1st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters

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Brief History
1st Battalion Sharpshooters was formed at Columbia, South Carolina, during the summer of 1862 with three, possibly four, companies. The men were transferred from various other organizations. Many of the men were raised in Edgefield County. It merged into the 27th South Carolina Infantry Regiment on September 30, 1863.

Companies in this Military Unit with County of Origin

 * Company A - Charleston County
 * Company B (also known as Palmetto Guard) - Charleston County
 * Company C (also known as Irish Volunteers) - Charleston County
 * Company D (also known as Sumter Guards) - Charleston County
 * Company E (also known as Calhoun Guards) - Charleston County
 * Company F (also known as German Fusiliers) - Charleston County
 * Company G

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).
 * South Carolina Infantry Battalion from South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States; Steve Batson's website, accessed Nov 2010. This website also lists officers of the regiment and companies; and battles the regiment was involved in.
 * 1st Battalion, Sharp Shooters (Infantry) from The War for Southern Independence in South Carolina. Eastern Digital Resources, accessed 11/19/2010, lists a brief Regiment History.
 * 1st Sharpshooters South Caroina Volunteers with The National Civil War Assoication gives a brief history of this regiment.
 * The Palmetto Regiment from Military.com Unit History gives some history on this regiment.
 * Confederate Sharpshooters website, accessed 11/19/2010 lists Muster out date.