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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment 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 (also know as Johnson Rifles) - many men from [[Union County, South Carolina#Military|Union District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfa1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfa2.htm Roster] | The following companies existed between March 1861 and June 4, 1861: | ||
*Company B (also known as | |||
*Company C (also known as | *Company A (also know as Johnson Rifles of Johnson Riflemen) - many men from [[Union County, South Carolina#Military|Union District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfa1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfa2.htm Roster] | ||
*Company D (also known as | *Company B (also known as Pea Ridge Volunteers) - many men from [[York County, South Carolina Military|York District (County)]] and [[Union County, South Carolina|Union District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfb1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfb2.htm Roster] | ||
*Company E (also known as | *Company C (also known as the Batesville Volunteers) - many men from [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina Military|Spartanburg District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfc1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfc2.htm Roster] | ||
*Company F (also known as | *Company D (also known as the Pacolet Guards) - many men from [[Union County, South Carolina#Military|Union District (County)]] and [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg District (County)]] - (Santuc) - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfd.htm Roster] | ||
*Company G (also known as | *Company E (also known as the Jasper Light Infantry) - many men from [[Union County, South Carolina#Military|Union District (County)]] and [[York County, South Carolina|York District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfe1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfe2.htm Roster] | ||
*Company H (also known as Catawba Light Infantry) - many men from [[York County, South Carolina Military|York District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfh1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfh2.htm Roster] | *Company F (also known as the Lawson's Fork Volunteers) - many men from [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina Military|Spartanburg District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinff1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinff2.htm Roster] | ||
*Company I (also known as | *Company G (also known as the Kings Mountain Guard) - many men from [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina Military|Spartanburg District (County)]] and [[York County, South Carolina|York District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfg1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfg2.htm Roster] | ||
*Company J (also known as Whyte Guards) - [[ | *Company H (also known as the Catawba Light Infantry) - many men from [[York County, South Carolina Military|York District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfh1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfh2.htm Roster] | ||
*Company K (also known as | *Company I (also known as the Morgan Light Infantry or Morgan Rifles) - many men from [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina#Military|Orangeburg District (County)]] and [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|(Spartanburg District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfi1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfi2.htm Roster] | ||
*Company L - [[ | *Company J (also known as Whyte Guards) - [[York County, South Carolina|York District (County)]] (Rock Hill area) - disbanded after three months of service. | ||
*Company K (also known as the Tyger Volunteers or the Tyger River Volunteers) - many men from [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina Military|Spartanburg District (County)]] and [[Union County, South Carolina|Union District (County)]] (Santuc and Goshen Hill areas) - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfk1.htm Roster], After Reorganization - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfk2.htm Roster] | |||
*Company L (also known as the Spartan Rifles) - [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg District (County)]] | |||
*[http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thfield.htm Field and Staff] | *[http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thfield.htm Field and Staff] | ||
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The following companies existed from June 4, 1861 to April 13, 1862: | |||
*Company A (also know as Johnson Rifles of Johnson Riflemen) - many men from [[Union County, South Carolina#Military|Union District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfa1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfa2.htm Roster] | |||
*Company B (also known as the King's Mountain Guards) - many men from [[York County, South Carolina Military|York District (County)]] and [[Union County, South Carolina|Union District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfb1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfb2.htm Roster] | |||
*Company C (also known as the Lawon's Fork Volunteers or the Limestone Southern Rights Guards) - many men from [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina Military|Spartanburg District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfc1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfc2.htm Roster] | |||
*Company D (also known as Tyger River Volunteers and Goshen Hill Volunteers) - many men from [[Union County, South Carolina#Military|Union District (County)]] (Santuc and Goshen Hill areas) and [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg District (County)]] - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfd.htm Roster] | |||
*Company E (also known as the Pea Ridge Volunteers) - many men from [[Union County, South Carolina#Military|Union District (County)]] and [[York County, South Carolina|York District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfe1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfe2.htm Roster] | |||
*Company F (also known as Morgan Light Infantry or Morgan Rifles) - many men from [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina Military|Spartanburg District (County)]], a few men from Union District - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinff1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinff2.htm Roster] | |||
*Company G (also known as Pacolet Guard or Spartan Rifles, possible called the Linestone Spring Company) - many men from [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina Military|Spartanburg District (County)]] and Union District (County) - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfg1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfg2.htm Roster] | |||
*Company H (also known as the Catawba Light Infantry) - many men from [[York County, South Carolina Military|York District (County)]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfh1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfh2.htm Roster] | |||
*Company I (also known as the Jasper Light Infantry) - many men from York District (County) - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfi1.htm Roster], After Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfi2.htm Roster]<br> | |||
*Company K (also known as the Spartan Rifles) - many men from [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina Military|Spartanburg District (County)]][[Union County, South Carolina|Union County]] - Before Reorganization [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfk1.htm Roster], After Reorganization - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thinfk2.htm Roster] | |||
*[http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/5thfield.htm Field and Staff] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||