13th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

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Brief History
Organized in July 1861 at Lightwood Knot Springs, near Columbia.



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 - (Also known as Martin Guard) Many men from Laurens District (County).  Mustered in September 4, 1861.
 * Company B - (Also known as Brockman Guards) Many men from Spartanburg District (County). Organized summer 1861. Mustered in Sepember 4, 1861.
 * Company C - (Also known as Forest Rifles) Many men from Spartanburg District (County). Mustered in September 4, 1861.
 * Company D - Many men from Newberry District (County)  Mustered in September 4, 1861
 * Company E - Many men from Spartanburg District (County) Mustered in September 4, 1861
 * Company F - (Also known as Pacolet Volunteers) Many men from Spartanburg District (County)  Mustered in September 4, 1861
 * Company G - (Also known as Dekalb Guards) Many men from Newberry District (County)  Mustered in September 4, 1861
 * Company H - (Also known as Hope Guards) Many men from Lexington District (County)  Mustered in 4 September 1861.
 * Company I - Many men from Spartanburg District (County) Mustered in September 4, 1861.
 * Company K - (Also known as Johnston Riflemen) Many men from Lexington District (County) Mustered in September 4, 1861.

Companies and county listing from: Wadsworth, Mike. The 13th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry C.S.A. (Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Pub. Co. c2008), 333 pages. Book found at and Other Libraries.

Other Sources

 * Welch, Spencer Glasgow. A Confederate surgeon's letters to his wife  (Marietta, Ga., Continental Book Co., 1954), 127 pages. Digital copies at Googleand Internet Archives . Book available at WorldcatLibraries.
 * Tanner, William Rufus.  Reminiscences of the War Between the States (Cowpens, S.C. 1931), 26 pages. Available at WorldCat Libraries.