Enlistments
"History of Kershaw's Brigade" by G. Augustus Dickert

Second South Carolina Regiment Early in May or the last of April four Companies of the Second Regiment, under Colonel Kershaw, volunteered for Confederate service, and were sent at once to Virginia. These companies were commanded by— Captain John D. Kennedy, Kershaw County. Captain W. H. Casson, Richland County. Captain William Wallace, Richland County. Captain John Richardson.,Sumter County. They were afterwards joined by companies under— Captain Perryman. of Abbeville County, (formerly of the Seventh Regiment). Captain Cuthbert, Charleston. Captain Rhett, Charleston. Captain Haile. Kershaw. Captain McManus, Lancaster. Captain Hoke, Greenville. These were among the first soldiers from the " Palmetto .State" to go to Virginia, and the regiment when fully organized stood as follows: J. K. Kershaw, Colonel, of Camden. K. P. Jones, Lieutenant Colonel. Fred Gaillard, Major. A. D. Goodwin. Adjutant. Company A—W. H. Casson. Richland. Company B—A. P Hoke, Greenville. Company C—William Wallace, Richland. Company D—T. S. Richardson. Company E—John L. Kennedy, Kershaw. Company F—W. W. Perryman, Anderson. Company G—I. Haile, Kershaw. Company H—H. McManus, Lancaster. Company I—G- B. Cuthbert, Charleston. Company K—R. Rhett, Charleston. Surgeon—Dr. F. Salmond, Kershaw. Quattermaster—W. S. Wood, Columbia. Commissary—J. J. Villepigue. Chaplain—A. J. McGruder. THIRD SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENT. The Third Regiment had originally twelve companies enlisted for State service, but in transferring to Confederate Army only ten were allowed by the army regulations. Two companies were left out. viz.: Captain J. C. S. Brown's, from Newberry, and Captain Mat. Jones', from Laurens. The privates, however, enlisted in the other companies as a general rule, for the companies were allowed a maximum number of 100. The Eighth and Third made no changes in their companies or officers from their first enlistment in the State service until itheir second enlistment in 1862, only as occasioned by resignations or the casualties of war. The two regiments remained as first organized, with few exceptions. The Third stood, when ready for transportation to Virginia, the 7th of June, as follows: James H. Williams, Colonel, Newberry. B. B. Foster, Lieutenant Colonel, Spartanburg. James M. Baxter. Major, Newberry. W. D. Rutherford. Adjutant. Newberrry. Company A—B. Conway Garlington, Laurens. Company B—S. Newton Davidson, Newberry. Company C—R. C. Maffett, Newberry. Company D—T. B. Furgerson. Spartanburg and Union. Company E—James D. Nance, Newberry. Company F—T. Walker. Newberry and Laurens. Company G—R- P. Todd., I.aurens. Company H —D. Nunamaker, Lexington. Company I—Smith L. Jones, Laurens. Company K—Benj. Kennedy. Spartanburg. Surgeon—Dr. D. E. Ewart.,Newberry. Quartermaster—John McGowan., Laurens. Commissary—Sergeant J. N. Martin. Newberry. Chaplain—Rev. Mayfield. SEVENTH SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENT. Colonel, Thomas G. Bacon. The following companies were from Abbeville: Company A. Captain W. W, Perryman. Company B, Captain G. M. Mattison. Company C, Captain P. H. Bradley. Company D, Captain S. J. Hester. The following companies were from Edgefield: Company K, Captain D. Dendy. Company F, Captain John S. Hard. Company G. Captain J. Hampden Brooks. Company H. Captain Elbert Bland. Company I, Captain W. E. Prescott. Company K. Captain Bart Talbert. Captain Perryman with his company, the "Secession Guards." volunteered for the Confederate service before the other companies, and left for Virginia on April 28th and joined the Second South Carolina Regiment. Captain Bland took his place with his company in the regiment as Company A. The companies of the Seventh came together as a regiment at the Schutzenplatz, near Charleston, on the 16th of April. In about two weeks it was ordered to Edgefield District at a place called Monlmorenci. in Aiken County. While here a company came from Edgefield County near Trenton, under Captain Coleman, and joined the regiment. But this company failed to enlist. The Seventh Regiment elected as officers: Colonel, Thomas G. Bacon, of Edgefield District: Lieutenant Colonel, Robert A. Fair, of Abbeville; Major. Emmet Seibels. of Edgefield; Adjutant, D. Wyatlt Aiken, of Abbeville. All the staff officers were appointed by the Colonels until the transfer to the Confederate service: then the medical department was made a separate branch, and the Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons were appointed by the Department. Colonel Bacon appointed on his staff: B, F. Lovelass. Quartermaster: Fred Smith, Commissary; afterwards A. F. Townsend. Surgeon Joseph W. Hearst resigned, and A. R. Drogie was made Surgeon in his stead, with Dr. G. H. Waddell as Assistant Surgeon. A. C. Stallworth. Sergeant Major, left for Virginia about the first of June and joined the Second a few days afterwards. EIGHTH SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENT. The Eighth Regiment was organized early in the year 1861, But the companies were not called together until the 14th day of April, arriving in Charleston in the afternoon of that day, just after the fall of Fort Sumter. It was composed of ten companies, as follows: Three from Chesterfield, two from Marion, two from Marlborough, and three from Darlington, with Colonel, E. B. C. Cash: Lieutenant Colonel, John W. Henegau; Major. Thomas E. Lucas: Adjutant, C. B. Weatherly. Companies first taken to Virginia: Company A—A. I. Hoole, Darlington. Company B— M. I. Hough, Chesterfield. Company C—Win. H. Coit, Chesterfield. Company D— John S. Miller, Chesterfield. Company E—W. E. Jay, Darlington. Company F—W. H. Evans, Darlington. Company G—John W. Harrington, Marlboro. Company H—R. L. Singletary, Marion. Company I—T. E. Stackhouse, Marion. Company K —D. McD. Mcleod, Marlboro.

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