Capt. Lee's Company Light Artillery
Historical Notes:
Capt. Lee's Company Light Artillery was a company of the SC 1st Artillery Regiment although the names do not appear with that unit. When Beauregard received permission to organize two regular companies of artillery on May 11, 1861, Lee was assigned to command one of them (the other went to Capt. Charles S. Winder.) Lee's company was assigned to Castle Pinckney until May 30, when it was sent to Fort Palmetto on Cole's Island, arriving June 1.
Lee resumed his position in the South Carolina Militia, and then in November he was promoted to the rank of major in the Confederate Army.[4] Lee commanded a light battery in Hampton's Legion in Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army later in 1861. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in March 1862, and was the artillery chief for Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws's division of the Army of Northern Virginia from April to June 17, and then in the same role under Brig. Gen. John B. Magruder until July.
No other officers are listed with this roster to indicate who assumed command when Lee was promoted. The battery evidently became a part of Hampton's Legion.
Officers:
Stephen Dill Lee, Captain
Roster:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 101 men.
Lee resumed his position in the South Carolina Militia, and then in November he was promoted to the rank of major in the Confederate Army.[4] Lee commanded a light battery in Hampton's Legion in Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army later in 1861. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in March 1862, and was the artillery chief for Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws's division of the Army of Northern Virginia from April to June 17, and then in the same role under Brig. Gen. John B. Magruder until July.
No other officers are listed with this roster to indicate who assumed command when Lee was promoted. The battery evidently became a part of Hampton's Legion.
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