Wee Nee Volunteers

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Wee Nee Volunteers. South Carolina Militia from Williamsburg who were attached to the 1st South Carolina, known as Gregg's Regiment. The men were raised near the Black River, which was known to Native Americans as the Wee Nee.

From: Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary" by Webb Garrison, Sr. page 337.
 
Wee Nee Volunteers. South Carolina Militia from Williamsburg who were attached to the 1st South Carolina, known as Gregg's Regiment. The men were raised near the Black River, which was known to Native Americans as the Wee Nee.

From: Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary" by Webb Garrison, Sr. page 337.

The Kingstree, South Carolina SCV camp is known as the “Wee Nee Volunteers”.

“No country ever had truer sons, No people-bolder defenders, No principle – purer victims”
Inscribed on the Confederate Monument in front of the Marlboro County Court House in Bennettsville, South Carolina
 
My great grandfather John Thomas McCants was in the Wee Nee Volunteers. The area on the map is now called Wee Tee. Any questions? There's actually lots of information available.
 
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