THIRD (3RD) INFANTRY REGIMENT
South Carolina Colored Volunteers, April 25th, 1863, to March 14th, 1864
The following historical information is about the service of both the regiment, and the men, of the Third (3rd) South Carolina Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which served in the American Civil War from April 25th, 1863, to March 14th, 1864. 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.
REGIMENTAL ORGANIZATION
| Regimental Field & Staff |
| Company A |
Company C |
| Company B |
Company D |
ASSIGNMENTS
June 1863 to January 1864 - District of Hilton Head, 10th Army Corps, Department of the South
January to February 1864 - Barton's Brigade, District of Hilton Head, South Carolina
February to March 1864 - 3rd Brigade, Vodge's Division, District of Florida, Department of the Carolina's
REGIMENTAL TIMELINE
April 1863: The regiment is authorized by Major General David Hunter and begins organization under Lieutenant Colonel William T. Bennett at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
June to August 1863: The regiment is mustered into United States service as the Third (3rd) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
- June 19th, 1863: Company A is mustered into service at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
April 1863 to February 1864: On duty at Camp Hunter on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
September 1863: Companies B, C & D are detailed to duty working on a coal yard at Seabrook Island, South Carolina.
February 12th to 13th, 1864: Enroute from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida.
February 13th to March 14th, 1864: On duty at Jacksonville, Florida.
March 14th, 1864: The regiment is consolidated with the Fourth (4th) South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Jacksonville, Florida, and reorganized as the Twenty-First (21st) Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops.
REFERENCES & RESOURCES
PUBLISHED BOOKS & DOCUMENTS
Page 1636, "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion." Frederick H. Dyer; The Dyer Publishing Company; Des Moines, Iowa; 1908.
Page 192, Part VIII, "Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United Sates Army for the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65." Adjutant Generals Office; Government Printing Office; Washington, D.C.; 1867.
DOCUMENTS, PAPERS & NON-PUBLISHED MATERIALS
Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations (M594, Roll 207 - U.S. Colored Troops, Twelfth Infantry through Twenty-First Infantry). National Archives Microfilm Publications, Microscopy No. 594, National Archives & Records Service, Washington, D.C.; 1964.
Pension applications for service in the US Army between 1861 and 1900, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served. (NARA T289) National Archives & Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
PHOTOGRAPHS, IMAGES & ARTIFACTS
United States Army Heritage Education Center. Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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