Historical Sketch And Roster Of The South Carolina 21st Infantry Regiment

by John C. Rigdon

The South Carolina 21st Infantry Regiment was organized in November, 1861, with men from the Pee Dee region of the state. It served for some time in the Charleston area attached to General Hagood's Brigade in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. During the spring of 1864 it moved to Virginia and was active at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. The unit continued the fight in the Petersburg trenches, then took part in the North Carolina operations. Companies Company A – Georgetown County Company B – Darlington County “Wild Rifles” Company C – Chesterfield County Company D – Chesterfield County Company E – Chesterfield County Company F – Marlboro County Company G – Darlington County “William’s Guards” Company H – Georgetown County Company I – Marion County Company K – Darlington County

247 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2020

About the author

John Rigdon has authored a number of books on the American Civil War and is the manager of the web site, Research OnLine, (www.researchonline.net) the premier site for researching Civil War ancestors in the Civil War. His titles include the Historical Sketch and Roster Volumes (1100 plus titles) and a dozen volumes in the "We Fought" series focusing on particular battles and commanders. Additionally John works in translation of materials in several languages and maintains the website, www.wordsrus.info. John resides in the foothills of the Appalachians outside Cartersville, GA. where he enjoys gardening and aquaponics. You may reach him at jrigdon@researchonline.net.