22nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment

The 22nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment was a Confederate infantry regiment in the American Civil War from the state of South Carolina. The regiment was organized in January 1862 and fought that year at Secessionville, 1st Rappahannock Station, 2nd Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, and Kinston. In 1863, it fought at Jackson and Charleston Harbor. In 1864, the regiment took part in the Bermuda Hundred campaign and the Siege of Petersburg. During the siege, many of its soldiers were blown up at the Battle of the Crater. The remnants of the unit surrendered at Sailor's Creek and Appomattox in April 1865.

22nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment
Flag of South Carolina
Active	29 January 1861 – 9 April 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	South Carolina
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Secessionville First Battle of Rappahannock Station Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Kinston Siege of Jackson Bermuda Hundred campaign Siege of Petersburg Battle of the Crater Battle of Sailor's Creek Battle of Appomattox

See also

• List of South Carolina Confederate Civil War units

References

• Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Vol. 2. New York, N.Y.: Castle. 1956 [1883].
• Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN 0-679-50013-8.
• Hawks, Steve A. (2024). "22nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment". Civil War in the East. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
• Hennessy, John J. (1999). Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3187-X.
• NPS (2024). "22nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry". National Park Service. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
• Priest, John Michael (1989). Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508466-7.