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Men serving in the 3rd Battalion were made up of "planters and farmers from Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton and Charleston Districts". Soldiers and Sailors System states that many of the men were from the Districts of Marion, Colleton, Beaufort, Barnwell, and Calhoun. | Men serving in the 3rd Battalion were made up of "planters and farmers from Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton and Charleston Districts". Soldiers and Sailors System states that many of the men were from the Districts of Marion, Colleton, Beaufort, Barnwell, and Calhoun. | ||
:Company A - (also known as the Marion Men of Combahee) - many men from [[Colleton County, South Carolina#Military|Colleton District (County]]), some from [[ | :Company A - (also known as the Marion Men of Combahee) - many men from [[Colleton County, South Carolina#Military|Colleton District (County]]), some from [[Beaufort County, South Carolina#Military|Beaufort District County]] (now [[Hampton County, South Carolina#Military|Hampton County]]). | ||
:Company B - (also known as the Colleton Rangers) - many men from [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/Colleton_County,_South_Carolina#Military Colleton District (County]) - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdcavb.htm Roster] (one man) | :Company B - (also known as the Colleton Rangers) - many men from [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/Colleton_County,_South_Carolina#Military Colleton District (County]) - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdcavb.htm Roster] (one man) | ||
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,082 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CSC0003RC Roster]. | |||
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