SC 19th Infantry Regiment
Company A



 


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Tillman Watson, Captain, age ---; promoted Major February, 1862.

Perry E. Watson, Captain, age 50; promoted from First Lieutenant; was not re-elected at reorganization in 1862.

Elijah W. Horne, Captain, age 32; wounded at Atlanta; elected Second Lieutenant February, 1862; elected Captain at reorganization in 1862; retired by his own request 1865.

Ezekiel Randall, age 16; promoted from the ranks to Second Lieutenant in 1862, to First Lieutenant 1864, to Captain in 1865.

Levi Lybrand, First Lieutenant, age 48; promoted from Second to First Lieutenant February, 1862; resigned 1863.

Seaborn E. Watson, Second Lieutenant, age 25; was not re-elected at reorganization 1862.

John T. Norris, Second Lieutenant, age 21; wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn., and died of his wounds at Chattanooga; promoted from ranks 1862.

Cornelius J. W. Kreeps; Second Lieutenant, age 22; killed at Atlanta, Ga., July 22nd, 1864; promoted from ranks to Sergeant to Second Lieutenant in 1864.

Abe. W. Rutland, Second Lieutenant, age 18; promoted from ranks to Sergeant and to Second Lieutenant 1864.

Willis L. Creed, Second Lieutenant, age 24; same record as Rutland.

Wyatt H. Haney, age 30, First Sergeant; detached.

J. H. A. Williams, age 19, Sergeant.

Morgan D. Bodie, age 19, Sergeant; promoted from ranks; died of disease at Knoxville.

J. R. Padgett, age 28, Sergeant; promoted from ranks; wounded at Murfreesboro.

Hiram Cato, age 20, Sergeant; killed in battle, New Hope Church.

James S. A. Satcher, age 18, Sergeant.

Alfred A. Pardue, age 35, Sergeant; died of disease in hospital.

Henry Dunton, age 50, Sergeant; discharged Tupelo, Miss.

M. C. Mitchell, age 18, Sergeant.

Lewis V. Claxton, age 21, Sergeant; wounded at Chickamauga; captured at Atlanta.

H. Elsey Lybrand, age 22, Sergeant; wounded at Chickamauga; died of the wound in hospital.

Solomon Douglass, age 35, Corporal; wounded at Nashville, Tenn.

Julius Howard, age 20, Corporal; died of disease in hospital 1862.

J. Ellis Creed, age 30, Corporal; promoted from ranks; died of disease in hospital 1862.

William Creed, age 32, Corporal; promoted from ranks.

Jeter W. Crim, age 23, Corporal; promoted from ranks; captured at Missionary Ridge.

Isaac B. Randall, age 30, Corporal; wounded at Atlanta, Ga.

George W. Morris, age 20, Corporal.

Burton Williams, age 24, Corporal; promoted from ranks; died in hospital 1863.

PRIVATES.

Jefferson J. Asbill, age 30, died of disease at Danville, Kentucky;

Loy P. Aspill, age 32, died of disease at Wildcat Mountain, Ky., 1862;

Isaac Bush, age 40, discharged at Shelleyville, Tenn.;

Washington W. Bush, age 28, wounded at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., died of wounds at Atlanta;

Wm. Burges Bush, age 24, died of disease at Chattanooga, Tenn.;

John H. Barton, age 26;

J. Burgess Barton, age 22, surrendered at Atlanta 1865;

James E. Boothe, age 21, surrendered at South Mountain, Ala.;

Benjamin Boothe, age 35, surrendered at Atlanta, Ga.;

William Braswell, age 23, died of disease at Charleston, S. C.;

Peter Brannon, age 40, discharged Lovejoy Station, Ga.;

Wiley Bodie, age 40, died of disease at Augusta, Ga.;

John M. Cato, age 22, wounded at Chickamauga and Marietta;

Whitfield Cato, age 17;

J. Preston Cammeron, age 23, captured at Atlanta, not heard from since;

James P. Cullum, age 19;

William Cullum, age 45, captured at Atlanta, Ga., died in Union prison, Comumbus, Ohio;

John W. Clark, age 21, wounded at Chickamauga, died in hospital of wounds;

Isaac Carroll, age 24, died of disease at Charleston, S. C.;

Jesse Couch, age 28;

Watson E. Couch, age 24, discharged at Corinth, Miss.;

Michael W. Clark, age 16, discharged Shelleyville, Tenn.;

Rufus M. Derrick, age 20, captured at Missionary Ridge;

John Eidson, age 28, died of disease in hospital, Chattanooga, Tenn.;

Robert M. Elsmore, age 45, discharged;

Allen Elsmore, age 22, killed in battle at Atlanta, Ga., July 22nd, 1864;

William Foley, age 30, discharged; Berry Franklin, age 40;

Marshall Franklin, age 29, died of disease in hospital;

Henry Grice, age 21, died at Murfreesboro of wounds received there;

Benjamin Grice, age 23, died of disease at Charleston, S. C.;

Isaac W. Graham, age 30,

Noah Goff, age 26;

James W. Howard, age 17, died of disease in hospital;

William Howard, age 40, died of disease in hospital;

Michael Howard, age 38;

John Hair, age 20;

Hiley Hair, age 16;

Jackson Holmes, age 40;

Abram F. Hurtt, age 40, killed in battle at Atlanta;

Jesse J. Herrin, age 28, died of disease at Enterprise, Miss.;

Stanmore Johnson, age 28, killed in battle at Atlanta;

Eugene S. Kreeps, age 20; William Kirkland, age 18, wounded at Murfreesboro;

John C. Kennerly, age 35, discharged;

James Kennerly, age 16, discharged;

Elbert L. Lott, age 28, wounded by railroad;

William E. Lott, age 16, wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn.;

John Lott, age 40, died at Chattahoochee of wounds received at Chattahoochee River;

Jesse Lott, age 32, died of disease at Enterprise, Miss.;

George Lybrand, age 17;

Martin Lybrand, age 17, killed in battle at Chickamauga;

Wesley A. Lybrand, age 40, wounded at Atlanta, Ga.;

George McGeehe, age 30, killed in battle at Atlanta;

William A. Mitchell, age 16, killed in battle at Murfreesboro;

R. S. Mitchell, age 17;

Andrew Mayer, age 18;

George W. Neal, age 16;

Thomas Odonald, age 45, wounded at Murfreesboro;

Wain M. Pasey, age 30;

Eldredge Pasey, age 45, discharged;

Wilbert Padget, age 25, died of disease at hospital;

A. R. Padget, age 26, died of disease at hospital, Va.;

Manley Padget, age 33;

Josiah Padget, age 16, discharged;

Driden Padget, age 22, wounded at Murfreesboro, discharged, lost an arm;

Larkin C. Prator, age 28, killed in battle at Atlanta;

Jefferson Randall, age 26, killed in battle at Atlanta;

Seaborn Randall, age 23, killed in battle at Chickamauga;

Lafayette Randall, age 17, killed in battle at Atlanta;

Geo. W. Randall, age 30, died of disease at Charleston, S. C.;

Mike Rutland, age 16, killed in battle at Kinston, N. C.;

Wiley Rhoden, age 35, killed in battle at Atlanta;

Robert Satcher, age 28, died of disease at hospital;

Henry Satcher, age 17, died of disease at home;

Ansel Sawyer, age 28, wounded at Chickamauga;

John Simons;

James Turner;

Thomas H. Williams, age 45, died of disease at Enterprise, Miss.;

H. Pickens Williams, age 18, died of disease at Enterprise, Miss.;

Isaac B. Williams, age 16, died of disease at home;

Joseph Williams, age 30, killed in battle at Chickamauga;

Clifton Williams, age 19;

A. G. Williams, discharged in 1861;

Jefferson Williamson, age 18;

Wesley Whittman, age 17;

Elijah D. Watson, age 34, discharged;

Lewis Yonce, age 20.

Commissioned and non-commissioned officers, 29; privates, 88; total, 117.

This roll of Company "A" was prepared by Captain E. W. Horne and L. Lybrand, Ridge Spring, August 7th, 1882 - all from Edgefield District.

I observe that some names suffered severely. Three Randalls were killed in battle and one died of disease. Three Williamses died of disease and one was killed in battle.

Casualties. - Killed in battle, 15; mortally wounded, 6; died of disease, 23; total death, 44. Wounds not mortal, 13; total casualties, 57.

The reader will perceive that the total number of deaths in this company was considerably over one-third, which is very great - a little in excess of the average, which is about one-third.

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