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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
Formed on Sullivans Island in late 1861 as the 1st Battalion of Rifles; reorganized in the Spring of 1862 from the 5th South Carolina Battalion, also known as the 5th South Carolina Battalion of Rifles; redesignated as 2nd South Carolina Regiment of Rifles 12 May 1862; 9 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, surrendered 22 officers and 274 men <ref>[http://corktree.tripod.com/South_Carolina_Infantry_Units_in_the_War_of_the_Rebellion 2nd South Carolina Regiment of Rifles], (accessed 13 Apr 2011).</ref>. | Formed on Sullivans Island in late 1861 as the 1st Battalion of Rifles; reorganized in the Spring of 1862 from the 5th South Carolina Battalion, also known as the 5th South Carolina Battalion of Rifles; redesignated as 2nd South Carolina Regiment of Rifles 12 May 1862; 9 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, surrendered 22 officers and 274 men <ref>[http://corktree.tripod.com/South_Carolina_Infantry_Units_in_the_War_of_the_Rebellion 2nd South Carolina Regiment of Rifles], (accessed 13 Apr 2011).</ref>. | ||
Crute's history states that the 2nd Regiment Rifles was organized during the spring of 1862 using the 5th South Carolina Battalion Rifles as its nucleus. | Crute's history states that the 2nd Regiment Rifles was organized during the spring of 1862 using the 5th South Carolina Battalion Rifles as its nucleus. | ||
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:*Company A | :*Company A | ||
:*Company B | :*Company B | ||
:*Company C - Oconee County, which was [[ | :*Company C - Oconee County, which was [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens District/County]] during the Civil War | ||
:*Company D - [[ | :*Company D - [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson County]] | ||
:*Company E - [[ | :*Company E - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens County]], [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson County]], [[Greenville County, South Carolina#Military|Greenville County]] | ||
:*Company F - [[ | :*Company F - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens County]], [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson County]] | ||
:*Company G - [[ | :*Company G - [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson County]] | ||
:*Company H - [[ | :*Company H - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens County]] | ||
:*Company I - [[ | :*Company I - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens County]] | ||
:*Company K | :*Company K | ||
:*Company L | :*Company L | ||
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*[http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/reg2r.html Second South Carolina Rifles-Moore's Rifles], South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States; Steve Batson's website, accessed 11/30/2010. This website also lists officers of the regiment and companies; and battles the regiment was involved in. | *[http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/reg2r.html Second South Carolina Rifles-Moore's Rifles], South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States; Steve Batson's website, accessed 11/30/2010. This website also lists officers of the regiment and companies; and battles the regiment was involved in. | ||
*Hewett, Janet B., ed. ''Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies''. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1994-2001. {{FHL|750468|item|disp=FHL book 973 M29u ser. 1 supp. pt. 2 v. 64 & 65}}. Lists officers, companies, some nicknames for the companies and dates involving the company and places where they were stationed. There are 11 Companies (A-I, K-L) listed. | *Hewett, Janet B., ed. ''Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies''. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1994-2001. {{FHL|750468|item|disp=FHL book 973 M29u ser. 1 supp. pt. 2 v. 64 & 65}}. Lists officers, companies, some nicknames for the companies and dates involving the company and places where they were stationed. There are 11 Companies (A-I, K-L) listed. | ||
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[[Category:South_Carolina_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:South_Carolina_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||