6th South Carolina (Reserve) Infantry Battalion
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- 1864 - Organized with seven companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- February-April 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign
- March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
- April 9, 1865 - Consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina with parts of the following units:
- 1st South Carolina (Reserve) Infantry Battalion
- 2nd South Carolina (Reserve) Infantry Battalion
- 7th South Carolina (Reserve) Infantry Battalion
- 3rd South Carolina Infantry Battalion
- 2nd South Carolina Infantry
- 3rd South Carolina Infantry
- 7th South Carolina Infantry
- 8th South Carolina Infantry
- 15th South Carolina Infantry
- 20th South Carolina Infantry
- Re-designated 2nd (Consolidated) South Carolina Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Post of Florence, South Carolina (October-November 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Taliaferro's Brigade (December 1864)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / McLaws' Divison / Chesnut's Brigade (December 1864-January 1865)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Wright's Divison / Mercer's Brigade (January-February 1865)
- Hardee's Corps / McLaw's Divison / Blanchard's Brigade (February-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Robert Merriwether (Major)
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 50, 72, 78)