Gents,
Recently I have discovered two G Grandfathers who served in the heavy artillery around the Charleston area, one was a transfer from the 4th South Carolina Cavalry who joined the Gist Guard Artillery in 1864 and the other was a very young solider who joined the 1st South Carolina Artillery also in 1864. During my research I found an QM document from the Gist Guard from June 1864 asking for "Artillery" Pants, Jackets, & Caps. This has lead me to examine the Conrad Wise Chapman paintings of the Charleston area (the MOC has them online, and zoomable as well!) I found that while he painted infantry units in a mix of uniforms and colors, his artillerymen are pretty consistent: grey jackets trimmed in red collars and cuffs, caps with red bands (or sometimes all red caps), and light blue pants usually trimmed in red. This would seem to support the QM document. Are there any surviving Artillery uniforms I.D. to the Charleston area? I have seen a photo of a man from the 2nd (?) SC artillery in what looks like a regulation double breasted blouse....
Will MacDonald
Recently I have discovered two G Grandfathers who served in the heavy artillery around the Charleston area, one was a transfer from the 4th South Carolina Cavalry who joined the Gist Guard Artillery in 1864 and the other was a very young solider who joined the 1st South Carolina Artillery also in 1864. During my research I found an QM document from the Gist Guard from June 1864 asking for "Artillery" Pants, Jackets, & Caps. This has lead me to examine the Conrad Wise Chapman paintings of the Charleston area (the MOC has them online, and zoomable as well!) I found that while he painted infantry units in a mix of uniforms and colors, his artillerymen are pretty consistent: grey jackets trimmed in red collars and cuffs, caps with red bands (or sometimes all red caps), and light blue pants usually trimmed in red. This would seem to support the QM document. Are there any surviving Artillery uniforms I.D. to the Charleston area? I have seen a photo of a man from the 2nd (?) SC artillery in what looks like a regulation double breasted blouse....
Will MacDonald
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