Evan's Tramp Brigade

In Civil War fighting the basic tactical formation on the battlefield was the brigade. Made up of three or more regiments, the brigade was the formation without the tactical plan that attacked and defended required positions.

Evans’ or the “Tramp” Brigade — Evans, from the name of its most famous commander, the controversial Nathan “Shanks” Evans, and “Tramp” from the fact that this unit saw service in no less than three major theaters during the Civil War (they "tramped" or marched everywhere!)

The brigade saw service in the South Carolina/North Carolina coast at two different times in service with the Army of Northern Virginia twice, and even service in Mississippi as part of the Army of Tennessee during the Vicksburg Campaign.

8,300 men, 10 percent of South Carolina’s contribution to the Confederate cause, served in Evans’ Brigade. Moreover, that service was often in some of the most critical parts of the war.