DOC With Wings As Eagles: The Eighth Air Force in World War II by Philip Kaplan in History

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The South Carolina 8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Marion; South Carolina; during the spring of 1861. Many of the men were from Darlington and Marion counties. The 8th was engaged in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg; moved to Georgia with Longstreet; and was active at Chickamauga and Knoxville. Returning to Virginia; it participated in the battles at The Wilderness; Spotsylvania; and Cold Harbor; then saw action in the Shenandoah Valley with Early. Later it was involved in the North Carolina Campaign. Of the 300 engaged at Gettysburg; thirty-three percent were disabled. On March 23; 1865; there were only 52 present for duty. The regiment was transferred to South Carolina and fought in their own homes; surrendering with the Army of Tennessee. Company A - (also known as the Darlington Rifles or Darlington Rifleman) - many men from Darlington District (County) Company B - (also known as Chesterfield Rifles) - many men from Chesterfield District (County) Company C - (also known as Chesterfield Guards) - many men from Chesterfield District (County) (the first company to be raised in Chesterfield) Company D - (also known as Jackson Guards) - many men from Chesterfield District (County) Company E - (also known as the Timmonsville Minute Men) - many men from Darlington District (County) Company F - (also known as the Darlington Grays) - many men from Darlington District (County) (from the towns of Society Hill; Doversville; Lydia and Stokes Bridge) Company G - (also known as the Marlboro Guards and Harrington's Company) - many men from Marlboro District (County) Roster Company H - (also known as Jeffrey (or Jeffries) Creek Guards) - many men from Marion District (County) (now in the eastern section of Florence County) Company I (also known as the Marion Guards (Seigler states it was a "color company") - many men from Marion District (County) Roster Company K - (also known as the McQueen Guards) - many men from Marlboro District (County) Company L - (also known as the Spartan Band) - many men from Marion District (County) (a few were from Darlington District (County) and North Carolina) Company M - many men from Darlington District (County)