Holcombe Legion
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title:
Holcombe Legion
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The Holcombe Legion of South Carolina fought in the American Civil War as part of the Confederate States Army. It was a true legion, being made up of different types of units, in this case cavalry and infantry. Peter Fayssoux Stevens, former superintendent of the South Carolina Military Academy, was authorized by South Carolina Governor Francis Wilkinson Pickens to raise a legion consisting of an infantry regiment, a cavalry battalion and artillery. When asked to name it, Stevens chose to honor
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holcombe_Legion
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2022-05-17T13:38:10Z
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