SIXTH (6TH) INFANTRY BATTALIONSouth Carolina Volunteers, May 25th to September 9th, 1862
The following historical information is about the service of both the regiment, and the men, of the Sixth (6th) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Battalion, which served in the American Civil War from May 25th to September 9th, 1862. If you have any corrections, suggestions, or additional information, photographs, artifacts, etc., that you wish to contribute, feel free to submit the information to the Webmaster.
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| Battalion Field & Staff |
| Company A - Marion District - Rowell Guards |
Santee Light Artillery - Williamsburg & Clarendon Districts |
| Company B - Sumter & Clarendon Districts - Chesnut Guards |
St. James Mounted Riflemen, Company A - Georgetown District |
| Company C - Williamsburg & Clarendon Districts - Kickapoo Riflemen |
St. James Mounted Riflemen, Company B - Georgetown District |
January to June 1862 - 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
June to July 1862 - James Island, 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
July to September 1862 - 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
May 25th, 1862: The battalion is organized under Major Stephen D.M. Byrd at McClellanville, South Carolina, from three (3) companies formerly attached to Manigault's Battalion of South Carolina Volunteers. Around this same time the Santee Light Artillery and the two companies of the St. James Mounted Riflemen are temporarily attached to the battalion for service defending the coastal region north of the Santee River, South Carolina.
May to September 1862: Served on duty along Coastal South Carolina.
June 22nd, 1862: Company C moves camp from McClellanville to Camp Warren on the Santee River, South Carolina.
June 26th, 1862: Company B is engaged in the action against a Federal Steamer along the South Santee River, South Carolina.
June 27th, 1862: Company B is engaged in the skirmish near the Alvarado House and Blake's Plantation along the South Santee River, South Carolina.
September 9th, 1862: Consolidated with the Ninth (9th) Infantry Battalion and designated as the Twenty-Sixth (26th) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Company A is designated as Company C of the 26th Infantry Regiment
Company B is designated as Company H of the 26th Infantry Regiment
Company C is designated as Company I of the 26th Infantry Regiment
Published Books & Documents
"Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors, & Citizens who died in the service of their country and the State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865." Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., The South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, South Carolina, 1995.
Pages 71 & 72, "Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia." Stewart Sifakis, Facts on File, Inc., New York City, New York, 1995.
"The Flags of Civil War South Carolina." Glenn Dedmont, Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, Louisiana, 2000.
"Recollections and Reminiscences, 1861-1865, Thru World War I." South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy; 1993.
Volume 3 - Page 477 (F.M. Davis, Co. A)
Volume 6 - Page 24 (R.H. Rogers, Co. A)
"Report of the Historian of the Confederate Records to the General Assembly of South Carolina." John P. Thomas; The Bryan Printing Company, Columbia, South Carolina; 1900.
Pages 59 to 61, Volume 1, "South Carolina's Military Organizations During the War Between the States." Robert S. Seigler, The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, 2008.
Documents, Papers, & Non-Published Materials
Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Confederate Organizations. The National Archives Microfilm Publications. (Roll 213 (South Carolina - Sixth (Byrd's) Battalion, Infantry))
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina. NARA M267; National Archives & Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
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