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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 of the collective states. It proved essential to th ...
regiments raised in
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 = ...
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 ...
. Only African-American units were raised in the state. Four complete regiments were organized and mustered into service; Union authorities planned to raise a fifth regiment but instead transferred the recruits to the other regiments. The
list of South Carolina Confederate Civil War units This is a list of South Carolina Confederate Civil War Units. The list of South Carolina Union Civil War units is shown separately. Infantry * 1st Infantry, 6 months, 1861 * 1st (Butler's) South Carolina Regulars * 1st (Hagood's) South Ca ...
is shown separately.


Infantry

* 1st Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) – later
33rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment The 33rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a U.S.C.T. infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was re-organized from the colored 1st South Carolina Infantry in February 1864. It served with the Department of ...
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2nd Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) The 2nd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) was an African-American infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was among the scores of units raised starting in the middle of the war to augmen ...
– later
34th United States Colored Infantry Regiment The 34th United States Colored Infantry was a U.S.C.T. infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was re-organized from the 2nd South Carolina Infantry (African Descent) in February 1864. It was assigned to various post ...
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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 ...
– later
21st United States Colored Infantry Regiment The 21st United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a U.S.C.T. infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized from the 3rd South Carolina Infantry (African Descent) and the 4th South Carolina Infantry (Africa ...
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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 ...
– later
21st United States Colored Infantry Regiment The 21st United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a U.S.C.T. infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized from the 3rd South Carolina Infantry (African Descent) and the 4th South Carolina Infantry (Africa ...
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5th Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) The 5th South Carolina Infantry Regiment (African Descent) was an infantry regiment of African descent from South Carolina that failed to complete its organization to serve in the Union Army during the American Civil War The American ...
– failed to complete organization, men transferred to 3rd and 4th Regiments


See also

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Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
* United States Colored Troops


References

* Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion''. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. {{LCCN, 5912963
The Civil War Archive
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 = ...
Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...