Beauregard's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery (Ferguson's)

United States     U.S. Military      South Carolina      South Carolina Military      South Carolina in the Civil War      1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Butler's) (1st Regulars)      Beauregard's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery (Ferguson's)

Brief History
Beauregard's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery (Ferguson's), is Company A of the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Butler's) (1st Regulars). Ferguson's Battery was organized in April, 1862, at Charleston, South Carolina. After serving in South Carolina. The unit moved to Mississippi and fought under General Gist at Jackson. Later it joined the Army of Tennessee and was assigned to Palmer's, R. Martin's, and R. Cobb's Battalion of Artillery.



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.