Records of the South Carolina soldiers, sailors, and
citizens who gave their lives for the Confederacy
First published in 1995 by the South Carolina
Historical Society, Broken Fortunes was the first
of two landmark Civil War research projects carried
out by Randolph W. Kirkland, Jr. Highly prized by
collectors and historians, both of Kirkland's monumental
projects have now been restored to print as
Civil War Sesquicentennial Editions by the University of South Carolina Press.
Representing more than a decade of research,
Kirkland's Broken Fortunes compiles the records of
some 18,666 soldiers, sailors and other South Carolina
citizens who gave their lives to the Confederate
States of America and to the state of South Carolina.
Included in these records are the individuals' names,
ages, ranks, units, home districts, places and causes of
death, and more.
The information here compiled offers invaluable
data for Civil War researchers and enthusiasts, genealogists,
local historians, and others. It is the most
complete record ever published of South Carolinians
who died in service to the Confederacy.
"Broken Fortunes represents an astonishing
piece of research … [in its] compilation of the
records of 18,666 South Carolinians in military
service (along with some others) who died during
the Civil War years…. For genealogists and
others studying specifics of the war, Kirkland's
'roll of the dead' will be a most valuable tool."—Columbia (S.C.) State