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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. | ||
Some of the rosters contain only a few names. | Some of the rosters<ref name="EDR" /><ref name="history links">[http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSmo-sc.html Confederate Regimental History Links], Internet site, accessed 11/27/2010. Lists some links to Regiment histories and rosters.</ref> contain only a few names. | ||
:*Company A - | :*Company A -Barnwell District (County) | ||
:*Company B - [[ | :*Company B (also known as Thomas G. Lamar's Company of Heavy Artillery) - [[Barnwell County, South Carolina#Military|Barnwell]] and Edgefield Districts (Counties) - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/2ndartb.htm Roster] , [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scbarnwe/CivilWar/B2scart.htm Roster] | ||
:*Company C | :*Company C (also known as the Edisto Artillery) - Orangeburg District (County)<br> | ||
:*Company D (also known as Inglis Light Artillery) | :*Company D (also known as Inglis Light Artillery and Charles's Independent Light Battery) - Darlington, Williamsburg and Charleston Districts (Counties), a few men from Chesterfield, Georgetown, Sumter, Marlboro and Marion Districts (Counties) | ||
:*Company E - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/2ndarte.htm Roster] | :*Company E - Barnwell (Aiken area) District (County), a few men from Lexington and Edgefield Districts (Counties) - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/2ndarte.htm Roster] | ||
:*Company F - [[ | :*Company F (also known as the Carolina Artillery) - [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina#Military|Orangeburg District (County)]] (Branchville area) - [http://wmhms.homestead.com/WMHMS_history2ndSCHA.html Roster] | ||
:*Company G - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/2ndartg.htm Roster] , [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scbarnwe/CivilWar/C2scart.htm Roster] | :*Company G (also known as the Silverton Artillery) - Barnwell District (County) - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/2ndartg.htm Roster] , [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scbarnwe/CivilWar/C2scart.htm Roster] | ||
:*Company H | :*Company H - Barnwell Districty (County)<br> | ||
:*Company I - [[ | :*Company I (also known as the Orangeburg Artillery) - [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina#Military|Orangeburg District (County)]] | ||
:*Company K (also known as the Edgefield Hussars) - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/2ndartk.htm Roster] | :*Company K (also known as the Edgefield Hussars and Captain J.W. Brown's Company) - Edgefield District (County) - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/2ndartk.htm Roster] | ||
< | Information on the companies obtained from Seigler's book,<ref name="Seigler" /> and the websites of Batson's<ref name="Batson">[http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/abt1.html South Carolina Artillery Battalions], South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States, Steve Batson’s Internet site, accessed 12/37/2010. This website&nbsp;gives some brief information about the 2nd Artillery Battalion. It also lists officers of the regiment and companies; and battles the regiment was involved in. The site gives the county of organization and nicknames listed.</ref> and Eastern Digital Resources<ref name="EDR" />. | ||
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