1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery

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Brief History
The 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery first organized as the 1st Battalion, South Carolina Artillery in the early part of 1861. On May 24, 1861 the Battalion mustered into Confederate service with 5 companies. Two more companies were added by the end of the year and in February 1862, two more companies. The 1st Battalion Artillery was then reorganized as the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery on March 25, 1862. It was also known as the 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery. This unit was converted to infantry in February 1865. Many of the officers and soldiers were from the Charleston area. The regiment surrendered on April 26, 1865 at Durham Station, North Carolina with the Army of Tennessee.

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.

The following rosters list only a few officers and soldiers:


 * Company A (also known as Calhoun's Battery; Sumter Light Artillery and Sumter Battery) - Roster
 * Company B - Roster
 * Company C - Roster
 * Company D - Roster
 * Company E -Roster
 * Company F - Roster
 * Company G - Roster
 * Company H - Roster
 * Company I - Roster
 * Company K - Edgefield County - Roster

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).
 * 1st Artillery Regiment from The War for Southern Independence in South Carolina (Internet site). Eastern Digital Resources, accessed 11/23/2010.  Lists Company Rosters and a brief Regiment History.
 * South Carolina 1st Artillery Battalion from The War for Southern Independence in South Carolina (Internet Site). Eastern Digital Resources, accessed 11/23/2010. Lists a brief Regiment History.
 * South Carolina Artillery- First Artillery Regiment, Internet site. South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States, accessed 11/23/2010. This website lists officers of the regiment and companies; and battles the regiment was involved in.
 * South Carolina Artillery Battalion, Internet site, accessed 11/23/2010. This website also lists officers of the regiment and companies; and battles the regiment was involved in.
 * 1st South Carolina Heavy Artillery Regiment, (accessed 8 Apr 2011).  This website includes historical notes.

Books

 * 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, some nicknames for the companies and dates involving the company and places where they were stationed. There are 10 Companies (A-I, K) listed.
 * Inglesby, Charles. Historical sketch of the first regiment of South Carolina Artillery. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990).  Includes roster.  , FHL fiche 6082609 (1 fiche).