1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored)

1st Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored)
“We, their officers, did not go there to teach lessons, but to receive them. There were more than a hundred men in the ranks who had voluntarily met more dangers in their escape from slavery than any of my young captains had incurred in all their lives.” — Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson[1]
ActiveMay 1862 to February 9, 1866[2]
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchInfantry
EquipmentRifled muskets
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson
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The 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) was a Union Army regiment during the American Civil War, formed by General Rufus Saxton. It was composed of escaped slaves from South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The 1st SC Volunteer Infantry black regiment was formed in 1862 and became the 33rd United States Colored Troops Regiment in February of 1864.[3][4][5] It has the distinction of being the first black regiment to fight in the Civil War at the Skirmish at Spaulding's on the Sapelo River GA. It was one of the first black regiments in the Union Army.[a]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Higginson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Guide to the 1st South Carolina / 33 Rd U.S. Colored Troops Records". Online Archive of California. Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ Hatcher, Richard. "First South Carolina Regiment". South Carolina Encyclopedia. University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ Bradley, Anders (9 September 2018). "The First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1862-1866)". www.blackpast.org. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ Smith, Stephen. "Contrabands". South Carolina Encyclopedia. University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies. Retrieved 27 March 2024.


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