33rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

United States U.S. Military United States Colored Troops in the Civil War 33rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Brief History
Organized January 31, 1863 or February 8, 1864, as 1st South Carolina Volunteers Colored Infantry. Attached to U. S. Forces, Port Royal Island, South Carolina, 10th Corps, Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. Mustered out January 31, 1866.

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.

Resources

 * Genealogy of the 33rd United States Colored Troops - records for veterans whose Freedmen's Bank Records list the USCT company and regiment in which they served - via LowCountry Africana
 * Civil War Soldiers &amp; Sailors System - database of basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War
 * Hampton University Receives US Colored Troops Archives (1/10/11) - via GederGenealogy
 * Wikipedia article: 33rd Infantry Regiment USCT
 * Higginson, Thomas Wentworth. Army Life in a Black Regiment. Boston, New York, 1890. iv, 296 p. E540.N3H61

Other Sources 

Tabular Analysis of the Records of the U.S. Colored Troops and Their Predecessor Units in the National Archives of the United States. Special List No. 33. National Archives and records Service General Services Adminsitration Washington: 1973. Compiled by Joseph B. Ross.

FamilySearch Wiki: South Carolina in the Civil War