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Service records of soldiers listed on Footnote.com state that about April 9, 1865 the 3d Regiment SC Infantry was consolidated with the 8th Regiment South Carolina Infantry, the 3rd Battalion South Carolina Infantry and part of Blanchard's SC Reserves to form the new 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry. This regiment surrendered and was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina on May 2, 1865. | Service records of soldiers listed on Footnote.com state that about April 9, 1865 the 3d Regiment SC Infantry was consolidated with the 8th Regiment South Carolina Infantry, the 3rd Battalion South Carolina Infantry and part of Blanchard's SC Reserves to form the new 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry. This regiment surrendered and was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina on May 2, 1865. | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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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. | ||
The | The 2nd listed rosters contain only a couple of names. | ||
:*Company A (also known as The State Guards) - Laurens County | :*Company A (also known as The State Guards) - Laurens County - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025797 Roster] | ||
:*Company B (also known as Williams Guards) - Newberry County - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdinfb.htm Roster] | :*Company B (also known as Williams Guards) - Newberry County - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025798 Roster], [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdinfb.htm Roster] | ||
:*Company C - Prosperity (also known as Frog Level), Newberry County | :*Company C - Prosperity (also known as Frog Level), Newberry County - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025799 Roster] | ||
:*Company D - Cross Anchor, Spartanburg County | :*Company D - Cross Anchor, Spartanburg County - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025800 Roster] | ||
:*Company E (also known as Quitman Rifles) - Newberry County - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdinfe.htm Roster] | :*Company E (also known as Quitman Rifles) - Newberry County - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025801 Roster], [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdinfe.htm Roster] | ||
:*Company F - Newberry County, Laurens County - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdinff.htm Roster] | :*Company F - Newberry County, Laurens County - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025802 Roster], [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdinff.htm Roster] | ||
:*Company G (also known as Lurens Briars) - Laurens County | :*Company G (also known as Lurens Briars) - Laurens County - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025803 Roster] | ||
:*Company H - Lexington County - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdinfh.htm Roster] | :*Company H - Lexington County - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025804 Roster], [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/3rdinfh.htm Roster] | ||
:*Company I - Clinton, Laurens County | :*Company I - Clinton, Laurens County - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025805 Roster] | ||
:*Company K - Spartanburg County | :*Company K - Spartanburg County - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025806 Roster] | ||
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*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book, ''Units of the Confederate States Army'', as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua, {{FHL|590033|item}}, [http://www.worldcat.org/title/units-of-the-confederate-states-army/oclc/18272222&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | *[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book, ''Units of the Confederate States Army'', as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua, {{FHL|590033|item}}, [http://www.worldcat.org/title/units-of-the-confederate-states-army/oclc/18272222&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | ||
*[http://www.footnote.com Footnote.com] (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls). | *[http://www.footnote.com Footnote.com] (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls). | ||
*"[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/southcarolina/civil_war_rosters.htm South Carolina Civil War Rosters]". Access Genealogy Internet site, accessed 12/17/2010. Lists the company officers and gives the rosters for each company. | |||
*"[http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/unit109.htm South Carolina 3rd Infantry Regiment Volunteers]". The War for Southern Independence in South Carolina. Eastern Digital Resources an Internet site, accessed 12/01/2010. Lists a brief Regiment History and the rosters for the Companies B, E, F, and H. | *"[http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/unit109.htm South Carolina 3rd Infantry Regiment Volunteers]". The War for Southern Independence in South Carolina. Eastern Digital Resources an Internet site, accessed 12/01/2010. Lists a brief Regiment History and the rosters for the Companies B, E, F, and H. | ||
*"[http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/reg3.html Third South Carolina Infantry]". South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States, Steve Batson's Internet site, accessed 12/02/2010. This website lists the counties and nicknames of the companies. It also lists officers of the regiment and companies; and battles the regiment was involved in. | *"[http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/reg3.html Third South Carolina Infantry]". South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States, Steve Batson's Internet site, accessed 12/02/2010. This website lists the counties and nicknames of the companies. It also lists officers of the regiment and companies; and battles the regiment was involved in. | ||
*[http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/regimental/south_carolina/confederate/KershawsBrigade/3rdscv.cfm The 3rd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment], by Mac Wyckoff at eHistoryArchives, an Internet site, accessed 12/03/2010. Site contains a history, a list of companies officers and sources. | *[http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/regimental/south_carolina/confederate/KershawsBrigade/3rdscv.cfm The 3rd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment], by Mac Wyckoff at eHistoryArchives, an Internet site, accessed 12/03/2010. Site contains a history, a list of companies officers and sources. | ||
*Everson, Guy R. and Edward H. Simpson, Jr., editors. ''Far, Far from home: The Waretime Letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, 3rd South Carolina Volunteers''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. [http://books.google.com/books?id=W2V3swCJIlkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Far,+Far+from+Home:+The+Wartime+Letters+of+Dick+and+Tally+Simpson,+3rd+South+Carolina+Volun&hl=en&ei=g17-TKWiEIG2sAOb19mvCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]. | *Everson, Guy R. and Edward H. Simpson, Jr., editors. ''Far, Far from home: The Waretime Letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, 3rd South Carolina Volunteers''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. [http://books.google.com/books?id=W2V3swCJIlkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Far,+Far+from+Home:+The+Wartime+Letters+of+Dick+and+Tally+Simpson,+3rd+South+Carolina+Volun&hl=en&ei=g17-TKWiEIG2sAOb19mvCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]. | ||
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