John C Rigdon

Historical Sketch and Roster of the South Carolina 6th Infantry Regiment John C Rigdon

In Rivers' account of the raising of the troops, he dedicates a total of 6 lines to this regiment of 700 men. From the casualty lists, there were probably that many men again who joined subsequently. It lost 18 killed at Dranesville, 27 at Williamsburg, 270 at Gaines' Mill and Frayser's Farm, 115 at Second Manassas, 58 in the Maryland Campaign, 16 At Wauhatchie, 9 at The Wilderness, 26 killed from June 13 to Dec 31, 1864, and yet still managed to surrender 30 officers and 328 men at Appomattox. The 6th fought with the army from Williamsburg to Fredericksburg, served with Longstreet at Suffolk, and later moved with D. H. Hill to North Carolina. Again with Longstreet, it did not arrive in time to take part in the Battle of Chickamauga but was engaged at Knoxville. Returning to Virginia, it participated in the conflicts at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches, and saw action around Appomattox . The companies of the SC 6th Infantry were formed from the counties of Fairfield, Chester, York, Darlington, Lancaster, and Lexington.