Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina (Jenkins') (1st Palmetto)

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Brief History
Palmetto Regiment Sharpshooters was organized in April, 1862, with transfers from the 2nd, 5th, and 9th South Carolina Infantry Regiments. Sent to Virginia, the unit was assigned to General R.H. Anderson's, Jenkins', and Bratton'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.

Rosters

 * Field Staff and Band, (accessed 25 Mar 2011).
 * Company A, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The men listed on this page were all present at the Appomattox surrender.
 * Company B, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The men listed on this pager were all present at the Appomattox surrender.
 * Company C, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). Palmetto Sharpshooters, Company C, (accessed 25 Mar 2011).   Palmetto Riflemen, Anderson County South Carolina Volunteers.  This unit was formed from the 4th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers.
 * Company D, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The men listed on this page were all present at the Appomattox surrender.
 * Company E, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The men listed on this page were all present at the Appomattox surrender.
 * Company F, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The men listed on this page were all present at the Appomattox surrender.
 * Company G, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The men listed on this page were all present at the Appomattox surrender.
 * Company H, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The men listed on this page were all present at the Appomattox surrender.
 * Company I, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The men listed on this page were all present at the Appomattox surrender.
 * Company K, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The men listed on this page except for Robert Ewart were all present at the Appomattox surrender.
 * Company L, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The men listed on this page were all present at the Appomattox surrender. Palmetto Sharpshooters, Company L, Confederate Guards, Anderson County South Carolina Volunteers.  This company was formed from the 4th Regiment SCV in April 1862.
 * Company M, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The men listed on this page were all present at the Appomattox surrender.

Web Sites

 * 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).
 * Anderson County SCGenWeb Project, The Palmetto Sharpshooters Camp #1428, Sons of Confederate Veterans of Anderson, South Carolina, (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The Palmetto Riflemen Composite Photo.
 * Palmetto Sharp Shooters (Jenkins Infantry Regiment), (accessed 25 Mar 2011). The Civil War in South Carolina, (accessed 25 Mar 2011).  This site contains a historical sketch, officers, battles, rosters, bibliography and references.

Books

 * Baldwin, James J. III, The struck eagle : a biography of Brigadier General Micah Jenkins and a history of the Fifth South Carolina Volunteers and the Palmetto Sharpshooters, (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania : Burd Street Press, c1996 (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania : Beidel Print.) ) Includes roster of Palmetto Sharpshooters. Includes index. Available at the Family History Library,
 * Hoyt, James A., The Palmetto Riflemen : Co. B., Fourth Regiment S.C. Vols. Co. C., Palmetto sharp shooters : historical sketch : an address delivered by James A. Hoyt, a member of the Company, on the 21st of July 1885; together with a roll of the Company and other information, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990). Includes a description of activities of the 4th South Carolina Infantry Regiment (Confederate) in the following battles or localities: 1st Manassas, Va.; Williamsburg, Va.; Seven Pines, Va.; Mechanicsville, Va.; Gaines Mill, Va.; Frayser's Farm, Va.; Malvern Hill, Va.; 2nd Manassas, Va.; South Mountain, Md.; Sharpsburg, Md.; Suffold, Va.; Chickamauga, Ga.; Wauhatchie Valley, Tenn.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Wilderness, Va.; Spotsylvania, Va. Available at the Family History Library,
 * Crute, Joseph H. Jr., Units of the Confederate States Army, (Midlothian, Virginia : Derwent Books, c1987). Contains a list of Confederate regiments and battalions with a brief historical account on each. Includes information such as "organization, campaigns, losses, commanders, etc, that can be used as a guide for general use or be beneficial in further research"--Introd. Available at the Family History Library,
 * Lewis, Richard, Camp life of a Confederate Boy of Bratton's Brigade, Longstreet's Corps, C. S. A., (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990). Includes a description of activities of the 4th South Carolina Infantry Regiment (Confederate) in the following battles or localities: 1st Manassas, Va.; Williamsburg, Va.; Seven Pines, Va.; Sharpsburg, Md.; Fredericksburg, Va.; Suffolk, Va.; Wauhatchie Valley, Tenn.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Spotsylvania, Va.; Petersburg, Va.; POW--Fortress Monroe, Va.  Available at the Family History Library,
 * Sifakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate armies, (New York, New York : Facts on File, c1992-1995). Includes bibliographies and indexes.  (v. [9]. South Carolina and Georgia) Available at the Family History Library,

Manuscript

 * Shingleton, Royce G., South from Appomattox: The Diary of Abner R. Cox, (South Carolina Historical Magazine, October 1974.) Available online at JSTOR, (accessed 25 Mar 2011).