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=== Companies 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. | 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 A - [[Abbeville_County,_South_Carolina|Abbeville]] District, a few from [[Laurens_County,_South_Carolina|Laurens]] and [[Newberry_County,_South_Carolina|Newberry]] Districts | ||
:*Company B | :*Company B - Pickens District, now Oconee County and Pickens County<br> | ||
:*Company C - | :*Company C - Pickens District, now in Oconee County | ||
:*Company D - [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson | :*Company D - [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson District]] and Pickens District | ||
:*Company E - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens | :*Company E - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens District]], [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson District]], [[Greenville County, South Carolina#Military|Greenville District]] | ||
:*Company F - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens | :*Company F - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens District]], [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson District]], Abbeville District | ||
:*Company G - [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson | :*Company G - [[Anderson County, South Carolina#Military|Anderson District]], Greenville District, and a few from Georgia | ||
:*Company H - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens | :*Company H - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens District]] | ||
:*Company I - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens | :*Company I - [[Pickens County, South Carolina#Military|Pickens District]] (Seigler says there was no Company I) | ||
:*Company K | :*Company K - Abbeville, Anderson and Pickens Districts<br> | ||
:*Company L | :*Company L (possibly also known as the Butler Guards) - Anderson District, a few from Greenville and Spartanburg Districts<br> | ||
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