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South Carolinians were presented as standing for their heritage, convictions, and faith in the sacredness of states' rights, and many were said to have earned eternal glory. The South Carolina forces identified here included units in the First Army Corps under Lieutenant General James Longstreet, with McLaws' Division and Kershaw's Brigade; artillery in Hood's Division and the Artillery Reserve; units in the Third Army Corps under Lieutenant General A.P. Hill, with Pender's Division and its First Brigade; additional artillery in the Artillery Reserve; and cavalry in Stuart's Division under Major General J.E.B. Stuart, with Hampton's Brigade. The South Carolina infantry, rifles, cavalry, artillery, and battalion units named were the 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 8th, and 15th South Carolina Infantry, the 3rd South Carolina Infantry Battalion, the 1st South Carolina Infantry, the 1st South Carolina Rifles, the 12th, 13th, and 14th South Carolina Infantry, the German Artillery, the Palmetto Light Artillery, Brooks Artillery, the Pee Dee Artillery, the 1st and 2nd South Carolina Cavalry, and Hart's Battery.
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Freedom Township, Pennsylvania · United States