r Veterans, or
some popular citizen, whom the old men thought "would take care of
the boys." At first the qualification of a commander, be it Colonel
or Captain, mostly required was clemency. His rules of discipline,
bravery, or military ability were not so much taken into
consideration.

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SECOND SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENT.

Early in May or the last of April four companies of the Second
Regiment, under Colonel Kershaw, volunteered for Confederate service,
and were sent at once to Virginia. These companies were commanded by--

Captain John D. Kennedy, Kershaw County. Captain W.H. Casson,
Richland County. Captain William Wallace, Richland County.
Captain John Richardson, Sumter County.

They were afterwards joined by companies under--

Captain Ferryman, of Abbeville County, (formerly of the
Seventh Regiment). Captain Cuthbert, Charleston. Captain
Rhett, Charleston. Captain Haile, Kershaw. Captain McManus,
Lancaster. Captain Hoke, Greenville.

These were among the first soldiers from the "Palmetto State" to go to
Virginia, and the regiment when fully organized stood as follows:

J.B. Kershaw, Colonel, of Camden. E.P. Jones, Lieutenant
Colonel. Fred Gaillard, Major. A.D. Goodwin, Adjutant.

Company A--W.H. Casson, Richland. Company B--A.D. Hoke,
Greenville. Company C--William Wallace, Richland. Company
D--T.S. Richardson. Company E--John D. Kennedy, Kershaw.
Company F--W.W.Perryman, Anderson. Company G--I. Haile,
Kershaw. Company H--H. McManus, Lancaster. Company I--G.B.
Cuthbert, Charleston. Company K--R. Rhett, Charleston.
Surgeon--Dr. F. Salmond, Kershaw. Quartermaster--W.S.
Wood, Columbia. Commissary--J.J. Villipigue. Chaplain--A.J.
McGruder.

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THIRD SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENT.

The Third Regiment had originally twelve companies enlisted for State
service, but in transferring to Confederate Army only ten were allowed
by the army regulations. Two companies were left out, viz.: Captain
J.C.S. Brown's, from Newberry, and Captain Mat. Jones', from Laurens.
The privates, however, enlisted in the other companies as a general
rule, for the companies were allowed a maximum number of 100. The
Eighth and Third made no changes in their companies or officers
from their first enlistment in the State service until their second
enlistment in 1862, only as occasioned by