South Carolina 17th Infantry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The South Carolina 17th Infantry Regiment was formed early in 1862 with men from Barnwell, York, Chester, Lancaster, and Fairfield counties. It served on the coast of South Carolina, then moved to Virginia. During the war it was brigaded under Generals Evans, Elliott, and Wallace. The regiment saw action at Second Manassas, South Mountain, and Sharpsburg, and later fought at Kinston, North Carolina, and Jackson, Mississippi. Returning to South Carolina, the 17th became part of the garrison at Fort Sumter and during the spring of 1864 rejoined the Army of Northern Virginia. It continued the fight in the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River and in various conflicts around Appomattox. This unit lost sixty-two percent of the 304 at Second Manassas, forty-three percent of the 141 at South Mountain, and thirty-two percent of the 59 at Sharpsburg. In September, 1863, it contained 324 effectives, and there were 135 casualties at the Petersburg mine explosion. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek and 9 officers and 110 men surrendered in April, 1865. Officers:
Colonels:
Fitz William McMaster
John H. Means
Lieutenant Colonels:
John R. Culp
Fitz William McMaster
R. S. Means
Majors:
John W. Avery
Julius Mills
E. A. Crawford
John R. Culp
R. S. Means
Assignments:
Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
General Evans', Elliott's, and Wallace's Brigade
Battles:
John's Island SC (7 - 9 JUN 1862)
Malvern Hill (6 AUG 1862)
Rappahannock Station VA (23 AUG 1862)
2nd Manassas VA (28 - 30 AUG 1862)
South Mountain VA (14 SEP 1862)
Sharpsburg VA (17 SEP 1862)
Jackson Siege MS (JUL 1863)
Charleston Harbor (AUG - SEP 1863)
Bermuda Hundred (17 MAY - 16 JUN 1864)
Petersburg Siege VA (JUN 1864 - APR 1865)
Ft. Stedman (25 MAR 1865)
Five Forks VA (1 APR 1865)
Appomattox Court House VA (9 APR 1865)
Roster:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2074 men.

A Richland/Chester
B Fairfield Lyle's Rifles
C York Broad River Light Infantry
D Chester
E Fort Mill/York Indian Land Tigers
F York Carolina Rifles
G Barnwell
H Barnwell
I Lancaster/York/Spartanburg Lancaster Tigers
K York Lacy Guards
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