South Carolina Civil War Confederate Units 1st through 4th

The information in this list of South Carolina Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). That web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

1st Battalions and Regiments

 * 1st Battalion, South Carolina Dates not found for this unit.


 * 1st Battalion, South Carolina Artillery Organized: Early 1861 Regiment Status: 25 March 1862 See: 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery


 * 1st Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry Organized: 31 October 1861 Consolidated: 25 June 1862 Redesignated as the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry Surrendered: 26 April 1865


 * 1st Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Charleston) (Gaillard's) Mustered in (State Service): February 1862 Mustered in (Confederate States): March 1862 Consolidated: September 30, 1863


 * 1st Battalion, South Carolina Reserves Organized: Summer 1864 Consolidated: 9 April 1865


 * 1st Battalion, South Carolina Rifles Organized: 10 December 1861


 * 1st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters Organized: About June 1862 Consolidated: September 30, 1863 Mustered out: April 9, 1865


 * 1st Battalion, South Carolina State Troops Dates not found for this unit.


 * 1st Battery, South Carolina Dates not found for this unit.


 * 1st Provisional Army, see 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (McCreary's)


 * 1st Regiment, Charleston Guard, South Carolina Dates not found for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery Organized: 25 March 1862 Surrendered 26 April 1865 Durham Station, North Carolina


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery (Militia) Dates not found for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry Organized: October, 1861 (as the 1st Battalion South Carolina Cavalry) Reorganized: About 25 June 1862


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry Mustered in: 17 May 1861 Reorganized: 15 June 1863 Surrendered: 26 Apr 1865


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (6 months, 1861) Organized: Early 1861 Mustered out: 9 July 1861


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Butler's) (1st Regulars) Organized: December, 1860 Surrendered: 26 April 1865


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hagood's) Organized: December 1860 at Barnwell, South Carolina Mustered in: April 1861


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (McCreary's) (1st Provisional Army) Organized: August, 1861 in Richmond, Virginia Surrendered: 9 April 1865


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Militia Dates not found for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Militia (Charleston Reserves) Organized: Early 1861 Regiment status: 11 October 1861


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Mounted Militia Dates not found for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Mounted Reserves Dates not found for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Pioneers Dates not found for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Reserves Dates not found for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Militia) (Branch's) Companies Organized: Pre-1860 Regiment Organized: By December 1860 Reorganized: 24 February 1862


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's) Organized: July 1861 at Sandy Springs, South Carolina Surrendered: 9 April 1865 at Appomattox, Virginia


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Organized: 1863 Served: 1863-1864 (6 months) Mustered out: 3 February 1864


 * 1st Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia) Organized: Fall 1864 Mustered in: (State Service) November 1864 Furloughed: April 1865

2nd Battalions and Regiments

 * 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Dates not found for this unit.


 * 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Artillery Organized: October 1861 Regiment status: 12 April 1862


 * 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry Organized: January 1862.


 * 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry Reserves Organized: 30 May 1862 Consolidated: Aug 1862


 * 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Infantry Dates not found for this unit.


 * 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves Organized: Spring 1864 Mustered in: (Confederate service) 31 October 1864 Consolidated: 9 April 1865


 * 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters Organized: Summer 1862 Disbanded: December, 1862


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Dates not found for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Artillery Organized: April, 1862 at Charleston, South Carolina Surrendered: April 26, 1865 at Durham Station, North Carolina


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cadets Infantry Dates not found for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry Organized: Summer 1862 Consolidated: May, 1864


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Heavy Artillery Dates not found for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (2nd Palmetto Regiment) Organized: About April, 1861 near Richmond, Virginia Reorganized: May, 1862 Consolidated: April, 1865


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry Reserve Dates not found for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Militia Dates not found for this unit.


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days 1862-63) Organized: August 1862 Disbanded: 3 February 1863


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Rifles Organized: May 1862 Surrendered: 9 April 1865 at Appomattox, Virginia


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months 1863-64) Organized: 7 July 1863 Served: 4/5 September 1863 - 2 February 1864


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops, Junior Reserves (State Militia) Organized: Fall 1864 Mustered in: (State Service) About November 1864 Furloughed: April 1865.


 * 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, Consolidated Organized: 9 April 1865 Surrendered: 26 April 1865

3rd Battalions and Regiments

 * 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, James' Battalion Dates not found for this unit.


 * 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry Organized: January/February 1862 Consolidated: 22 August 1862


 * 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Lauren's) (James') Organized: November/December 1861 at Camp Hampton, near Columbia, South Carolina Reorganized: April 1862 Consolidated: About 9 April 1865 Surrendered: 26 Aptil 1865


 * 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery (Palmetto Battalion) Organized: November/December 1861 Surrendered: May 1865


 * 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves Organized: Spring 1864 Mustered in: (State service) 15 September 1864 Mustered in: (Confederate service) 31 October 1864 Consolidated: 9 April 1865


 * 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry Organized: August 1862 Surrendered: 16 April 1865


 * 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry Organized: April 1861 Mustered in: June 6, 1861 Reorganized: May 1862


 * 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Militia Dates not found for this unit.


 * 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days 1862-63) Organized: 1862 Mustered in: November 5, 1862 Disbanded: February 1863.


 * 3rd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months 1863-64) Organized: 1 August 1863 Disbanded: (Companies F-K) December 1863 Mustered out: January/February 1864.


 * 3rd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops, Junior Reserves (State Militia) Organized: Fall 1864 Mustered in: (State Service) About November 1864 Furloughed: April 1865.


 * 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, Consolidated (Infantry) Organized: 9 April 1865 Surrendered: 26 April 1865.

4th Battalions and Regiments

 * 4th, see 13th_Battalion,_South_Carolina_Infantry_(Mattison's)


 * 4th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry Mustered in: 1862 Name change: 22 August 1862


 * 4th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry See also the 13th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry


 * 4th Battalion, South Carolina Reserve Organized: Spring 1864 Mustered in: (State service) 16 April 1864 Mustered in: (Confederate Service) 31 October 1864 Surrendered: 26 April 1865 at Durham Station, North Carolina.


 * 4th Regiment, South Carolina Artillery Dates not found for this unit.


 * 4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Militia) Disbanded: 7 November 1862.


 * 4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge's) Organized: January 1863 Surrendered: 26 April,1865.


 * 4th Regiment, South Carolina Heavy Infantry Dates not found for this unit.


 * 4th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry Organized: Feb/March 1861 Disbanded: April 1862.


 * 4th Regiment, South Carolina Militia Disbanded: 7 November 1862.


 * 4th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves Organized: 23 October 1862 Disbanded: November 1862.


 * 4th Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Organized: 7 July 1863 Mustered in: 3 September 1863 Disbanded: 1 February 1864.


 * 4th Regiment, South Carolina State Troop, Junior Reserves (State Militia) Organized: Fall 1864 Mustered in: (State Service) About November 1864.. Furloughed: April 1865.


 * 4th Squadron, see 12th_Battalion,_South_Carolina_Cavalry