2nd Regiment, South Carolina Artillery

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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.

Some of the rosters contain only a few names.


 * Company A -
 * Company B - Barnwell County - Roster, Roster
 * Company C
 * Company D (also known as Inglis Light Artillery)
 * Company E - Roster
 * Company F - Orangeburg County (Branchville area) - Roster
 * Company G - Roster, Roster
 * Company H
 * Company I - Orangeburg County
 * Company K (also known as the Edgefield Hussars) - Roster

Source Material

 * 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,, 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).
 * 2nd Artillelry Regiment, Internet site, accessed 11/27/2010 (DR)
 * South Carolina Artillery-Second Artillery Regiment, Internet site, accessed 11/27/2010. (BCW)
 * South Carolina Artillery Battalions, Internet site, accessed 11/27/2010 (BCW). This site gives some brief information about 2nd Artillery Battalion.
 * Confederate Regimental History Links, Internet site, accessed 11/27/2010. Lists some links to Regiment histories and rosters.
 * Private John L. Baltzegar (in Company C of the 2nd South Carolina Artillery), Internet site, accessed 11/27/2010. This site gives a history of the regiment.
 * History of Company F, 2nd South Carolina Artillery Regiment, Internet site, accessed 11/27/20190. Gives a roster and a chronilgical history for Company F.