6th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days 1862-63)

Brief History
The 6th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves was one of ten regiments of the 1st Corps of Reserves. It was organized by August 1862 and served from November 1862 to February 1863. See Robert S. Seigler's book for more detail.

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.

Information about the companies, their counties of origin fromSC Rebels website, the SC Reserves website and Seigler's book. Rosters from the SC Rebels website.


 * Company A - many men from Chester District (County) - Roster


 * Company B - many men from Chester District (County) - Roster


 * Company C - many men from Chester District (County) - Roster


 * Company D - many men from York District (County),Town Beat and Briar Patch Beat area - Roster


 * Company E - many men from York District (County) - Roster


 * Company F - many men from Fairfield District (County) - Roster


 * Company G - many men from York District (County) - Roster


 * Company H - many men from Fairfield District (County), Ridgeway area - Roster


 * Company I - many men from Fairfield District (County) - Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 531 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Source Material

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘South Carolina in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * South Carolina in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for South Carolina, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * 6th South Carolina Reserves, June 1862 - Jan 1863. Internet site, accessed 12/20/2010. Lists Regiment officers, company county origins and rosters.


 * 6th Infantry Regiment 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 Regiment South Carolina Volunteers- 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.


 * Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina. Microfilm publication M267. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1958. These records have been indexed and digitized and are available at Footnote.com (A subscription website, but is available for use at the FamilySearch 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). (Accessed December 2010)