1 , ▁an ▁old ▁legend ▁claims ▁that ▁a ▁local ▁resident ▁named ▁William ▁Ma uld in ▁fired ▁upon ▁the ▁Union ▁ship ▁from ▁Fort ▁M oul tr ie ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁earlier , ▁making ▁his ▁the ▁first ▁shot ▁of ▁the ▁War . ▁ ▁Either ▁way , ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁is ▁that ▁men ▁from ▁almost ▁every ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁en list ed ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁cause . ▁ ▁Many ▁families ▁lost ▁two , ▁three , ▁or ▁more ▁sons ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁ ▁Several ▁companies ▁of ▁inf antry ▁and ▁caval ry ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁Pick ens ▁District ▁before ▁being ▁dispatch ed ▁to ▁serve ▁under ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁reg iments . ▁ ▁The ▁men ▁who ▁either ▁refused ▁to ▁en list ▁or ▁desert ed ▁in ▁battle ▁were ▁often ▁thought ▁upon ▁with ▁sc orn ▁by ▁their ▁neighb ors ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁their ▁lives , ▁and ▁even ▁their ▁descend ants ▁were ▁often ▁o stra ci zed ▁for ▁years ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁The ▁women ▁who ▁stayed ▁behind ▁will ingly ▁suffered ▁through ▁the ▁whole ▁war ▁by ▁doing ▁without ▁food s ▁and ▁supplies ▁that ▁were ▁needed ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Pick ens ▁District , ▁like ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁South , ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁mart ial ▁law ▁by ▁Union ▁troops . ▁ ▁With ▁little ▁choice ▁in ▁the ▁matter , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁was ▁read m itted ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁Not ▁long ▁afterwards , ▁Pick ens ▁District ▁was ▁separated ▁into ▁the ▁modern ▁day ▁Pick