South Carolina 16th Infantry (Greenville Regiment)

Historical Notes:
The South Carolina 16th Infantry Regiment, recruited in Greenville County, was organized and mustered into Confederate service in December, 1861. It moved to Charleston and for a time was stationed at Adams Run under General Hagood. During December, 1862, the unit was ordered to Wilmington, North Carolina and in May, 1863, to Jackson, Mississippi where it was assigned to General Gist's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. After sharing in the defense of Jackson, it was stationed at Rome, Georgia, during the Chickamauga Campaign. Later it joined the Army of Tennessee, fought in the Atlanta Campaign, and endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee. The 16th ended the war in North Carolina. In December, 1863, it totaled 559 men and 452 arms, lost many in Tennessee, and surrendered on April 26, 1865.

Site dedicated to the 16th. This site has been dead for 10 years now, but although it contains many broken links, it has much good information on this unit.
Officers:
Colonels:
Charles J. Elford
James McCullough

Lieutenant Colonel:
Wallace B. Ioor

Major:
Charles C. O'Neill
Assignments:
Hagood’s Brigade
Gist’s Brigade
Battles:
Vicksburg Campaign MS (MAY - JUL 1863)
Jackson Siege MS (JUL 1863)
Chattanooga Siege GA (SEP - NOV 1863)
Chattanooga TN (23 - 25 NOV 1863)
Atlanta Campaign GA (MAY - SEP 1864)
Dalton (5 - 11 MAY 1864)
New Hope Church (25 MAY - 4 JUN 1864)
Pine Mountain (14 JUN 1864)
Kennesaw Mountain (27 JUN 1864)
Atlanta Siege (JUL - SEP 1864)
Smyrna Campground (4 JUL 1864)
Chatahoochee River (5 - 17 JUL 1864)
Peachtree Creek (20 JUL 1864)
Atlanta GA (22 JUL 1864)
The Crater (30 JUL 1864)
Jonesboro (31 AUG - 1 SEP 1864)
Franklin (30 NOV 1864)
Nashville TN (15 - 16 DEC 1864)
Carolinas Campaign SC (FEB - APR 1865)
Roster:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1928 men.

Company A (also known as the Mountain Rebels and Reedy Rifles) -

Company B

Company C (also known as Croft Mountain Rangers) - men possible from Greenville District (County), upper area.

Company D (may have been called Elford Guards) - Greenville District (County), Green Mountain View and upper area.

Company E (also known as the McCullough Lions) - Greenville District (County), Dunklin Township area.

Company F - Greenville District (County). Chick Springs, Milford, Brushy Creek, Rocky Creek and Batesville areas. A few men from Laurens District (County)

Company G - Greenville District (County), Traveler's Rest and Slater areas. A few men from Pickens District (County) and Spartanburg District (County) and some from Georgia

Company H

Company I - Greenville District (County), Simpsonville, Fountain Inn and Fairview areas.

Company K Company (also known as the Goodlett Guard) - Greenville District (County), Mauldin area

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