Report of the numbers and quarters of the volunteer companies from Charleston, 1848.

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Report of the numbers and quarters of the volunteer companies from Charleston, 1848.

Report lists the number of officers, privates, and musicians from various militia units of Charleston (S.C.) attending the funeral ceremonies of Colonel Butler and Lt. Colonel Dickinson in Columbia, S.C., and notes where they were quartered.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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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...

United States. Army. Palmetto Regiment

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Butler, Pierce Mason, 1798-1847

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South Carolina banker, U.S. Army officer, and South Carolina governor. Pierce Mason Butler spent much of his military service at Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, and in 1838 was named agent to the Cherokees. From the description of Letter : Fort Gibson, Okla., to J.C. Spencer, Washington, D.C., 1842 Dec. 27. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144186 Governor of South Carolina and army officer. From the description of Pierce Mason Butler papers, ...

Dickinson, James Polk, 1816-1847.

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Born in Camden, S.C.; colonel of the Palmetto Regiment; promoted to captain; fought in the Mexican-American war; died, 1847, at Battle of Churubusco, five miles outside of Mexico City. From the description of Letter, 1842 Nov. 18 (Camden, S.C.) to Peter Della Torre (Charleston, S.C.). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 729422233 ...