11th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (9th Volunteers)

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Brief History
Organized during the Summer of 1861, served initially in Charleston; originally organized as the 9th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry; reorganized and redesignated 3 May 1862.



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 (Beaufort Volunteer Artillery) - Beaufort County
 * B Company (St. Pauls Rifles)
 * C Company
 * D Company (Whippy Swamp Guards)
 * E Company (Hamilton Guards)
 * F Company (Republican Blues)
 * F Company
 * G Company (Butler Guard)
 * H Company
 * I Company (Colleton Guard)
 * K Company (Round O Guards)

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).