3rd South Carolina Colored Infantry Regiment
The 3rd South Carolina Colored Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of African-American 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.There was a protest over pay as soldiers lay down their rifles to protest receiving half the pay of white soldiers. Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts mentioned the incident during a debate in Congress over the pay of African-American Union soldiers:
Colonel Augustus G. Bennett was the commanding officer. Sergeant William Walker and Samson Read were involved in the mutiny. Walker was executed.
The regiment was consolidated with 4th South Carolina to form the 21st United States Colored Infantry Regiment on March 14, 1864.