The 24th South Carolina served with Gist’s Brigade, Brown’s Division at Franklin. 1st Lt. James A Tillman served as an officer for the 24th South Carolina.
The 24th also fought at Franklin with the 46th and 65th Georgia; the 2nd Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion, and the 16th South Carolina.
The 24th was part of the regiments who clashed [...]
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This is the overcoat worn by Col. Ellison Capers, of the 24th South Carolina, Gist’s Brigade, Brown’s Division. Fifteen (15) 24th SC boys are buried at McGavock Cemetery.
Picture credit: Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy (p. 150).
Regarding action Capers and the 24th saw at Franklin, Jacobson writes:
From the west side of the Columbia Turnpike, the [...]
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Major Williams J. Crook, 13th Tennessee Infantry, was lucky enough to survive the Battle of Franklin. The 13th was part of Vaughan’s Brigade, under Brig Gen George B. Gordon. The 13th TN fought with the 11th, 12th/47th, 29th and 51st/52nd TN Infantries at Franklin.
The 13th TN was on the furthest right of the advancing Gordon [...]
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