The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Colonel M Jenkins, 5th South Carolina Infantry

Colonel M Jenkins, 5th South Carolina Infantry

Fifth South Carolina Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service for one year 4 June, 1861. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 21 June, 1861. Stationed at McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861

COLONEL M JENKINS
Captain M Jenkins, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company I, was appointed colonel, 5th South Carolina Infantry, on 18 February, 1861, and colonel, Palmetto Sharpshooters, on 16 April, 1862.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL G W H LEGG
Captain G W H Legg, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company F, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 5th South Carolina Infantry, on 18 February, 1861, and resigned on 13 April, 1862.

MAJOR W T THOMSON
W T Thomson was appointed major, 5th South Carolina Infantry, on 18 February, 1861.

Company A Johnson Riflemen/ Rifles, 35th South Carolina Militia: CAPT. J W GOSS
The company was mustered in state service for one year at Union Courthouse, Union District, South Carolina, on 13 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, dated 13 April, 1861.
Company B King's Mountain Guards, 34th South Carolina Militia, Northern Battalion: CAPT. A JACKSON
The company was mustered in state service for one year at Yorkville, York District, South Carolina, on 13 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, dated 13 April, 1861.
Company C (1st) Batesville Volunteers: CAPT. J J BROWN
The company was mustered in state service for one year at Spartanburg District, South Carolina, on 13 April, 1861, and declined Confederate service on 3 June, 1861. The company was disbanded on 4 June, 1861.
Company C (2nd) Lawson's Fork Volunteers, 34th South Carolona Militia, 2nd Battalion: CAPT. R B SEAY
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Spartanburg, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, on 17 January, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year on 13 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, dated 13 April, 1861.
Company D Tyger Volunteers/ Goshen Hill Volunteers: CAPT. J R R GILES
The company was mustered in state service for one year at Santuc and Goshen Hill, Union District, South Carolina, under the command of Captain J W Sartor, on 13 April, 1861, and First Lieutenant J R R Giles, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company D, was appointed captain, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company D, on 25 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, dated 13 April, 1861.
Company E Pea Ridge Volunteers: CAPT. W J T GLENN
The company was mustered in state service for one year at Jonesville, Union District, South Carolina, on 13 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, dated 13 April, 1861. Captain W J T Glenn, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company E, was slightly wounded in the head at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861, and resigned due to ill health on 21 September, 1861.
Company F Morgan Light Infantry/ Rifles: CAPT. A H FOSTER
Captain G W H Legg, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company F, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 5th South Carolina Infantry, on 18 February, 1861, and the company was mustered in state service for one year, under the command of Captain J M Benson, at Spartanburg, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, on 13 April, 1861. First Lieutenant A H Foster, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company C (2nd), was appointed captain, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company F, on 25 May, 1861, and the company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, 13 April, 1861.
Company G Pacolet Guards: CAPT. J Q CARPENTER
The company was mustered in state service for one year at White Plains, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, on 13 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, dated 13 April, 1861. Captain J Q Carpenter, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company G, was severely wounded in the thigh at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.
Company H Catawba Light Infantry, 46th South Carolina Militia, Northern Battalion: CAPT. W J BOWEN
The company was mustered in state service for one year, under the command of Captain R H Glenn, at Yorkville, York District, South Carolina, on 13 April, 1861, and Private W J Bowen, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company H, on 27 May, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, dated 13 April, 1861.
Company I Jasper Light Infantry, 34th South Carolina Militia, Southern Battalion: CAPT. C A SEABROOK
Captain M Jenkins, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company I, was appointed colonel, 5th South Carolina Infantry, on 18 February, 1861, and First Lieutenant C A Seabrook, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company I, was appointed captain, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company I, on 2 March, 1861. The company was mustered in state service for one year at Yorkville, York District, South Carolina, on 13 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for ten months and nine days at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, dated 13 April, 1861. Captain C A Seabrook, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company I, was wounded at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.
Company J Whyte Guards, 46th South Carolina Militia, Southern Battalion: CAPT. A E HUTCHISON
The company was mustered in state service for one year at Rock Hill, York District, South Carolina, on 13 April, 1861, and declined Confederate service on 3 June, 1861. The company was disbanded on 4 June, 1861.
Company K Spartan Rifles: CAPT. J WALKER
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Spartanburg, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, on 9 January, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year on 13 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, dated 13 April, 1861.
Star Artillery: FIRST LT. F G LATHAM
A detachment of the 5th South Carolina Infantry (34), under the command of First Lieutenant F G Latham, 5th South Carolina Infantry, Company G, was assigned two 6 pounder smoothbores of the Sumter/ Calhoun Light Artillery dated October, 1861. The section of the Star Artillery was disbanded dated December, 1861/ January, 1862 (See the 4th South Carolina Infantry).

Organisation of 5th South Carolina Infantry, at first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Colonel M Jenkins, Lieutenant Colonel G W H Legg, Major W T Thompson; Company A, Johnson Riflemen/ Rifles, Captain J W Goss; Company B, King's Mountain Guards, Captain A Jackson; Company C (2nd), Lawson's Fork Volunteers, Captain R B Seay; Company D, Tyger (River)/ Goshen Hill Volunteers, Captain J R R Giles; Company E, Pea Ridge Volunteers, Captain W J T Glenn; Company F, Morgan Light Infantry/ Rifles, Captain A H Foster; Company G, Pacolet Guards, Captain J Q Carpenter; Company H, Catawba Light Infantry, Captain R B Seay; Company I, Jasper Light Infantry, Captain C A Seabrook; Company K, Spartan Rifles, Captain J Walker

Sources

"The 'Spartan Volunteers,' a Rifle company, 81 strong, Joseph Walker, Captain. The 'Morgan Rifles,' G. W. H. Legg, Captain. Mr. Legg is a candidate for Major of this Regiment; and if he is elected, Lieut. J. C. Winsmith will likely succeed to the captaincy of the Morgan Rifles."

Yorkville Enquirer (Yorkville, York District, South Carolina), 31 January, 1861 - Spartanburg District

"We have received information indirectly, from the Adjutant and Inspector General, to the effect that the King's Mountain Guards will either be attached to the 5th Regiment - which is highly probable - or, in case of demand for troops in the field, they will certainly have prominent place in the picture."

Yorkville Enquirer (Yorkville, York District, South Carolina), 14 March, 1861 - The King's Mountain Guards

"This regiment, commanded by Col. Jenkins, of York, numbering some eleven hundred men, will come here today. They will camp at the Fair grounds until ordered to Charleston."

Columbia Guardian (Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina), 12 April, 1861 - The Fifth Regiment

"We understand that Brigadier General McGowan, for the present, is in command of the reserve Brigade now quartered in and near the Race Course in this City, consisting of the Fifth Regiment, Col. M. Jenkins; the Seventh, Col. Bacon; and the Eighth, Col. Cash. General Garlington is at Columbia, consolidating another Brigade, to be composed of the Third Regiment, General Williams; and the Fourth, Col. J. D. Ashmore, so that all the ten thousand Volunteer Troops called for are now in the field and ready for any emergency."

Charleston Courier (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 16 April, 1861 - Military

"Col. Jenkins' regiment of volunteers, from York, Spartanburg and Union Districts, arrived by trains from Greenville and Charlotte on Saturday. They number some eleven hundred men, and all fine looking soldiers. They are encamped at the Fair Grounds, but have received orders to march today for Charleston."

Yorkville Enquirer (Yorkville, York District, South Carolina), 18 April, 1861 - Arrival of troops

"Col. Jenkins, of the 5th Regiment of Volunteers, composing the districts of York, Union and Spartanburg, received orders on Tuesday evening last, for his regiment to rendezvous in Columbia forthwith. The 'Jasper Light Infantry,' Captain Seabrook; the 'Catawba Light Infantry,' Capt. R. H. Glenn; and a portion of the 'King's Mountain Guards,' Captain Andrew Jackson, left Yorkville on Saturday morning train. The remainder of the King's Mountain Guards, numbering fifty-two men, left for Columbia, on Sunday morning by a special train. The late hour at which they received the orders prevented them from joining their Company sooner. The 'Whyte Guards,' Capt. A. E. Hutchinson, from Rock Hill, joined the other Companies at Chester on Saturday morning."

Yorkville Enquirer (Yorkville, York District, South Carolina), 18 April, 1861 - Our volunteers

"Our friend, Sergeant Daniel D. Moore, who returned home a few days since, on furlough, on account of serious illness in his family, has kindly furnished us with a correct roll of the Whyte Guards, of Rock Hill, which are at present stationed on Sullivan's Island."

Yorkville Enquirer (Yorkville, York District, South Carolina)r, 25 April, 1861 - Whyte Guards

"A committee of seven ladies of Spartanburg, matrons and daughters, desiring to present a regimental Flag to the Fifth Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers, now stationed on Sullivan's Island, near Charleston, and composed of volunteers from Spartanburg, Union and York Districts, and commanded by Col. M. Jenkins, of York; Lieut. Col. Legg, of Spartanburg; and Maj. Thomson, of Union; and desirous that each of the Districts so well represented should share in the honour of presenting to the Regiment such a testimonial of their esteem, they have deputed me to address to you this communication, cordially inviting the ladies of your District to unite with them in making up a subscription for such a purpose."

Yorkville Enquirer (Yorkville, York District, South Carolina), 25 May, 1861 - Regimental flag

"Col. Jenkins' fine Regiment will arrive in this city this afternoon, from Sullivan's Island, preparatory to their going into encampment at Orangeburg. The members will be relieved from active duty for a few days, to afford them an opportunity to visit their homes before taking their departure for Virginia. The regiment will take the train of the South Carolina Railroad for Organgeburg this evening."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 27 May, 1861 - Military

"The soldiers of this regiment arrived at Columbia on Tuesday morning, on their way, by the Charlotte and Greenville Railroads, to their respective homes, having received a furlough for seven days."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 27 May, 1861 - Col. Jenkin's Regiment

"The members of the 'Jasper Light Infantry,' 'Kings Mountain Guards' and 'Catawaba Light Infantry,' who have volunteered for Confederate service - numbering about two hundred - reached Yorkville on Tuesday evening. On the arrival of the train a large number of the citizens of town and country, assembled at the depot, and the 'boys' were formally welcomed in a few appropriate remarks by capt. Howard. The companies then proceeded to the King's Mountain Hotel, where an excellent Pic Nic had been prepared by the ladies of Yorkville. The companies are on furlough until Monday next, when they will leave for Orangeburg, where, according to the Mercury they are to remain for a week previous to starting for Virginia. The Volunteers of the 5th Regiment for the Confederate service, number about nine hundred men. The balance of the regiment, for the present, will remain at Sullivan's Island."

Yorkville Enquirer (Yorkville, York District, South Carolina), 30 May, 1861 - The Fifth Regiment

"The Seventh Regiment of S. C. Volunteers, Colonel Bacon, started on Tuesday for Virginia, and the Fifth Regiment, Colonel Jenkins, left on Wednesday."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 6 June, 1861 - Military movements

"Orders came this evening for us to proceed, via the 10 o'clock train of the Central Rail Road, tomorrow, for Manassas Junction."

Yorkville Enquirer (Yorkville, York District, South Carolina), 27 June, 1861 - Richmond, Va., Monday night, 17 June, 1861

"Camp Walker, Manassas Junction, 6th July, 1861 - The regiments of the Third Brigade now here, viz: the Fifth S. C. and Seventeenth and Eighteenth Miss., were reviewed by General Beauregard and staff on Thursday evening, and all expressed themselves as highly delighted at the appearance and man-oeuvres of the troops."

The Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 8 July, 1861 - From Manassas Junction

"Camp Pettus is in Fairfax County, near Centreville, about 140 miles by Railroad from Richmond and about 25 miles from Washington. Four regiments are stationed here, all South Carolinians, viz: Col. Jenkins, 5th Regiment; Col. Sloan's, 4th Regiment; Col. Winder's, 6th Regiment, and Col. Blanding's, the 9th Regiment. These form our Brigade under the command of Gen. D. R. Jones, whose Headquarters is close by our regiment. The number of Col. Blanding's Regiment has been changed from the 2d to the 9th."

Lancaster Ledger (Lancaster, Lancaster District, South Carolina), 28 August, 1861 - Camp Pettus, Virginia, Sunday, 4 August 1861

Books/ Manuscripts

South Carolina Volunteers in the Civil War: Fifth South Carolina Volunteers, Jenkins', in collaboration with W B Bynum, K R Johnson and H M Madaus with text and illustrations by R Field

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

"Two days later, Lieutenant Colonel George W. H. Legg, 5th South Carolina Infantry, wrote a letter to his local newspaper 'The Carolina Spartan' stating, 'We will have it today. We have been entrenching ourselves all night. We are well fortified at McClean's Ford.' Several days before the commencement of fighting, Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard ordered a "heavy" abatis about 200 yards in depth to be constructed on the western side of the Stone Bridge across the Run."

American Civil War fortifications No.2: Land and field fortifications, by Ron Field and illustrated by Peter Dennis

Notes

The 5th South Carolina Infantry was authorised by the South Carolina legislature's act calling for ten volunteer regiments to serve for one year on 17 December, 1860, and was accepted in state service on 6 March, 1861.

Rendezvous at Columbia, 13 April, 1861

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, in the evening on 11 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, 1st South Carolina Infantry, on 13 April, 1861.

Organisation of 5th South Carolina Infantry (State service), 13 April, 1861: Colonel M Jenkins, Lieutenant Colonel G W H Legg, Major W T Thompson; Company A, Johnson Riflemen/ Rifles, Captain J W Goss; Company B, Pea Ridge Volunteers, Captain W J T Glenn; Company C (1st), Batesville Volunteers, Captain J J Brown; Company D, Pacolet Guards, Captain J Q Carpenter; Company E, Jasper Light Infantry, Captain C A Seabrook; Company F, Lawson's Fork Volunteers, Captain R B Seay; Company G, King's Mountain Guards, Captain A Jackson; Company H, Catawba Light Infantry, Captain R H Glenn; Company I, Morgan Light Infantry/ Rifles, Captain J M Benson; Company J, Whyte Guards, Captain A E Hutchison; Company K, Tyger Volunteers/ Goshen Hill Volunteers, Captain J W Sartor; Company L, Spartan Rifles, Captain J Walker

Yorkville, York District, to Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, Companies H & I, & detachment of Company B, 13 April, 1861: The Catawba Light Infantry, the Jasper Light Infantry, and a detachment of the Kings Mountain Guards were ordered to proceed by the King's Mountain Railroad to Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and arrived by the Charlotte & South Carolina Railroad at Camp Calhoun, State Agricultural Society of South Carolina Fairgrounds, north of Upper Street, Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, the same day.

Note: The Whyte Guards arrived at Chester, Chester District, South Carolina, in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and the Kings Mountain Guards (52) was ordered to proceed by the King's Mountain Railroad to Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, in the morning on 14 April, 1861.

Spartenburg & Union Districts, to Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, Companies A, C (1st), C (2nd), D, E, F, G, & K, 13 April, 1861: The Spartan Rifles, the Pea Ridge Volunteers, the Batesville Volunteers, the Lawson's Fork Volunteers, the Morgan Light Infantry/Rifles, the Pacolet Guards, the Tyger Volunteers/ Goshen Hill Voluntters, and the Johnson Riflemen/ Rifles arrived by the Union & Spartenburg Railroad at Camp Calhoun, State Agricultural Society of South Carolina Fairgrounds, north of Upper Street, Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, on 13 April, 1861.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Camp Calhoun, State Agricultural Society of South Carolina Fairgrounds, north of Upper Street, Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, on 15 April, 1861.

State Service, Sullivan's island, 19 April-27 May, 1861

The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Columbia Branch, South Carolina Railroad, to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 5 AM on 15 April, 1861, and arrived at Camp Charleston, Schutzenplatz/ German Shooting Ground, Ruckersville, one mile north of Ann Street, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the evening the same day.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Camp Charleston, Schutzenplatz/ German Shooting Ground, Ruckersville, one mile north of Ann Street, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, between 15 and 19 April, 1861.

Camp Charleston, Schutzenplatz/ German Shooting Ground, Ruckersville, one mile north of Ann Street, Charleston, to Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 19 April, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to proceed by the steamer Planter to Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 19 April, 1861, and arrived at Camp Braurboard, Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 12 PM the same day.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Militia Rifles, under the command of Colonel J J Pettigrew, was relieved from duty at Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, and ordered to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the evening on 19 April, 1861 (See the 1st South Carolina Infantry).

Organisation of 5th South Carolina Infantry (State service), 29 April, 1861: Colonel M Jenkins, Lieutenant Colonel G W H Legg, Major W T Thompson; Company A, Johnson Riflemen/ Rifles (91), Captain J W Goss; Company B, Pea Ridge Volunteers (96), Captain W J T Glenn; Company C (1st), Batesville Volunteers (96), Captain J J Brown; Company D, Pacolet Guards (96), Captain J Q Carpenter; Company E, Jasper Light Infantry (101), Captain C A Seabrook; Company F, Lawson's Fork Volunteers (85), Captain R B Seay; Company G, King's Mountain Guards (82), Captain A Jackson; Company H, Catawba Light Infantry (79), Captain R H Glenn; Company I, Morgan Light Infantry/ Rifles (83), Captain J M Benson; Company J, Whyte Guards (75), Captain A E Hutchison; Company K, Tyger Volunteers/ Goshen Hill Volunteers (75), Captain J W Sartor; Company L, Spartan Rifles (91), Captain J Walker

Moultrie House, Moultrie House, one & a half miles east of Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 22 April, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies E and J, arrived at Moultrie House, Moultrie House, one and a half miles east of Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, in the morning on 22 April, 1861.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Camp Beauregard, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 28 April, 1861, and the Charleston Light Dragoons, under the command of Captain B F Rutledge, was stationed at Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 17 May, 1861.

Camp Beauregard, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, 23 May, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was reviewed by Governor F W Pickens, State of South Carolina, at Camp Beauregard, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 23 May, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry/ Regulars, under the command of Colonel R H Anderson, was stationed at Fort Moultrie, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 23 May, 1861.

Camp Beauregard, west end of Sullivan's Island, to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, 27 May, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, at 3 PM on 27 May, 1861.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Camp Beauregard, west end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, between 19 April and 27 May, 1861.

The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to proceed by the South Carolina Railroad to Columbia, Richland District, South Carolina, in the evening on 27 May, 1861, and arrived by the Greenville & Columbia Railroad in the morning on 28 May, 1861.

Note: 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Orangeburg, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, on 3 June, 1861.

Rendezvous at North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg Courthouse, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, 4 June, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry arrived at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg Courthouse, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, on 4 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg Courthouse, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, 4 June, 1861, dated 13 April, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, on the North Edisto River, west of Orangeburg Courthouse, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, dated 13 April, 1861 (See the Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies C (1st) and J, declined Confederate service on 3 June, 1861, and were disbanded on 4 June, 1861.

Orangeburg to Richmond, 5-10 June, 1861

The 5th South Carolina Infantry (1,150) was ordered to proceed by the Columbia Branch, South Carolina Railroad, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the evening on 5 June, 1861, and arrived by the Charlotte & South Carolina Railroad at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, via Chester, Chester District, South Carolina, on 6 June, 1861. The regiment arrived by the North Carolina Railroad at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, on 8 June, 1861, and was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 9 June, 1861. The 5th South Carolina Infantry arrived by the Petersburg Railroad at Pocahontas Station, on Main Street, Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, at 10.30 PM the same day and by the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 10 June, 1861.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was detained at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, between 6 and 7 June, 1861, and was stationed at several tobacco warehouses, on the James River, south of the Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 10 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Camp Davis, Howard's Grove, on the Mechanicsville Turnpike, one mile northeast of the Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 12 June, 1861: 5th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel M Jenkins; 7th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel T G Bacon; 8th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel E B C Cash

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Camp Davis, Howard's Grove, on the Mechanicsville Turnpike, one mile northeast of the Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 10 and 18 June, 1861.

Arrival at Manassas Junction, 19 June, 1861

The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Central Virginia Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.73, Paragraph VII, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 18 June, 1861, dated 17 June, 1861, and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 19 June, 1861.

Note: Colonel M Jenkins, 5th South Carolina Infantry, was assigned to command Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.46, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861.

Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, to Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 June, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.46, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 21 June, 1861, dated 19 June, 1861.

Note: General Orders No.20, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861The 5th South Carolina Infantry was assigned to the Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General D R Jones, by General Orders No.20, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 June, 1861: Colonel M Jenkins, 5th South Carolina Infantry; 5th South Carolina Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel G W H Legg; 17th Mississippi Infantry. Colonel W S Featherston; 18th Mississippi Infantry. Colonel E R Burt

Note: The 17th Mississippi Infantry and the 18th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 June, 1861.

Advance to McLean's Ford, 17 July, 1861

The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 17 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 17th Mississippi Infantry and the 18th Mississippi Infantry.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 21 June and 17 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed at McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance east of Rocky Run & Grigsby's barn, half a mile east of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered east of Rocky Run and Grigsby's barn, half a mile east of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 2.30 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed on the road between Union Mills (Station) and Centreville, in the vicinity of E W Kincheloe's farm, two miles north of Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed at McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Return of casualties in the 5th South Carolina Infantry, Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Killed 3, wounded 23, total 26

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to the road between Union Mills (Station) and Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, and the old Braddock Road by Special Orders No.146, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861.

McLean's Ford to Fairfax Station & Centreville, 23 & 24 July, 1861

The 5th South Carolina Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G W H Legg, was ordered to Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 23 July, 1861.

Fairfax Station to road between Union Mills (Station) & Centreville, one & a half miles southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 24 July, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to the road between Union Mills (Station) and Centreville, one and a half miles southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Pettus, on the road between Union Mills (Station) and Centreville, one and a half miles southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 24 July and 12 August, 1861.

Note: The 6th South Carolina Infantry and the 9th South Carolina Infantry arrived at Camp Pettus, on the road between Union Mills (Station) and Centreville, one and a half miles southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 28 July, 1861, and the 4th South Carolina Infantry on 29 July, 1861.

Organisation of Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 July, 1861: Brigadier General D R Jones, Confederate States Army; 4th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel J E B Sloan; 5th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel M Jenkins; 6th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel C S Winder; 9th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel J D Blanding

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was assigned to the Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General D R Jones, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Centreville to Germantown, 12 August, 1861

The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.218, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 8 AM on 12 August, 1861, dated 10 August, 1861, and in the vicinity of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, arrived at 2 PM on 12 August, 1861.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed in the vicinity of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 12 August and 3 September, 1861.

Reconnaissance to Great Falls, 3-4 September, 1861

The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered on a reconnaissance to Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 9 PM on 3 September, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies E and G, and one 6 pounder three inch rifle and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the Washington Battalion Artillery, 1st Company. The regiment arrived at Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 9 AM on 4 September, 1861.

Organisation of reconnaissance to Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, 3-4 September, 1861: Colonel M Jenkins, 5th South Carolina Infantry; 5th South Carolina Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel G W H Legg; Washington Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, one 6 pounder three inch rifle & two 12 pounder field howitzers, First Lieutenant C W Squires; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, detachment, First Lieutenant T Whitehead; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, detachment, First Lieutenant N C Harris

Disposition of reconnaissance to Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, 4 September, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies A and K, and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the Washington Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, were stationed opposite Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland; the 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies C (2nd) and I, and one 6 pounder three inch rifle of the Washington Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, south of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland; the 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies B and G, and a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, at 'Difficult Bridge', on the Leesburg & Georgetown Turnpike, one mile south of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland; the 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies D and E, and a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, one and a quarter miles north of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland; and the 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies F, H, and J, under the command of Major W T Thomson, as a reserve southwest of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 4 September, 1861.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies A, C (2nd), I, and K, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G W H Legg, were stationed opposite and south of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 4 September, 1861.

Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, to Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, 4 September, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 4 September, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies E and G, and one 6 pounder three inch rifle and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the Washington Battalion Artillery, 1st Company. The regiment arrived in the vicinity of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 PM on 4 September, 1861.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3.30 PM on 13 September, 1861, and was accompanied by the 4th South Carolina Infantry and 9th South Carolina Infantry.

Picket duty at Riley's/ Upton's Hill, 22-29 September, 1861

The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 14 September, 1861, and was ordered to Riley's/ Upton's Hill, half a mile east of Taylor's Tavern, on the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 22 September, 1861.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was stationed at Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 22 September, 1861.

Picket duty at Riley's/ Upton's Hill, half a mile east of Taylor's Tavern, on the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22-28 September, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry arrived at Riley's/ Upton's Hill, half a mile east of Taylor's Tavern, on the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 23 September, 1861, and was assigned to picket duty at Riley's/ Upton's Hill, half a mile east of Taylor's Tavern, on the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 22 and 28 September, 1861.

Riley's/ Upton's Hill, half a mile east of Taylor's Tavern, on the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, to Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, 28-29 September, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 28 September, 1861, and arrived in the vicinity of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 29 September, 1861.

Picket duty at Mills' Crossroads, four miles northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 12-15 October, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to Mills' Crossroads, four miles northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 12 October, 1861, and was assigned to picket duty at Mills' Crossroads, four miles northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 12 and 15 October, 1861.

Withdrawal to McLean's Ford, 16 October, 1861

The 5th South Carolina Infantry was ordered to McLean's Ford, on the Bul Run River, in the evening on 16 October, 1861, and arrived one mile northwest of McLean's Ford, on the Bul Run River, in the morning on 17 October, 1861.

Reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, 23 April, 1862: The 5th South Carolina Infantry was reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, on 23 April, 1862.

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 5th South Carolina Infantry, under the command of Colonel A Coward, surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

Brigadier General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 17 June, 1861: Brevet Captain & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, United States Adjutant General's Department, resigned at Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, on 15 February, 1861, and was appointed captain and assistant adjutant general, Confederate States Army, at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 6 March, 1861. Captain & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, was assigned to Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, at Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 11 and 31 March, 1861, and was appointed major and assistant adjutant and inspector general, Confederate States Army, on 29 March, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Major & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861, and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 3 June, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 17 June, 1861, and was assigned to command the Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, on 20 June, 1861.

Note: Captain & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, was appointed major and assistant adjutant and inspector general, Confederate States Army, between 29 March and 30 April, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 11 July, 1861.

The 5th South Carolina Infantry was assigned to the First Brigade, Third Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, by General Orders No.15, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.99: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp541-543
Colonel M Jenkins, Fifth South Carolina Infantry, dated McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 22 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.96: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp537-539
Brigadier General D R Jones, Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, dated McLean’s Ford, on the Bull Run River, 23 July, 1861