SECOND (2ND) SHARPSHOOTER BATTALIONSouth Carolina Volunteers, June 12th to December 28th, 1865
The following historical information is about the service of both the regiment, and the men, of the Second (2nd) South Carolina Volunteer Sharpshooter Battalion, which served in the American Civil War from June 12th to December 28th, 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 - Statewide |
Company B - Statewide |
Company C - Statewide |
June to September 1862 - 3rd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
May to June 1862: Benjamin B. Smith begins efforts towards the organization of a Corps of Sharpshooters in Charleston, calling on new recruits.
June 12th, 1862: The battalion is officially organized at Columbia, South Carolina, under the command of Major Benjamin B. Smith and is designated as the Second (2nd) South Carolina Volunteer Sharpshooter Battalion. The men are composed of new recruits and men transferred from other regiments into the battalion.
June 24th, 1862: The battalion is mustered into State service, being composed of three (3) companies under the command of Captains Edmund Rhett Jr., Paul H. Waring and James Lowndes.
June to December 1862: Served on duty along the South Carolina Coastline.
July 16th, 1862: The battalion is ordered to McPhersonville, South Carolina.
September 1st, 1862: The battalion is officially mustered into Confederate service at McPhersonville, South Carolina, for the duration of the war.
September 29th, 1862: The battalion moves from McPhersonville to Fort Johnson on James Island, South Carolina.
December 28th, 1862: The battalion is disbanded, and the transferred officers and men were ordered to return to their original commands while the new recruits were ordered to report to the Commandant of Conscripts in South Carolina.
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.
"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.
Pages 71 to 73, Volume IV (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 171 (South Carolina - Second Battalion, Sharpshooters)
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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