State Flag of South Carolina (1861)

     This flag owes its origin to the American Revolution (1775-1783), when Col. (later Brig. Gen.) William Moultrie's
(23 November 1730-27 September 1805) design of a crescent on a blue field was accepted as the new state banner.
On 28 June 1776, Moultrie and his men made a brave stand in a palmetto log fort on Sullivan's Island, near
Charleston. Hence, the addition of the palm tree. After several years of no official recognition by the state
government, the flag fell out of use. Following the passage of the secession ordinance, South Carolina re-adopted
it on 28 January 1861, and it is still in use today.

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SOUTH CAROLINA

INFANTRY

1st Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Gaillard's)
("Charleston Battalion")

11th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
(9th Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers)

1st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters

12th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (6 months, 1861)

13th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Mattison's)
(4th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry)

1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Butler's)
(1st Regiment, South Carolina Regulars /
3rd Regiment, South Carolina Heavy Artillery)

13th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Gregg's-McCreary's)
(1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Provisional Army))

14th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hagood's)

15th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's)

16th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
("Greenville Regiment")

2nd Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters

16th & 24th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Consolidated)

2nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
("2nd Palmetto Regiment")

17th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

2nd Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Moore's)

18th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

3rd Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Lauren's-James')

19th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

4th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

21st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

5th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

22nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

6th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Byrd's)

23rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
("Hatch's Coast Rangers")

6th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

24th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

7th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Nelson's)
("Enfield Rifles")

25th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
("Eutaw Regiment")

7th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

26th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

8th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

27th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Gaillard's)

9th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Smith's)
("Pee Dee Legion")

Capt. Estill's Company, South Carolina Infantry (Local Defense)
(Arsenal Guard, Charleston)

9th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina (Jenkins')
("1st Palmetto Sharpshooters")

10th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

Walker's Battalion, South Carolina Infantry

CAVALRY

1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry

17th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry
(6th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry)

1st Regiment, South Carolina Mounted Militia (Martin's)

19th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry

2nd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry (Reserves)

Capt. A.W. Cordes' Company, South Carolina Cavalry
("North Santee Mounted Rifles")

2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry

Capt. Theodore Cordes' Company, South Carolina Cavalry (Militia)
("German Hussars")

3rd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry

DeSaussure's Squadron, South Carolina Cavalry

4th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry

Capt. A.C. Earle's Company, South Carolina Cavalry

4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Militia)

Capt. Kirk's Company, South Carolina Partisan Rangers

4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge's)
(10th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry &
12th Battalion South Carolina Cavalry)

Capt. Rodgers' Company, South Carolina Cavalry (State Troops)

5th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's)
(14th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry &
17th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry)

Capt. Rutledge's Company, South Carolina Cavalry (Militia)
("Charleston Light Dragoons")

6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry
(1st South Carolina Partisan Rangers (Aiken's) /
16th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry / "Dixie Rangers")

Capt. Simon's Company, South Carolina Volunteers
("Etiwan Rangers")

7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry

Capt. Trenholm's Company, Rutledge Mounted Riflemen &
Horse Artillery, South Carolina

10th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry
(3rd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry)

Capt. Trenholm's Company, South Carolina Militia
("Rutledge Mounted Riflemen")

12th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry
(4th Squadron, South Carolina Cavalry)

Capt. Tucker's Company, South Carolina Cavalry

14th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry

Capt. Walpole's Company, South Carolina Cavalry
("Stono Scouts")

ARTILLERY

1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery

Capt. Hart's Company, South Carolina Horse Artillery Volunteers
("Washington Artillery")

1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery (Militia)

Capt. Jeter's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery
("Macbeth Light Artillery")

2nd Regiment, South Carolina Artillery

Capt. J.T. Kanapaux's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery
("Lafayette Artillery")

3rd Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery
("Palmetto Battalion")

Capt. Kelly's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery
("Chesterfield Artillery")

15th Battalion, South Carolina Heavy Artillery (Lucas')

Capt. Lee's Company, South Carolina Artillery

Capt. Bachman's Company, South Carolina Artillery
("German Light Artillery")

Manigault's Battalion, South Carolina Artillery
(18th Battalion, South Carolina Heavy Artillery /
Siege Train Battalion, South Carolina Artillery)

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

Capt. Mathewes' Company, South Carolina Heavy Artillery (Bonneau's)

Capt. Child's Company, South Carolina Artillery (Winder's)

Capt. Melcher's Company, South Carolina Artillery
(Company B, "German Artillery")

Capt. Fickling's Company, South Carolina Artillery
("Brooks Light Artillery")

Capt. Parker's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery
("Marion Artillery")

Capt. Gaillard's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery
("Santee Light Artillery")

Capt. Stuart's Company, South Carolina Artillery
("Beaufort Volunteer Artillery")

Capt. Garden's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery
("Palmetto Light Battery")

Capt. Wagener's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery
(Company A, "German Artillery")

Capt. Gilchrist's Company, South Carolina Heavy Artillery
("Gist Guard")

Capt. Walter's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery
("Washington Artillery")

Capt. Gregg's Company, South Carolina Artillery
("McQueen Light Artillery")

Capt. Mayham Ward's Company, South Carolina Artillery
("Waccamaw Light Artillery")

Capt. Zimmerman's Company, South Carolina Artillery
("Pee Dee Artillery")

MISCELLANEOUS / MILITIA

1st Regiment, Charleston Guard, South Carolina

11th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-1863)

1st Regiment, South Carolina Militia
("Charleston Reserves")

16th Regiment, South Carolina Militia

1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Militia) (Branch's)

17th Regiment, South Carolina Militia

1st Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months, 1863-1864)

18th Regiment, South Carolina Militia

2nd Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-1863)

24th Regiment, South Carolina Militia

2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months, 1863-1864)

25th Regiment, South Carolina Militia

3rd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves

Battalion State Cadets, South Carolina Local Defense Troops (Charleston)

3rd Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-1863)

Capt. Charbonnier's Company, South Carolina Militia
("Pickens Rifles")

3rd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months, 1863-1864)

Charleston Arsenal Battalion, South Carolina Local Defense Troops

4th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves

Conscripts, South Carolina

4th Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months, 1863-1864)

Capt. Dotterer's Company, South Carolina Ordnance Guards (Local Defense Troops)

5th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Brown's)

Capt. Hamilton's Company, South Carolina Provost Guard

5th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-1863)

Hampton Legion, South Carolina

5th Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months, 1863-1864)

Holcombe Legion, South Carolina

6th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Meriwether's)

Manigault's Battalion, South Carolina Volunteers (Infantry, Artillery & Cavalry)

6th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-1863)

Miscellaneous, South Carolina

7th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Ward's)

Capt. Rhett's Company, South Carolina
("Brooks Home Guards")

7th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-1863)

Capt. Senn's Company, South Carolina Post Guard

8th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Stalling's)

Capt. Shiver's Company, South Carolina Local Defense Troops

8th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves

Capt. Simon's Company, South Carolina Local Defense Troops

9th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days, 1862-1863)

Capt. Symons' Company, South Carolina Sea Fencibles