8th Regiment records, 1862.

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8th Regiment records, 1862.

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Records consist of correspondence including a copy of a letter from James H. Witherspoon, colonel of the 8th Regiment, Corps of Reserves, to I.W. Hayne concerning the handling of deserters, "General Orders No. 5" to Witherspoon from Brigadier General Trapier concerning rules and articles of war to be read before every regiment, squadron, battery and independent company, and "General Orders No. 52" from Albert C. Garlington, S.C. Adj. General concerning the election of field officers.

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Hayne, Isaac W. (Isaac William), 1809-1880

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Isaac W. Hayne was the Secretary of the Nullification Convention in 1832-1833. He was an outspoken advocate of secession in his native state of South Carolina. During the Civil War, he was appointed Commandant of Conscriptions at Columbia, S.C. He also served as the South Carolina Attorney General from 1848-1868. From the description of Papers, 1832-1875. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 51588926 American lawyer. From the description of Autograph lett...

Trapier, James Heyward, 1813-1865.

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South Carolina. Militia

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A number of South Carolina militia units were adopted into the Continental Army. The 1st South Carolina Regiment, organized in 1775, consisted of ten companies. The Regiment was consolidated, although it retained its name, with the 5th Regiment, February 11, 1780 to consist of nine companies. It was reorganized in late 1782 and early 1783 to consist of three companies, and disbanded November 15, 1783. The 2nd Regiment was also organized in 1775 to consist of ten companie...

Garlington, Albert Creswell, 1822-1885.

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Witherspoon, James Hervey, 1810-1865.

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South Carolina. Militia. Regiment, 8th.

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