15th Battalion, South Carolina Heavy Artillery (Lucas')

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Brief History


Organized as an infantry unit on 6 June 1861 and mustered into Confederate service the same day at Fort Pickens, James Island, on the Stono, near Charleston; originally organized with three (or two) companies, later being increased to five companies; Fort Sumter; Morris Island; James Island; North Carolina; converted to heavy artillery in July 1861. Companies A and B mustered into service on 6 June 1861 at James Island; C Company added on 15 November 1861 (1862).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Company A
 * Company B
 * Company C - (also known as Child's Light Artillery, Winder's Light Artillery) -
 * Company D
 * Company E
 * Gist Guard Artillery
 * Mathewes Artillery
 * Melcher's Battery

Source Material

 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book,Units of the Confederate States Army, as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua,, WorldCat.
 * Footnote.com (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).