE
2/22/65
Battle - Wilmington - Wilmington, North Carolina
3/19/65
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Johnson Hagood
Brigadier GeneralJohnson Hagood
3/19/65
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Robert F. Hoke
Major GeneralRobert F. Hoke
3/19/65
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE
4/26/65
Mustered Out - South Carolina 11th Infantry - South Carolina
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