Sampson King

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Sergeant
"K" Co. SC 15th Infantry

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Sampson King

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private
"K" Co. TX 15th Infantry

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Sampson KIng, Private, Company K, 15th Regiment South Carolina Infantry, enlisted June 12, 1861 at Columbia by Capt. Gary for 12 months, appointed 5th Sergeant January 1, 1863, advanced later to 4th and then 3rd Sergeant, n.d.'s, with troops surrendered at Augusta, Georgia, May 18, 1865 and paroled that same date

M267: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina

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15th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

15th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in September, 1861, at Lightwoodknot Springs, near Columbia, South Carolina. Its members were raised in the counties of Richland, Union, Lexington, Kershaw, Fairfield, and Williamsburg. After serving on James Island, the unit moved to Virginia and was assigned to General Drayton's, Kershaw's, Kennedy's, and Conner's Brigade. The 15th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Second Manassas to Gettysburg, then fought with Longstreet at Chickamauga and Knoxville. It returned to Virginia, saw action at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, and later was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the North Carolina Campaign. This regiment sustained 24 casualties at Second Manassas, 110 at Sharpsburg, 55 out of 404 at Fredericksburg, 54 at Chancellorsville, and 137 of the 448 at Gettysburg. It reported 3 killed and 11 wounded at Knoxville and had 1 wounded at Bentonville. On March 23, 1865, it contained 162 men and surrendered on April 26. The field officers were Colonels John B. Davis, William D. De Saussure, and Joseph F. Gist; Lieutenant Colonels Richard Anderson and Frederick S. Lewie; and Major William M. Gist.
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Sampson King, age 28, Private, Capt. Richard Coke's Company, Speight's Regiment Volunteers,* enrolled and mustered into service May 10, 1862 at Waco by R. Coke, for the duration of the war, recorded the end of October, 1862 as absent, on extra duty as Teamster, appointed Company Teamster July 16, 1863, recorded present on the Jan & Feb, 1864 muster roll, last recorded on the March, 1865 muster roll as "Detailed Company Teamster," no further records

* This company subsequently became Company K, 15th Regiment Texas Infantry

M323: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas

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15th Regiment, Texas Infantry

15th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1862 using the 1st (Speight's) Texas Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. Most of the men were recruited at Waco, Galveston, Milford, and Palestine. The unit was assigned to Randal's, King's, and J.E. Harrison's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was involved in various conflicts in Louisiana. It reported 7 killed, 22 wounded, and 5 missing in the engagement at Bayou Bourbeau. Later it moved to Shreveport, then Hempstead, Texas, and in March, 1865, contained 20 officers and 301 men. The regiment disbanded in May. It was commanded by Colonels James E. Harrison, and J.W. Speight, and Lieutenant Colonel John W. Daniel
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The 15th Texas Infantry was created in the spring of 1862 from the increase of the number of companies serving in the First Texas Infantry Battalion. The regiment was sometimes incorrectly designated as the Fifteenth Texas Cavalry. This would indicate that for at least part of the regiment's career it served as a mounted infantry unit. There was no relationship, however, between the two regiments.

The Fifteenth, as was common in Confederate Civil War units, was also known by the name of his commanding officers. During its career it was sometimes designated as James Harrison's Infantry, Joseph Speight's Infantry, John Daniel's Infantry and Jonathan Limter's Infantry

James Harrison commanded the Fifteenth during most of its career and was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in December 1864.

The Fifteenth Texas Infantry served in Louisiana and Texas throughout the war. On two occasions it was ordered to Arkansas but each time the order was countermanded. The Fifteenth was assigned to the Trans-Mississippi Department 30 Sep 1862. Their first engagement was at Irish Bend, Louisiana on 14 April 1863. From 21 to 26 April they were engaged in operations against an expedition from Opelousas, LA. In June the 15th was engaged in action in the LaFourche Crossing area of Louisiana. In July at Brashear City, LA. In Sept they were in action near Morgan's ferry on the Atchafalaya River, LA.

On 29 Sep the 15th, along with another infantry brigade and a Cavalry unit was engaged at Stirlings Plantation against a Union force of 1000 troops which held a defensive position at the plantation. Charging across 400 yards of rain-soaked open fields the Confederate brigades drove the Yanks from their defensive positions and captured 462 prisoners. 104 of the 600 men in the attacking force were lost in this action, 67 of them from the 15th Texas Infantry battalion. In Oct and Nov the 15th was engaged in action near Buzzards Prairie, LA. Activities were less intense during the winter months but in March, April and May 1864 they were involved in numerous engagements in Western Louisiana. The fifteen remained in the Shreveport, LA area for the remainder of 1864. In early 1865 it was ordered to Marshall, TX where it was discharged in late May 1865
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