Historical Sketch And Roster Of The South Carolina Third Infantry Battalion

The South Carolina 3rd Infantry Battalion [also called Lauren's Battalion] was organized in November, 1861, at Camp Hampton, near Columbia, South Carolina. After a short stint in South Carolina, the 3rd SC Infantry Battalion served with the Army of Northern Virginia from Second Manassas to Gettysburg, then fought with Longstreet at Chickamauga and Knoxville. Returning to Virginia it participated in the conflicts at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and ended the war in North Carolina.