Confederate States of America. Army. Hampton Legion. Company A

The Washington Light Infantry was formed as a body of "citizen soldiers" in Charleston, South Carolina in 1807 and incorporated in 1824. During the Civil War the Washington Light Infantry furnished Companies A and B of the 25th South Carolina Regiment (Hagood's Brigade, C.S.A.) and Co. A of the Hampton Legion Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia. The Washington Light Infantry continued as a charitable association after the Civil War and in 1874 united with the Washington Light Infantry Rifle Club as a military and charitable organization. In 1877, the Washington Light Infantry was chartered by the General Assembly of South Carolina as a military company in the 1st Regiment of Rifles, 4th Brigade, 1st Division of the South Carolina state troops.

Volunteer corps of citizen-soldiers formed in 1807 in Charleston, South Carolina and incorporated in 1824. During the Civil War the Washington Light Infantry furnished Companies A and B of the 25th South Carolina Regiment (Hagood's Brigade, C.S.A.) and Co. A of the Hampton Legion Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia. The Washington Light Infantry continued as a charitable organization after the Civil War and in 1874 united with the Washington Rifle Club as a military and charitable organization. In 1877, the Washington Light Infantry was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly as a military company in the 1st Regiment of Rifles, 4th Brigade, 1st Division of the South Carolina state troops.