The South Carolina 2nd Infantry Battalion Sharpshooters was originally Company B of the SC 9th Infantry Regiment. Rivers Account of the Raising of the Troops for State and Confederate Service in South Carolina states that 300 men were originally enrolled.

Benjamin Burgh Smith - Captain

assigned to the 3rd Military District of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida from June – September 1862

No known battles

Most of the men in this battalion were from Beaufort and Colleton Counties.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

REFERENCES:

Crute Units of the Confederate States Army
Rivers, William J. Col. Rivers Account of the Raising of the Troops for State and Confederate Service.
Sifakis, Stewart Compendium of the Cofederate Armies

Researching this unit? Here's what's available.
Rigdon, John C. - The Civil War in South Carolina		CD-ROM $35.00
Rigdon, John C. - The South Carolina Civil War Soldiers Index		CD-ROM $15.00
Rigdon, John C. - Historical Sketch and Roster of the SC 2nd Battalion, Sharpshooters (Infantry)	Ebook $12.95 Paperback $19.95	CD-ROM $15.00
Rivers, Col. William J. - Rivers Account of the Raising of the Troops for State and Confederate Service	Paperback $10.00	CD-ROM $15.00
Capers, Major Ellison. - Confederate Military History - South Carolina Volume - 424 pgs.	Paperback $45.00	CD-ROM $15.00