In answer to the call of President of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, on or around the 1 July 1861, companies of volunteers from all over the Secessionist States began to bring themselves forward. The volunteers from South Carolina rendezvoused at Columbia, South Carolina, and were sent to a camp of instruction. This camp was located around five miles from Columbia, at Lightwoodknot Springs; there the men were allowed to elect their field officers. The first regiment to be formed was numbered as the 12th South Carolina Volunteers. The regiments' officers were, at its beginning:
12th, south, carolina, infantry, regiment, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 12th South Carolina Infantry Regiment news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 12th South Carolina Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War 12th South Carolina Infantry RegimentFlag of South CarolinaActiveJuly 1 1861 to April 9 1865Country Confederate States of AmericaAllegiance South CarolinaBranch Confederate States ArmyTypeInfantryEngagementsPort RoyalGaines MillFrayser s FarmSecond ManassasOx HillSharpsburgSheperdstownCastleman s FerryFredericksburgChancellorsvilleGettysburgWilliamsportBristoe CampaignMine Run CampaignThe WildernessSpotsylvania CourthouseNorth AnnaCold HarbourSiege of PetersburgBattle of Appomattox Court House Private J P Robertson of Co I 12th South Carolina Infantry Regiment Contents 1 Formation 2 Companies 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFormation editIn answer to the call of President of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis on or around the 1 July 1861 companies of volunteers from all over the Secessionist States began to bring themselves forward The volunteers from South Carolina rendezvoused at Columbia South Carolina and were sent to a camp of instruction This camp was located around five miles from Columbia at Lightwoodknot Springs there the men were allowed to elect their field officers The first regiment to be formed was numbered as the 12th South Carolina Volunteers The regiments officers were at its beginning Commanding Officer Colonel R G Mills DunovantSecond in Command Lieutenant Colonel Dixon BarnesChief of Staff Major Cadwallader JonesCompanies editCompany A Bonham Rifles York County Captain L W Grist Captain J T Parker Captain W H McCorkleCompany B Campbell Rifles York County Captain John Lucas Miller Captain W S DunlopCompany C Fairfield County Captain J A Hinnant Captain J R Thomas Captain H C DavisCompany D Captain E F Bookter Captain J H Kinsler Captain J C SmithCompany E Lancaster County Captain C F Hinson Captain T F Clyburn Company F Means Lights Infantry Fairfield County Captain Hayne McMeekin Captain J C BellCompany G Pickens County Captain A D Gaillard Captain John M McMoodyCompany H York County Captain Cadwallader Jones Captain G E McSteele Captain R M KerrCompany I Lancaster County Captain N B Vanlandingham Captain Dixon Barnes Captain William J StoverCompany K Pickens County Captain J C NevillSee also editList of South Carolina Confederate Civil War unitsReferences editExternal links edithttp www nps gov civilwar search regiments detail htm regiment id CSC0012RI Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 12th South Carolina Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1182460674, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
