Kershaw"s Brigade - Volume one. Carolina"s Regiments and the Great Battles. This is the story of South Carolina regiments in the American Civil War. As such it is essentially the story of the war itself since the state"s forces were engaged from the very beginning at Fort Sumter to beyond and the eventual surrender of Lee at Appomatox. Published in two volumes by Leonaur this substantial work graphically describes the major battles of the war together with much personal recollection, anecdotes, incident, drama and humour. Kershaw"s Brigade will be an invaluable source work for anyone interested in the genealogy of South Carolina. Rolls and Regimental changes, promotions and casualties abound together with biographies of principal characters.