6th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Meriwether's)

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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 the Infantry Battalion Reserves Internet site, the 6th Battalion was organized in 1864 and consolidation in April 1865.

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.

One Internet site states that Meriwether's unit came from the counties of Edgefield, Lexington, and Orangeburg. Another states the 6th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers came from the counties of York, Chester, Lancaster, and Fairfield.

Some of the rosters list only a few names.


 * Company A - Orangeburg District (County) - Roster
 * Company B - Lexington District (County) - Roster
 * Company C - Lexington District (County) and Edgefield District (County) - Roster
 * Company D - Edgefield District (County) - Roster
 * Company E - Edgefield District (County) - Roster

Source Material

 * Sixth (6th) Battalion South Carolina State Troops Senior Reserves. Bil Brasington Internet site, accessed 12/17/2010. Gives a brief history of the battalion and lists Companies, counties, rosters and dates. Information also available at another Internet site, accessed 12/20/2010. Lists Companies, counties, and rosters.
 * SC 6th (Merriwether's) Infantry Battalion Reserves. The War for Southern Independence in South Carolina. Eastern Digital Resources an Internet site, accessed 12/15/2010. Gives some references for this military unit.
 * "6th South Carolina Reserve Battalion". South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States, Steve Batson’s Internet site, accessed 12/16/2010. This website lists officers of the regiment and battles the regiment was involved in and dates of organization.
 * 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, and dates involving the company and places where they were stationed. There are 9 Companies (A-I) listed.
 * 6th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers- Battalion Reserves. Internet site, accessed 12/20/2010.  Lists the counties of origin, officers, and gives a history of this unit.  It also gives information about a current re-enactment group under this Regiment, a history of the unit military flag and links to other information about the Civil War.
 * 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).