Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the South Carolina 18th Heavy Artillery Battalion written by John C. Rigdon and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The South Carolina 18th Heavy Artillery Battalion [often called the Siege Train Artillery Battalion or Manigault's Battalion] was organized during the spring of 1862 with three companies. Many of the men were from Charleston. Company D was assigned later in 1862. It was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and fought at Fort Sumter, Grimball's Landing, Battery Wagner, James Island, and John's Island. In June, 1864, Company C was transferred to Pegram's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia and was active in the Petersburg siege. Bridges' Louisiana Artillery Battery was merged into Company D in December 1864. That December Company C returned to the battalion which later served as infantry in the Army of Tennessee. The unit was surrendered by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, NC on April 26, 1865."--