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JOHN ABBOTT.
Born December 27, 1835. near
Ridgev6ay. Entered Army at
commencement of War in Com
pany B 9th Regiment. Slightly
wounded Aug. 21. near Peters
burg, Va. Has farmed since
the war.
JAMES S. ALLEN.
Born in 1845, and entered
Army in 1863, Company B, 7th
Bat. Inf. Now farming near
Blythewood.
JA3IES M. BLAIN.
Born .August 6, 1842, near
Blackstock. Entered Army at
the beginnirg of the War as a
member of Little River Guards.
Afterwards transferred to the
Companies of Captains Edward
Means and Boykin Lyles.
Wounded four times at Drains
ville, Seven Pines, Second
Manassas and Fort Harrison.
Now farming at place of his
birth.
"The Little River Guards
which I joined in organization
early in 1S61. or the latter part
of 60, disbanded at S2mmer
ville the greater part. joininlg
Capt. Ediward Means' Company,
Buckhead Guards. at Orange
Court House. Va. At expiration
of one year's service' we were
musterei into service for three
years o:f the W~\ar undter Capt.
Boykin~ Lvles combined with
Capt. W~eston's Company from
Richland. Surrendered at Ap
pomatox under Capt. Robert
Clowney."
LEFROY D. E L.CK.
Born Dec. 20. I16:3. in Chester
County. Entered Army Dec.
1861i. Cc.. B. 6tzh Reg. Now a
substantial farmer of the Stover
section.
Has been very feeble the past
few months. and suffered heavy
afriiction~ in his faulyI.
R. D. BOLICK.
Born Oct. 22, 1846, near
Lebanon church. Entered Army
1863 in Black's Reg.. under
Capt. Barber. Later transferred
to Haskell s Bat. of Art. Re
oeived slight wound from spent
ball. Surrendered at Appoma
tox Va.. in April. Got home in
July, 1865. Now living at Ridge
way.
CHESLEY G. BOULWARE.
Born May 29. 1844, at Crosby
vjlle. Eentered Army April 1861
in Co. B. 20th Miss. Reg.. under
Capt Massey. Wounned at
JGFAI
4f Their Lives ']
selves, Cont;
Kennysa. Ga. Was prisoner at
close of War. Now farming.
JOHNR. 3OYD.
Born July 23. 1846. Entered
Army June 1, 1863, in Co. B. 7tl
S. C. Bat., under Capt. LukE
Kennedy.
Farming near Rion.
W. WATT BRICE.
Born July O. 182. near
Winnsboro. Entere:, Army in
spring of S161. Co. F. 12th S. C.
V.. under Capt. Hayne McMeek
ing. -Wounded in the battic oL
the Wilderness.
"I was capture1 on line be
low Petersburg on March 25. be
fore the surrencder and carried
to Fort Lookout as a prisoner.
On the morning after the assas
sination of Lincoin we were
formed by Divisions by order of
the fact. The next 'morning
Major Brady congratulated thE
prisoners on their not makino
any demonstration the day be
fore, as his orders were to firE
on the point with the gunboats
and batteries while there wvas
a prisoner left. Was released
about July ist."
THOMAS SCOTT BRICE.
Born Sept. 16. 1840 in the
New Hope Section. Graduated
at Erskine College with the first
honor. Entered Army April 10,
1861. in Little River Guards
under Capt. Michael Brice.
Promoted to Corporal and Color
Guard of Reg. Wounded at
Seven Pines and Fort Harrison.
Represented Fairfield County
for several terms both in the
House and Senate. Was for a
number of years County Chair
ran. Now living at Shelby,
N. C.
.JESSE R. BRYCE.
Was born July 23. 1847, and
joined State troops July 18, 1854.
Co. B. ur der Capt. McClurkin.
W~as never v:oundied.
Now+famingo nea Winnsboro.
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SAMUEL W. BROOM.
Born January 2. 1848 at placi
of present residence. Entere(
Army April 9, 1861 in Co. C 1.
S. C. V. promoted to Ord
Sergeant. Wounded Dec. 13
1862 at Fredericksburg, Va
Went out first in Capt. J. R
Harrison's Co. 6 S. C. V., unde:
Col. J. H. Rion. When a
?
Summerville two Companie
pulled out. The one I was it
came home, organized. electe<
o,ficers and as placed in Gregg'
Brigade. later in McGowan's.
was present at Charleston whei
Fort Sumter was surrendered
and was present at Appomato:
when Gen. Lee surrendered.
DAVID BRANHAM.
Born July 9, 1836. near plac,
of present residence. Entere<
Army in the spring of 1861 ii
Co. D, 1st Reg. S. C. Inf., unde
Capt. Thomas Bovkin. Wa
private prisoner at close of War
"I was taken prisoner a
Gettysburg in July. and wa
taken to Fort Delaware on Dela
ware Island and remained unti
close of war. Rode on ship fron
New York to Charleston an<
walked home at close of war
Fought at the bombardment o:
Hilton Head Island. Was at th,
siege at Fredericksburg.Va., arn
other skirmishes too numerous ti
make mention of here. Farmx
ing."
WILLIAM E. BRAZIEL.
Born May 31. 184.5, near Ridge
way. Entered army April 12
1861 in Cedar Creek Rifles
Transferred to Co. C. 12 Reg
Wounded at Wilderness an<
Gettysburg.
"At Deep Bottom, Va., Jer
kins, Kershaw and McGowan'
Brigades were sent to captur
the breastworks. Negro tried t
push off with loaded gun, whic1
was shot of? behind his knap
sack. 500 were captured."
JA3MES EDWARD CRAIG.
Born Sept. 29, 1846. nea:
Ridgeway. Entered Army Dec,
28, 1862, Co. C 6 S. C. Cavalry,
under Capt. P. WV. Goodwyn,
Was never wounded. Now
merchant at Blackstock.
"Capt. Goodwyn's company
was originally made up of twc
Counties. Abbeville and Fairfield
The Captain was fiom Abbeville,
and the 1st Lieut. R. WV. Ken ne
dy of Fairfield. 1 mention this
to show that Capt. Goodwyn was
not a Fairfield man. I had the
good fortune not to be wounded,
although- I was in every engage
ment that my Company was mn.
Met Sherman in Columbia, and
was in front of him every day
until the surrender. I never
surrendered, leaving the army
the night before, my whole corn
pany leaving at the same time.'
THOMAS FRANKLIN CURLEE.
Born Aug. 24, 1847, near Rior
Entered Army Nov. 1864 in Go.
B S. C. Re res under Capt.
J,hn McT.n in Was never
EBD\
Vqany Incidents c
tory Never Pubb
wounded. Now farming near!
Rockton.
"I went with the Reserves to
guard prisoners at Florence, S. C.
Went to Goldsboro, N. C., Feb.
1865, until we exchanged all of
the prisoners we had in charge,
and then came back to Chester,
r S. C. Our captain gave all that
t were able.to come to Fairfield a
furlough for ten days, so before
I was able to go to my Company
the War closed.
GEORGE W. COLEMAN.
Born Sept. 4, 1844 at Feaster
ville. Attended Feasterville
Academy and Kings Mountain
under Cols. Jenkins and Col.
Coward.
Entered Army in 1861 in Buck
head Guards. 6th S. C. V., under
Capt. E. J. Means. Transferred
from 6th to 17th S. C. V., J. H.
Means' 1egt. At close of War
was Sergeant of Co. B, W. P.
Coleman being Captain. Was
:wounded at Second Manassas:
and Sharpsburg.
Now farming near place of
birth.
"I and brother. Allen G. Cole
S man, swapped placed with .John
1s
t
Banks and Andy Mobley, they
e to the 6th and I and brother
-1 AlIen to the 1th W e entered
o service in Means' 17th Reg. the
- day previous to the second
Manassas. There were five:
brothers there then, Henry.
Preston. Allen. Franklin and'
George, now the only survivor.
Capt. Preston lost a leg there,
-came home and died. Lieut.
Frank died at Brucetown, Va.
and Alien was killed in front of
Petersburg. Henry came home,
as well as I. Jacob F. Ccleman
died at Wilimington. N. C. He
e was a member of this same com
Spany and Regiment."
- .JOHN HAMPTON COOPER.
Born Nov. 22. 1842. near
Ridgeway. Entered A r m y
rApril 9. 1861 in Company C,.
12 S. C. Regiment. under Capt.
*H. C. Davis. Was a Corporal at
close of War. Was wounded at
Gaines Mill and Second Manas
sas. Now farming near Ridge-i
way.
"Was in the battle of Gaines'
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f the War as
shed Before.
Mill, Second Manassas, Chan
cellorsville, Fredericksburg,
Deep Bottom, Ridley Shops,
Jones Farms, and the battles
around Petersburg and many
others that I cannot recall.
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JOSEPH W. CLARKE.
Born March 14, 1844, in Union.
Entered the Army in the fall of
1861 as a member of Macbeth
Light Art., under Capt. R. W.
Boyce. Was wvounded at Antie
tam in 1863.
Raises the finest horse apples
in the countyv. 'Now farming.
CHARLES MAZISON CHANDILER.
Born August 20, 1848 at
Columbia. Entered service of
Confederate States as Clerk in
Commissary Department a,t
Winnsboro, February 1765, when
be was only fourteen years old.
Later enlisted as a member of
Co. H 3 Reg. S. C. S. T. Now
Jeweler at Winnsboro.
ISAAC SMITH CHAPPELL.
Borrn Dec. 9, 18R48. Entered
Arm eal5 n16 samme
of~h AStatTop under Capt. V
tiam roo. Nwfrig
roablyols the fiethrecordles
in n the Re-nion. Now rig
CHA .E MASO CHANDE.
Born Augt. 120, 1884 ntd
Confedat StatesCo as Cler ieg.
Commisapt. Derm. cle, at
Blackoro Faeruary 175whmg
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ISCHARD CHDOVE.
Born Dec. 11, 184. nerte
EtrArmy i 1 as6 mene
ofae aTroosune apt.
Firfield Cotterns n gaend
as. wovrsed, inlue inieges
f the Warst, ifade had beer
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Company B, 17 S. C. V., under
Capt. W. P, Coleman. Promoted
to private sergeant. Was prison
er at Fort Look Out. Wounded.
at Fort Sumter, Nov. 21, 1862.
Farming.
HENRY KENDREE DELLINGER.
Born Nov. 24, 1844, Gaston
County, N. C. Entered Army
February. 1863, in Company E,34
Reg., under Capt. Hoy. Was
captured at Petersburg and
taken to Harts Island until after
the close of the War.
Now a policeman in Town- of
Winnsboro.
ALEX.A-NDER SCOTT DOUGLASS.
Born Dec. 25, 1833, in Fairflield
District between forks of Little
River. Received college educa
tion at Erskine and legal educa
tion at University of Virginia.
Entered Army August. 1861 in
Company C. 13 Reg., S. C. V.,
under Capt. T. S. Farrow, who
was succeeded by Capt. D. R.
Duncan and later by Capt. John
W. Carlisle.
At close of War was 1st Lieut.
of Company C, 13 Reg., Mc
Gowan's Brigrade. Wounded
August 16, 1864, near Richmona,
"Went with 13 Reg. to the
Coast of S. C.. in Oct. to Fort at
mouth of Edisto River, opposite
John's Island, thence to Coosa
hatchie, Pocotaligo, Combahee
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