Possibly Morris Island, but not Folly Island. It was occupied by heavy Union forces in April 1863 and used as a staging point for further opertation against Morris Island.

In October 1863 the regiment was part of Brig. Gen. Evans' Brigade, and picketing Sullivan's Island. The following is a postion of an inspection report of the regiment and brigade:

I would call the attention of the general commanding to the Twenty-second Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, which is far behind the others as regards discipline, soldierly bearing, and drill. That regiment has now no regular field officer. Its senior captain (A. J. Foster, Company B) is altogether inefficient, and many others are no better, as will appear by the hereto annexed roster and report, furnished at my request by Major Rion, now in temporary command of the regiment. I am glad to hear it is the intention of the commanding general to blend the Twenty-second Regiment South Carolina Volunteers with Nelson's battalion. Some measure of the kind must soon be taken in order to save the men from total uselessness, unless Major Rion be permanently assigned to their command.

The most important part of my investigation, as per instructions from the commanding general, was to ascertain what truth existed in the reports of ill feeling and want of confidence of the field officers of the brigade in General Evans, their immediate commander. To that effect I saw General Evans and most of the field officers of his brigade. The general says, that as far as he is personally concerned, he has no ill feeling toward his subordinate officers; that, with the exception of one of his colonels (Colonel McMaster), whom he considers a personal enemy of his, he has no fault to find with them. He thinks his brigade as well drilled, as well disciplined as most of the brigades of our different armies; and declares he has taken as much care of it as circumstances and active field duties could allow. He has always been with his command, except while on other duties as commander of posts, and, at times, of divisions, and knows his men to be all of good fighting material. I am sorry to say that the opinion of the field officers of the brigade as regards their commander is not as favorable to the latter as his opinion is to them, with one exception only (the field officers of the Eighteenth South Carolina Volunteers). All the others agree in saying, that General Evans has entirely lost the confidence of the greater portion of his men; that he is careless, rude, unkind, and as often absent from his command as he possibly can be; that he has never drilled his brigade ; that he is never with it during a fight, although very often seen with it on a march; that he has no regard for the wants of his command, no regard for the claims of his subordinates, and, in their opinion, entirely unfit for his responsible task; that their earnest wish would be to be transferred to some other command; that, though willing to perform their duties to the best of their judgment, they feel discouraged at the idea of being under the orders of a general in whom they no longer rely.

Here's a specific report of the 22^nd South Carolina:

OUTPOSTS, Sullivan's Island, October 25, 1863.

Lieut. Col. A. ROMAN, Assistant Inspector-General, Dept. S.C., Ga., and Fla.:

COLONEL: In pursuance of your directions, I make the following report upon the condition of the Twenty-second Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, which I forward directly to your address: When, about a month ago, I was placed in command of the regiment, I found the regiment without discipline, system, or government. No care had been taken of public property; the arms were in a miserable condition. In the boxes of the men I found 1,100 damaged cartridges. There was no spare ammunition on hand. The ordnance wagon was hauling wood. The ambulance had no top. The tents had been left at Selma, and no receipt taken for them. There were no sinks, as such. The officers, with a few exceptions, seemed to have not the faintest idea of their duties. They seemed, however, willing, and even anxious to learn, and were obedient almost to subserviency. There was little line of demarkation between the officers and men, they messing and visiting the sinks together. There had been no drilling, I was told, for fifteen months. There were no roll-calls, and, except sick-call, no part of the usual routine of camp. The men were ignorant of the manual of arms, and even of the facings. I have made some progress in instructing the officers and men, but am of the opinion that with the present set of officers, the regiment can be made efficient only by great exertions by a set of intelligent, well qualified, and strict field officers. I herewith submit a roster of the officers, with my opinion of their qualifications and capacity. The regiment is numerically weak.

I herewith send a field return. The 58 absent without leave are deserters. I have ordered 5 officers to arrest them. The absent, sick, are many of them permanently unfit for duty. I consider the maximum of the efficient strength of enlisted men below 400. From an acquaintance with both organizations, I would recommend a consolidation of this regiment with the Seventh South Carolina Battalion. This battalion has eight companies, two of which are very weak, one having only 2 commanding officers. The maximum of the efficient enlisted men is about 500.

I herewith send an ordnance report.(not found)

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES H. RION, Major, 7th S.C. Battalion, Comdg. 22d Regt. S.C. Vols.

The regimental report listed 360 officers and men present for duty, 29 present but sick, 86 absent without leave, 17 officers absent, and 608 present and absent, total on roll.

Notes on the report read as follows:

This regiment arrived in the department in such a state as to induce the commanding general to appoint Major Rion, of the Seventh South Carolina Battalion, to command it. Major Rion reports that upon his taking command things were in a terrible condition. Captain Feilden's report, therefore, does not show what the regiment was on its first arrival in this department, when irregularities of every kind existed in the regiment. Major Rion has made a sweeping reform.

These entries are taken from O.R., Ser. I, Vol. XXVIII/2, pp. 583-90, all off which concerns General Evans and his brigade.

As a following note, this regiment lost heavily when Federal engineers exploded a mine beneath Confederate lines at Petersburg, July 30, 1864. In the late summer of 1864, survivors were under command of a lieutenant.