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The 3rd Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) was an African-American infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ==Service== The 3rd South Carolina Infantry was organized at Hilton Head, South Carolina and mustered into Federal service in June 1863. The unit was on post duty at Hilton Head until it was moved to Jacksonville, Florida in February 1864.〔p. 1636, United States. Congress. The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debate and Proceedings of the First Session of the Thirty-eight Congress. Edited by John C. Rives. Washington, DC: Congressional Globe Printing Office, 1864.〕 There was a mutiny over pay. Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts mentioned the incident during a debate in Congress over the pay of African-American Union soldiers: Colonel Augustus Bennett was the commanding officer. Sergeant William Walker and Samson Read were involved in the mutiny. The regiment was consolidated with 4th South Carolina to form the 21st United States Colored Infantry Regiment on March 14, 1864.〔p. 1636, 1727, Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: The Dyer Publishing Company, 1908.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「3rd Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (African Descent)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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