South Carolina Local Defense Troops

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Brief History
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit .



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.


 * South Carolina Local Defense Units, (accessed 5 Apr 2011). This site lists eight units with web links to their rosters.  Some are more complete than others.


 * 1) Captain William Shiver's Company - Richland
 * 2) Arsenal Battalion - Charleston
 * 3) Captain J. N. Shedd's Company, Boyce Guards - Chester
 * 4) Captain Leon H. Charbonnier's Company - Charleston
 * 5) Captain Thomas D. Dotterer's Company - Charleston
 * 6) Captain Alex E. Distill's Company - Charleston
 * 7) Columbia Provost Guard - Richland / Lexington
 * 8) Independent Mounted Infantry - Aiken

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,, 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).


 * The War for Southern Independence in South Carolina. Eastern Digital Resources, (accessed 2 Apr 2011). This site contains some historical sketches, officers, battles, rosters, bibliographies and references.