4th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry: Difference between revisions

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Some of the rosters list only a few names.  
Some of the rosters list only a few names.  


:Company A - (also known as the Butler Guards and Hoke's Rifle Company) - many men from  [[Greenville_County,_South_Carolina#Military|Greenville District (County]]). This company was transferred to the [[2nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (2nd Palmetto Regiment)|2nd Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers]] as Company B in May 1861
:Company A - (also known as the Butler Guards and Hoke's Rifle Company) - many men from  [[Greenville County, South Carolina#Military|Greenville District (County]]). This company was transferred to the [[2nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (2nd Palmetto Regiment)|2nd Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers]] as Company B in May 1861


:Company B - (also known as the Palmetto Riflemen, the Palmetto Rifles and Whitner's Rifle Company) - many men from [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson District (County)]]. Anderson community - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/4thinfb.htm Roster]
:Company B - (also known as the Palmetto Riflemen, the Palmetto Rifles and Whitner's Rifle Company) - many men from [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson District (County)]]. Anderson community - [http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/4thinfb.htm Roster]
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Information about the companies, their nicknames and counties of origins are taken from Seigler's<ref name="Seigler" /> book and Batson's website.<ref name="Batson">*[http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/reg4.html Fourth South Carolina Infantry Regiment and Battalion]. South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States, Steve Batson's Internet site, accessed 12/01/2010. This website 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> Rosters are from the website created by Eastern Digital Resources.<ref name="EDR" />
Information about the companies, their nicknames and counties of origins are taken from Seigler's<ref name="Seigler" /> book and Batson's website.<ref name="Batson">*[http://batsonsm.tripod.com/b/reg4.html Fourth South Carolina Infantry Regiment and Battalion]. South Carolina's Service in the War Between the States, Steve Batson's Internet site, accessed 12/01/2010. This website 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> Rosters are from the website created by Eastern Digital Resources.<ref name="EDR" />
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,240 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CSC0004RI Roster].


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===