The 5th South Carolina Infantry Regiment (African Descent) was an

infantry regiment Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...

of African descent from

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

that failed to complete its organization to serve in the

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...

during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

. The enlisted men were transferred to the

3rd Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) The 3rd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Reigiment (Colored) was an infantry regiment of African-American in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 3rd South Carolina Infantry was organized at Hilton Head, South Carolina and m ...

and the

4th Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) The 4th Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) was an African-American infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 4th South Carolina Infantry was organized at Fernandina, Florida and m ...

.Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,636.

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* Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion''. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. {{LCCN, 5912963. Units and formations of the Union Army from South Carolina Military units and formations established in 1863 1863 establishments in South Carolina Military units and formations disestablished in 1864