This company joined for duty and was enrolled in Spartanburg District, April 13, 1861, and was mustered into Confederate service at Orangeburgh, by Barnard E. Bee (in Salley's book as B. E. Lee), Lieutenant Colonel, S. C. I., Mustering Officer, June 4, 1861.

The following muster rolls of the company are available and from them the succeeding roster thereof has been compiled: May 31, 1861; June 4, 1861 (mustering in roll); June 30, 1861, Camp Walker, Va., received at Adjutant General's Office, Richmond, August 20, 1861; August 31, 1861, near Germantown, Va.; October 31, 1861; "Camp near M'Leanes Farm", Va.; December 31, 1861, Centreville, Va.

The following "Record of Events" is given on the muster roll of June 30, 1861:

Mustered in the service of th Confedereat States by Col. Bee on the 4th of June at Orangeburg C H S C on the 5th we left ofr Richmond Va and arrived at that place on the 10th and encamped at Camp Davis until the 20th we then left for Manassas JUnction and arrived there on the 21st June and encamped at Camp Walker near that Place until the present time nothing else of interest occurred the month worthy of note.


J. Q. Carpenter, Capt,
Camp G 5th Regt
S C V


The following "Record of Events" is given on the muster roll of August 31, 1861:

Left Camp Walker near Manassas Juncion on the (several words obliterated by repair tape) the 17th July, by order Gen. Jones. Advanded to Bull Run where the Regiment Bivouacked. On (tape) July, ordered to attack a Battery on the Enemy's (tape) one man killed and Two wounded. Returned to Bull Run same evening and again bivouacked, on (tape) advanced to Farifax Station encamped for the night and moved to Camp Pettus after dawn of the following day. On 12th August again advanced to Germantown where the Regiment Encamped.

J. Q. Carpenter


The following "Record of Events" is given on the muster roll of October 31, 1861:

Remained in Camp near Germantown from the 31st of august to the 4th of October. Left Camp the 3rd of September for Great Falls - accompanied by a Detachment of the Washington Artillery and a company (Floods) of Cavalry - On the morning of the following day. Company placed as Guard at Difficult Bridges on Leesburg and Georgetown turnpike. Lifted the Hawking on the Barricaded and otherwise obstructed the passage of the Ford, so as to prevent the advance of the Enemy, whilst the Artillery were Bombarding a postion on the Enemy on the opposite side of the Potomac at a point about two miles higher up. Returned same day in good order to Camp Germantown, after a march of 42 miles. On 21st ordered for Picquet duty to Upton Hill, left on the night of the 28th, moved our encampment near Fairfax C. H. on the 4th of October. The 12th ordered on picket at Mills Cross Roads returned to camp the 15th and changed camp to McLaines Ford the 16th - on the 22nd ordered to Leasburg to reinforce Gen. Evans on the 28th Returned to near McLaines Ford.

J. Q. Carpenter

CARPENTER, J. Q., Captain
LATHAM, Fred, First Lieutenant, after Seven Pines Battle, Captain
McCLURE, William, Second Lieutenant. On Salley's roster as McLure.
ROSS, Samuel. S., Third Lieutenant
LILES, J. Banks., First (Orderly) Sergeant. On Salley's roster as Lyle.
Norris, William T. Second Sergeant.
Sarratt, William A. Second Sergeant.
Littlejohn, William T. Third Sergeant.
ALEXANDER, Summey (afterwards Lieutenant). Not listed on Salley's roster.
BONNER, Luther, Fourth Sergeant (afterwards Lieutenant)
Lipscomb, William A. Fifth Sergeant
Lemmons, Willam Birtrand First Corporal
Camp, John J. Third Corporal
Gaffney, John J. Third Corporal
Gaffney, Robert M. Fourth Corporal
Price, William A. Fourth Corporal
Rowland, William R. Fourth Corporal
Price William A. Fifth Corporal
Bonner, Pinckney Sixth Corporal
Minter, A. N. Musician
Moore, W. D. Musician

ALEXANDER, John W.
Alexander, William S.
Allison, Doe M.
ANTHONY, Daniel - Not on Salley's roster
Armstrong, Bryant
BERRY, Willie May - Not on Salley's roster
BLANTON, James C.
BLANTON, John
Blanton, Thomas
Bonner, Benjamin F.
Bonner, Edward
Bonner, George W.
BONNER, Pinkney - On Salley's roster as Pinckney.
BRIDGES, Alex - Not on Salley's roster
Bridges, William
BRIGHT, Allvie - On Salley's roster as Oliver V.
Brown, Green BYERS, Nathan - On Salley's roster as Byars
CAMP, John Joe - Not on Salley's roster
CAMP, William E.
CLEARY, Allvie - Not on Salley's roster
CLINE, Asa Joe - On Salley's roster as Abel J.
COIL, Joel - on Salley's roster as Joseph M. Coyle.
COLBERT, Gus - On Salley's roster as Augustus.
Colbert, James W. T.
Collins, David B.
COLLINS, Mart - On Salley's roster as Marcus J. P. Collins
DAVIS, Marshall T.
Davis, William R.
DOGGETT, William - Not on Salley's roster
Foster, Adolphus C.
Fowler, Charles J.
FOWLER, Godfrey B.
GAFFNEY, Robert - Not on Salley's roster
Gaffney, Thomas E.
GAUDLOCK, John Alexander - On Salley's roster as Goudelock.
GAUDLOCK, Leander A. - On Salley's roster as Goudelock.
GAUDLOCK, William - Not on Salley's roster
GOFORTH, Bill - Not on Salley's roster
Goforth, Henry
GOFORTH, John J. On some rolls listed as John G. Goforth.
GOFORTH, Pinkey - Not on Salley's roster
HARRIS, Jonas W.
HARRIS, Rice H.
HOMES, Bill - On Salley's roster as William G. Holmes.
Humphries, James H.
HUMPHRIES, Madison - Not on Salley's roster
HUSKEY, Alex - On Salley's roster as Alexander.
HUSKEY, James
JAMES, Bill - On Salley's roster as William James.
JOHNSTON, Professor - Not on Salley's roster
JOLLY, Burrough - Not on Salley's roster
JOLLY, Richard. M.
Kirby, Jonas
KNOT, Docker Ed - Not on Salley's roster.
LATHAM, Alex - On Salley's roster as Alexander.
LAVENDER, Jeff - On Salley's roster as Jefferson
LEMMONS, P. O. - Not on Salley's roster
LIPSCOMB, Alex - Not on Salley's roster
LIPSCOMB, Martin
Lipscomb, Moses
LIPSCOMB, William Smith
LITTLE, Bill - On Salley's roster as William A.
Littlejohn, James A.
Littlejohn, Nathan R.
LITTLEJOHN, Tom Kink - Not on Salley's roster
LOCKARD, Smith L. - On Salley's roster as Smith L. Lockhart.
Logan, Elijah B.
LOVE, John E.
Lyle, J. Banks
Mabry, Doc. Z.
Mabry, Harvy
McCombs, Morgan C.
McPherson, William D.
MITCHELL, Elias C.
MONTGOMERY, Robert F.
Morgan, Arthur
MORGAN, Oney - Not on Salley's roster
MORGAN, Peter - Not on Salley's roster
Nott, Thomas Edwin
Peeler, Marion G.
Price, William A.
PRITCHETT, Alfred - Not on Salley's roster
Ramsey, Harvey
ROBBS, Andrew Cleveland
Ross, Allen A.
Rowland, William R.
Sarratt, Obe C.
SCRUGGS, Barlo - Not on Salley's roster
SCRUGGS, Buck - Not on Salley's roster
SCRUGGS, Drew - on Salley's roster as Drury E.
Scruggs, William D.
SCRUGGS, Winslow - Not on Salley's roster
SHIPPEY, Dexter - Not on Salley's roster
SHIPPEY, William Wallace
SHIPPY, Johnson - On Salley's roster as Shippey.
Smith, Elipas C.
Smith, R. H.
SMITH, Samuel - Not on Salley's roster
STACY, Bill - On Salley's roster as William R. Stacy.
SURRATT, Cautius - on Salley's roster as Fernando Cortez Sarratt.
SURRATT, Iverson G. - on Salley's roster as Sarratt.
SURRATT, John M. - on Salley's roster as Sarratt.
SURRATT, Millis - Not on Salley's roster.
TATE, Dock - On Salley's roster as Doc. W.
Taylor, Robert G.
THRIFT, Alvin - Not on Salley's roster
Thrift, Pleasant
Tolleson, Robert M.
TURNER, Arthur - Not on Salley's roster
VASSEY, George - On Salley's roster as Vassy.
VASSEY, Joe - Not on Salley's roster
VASSY, John
Webb, R. S.
Winsmith, J. Christopher
WOOD, G. Thomas

REF: South Carolina Troops in Confederate Service, Vol. III pgs. 170-189.
Salley, A. S. The State Co., Columbia, SC 1930

Roster of Company "G" - 5th Regiment, SCV which became part of the Palmetto Sharpshooters. (This page incorrectly identifies these men as belonging to Company "M").