27th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Gaillard's)

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Brief History
27th Infantry Regiment was formed at Charleston, South Carolina, in September, 1863, by consolidating the Charleston Infantry Battalion and the 1st South Carolina Battalion Sharpshooters. The unit was assigned to General Hagood's Brigade.



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.


 * A Company, Calhoun Guards: Captain Francis T. Miles; Captain Barnwell W. Palmer; Captain J. Waring Axon
 * B Company, Charleston Light Infantry: Captain Thomas Y. Simons
 * C Company, Union Light Infantry Volunteers, German Fusiliers: Captain Samuel Lord; Captain George W. Brown
 * D Company, Sumter Guards: Captain Henry C. King; Captain J. Ward Hopkins; Captain John A. Cay
 * E Company: Captain R. Chisolm
 * E Company, Union Light Infantry Volunteers, German Fusiliers: Captain Samuel Lord; Captain George W. Brown
 * F Company, Sumter Guards: Captain Henry C. King; Captain J. Ward Hopkins; Captain John A. Cay
 * F Company: Captain Thomas Blyth Allston; Captain Julius D. Huguenin
 * G Company, Palmetto Guards, Charleston Sharpshooters: Captain Henry Buist
 * H Company, Irish Volunteers: Captain W.H. Ryan; Captain J.M. Mulvaney
 * I Company, Charleston Riflemen: Captain Julius A. Blake; Captain W. Dove Walter
 * K Company, Charleston Light Infantry: Captain William Clarkson

Other Sources

 * 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).


 * Chisolm, Robert. Answering reflections upon his war record. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990).  Includes a description of some activities of the 27th South Carolina Infantry Regiment (Confederate) near Petersburg, Va.  Available at the Family History Library,