1st Regiment, South Carolina Militia

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Brief History
Joseph H. Crute, Jr.'s book, "Units of the Confederate States Army", contains no history for this unit. Footnote.com indicates this regiment being in service possibly under the the 1st Regiment Rifles, Branch's Rifle Regiment. 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.

The 1st Regiment, South Carolina Militia was from Greenville District, now Greenville County.

The two battalions in the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Militia were Saluda Battalion and Tyger Battlion

The beats or companies of this regiment in July 1863 were:

Piney Mountain Company

Shockley's Company

Montgomery's Company

Bomar's Company

Macon's Company

Hodges's Company

Marietta Company

Pott's Cove Company

Other 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).