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=== Companies in this Battalion with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Battalion with the Counties of Origin  ===


Men often enlisted in  a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded.  However if you are unsure which company your ancestor  was in, try the company recruited in his county first.  
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.  


:Company A - (possibly called Captain Easley's Company) - many men from  [[Pickens County, South Carolina|Pickens District (County); a]] few men from [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville District (County]]) and [[Anderson County, South Carolina|Anderson District (County]])
:Company A - (possibly called Captain Easley's Company) - many men from [[Pickens County, South Carolina|Pickens District (County); a]] few men from [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville District (County]]) and [[Anderson County, South Carolina|Anderson District (County]])


:Company B - (also known as the Congaree Rangers and Captain Frank Hampton's Company) - many men from [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland District (County)]]
:Company B - (also known as the Congaree Rangers and Captain Frank Hampton's Company) - many men from [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland District (County)]]