FIRST (1ST) SHARPSHOOTER BATTALIONSouth Carolina Volunteers, June 21st, 1862,to September 30th, 1863
The following historical information is about the service of both the regiment, and the men, of the First (1st) South Carolina Volunteer Sharpshooter Battalion, which served in the American Civil War from June 21st, 1862, to September 30th, 1863. 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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August 1862 to May 1863 - 3rd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
June to September 1863 - 4th Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
June 21st, 1862: The battalion is authorized by Major General John C. Pemberton, PACS, commanding the Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida, under the command of Joseph Abney of Edgefield District. The men are to be recruited or transferred from other organizations, with the majority being transfers of men from those units stationed along the South Carolina coastline.
June 22nd, 1862: Company A is authorized and begins organization under Captain Robert Chisholm.
June 23rd, 1862: Company B is authorized and begins organization under Captain Joseph B. Allston.
June 24th, 1862: Company C is authorized and begins organization under Captain Henry Buist.
June to July 1862: The battalion is organizing and outfitting near Charleston, South Carolina.
August 1862 to September 1863: Served in the defense of Coastal South Carolina.
August to September 1862: The battalion is on duty at McPhersonville, South Carolina.
September to October 1862: The battalion is on duty at Grahamville, South Carolina.
October 22nd & 23rd, 1862: Company B is engaged at Coosawhatchie, South Carolina; losing one (1) killed, seven (7) wounded, and two (2)
missing in action or captured, a total of ten (10) men out of forty-two (42) engaged.
October to December 1862: The battalion is on duty at Hardeeville, South Carolina.
January to May 1863: The battalion is on duty at Coosawhatchie, South Carolina.
March to May 1863: Company B is detailed to picket duty at the Combahee Ferry, South Carolina.
May 17th, 1863: The Battalion moves to James Island, South Carolina.
May 31st, 1863: Engaged in the skirmish on James Island, South Carolina.
June 6th, 1863: The battalion moves from James Island to Georgetown, South Carolina.
June 9th, 1863: The battalion arrives at Georgetown, South Carolina, and goes into camp at Camp Stuart near Battery White.
June to September 1863: On duty in the defenses of Georgetown, South Carolina.
September 30th, 1863: The battalion is ordered to be consolidated, per Special Order No. 198, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida, with the First (1st) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Battalion at Legare's Point, James Island, South Carolina, and designated as the Twenty-Seventh (27th) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Company A is designated as Company E of the 27th Infantry Regiment.
Company B is designated as Company F of the 27th Infantry Regiment.
Company C is designated as Company G of the 27th 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.
Page 51, "Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia." Stewart Sifakis, Facts on File, Inc., New York City, New York, 1995.
"Memoirs of the War of Secession." Johnson Hagood, The State Company, Columbia, South Carolina, 1910.
"Recollections and Reminiscences, 1861-1865, Thru World War I." South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy; 1993.
Volume II (2) - Page 539 (W.S. Wrightman, Co. B)
Volume III (3) - Pages 458 (J. Abney, F&S) & 555 (Roster of Co. B)
Volume VI (6) - Pages 240 (W.H. Floyd, Co. B) & 434 (Roster of Co. C)
Volume VII (7) - Page 17 (D.B. Bookhart, Co. C) & 21 (J.J. Hungerpiller, Co. C)
"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 62, Volume 4, "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 152 (South Carolina - First Battalion, Sharp Shooters))
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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