2nd Battalion, South Carolina Infantry

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Brief History

Field Officer:  Major W. Stokes

Joseph H. Crute, Jr.'s book, "Units of the Confederate States Army", contains no history for this unit. This regiment most likely transferred into another regiment or was combined with another regiment to create a new regiment, or is another name for an existing regiment. Looking at the service records of the soldiers may give clues to the different regiments they may have served in.

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.

- Company A

- Company B (also known as Butler Guards)

- Company C

- Company D

Other Sources

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book, Units of the Confederate States Army, as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua, FHL Collection, WorldCat.

• Footnote.com (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).

• Dickert, Augustus D. History of Kershaw's Brigade. Newberry: Elbert H Aull Company, 1899. This book as a complete roll of Companies, biographical sketches, and other information. Google Books. Family History Library book 975.7 M2d 1976, FHL Collection and FHL Collection,fiche 6082618 (7 fiche).

• Eaton, Lafayette Claud.  Butler Guards : Company B, 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate states army.  (S.l. : s.n., 19--).   Includes index and roll call with biographical information.  Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 975.727 M2, or FHL US/CAN Film 2055147 Item 2.  Other Libraries.