South Carolina 4th Infantry Regiment
Historical Notes:
The South Carolina 4th Infantry Regiment was organized at Anderson in March of 1861. It fought first at First Manassas under N. G. Evans where it had 11 killed, 79 wounded, and 6 missing. In April of 1862, the regiment had 450 men. If was consolidated into five companies and redesignated as the SC 4th Infantry Battalion. Company B became company D of the Palmetto Sharpshooters.
One flag survives in private hands and fragments from a second silk flag are in the SC Relic Room. Dedmondt also describes a third known flag.
Officers:
Sloan, John B. E. - Colonel
Mattison, Charles S. - Major, Lieut. Colonel
Whitner, James H. - Major
Assignments:
Anderson’s, Jenkins, Walker’s Bratton’s Brigade
2/61 Unit Organized Fourth Regiment Col. B.E. Sloan . . .
4/12-4/14-61 Fort Sumter Fourth Regiment Col. B.E. Sloan . . .
7/21/61 First Manassas Fourth Regiment Col. B.E. Sloan Evan's Brigade . .
4/5-62 Yorktown Fourth Regiment Col. B.E. Sloan Anderson's Brigade Longstreet's Division Magruder's Corps
As the SC 4th Infantry Battalion
5/4/62 Fort Magruder Fourth Battalion Major C.S. Mattison Anderson's Brigade Longstreet's Division Magruder's Corps
. . . . Col. Micah Jenkins Gen. Richard Anderson
5/31/62 Fair Oaks^ Fourth Battalion Major C.S. Mattison Anderson’s Brigade Longstreet's Division Magruder's Corps
6/27/62 Gaines Mill* Fourth Battalion Major C.S. Mattison Anderson's Brigade Longstreet's Division Magruder's Corps
6/30/62 Frayser's Farm Fourth Battalion Major C.S. Mattison Anderson's Brigade Longstreet's Division Magruder's Corps
8/29-8/30-62 Second Manassas Chinn House Major C.S. Mattison Jenkin's Brigade Kemper's Division Longstreet's Corps
9/14/62 Boonsboro . Major C.S. Mattison Jenkin's Brigade Kemper's Division Longstreet's Corps
9/17/62 Sharpsburg Burnside Bridge Major C.S. Mattison Jenkin's Brigade Kemper's Division Longstreet's Corps
Battles:
Fort Sumter SC (12 - 13 APR 1861)
1st Manassas (21 JUL 1861)
Yorktown Siege (APR - MAY 1862)
Roster:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1241 men.
B* J.H. Whitner Anderson Palmetto Riflemen
. W.W. Humphries (Reg.) . .
. T.P. Benson (2nd Lt. Reg.) . .
C J.T. Dean (Reg.) Anderson Dean Company
. A.T. Broyles (Reg.) . .
. G.W. Culbertson . .
. Wm. Wood . .
D James Long(1st Lt. Reg.) Anderson Piercetown Guards
E* F.W. Filpatrick(Reg.) Fair Play Calhoun Mountaineers
F Green Pool (Reg.) Greenville Tyger Volunteers
. F.H. Fuller (Reg.) . .
G J.G. Hawthorne (Reg.) Greenville Saluda Guards
H R.Y.H. Griffin (Reg.) Pickens Twelve Mile Volunteers
I* W.W. Hollingworth (Reg.) Pickens Pickens Guards
J* Wm. Anderson (Reg.) Anderson The Confederate Guards
K+ J.L. Shanklin (Reg.) Pendleton (Pickens County) Fort Hill Guards
* Transferred to Jenkins Palmetto Sharpshooters in 1862.
+ Listed as Company I in some sources. Went to Palmetto Sharpshooters in 1862. This unit according to Dean replaced The Butler Guard (Company A) which joined The Third South Carolina
Unit will be combined with Hampton Legion Dismounted following Sharpsburg.
Leaving at the 1862 reorganization to join the Palmetto Sharpshooters are the following.
F.W. Kilpatrick Calhoun Mountaineers
J.W. Daniels Confederate Guards
F.L. Garvin Pickens Guards
W.W. Humphries Palmetto Rifleman
Bibliography for Research:
One flag survives in private hands and fragments from a second silk flag are in the SC Relic Room. Dedmondt also describes a third known flag.
Mattison, Charles S. - Major, Lieut. Colonel
Whitner, James H. - Major
2/61 Unit Organized Fourth Regiment Col. B.E. Sloan . . .
4/12-4/14-61 Fort Sumter Fourth Regiment Col. B.E. Sloan . . .
7/21/61 First Manassas Fourth Regiment Col. B.E. Sloan Evan's Brigade . .
4/5-62 Yorktown Fourth Regiment Col. B.E. Sloan Anderson's Brigade Longstreet's Division Magruder's Corps
As the SC 4th Infantry Battalion
5/4/62 Fort Magruder Fourth Battalion Major C.S. Mattison Anderson's Brigade Longstreet's Division Magruder's Corps
. . . . Col. Micah Jenkins Gen. Richard Anderson
5/31/62 Fair Oaks^ Fourth Battalion Major C.S. Mattison Anderson’s Brigade Longstreet's Division Magruder's Corps
6/27/62 Gaines Mill* Fourth Battalion Major C.S. Mattison Anderson's Brigade Longstreet's Division Magruder's Corps
6/30/62 Frayser's Farm Fourth Battalion Major C.S. Mattison Anderson's Brigade Longstreet's Division Magruder's Corps
8/29-8/30-62 Second Manassas Chinn House Major C.S. Mattison Jenkin's Brigade Kemper's Division Longstreet's Corps
9/14/62 Boonsboro . Major C.S. Mattison Jenkin's Brigade Kemper's Division Longstreet's Corps
9/17/62 Sharpsburg Burnside Bridge Major C.S. Mattison Jenkin's Brigade Kemper's Division Longstreet's Corps
1st Manassas (21 JUL 1861)
Yorktown Siege (APR - MAY 1862)
B* J.H. Whitner Anderson Palmetto Riflemen
. W.W. Humphries (Reg.) . .
. T.P. Benson (2nd Lt. Reg.) . .
C J.T. Dean (Reg.) Anderson Dean Company
. A.T. Broyles (Reg.) . .
. G.W. Culbertson . .
. Wm. Wood . .
D James Long(1st Lt. Reg.) Anderson Piercetown Guards
E* F.W. Filpatrick(Reg.) Fair Play Calhoun Mountaineers
F Green Pool (Reg.) Greenville Tyger Volunteers
. F.H. Fuller (Reg.) . .
G J.G. Hawthorne (Reg.) Greenville Saluda Guards
H R.Y.H. Griffin (Reg.) Pickens Twelve Mile Volunteers
I* W.W. Hollingworth (Reg.) Pickens Pickens Guards
J* Wm. Anderson (Reg.) Anderson The Confederate Guards
K+ J.L. Shanklin (Reg.) Pendleton (Pickens County) Fort Hill Guards
* Transferred to Jenkins Palmetto Sharpshooters in 1862.
+ Listed as Company I in some sources. Went to Palmetto Sharpshooters in 1862. This unit according to Dean replaced The Butler Guard (Company A) which joined The Third South Carolina
Unit will be combined with Hampton Legion Dismounted following Sharpsburg.
Leaving at the 1862 reorganization to join the Palmetto Sharpshooters are the following.
F.W. Kilpatrick Calhoun Mountaineers
J.W. Daniels Confederate Guards
F.L. Garvin Pickens Guards
W.W. Humphries Palmetto Rifleman