2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months 1863-64)

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Brief History
Joseph H. Crute, Jr.'s book, "Units of the Confederate States Army", contains no history for this unit. This regiment most likely transferred into another regiment or was combined with another regiment to create a new regiment, or is another name for an existing regiment. Looking at the service records of the soldiers may give clues to the different regiments they may have served in.

According to soldiers service records found at Footnote.com the 2nd Regiment South Carolina State Troops was organized under the call of the President of the Confereate Staes for troops to give local service for six months from August 1, 1863. It was composed of companies formed in July 1863 from various regiments of the South Carolina Militia.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The following rosters are only partial rosters:


 * Company A -
 * Company B - Edgefield County - Roster
 * Company C - Orangeburg County
 * Company D - Colleton County
 * Company E - Barnwell County, Beaufort County
 * Company F -
 * Company G - Orangeburg County, Lesington County
 * Company H - Colleton County (Walterboro)
 * Company I - Edgefield County - Roster
 * Company K - Barnwell County, Beaufort County

Source Material

 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book, Units of the Confederate States Army, as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua,, WorldCat.
 * Footnote.com (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).
 * Second (2nd) Battalion-South Carolina State Troops-Senior Reserves. Internet site, accessed 11/30/2010. This unit may or may not be a part of the 2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops. The soldiers names do not seem to match other rosters.
 * "South Carolina Reserve and Miscellaneous Units in the War of the Rebellion". Internet site, accessed 12/06/2010. Lists officers and dates. Gives places for Companies C, G, and H.
 * Hewett, Janet B., ed. Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1994-2001. . Lists officers, companies, some nicknames for the companies and dates involving the company and places where they were stationed. There are 10 Companies (A-I, K) listed.