Izlar, William Valmore, 1840-1912.

A sketch of the war record of the Edisto rifles, 1861-1865, by William Valmore Izlar. Company "A," 1st regiment S. C. V. infantry, Colonel Johnston Hagood, Provisional army of the Confederate states, 1861-1862. Company "G," 25th regiment S. C. V. infantry, Colonel Charles H. Simonton, Confederate states army, 1863-1865. Published by August Kohn. Columbia, State Co., 1914. 168. p. plates (2 illus., ports).

Unit rosters: Company A, 1st regiment, 136-9; Company G, 25th regiment 139-41. Rosters of other companies from Orangeburgh district, 152-164.

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Jones, Iredell

Letters from Fort Sumter. Southern Historical Society Papers. XII (1884) 5-7, 137-9, 160-2, 212-15, 253-8, 543-6

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McGrady, Edward 1833-1903

Address of Colonel Edward McGrady, Jr., before Company A (Gregg's regiment), first S. C. volunteers, at the reunion at williston, Barnwell county, S. C. 14th July 1882. Southern Historical Society Papers. XVI (1888) 246-60

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Boy heroes of Cold Harbor, how Taylor, Hayne, Pinckney and Gadsen Holmes died. Colonel Edward McCrady, after consultation with Captains Armstrong Kelly, Hasell, Hutson, and Dr. Frost, tells the story of the heroism of the four young South Carolinians who fell at Cold Harbor supporting the colors of the 1st regiment S. C. V. Southern Historical Society Papers. XXV (1897) 234-9.

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Mattison, J. W.

Orr's South Carolina rifles, brief sketch of the famous regiment from the pen of one who fought in its ranks. Southern Historical Society Papers. XXVII (1899) 157-65.

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Mixson, Frank M.

Reminiscences of a Private, by Frank M. Mixson, Company "E," 1st S. C. Vols. (Hagood's). Columbia State Co. 1910 130 pgs.

A copy of this book may be found in the University of Texas Library and the Library of Congress. I have not yet been able to obtain a copy myself.

Powe, James Harrington, 1835 - 1898.

Reminiscences & sketches of Confederate times by one who lived through them. Edited by Harriet Powe Lynch. Columbia, R. L. Bryan Co., 1909 44 pgs.

A copy of this book may be found in the University of South Carolina Library and the Library of Congress. I have not yet been able to obtain a copy myself.

Pressley, John G.

The Wee Nee volunteers of Williamsburg district, South Carolina, in the First (Hagood's) regiment. Southern Historical Society Papers. XVI (1888) 116-94

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Pressley, John G.

The Wee Nee volunteers of Williamsburg district, South Carolina, in the First (Gregg's) regiment. Southern Historical Society Papers. XXII (1885) 480-96

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Salley, Alexander Samuel

South Carolina troops in Confederate Service... compiled by A. S. Salley. Columbia, State Co. (I. R. L. Bryan Co.) 1913 - 30 3 vols. Volume 1 is 738 pages and contains 1st regiment S. C. infantry (regulars); 1st (Gregg's) regiment S. C. V. & 1st (Hagood's) regiment S. C. V.

A copy of this first volume may be found in the Library of Congress and the Columbiana Library in Columbia, SC. Vols. 2 & 3 are in the University of South Carolina Library. They cover the 2nd through the 5th regiments. Overall some 12,000 men are listed with their service record and regimental history sketches.

Caldwell, J. F. J.

The History of a Brigade of South Carolinians This history covers the 5 regiments which made up the brigade known first as Gregg's then as McGowan's brigade.

Notes on men of the 1st:

Burnett, B. L., Co. F. died date unknown
Dix, George, Co. G. 1st South Carolina Cavalry died 13 APR 1865
Estridge, J., Co. G. died 2 APR 1865
Wilks, F. Co. H. died 9 MAY 1865
REF: NOTE 1

As instances of the splendid and heroic bravery of the men and boys composing the First South Carolina Regiment, Gregg’s, and as facts in its history I insert the following. The writer is Theodore Roosevelt in the Cosmopolitan for December 1892.

GAINES MILL.

At the battle of Gaines Mill (Cold Harbor) Gregg’s First South Carolina Regiment formed part of the attacking force. The resistance was desperate and the fury of the assault unsurpassed. At one point it fell to the lot of this Regiment to bear the brunt of carrying a strong position - moving forward at a run, the South Carolinians were swept by a fierce and consuming fire. Young James Taylor, a lad of sixteen, was carrying the flag, and was killed after being shot down three times, twice rising and struggling on with the colors. The third time he fell the flag was seized by George Cotchett, and when he in turn fell, by Shubrick Hayne. Hayne also was struck down almost immediately; and a fourth lad - for none were over twenty years old - grasped the colors and fell mortally wounded across the body of his friend. The fifth, Gadsden Holmes, was pierced with no less than seven balls. The sixth man, Dominick Spellman, more fortunate, but not less brave, bore the flag throughout the rest of the battle.

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