Robert Bankhead, Private, (1st) Company D, 6th Regiment South Carolina Vols., enlisted July 15, 1861 at Summerville by Capt. Shedd for the period ending April 11, 1862, re-designated (2nd) Company G, n.d., re-enlisted for 2 years or the war, April 11, 1862 at Louisa C.H., Va., wounded at Seven Pines May 31, 1862, sent to Richmond Hospital, subsequently placed on wounded furlough, recorded present on the end of year 1862 muster, paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia April 9, 1865, signed pay vouchers with an 'X', his mark

The 6th Regiment South Carolina Infantry entered the State service on April 11, 1861, for twelve months service.

M267: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina