General Notes

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William P. Loggins and wife, Nancy Ann, first appear on the census
records in Hall Co. Georgia in 1850. William was a tenant farmer on the
farm of a man named Taylor Armor. William P. Loggins enlisted in the
Confederate Army at Dahlonega, Georgia on Nov. 11, 1861. He was enlisted
into the 15th South Carolina Heavy Artillery, Company B, by Lt. Pringle.
The 15th was better known as Lucas' Battalion of Heavy Artillery. They
were stationed on James Island, SC for most of the Civil War. The
batteries around Charleston, SC defended the port and kept it open for
blockade running ships. Co B was instrumental in the capture of the
Yankee gunboat, Isaac Smith, in 1862. This company spent most of the war
manning Battery Tynes on the southern side of James Island, along the
Stono River but also saw duty at Ft. Sumter, Ft. Waggner and Ft.
Pemberton. In Aug. of 1862, Pvt. Loggins was ordered to accompany Capt.
Pringle to Dahlonega, GA to arrest certain deserters. This trip closely
coincided with the birth of William's last child, Martha P. Loggins and
perhaps he was able to be at home to visit his wife before returning to
the Charleston area and the war. In the summer of 1863 the war was
heating up as the Yankees began a new campaign to close the Confederate
port of Charleston. William took a months leave without permission facing
a garrison court martial upon his return. He was held in confinement at
Ft. Pemberton for a short time and docked one month's pay. In Feb. of
1865, the Confederates abandoned Charleston and the port as every
available unit was being consolidated into an army to stop union Gen.
Sherman's advance through the Carolinas. The 15th left their big guns on
the coast and were pressed into service as infantry. As part of two
divisions assigned to Gen. Hardee, the 15th fought a delaying action at
Averysboro, NC. Co B was almost completely wiped out when their line was
flanked by units of the union XX Corps, under direct orders from Gen.
William T. Sherman. William P. Loggins was killed at the battle of
Averysboro, March 16, 1865.
William enlisted in the Confederate Army at Dahlonega, GA on November 11,
1861. He was enlisted into the 15th South Carolina Heavy Artillery,
Company B, by Lt. Pringle, better known as Lucas' Battle of Heavy
Artillery. He died at the Battle of Averysboro under the wrath of Gen.
Sherman