Companies first taken to Virginia: 

    Company A—­A.I.  Hoole, Darlington. 
    Company B—­M.I.  Hough, Chesterfield. 
    Company C—­Wm. H. Coit, Chesterfield. 
    Company D—­John S. Miller, Chesterfield. 
    Company E—­W.E.  Jay, Darlington. 
    Company F—­W.H.  Evans, Darlington. 
    Company G—­John W. Harrington, Marlboro. 
    Company H—­R.L.  Singletary, Marion. 
    Company I—­T.E.  Stackhouse, Marion. 
    Company K—­D.  McD.  McLeod, Marlboro.

After remaining in Charleston until the 4th of May it was moved to Florence.  On the 1st of June the regiment re-enlisted for Confederate service.  They were ordered to Richmond and arrived there on June 4th, and left on the 15th to join the Second then at Bull Run.  On the 22nd of June they went into camp at Germantown, near Fairfax Court House, where all the regiments were soon joined together as Bonhams’ Brigade.

The first real exciting incident connected with the Third South Carolina Regiment—­the first panic and stampede—­happened as the troops were returning from their ten days’ furlough to their camp of instruction, near Columbia, just after their enlistment in the Confederate service.  I record this occurrence to show what little incidents, and those of such little moment, are calculated to stampede an army, and to what foolish lengths men will go when excited.  The train was rattling along at a good speed, something like ten or fifteen miles an hour, just above Columbia; a long string of box cars loaded with soldiers; the baggage of the troops scattered promiscuously around in the cars; trunks, valises, carpet bags, and boxes of all conceivable dimensions, holding the belongings of several neighborhoods of boys; spirits flowed without and within; congenial friends in a congenial cause; congenial topics made a congenial whole.  When just below Littleton, with long stretches of lowlands on one side and the river on the other, the curling streaks of a little grey smoke made its appearance from under one of the forward cars.  At first the merry good humor and enlivening effects of some amusing jest, the occasional round of a friendly bottle, prevented the men from noticing this danger signal of fire.  However, a little later on this continuing and increasing volume of smoke caused an alarm to be given.  Men ran to the doors on either side, shouted and called, waved hats, hands, and handkerchiefs, at the same time pointing at the smoke below.  There being no communication between the cars, those in front and rear had to be guided by the wild gesticulations of those in the smoking car.  The engineer did not notice anything amiss, and sat placidly upon his high seat, watching the fast receding rails as they flashed under and out of sight beneath the ponderous driving-wheels of the engine.  At last someone in the forward car, not accustomed to, but familiar with the dangers of a railroad car by the wild rumors given currency in his