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The 2nd rosters list contain only a couple of names. All companies rondezvouse April 17, 1861 and are received paroles May 2nd and 3rd 1965.<br> | The 2nd rosters list contain only a couple of names. All companies rondezvouse April 17, 1861 and are received paroles May 2nd and 3rd 1965.<br> | ||
:Company A - (also known as The State Guards, State Guards Rifle Company, the Laurens Guards and the Garlington Rifles) many men from [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens District (County]]), a few men from [[Anderson County, South Carolina|Anderson District (County]]), [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg District (County]]) and [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville District (County)]] - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025797 Roster] | |||
:Company B - (Also known as the Williams Guard(s)) - many men from [[Newberry County, South Carolina#Military|Newberry District (County]]), a few from [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg District (County)]] and [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens District (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 - (Also known as the Frog Level and the Pickens Guards, and Yahoo) - many men from [[Newberry County, South Carolina|Newberry District (County), ]]Frog Level, noe Prosperity area), a few men from [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington District (County), Laurens District (County]]) and [[Edgefield County, South Carolina|Edgefield Disrict (County]]) - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025799 Roster] | |||
:Company D - (Also know as the Cross Anchors or the Cross Anchor Volunteers) many men from [[Union County, South Carolina|Union District (County)]], Western area, and [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg District (County]]) Sourthern area. - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025800 Roster] | |||
:Company E - (also known as the Quitman Rifles and the Auitman Guard, the Quitman Riflemen and the Quitmans) many men from [[Newberry County, South Carolina#Military|Newberry District (County]]), a few men from [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens District (County]]) and [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington District (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 - (also known as the Wadsworth Volunteers and the Wadsworth Guards) Many men from [[Newberry County, South Carolina#Military|Newberry District (County]]) and [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens District (County]]), a few men also from [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville District (County]]) and [[Abbeville County, South Carolina|Abbeville District (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 Laurens Briars, The Briers or Briars) - many men from ([[Laurens County, South Carolina#Military|Laurens District (County]]), a few men from [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg District (County]]) - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025803 Roster] | |||
:Company H - (Also known as Brooks Guards, the Brooks Palmetto Guards, the Dutch, and the Dutch Fork Boys) - many men from [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington District (County]]), Dutch Fork area - [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 - (also know as the Musgrove Volunteers, the Musgrove Guards, the Clinton Company and the Clinton DIvers) many men from [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens District (County), ]]Clinton area. - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025805 Roster] | |||
:Company K - (also known as the Blackstock Volunteers and the Blackstock Company) many men from [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina Military|Spartanburg District (County]]), Union District (County) - [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0025806 Roster]: and [[Williamsburg County, South Carolina|Williamsburg District County]], also known as Wee Nee Riflemen | |||
:Captain J.N. Brown Company ( also known as the Helena Guard) - many men from [[Newberry County, South Carolina|Newberry District (County]]) | |||
:Captain W.J.M. Jones Company (also known as the Company Raiborn or Rabun) - many men from [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens Distraict (County)]] | |||
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Company names, nicknames and counties of origin taken from Seigler's<ref name="Seigler" /> and Wyckoff's<ref name="Wyckoff">Mac Wyckoff. ''A History of the Third South Carolina Infantry, 1861-1865'' (Sergeant Kirkland's Museum and Historical Society, Inc., Fredericksburg, Virginia, c1995), 330 p. Includes rosters. Book found at {{FSC|765301|item|disp=FS Library 975.7 M2wm}} and [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-the-third-south-carolina-infantry-1861-1865/oclc/32921950referer=brief_results Other Libraries].</ref> books and from Batson's<ref name="Batson">"[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.</ref> website. Rosters taken from the websites: Eastern Digital Resources<ref name="EDR">"[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.</ref> and Access Genealogy.<ref name="Access Gen">"[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.</ref><br> | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,033 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CSC0003RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,033 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CSC0003RI Roster]. | ||
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