The South Carolina 26th Infantry Regiment was organized at Charleston, South Carolina, in September, 1862 from a consolidation of the 6th and 9th Infantry Battalions because the two battalions were essentially wiped out in that first summer of fighting in Virginia. The new regiment was transferred out west where it participated in the siege of Jackson, MS, then to South Carolina for the Siege of Charleston. After the fall of Charleston, the 26th was transferred back to Virginia where it participated in the Petersburg Siege and the Appomattox Campaign. A Company - Captain Samuel Smart; Captain Henry L. Buck B Company - Captain John A. Evans C Company - (also knon as Trenholm Rifles): Captain C.D. Roswell; Captain Henry M. Lofton; Captain R.H. Rogers D Company - Marlboro District (County): Captain A.D. Smith; Captain Washington W. Davis; Captain Alex E. Bristow; Captain Harris Covington E Company - Captain John J. Best; Captain Edward Bostick F Company - Captain Neil F. Graham; Captain Smilie Wadsworth; Captain Wm. P. Kirkley G Company - Captain R.D.F. Rollins; Captain Daniel W. Carter H Company - (also known as Chesnut Guards): Captain Henry S. Dickinson I Company - (also known as Kickapoo Riflemen): Captain C.S. Land K Company - (also known as Eutaw Riflemen): Captain Levi Grainger; Captain L. Dow Graham; Captain George B. Congdon; Captain B. Lewis Beaty. Formed at Blanton's Crossroads community in Horry District, S. C., in January 1862.