NINTH (9TH) INFANTRY BATTALIONSouth Carolina Volunteers, January 1st to September 9th, 1862
The following historical information is about the service of both the regiment, and the men, of the Ninth (9th) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Battalion, also known as the "Pee Dee Battalion or Smith's Battalion, which served in the American Civil War from January 1st 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 - Horry District - Bull Creek Guerilla's |
Company E - Chesterfield District - Chesterfield Eagles |
| Company B - Chesterfield District |
Company F - Darlington District |
| Company C - Marlboro District - Irby Rifles |
Company G - Horry & Georgetown Districts - Eutaw Rifles |
| Company D - Horry District - Watchesaw Rifles |
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March to June 1862 - 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
June 1862 - James Island, 1st Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
July to September 1862 - 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
January to March 1862: The battalion is organized from elements of the Harllee Legion of South Carolina State Troops, largely from the men of Nesbit's Battalion.
January 1st, 1862: Allston's Company (Company D) is mustered into Confederate service at Georgetown, South Carolina, for twelve months' service.
January 27th, 1862: Smart's (Company A), Graham's (Company E), Rollin's (Company F) & Granger's (Company G) Companies are mustered into Confederate service at Camp Lookout on Waccamaw Neck, South Carolina, for twelve months' service.
March 19th, 1862: Evans' (Company B) & Smith's (Company C) Companies are mustered into Confederate service at Camp Lookout on Waccamaw Neck, South Carolina, for twelve months' service.
March 24th, 1862: The battalion is officially organized with seven (7) companies at Camp Lookout on the Waccamaw Neck, South Carolina, and is mustered into service as the Ninth (9th) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Battalion, for twelve months' service.
April 20th, 1862: The battalion moves from Waccamaw Neck to Camp Gist near Magnolia, South Carolina, arriving there on April 25th.
April to September 1862: Served in the defense of Coastal South Carolina.
June 16th, 1862: Engaged in the battle at Fort Lamar near Secessionville, South Carolina. The battalion suffered the loss of three (3) killed, twenty-three (23) wounded and three (3) missing in action for a total of twenty-nine (29) losses.
May 5th, 1862: The battalion is reorganized for the duration of the war at Camp Gist, South Carolina.
September 9th, 1862: The battalion is consolidated with the Sixth (6th) Infantry Battalion and designated as the Twenty-Sixth (26th) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Church Flats, South Carolina.
Company A is designated as Company A of the 26th Infantry Regiment
Company B is designated as Company B of the 26th Infantry Regiment
Company C is designated as Company D of the 26th Infantry Regiment
Company D is designated as Company E of the 26th Infantry Regiment
Company E is designated as Company F of the 26th Infantry Regiment
Company F is designated as Company G of the 26th Infantry Regiment
Company G is designated as Company K 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.
"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.
"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.
"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 239 (South Carolina - Ninth 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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