First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

First South Carolina Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service for six months 22 April, dated 23 April, 1861. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 24 May, 1861. Mustered out 9 July, 1861. Did not participate in the first battle of Manassas

COLONEL M GREGG
M Gregg was appointed colonel, 1st South Carolina Infantry, on 3 January, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL D H HAMILTON, SR.
A H Gladden was appointed lieutenant colonel, 1st South Carolina Infantry, dated January, 1861, and resigned dated February, 1861. He was appointed colonel, 1st Louisiana Regulars, on 22 March, 1861, dated 6 February, 1861, and Major D H Hamilton, Sr., 1st South Carolina Infantry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 1st South Carolina Infantry, by 18 February, 1861 (See the 7th Louisiana Infantry).

MAJOR A M SMITH
Adjutant A M Smith, 1st South Carolina Infantry, was appointed major, 1st South Carolina Infantry, by 18 February, 1861.

Company A Richland/ Columbia Rifles: CAPT. D B MILLER
The company was accepted in state service for six months at Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, on 3 January, 1861, was mustered in state service for six months at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 4 January, 1861, dated 3 January, 1861. The company was mustered Confederate service for two months and twenty-three days at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 22 April, 1861.

Company B Darlington Guards: CAPT. D G McIntosh
The company was accepted in state service for six months under the command of Captain F F Warley, at Darlington Courthouse, Darlington District, South Carolina, on 3 January 1861, and was mustered in state service for six months at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 4 January, 1861, dated 3 January, 1861. The company declined Confederate service on 19 April, 1861, and was disbanded at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 26 April, 1861. A detachment of the company was mustered in Confederate service for two months and twenty-three days, under the command of Captain D G McIntosh, at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 22 April, 1861.

Company C Edgefield Rifles/ Riflemen: CAPT. H R Dean
The company was accepted in state service for six months, under the command of Captain C Adams, at Edgefield District, South Carolina, dated January, 1861, and was mustered in state service at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 7 January, 1861 . The company was mustered in Confederate service for two months and twenty-three days, under the command of Captain H R Dean, at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 22 April, 1861.

Company D Abbeville Volunteers: CAPT. J M PERRIN
The company was accepted in state service for six months at Abbeville, Abbeville District, South Carolina, on 7 January, 1861, and declined Confederate service at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 19 April, 1861. The company was disbanded at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 26 April, 1861.

Company E Union (District) Volunteers: CAPT. J M GADBERRY
The company was accepted in state service for six months at Union, Union District, South Carolina, on 12 January, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for two months and twenty-three days at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 22 April, 1861.

Company F Wee Nee Volunteers: CAPT. J G PRESSLEY
The company was accepted in state service for six months at Kingstree, Williamsburg District, South Carolina, on 1 January, 1861, and was mustered in state service for six months at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 4 January, 1861. The company declined Confederate service at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 19 April, 1861, and was disbanded at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 26 April, 1861.

Company G Hamburg Volunteers: CAPT. W SPIRES
The company was accepted in state service for six months at Hamburg, Edgefield District, South Carolina, on 8 January, 1861, and declined Confederate service at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 19 April, 1861. The company was disbanded at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 26 April, 1861.

Company H Cherokee Pond Guards: CAPT. R MERIWETHER
The company was accepted in state service for six months at Cherokee Pond, Laurens District, South Carolina, on 7 January, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for two months and twenty-three days on 22 April, 1861.

Company I Fairfield Volunteers/ Monticello Guards: CAPT. J B DAVIS
The company was accepted in state service for six months at Monticello, Fairfield District, South Carolina, on 9 January, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for two months and twenty-three days at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 22 April, 1861.

Company K Marion Volunteers: CAPT. W P Shooter
The company was accepted in state service for six months, under the command of Captain M B Stanley, at Marion, Marion District, South Carolina, on 5 January, 1861, and was mustered in state service for six months at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, the same day. The company was mustered in Confederate service for two months and nineteen days, under the command of Captain W P Shooter, at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 22 April, 1861.

Company L Rhett Guards: CAPT. W WALKER
The company was accepted in state service for six months at Newberry, Newberry District, South Carolina, on 12 January, 1861, and was mustered in state service for six months at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 14 january, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for two months and twenty-three days at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 22 April, 1861.

Company M Richardson Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia: CAPT. C H AXSON
The company was accepted in state service as part of the 17th South Carolina Militia, under the command of Captain J M Pundt, at Charlestion, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 11 January, 1861, and D F Richardson was appointed captain, Richardson Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, on 1 March, 1861. Captain D F Richardson, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company M, resigned between 19 and 22 April, 1861, and First Lieutenant C H Axson, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company M, was appointed captain, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company M, at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 22 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for two months and twenty-three days at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, the same day and Captain C H Axson, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company M, was shot and killed on the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, in the vicinity of Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, in the evening on 30 July, 1861.

Company N DeKalb Rifle Guards: CAPT. T L BOYKIN
The company was mustered in Confederate service for two months and twenty-two days at Camden, Kershaw District, South Carolina, on 23 April, 1861.

Company O Saluda Guards: CAPT. W M GIBBES
The company was mustered in Confederate service for two months and nineteen days at the old Fairgrounds, opposite St Stephen's Lutheran Church, on Church Street, Lexington, Lexington District, South Carolina, on 26 April, 1861.

Organistion of 1st South Carolina Infantry at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 24 May, 1861: Colonel M Gregg, Lieutenant Colonel D H Hamilton, Sr., Major A M Smith; Company A, Richland/ Columbia Rifles, Captain D B Miller; Company B, Darlington Guards, Captain D G McIntosh; Company C, Edgefield Rifles/ Riflemen, Captain H R Dean; Company E, Union (District) Volunteers, Captain J M Gadberry; Company H, Cherokee Pond Guards, Captain R Merriwether; Company I, Fairfield Volunteers/ Monticello Guards , Captain J B Davis; Company K, Marion Volunteers, Captain W P Shooter; Company K, Marion Volunteers, Captain W P Shooter; Company L, Rhett Guards, Captain W Walker; Company M, Richardson Guards, Captain C H Axon; Company N, DeKallb Rifle Guards, Captain T L Boykin; Company O, Saluda Guards, Captain W M Gibbes

The bombardment of Fort Sumter, 12-13 April, 1861

Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army

Troops stationed at Morris Island

Brigadier General J W Simons, Fourth Brigade (Charleston), Second Division, South Carolina Militia, was assigned to command all the troops stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, and Lieutenant Colonel W G DeSaussure, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery/ 2nd South Carolina Battalion Artilery, was commandant of the 2nd South Carolina Battalion Artilery, including the Channel and Cummings Point Batteries, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel W G DeSaussure, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery, was appointed commandant of batteries and assigned to command all the troops serving the batteries at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by Special Orders No.8, Headquarters, Provisional Forces, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 12 March, 1861, and Brigadier General J W Simons, Fourth Brigade (Charleston), Second Division, South Carolina Militia, was assigned to command all the troops stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 11 April, 1861.

Point Battery No.1 (two 42 pounders & one 12 pounder Blakely rifle): Captain J P Thomas, Citadel Military Academy; Second Lieutenant T S Brownfield, Palmetto Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia; Palmetto Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, detachment (See the 2nd South Carolina Infantry)

Note: Captain J P Thomas, Citadel Military Academy, was assigned to command the Blakely Rifle, Point Battery No.1, Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861.

Iron/ Stevens' Battery (three 8 inch/ 64 pounder columbiads): Captain G B Cuthbert, Ensign & Third Lieutenant G L Buist, Palmetto Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia; Palmetto Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, detachment

Note: Major P F Stevens, Citadel Military Academy, was assigned to command the Point Battery Nos.1 and 2, and the Iron/ Stevens Battery, Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph X, Headquarters, Battalion of Artillery, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 27 March, 1861.

Point Battery No.2 (three 10 inch mortars): Major P F Stevens, First Lieutenant W W Armstrong, Citadel Military Academy; First Lieutenant C R Holmes, Palmetto Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia; Palmetto Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, detachment

Note: Captain G B Cuthbert, Palmetto Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, was assigned to command the Point Battery Nos.1 and 2, and the Iron/ Stevens Battery, Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph VI, Headquarters, Battalion of Artillery, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 27 March, 1861.Palmetto Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 12 March-30 April, 1861

Trapier Battery & Magazines (three 10 inch mortars): Captain J G King, First Lieutenant W D H Kirkwood, Marion Artillery, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery; Marion Artillery, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery, detachment; Sumter Guards (15), 17th South Carolina Militia, detachment

Note: A detachment of the Sumter Guards (15) was stationed at the Trapier Battery, north end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 13 April, 1861.

Channel Battery G (two 8 inch Seacoast howitzers): Second Lieutenant J P Strohecker, Third Lieutenant A M Huger, Fourth Lieutenant E L Parker, Marion Artillery, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery; Marion Artillery, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery, detachment

Note: Captain J G King, Marion Artillery, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery, was assigned to command the Trapier Battery, Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, and Channel Battery G, northeast side of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph V, Headquarters, Battalion of Artillery, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 27 March, 1861, and the Sumter Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, under the command of Captain J Russell, was assigned as support at the rear of the Trapier Battery, Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861. Marion Artillery, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery, stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 13 March-30 April, 1861

Channel Battery E (one 8 inch Columbiad): Lieutenant Colonel & Aide de Camp T Lamar, (Governor Pickens, State of South Carolina); 1st South Carolina Infantry (8), Company D, detachment

Note: Lieutenant Colonel & Aide de Camp T Lamar, (Governor Pickens, State of South Carolina), was assigned to command Channel Battery E, northeast side of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Battalion of Artillery, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 27 March, 1861. 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company D, stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 4 March-29 April, 1861

Channel Battery F (two 8 inch Seacoast howitzers): Captain C Nohrden, German Artillery, Company A, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery; German Artillery, Company A, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery, detachment

Channel Battery D (two 8 inch columbiads): German Artillery, Company A, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery, detachment

Note: Captain C Nohrden, German Artillery, Company A, was assigned to command Channel Batteries D and F, northeast side of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Battalion of Artillery, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 27 March, 1861. German Artillery, Company A, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery, stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 13 March-30 April, 1861

Channel Battery C (two 24 pounders): Columbia Artillery, detachment

Channel Battery B (two 24 pounders): Columbia Artillery, detachment

Star of the West Battery/ Fort Morris (three 24 pounders): Captain A J Green, Columbia Artillery; Columbia Artillery, detachment

Note: Captain A J Green, Columbia Artillery, was assigned to command the Star of the West/ Fort Morris Battery and Channel Batteries B and C, northeast side of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Battalion of Artillery, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 27 March, 1861. Columbia Artillery stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 23 February-23 April, 1861

Channel Battery A/ Sunken/ Dahlgren Battery (two 9/10 inch Dahlgrens): First Lieutenant A F Warely, Confederate States Navy; Third Lieutenant E O Keels, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F; 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F, detachment

Note: First Lieutenant A F Warely, Confederate States Navy, was assigned to command Channel Battery A/ Sunken/ Dahlgren Battery, northeast side of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Battalion of Artillery, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 27 March, 1861, and three companies of the 17th South Carolina Militia were stationed at Beacon's Hills, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, as support to the Sunken/ Dahlgren Battery, northeast side of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861.1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F, stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 12 February-29 April, 1861

Vinegar Hill Battery (three 18/24 pounders): Captain J G Pressley, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F; 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F, detachment 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F, stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 12 February-29 April, 1861

Lighthouse/ Huger's Battery (two 42 pounders, en barbette) & Lighthouse Inlet Battery (three 24 pounders & two 42 pounders, en barbette): 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company B, detachment

Note: First Lieutenant & Inspector of Ordnance T B Huger, Army of South Carolina, was assigned to command the batteries stationed at the south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861.

First South Carolina Infantry: Colonel M Gregg
The 1st South Carolina Infantry was stationed at the rear of Lighthouse Hills, Lighthouse Inlet, and the beach, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861.

Second South Carolina Infantry: Colonel J B Kershaw
Seven companies of the 2nd South Carolina Infantry were stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861 (See the 2nd South Carolina Infantry).

Seventeenth South Carolina Militia: Colonel J Cunningham
Six companies of the 17th South Carolina Militia were stationed between Gadberry's Hill and Beacon Hills, southern portion of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861.

Note: The Irish Volunteers, the Union Light Infantry, the Calhoun Guards, the German Fusiliers, the Montgomery Guards, the Cadet Riflemen, the Brooks Guards, the Phoenix Riflemen, the Sumter Guards, and the Richardson Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, under the command of Colonel J Cunningham, were ordered to proceed by steamer to Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 9 April, 1861.

Organisation of 17th South Carolina Militia stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, 12-13 April, 1861: Colonel J Cunningham, Lieutenant Colonel W P Shingler, Major J J Lucas; Irish Volunteers, Captain E Magrath; Union Light Infantry, Captain D Ramsay; Calhoun Guards, Captain J B Fraser; German Fusiliers, Captain S Lord, Jr.; Montgomery Guards, Captain J Connor; Cadet Riflemen, Captain N S Elliot; Brooks Guards, Captain J E Carew; Phoenix Riflemen, Captain P C Gaillard; Sumter Guards, Captain J Russell; detached companies, Richardson Guards, Captain F D Richardson; Palmetto Guards, Captain G B Cuthbert

Garrison at Fort Pickens (four 24 pounders), on the Stono River, Battery Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 9 April, 1861: Captain J Johnson, Jr., Charleston Riflemen, 17th South Carolina Militia; 17th South Carolina Militia, Charleston Riflemen, First Lieutenant J A Blake; 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery, Washington Artillery, Captain G H Walker; Rutledge Mounted Riflemen, detachment, Third Lieutenant E L Rivers; Army of South Carolina, Corps Engineers, First Lieutenant J McCrady (See the 6th South Carolina Infantry)

Note: The Charleston Riflemen, Captain J Johnson, Jr., was ordered to proceed by the steamer Edisto to Fort Pickens, on the Stono River, Battery Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 4 PM on 9 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the Washington Artillery, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery. The company was stationed at Fort Pickens, on the Stono River, Battery Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861. 17th South Carolina Militia stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 9 April-29 April, 1861

German Hussars, Fourth Brigade (Charleston), South Carolina Militia: Captain T Cordes
The German Hussars, 4th Brigade (Charleston), South Carolina Militia, was stationed at Fort Cordes, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861.

Sources

"By the Northeastern Railroad, Thursday afternoon, the Darlington Guards, numbering 85 men, reached the city, and were marched to the American Hotel, where they are now temporarily quartered."

"The Columbia train that reached the Depot at half-past 10 o'clock p. m., brought down that well-known corps, the 'Richland Volunteer Rifle Company'."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 4 January, 1861 - The Darlington Guards, eighty-five men. Richland Volunteer Rifle Corps, one hundred men

"Two additional companies of volunteers, who have entered the service of the State for six months, arrived in the city yesterday, and, without arms or equipments, were marched on board the steamer Excel, for secret service. The first company, under the command of Captain Spires, and Lieutenants George Robinson, F. C. Barker and Henry Key, numbered over one hundred men, from Hamburg. The second company, styled the 'Cherokee Pond Volunteers,' numbered eighty-two men, nearly all young farmers, eager for service."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 11 January, 1861 - Military movements in Charleston

"A company of Minute Men from Abbeville District arrived in this city on Wednesday night. They number one hundred men, and are as fine a looking body as any that can be raised."

"The Monticello Volunteers, from Fairfield District, also passed down Thursday'."

The Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 12 January, 1861 - The military arrivals and movements

"These chivalrous and gallant defenders of their natal soil left Weldon, N. C., yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, to the number of 450, under the leadership of Col. M. L. Bonham, late a representative in Congress from the State of South Carolina. Col. Bonham is a brother of one of the Texan heroes who fell with Crockett, Bowie and others, defending the Alamo from the Mexicans during the Texan revolution, and he and his 'boys' may be confidently calculated on to give a good account of themselves when brought face to face with the hired mercenaries of Lincoln who are now making attempts to subjugate this free land. The South Carolinians will go into camp at the Central Fair Grounds immediately on their arrival here, which was expected to take place yesterday, via the Petersburg Railroad."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 25 April, 1861 - The South Carolina troops

"Yesterday the DeKalb Rifles and Richardson Guards, numbering 96 men, arrived here, and 45 more were expected last night. There are about six hundred Carolina troops here now."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 26 April, 1861 - The Palmetto Regiment

"Mars Bluff, 25 April, 1861 - In your issue of the 23d inst., (which, from some irregularity in the mails I have just received,) I observe that in naming the companies of the First Regiment of Volunteers, who went with Col. Gregg, you omitted entirely the Marion Volunteers, Company K, who went under First Lieutenant W. P. Shorter, Second Lieutenant R. J. Graham and Third Lieutenant George McIntyre. This company, to the number of over sixty volunteers, went with Colonel Gregg's command, in every particular, equal to the emergency when required for duty."

Charleston Courier (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 27 April, 1861 - The Marion Volunteers

"We learn that Capt. Gibbs' fine Company of 87 men from Lexington District, have marched into service and start for Richmond this day to join Col. Gregg's Regiment. Capt. McManus' Company of 90 men also march from Lancaster, and start today to join Col. Kershaw's Regiment. Capt. Boykin's Company, 100 strong, from Camden, started Saturday to join Col. Gregg's Regiment. Capt. Cantry's Mounted Company has been formed into infantry, and will march on Tuesday next to join Col. Kershaw's Regiment. The Butler Guards from Greenville, 120 strong, also march on Tuesday to join Col. Kershaw's Regiment. The Butler guards are composed of the very flower of Greensville District. Capt. Richardson's Company started Saturday for Richmond. Capt. Perryman's fine Company from Abbeville, with rifles and sabre bayonets, 90 in number, start Tuesday to join Col. Kershaw's Regiment. These additions will make Col. Kershaw's Regiment about nine hundred in number, and Col. Gregg's Regiment about eight hundred - in all between sixteen hundred and seventeen hundred South Carolina troops thus far sent to Richmond."

Charleston Courier (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 29 April, 1861 - Our volunteer soldiery

"We are now about five hundred and eighty strong, and recruits are coming in every day from South Carolina."

"The DeKalb Guards, of Camden, eighty strong, under Capt. Boykin, have joined our command, and to remain with us."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 2 May, 1861 - Headquarters 1st Regt. S. C. V., Camp Pickens, Virginia, 28 April, 1861

"The 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers, Col. Maxcy Gregg, commanding, left the city yesterday, marching orders having been received on Wednesday."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 24 May, 1861 - Departure of troops

"The Second Regiment was mustered into service today. The announcement of its having been mustered sooner, however, was premature. Below I send a corrected list of the field and staff; of the several companies composing the regiments I gave a list some week or two ago. Palmetto Brigade. M. L. Bonham, Major General, S. C. V. W. C. Moragne, Division Adjutant General. W. D. Simpson, Division Inspector General. A. P. Aldrich, Division Quartermaster General. R. B. Boylston, Division Commissary General. J. N. Lipscomb, Division Paymaster General. Dr. J. McF. Gaston, Division Surgeon General. S. Warren Nelson, Aid-de-Camp. Thos. J. Davis, Aid-de-Camp. B. F. Whitner, Aid-de-Camp. E. Spann Hammond, Special Aid-de-Camp. Sam'l W. Melton, Special Aid-de-Camp and Military Secretary. First Regiment. Maxcy Gregg, Colonel. D. H. Hamilton, Lieutenant Colonel. Aug. M. Smith, Major. T. B. Ferguson, Adjutant. Alex. H. McGowan, Quartermaster. Joseph Kennedy, Commissary. J. W. Powell, Surgeon. W. J. Bull, Assistant Surgeon Wm. M. Gist, Sergeant Major. Second Regiment. J. B. Kershaw, Colonel. E. P. Jones, Lieutenant Colonel. A. D. Goodwyn, Major. E. E. Sill, Adjutant. W. S. Wood, Quartermaster. J. J. Villepigue, Commissary. T. W. Salmond, M. D., Surgeon. H. J. Nott, M. D., Assistant Surgeon J. L. Haile, Sergeant Major, M. B. Moses, Quartermaster Sergeant. "

Charleston Courier (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 27 May, 1861 - Camp Davis, near Richmond, Va., 22 May, 1861

"We arrived here at three o'clock this morning, and while tents are being pitched and baggage distributed, and the men allowed the leisure for a bite to eat, I take advantage of a camp stool to give you notice of our movements. The First Regiment and the General's staff struck tents at Camp Davis at 7 o'clock, but did not leave Richmond until four, and with the usual amount of discomforts, the party was landed, as I have stated, at this point. Col. Kershaw's Regiment follows tomorrow. This whole military district will be under the command of General Bonham, and the indications are that the office will be important."

Charleston Courier (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 30 May, 1861 - Manassas Junction, Va., 24 May, 1861

"Manassas Junction, 17 June, 1861 - The First Regiment, relieved by the Eighth, at Centreville, moved Saturday to Fairfax C. H., and yesterday was thrown forward to Seneca Ford, on the very banks of the Potomac."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 22 June, 1861 - Movements at Manassas Junction

"On Saturday last, we learned that the First Regiment South Carolina volunteers were on their way to this place, under command of Col. Gregg, from their camp at Centreville, distant about 7 miles to this post, and that we were ordered back to Manassas as soon as they should arrive."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 24 June, 1861 - Camp of Advanced Guard, Fairfax C.H., 19 June, 1861

"We have just returned from escorting the 1st Regiment, who broke camp this morning at six o'clock, on their way home."

"Col. Williams' Regiment, Third S. C. V., occupy the cantonment of Gregg's First Regiment. It is a fine regiment, made up of fine material, and I feel more attached to it, because its right company is one which I was, in part, instrumental in organising five years ago, and which is now one of the best in service - the State Guards, of Lauren, Capt. Garlington."

Charleston Courier (Charleston , Charleston District, South Carolina), 10 July, 1861 - Camp Kershaw, Fairfax C. H., 1 July, 1861

"Eight companies of the 1st Regiment South Carolina Volunteers came up from Fairfax Station last night and four companies this morning, and all started on their way to Richmond."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston , Charleston District, South Carolina), 8 July, 1861 - Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, 3 July, 1861

"Gregg's Regiment arrived here last night, en route for home. It is generally understood that they will return after a few weeks, under a new organisation."

Charleston Courier (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 10 July, 1861 - Richmond, Va., 5 July, 1861

"Company E, of Colonel Gregg's Regiment, commanded by Captain Gadberry, arrived in Columbia on Thursday, by the Charlotte Railroad. The soldiers of this corps are a fine looking body of men. Captain Gadberry was detained in Richmond on business connected with his company."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina) 13 July, 1861 - Returned

"This fine corps, commanded by Capt. W. Moultrie Gibbes, lately attached to Col. Gregg's regiment, arrived here on Saturday by the Charleston Railroad."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 16 July, 1861 - The Saluda Guards

"Just before leaving Richmond I visited the various camps in the vicinity. Among these I found the portion of Col. Gregg's command so far raised, Captain Calhoun's admirably drilled company of Flying Artillery, and Col. J. J. Pettigrew's North Carolina Regiment - a fine, stalwart body of mountaineers."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 24 August, 1861 - Camp Kershaw, Fairfax C. H., Va., 16 August, 1861

Books/ Manuscripts

Bound for glory: A brief history of the Darlington Rifles, precursor volunteer militia to Company A, Eighth South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. Origin through First Manassas, by Elizabeth Hoole McArthur

Some letters of William Dunlap Simpson 1860-1863, The South Carolina Historical Magazine , Volume 57, No. 4 (October 1956), pp204-22, William D Simpson and Willard E Wight

South Carolina's military organisations during the War Between the States: The Lowcountry & Pee Dee, by R S Seigler

South Carolina's military organisations during the War Between the States: The Midlands, by Robert S Seigler

Hartwell Percy Spain Diary, 1861: The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library

Order Book of Lieutenant Colonel Wilmot Gibbes DeSaussure, 1st South Carolina Battalion Artillery, containing copies of orders received and sent at the Charleston Harbour, during the secession crisis, 27 December, 1860-2 January, 1861, and 1 March-30 April, 1861

Memoirs of a Confederate scout and sharpshooter, by Berry Benson

The history of a brigade of South Carolinians, known first as Gregg's, by J F J Caldwell

Confederate military history, Volume 5, Chapter I

Richard S. Ewell: A soldiers life, and by Donald C Pfanz

Notes

The 1st South Carolina Infantry was accepted in state service for six months on 7 January, 1861, dated 3 January, 1861, and in Confederate service for the remainder of its term of state service at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 23 April, 1861.

State service, Morris & Sullivan's islands, 4 January-21 April, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry (1,029) was stationed at Sullivan's and Morris Islands, Charleston District, South Carolina, between 4 January and 21 April, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel W G DeSaussure, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery, was appointed commandant at Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by Orders No.27, 1st Regiment of Artillery, South Carolina Militia, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 20 December, 1860, and was relieved by Special Orders No.9, Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 2 January, 1861.

Organisation of 1st South Carolina Infantry (1,029), 8 January, 1861: Colonel M Gregg, Lieutenant Colonel D H Hamilton, Jr., Major A M Smith; Company A (120), Richland/ Columbia Rifles, Captain D B Miller; Company B (104), Darlington Guards, Captain F F Warley; Company C (94), Edgefield Rifles/ Riflemen, Captain C Adams; Company D (98), Abbeville Volunteers, Captain J M Perrin; Company E (104), Union (District) Volunteers, Captain J M Gadberry; Company F (94), Wee Nee Volunteers, Captain J G Pressley; Company G (86), Hamburg Volunteers, Captain W Spires; Company H (81), Cherokee Pond Guards, Captain R Meriwether; Company I (80), Fairfield Volunteers/ Monticello Guards, Captain J B Davis; Company K (88), Marion Volunteers, Captain W M B Stanley; Company L (80), Rhett Guards, Captain W Walker

Note: Brigadier General R G M Dunovant, South Carolina Militia, was assigned to command Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, and other military posts in Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, by Orders No.39, Brigade Headquarters, South Carolina Militia, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 2 January, 1861.

Organisation of Richardson Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, 31 December, 1860: Captain J M Pundt, First Lieutenant C H Axson, Second Lieutenant T G Boag

Note: The Richardson Guards and the Washington Light Infantry, 17th South Carolina Militia, under the command of Captain J M Pundt and First Lieutenant J M Carson, respectively, were stationed at Wilmington Station, on Chappel Street, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 10.30 PM on 3 January, 1861.

Darlington Courthouse, Darlington District, to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company B, 3 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry (85), Company B, was ordered to proceed by the Cheraw & Darlington Railroad to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 11 AM on 3 January, 1861, and arrived at Florence, Florence Distrct, South carolina, at 12 AM the same day. The company arrived by the Northeastern Railroad at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 6.30 PM on 3 January, 1861

Columbia, Richland District, to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company A, 3 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry (100), Company A, arrived by the South Carolina Railroad at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 10.30 PM on 3 January, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies A and B, were stationed at the old American Hotel, King Street, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, between 3 and 4 January, 1861.

Columbia, Richland District, & Darlington Courthouse, Darlington District, to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company F, 3 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F, arrived by the Northeastern Railroad at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 3 January, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F, was stationed at Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 10 January, 1861.

Charleston to Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company B, 4 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company B, arrived at Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 7 PM on 4 January, 1861, and was stationed at Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 6 January, 1861.

Marion, Marion District, to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company K, 5 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company K, arrived by the South Carolina Railroad at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 5 January, 1861.

Hamburg, Edgefield District to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company C, 6-7 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company C, arrived at Hamburg, Edgefield District, South Carolina, in the afternoon on 6 January, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the South Carolina Railroad at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the evening on the same day. Company C arrived at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 7 January, 1861.

Hamburg, Edgefield District, to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Companies G & H, 8 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies G and H, were ordered to proceed by the South Carolina Railroad to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 8 AM on 8 January, 1861, and arrived in the evening the same day.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies G and H, were stationed at Downer's Red House, junction of the Charleston and Miller's New Roads, in the vicinity of Hamburg, Edgefield District, South Carolina, on 7 January, 1861, and were assigned to the steamer Excel at Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, in the evening on 8 January, 1861.

Abbeville, Abbeville District, to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company D , 9 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company D, was ordered to proceed by the South Carolina Railroad to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 9 January, 1861, and arrived in the evening the same day.

Monticello, Fairfield District, to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company I, 9-10 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company I (81), was ordered to proceed by the Greenville & Columbia Railroad to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the evening on 9 January, 1861, and arrived by the South Carolina Railroad in the morning on 10 January, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies D and I, were stationed at the old American Hotel, on King Street, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, between 10 and 11 January, 1861.

Charleston to Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, Companies D & I, 11 January, 1861; The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies D and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A H Gladden, were ordered to proceed by the steamer General Clinch to Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 11 January, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company D was stationed at Moultrie House, one and a half miles east of Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 21 January, 1861.

Newberry, Newberry District, to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company L, 12 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry (73), Company L, was ordered to proceed by the Greenville & Columbia Railroad to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the evening on 12 January, 1861.

Union, Union District, to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company E, 12 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company E, was ordered to proceed by the Georgia Railroad to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 12 January, 1861.

Moultrie House, one & a half miles east of Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 14 January, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Moultrie House, one and a half miles east of Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 14 January, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies C, H, and G, were stationed at Moultrie House, one and a half miles east of Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 16 January, 1861, and Company D was ordered to Pelican's Point, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 9 February, 1861.

Harbour duty, steamer General Clinch, at Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, detachment of Comapny M, 18 January, 1861: A detachment of the Richardson Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, was assigned to harbour duty on the steamer General Clinch at Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, in the evening on 18 January, 1861.

Camp Gregg, Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 8 February, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Camp Gregg, Moultrie House, one and a half miles east of Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 8 February, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company C, under the command of Captain C Adams, was stationed at Moultrie House, one and a half miles east of Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 22 January, 1861.

Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, to Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, Companies B, F, & L, 11-12 February, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies B, F, and I, under the command of Major D H Hamilton, were ordered to Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 2 PM on 11 February, 1861, and arrived at the Lighthouse, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 12 February, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies B, F, and I, relieved the Palmetto Guards, 17th South Carolina State Militia, at the Lighthouse, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 12 February, 1861, and a detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry (25), Company B, was stationed at the Lighthouse, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 15 February, 1861 (See the 2nd South Carolina Infantry).

Sullivans Island to Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, Companies A, E, & I, 18 February, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies A, E, and I, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, were ordered to relieve the 1st South Carolina Militia Rifles at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 18 February, 1861.

Sullivans Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, Companies C, D, G, H, & K, 18 February-4 March, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies C, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Major A M Smith, were stationed at Sullivans Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, between 18 February and 4 March, 1861.

Note: Colonel J J Pettigrew, 1st South Carolina Militia Rifles, was assigned to command Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, between 6 January and 18 February, 1861, and the 1st South Carolina Militia Rifles was relieved by the 1st South Carolina Infantry and ordered to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 18 February, 1861.

Star of the West Battery/ Fort Morris, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, detachment of Company F, 22-23 February, 1861: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Company F (23), under the command of Captain J G Pressley, was stationed at the Star of the West Battery/ Fort Morris, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, between 22 and 23 February, 1861, and was relieved by the Columbia Artillery, under the command of Captain A J Green, on 23 February, 1861 (See the 2nd South Carolina Infantry).

Review of 17th South Carolina Militia, Broad Street, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company M, 28 February, 1861: The Richardson Guards (45), 17th South Carolina Militia, under the command of First Lieutrnnt C H Axson, was stationed at Broad Street, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the afternoon on 28 February, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel W G DeSaussure, 1st South Carolina Militia Artillery, was assigned to command the artillery at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by Headquarters, South Carolina Army, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 2 March, 1861, and was appointed commandant of batteries and assigned to command all the troops serving the batteries at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by Special Orders No.8, Headquarters, Provisional Forces, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 12 March, 1861.

Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, to Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, Companies C, D, G, H, & K, 4-5 March, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies C, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Major A M Smith, were ordered to proceed by steamer to Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 4 PM on 4 March, 1861, and were stationed at Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 5 March, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies C, D, G, H, and K were ordered to Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 5 March, 1861.

Iron/ Stevens' Battery, Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, 11 & 12 March, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company I, under the command of Major P F Stevens, Citadel Military Academy, was stationed at the Iron/ Stevens' Battery, Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 11 March, 1861, and was relieved by Orders No.108, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Forces on Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, 12 March, 1861.

Note: The Palmetto Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, was assigned to the Iron/ Stevens' Battery, at Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, by Orders No.108, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Forces on Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, 12 March, 1861 (See the 2nd South Carolina Infantry).

Legaré's Landing, on the Stono River, James Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company L, 13 March, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company L, was stationed at Legaré's Landing, on the Stono River, James Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 13 March, 1861.

General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Battalion of Artillery, Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, detachment of Company F, 27 March, 1861: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F, under the command of Third Lieutenant E C Keels, was assigned to the Dahlgren/ Sunken Battery, three hundred and fifty yards south of the Star of the West Battery/ Fort Morris, northeast side Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, under the command of First Lieutenant A F Warley, Confederate States Navy, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Battalion of Artillery, Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 27 March, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F, under the command of Captain J G Pressley, was assigned to command the Vinegar Hill Battery, on Vinegar Hill, Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 27 March, 1861.

General Orders No.8, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Battalion of Artillery, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company D, 27 March, 1861: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry (8), Company D, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel & Aide de Camp T G Lamar (Governor F W Pickens, State of South Carolina), was assigned to the Battery E, northeast side of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Battalion of Artillery, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 27 March, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel & Aide de Camp T G Lamar (Governor F W Pickens, State of South Carolina), was assigned to command Battery E, northeast side of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by Orders No.17, Headquarters, Provisional Army, Confederate States Army, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 21 March, 1861, and was ordered to Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, by Special Orders No.32, Headquarters, First Brigade, Morris Island, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 21 April, 1861. He was appointed captain, 2nd South Carolina Battalion Artillery, Company D, on 4 October, 1861.

Lighthouse, south end of Morris Island, & Legaré's Landing, on the Stono River, James Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, Companies A & L, 31 March, 1861.The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company A, was stationed two miles east of the Lighthouse, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, and Company L at Legaré's Landing, on the Stono River, James Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 31 March, 1861.

Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, Corps Sharpshooters, detachments of Companies A & E, 7 April, 1861: A detachment of 1st South Carolina Infantry (28), Company A, and a detachment of Company E (28), under the command of First Lieutenant J F Gist, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company E, were assigned as sharpshooters at Cummings Point, north end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 7 April, 1861.

Lighthouse Hills, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 8 & 11 April, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to the rear of Lighthouse Hills, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, to support the Lighthouse/ Huger's Battery and the Lighthouse Inlet Battery, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by Captain & Acting Assistant Adjutant General S D Lee, Army of South Carolina, on 8 April, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Gregg, rear of Lighthouse Hills, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 11 April, 1861.

Note: Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry, was assigned to command Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, between 3 March and 10 April, 1861, and Brigadier General J W Simons, Fourth Brigade (Charleston), Second Division, South Carolina Militia, was assigned to command Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 11 April, 1861.

Memorandum of instructions for the troops tonight, Paragraphs I & II, Headquarters, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 12 April, 1861: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D H Hamilton, was ordered to the rear of the Lighthouse/ Huger's Battery, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, and to the right of the 17th South Carolina Militia, under the command of Colonel J Cunningham; a detachment, under the command of Major A M Smith, to the west of Lighthouse Hills and at the rear of the Lighthouse/ Huger's Battery, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina; and a detachment, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, in the vicinity of the beach, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by Memorandum of instructions for the troops tonight, Paragraphs I and II, Headquarters, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the evening on 12 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company E, was assigned to picket duty at Lighthouse Inlet, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 12 April, 1861.

Memorandum of instructions for the troops tonight, Paragraph V, Headquarters, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 12 April, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company E, under the command of First Lieutenant J F Gist, was assigned to Colonel J B Kershaw, 2nd South Carolina Infantry, by Memorandum of instructions for the troops tonight, Paragraph V, Headquarters, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the evening on 12 April, 1861 (See the 2nd South Carolina Infantry).

Note: A detachment of the German Hussars (12), 4th Brigade (Charleston), South Carolina Militia, was assigned to Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry; a detachment (6) to Colonel J B Kershaw, 2nd South Carolina Infantry; a detachment (6) to Colonel J Cunningham, 17th South Carolina Militia; and a detachment as couriers at headquarters, rear of Channel Battery A/ Sunken/ Dahlgren Battery and Star of the West/ Fort Morris Battery, northeast side of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by Memorandum of instructions for the troops tonight, Paragraph VII, Headquarters, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the evening on 12 April, 1861.

Distribution of 1st South Carolina Infantry during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, 12-13 April, 1861: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F, under the command of Third Lieutenant E C Keels, was stationed at Channel Battery A/ Sunken/ Dahlgren Battery, northeast side of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, under the command of First Lieutenant A F Warley, Confederate States Navy; a detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company F, under the command of Captain J G Pressley, at the Vinegar Hill Battery, on Vinegar Hill, southern portion of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina; a detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, Lieutenant Colonel D H Hamilton, and Major A M Smith, at the rear of Lighthouse Hills, Lighthouse Inlet, and beach, south end of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861.

Note: The Richardson Guards, 17th South Carolina Militia, was stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 11 April, 1861, and was detached and stationed to the right of the 1st South Carolina Infantry and at Beacon's Hills and Vinegar Hill, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861.

Special Orders No.21, Headquarters, Northern Portion, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, Company C, 16 April, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company C, was assigned to Lieutenant Colonel & Aide de Camp T G Lamar, (Governor F W Pickens, South Carolina), at the northeast side of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by Special Orders No.21, Headquarters, Northern Portion, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 16 April, 1861.

General Orders No.24, Headquarters, Provisional Forces, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, 17 April, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, South Carolina Volunteers, under the command of Brigadier General P H Nelson, South Carolina Volunteers, by General Orders No.24, Headquarters, Provisional Forces, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 17 April, 1861.

Note: P H Nelson was appointed brigadier general, South Carolina Volunteers, and was assigned to command the Second Briagde, South Carolina Volunteers, conisisting of troops form Richland, Kershaw, Lancaster, Sumter, Clarendon, Darlington, Marlborough, Horry, Marion, Williamsburg, and Georgetown Districts, South Carolina, by General Orders No.9, Headquarters, Provisional Forces, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 1 March, 1861.

Organisation of Second Brigade, South Carolina Volunteers, southern portion of Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 17 April, 1861: Brigadier General P H Nelson, South Carolina Volunteers; 1st South Carolina Infantry, Colonel M Gregg; 1st South Carolina Infantry, Colonel J Hagood

Note: Major General M L Bonham, South Carolina Volunteers, was assigned to command the troops stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.6, Headquarters, Division South Carolina Volunteers, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 14 April, 1861, and was relieved by General Orders No.27, Headquarters, Provisional Army of South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 21 April, 1861.

Morris Island to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, & L, 21 April, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, and L, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, arrived by steamer at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the evening on 21 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies D, F, G, and detachments of Companies A (61), B (66), C (50), E (20), H (43), I (48), K (41), and L (43), under the command of Captain F F Warley, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company B, were stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 21 April, 1861, and First Lieutenant D G McIntosh, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company B, was appointed captain, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company B, and First Lieutenant W P Shooter, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company K, captain, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company K, at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 22 April, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861.

Mustered for two months & twenty-three days, at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, L, & M, 22 April, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, L, and M, were mustered in Confederate service for two months and twenty-three days at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 22 April, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861.

Disbanded at Morris Island, Companies D, F, & G, 26 April, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies D, F, G, and detachments of Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, and L, declined Confederate service on 21 April, 1861, and were disbanded at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 26 April, 1861. Companies D, F, G, and detachments of Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, and L, under the command of Senior Captain F F Warley, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company B, arrived by steamer at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 29 April, 1861.

Charleston, Charleston District, to Abbeville, Abbeville District, South Carolina, Company D, 29-30 April, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company D, was ordered to proceed by the South Carolina Railroad to Abbeville, Abbeville District, South Carolina, in the evening on 29 April, 1861, and arrived by the Greenville & Columbia Railroad on 30 April, 1861.

Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, detachment of Company A, 30 April, 1861: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry (61), Company A, under the command of Orderly Sergeant Beard, arrived by the Columbia Branch Railroad at Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, on 30 April, 1861.

Charleston to Richmond, 22/23/24-24/25 April, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, and L, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, were ordered to proceed by the Northeastern Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 22 April, 1861, and were accompanied by Major General M L Bonham and Colonels M A Moore and J R Calhoun, South Carolina Volunteers. Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, and L arrived by the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad at Weldon, Halifax County, via Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, on 23 April, 1861, and were ordered to proceed by Weldon Railroad to Richmond, Virginia at 9 AM on 24 April, 1861. The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, and L, arrived by the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad at Camp Pickens, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, one mile northwest of the Capitol, on Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 24 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, and L, was stationed at Camp Pickens, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, one mile northwest of the Capitol, on Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the evening on 24 April, 1861.

Mustered for two months & twenty-two days, at Camden, Kershaw District, South Carolina, Company N, 23 April, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company N, was mustered in Confederate service for two months and twenty-two days at Camden, Kershaw District, South Carolina, on 23 April, 1861.

Note: The DeKalb Rifle Guards was stationed at the Hawthorne Racecourse, two miles north of Camden, Kershaw District, South Carolina, on 29 January, 1861.

Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company N, 23-25 April, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company N, was ordered to proceed by the Northeastern Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the evening on 23 April, 1861, and in the morning on 24 April, 1861, and arrived by the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad at Richmond, via Weldon, Halifax County, North Carolina, and Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, on 25 April, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company N, under the command of Second Lieutenant W C Clyburn and Third Sergeant U P Bonney, was ordered to proceed by the Northeastern Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia,at 12 PM on 24 April, 1861, and the 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company N, was stationed at Camp Pickens, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, one mile northwest of the Capitol, on Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 25 April, 1861.

Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, detachment of Company M, 24-25 April, 1861: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company M, under the command of Captain C Axon, was ordered to proceed by the Northeastern Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 24 April, 1861, and arrived by the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 25 April, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company M, under the command of First Lieutenant C L Boag, was ordered to proceed by the Northeastern Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the evening on 24 April, 1861, and a detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company M, arrived at Camp Pickens, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, one mile northwest of the Capitol, on Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 25 April, 1861.

Mustered for two months & nineteen days, at Lexington, Lexington District, South Carolina, Company O, 26 April, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company O was mustered in Confederate service for two months and nineteen days at Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, on 26 April, 1861.

Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company O, 30 April-1 May, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry (85), Company O, was ordered to proceed by the Charlotte & South Carolina Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 30 April, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the Governor's Guards, 2nd South Carolina Infantry, Company A, under the command of Second Lieutenant S L Leaphart, and a detachment of the Columbia Greys, 2nd South Carolina Infantry, Company C. The company arrived by the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 1 May, 1861 (See the 2nd South Carolina Infantry).

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company O, was stationed at Columbia, Lexington District, South Carolina, on 29 April, 1861, and arrived at old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, one mile northwest of the Capitol, on Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 1 May, 1861.

Official statement of the number of the First South Carolina Infantry who left with Colonel M Gregg for Virginia, 7 May, 1861: Company A, Richland/ Columbia Rifles (54); Company B, Darlington Guards (28); Company C, Edgefield Rifles/ Riflemen (38); Company D, Abbeville Volunteers (11); Company E, Union (District) Volunteers (80); Company F, Wee Nee Volunteers (0); Company G, Hamburg Volunteers (30); Company H, Cherokee Pond Guards (40); Company I, Fairfield Volunteers/ Monticello Guards (32); Company K, Marion Volunteers (49); Company L, Rhett Guards (35)

Official statement of the number of the First South Carolina Infantry who refused to go to Virginia under the command of Colonel M Gregg, 7 May, 1861: Company A, Richland/ Columbia Rifles (61); Company B, Darlington Guards (66); Company C, Edgefield Rifles/ Riflemen (50); Company D, Abbeville Volunteers (92); Company E, Union (District) Volunteers (20); Company F, Wee Nee Volunteers (96); Company G, Hamburg Volunteers (45); Company H, Cherokee Pond Guards (43); Company I, Fairfield Volunteers/ Monticello Guards (48); Company K, Marion Volunteers (41); Company L, Rhett Guards (43)

Camp Pickens, old Virginia State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Henry Street, between Franklin and Ellwood Streets, one mile northwest of the Capitol, on Capitol Hill, to James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works & Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 8 May, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry arrived at Camp Davis, on the James River, east of east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 8 May, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Camp Davis, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 8 and 23 May, 1861.

Arrival at Manassas Junction, 24 May, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 23 May, 1861, dated 22 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army. The regiment arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Virginia, at 3 AM on 24 May, 1861.

Alarm at fairfax Station, 25 May, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to support the Fairfax Rifles and the Washington's Mounted Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry at Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 25 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 26 May, 1861.

Note: The Fairfax Rifles and the Washington's Mounted Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry were stationed east of Fairfax Station, Farfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 25 May, 1861.

Advance to Centreville, 26 May, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7/8.30 PM on 26 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the Alexandria Artillery. The regiment arrived at Camp Gregg, 300 yards east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 27 May, 1861 (See the Alexandria Artillery).

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry and the Alexandria Artillery. were stationed at Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 26 May, 1861.

ALarm at Fairfax Courthouse, 27 May, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry and the Alexandria Artillery were stationed at the heights east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 27 May, 1861.

Troops ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 27 May, 1861: Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army; 1st Virginia Infantry, Companies B, C, D, G, H (2nd), I, K, Colonel P T Moore; 2nd South Carolina Infantry, Colonel J B Kershaw; Prince William Cavalry, Captain W W Thornton

Note: The 1st Virginia Infantry, Companies B, C, D, G, H (2nd), I, and K, and 2nd South Carolina Infantry were ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 27 May, 1861.

Guard duty at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, detachment, 27 May, 1861: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry (50), under the command of First Lieutenant R Boyce, Company E, was asssigned to guard duty at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the evening 26 May, 1861, and was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 27 May, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, and the Prince William Cavalry arrived at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 27 May, 1861 (See Scott's Squadron Cavalry).

Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company E, 1 June, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company E, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 June, 1861 (See the Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse).

Note: The Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 5 June, 1861 (See the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry).

Reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse & Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, detachment, 5-6 June, 1861: Captain J B Davis, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company I; First Lieutenant C L Boag and Private W Boag, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company M; Second Lieutenant W C Clyburn, 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company N; Second Lieutenant S R Johnston, Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry; and Quartermaster & Second Sergeant H F Douglass, Alexandria Artillery were ordered on a reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse and Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 5 and 6 June, 1861.

Methodist Episcopal Church, on the old Braddock Road, northwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 9 June, 1861: Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, set up headquarters at the Methodist Episcopal Church, on the old Braddock Road, northwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 9 June, 1861, and was stationed at the Methodist Episcopal Church, on the old Braddock Road, northwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, arrived at Camp Beauregard/ Bull Run, Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 7 June, 1861, and at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 9 June, 1861. The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A and B, arrived at Camp Gregg/ Bonham, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Cavalry).

Centreville to Fairfax Courthouse, 15 June, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1 PM on 15 June, 1861, and was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 15 June and 19 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7 PM on 15 June, 1861, and the 8th South Carolina Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J W Henagan, arrived at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 16 June, 1861.

Reconnaissance to Dranesville, 16-18 June, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry (575) was ordered on a reconnaissance to Dranesville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8 AM on 16 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, and a detachment of the Hanover Light Dragoons, under the command of Captain W B Ball, Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B. The detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry arrived at Dranesville via Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 16 June, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of Company B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and two 6 pounder smoothbores of the Alexandria Artillery, under the command of Captain D Kemper, arrived at Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861.

Organisation of reconnaissance to Dranesville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 16 June, 1861: Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry; 1st South Carolina Infantry (575), Lieutenant Colonel D H Hamilton, Sr.; Chesterfield Light Dragoons (45), Company B; Hanover Light Dragoons (25), detachment, Captain W B Ball, Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A (43); 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B (25), detachment, Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A; Alexandria Artillery (34), section, Captain D Kemper, First Lieutenant W D Stuart

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of Company B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, were ordered to Seneca Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and were accompanied by Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry. The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of Company B, arrived at Dranesville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 17 June, 1861.

Skirmish at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 June, 1861: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on the 17 June, 1861, and arrived via Dranesville and Hunter's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM the same day. The detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry was engaged in a skirmish at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 17 June, 1861 (See the Skirmish at Vienna).

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company B, was assigned as support to two 6 pounder smoothbores of the Alexandria Artillery stationed on Ayr's Hill, northeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, during the skirmish at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 17 June, 1861.

Ayr's Hill, northeast of Vienna, to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, detachment, 17-18 June, 1861: The detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 June, 1861, and arrived via Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 18 June, 1861.

Fairfax Courthouse to Germantown, 19 June, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 19 June, 1861, and was stationed at Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 19 and 21 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry was assigned to the First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General M L Bonham, by General Orders No.20, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861.

Special Orders No.51, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 21 June, 1861, dated 20 June, 1861: The 8th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.51, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 June, 1861, dated 20 June, 1861 (See the 8th South Carolina Infantry).

Note: Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, was stationed at the Methodist Episcopal Church, on the old Braddock Road, northwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 June, 1861, and at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 22 June, 1861.

Germantown to Fairfax Courthouse, 21 June, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st Virginia Infantry, Companies B, D, G, and K, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Fry, and the 17th Virginia Infantry, Companies F and K, were stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 15 June, 1861, and were ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 21 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at & in the vicinity of Germantown & Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 23 June, 1861: Brigadier General ML Bonham, Confederate States Army; 1st South Carolina Infantry, Colonel M Gregg; 2nd South Carolina Infantry, Colonel J B Kershaw; 7th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel T G Bacon; 8th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel E B C Cash; Black Horse Troop, Captain W H Payne; Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, Captain W B Ball; Hanover Light Dragoons, Captain W C Wickham; Washington Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, Captain E B Powell; Alexandria Artillery, Captain D Kemper

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry was stationed at the Little River Turnpike, one and a quarter miles east of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 21 June and 2 July, 1861.

General Orders No.32, Paragraph I, Heahquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 1 July, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry was relieved from duty with the First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No.32, Paragraph I, Heahquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861.

Note: The 8th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special orders No.71, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861, dated 29 June, 1861..

Return to Manassas Junction, 2 July, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.71, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 1 July, 1861, dated 29 June, 1861, and eight companies of the 1st South Carolina Infantry arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the evening on 2 July, 1861.

Note: Four companies of the 1st South Carolina Infantry arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 3 July, 1861.

Manassas Junction to Richmond, 3 July, 1861

The 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 3 July, 1861, and arrived by the Virginia the Virginia Central Railroad in the evening on 4 July, 1861.

Disbanded, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 6 July, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry was disbanded at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861

Mustered out, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 9 July, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies A, E, H, I, K, L, M, N, and O, were mustered out at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Second Lieutenant W R Bullock, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861, and Company C by Second Lieutenant T T Grayson, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company E, arrived by the Charlotte Railroad at Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, on 11 July, 1861, and Company O on 13 July, 1861.

Reorganisation of 1st South Carolina Infantry, 21 September, 1861: Colonel M Gregg, Lieutenant Colonel D H Hamilton, Sr., Major A M Smith; Company A, Gregg Guards, Captain C W McCreary; Company B, Rhett Guards, Captain W Walker; Company C, Richland Rifles, Captain J Cordero; Company D, Pee Dee Rifles, Captain D G McIntosh; Company E, Marion Rifles, Captain W P Shooter; Company F, Horry Rebels, Captain T P Alston; Company G, Butler Sentinels, Captain A P Butler; Company H, Haskell's Rifle Corps, Captain W T Haskell; Company I, Richardson Guards, Captain C L Boag; Company K, Irish Volunteers, Captain E E McCrady, Jr.; Company L, Carolina Light Infantry, Captain C D Barksdale; Company M, Furnam Guards, Captain W H Campbell

Mustered for the war, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, & Lightwood Knot Springs, on the Charlotte & South Carolina Railroad, seven miles north of Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, 17 August-21 September, 1861: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company B, was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 17 August, 1861; Company E for the war on 18 August, 1861; Companies A, E, and G for the war on 19 August, 1861; Company C for the war on 30 August, 1861; Companies H, L, and M at Lightwood Knot Springs, on the Charlotte & South Carolina Railroad, seven miles north of Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, for the war on 3 September, 1861; Company I for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 7 September, 1861; Company D for the war on 15 September, 1861, dated 15 August, 1861; and Company K for the war on 21 September, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company D, was detached and redesignated the Pee Dee Light Artillery, under the command of Captain D G McIntosh, dated March, 1862, and was assigned to the 18th South Carolina Battalion Artillery, Company C (2nd), on 4 June, 1864. The 1st South Carolina Infantry, Company M, was redesignated the Furman Artillery and assigned to the 3rd South Carolina Battalion Artillery, Company A, under the command of Captain W H Campbell, on 13 October, 1861.

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 1st South Carolina Infantry surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 23 April, 1861: M L Bonham was appointed major general, South Carolina Volunteers, by General Orders No.10, Headquarters, Provisional Forces, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 5 March, 1861, dated 23 February, 1861, and was assigned to command the troops stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.6, Headquarters, Division South Carolina Volunteers, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 14 April, 1861. Major General M L Bonham, South Carolina Volunteers, was relieved by General Orders No.27, Headquarters, Provisional Army of South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 21 April, 1861, and was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 23 April, 1861. He arrived by the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 24 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, and L. Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the Department of Alexandria and set up headquarters at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.95, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 21 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 22 May, 1861. He was accompanied by the 1st South Carolina Infantry and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 23 May, 1861. Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the the troops stationed at Fairfax County, Virginia, and the 2nd South Carolina Infantry by Special Orders No. 1 and General Orders No.9, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 4 June, 1861, and arrived at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 9 June, 1861. He was assigned to command the First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No.20, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861, and was reappointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 21 October, 1861, dated 14 July, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General P G T Beauregard assumed command of the Department of Alexandria at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 2 June, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.3: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp128-129
Colonel M Gregg, First South Carolina Infantry, dated camp in the vicinity of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1.30 AM 18 June, 1861

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