E 577 -5 10 4ft Wj UC-NRLF SB EflE C\ O ROLLS HISTORICAL SKETCH TENTH REGIMENT, SO. CA. VOLUNTEERS, ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, C. I IWALKER, LATE LIEUT.-COL. OF THE REGT. CHARLESTON, S. C.: WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL, PRINTERS, Nos. 3 Broaci and 109 East Bay Streets. 1881. BATTLE FLAG THE 10xH REG T, S. C. VOLS., C. S. ARMY. This flag was preserved as follows : At Bentonsville, Color Sergeant Meyers and a part of the Regiment were cut off in the rear of the enemy s line. The Staff was thrown away, and the Flag concealed by Sergeant Meyers on his person The party escaped, and saved the Flag. The Flag of the loth Regiment was used as the Colors of the loth and I9th Regiments consoli dated and was surrendered. Captain Harllee preserved this Flag, and presented it to Colonel Walker, after the surrender of the Army. Feeling that so priceless a relict was not safe in private hands. Col Walker, June izth, 1875, with the consent of all the Company Commanders, placed it in the keeping of the Carolina Rifle Club, of Charleston, of which he was then the Commander. It is now carefully treasured by the Carolina Rifle Battalion. t w 3 PREFACE. The writer, who, for four eventful year?, shared the daily life of the gallant 10th Regiment, S. C. Vols., in the array of the Con federate States, presents this brief Sketch of the Regiment, to his old comrades, as a labor of love. It has been years in preparation, not that the writer has bestowed as much work upon it as it deserves, but, because it has been the work of the few idle hours of a very busy life. Xo pretension is made to any literary style, and for its short comings io this respect, he knows his old comrades will pardon him. It has been rather his aim to present facts boldly, and what he believes to be absolute truth. He has endeavored to restrict him self closely to the history of the Regiment, and abstain from stating anything relating to other commands or the army at large, except where necessary to elucidate the text. The material for the sketch" was roughly gathered by the writer immediately on his return home after the war, while the events were fresh in his memory. This was carefully compared with a similar work prepared by our esteemed commander, General A. M. Manigault, and with a private correspondence of the writer narrating the events as they occurred, to the lady who is now hi* wife. From these sources 1st, the writer s recollection; 2d, the recol lections of General Manigault"; 3d, the impressions which the events made at the time, as given in the correspondence this sketch was compiled, and the writer feels that it is at least a faith ful record of the history of the Regiment, as it impressed him and those around him. The manuscript was submitted to several members of the Regi ment who were accessible, and all endorsed its truth to history. ^70796 The writer acknowledges with great pleasure the obligations to his old comrades who assisted in the preparation of the rolls, and to his old friend, General A. M. Manigault, for the use oi his valuable manuscript To this last source he is largely indebted for the account of those events which transpired during his temporary absences from the Regiment. It has been impossible, in the scope of the work propose^, to bestow any words of well merited praise, or pay any tribute to the brave men who gave or who risked their lives in the great came of Confederate Independence. Other and abler hands must do this. The writer is a " business man," with the cares of large inte -esta bearing heavily upon him. He is glad that he has had sufficient time, even in this crude way, to place on record the history of a noble Regiment ; and he trusts to the lenient judgment of his com rades, who gave him so many proofr of their confidence, to receive this not as an effort to write a book, but as an evidence oi his great love for them The information for the Rolls, was derived from the survivors of the Companies. Through the kindness of Capt. W- J. M. Lee, a Roll of the Regiment, as it stood in November, 1861, was used as a basis This was set in type and proofs of the various Company rolls sent to the survivors most apt to be posted on the history of the Company generally its last commander. These proofs were cor rected and sent out again and again, until all apparent errors were corrected. And while the author is sure that the absolute correc tions has not been reached, yet he feels that there are compara tively few errors. From those affected by any such, he asks a kind forbearance and begs that they will feel that he has done all possible to prevent them. For those who stood with me around the battle-scarred flag of the Old Tenth, I always have and always will feel the warmest affection. For their kindness to me through all those long years of trial, they have my warmest thanks. I trust that I may ever live in their esteem. My love for them is great. Their noble deeds have endeared them to me. and it is with pardonable pride that I transcribe myself, their old friend and their last commander, C. I. WALKER. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. ROLLS. FIELD AND STAFF 9 Company A 12 Company B 17 Company C : 22 Company D 26 Company E 30 Company F 35 Company G 39 Company H 43 Company I 48 Company K 52 Company L 57 Company M 62 HISTORICAL SKETCH. CHAPTER I. ORGANIZATION OF THE REGIMENT. Camp Marion. South Island. Charleston 69 "HAPTER II. ACTIVE SERVICE COMMENCES. Corinth. Farmington Evacuation of Corinth 78 HAPTER III. KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN. Chattanooga. March into Kentucky. Muintbrdsville. Retreat 82 CHAPTER IV. MURFREESBORO CAMPAIGN. Tullahoma. Christmas, 1862. Picket Fight. Battle. Shelbyville. Consolidation of Regiment 87 CHAPTER V CHICKAMAUGA CAMPAIGN. Battle. 1st Day. 2d Day. Victory. Advance to Chattanooga. Missionary Ridge- Winter Quarters at Dalton. Relieved from Consolidation 97 CHAPTER VI. GEORGIA CAMPAIGN. Resaca. New Hope Church. Marietta. Atlanta. Battle 22d July. Battle 28th July. Jonesboro . Atlanta Evacuated. Truce 109 CHAPTER VII. TENNESSEE CAMPAIGN. Advance. North Alabama. Florence. Spring Hill. Franklin. Nashville. Retreat. Tupelo 120 CHAPTER VIII. FINAL CAMPAIGN.- Back to South Carolina. Columbia. Johnston. Bragg. Kingston. Bentonsviile. Consolidation. Greensboro . Sur render. War Closes ...130 li If Field and Staff. COLONELS. A. M. MANIGAULT. Promoted Brigadier-General. Wounded, battle of Franklin. JAMES F. PRESSLEY. Wounded and disabled. Atlanta, July 22d. LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. J. F. PRESSLEY. Promoted Colonel. JULIUS PORCHER. Killed, Missionary Ridge. C. IRVINE WALKER. Wounded, Atlanta, July 28th, and Kinston, N. C. MAJORS. A. J. SHAW. Not re-elected reorganization, 1862. JULIUS PORCHER. Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel. ADJUTANTS. apt. C. I. WALKER. Promoted A. A. G., and afterwards appointed Lieut. -Col. Lieut. LOUIS R. STARK. Wounded, bat. Franklin. QUARTERMASTERS. apt. B. H. WILSON. Resigned, ill health. Capt. J. STONEY PORCHER. Prom. Brigade Q. M. COMMISSARIES. Capt. T. N. BRITTON. Resigned, ill health. Capt. S. E. LUCAS. Promoted Brigade Commissary. 10 SURGEONS. P. P. BONNEAU. Resigned, ill health. T. P. BAILEY. ASSISTANT SURGEONS. J. P. CAIN. Resigned. Afterwards Vol. A. E. C. Gen. Manigault. C. H. TIBEAUX. J. W. GRAHAM. ENSIGN. Lieut. LEGRAND SHAW. Wounded, battle Atlan ta, July 28th, and disabled. CHAPLAINS. W. T. CAPERS. Resigned, ill health. J. S. RICHARDS. SERGEANT-MAJORS. W. E. HUGER. Promoted A. D. C. Gen. Manigault. Wounded, Atlanta, July 28th. ALEXIS McNULTY. QUARTERMASTER-SERGEANTS. G. F. B. LEIGHTON. Discharged. Over age. GEO. R. CONGDON. COMMISSARY-SERGEANTS. R. E. KIMBALL. Promoted Lieutenant Co. D. H. KAMINSKI. HOSPITAL STEWARD. W. S. NURSE. Detached. II COLOR SERGEANT. H. SHAW. Promoted Lieutenant Co. M. ORDNANCE SERGEANTS. J. H. JOHNSON. Promoted Lieut, and Brigade Ord. . Officer. O. J. BUTTS. Transferred to Government Armory. J. \V. TARBOX. ARMORERS. C. W. M ALLOY. W. J. BAILEY. ORDERLIES. S. J. NESMITH. Detached, Brigade Hd.-Qrs. C. R. ANDERSON. Discharged. Under age. D. A. WILLIAMS. Returned to Co. E. J. WIGGINS. Returned to Co. S. S. BRITTON. Company ^. CAPTAINS. PLOVVDEN C. J. WESTON, elected Lt.-Gov. So Ca. C. C. WHITE, wounded at Atlanta, and disabled. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. A. J. SHAW, promoted Major, 1861. S. W. ROUQUIE, resigned, 1862. C. C. WHITE, prom. Capt. for distinguished gallantry. O. P. RICHARDSON, mort wd. Atlanta, July 22, 64. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. C. C. WHITE, promoted First Lieutenant. O. P. RICHARDSON, promoted First Lieutenant. J. P. RICHARDSON, wounded, Atlanta, July 2-Sth. J, L. EASTERLIN, wd. Atlanta, July 28; disabled. FIRST SERGEANTS. C. C. WHITE, promoted Second Lieutenant, 1862. J. P. RICHARDSON, promoted Second Lieutenant. J. F. LEREBOUR, killed at Atlanta, July 22d, 1864. F. R. HASELDEN. SERGEANTS. J. F. LEREBOUR, promoted 1st Sergeant. F. R. HASELDEN, promoted 1st Sergeant, 1864. W. S. PORTER, transferred to Signal Corps. R. C. WALLACE, discharged, 1862. E. EMANUEL, died, Oxford, Miss., 1862. CORPORALS. E. EMANUEL, promoted Sergeant. E. W. HASELDEN. W. F. SHAW, transferred. N. B. CLARKSON, detached, Engineer Corps. J. H. DETYENS, discharged, 1863; under age. S. E. LUCAS, prom. Major, and Brigade Commissary. BUGLER. C. TABLER, missing. PRIVATES. I. Alexander. M. J. Bailey, detached, Ordnance Department. F. S. Barth, died. E. Blakeley, discharged. J. L. Blakeley, detached, Engineer Corps. R. O. Bush, discharged, transferred to Navy. O. J. Butts, trans, to Gov t Machine Shop. T. J. Bourne, died at Macon, Miss. Wounded. James Bostick. J. H. Bessant, transferred to Co. " M." J. F. Beckman, wounded at Corinth, Miss.; discharged. J. J. Bryan, detached. J. G. Chadwick, died. G. R. Congdon, promoted Quarter-Master Sergeant. R. F. Collins, died at South Island. N. Cribb, died at South Island. W. A. D. Croft, discharged. D. Cannon, died in Hospital. G. Cook, killed, Atlanta, July 22d, 1864. D. M. Cook, wounded, Chickamauga. 14 I. M. Cook, captured at M urfreesboro ; not returned. VV. J. Clarkson, wounded, Murfreesboro ; discharged. Q. L. Cooper, elected Sheriff; discharged. S. C. Davis, captured, Missionary Ridge. J. C. Deal, discharged, over age. B. A. Deal. \V. H. Deal. J. C. Dennis. J. W. Durant, discharged. J. L. Easterlin, promoted Second Lieutenant. E. C. Ellis, wounded, Atlanta, July 22; disabled. G. L. Ellis, wounded, Chickamauga. St. John P. Ellis, discharged, over age. D. J. Elliott. . Z. P. Elliott. Washington Emanuel, died of wounds, Atlanta, July 28. S. Emanuel. E. Exun. S. S. Eraser, discharged. E. Fryer. \V. A. Casque, discharged. S. K. Casque, discharged. J. W. Graham, promoted Assistant Surgeon. S. D. Guilds, wd. Chickamauga and Atlanta, July 22, 64. W. G. Gamble, wd. at Corinth; kd. at Bentonville, N. C. J. Gamble, wounded and elected Sheriff; discharged. T. J. Harrison, killed, Murfreesboro . S. Harper. S. Hennesy, wounded at Chickamauga. H. W. Heisenbottel, died. A. G. Heriot, detached from Company. J. E. Holmes, wd. Murfreesboro , Atlanta, Franklin. S. Howell. \V. J. Howard, died. E. K. Howard, died. S. B. Holliday, died. Daniel Johnston. J. S. June, killed, Atlanta, July 22d. A. M. Jaudon, died. W. H. J. Lowrimore, wounded, Atlanta. H. D. Lequieux, detached. T. Lane, detached, Government Armory. Henry Lucas, detached from Company. T. A. Mathews, killed, Atlanta, July 22d. O. S. Marlow, died. A. McCants. J. W. McCormick, wounded, Murfreesboro and Atlanta. W. E. McNulty, detached, Quartermaster Dep t. A. McNulty, promoted Sergeant-Major. J. Murrow. J. C McDougal, died. F. S. McCants, killed, Nashville. D. M. Michau, discharged, 1862. J. J. Morris, wounded, Atlanta. J. McLawhon, wounded, Atlanta. S. D. McClary, discharged, 1862. James McMulken, killed, Murfreesboro . W. W. Marree. W. S. Nurse, promoted Hospital Steward. H. Newman. \V. C. Ogburn, wounded, Chickamauga. E. T. Porter, wounded, Chickamauga. i6 J. H. Porter, promoted Lieutenant Company " C. L. H. Pipkin, wounded, Franklin. A. J. Richardson, discharged, over age. J. J. Richardson, captured, Missionary Ridge. Edward Rodgers. L. N. Rowe. S. A. Sellars, discharged. G. VV. Stalvey, transferred to Engineer Corps. W. Stanners, wounded, Chickamauga. J. C. Small, discharged. A. B. Skipper, died of wounds, Chickamauga. J. P. Stalvey, died. R. W. Sing, wounded, Atlanta. W. R. Shelley, wounded, Atlanta. L. G. W. Shaw, promoted Ensign. I. D. Singleterry, wounded, Atlanta. J. Sloan, detached. J. W. Tarbox, promoted Ordnance Sergeant. J. B. Thomas, captured, Missionary Ridge. R. C. Ward, wounded, Chickamauga. A. R. Walker. J. D. West, wounded, Chickamauga. W. H. West, captured, Murfreesboro . C. A. Williams, discharged. G. W. Williams, died. T. E. Williamson, killed, Murfreesboro . John Wilson, transferred to Navy. E. W. Wilson. G. E. S. Wright. L. H. Wise. J. L. Ward, detached, Hospital Steward. Company 23. CAPTAINS. J. H. NORMAN, not re-elected reorganization, 1862. \V. J. TOLAR, severely wounded and disabled, At lanta, July 22d. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. W. J. TOLAR, promoted Captain. E. T. LEWIS. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. J. R. BEATY, not re-elected reorganization, 1862. E. T. LEWIS, promoted First Lieutenant. J. A. SARVIS, killed, Atlanta, July 28th. J. P. CRAWFORD, died. J. A. DUGGAN, wounded, Mufreesboro . FIRST SERGEANTS. J. A. SARVIS, promoted Second Lieutenant. B. F. AVANT. SERGEANTS. B. F. AVANT. J. E. BEATY, wounded, battle Chickamauga, Sept. Elected Lieut. Co. K. 26th Regt., S. C. V., and transferred. J. P. CRAWFORD, promoted to Third Lieut. S. S. BEATY, woun d bat. Chickamauga, Sept. 1863. J. M. BEATY, wounded, Atlanta, July 22d, and died. H. INMAN, wo.unded, Missionary Ridge. iS CORPORALS. VV. J. GRAHAM, died at Chattanooga, Hospital. J. M. GRAHAM. D. L. LONG, mustered out, under age. Afterwards joined 26th Regt., S. C. V. J. M. BEATY, promoted to Sergeant. J. A. DUGGAN, promoted to Second Lieutenant. VV. T. BOND. PRIVATES. \V. T. Allan, died, Cat Island, S. C. Alex. Anderson, died at Tupelo, Miss. J. Anderson. B. D. Anderson. S. Alford. H. D. Ange, wounded at Resaca, Ga. J. A. Booth, died, near Shelby ville, Term. J. Booth. R. G. Booth. J. G. Baker. C. S. Beaty. John Beaty, killed, around Atlanta, Ga. W. S. Beaty. T. Beaty. J. S. Beaty. F. G. Burroughs, taken prisoner DJC. I5th, 1864, on Hillsboro pike road, near Nashville, Tenn. L. W. Brown. J. C. Bellamy, mustered out, under age. F. K. Bellamy. A. Bellamy, taken prisoner. 19 J. G. Cox. wounded and taken prisoner, battle of Atlanta, July 22d. R. Cooper. C. Clewis, mustered out, over age, at Saltilla. \V. D. Daniels, captured. W. McDuncan. W. H. Eatman, wounded, near Atlanta (by shell), re covered. Daniel Faircloth, killed on picket, Atlanta, Ga. \V. P. Fowler, taken prisoner, battle Chattanooga, Nov. 25th, 1863. A. J. Fowler. \V. H. Gerrold, died. \Y. G. Hughes, wounded on picket near Atlanta, Ga. F. D. Hughes. M. Hughes. J. M. Holmes. F. G. Hemming way. H. Inman, promoted to Sergeant. J. C. Inman, taken prisoner and supposed to have been killed, battle Atlanta, July 22d. J. H. Johnson, wounded and taken prisoner, battle Chattanooga, Nov. 25, 1863. G. Johnson. J. J. Jacobs, killed, battle Franklin, Tenn. C. J. Jones, died at Hospital. H. H. Jolly, captured, battle Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863. \V. T. Jordan. S. L. Jordan, wounded, battle Chickamauga. H. Kami risk i, promoted Brigade Commissary-Sergt. 20 C. King, died in Miss. J. R. Long. T. S. Lee. J. C. Lewis. M. J. Lewis, killed, battle Atlanta, July 22d. W. C. Ludlam. B. Lane. \V. Lane, wounded at Murfreesboro , and taken pris oner. N. Micham, taken prisoner, battle} Missionary Rid^e. J. Moore. \V. Moore, died. J. B. Moore. W. T. McCracken, died in Hospital, Miss. J. W. McCracken. \V. W. McCracken, taken prisoner and died. A. G. Murrell. C. B. Murrell. S. H. McNab. R. G. Nichols, died on march through Kentucky. J. Purtell, died in Tenn. A. L. Redman, wounded, battle Murfreesboro , Ten., and died. E. Russ, killed, battle Missionary Ridge. J. W. Roberts, died, Bardstown. J. II. Roberts, died on march in Kentucky. L. P. Sessions. D. Sessions. D. F. Stevens. T. C. Shackleford, captured on march, and died in Northern prison. 21 J. P. Smith. S. Stacey, wounded, battle Nashville, Term., captured and died. VV. Skipper. J. Todd, taken prisoner, Missionary Ridge. P. P. Tood, wounded, battle Murfreesboro . T. B. Tolar, died. Charles Turner. J. S. Turner, killed on picket, battle Chickamauga W. B. Winbourne. J. B. Willard, died on furlough. VV. J. Williamson. Company C. CAPTAINS. A. H. JOHNSON, resigned, ill health. CARMI JOHNSON. FIRST LIEUTENANT. C. JOHNSON, promoted to Captain. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. J. J. JOHNSON, wounded at Resaca, then at At lanta, Ga. JAMES H. PORTER, not re-elected in 1862. FIRST SERGEANTS. A. C. SKIPPER, discharged, ill health. CORNELIUS CANNON, wounded, retreat from Resaca. SERGEANTS. LOTT PRINCE, died, Knoxville Tenn. D. S. JOHNSON, killed, Atlanta, Ga. H. JOHNSON, killed, Murfreesboro . J. L. GRAHAM, killed, Resaca, Ga. A. B. HARDWICK, wounded, Murfreesboro . ]. J. STEPHENS, died of wounds received, Atlanta, July 22d. CORPORALS. W. R. HUX, discharged, bad health. W. J. SARVIS, discharged, bad health, H. L. RICHARDSON, discharged, bad health. W. T. CRAWFORD, discharged, bad health. 23 E. V. B. LEE, died, Chattanooga, Tenn. W. PRINCE, promoted to first Sergeant, afterwards second Lieutenant Company C. PRIVATES. A. Alford, mustered out, under age. J. Alford, captured, not heard from since. S. Alford. J. Ammons, killed, Nashville, Tenn. D. Blackburn, died, camp Marion. P. Bannhill, discharged, bad health. J. G. Bannhill, died, camp Marion. M. Bannhill. R. Bannhill, died, camp near Chickamauga, Tenn. S. Bannhill, died from wounds, Georgia. J. \V. Briglem, died. Cornelius Cannon, promoted to First Sergeant. Caleb Cannon, discharged, bad health. J. M. Cannon, dj^d from sickness, on furlough. J. Causey. F. Causey, discharged, bad health. L. D. Cox, captured, died in prison. W. F. Cox, died, near Corinth, Miss. J. Edwards, died, Saltillo, Miss. D. Edwards, discharged, bad health. B. Fowler, died. G. Fowler, died. I. Fowler, died. J. Fowler, died. R. Fowler, died. F. Floyd, died at Mobile. J. L. Floyd, died at Mobile. D. Fipps, wounded, Atlanta. E. Fipps, wounded, Murfreesboro . Daniel Graham. W. L. Graham, wounded, Atlanta, Ga., July 22. F. Graham. L. C. Gerrald, discharged, under age. A. M. Hardwick, killed, battle Murfreesboro . A. B. Hardwick, promoted to Sergeant. I. B. Hux. W. D. Hewitt. J. J. Hardee, died from disease. M. Hardee, died after capture. R. Hardee, wounded at Murfreesboro . P. Hancock, killed at Murfreesboro . A. James, died. D. B. James, discharged, bad health. W. D. James, died. Kinian Jolly. H. L. Johnson. ^ P, Johnson, died, Corinth, Miss. T. H. Johnson, died. Eban Jones, wounded, Atlanta, and died. J. L. Jones, wounded, Atlanta, Ga. J. C. Jones. N. Jones. W. Lawson, killed, Atlanta, Ga., July 22d. B. Mincey, died. I. Mincey, died. E. W. McDaniels. A. McDaniels. J. T. Merritt, woun d, Chattahooche River, on picket. J. P. A. Martin, died at home, on furlough. W. Martin, died. S. C. Mishoe, died. M. McCrackin, discharged, and afterwards went back and re-joined. E. C. Palmer, last on retreat from Dalton, not heard from. M. C. Powell. W. Pridgen, died. J. Ray, died. S. Ray. D. Raban, discharged. Marion Skipper. M. M. Skipper. B. Stephens, died near Corinth, J. J. Stephens, promoted to Sergeant. M. Stephens, died. J. D. Spears, wounded, Atlanta, 22d July. J. W. Suggs, died. J. Suggs, wounded. M. Shelly, captured. I. Shelly, captured. I. K. Smith, died, camp Marion. W. T. Smith, killed, Chickamauga. J. S. Tompkins, captured, Missionary Ridge. J. Tompkins, wounded, Murfreesboro . L. E. Tompkins, wounded, Atlanta. W. Tompkins. K. M. Tompkins. J. D. Todd, died. W. L. Todd, wounded. albert Waters. L Watts, killed, Nashville. CAPTAINS. Z. GODBOLD, resigned, 1862. R. Z. HARLLEE, wounded, Atlanta, July 28. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. R. Z. HARLLEE, promoted Captain. W. H. MUNNERLYN, killed, Atlanta, July 22, 1874. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. R. A. BOOTHE, resigned. D. J. WILLIAMSON, resigned. H. J. BLACKMAN, died, July, 1862. W. H. MUNNERLYN, promoted First Lieutenant. R. H. KIMBALL. FIRST SERGEANTS. H. J. BLACKMAN, promoted Second Lieutenant. G. B. COLEMAN, wd. Murfreesboro , Chickamauga. SERGEANTS. G. B. COLEMAN, promoted First Sergeant. J. J. LOYD. J. B. WILLIAMSON. S. BIRD, wounded at Chickamauga. CORPORALS. W. J. COLEMAN. W. H. COOK. J. B. WIGGINS. J. HODGES, wounded at Atlanta. PRIVATES. A. R. Ammons, discharged, 1862. W. T. Altman, wounded at Murfreesboro A. Avant, died at Hospital. B. Baxley, died at Hospital. W. Baxley, wounded at Chickamauga. L. Baxley, wounded at Murfreesboro . F. Beverly, died at Hospital. D. Beverly, died at Hospital. S. Bird, promoted Sergeant. H. G. Bird, died at Franklin, Ky. J. Bird, died in Hospital. K. C. Blackmon, died at Hospital. J. Boatwright. A. Brown, died at Hospital. D. Carmichael, killed at Murfreesboro . W. P. Clark. J. W. Coleman, died at Hospital. D. Collins, died at Hospital. W. Collins. N. Drew, killed at Murfreesboro . W. Flowers. G. S. Flowers, killed at Chickamauga. E. Gasque, died at Hospital. D. Gunter, wounded at Chickamauga. S. \V. Gerald, died at Hospital. M. W. Harrell, killed at Chickamauga. J. P. Herren, died at Hospital. W. P. Herren, died at Hospital. J. Jones. 28 J. J. Jones. P. Lambert, died at Hospital. D. H. Lambert, wounded at Murfreesboro . J. H. Lambert, died at Hospital. W. Leggett. J. Loyd, died at Hospital. T. M. Loyd. T. W. Marlor, died at Hospital. W. McMeenee, killed at Resaca. S. Moore, killed at Atlanta, July 22d, 1864. E. Moore, wounded at Murfreesboro . J. W. Nobles, missing, Chickamauga; supposed kille 1. H. Nobles, died at Hospital. N. Nobles, missing, Atlanta; supposed killed. R. H. Owens, died at Hospital. M. Owens, killed at Kennesaw Mountain. E. Owens, died at Hospital. S. Owens, died at Hospital. Jehu Porte. L. Porte, died at Hospital. J. L. Rogers, died at Hospital. C. C. Rogers. J. Sanders. J. G. Shelly. E. Shaw, died at Hospital. J. W. Stephens, died at Hospital. C. Tart, died at Hospital. S. Thomas, killed at Chickamauga. E. Thomas, died at Hospital. H. Thomas, died at Hospital. J. Turner, died at Hospital. 2 9 F. Turbeville, died at Hospital. P. Turbeville, died at Hospital. \V. Turbeville. W. Ward, died at Hospital. L. Woodad, killed at Murfreesboro . G. \V. Wright. W. C. Wright, died at Hospital. J. \V. Wiggins, died at Hospital. Cmnpaut) %. CAPTAINS. JAMES F. PRESSLEY, elected Lieutenant-Colons! on organization of Regiment. J. F. CARAWAY, resigned, 1862. T. M. MILLER, died, Tupelo, 1862. G. P. ANDERSON, severely wounded, Kinston, N. C. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. T. NELSON BRITTON, promoted Captain ard Commissary of Regiment. T. M. MILLER, promoted Captain. G. P. ANDERSON, promoted Captain. J. T. McCONNELL. SECOND LIEUTENANTS, F. M. BRITTON, resigned, 1862. J. F. D. BRITTON, resigned, 1862. G. P. ANDERSON, promoted First Lieutenant. J. T. McCONNELL, promoted First Lieutenant. T. M. BRITTON, wounded at Franklin. J. G. MILLER, wounded at Jonesboro . FIRST SERGEANTS. G. P. ANDERSON, promoted Second Lieutenant. J. Z. McCONNELL. SERGEANTS. D. D. BARR, prom. Commissary 25th So. Ca. Regt. S. I. WILSON, discharged, 1862. J. T. McCONNELL, promoted Second Lieutenant. T. M. BRITTON, promoted Second Lieutenant. J. L. NESMITH, wounded at Franklin. R. G. MORETON, died of wounds at Atlanta. J. T. MORETON, died of wounds at Bentonville. CORPORALS. J. \V. HUGHES, discharged, over age. T. N. MARTIN, died at Hospital, 1862. THOS. ALTMAN, wd. Chickamauga and Franklin. C. W. COCKFIELD, killed at Murfreesboro . R. H. GIBSON. J. G. MILLER, promoted Second Lieutenant. D. F. FEXTERS, died in Mississippi. W. A. MARSHALL, wounded at Nashville and captured ; missing. PRIVATES. R. T. B. Abrams, discharged, over age. A. Akeman, discharged, T. E. Altman. S. S. Britton, detached, orderly. W. J. Britton, lost his hand at Corinth and discharged. T. G. Britton, discharged, under age. B. F. Britton, died at Tullahoma. J. W. Baxley, died at Saltillo. H. C. Baxley, died in Kentucky. W. J. Baxley, discharged. D. W. Baxley, died in Kentucky. Thomas Bone, died in Mississippi. J. S. Brockinton, died at West Point, Miss. J. F. Brockinton, Jr., wd. Chickamauga and Franklin. J. F. Brockinton, Sr., discharged. H. W. Blakeley, wounded at Murfreesboro . Wm. Braswell. Benjamin Beaty, wounded at Murfreesboro . R. W. Buskirk. John Cribb, discharged, over age. A. J. Council, died of wounds at Atlanta. George Cumbie. J. W. Cherry. J. W. Cook, died in Mississippi. J. C. Conrad, died in Tennessee. J. H. Cockfield, died of wounds at Murfreesboro . M. A. Ethridge. J. B. Freeman, died in Mississippi. L. W. Fenters, died at South Island. D. F. Fenters, promoted Corporal. J. C. Fenters, died at Shelbyville, Tenn. Daniel Fenters, killed at Chickamauga. J. J. Fenters, died at Corinth. Jehu Fenters. L. F. Fenters. J. B. Godwin, died in Mississippi. W. H. Grigs. S. J. Goude. C. B. Goude, wounded at Murfreesboro . D. B. Hughes. Thos. Hataway, wounded at Murfreesboro . S. A. Howard. J. W. Howard, discharged. F. M. Howard, died in Mississippi. 33 W. B. Hardick, died in Tennessee. Wm. Hewitt. M. J. E. Hixon, died in Mississippi. Daniel Johnson, wounded at Chickamauga. J. M. Johnson. J. W. Johnson, discharged, over age. J. G. Johnson, discharged, over age. G. \V. Johnson, died in Mississippi. Gilbert Johnson, died in Mississippi. R. H. Kirnball, appointed Com. Sergt. of Regt., and afterwards elected Lieut. Co. D. Henry Long, died at South Island. John Long. S. S. Lamb. H. J. Lamb, wounded at Kennesaw Mountain. J. C. P. Martin, died, in Mississippi, 1862. W. A. Marshall, promoted Corporal. John Marshall, died at West Point, Miss. H. L. Marlow. R. G. Moreton, promoted Sergeant. J. T. Moreton, promoted Sergeant. J. F. Morton, died in Kentucky. E. Morriss, discharged, over age. J. Z. McConnell, promoted First Sergeant. W. S. McConnell, Jr., died in Mississippi. John McNamee. E. J. Moved. J. J. Miller. W. H. Miller. B. S. Nesmith, discharged, 1862. J. L. Nesmith, promoted Sergeant. 4 34 Nath. Nesmith, killed at Chickamauga. B. T. Outland, wounded at Atlanta. W. J. Pipkin, died in Mississippi. Thomas Porte, died at South Island. E. S. Ray, died at Bardstown, Ky. J. B. Russ, died of wounds at Murfreesborp J. H. Smith. W. C. Small, discharged, over age. R. W. Sanders, discharged, under age. James Sauls, died. G. W. Skipper, wounded at Franklin. D. C. Tilton. W. S. Wallace, died in Mississippi. Wm. Wilson, died in Mississippi. Benj. Ward. Company ff. CAPTAINS. E. MILLER, not re-elected 1862. F. J. BOSTICK, wounded, Chickamauga and Mis sionary Ridge. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. J. F. DAVIS, resigned. F. J. BOSTICK, promoted Captain. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. L. T. McWHITE, not re-elected 1862. J. T. BRAGDON, not re-elected 1862. J. H. BELIN. N. MURPHY. FIRST SERGEANTS. G. W. COLEMAN, discharged. C. BELIN. SERGEANTS. H. SHAW, promoted Lieutenant Company M. M. BROWN, died, from wound received, Atlanta. I. L. PROSSER, died in Kentucky. J. H. BELIN, promoted Second Lieutenant. CORPORALS. T. G. LEWIS, killed, Chickamauga. J. N. BOSTICK, color-guard, captured, Missionary Ridge, prisoner at Rock Island. 36 R. W. FOXWORTH, died at Tupelo, Miss. J. B. COLLINS. A. J. ARD, died in Mississippi. F. A. JOHNSON, died at Corinth. E. B. GLISSON, mortally wounded, Chickamauga. J. J.WILLIAMS. PRIVATES. P. Adkinson. R. Broach, died. J. Brown, discharged, from near-sightedness. H. Bartelle. J. R. Barnette. C. Belin, promoted to First Sergeant. J. J. Bellflour, died at Corinth. G. W. Curry, captured, Missionary Ridge. D. Curry, died. J. Curry, died. R. Cannon. S. C. Cox, captured, Missionary Ridge. J. E. Collins. S. J. Collins. T. E. Crossby. J. W. Crossby, died, Mississippi. J. L. Crossby, died. J. G. Daniels, died on South Island. J. T. Dimary. N. Evans, died in hospital. A. B. Foxworth. J. Gasque. E. B. Glisson, promoted to Corporal. 37 H. Gunter, died in hospital. J. Goff, died. S. O. Hinds, died at Corinth. H. N. Hinds. M. T. Hog. N. P. Hutcherson. Wm. Hyman. H. Hawkins, died. G. W. J. Kenner. J. J. Jarrall, died. P. C. Johnson, died. J. J. Johnson. T. H. Johnson. W. E. Keefe, captured Chickamauga. J. G. Keightley. J. R. Lewis, died. A. C. Lee, died. J. R. Marler. V. A. Marler. E. Miller, missing. J. McNeill, died, South Island. J. P. Nobles, died, Tupelo. S. F. Parker, captured Missionary Ridge, prisoner at Rock Island. R. W. Pace, died. F. M. Phillips. A. E. Powell. W. M. Powell. M. B. Powell. G. W. Poston. A. J. Richardson, died. 33 D. A. Rowell. J. B. Smith. J. H. Shaw, killed, battle Franklin. R. W. Stone. R. W. Taylor, died. S. Turbeville, died on sick furlough. G. W. Tinner. R. H. Turner, died. T. D. Turner, died. J. W. Wall. J. C. Wall, killed, picket line Chattahoochie River. D. N. Williams. J- J. Williams, promoted to Corporal. Company (i. CAPTAINS. SAMUEL BELL, not re-elected, 1862. C. T. FORD, resigned, 1863. M. F. SARVIS- FIRST LIEUTENANTS. C. T. FORD, promoted Captain, 1862. M. F. SARVIS, promoted Captain, 1863. D. D. McDUFFIE. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. W. H. PRIVETT, resigned at reorganization. D. D. McDUFFIE, promoted First Lieutenant, 1863. W. S. McCASKILL, not re-elected, 1862. S. E. LUCAS, promoted Major, Brigade Com sry. FIRST SERGEANTS. M. F. SARVIS, promoted First Lieutenant. SERGEANTS. M. F. CAUSE, died at Chattanooga. J. J. TODD, discharged. W. J. SUGGS. J. T. McCRACKEN. 40 CORPORALS. DANIEL BOYD. A. D. MARTIN. S. G. TOMPKINS, killed, Missionary Ridge. JESSEE BOYD, killed, Missionary Ridge. A. M. CHESNUTT, discharged. W. P. ALLEN, discharged. PRIVATES. J. T. Alford, died. T. J. Anderson. Levi Anderson. R. P. Arnold. W. L. Baker. Joseph Barnhill, died. Josiah Barnhill, died. John Boyd. S. P. Branton, died. L. M. Boon. H. Cartrett, died at Rock Island. D. H. Chesnut. J. W. Cade. J. S. Cade. T. J. Cook, died. C. G. Cox. H. L. Doyl. Daniel Dawsey, died. D. M. Edge. W. L. Edge, lost leg at Atlanta. J. M. Elliott. J. J. Fulghum, killed. 41 J. W. Gause, died. J. G. Graham, died. Wm. F. Galaway. A. J. Galaway, discharged. E. J. Gause. L. J. Hardvvick, discharged. J. B. Hardee. Thomas Henniford, discharged. J. T. Hawkins, missing. R. C. Hardee. R. S. Holmes, killed. H. C. Houson. M. A. Hampton, died. N. A. Howell, died. W. E. Jerrold, discharged. E. Johnson, discharged. Isaac Lewis, discharged. M. McDowall. L. C. McCumber. M. H. R. Martin. M. M. Martin, discharged. Robert Millikin. B. B. Nobles, died. Hardy Parker, killed at Missionary Ridge. T. A. Rials, died. H. F. Riley, discharged. John Rogers. G. W. Reaves, discharged. N. E. Stanley. Bethel Smith. R. Shannon, killed at home. 42 H. L. Stephens. J. H. Stephens. J. W. Smith. J. M. Sudam. A. Singleton. W. F. Todd. J. M. Todd, died. L. M. Todd, died. H. J. Todd, died. S. J. Todd. John H. Todd, died. D. W. Todd, died. S. D. Todd, died. Dennis Todd, killed at home, Moses Tylee, discharged. Lewis Tylee, discharged. C. Tompkins. J. B. Tompkins, killed. D. W. M. Tompkins. H. T. Williams, killed. Levi Watts, died. Company CAPTAINS. J. R. NETTLES, killed, Murfreesboro . W. J. M. LEE. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. VV. J. M. LEE, promoted Captain. J. T. KIRBY, wounded, Atlanta, July 22d. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. S. B. BURKETT, died, 1862. W. D. FITCH, resigned. C. J. OSBORN, resigned. J. T. KIRBY, promoted First Lieutenant. E. S. SAULS, twice wounded. FIRST SERGEANTS. C. J. OSBORN, promoted Second Lieutenant. SERGEANTS. E. M. SCURRY, died, 1863. E. S. SAULS, promoted Second Lieutenant. J. T. KIRBY, promoted Second Lieutenant. J. C. McGEE, died in camp, 1862. CORPORALS. S. F. R. GODWIN, killed, Murfreesboro , 1862. j. j. MCKNIGHT. SAMUEL KIRBY, wotmded ia three battles. 44 S. W. McCLAM, killed, Atlanta, 28th July. R. N. BROWN, discharged. W. P. BUDDIN, died, 1862. R. N. FLOWERS. G. W. HUGGINS, killed, Atlanta. PRIVATES. G. W. Anderson, discharged. L. E. Burket, wounded. M. Braveboy. M. M. Braveboy, captured in Tennessee, G. W. Burrows, killed, Nashville, December, 1864. J. W. Brown, killed. J. A. Brown. J. W. Carter, killed. J. M. T. Carter, killed. J. P. Caniday, discharged. A. Cook, died. J. W. Caulder, died. E. W. Cook, died. A. M. B. Coward. D..E. Coward, wounded, Nashville. E. Cane, captured. W. Collins, killed, Chickamauga. E. Caraway. W. Caraway, died on South Island. C. W. Daniels. A. H. Evins, discharged. J. E. Evins, discharged. R. N. Flowers, promoted Color Corporal ; wounded. E. A. Flowers, died. 45 J. B. Flowers, died, 1861. L. D. Ployed, died. J. O. Fillyaw, discharged. J. J. Fillyaw, died. A. Gray, died. N. Gray, killed, 1864. D. A. D. Godwin, died. G. D. Green. G. W. Graham, died. W. N. Cause, discharged. A. J. Hatchel, died. Jasper Hatchel, died, January, 1862. J. N. Hatchel, died. T. H. Hatchel, died, 1862. D. Haniford, wounded. G. W. Huggins, promoted Corporal, killed, Atlanta. J. J. Huggins, captured, 1863. George James, died, South Island, 1861. M. Jones. L. Jones, died, Tupelo, Miss., July, 1862. W. Jones, discharged. A. Jones, died. F. M. Jones, discharged. T. Jordan, killed, Murfreesboro . D. P. Kirby. R. W. Kirby, killed, Murfreesboro . M. C. Langston, killed, Chickamauga. H. Lee. J. L. Lee, captured, 1863, and died in prison. J. C. Laws. S. J. Lee, discharged. 5 4 6 C. W. Lee, died, December, 1862. J. W. Lee, captured, 1863, died in prison. W, C. Lee, captured, 1863, died in prison. W. M. C. Lee, died. P. D. Lee, died at Tupelo, Miss., 1862. J. A. Lee. captured, 1863, died in prison. B. Lee, died. A. R. Lee, died. J. L. Lynch, died. J. M. Lacey, died. J. Lynch, wounded. A. Lynch, died. R. J. McKnight, discharged. J. McKnight, captured, 1863. H. M. Matthews, died. A. Matthews, died. M. Matthews, died. G. W. Matthews, died. F. Matthews, died. G. R. Matthews, wounded. E. Matthews. Pleasant Matthews, died. R. M. Matthews, died. Robert Matthews, died, 1862. J. M. Matthews, killed. Win. Matthews, discharged, 1862. John J. McCalister, wounded, Atlanta. P. McGee, captured, 1863. S. Miles, died. J. R. Miles, killed, Chickainauga. S. J. Nettles, died, 1862. 47 E. C. Osborn. J. Pate, discharged. N. G. Parker, died. A. Parker, wounded, and discharged. G. W. Reid, died, 1862. W. L. Smiley. S. D. Smith, wounded. R. Spring, died, 1862. J. J. Steele, discharged. T. H. Wilks, died. J. M. Weaver, discharged. J. A. Young, wounded. CAPTAINS. H. M. LOFTON, resigned. B. B. McWHITE, wounded, Murfreesboro . FIRST LIEUTENANTS. B. B. McWHITE, promoted Captain. S. S. GASQUE, not re elected reorganization, 1862 ANDREW POSTON, wounded, Chickamauga. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. S. S. GASQUE, promoted First Lieutenant. BENJAMIN POSTON. T. J. BOSTICK, died of wounds received at Franklin ANDREW POSTON, elected First Lieutenant, re organization, 1862. G. C. FINKLEA, captured Missionary Riclge. FIRST SERGEANTS. JASPER BARTELL, mustered out, over age. SERGEANTS. T. J. BOSTICK, promoted Second Lieutenant. ANDREW POSTON, promoted Second Lieutenant WM. BARTELL, died in Tennessee. W. L. HYMAN, wounded, Murfreesboro . A. A. MYERS, Color Seargent of Regiment, 1864. 49 CORPORALS. R. TURBEVILLE, killed, Murfreesboro . N. C. HICKS, died in Kentucky. G. C. FINKLEA, promoted Second Lieutenant. W. H. McWHITE, wounded, Murfreesboro , Frank lin and Atlanta. DANIEL POSTON. J. H. FLOWERS. PRIVATES. W. S. Altman. C. T. Altman, died from wounds, Chickamauga. Jacob Adkisson, mustered out, over age. J. A. Askins, died in Mississippi. Barnabas Ard. D. J. Andrews, died from wounds, Resaca. B. J. Barnes, died from wounds, Atlanta. J. H. Bostick, died in Kentucky. J. B. Bragdon, wounded, Chickamauga. Levi Cooper, mustered out, over age. Simon Cooper. Jas. Caulcutt. E. E. Cain, died in Georgia. Wm. Cain. N. B. Creel, died in Mississippi. W. E. Carter, died in Georgia. W. D. Campbell, wounded at Jonesboro , Georgia. Robert Finklea. W. E. Finklea. C. B. Foxworth, wounded, Chickamauga. Clayton Flowers, mustered out, over age. 50 Gregory Eaddy, died in Mississippi. G. W. Glisson. A. B. Gordon, mustered out, over age. J. J. Gordon, discharged, South Island, S. C, J. H. Holland. J. B. Haines, wounded, Missionary Ridge. W. S. A. Huggins. J. R. Hanna, died, South Island. D. P. Hanna, died in Kentucky. Ervin Hanna, wounded, Missionary Ridge. E. B. Hutchison. L. N. Hutchison, wounded, Atlanta. John Hutchison, died in Kentucky. J. L. Hyman, mustered out, over age. J. W. Lee. W. A. Lee, died in Mississippi. G. W. Munn. W. J. Munn, killed at Murfreesboro . W. A. McGee. A. W. McKissick. Enos McDaniel, mustered out, over age. Thos. Maree. G. H. Myers, wounded, Missionary Ridge. G. W. McWhite, died in Mississippi. G. R. Parker. Nathan Prosser, died in South Carolina. M. V. Prosser. S. C. Powell. J. S. Powell, mustered out, over age. Hampton Poston, died in South Carolina. Christopher Poston, died in Tennessee. Josiah H. Poston, died in Tennessee. M. M. Poston. F. L. Poston. T. W. Poston, mustered out, over age. B. D. Poston. John L. Poston, wounded, Chickamauga. W. H. Poston, killed at Missionary Ridge. Wm. Poston. Hugh Poston. D. C. Smith. S. B. Sturges. Lewis Turner, died in Georgia. W. N. Tanner. John Tanner. D. M. VVoodrow, died in Georgia. E. J. Wiggins. Samuel Williams, died in Georgia. A. S. Williford. R. J Williford. CAPTAINS. JULIUS T. PORCHER, promoted Major. JOHN S. PALMER, killed, Atlanta, July 28th. FIRST LIEUTENANT. JOHN S. PALMER, promoted Captain, wounded, Murfreesboro . SECOND LIEUTENANTS. JOHN G. GAILLARD, resigned 1863. T. LAVAL JACKSON, resigned 8th May, 1862. J. F. SMITH. V. SMITH, wounded, Atlanta. J. STONEY PORCHER, promoted Capr. and Q. M. FIRST SERGEANTS. J. STONEY PORCHER, promoted Second Lieut. J. F. SMITH, promoted Second Lieutenant. V. SMITH, promoted Second Lieutenant. R. R. OWENS, Color Sergeant of Regiment. SERGEANTS. V. SMITH, promoted First Sergeant. WM. M. LEARY, discharged, disability, Aug., 1862. R. D. CARR, died, Kentucky, 1862. R. R. OWENS, promoted First Sergeant. A. L. WELCH, died of wound, Missionary Ridge. 53 G. B. TOWNSEND, captured, Missionary Ridge. J. R. THURSTON, captured Oct., 1864. W. J. BARRETT, captured at evacuation of Atlanta. CORPORALS. A. L. WELCH, promoted to Sergeant. G. B. TOWNSEND, promoted Sergeant, wounded, Murfreesboro . R. R. OWENS, promoted Sergeant. T. A. WALLACE, captured, Missionary Ridge. J. R. THURSTON, promoted Sergeant. W. J. BARRETT, promoted Sergeant. L. E. HOFFMANN. J. W. JACKSON. J. T. STOLL, died. PRIVATES. S. Adkins, discharged, under age. A. Austin, died. J. L. Baker, died. John Brassell, died. William Brassell. Willis Brassell, discharged on account disability. Benjamin Brinson, died. W. J. Brown, died. D. Bunch, died. J. H. Bunch. J. W. H. Bunch, killed, Murfreesboro . H. Bunch, died. W. C. Bunch, killed near Atlanta, August, 1864. W. Bunch, discharged on account disability. 54 R. B. Bunch, discharged, under age. R. J. Burriss, died. W. D. Burriss, killed, Murfreesboro . C. A. Gales, died. M. Clark, died. J. M. Crawford. H. Egleson, died. Henry Fox, died. J. J. Gigglernan, discharged on account disability. W. Giggleman. W. Godwin, died. J. R. Harris, died. S. P. Harris, wounded, Murfreesboro . J. M. Hoffman, killed, Franklin, Tenn. L. E. Hoffman, promoted Corporal. D. H. Hood, died. J. E. Hood, died. J. K. Hughes. Wm. Hughes, died. W. C. Humbert, discharged on account disability. W. G. Hux, killed near Atlanta, 1864. J. W. Jackson, promoted Corporal. M. Jackson, died. Wm. Jackson, died. W. H. Jackson. J. G. Jones, died. H. Keller. J. W. L. Keller. J. J. Lofton, discharged on account disability. E. C. Long, died. F Manker. 55 Robert Mims, died. Thomas Mims, died. William Mims, died. J. Missola, killed, bat. Murfreesboro . M. Mixon, died. D. V. Mixon, died. C. Moore, captured, Missionary Ridge. S. Moore, wounded. Jonesboro , and lost his sight. N. Moore, died. T. B. Moore, died. W. B. Mitchum. Henry J. Orvin, killed, Murfreesboro . J. Orvin. D. D. Owen, discharged on account disability. D. T. Owen, died of wounds, Murfreesboro . J. R. Peagler, died. Wm. Phillips, died. Wm. Platt, discharged, under age. W. E. Porcher, discharged on account of disability. Peter Pye, died. J. S. Pye, died. T. R. Resons, died. J. Redding, missing, Murfreesboro . J. A. Rush, died. M. D. Rush. D. H. Sanders. F. T. Sanders, died. B. J. Scarborough, discharged on account of disability A. Schurlnight, wounded, Atlanta, July 22, 1864. J. C. Singletary, killed, Chickamauga. J. T. Stoll, promoted Corporal. 56 D. Sweat. G. Sweat, died. S. Sweat, died. H. J. Taylor, died. J. Taylor, died. J. B. Tindall, discharged, under age. J. G. Wallace. J. Weatherford, discharged on account of disability. B. Weatherford, discharged on account of disability. J. N. Williams, captured, Missionary Ridge. C. Windham, killed, Chickamauga. S. Whitfidd, capt d Missionary Ridge, died in prison, J. Winningham, killed, Chickamauga. J. M. Winningham, discharged on account disability, Samuel Wright, discharged on account disability. Company |y. * CAPTAINS. S. E. McMILLAN, not re-elected 1862. A. H. FORD. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. A. H. FORD, promoted Captain. D. J. HARRELSON, wounded, Atlanta, July 28th. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. D. J. HARRELSON, promoted First Lieutenant. R. B. STACKHOUSE, not re-elected. T. B. RUSS, wounded, Atlanta, July 22d, died 1862. W. H. GILES, killed, Atlanta, July 28th. FIRST SERGEANTS. T. B. RUSS, promoted Second Lieutenant. SERGEANTS. D. D. McDUFFIE, promoted First Lieutenant Co. G. T. A. SMITH, mustered out, over age. N. C. MURPHY, promoted Second Lieut. Co. F. W. H. MUNNERLYN, promoted Second Lieut.Co. D. A. N. SMITH. W. D. COLEMAN. - 6 58 CORPORALS. H. LEE, discharged. T. B. HAYS, discharged. L. W. MILLER, died on march from Georgetown to Charleston. D. F. COLLINS, died in hospital, Georgetown. A. N. SMITH, promoted Sergeant. W. D. COLEMAN, promoted Sergeant. T. H. JOHNSON. D. N. McCALL. A. W. McINTYRE. PRIVATES. J. A. Adkinson. B. F. Adkinson. W. D. Aymet, wounded, Chickamauga. Wm. Barber, captured, Kentucky. J. A. Boatright. S. Benjamin, mustered out, under age. G. R. W. Brown, wounded, Murfreesboro . R. M. Brown, died. J. L. Brown, died. L. Brown, died. W. Brown. E. Brogdon, discharged. A. J. Collins, died. J. D. Collins, died. R. Collins, wounded, Chickamauga, S. Collins, wounded, Missionary Ridge. J. G. Collins, died. G. F. Campbell, died. 59 J. L. Carmichael, wounded, Franklin, died. D. C. Cameron, mustered out, under age. Jesse Coleman. H. Crocker, died. A. Deaver, lost leg at Murfreesboro*. L. Flowers. M. M. Ferguson, detached, hospital nurse. B. A. Flowers. B. Flowers, died. , N. Flowers, died. A. E. Gregg. Wm. Gregg. R. VV. Gregg, mustered out, under age. A. J. Giles. J. B. Giles, died. W. H. Giles, promoted Second Sergeant. G. W. Harrelson, died. H. Hertz, discharged as Prussian subject. E. Holder. J. Holder. J. M. Horn, died. T. Huggins. A. H. Huggins, died. N. C. Huggins, killed, Nashville. J. Huggins. Amy W. Jasper, killed, Murfreesboro . G. T. James. T. H. Johnson, promoted Corporal. A. P. Johnson, wounded battle of Murfreesboro G. W. Johnson, wounded. J. Lane, mustered out, under age. 6o G. W. Lane, transferred. B. F. Lambert, discharged. P. L. Meares, died. N. Miller. James Miller. Thompson Miller. J. Middleton, wounded, Chickamauga. J. B. Murphy. D. N. McCall, promoted Corporal: J. McCall, killed, Bentonsville. A. McDaniel, died. W. W. Mclntyre, promoted Corporal. W. T. McKenxie, discharged. A. Nance, discharged. N, R. Owens. A. Page, wounded, Resaca. J. C. Price, wounded, Chickamauga. B. T. Price, wounded. F. M. Richardson, died. J. G. Richardson. W. II. Rogers, captured Missionary Ridge. J. D. Rogers. T. Sawyer. H. S. Clark, discharged, Prussian subject. J. Snipes, killed, Franklin. G. W. Smith, transferred to Gregg s Battery. J. F. Smith. W. T. Stephens, mustered ort, under age. J. T. Shelly. W. P. Sweet, died. W. Tabler, captured. 6i W. M. Thompson, killed, Murfreesboro . S. B. Wall. G. W. Waller. W. J. Wallace, captured in Kentucky. J. B. Wiggins, died. Company CAPTAINS. WM. J. TAYLOR, not re-elected, 1862. J. P* BESSANT, resigned, 1863. W. C. DuBOIS. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. WM. R. GRAHAM, not re-elected, 1862, died. E. D. RICHARDSON, resigned, 1863. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. WM. M. BENTON, not re-elected, 1862. JAS. F. MOLLOY, not re-elected, 1862. W. C. DuBOIS, promoted Captain. WM. CANNON, resigned. HENRY SHAW, captured, Atlanta, July 28th. J. C. INiMAN, killed, Atlanta, July 22d. FIRST SERGEANTS. J. P. BESSANT, promoted Captain. SERGEANTS. E. D. RICHARDSON, promoted First Lieutenant. ISAAC B. HARDEE, died, Barbourville, Ky., 1863, WM. CANNON, promoted Second Lieutenant. WM. McANGE, died, Miss., 1862. 63 CORPORALS. JOSEPH M. KING. S. B. RHUARK, wounded, Murfreesboro . S. J. CRAWFORD, died, 1862. T. M. OWENS. W. C. DuBOIS, promoted Second Lieutenant. ISAAC CANNON. PRIVATES. D. T. Allen. James Allan, leg amputated, Atlanta, 1864. J. T. Anderson. S. W. Baxley. C. M. Barker. M. G. Barker, left sick, Tazewell, Ky., died. G. B. Barker, died in Miss. M. M. Barker. C. N. Baker. E. S. Baker. Isaac Barnhill. R. J. Barnhill, died at Barbourville, Ky., 1863. W. W. Barnhill. Casvvell Blake, died, 1862. J. J.Blake, died, 1862. T. P. Brown. Wm. H. Bryant, died in Miss. J. B. Bruton. W. R. Caulder, missing, on retreat from Shelbyville. Joseph Caps. C. H. Causey. C. W. Cox. 6 4 Wm. M. Cox. D. H.Crawford. H. A. Duncan, died, 1862. Peter J. Elks. Wm. D. Ellis, died. Wm. H. Floyd. Wm. Floyd. Alex. Gasque, left sick at Tazewell, Ky., died Cortenus Gore. C. Hammontry. I. O. D. Hardee, died, Miss., 1862. B. Hardwick. J. A. Hendrick. Washington Herring. Ira G. Hux. John W. Hux. Thos. A. Joiner, died, 1862. I. B. Jordan, killed on picket, Atlanta, 1864. W. J. Jordan, killed on picket, Atlanta, 1864. Ervin Johnson. Joseph Johnson. J. T. Jones. S. S. Jones. J. J. Lewis, killed Nashville, Tenn., 1864. W. H. Lewis. Giles Lee. Robert Livingston. J. F. McCall. J. H. McDaniels, died. J. H. Owens. J. A. Owens. 65 Isaac Patrick. Noah Patrick. A. M. Pierce, died at Cornith, Miss., 1862. James Prince, died at Cornith, Miss., 1862. G. C. Rabon. S. H. Sarvis. Enoch Stevens, died. J. W. Stevens, died. Hugh Stevens, died. B. F. Shackelford. James Skipper. Reddick Skipper. Solomon Skipper. Solomon J. Smith, died. Daniel Shelly. Wesley Tharp. Wingate Tharp, died, 1862. A. P. Thompson. Hugh Thompson. W. S. Thompson. J. D. Thomas. J. E. Todd, wounded. J. J. Vereen, wounded at Murfreesboro , Tenn., 1862. W. J. Vereen, wounded at Murfreesboro , Tenn., 1862. R. C. Wilson, died. SKETCH OF THE ^rVTTJ P PPTA TPATT" ibJNlrl KbGlMhJNl, SO. CA. VOLUNTEERS, C. S. P. ARMY SKETCH TENTH REGIMENT, SO. CA. VOLUNTEERS, C. S. P. ARMY. CHAPTER I. ORGANIZATION OF THE REGIMENT. The bill to organize a force for State defence passed by the Legislature of South Carolina near the end of December, 1860, divided the State into ten districts, in each of which one regiment was to be formed from the ten companies first offering their services to the Governor. The numbers of these regiments were thus geographical, and did not represent the order of their formation. The district from which the loth Regiment was to be formed o embraced Horry, Marion, Georgetown, Wil- liamsburg, and part of Charleston District, and its organization, May 3ist, 1861, was completed by the election of the following field officers : Colonel, A. M. Manigault; Lieutenant-Colonel, J. F. Pressley; Major, Richard G. White. The appointment of the following staff soon r ol- lowed : Capt. C. I. Walker, Adjutant ;* Q.pt. B. H. Wilson, Quartermaster; Capt. T. Nelson Britton, Commissary ; Dr. P. P. Bonneau, Sur geon ; Dr. J. P. Cain, Assistant Surgeon ; Rev. W. T. Capers, Chaplain ; W. E. Huger, Ser- , geant-Major; G. F. B. Leigh ton, Quartermaster- Sergeant ; R. H. Kimball, Commissary-Sergeant ; W. S. Nurse, Hospital Steward; J. H. Johnson, Ordinance Sergeant. The companies were : Company A, Georgetown Rifle Guards. , (Georgetown,) Capt. Plowden C. J. Weston. Company B, Brooks Guards, (Horry,) Capt. J. H. Norman. Company C, Lake Swamp Volunteers, (Hor ry,) Capt. A. H. Johnson. Company , Wee Nee Volunteers, (Wil- liamsburg,) Capt. R. M. Gourdin. Company E, Black Mingo Rifle Guards, (Williamsburg,) Capt. J. F. Carraway. *Under this Bill Adjutants had the rank of Captain. Company F, Pee Dee Rangers, (Marion,) Capt. E. Miller, Company H, Liberty Volunteers, (Williams- burg,) Capt. J. H. Nettles. Company , Carvers Bay Palmetto Rifle Guards, (Georgetown,) Capt. Wm. McAnge. Company , Capt. George. Company , Coast Guards, (Charleston,) Capt. DuPre. Company K, Eutaw Volunteers, (Charles ton,) Capt. Julius T. Porcher. The Regiment with the exception of the Coast Guards and Company K, (which last was ordered to Bull s Bay,) assembled in Camp of Instruction at Camp Marion, White s Bridge, near Georgetown, S. C., July iQth, 1861. Capt. George s Company reported in such disorganization, that Col. Manigault declined to receive it and it returned home. In August the Regiment was transferred to the Confederate Government. Having been formed for state service a new enlistment was made for service wherever the larger demands of the Southern Confederacy might require. Those Companies and men who were unable to assume these larger responsibilities, were al lowed to retire, and the Regiment lost the ser- 72 vices of Maj. White, the Wee Nee Volunteers, Carver s Bay P. R. Guards, Coast Guards, and some few men from all the companies. Their places were promptly supplied. First Lieut. A. J. Shaw, Company A, was promoted Major, all his superior officers waiving rank. The place of the retiring Companies was filled by- Company D, Marion Voluntees, (Marion,) Capt. Z. Godbold. Company I, Swamp Fox Guards, (Marion,) Capt. H. M. Lofton. The Regiment was further augmented by the following Companies : In September, 1861, Company G, Horry Rough and Ready s, (Horry,} Capt. Sam l Bell. In November, 1861, Company L, Liberty Guards, (Marion,) Capt. S. E. McMillan ; Com pany M, (Horry,) Capt. W. M. Taylor. The total number of Companies was twelve. This period was devoted to moulding the raw recruits, whose only military qualifications were vigorous physiques, undaunted courage, devoted patriotism, into trained and disciplined soldiers. The regiment was fortunate in hav ing several companies which came to it well drilled and whose example was of great ser vice. But beyond the earnest, patriotic spirit, 73 which pervaded all ranks, to learn as speedily and thoroughly as possible the lesson of the hour, and the influence of an officer at its head who came to us with the experience and laurels of Mexico, the regiment is indebted, like many others, for its excellence in drill and discipline, to the South Carolina Military Academy. Sev eral of its officers had the training of this State School and during their vacation, giving up the rare treat of a visit home, Cadets W. B. McKee, L. R. Starke, M. S. Elliott, A. Doty, Jr., J. M. Taylor, Jno. C. Neill, generously devoted their tacticial knowledge to the benefit of the Regiment. These influences moulded the plastic mate rial into that splendidly drilled and disciplined regiment which attracted so much attention when it entered the army of Mississippi at Corinth. On one occasion, at Tupelo, Miss., General Bragg having stopped, as he fre quently did, to witness the drill of the regi ment, sent a staff officer to compliment it and give thanks for the pleasure the drill had given him ; the only instance of the kind occurring in that army to the knowledge of the writer. The equipment of the regiment was well excellent for those days, when courage was. esteemed of more value than long range 74 rifles. Companies A, B, E, and K, uniformed themselves and the Government furnished the other Companies with good serviceable uni forms. We had all the tents and such camp equipage, &c., &c., as was allowed by army regulations, even to sealing wax. For arms we had orAy four kinds in the regiment. Com pany A, was armed with English Enfield Rifles, a contribution from its Captain. Company I>, with the short heavy Mississippi Rifle. Com pany E, with Harper s Ferry Rifled Muskets, and the other Companies with smooth bore Muskets. The progress of the war soon forced the musket aside and the Austrian Rifle was substituted, but it was not until after the battle of Franklin, in November, 1864, almost at the close of the war, that the regiment was uni formly armed with Enfield Rifles. We went into the battle of Murfreesboro with nine Com panies armed with smooth bore Muskets, to contend with troops armed with the most im proved weapon of that day, and perhaps the best ever made for undisciplined troops, the Enfield. On the picket line, our enemies laughed at us, and it was only in the impetuous charge and close quarters of the battle that the patriotic bravery of our men overcame the disparity of arms and numbers. 75 Dear old Camp Marion and those dress parades Company "Number" C, dressing up to its place the wives, daughters, sweethearts, and friends looking admiring on to make each one of us do his best, and our negro band marching down the line to the tune of "Walk in the Light," and the Colonel s two setters and then the chat with our friends in the cool twi light after parade. And guard mounting, and Sunday mornings inspection and church service under the bush arbor conducted by our elo quent Chaplain. How anxious we all were to exchange all this for more active service in the field, and how gladly would we have gone back to the dear old spot after we had tasted the delights (?) of real army life. The fortifications at the entrance of Winyah Bay, were garrisoned during the summer as follows : Maj. A. J. Shaw in command ; South Island, Company E ; North Island, Company D, and during the fall, Company H was sent to South Island, and Company F to the Cat Island Fort. On the i5th and i6th December, 1861, the Regiment was concentrated here Com panies A, E, H, and K, at South Island ; Com panies B and F, at Cat Island Fort ; Company D, at North Island ; Companies C, G, I, L, and M, at Cat Island near the South Island 76 Causeway. Comfortable winter quarters were erected. Here we went through typhoid fever, measels, mumps, &c., a course of sickness which few regiments escaped. The sickness was so general, that at times it was hard to find well men enough to nurse the sick and do the necessary guard duty. But spring brought health, and when the order came to dismantle the forts and move to Charleston, the Regiment was in spenclid condition. Arriving at Ml:. Pleasant, near Charleston, after a few days march, we went into camp (Camp Ton). Her^ the Regiment re-enlisted under the bounty act for three years or the war, and one-third of the men were granted furloughs. This was before the passage of the Conscript Act. The fur- loughed men had only partially started, when the order came sending us to reinforce Beaure- gard at Corinth, Miss.; the furloughs were at once relinquished, the men returning to their colors, and the Regiment departed for that long absence from their State, from which one-half never returned, and those who did, only after three years glorious service in defending our sister States. Never can we forget the noble ardor which pervaded all ranks, when the Regiment em barked for active service. It was a slander to 77 say of these men, that they were merely the defenders of negro slavery. They were true patriots, who, at the call of their State, in de fence of her liberty, went forth to risk all comfort, property, life, in response to the high est feeling of public duty. Taught from their cradles to give allegiance first to South Caro lina, they lived, fought, died devoted sons of hers, and like their forefathers of 1776, gloried in the name of Rebel, when in rebellion against oppression and tyranny; when Rebels in de fence of the dearest rights of freemen. CHAPTER II. ACTIVE SERVICE COMMENCES. On the 1 2th April, 1862, the Regiment started from Charleston, passing through Augusta, At lanta, Montgomery, and Mobile, arrived April 25th and 26th at Corinth, Miss., where Beau- regard was being heavily reinforced after Shi- loh. Every where along the route the wildest enthusiasm prevailed, and we went to the front encouraged by the smiles and blessings of the women, who were afterwards called to bear even more than the men, the privations and anxieties, if spared the dangers, of the war. We found Corinth then in its wet, muddy 4 condition. It was always in an exaggerated state, either of wetness or dryness. We were either knee deep in mud, or sitting in the corner of a large hole, beside a smaller one in the bottom, waiting for the water to spring. On our arrival we were placed in Donald son s Brigade, but were soon brigaded with the 1 9th S. C. Regiment, 24th, 28th, and 34th Ala bama Regiments, under Brig. Gen l Trapier and in Withers Division, 2d Corps, Army of Mississippi. It was our good fortune to be 79 associated with these Regiments during the en tire war, the Brigade being known afterwards as Duncan s, and from December, 1862, as Manigault s. It was commanded nearly the entire time by Colonel (afterwards Brig. Gen l) Manigault On ad May, the Brigade was on picket duty nine miles in advance of Corinth. The entire picket line of the army, with the exception of this Brigade, was driven back some four miles, and we had a narrow escape from capture, not retiring until we received orders. Work on the breastworks, picket duty, fatigue duty, nursing the sick, burying the dead, was our daily work, varied only by some attempts to induce the enemy to attack us in our lines and by the affair at Farmington. At last reduced by sickness and death, Beauregard found him self unable to hold the position. The 17,000 sick having been sent off, stores either removed or destroyed, the 2Qth May the army evacuated Corinth and fell back to Tupelo, Miss. Crowded into a restricted space with a scarcity of even bad water, mostly surface drainage, little fresh meat and exposure for the first time, thousands in the army fell sick and thousands died. The loth Regiment had its share of the common suffering, and often had not men enough for 8o duty to respond to the daily heavy calls. This devastation by disease seems so much mo *e terrible than the carnage of the battlefield. While at Corinth the Regiment was re organized under its new enlistment, the move having prevented it before leaving Charleston. The changes in the officers is shown on the o rolls which accompanies this sketch. The Regi ment had the misfortune to lose the services of Major A. J. Shaw. Brave, earnest, consci entious, a splendid officer and a brave man, he discharged the duties of the Majoricy as hon estly and as fearlessly as he, in after years, learnedly dispensed justice from the Bench. He was sacrificed, as many good men have been, and not re-elected at the re-organiza tion. It was our good fortune, however, to possess more than one officer in every manner qualified to take his place. His successful competitor having resigned, Captain Julius T. Porcher, Company K, was promoted Major, his Senior, Captain Weston, declining the pro motion. The Regiment remained at Tupelo until July 6th, when it was moved to Saltillo. The rest, good food and pure water thoroughly recupe rated all. The sick, returning from the hos pitals, filled our ranks. Constant drilling in Si the evolutions of the Battalion and Brigade increased the efficiency and perfected the disci pline of the command. We were thus quietly preparing for the campaign into Kentucky. July 3<Dth we left, with regret, our camp at Saltillo and moved, by rail, to the vicinity of Chattanooga. CHAPTER III. KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN. Around Chattanooga all was bustle and pre paration for the march into Kentucky. This expedition appeared to be a political rather than a military movement. Kentucky had a place in the Confederate Congress and it was supposed that only the occupation of the State by the enemy prevented her contributing her quota to the Confederate Army. If, therefore, our army could advance and give her people the opportunity of joining us, our ranks would be swelled by thousands and the army be sufficiently large to maintain its foothold in the State. The Confederate arms were carried in victory to the banks of the Ohio, but there was no uprising of the people. The sentiment had been miscalculated and the expedition failed. It was a bold venture and in spite of the disap pointments, if Van Corn had not been repulsed at Corinth and prevented from co-operating, it would, in all human probabilities, have proved a complete military success. It was a grand success, for when the campaign opened, the Federals held possession of all Tennessee, North Alabama, North Mississippi and North Georgia, while at its close all this territory had been brought within the Confederate lines. For the credit of General Bragg be it said that he was the only Confederate Army Commander who never lost a foot of Confederate territory which he had not previously recovered from the enemy. August 25th, 1862, the Regiment crossed the Tennessee River at Harrison s Landing, and on the 3Oth started on the march via Smith s Cross Roads, across Waldron s Ridge, a spur of the Cumberland Mountains, through the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, over the Cumberland Moun tains, on to the Cumberland River, which was reached at the quaint old town of Gainsboro . Fording the river, we moved on to Sparta, where we assumed light marching equipment, by storing away our knapsacks and putting a change of under-clothing in our blankets, slung across our shoulders. We entered Kentucky at Tompkinsville, moved to Glasgow and went with the Brigade to cut the Louisville and Nashville Railroad at Proctor s Station. This accomplished, we moved forward to participate in the capture of Mum- fordsville. The loth being in advance of the Brigade, we drove in die enemies pickets and 8 4 took up our position, from which we were re lieved during the day and sent further to the right. That night, September iSth, we slept on our arms. Bragg having completed the in vestment of the town, the garrison surrendered during the night. On the 2oth September, we were again on the move, pushing on day and night, with tie north star still in front of us, to cheer us during the weary night marches. On the 22d we made twenty-five miles, and during the last fifty-five hours had marched fifty miles. The army now hurried to the northeast through Harrodsbtirg and Bardstown, to effect a junction with Kirby Smith s column, which had advanced from Cum berland Gap. The road being thus open, Buell passed on to Louisville, collected a large army and advanced on Bragg, nearly surrounding him. The battle of Perryville checked him and enabled Bragg to make his escape, and we commenced the memorable retreat from Ken tucky. Memorable from its hardships, bravely borne by all, and for the generalship which saved our little army from a foe nearly three times as large. We passed through Crab Orchard, Mt. Ver- non, London, Bartonsville, and, 2Oth October through Cumberland Gap, and the 24th Octo- her reached camp at Knoxville, having marched 1 68 miles in twelve days, including all delays in checking the enemy when rear guard, and help ing along the wagons when impeded by the mountainous country through which we passed. The suffering for want of food was great. Often did the hungry Confederate gather into his haversack the dirt where some horse had been fed by the roadside, to sift out, when reaching camp, for the few grains of corn which it contained. Parched corn was for days the staple diet of all, from private to Major-General. We reached Knoxville footsore, scantily clad, hungry, and we luxuriated there on full rations, rest and a plenteous supply of clothing, sent us by the ladies of Carolina. The Confederate soldier soon "felt his oats," and it did not re quire many days of such treatment to make him ready to fight again. Worn down by the fatigues of the campaign, Capt. Plowden C. J. Weston left us, never to re turn. " His age, pursuits, and responsibilities, might fairly have excused him from service in the field, and his wealth would easily have pur chased him a retreat, or secured far him a posi tion of ease and immunity from hardship^ and danger. " To prevent his return to the army, his ad- 9 86 miring friends in the Legislature placed him in an official position, which made it his duty to remain in the State ; and before the war ended he succumbed to his disease, and yielded up his life, as much a victim of the war as those who fell by shot and shell. All this was done simply, unassumingly, as if a mere matter of course, involving no self- sacrifice. He thought it shame to withdraw any of his property from the State, but left it all to abide the fortunes of the Confederacy. The State has had many sons more distin guished in her annals and in the field, but none whose record of " duties well performed, and days well spent," is more complete than his, and w r hen she shall make up the roll of her tried and true sons, few names will be inscribed higher than that of Plowden Weston !. His life, although more conspicuous from his position and surroundings, was but a type of very many others which were freely given for the State they loved." CHAPTER IV. MURFREESBORO CAMPAIGN. Again "forward" and across the Cumber land Mountains to occupy Middle Tennessee, regained from the enemy by the Kentucky cam paign. Moving by rail to Stevenson and thence by foot to Tullahoma, and after a brief stay there, on to Murfreesboro . While at Tulla homa the novel expedient was tried of building a chimney to a tent we had tents then. The rash radical who first tried the experiment, re ceived the usual ridicule which reformers are always treated to, and the Regiment assembled to see the tent consumed when the fire was kindled. No such result ensued, the inven tion was a grand success, and before a week passed, every tent in the Brigade possessed a clay chimney. Christmas in camp our first since leaving home w r as a merry day. All ranks were levelled, and every one joined in its sports. The country was ransacked for our Christ mas dinners dinners served with the test sauce, a good appetite. The condition of the Regiment was splendid. 88 We had all received new clothes and full rations, and the health of the command was fine. On loth December the sick list was only 15. Rosencrans very considerately allowed due time for our Christmas dinners to digest, before advancing from Nashville. But on the 28th we were moved out to our position in line for the battle of Murfreesboro . Withers Division was posted on the left centre, Manigault s Brig ade on the left centre of the Division, and the loth Regiment on the right of the Brigade. Col. Manigault was in command of the Brigade and Lieut. Col. Pressley of the Regiment. Murfreesboro was a gentlemanly fight tac- ticially as well as stragetically. Our cavalry being duly driven in, the Yankee cavalry attacked our infantry pickets, were repulsed, and the ene mies pickets increasing their pickets to a line, drove our pickets slowly back and endeavored to develope our main line, which we prevented by an increase of our picket strength. Now came the battle. His right being protected by Stone River, Braver extended and strengthened oo o his left, assuming the offensive at day break on the last day of 1862. He moved to the at tack by Brigades in eschelon from the left, surprising the enemy and driving his right wing from every position. Rosencrans formed 8 9 a second line along the Nolensville Pike, almost at right angles to his former line, o o which checked the Confederates long enough to enable him to form his reserves and left wing in line on the Nashville Pike, behind nearly all his artillery, concentrated on a most commanding position. The line of the Nolensville Pike was carried, and the Confederates pushed on through the cedar thicket, out to the open plain swept by over a hundred guns. Our victorious left wing being too much weakened by the two hard fights to attack this position, the troops of our right wing were thrown in, charged gallantly, but only to be repulsed the po sition was too strong. The day closed with the enemy occupying their last position on the hill, and the weary Confederates in the cedar thicket at its foot, with their right wing crossing the Nashville Pike and protect ing Murfreesboro . Such is the outline of our first general engage- o & & ment. Now to the part the loth Regiment took in it. When the Yankee cavalry first attacked our line, they struck to the right of Company A. which was on the right of our Brigade pickets, The picket line on our right had been re adjusted just before, leaving a gap and through 9 o this, a squadron of cavalry rode in. Capt. C. C. White hearing of the gap, had gone to the right of his Company to arrange it, was surrounded and captured with the two right groups of his pickets. Leaving a Lieutenant and squad in charge of these disarmed Con federates, the squadron dashed in to the rear of the line. Seeing the Lieutenant tremulous, Capt. White in his stentorian voice commanded " Company A, rally on the right." Rallying, they hesitated to shoot for fear of wounding their friends. " Never mind us, fire ! " came from Capt. White, and grappling their capto -s, the prisoners secured them, regained their arms and rejoined their Company.* Company A promptly changed front to meet the squadron ; Company B closed up, and the cavalry was driven off. Col. Pressley, Brigade officer of the day, arrived on the ground with Company C. Another charge from a fresh squadron, which was handsomely repulsed, and the Yankee cavalry had enough, having lost one Major and thirteen men killed, besides one Major and many men wounded and some prisoners. On the 3Oth, the picket fight amounted almost *Capt. White was then ist Lieutenant Commanding, and was promoted Captain on the field for distinguished gallantry. to a battle. Early in the morning the Federal infantry began pressing forward, and gradually driving in our picket line, until about 3 P. M., it was only about one hundred and fifty yards from the main line of battle. A determined effort by the Federal infantry and artillery to drive them into the line and develope it, was frustrated by an equally determined stand. At one time it required more than half the Regi ment on its picket line. The enemy now established his main line about 500 yards from ours, not so near in the days of smooth bore muskets as it now seems. Confident in their strength, they lighted their fires at nightfall, prepared their suppers and passed the camp joke, within our sight and hearing. On our line silence and darkness reigned, we spoke only in a whisper and not a fire or liqrht was to be seen, During the night o o o the orders for the next day were received. Before day break on the 3ist we quietly took our places in ranks and calmly awaited the signal to move. The roar of musketry is now heard on the extreme left nearer and nearer it rolls down the line, amid the victori ous cheers of the Confederates. Forward goes the 34th Alabama, the 28th Alabama, the 24th Alabama. The iQth South Carolina moves up 9 2 and the loth wheels into position. The move ment being on the right of the loth Regiment as a pivot, neither the loth or iQth South Caro lina were advanced very much, but they re ceived a heavy fire. Success has covered the movement. The batteries which annoyed us in the picket fight of the day before, are now within our lines. The enemy has disappeared from our front and we move up to find him. A battery on the Nolensville Pike shows the position of the foe. Manigault is told that it is unsupported and ordered to capture it. The loth South Carolina Regiment, supported by the i Qth South Carolina, is detailed for the work. Pushing vigorously through the cedars, they drive in the pickets, the picket reserve one line of battle and find the battery on the far side of the Pike, on a hill, with two high rail fences in its front. The fire of the Yankee line is concentrated on the two Regiments. They halt under the shelter of the trees and rocks, and pour in a disastrous fire. Now only one gun of the battery is replying, the remain der are manned only by the dead and dying. But the terrible concentrated fire is almost too much for the gallant Carolinians. A shout is heard in the rear. The Brigades moves up to our support. Anderson on the right moves 93 victoriously forward, the Tennesseans on our left advance and the enemy now pressed on all sides, gives way, and we follow, sweeping over the battery captured by the South Caro lina Regiments. Through the cedar thicket to the West of the Pike we press in hot haste and debouch on the open field. The very earth now quakes with the thunder of Rosencrans concentrated artillery. The air seems filled with crashing, bursting shells. The tried Confede rates waver, halt, reform at the edge of the wood, too weak to carry this last position of the enemy. The sharp rattle of musketry is heard to our right. Breckenridge s Division, fresh from the right, attacks the hill, but is driven back. Gradually the fire ceases, at dark the pickets are thrown out, our lines adjusted, details made to carry off the wounded and bury the dead, and we sleep on our arms. We pass over the horrors of that" night. The mourninor over lost friends, the counting of va- o o cant places, all around us the mangled bodies of the slain and from the ground between the picket lines comes the piteous, heart-rending cries of the wounded and dying. Our litter bearers venturing out to relieve the sufferings o o of the wounded enemy (for nearly all those who fell here were Yankees) were driven away 94 from their godly labor by the fire of the enemies pickets. For the next three days we remained in the same position and not further engaged, as we took no part in the fight on the right. Exhaus tion and exposure to the dreadful weather were telling on the army. The river in our rear was rapidly rising and becoming unfordable, so on the night of the 3d January, 1863, Bragg quietly fell back to the line of Duck river, the Camp of Manigault s Brigade being near Shel- byville, Tenn. The loss of the Reo-iment was 1 18 killed and & wounded. The battery of Napolean Guns, cap tured by the loth and iQth South Carolina Regi ments, was given to them by General Bragg, "for brilliant deeds on the battlefield of Mur- freesboro," inscribed with the names of four of the gallant dead, and to be presented by the two Regiments to General Beauregard, com manding the Department of South Carolina, as a trophy of the battle. The captured Battery was sent to him under an escort detailed for their distinguished gallantry in the action, The following is General B rage s address > OO to the Army after the battle: 95 HEAD-QUARTERS. ARMY OF TENNESSEE, WINCHESTER, Soldi en of the Army of Tennessee : ARMY OF TENNESSEE, "| *, January 8th, 1863. ) Your gallant deeds have won the admiration of your General, your Gov ernment and your Country. For myself 1 thank you and am proud of you. For them I tender you the gratitude and praise you have so nobly won. In a campaign of less than one month, in the face of winter, jour achievements have been unparalleled. You have captured more than ten thousand prisoners, taken and preserved thirty pieces of artillery and seven thousand small arms, in addition to many thousand destroyed. You have besides captured eight hundred wagons, loaded chiefly with supplies, which have been destroyed or brought safely to your lines, and in pitched battles you have driven the enemy before you. inflicting a loss at beast three to one greater than you have sustained. ***** Soldiers ! the proudest reflection of your General s life is to be known as the commander of an army so brave and invincible as you have proven. He asks no hig.het b^on- than to lead such men to victory. To share their trials and to stand or fall with them will be the crown of his ambition BRAXTON BRAGG, General Commanding. The remainder of the winter and all the spring, was spent in the quiet of winter quarters at Shelbyville relieved only by an occasional hour of picket duty, and such amusements as could be improvised in camp. The casualties of actual service having great ly reduced the various commands, a general consolidation of companies and regiments was made in January, 1863. The loth S. C. and 1 9th S. C. Regiments were consolidated; the 9 6 field officers of the loth S. C. Regiment being all retained. The loth Regiment furnished six Companies, as follows : ist Company, Companies A and G, com manded by Capt. C. C. White. 2d Company, Companies C and D, com manded by Capt. R. Z. Harllee. 3d Company, Companies H and I, command ed by Capt. W. J. M. Lee. 4th Company, Companies E and L, com manded by Capt. G. P. Anderson. 5th Company, Companies K and M, com manded by Capt. J. S. Palmer. 6th Company, Companies B and F, com manded by Capt. W. J. Tolar. A full quota of officers was retained, and all over this sent to the places of enlistment of their Companies to recruit. We remained near Shelbyville until the latter part of June, when the new campaign opened. CHAPTER V. CHICKAMAUGA CAMPAIGN. We had seen the snows of winter slowly dis appearing from the fertile hills of Middle Ten nessee the green wheat cover the fields, ripen, the harvest commenced and the grain all but gathered into the Confederate graineries. But the fruitful promise of plenty was never realized, as Rosencrans, largely reinforced, advanced on us. Bragg concentrated at Tullahoma, offering battle, which Rosencrans declined and moved on our communications. Bragg retired, re- crossed the Cumberland Mountains and the Tennessee River, and took up position around Chattanooga. Why these magnificent barriers, the moun tains and the river were never used by either side as a line of defence, seems strange. When we advanced into Kentucky, neither was used by the enemy. Shiloh and Chickamauga were both on the south bank of the Tennessee, the Fed eral advance across the river in either case, hav ing been unimpeded. If Johnston s army, which won so complete a victory the first day at Shi loh, and Bragg s, which won its only complete 10 9 8 victory at Chickamauga, had been posted on the banks and defended the crossing, how much easier would these results have been accomplished. But it was not done, for reasons, good and sufficient no doubt, to those noble patriots, who shared the dangers and privations of their soldiers, and bore the terrible weight of the re sponsibility. Let us touch lightly their faults they, as all of our great Generals, were leaders because their countrymen called then to the front. They did their duty nobly and well, and let us, who placed them there, bear the burden of the failure a failure from which, perhaps, no man could have saved us. In retreating from Middle Tennessee, our Regiment moved by Alisonia, Cowans, up the mountain, near the University of the South, and down at Sweeden s Cove, a beautiful se cluded spot, across the river at the mouth of Battle Creek, arriving at Chattanooga July 8th, 1863. Here Col. Manigault received his appointment as Brig.-Gen l. Lieut-Col. Press- ley and Maj. Porcher were promoted respect ively Col. and Lieut.-Col. loth S. C. Regiment, and Capt. White, of the igth S. C. Regiment, promoted Major, and assigned to duty as offi cers of the consolidated regiment. Adjt. Walker 99 and Sergt.-Maj. Huger were appointed on Gen l Manigault .s Staff as Adjt.-Gen l, and Aid- de-Camp, respectively. In the latter part of August commenced the manoeuvres which preceded the battle of Chick- amauga. Marching and counter-marching until, on the morning of the iSth September, our Brigade was in position on the south side of the river, near Lee & Gordon s Mills, across an open field, drawing the enemy s fire. It is not the most comfortable position to occupy this drawing the enemy s fire a deep river being between you and he, any attack is out of the question, and you are simply put up as a target for his artillery. It must be necessary however. There are few positions in life which are free from some compensation for the ills we suffer, that day a neighborly "sorghum" patch, relieved the tedious hours of the day. The next day, the sorghum patch being ex hausted, we were moved down and across the Chickamauga, and relieved some troops of Longstreet s corps. A light skirmish as we were arranging our line about dark was all the taste of close quarter fighting we had. We slept on our arms and were ready by day break for the advance on the enemy. It was not until 10 o clock that the rattle of musketry IOO on our right told us that Polk had opened the ball. It now came our turn to advance, and the "forward" was gallantly responded to and the men moved steadily forward to within strik - ing distance, when with a yell, they charged and swept everything before them until the halt was sounded. But the right companies of the Reg - ment, under the leadership of Col. Pressley, not hearing the command, pushed on with Deas Brigade, and did not rejoin our Brigade until the Division line was reformed. The enemy, having been driven back on his right, formed a new line with his right wing retired at a right angle. The Division conformed to his front and made preparations for another attack. The loth and igth S. C. Regiment occupied the crest of a ridge, with a valley separating us from the ridge held by the enemy. The coun try was here well wooded, but partially free from undergrowth. Dent s Battery was placed in our line. At 3 P. M. the Regiment moved forward, reached the crest of the opposite hill, were repulsed and closely followed by the Yankees. On reaching our hill, the gallant Dent opened fire, the Regiment rallied, turned, charged and again were at the enemy. Up the slope of their hill, until their battery being un masked, we were checked and again repulsed. 101 Another rally, another driving- back the enemy, each time Dent s guns doing splendid service, and his men fighting them with desperate gal lantry. Ranks there were none. The men fought from what shelter they could find, and the individual influence and example of the officers was the only control remaining. Back wards and forwards, thus went the tide from hill to hill until about sunset, w r hen the enemy re inforced with troops armed with Colt s Revolv ing Rifles, came on for the last charge. The fire from the repeaters was terrific. But it slackens! They cannot reload their pieces in the excitement of the fight. Dent s guns open. Forward boys, and at them again ! Another charge, and this time no halt is made on the enemy s hill. Everything gives way before us, and at dark the halt is called because there are no Yankees in our front to fight. The line is now reformed, the vacant places accounted for, and we prepare for the night s bivouac on the hard fought field. News comes of splendid successes on the right, but the Con federate centre had not been so lucky. We did not know then, what we know now, that Rosen- crans had been doubled back on his centre, in horse shoe shape, and that the distance across from our Regiment on the left, to Walker s IO2 Division on the right, was only about half a mile. Expecting a renewal of the struggle in the morning, everything was ready. But with day light, comes no firing on the picket line. What means it ? There is certainly a picket line in our front. Scouts are thrown out, and the pickets found to be from Walker s Division on the right of the army. Soon the news comes down the lines that the enemy is in Chatta nooga. The battle is then over, and the hard fought victory ours. Those who, after the battle, visited the hill where the three hours fight took place on the afternoon of the 2Oth September, said that they could not conceive how a living being had ex isted there. The trees were all barked for twenty feet from the ground, and large trees cut down by the rifle balls. In this battle our army numbered about forty- five thousand, and lost fifteen thousand in killed and wounded. The enemy numbered sixty thousand, and lost twenty thousand killed and wounded, seven thousand prisoners, thirty-eight pieces of artillery, and twenty-five thousand stand of arms. Among the many patriots who fell in this engagement, was Capt. Daniel Elliott Huger, Brigade Insp.-Gen l. Capt. Huger, re turning from Heidelburg at the first sound of 103 war, went West with our Regiment as a vol unteer aid to Col. Manigault ; and though his abilities soon secured him places on the Brigade and Division Staff, yet he was always near and dear to the loth S. C. Regiment. He was shot through the heart while gallantly meeting the enemy with men of the left of our Brigade, whom he had gathered around him by his noble personal influence and example. As an officer, he was cool, brave almost to rashness, deter mined and skillful. Everywhere in the thickest of the fight, giving confidence to all around him, by his bold and fearless bravery. As a gentle man, he was of the highest old Carolina type, cultivated, graceful, polite and refined. He fell universally regretted and beloved. We are soon on the move after the enemy, and by afternoon had crossed the slope of Mis sionary Ridge, and saw the enemy hard at work around Chattanooga, strengthening its fortifi cations. We now sat down before it, and built our lines of circumvalation. It is no part of this story to say why the an ticipations of starving out the Yankees were never realized, nor how he succeeded in throw ing in a large reinforcement under Grant, and opening up his lines of communication and make those preparations which recovered to him all the ground lost at Chickamauga. We would not, if we could, balance the scales and place the responsibility where it belongs. It may not have been possible to have prevented it. This is the sketch of a single regiment, ard it is no part of its scheme to blame or to praise, except where necessary to explain or justify the actions of the regiment. At Missionary Ridge we had two lines of works, one at the foot of the Ridge, behind which were the tents, huts and other shelters ; the other at the crest. The entire slope between the two was covered by the fire from the forts around the city, and often the enemy inconsid erately forced us at unseasonable hours to seek the protection of the breastworks. But gradu ally every one became accustomed to this state of things. On the 23d November the enemy was seen moving in force on our front, and everything was made ready to receive him. It was only a movement to secure two hills in our front held by the Brigade pickets. By moving they had planted a battery on the hills, well protected by earthworks. During this, the second day, no attack was made on our front, but Lookout Mountain was taken, Lookout Valley opened, and the left flank of the army turned. During the night the 24th and 28th Alabama 105 Regiments of our Brigade had been moved to the line on the crest of the ridge. The loth and i Qth S. C. Regiment and the 34th Ala bama Regiment were left in the works at the foot, with instructions to retire to the second line as soon as the enemy advanced in force. We had no attack until afternoon, when the enemy advanced in strength. It was a splendid sight from the top of the ridge the valley swarming with the myriads of blue coats, all advancing in splendid order. One man in the Regiment said of this, that he was willing to fight the Yankees two to our one, but when he heard old Grant command, " Attention World ! by Nations right and left wheel," he thought it was about time for him to retire. The front line was abandoned, under the or der to do so, (the same disposition was made in all the Brigades of our Division, and we think of the Corps,) and the Regiment dragged slowly up the tedious slope, under a terrible artillery fire, the men arriving at the summit, completely exhausted. Men dropped as if shot, from sheer fatigue. The enemy follow, attack, are easily repulsed in our front. Again attack and again repulsed, they seek what shelter can be found on the hill-side. But a crowd is gather ing opposite the centre of the Brigade to our left, io6 under the hill-top not commanded by the from their breastworks. Dent, again with exhausts his ammunition on them. So c plete has been the success of our Brigade, the 34th Alabama is spared to assist Deas our right. What means the broken lines in distance beyond our Division ? No Ion molested by Dent s fire, the Yankees gat under Anderson s centre, charge, drive his r away, capture his battery and turn the guns our left. Everything to the left of our Brig was now gone. The enemy form to attack press on our flank press it front, rear side, and when only capture could be the re of longer holding out, our gallant Alabami retire. Meanwhile the enemy have pres Deas from his position and bear down on right. Almost surrounded, Col. Pressley luctantly orders the retreat, and the Regim retires from the Ridge. The Brigade line is now reformed, fresh ; munition dealt out to the men, and the enen further advance waited for. After dark we were moved across the Ch amauga, and took up the line of march for I ton. But we had left behind us many a nc soul among them our Lieut. -Colonel, Julius Porcher. Brave, eminently pious, generc cultivated, with the most winning manners, he was beloved by all and missed as a friend and officer. \Yell informed in military law and tactics, with a cool, persevering courage, he was a severe loss to his Regiment, Army and Country. At Dalton we went into winter quar ters, built comfortable huts and prepared for the approaching cold weather. Before Spring the loth and i9th S. C. Regiments having each increased their numbers to over three hundred men, were relieved from consolidation. During the winter of 1863-4, the Regiment unanimously and enthusiastically re-enlisted for the war. Gen. Jos. E. Johnston having been placed in command of the army, a liberal system of furloughs was inaugurated, the sick and wounded returned, comfortable clothing and plenty of food was issued, attention paid to drill, and the improvement in the army was soon manifest. The discipline and or ganization which was perfected during this season of rest, gave Johnston that splendid army, which under so many depressing influ ences, and though constantly retreating, made that magnificent resistance to the overwhelming hosts of Sherman, which will live in history a io8 most enduring record of the masterly strategy of Johnston, and the endurance and heroism of his army. NOTE TO CHAPTER V. At the time of the disaster at Missiona y Ridge, it was asserted in certain newspapers that Manigault s Brigade was the first to leave their position. The facts as stated in this sketch, are borne out by the personal action of the writer. He carried the order for the removal of the 34th Alabama Regiment to support Deas, the order having been given in his presence to General Manigault, by General Patton Anderson, commanding the Division. This fact certainly shows that there was no pressure in our front and that there was in Deas , on our right. After extending the order, the writer remained on the left of the Brigade as he was anxious about that force which was collecting under the centre of Anderson s Brigade. He saw the capture of the Battery and the retreat of Anderson s Brigade, and reported the fact to General Manigault, who directed him to report it to the Division Commander, which he did, finding Gen eral Anderson in rear of the line of the loth and 1 9th S. C., Regiment. This shows that our Brigade was in position after that on our left. Gen eral Anderson substantiated these facts, and contradicted the reports injurious to our Brigade. The comparative ease with which the enemy captured what should have been an impregnable position, was due, in the writer s humble judgment, to the order which placed half of each Brigade at the foot of the Ridge, re tired them under a heavy fire, and put them into a fight with this depressing influence, and physically exhausted. But more particularly, the defective en gineering which located the breastworks so far back on the crest of the Ridge as not to command the slope in their front. Had not this last been the case, the Division could easily have held its place, until the Corps which was marching on our rear through Look Out Valley, had reached the Chickamauga and captured us on the Ridge. It is a consolation to know that the disaster saved at least two Divisions from capture. CHAPTER VI. GEORGIA CAMPAIGN. On the 7th May, 1864, the campaign opened by the advance of Sherman with an army gen erally estimated at 120,000, while the effective strength of our army was about 50,000, in creased afterwards by Folk s Corps from Mis sissippi, to 65,000. Being repelled in several partial engagements in front of Dalton, Sherman moved around our flank and threatened Resaca, to which place Johnston retired. The lines of our army included Resaca, the right, Hood s Corps, resting on the Connessau- ga River, our Division being on the left of the Corps in two lines, our Brigade being in the sec ond line, but being on more elevated ground was more exposed to the heavy shelling of the day than the front line. The enemy attacked in force and was handsomely repulsed by the front line. He then tried the Divisions on our right with like result, and having failed to make any effect, treated us to a generous fire of his Artil lery during the remainder of the day. During the night of the I4th May, we strengthened our 1 1 I IO position and were better prepared for the next day s shelling. Late in the afternoon our Brigade was moved to the support of Stevenson s Division, which had advanced, and having accomplished w"iat was expected of us, we were relieved and or dered to rejoin our Division. Unable to defeat us here, Sherman crossed the river and sent a force on Calhoun, making our position precarious. Our line was a tete-de-pont, protecting the railroad and pon toon bridges, every foot of ground within being commanded by the enemy s guns, our breast works enfiladed, the bridges under fire, and our rear threatened. Johnston retired across the river and formed line near Cassville, offer ing the enemy battle, but he declined, and moved on our left flank, crossed the river, flanked the Altoona Mountains, and passed in the direction of Powder Springs. Johnston met the manoeuvre and placed himself in front of the enemy at New Hope Church, repulsing all of his attacks with great damage to the Yankees. The loth Regiment took its share in all these movements, and acted in the engagements at Resaca and New Hope Church with its accus tomed gallantry. 1 1 1 The flanking to the left being checked, Sher man tried our right, and both lines were soon again on the railroad, about ten miles north of Marietta. Then another see-saw to the left. Our right now rested on Kennesaw Mountain, which Sherman attacked in force, unsuccessfully. Our Regiment was moved into this fight as a part of the reserves, barely getting under fire. Hood s Corps attacked (June, 2Oth) Sher man s extending right, to check the movement. Our Brigade was moved forward and as we passed through the remainder of the Division, our friends bid us good-bye, thinking that we had the hard work of the fight to do. But it turned out that we were only to hold an impor tant strategic position, which as the fight devel oped itself, we did with small loss, while the rest of the Division had hard work to do. The attacking force was too small for the work as signed and was withdrawn. When Sherman had nearly reached the rail road in our rear, Johnston retired to the exten sive works covering the bridges across the <> o Chattahoochee. Several attempts were made by the enemy to break this line, but all their at tacks were repulsed. Sherman, as usual, finally flanked us out of this position by crossing the river at Roswell. I 12 Both armies now rested for about ten day r s, which was a most grateful relief from the very arduous duties we had performed. Every day since leaving Dalton we had been under fire. The constant marching, working on the breast works, and other duties of the very active cam paign, had told on all. The Lieutenant-Colo nelcy of the Regiment was at this time filled by the promotion from the Brigade Staff, of Capt. C. I. Walker, all the officers of the Regiment having waived rank to him. The advance of the enemy upon Atlanta roused us from our rest. Johnston s disposi tions made us all feel that the general engage ment of the campaign was now to be fought and everything was to be risked to save Atlanta. The crossing of Peach Tree Creek was to be disputed and made the great battle ground our retreating was done and we had the enemy where we wanted him. In the midst of the pre parations, however, Johnston was relieved, Hood assumed command, and all ended in the very heavy skirmish of 2Oth July, and we fell back to the lines, about one mile outside of Atlanta, and on the following day retired within the immediate defences of the city. General S. D. Lee took command of our corps and we saw him for the first time in the fight of the 22d July. We were now behind ready-made breast works and for a time our shovels had rest. Up to this time, from the commencement of the campaign at Dalton, our Brigade had built about fourteen miles of breastworks. On the morning of the 22d July, 1864, news came along the line that Hardee s Corps was off on a secret expedition. How quickly these items of army news spread from Regiment to Regiment clown a long line. The private sol dier was always thoroughly posted, and often knew of proposed movements hours before the official orders came. About dinner time, the arrival of reserves in our rear showed that Hood intended giving us a place in the picture, and the activity of the enemy s pickets proved that they were awake and expecting some movement. The Yankees run out on their picket line a section of artil lery in our front and gave us a lively shelling. The right of our Regiment rested on the Geor gia Railroad, we being on the right of our Brigade. Deas Brigade, of our Division, was on our right. We had hardly well finished our dinners when the orders came to advance. The Brig ade was soon over the breastworks and formed on the outside. Steadily the line moves forward, supported by Sharp s Brigade, and with Deas on the right. The enemies artillery keep up a brisk fire, to which ours replies, firing over the heads of the advancing line. The Yankee picket line is reached, driven in, the loth Regi ment captures the picket reserve and the sec tion of artillery barely escapes, galloping cff ahead of us, and we following close behind up to within fifty yards of the Federal breastworks. Deas has not been so successful and our right is exposed to a heavy flanking fire. Six teen pieces of artillery are belching fire and death into our Brigade. Not quite strorg enough to carry the works, we halt and pour in a deadly fire. A two-story house is just out side of the enemy s line and covers the left of the loth and right of the I9th S. C. Regiments. Colonel Pressley sends men of both Regiments into the upper piazza, where they shoot right down into the enemy s ranks. General Sharpe sends to offer Colonel Pressley assistance, which is declined. We gather up our ranks, make a desperate charge, mount the Federal breastworks and drive away the enemy. Among the many who fall in the struggle is the gallant Pressley, who is borne from the top of the enemy s fortifications severely wounded in the shoulder. "5 The battery captured by the loth Regiment is at once wheeled around to our side of the lines and a detail made to man it, if necessary. But limbers being captured, and artillerists sent out from our main line, the guns are safely carried in. The twelve other pieces captured by the Brigade were so situated that it was impossible to secure them. Having gained a footing on the works we push to our left and Sharpe comes up and pushes to the right, together we clear the forti fications for more than half a mile. This attack was on the extreme right of the army, and we were to co-operate with Hardee, who was expected to turn Sherman s left flank. We waited in vain for the sound of his cruns. o The Yankees finding no more movement on our part, re-occupied their works on a hill about half a mile to our left, brought up a battery which shelled us very heavily, enfilading our line. It was this fire which wounded the gallant Captain Tolar. When it was known that Hardee had not succeeded, Hood withdrew us to the main line of works. It did seem hard. We had built these breastworks, given them up to the enemy, re-taken them at a very heavy sacrifice and now we had to give them up again. The whole 116 struggle of the afternoon, the lives lost, the suffering inflicted, had all been for nothing. And this was but an example of what was frequently occurring in our army. Marches, skirmishes, battles, all for nothing. Only at Chickamauga was a complete victory ever achieved by our army. Was it not a sublime manhood, which nerved those noble veterans to stand all all that was depressing and disheart ening, and to the, last hold up the Confederate flag, which to them was a symbol of suffering, trial, endurance, but not of victory ? For the next five days we were quiet in the trenches. But on the afternoon of the 27th we were moved to the left, and about 10 o clock next morning, a courier hastily summoned us into action. We moved rapidly up, and the Division was formed for the attack, Deas, Brantly and Sharpe in the front line, with our Brigade within supporting distance. The three Brigades went in and came out, and then our Brigade was sent to accomplish what three had failed to do, and of course, we failed also. The Brigade advanced gallantly to the charge, but the position was too strong and we were driven back. The line was reformed, and again led to the attack. Again we were driven back, and a third time reformed, and another fruitless waste "7 of life. Walthall s Division of five Brigades was subsequently repulsed, from a similar at tack on the same position. On the 22d July, we carried into the fight twenty-four officers, and after the fight of the 28th, we had but five left in the Regiment. In each of these engagements we lost about one- third of the Regiment. After this engagement the Regiment was re turned to the trenches, and for the next thirty days acted well its part in the tedious and well contested defence of Atlanta. Every day, and almost every hour, day and night, they were under fire, and kept close to the breastworks. Sherman finding he could not get in the front, tried his old ofame, and knocked at the back o door. He moved on Jonesboro , and Hood failing to check the movement by the battle of Jonesboro was forced to evacuate Atlanta, and retired to Lovejoy s. To meet the advance of Sherman, and at the same time protect Atlanta, Hood kept Stew art s Corps and the Georgia Militia in the breastworks around the city, and sent Hardee s and Lee s Corps to attack Sherman at Jones boro 1 . Our Brigade was retained at Atlanta to protect the movement of the Artillery and wagon train and bring up the rear. About 1 2 iiS o clock on the night of the 3oth of August, we commenced the march, tedious, tiresome and exhausting as any we ever made, and only reached our position in line after a continuous march until 3 o clock on the afternoon of the 3 1 st. We took up our position in the 2cl line, supporting the other Brigades of our Division. We went into this battle under the most unfav orable conditions, after a fifteen hours march, completely worn out, all confidence lost in our Commanding General, and knowingly attacking a superior force under most disadvantageous circumstances. About four o clock the action commenced. We followed the front line until they halted, wavered and broke, when we pushed on, until repulsed in our turn. We rallied and reformed, and commenced strength ening our position, no troops being near us to our right or left. This advanced position we held, until ordered to retire at night-fall, being the last troops to leave the field or to be en gaged that day. During the night we com menced a march towards Atlanta, but were turned off while on the road and moved to wards Lovejoy s, where the army was finally concentrated. A ten days truce ended the Georgia Cam paign. n 9 The heart of the Confederacy had been reached and with Atlanta, fell the Southern cause. The struggle was maintained for some months, but it was the desperation of hopeless ness or the unconquerable spirit of a noble, courageous patriotism. Looking back at it now, the wonder increases as we can look at it more dispassionately how the men, who were all volunteers, and bound by no tie but their devotion to the cause, struggled on through the greatest trials, exposing themselves to all dan gers, after all reasonable hope was gone. CHAPTER VII. TENNESSEE CAMPAIGN. At the end of the truce, Hood assumed the offensive and moved forward to Palmetto, and with the advance the spirits and hopes of the army rose. Passing Sherman s right flank, he struck the railroad in his rear and cut his communications. Moving north to Dai- ton we captured the garrison and then turned off to Gadsden, in North Alabama. Thence to Florence to cross the Tennessee River. Sher man sent a force after us, but soon withdrew it to Atlanta and commenced the bold and decis ive " march to the sea," across Georgia, reaching the ocean at Savannah. Hood meanwhile was also moving independ ently of Sherman, but had another army under Thomas, in his front. On the 20th November we started for Ten nessee. Almost on the first day s march the snow and terrific weather commenced, which brought untold sufferings on the men who made that winter campaign. On the 27th we reached Columbia, and Thomas retired across Duck River. On the 121 2 Qth we crossed above him and struck the Pike in his rear at Spring Hill, making a forced march of twenty-six miles that day. Our Divis ion was the last to arrive at Spring Hill, and were forced in line parallel to the Pike. \Yhy the Pike was not occupied apparently within our grasp is one of those inexplicable things which none but those high in authority can explain. Suffice it for the rank and file to know that it was not done and we heard the entire Yankee army escaping in our front, not five hundred yards from our line of battle. The evident marks of extreme haste and demorali zation which the pike showed the next morning made us all feel that our picket line alone would have sufficed for the attack. We snatched what rest we could, sleeping in line, and next morn ing pursued the enemy and found him awaiting us at Franklin, prepared to make a stand to protect the retreat of his trains. Franklin was well fortified where the Pike entered the town, the works commanding a level open sweep of country for half a mile, On the other side of the river a fort com manded the crossing and the open country around. Enough of flanking at Spring Hill r now we go straight for the enemy and strike him in his strongest place. 12 122 Our Division arriving last on the field, just before dark we are moved forward in two lines, our Brigade being the right of the second line. During the advance, another Brigade is thrown into the front line, and we are moved to our left, and then moved up to the front line on the left of the Division. The manoeuvring c> was clone in the open field, under fire, and was very handsomely and tactically executed. By this time dark had overtaken us. The increased rattle of fire-arms told us that the troops on our right were heavily engaged. The touch in our Brigade was ordered to the left. In ad vancing, our Regiment had met a ravine too deep to cross, and it had to be circumvented to the right by a flank movement and forming on right by file into line. As we were moving, the Regimental Commander was informed that Gen l Manigault had fallen dangerously wounded. After a movement to the left the line was faced to the front, and the " forward " again given. Col. Shaw was wounded, and the command of the Brigade fell on Col. Davis, who was next wound ed, and we found ourselves under a terrific fire from front and flank, and no orders lost on the battle-field at night. In this emergency the Commander of the loth Regiment deter mining to move with Brantley s Brigade which was on our right, sent Adjutant Stark to find Brantley. Brantley could not be found. His Brig ade was lying down under the Yankee breast works, a sheet of fire passing over them, out of ammunition themselves, and absolute death to move from their position. After consultation with the Commanders of the iQth South Caro lina and 24th Alabama Regiments, the men were placed under the first cover, and an offi cer sent to find out what orders we were acting o under the men being needlessly slaughtered. Three successive Brigade Commanders and the o only staff officer who knew anything of the movement, had been wounded and carried from the field. Gen l. Edward Johnston being found, approved our action, and knowing that the entire attack had failed, withdrew us a short distance, and we spent another night on our arms. During the night the enemy retired, and left us the field, with its heaps of slain. The enemy had now reached Nashville, and next day we arrived up and formed line in front of the city. The defences of Nashville were the strongest, perhaps, in this country. The cordon of hills surrounding the city were crowned with splendid forts, and gave cover to any concentration of the army defending the place. We had a long thin line of field works, 124 entirely commanded by the fortress-crownec heights, manned not by even a single rank, with out reserves, and with exterior lines of communi cation. Thomas gathered from the inexhausti ble resources of his country an army to com pete with us, and while he was doing so, we had rest. On the i5th December, however, he made a feint on our right, and concentrated on our left, marched out from behind the hills, stormed the works of Stewart s Corps, and carried them. Our Brigade first, and following us the other Brigades of the Division, was with drawn to go to Stewart s assistance, as soon as the attack was threatened. But as \ve had to march a mile to the rear, move on the arc of an enlarged circle and then move up a mile, yet, although the greater part of the way was gone at the double quick, we did not arrive until the enemy had taken the works. It was quite complimentary to our prowess that our little Brigade should have been put into the fight single-handed to retake the position from which an entire corps had been driven. But it is hardly judicious to sacrifice human life, when every man was precious to the Confederacy, not to speak of his family, on such desperate ven tures. We moved forward rapidly, through a wood, and came out in the open country, in full 125 view of the Yankee Army. By counting the flags, the writer estimated that there was in sight at least a corps. We butt ourselves against them, as ordered to do, and the neces sary consequence followed, of a brigade attack ing a corps in an open field. We were driven steadily back, and closely followed. The arrival of Deas Brigade gave us a rest of quarter of an hour, and the line was formed in its rear when posted on a commanding hill. Soon he was attacked, and we were moved to his left to do our share. Overpowered, the Brigades retired to the next ridge, where an other stand was made, and another fresh Brig ade came up. Again overpowered, we fell back to the third ridge. From this position Gen l. Johnston withdrew the Division, as it was nearly surrounded, and was impossible to hold its po sition. Night closed in on us, but brought no rest. Marching and counter-marching all night, until just before day break our position was reached, details were made for building breast works, and we snatched an hour s rest. The enemy was on us in the morning before we completed our works, and they were finished under fire. The line of the army had been formed across the Pike (Nashville and Franklin), with its left wing retired at a right angle. 126 It was not a part of Thomas plan to attack our portion of the line until late, so he concen - trated on ours and Deas Brigade the fire of thirty-six guns. It was certain death to leave the breastworks, so effective was this fire. All day the artillery fire was poured upon us, meanwhile the right of our line had repulsed the attack on its front, but our left had been driven back. About five o clock the battery on the left of our brigade was seen moving away, but as we could not see beyond, we did no: know the cause. The enemy in front of our left advanced, and was lost sight of by the lay of the ground. We waited anxiously to hear the rattle of musketry as they attacked, and hoped to see them driven back in dismay. The enemy are preparing to advance in our front. Everything was in readiness for our turn, which we felt was now coming. But no sound beyond the ordinary din of battle reached us, the Con federate line on our left having been broken. Presently we hear the close rattle of musketry, but it is raking down our line and also from our rear. In the rear is the range of hills to which we were ordered to fall back in case of disaster, but already occupied by the enemy. The entire left wing of the army has gone. The brigade is ordered to retreat and fortunately the advance 127 of the Federal Infantry in our front prevents the use of more than four guns on our retreat ing line. The Regiment is rallied and after o o repeated stands to check the advancing enemy, reaches the Pike, and forms the nucleus of the Brigade. All the other Regiments rally around us. We are ordered by the Division Inspector- General to fall back to Brentwood. What a sight meets us as we reach the open country on the Pike, and the magnitude of the disaster strikes us. Wagons, guns, officers, men, ambulances, everything, running in the wildest confusion to the rear. In hopes of checking the flying mass, we form across the road. But a road is at once made around each of our flanks, and our efforts are unavailing. After trying it several times, we give it up and move on towards Brentwood. A staff officer gallops up. I never knew his name, but be lieve he was Chief of Artillery of Stewarts Corps. I saw him the day before acting with conspicuous gallantry, and to-day he seemed one of the few collected ones of the army of fugitives. u What command is this?" he asks. Having the loth Regiment and the colors and some men of all the other Regiments of the Brigade, the writer answers, " Manigault s Brig ade." He tells us that General S. D. Lee has 128 one Brigade acting as rear guard about a quarter of a mile to our rear, that he is hard pressed, needs assistance and asks if we will go back with him. " Colonel, personally I wi .l go with you and I will now give an ar- swer for the Brigade. Boys, are you willing to go back to General Lee?" A grand, noble, hearty shout answers the question, and though physically exhausted, tired almost to death these grand old heroes countermarched back to General Lee and took their place beside the only Brigade in the army which had been with drawn from the line in order. The writer wc.s proud of the men who had acted so handsomely, and rode off to report to General Lee in per son, but a general retiring of the line recalled him to his command before doing so. Slowly retiring before the enemy we fell back behind a line which General Hood had formed, and at Brentwood the scattered commands were gathered. Late in the night we bivouacked at Franklin. The retreat was commenced and we were pushed rapidly towards the Tennessee River. We were several days guard to the pontoon train, and as the wagons broke down and the pontoons were thrown aside, our chances of crossing the river seemed dimmer and dimmer. I2 9 Fortunately a bridge which had been captured at Decatur pieced out the losses. Christmas day, 1864, we spent on the banks of the Ten nessee, in the cold and sleet, without tents or shelter, but, thank God, with bacon and corn- bread enough, awaiting the completion of the bridge. On the 2/th we crossed. Passing through Rienzi and Saltillo we reached Tupelo, Miss., on ;th January, 1865. The suffering on this campaign was extreme. Cold, wet weather, the men poorly clad, half of them barefooted and the rest with worn-out shoes. On the retreat the Surgeon of our Regiment daily excused about one half of the Regiment because of physical inability to keep up. Many a time has a poor sick fellow just caught up at day-light and reached the night s bivouac to see his company beginning another day s march. The sick and wounded pressed forward with all speed to escape cap ture, and one Sergeant Brittain of Company E, wounded in the leg, hobbled out of Tennessee on crutches. It is no exageration to say that our tracks were marked with blood from the lacerated feet of these noble men of the army of Tennessee. CHAPTER VIII. FINAL CAMPAIGN. On the i Qth January, 1865, we started for South Carolina. It was to be our privilege to aid in the defence of the State against our old enemy, Sherman. The army moved through Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, by railroad to Augusta. During this journey occurred one of the most remarkable movements possible only in a last stage of a dying struggle to a Vol unteer Army. Despite the influence of sup erior officers, in defiance of discipline and all authority, each command as it reached the nearest point to its home, took five days leave of absence. In a military sense it was deser tion, and while the peculiar hardships of the case may largely extenuate, even excuse the fault, yet it throws greater lustre on the men who stood to their colors. The Army arrived at Augusta a mere skeleton. Its operations were paralyzed, and it was necessary to retain a large number of officers there, under Gen. Cheatham, to gather up the men, who, with the utmost punctuality, returned after they had re mained at home for five days. The temptation did not come to the loth Regiment until it reached Branchville, when an earnest appeal from its Commanding Officer put off the evil day. We moved from Branchville to the defence of the lines of the Edisto, first being stationed at Holman s Bridge, and afterwards at Jones Bridge. Still retiring, we took up a line on Mill Creek, near Columbia, and, finally, were moved across the Congaree to the city on the 1 6th February. On the i 7th we were sent to Granby to support some artillery 7 commanding the ferry, and at night moved up to the Broad River Bridge. During the night the enemy had throw r n his pontoons across and occupied the island our picket line being on the left bank of the canal and by daylight commenced driv ing in our pickets. The army had now evac uated the city, and, with heavy hearts, we turned into the Winnsboro Road, leaving be hind us the capital of our State, and its unpro tected people. Everything now seemed to be lost, our backs turned on our homes, our State given up to the foe, our families exposed to their outrages. The men who composed the Regiment were husbands, fathers, sons. Their dear ones were about to be abandoned, for how long, only God 132 knew. With the example of the rest of the Army before them to justify them, with the natural affections of honest men to impel their., about one hundred and fifty men yielded to ths temptation and "took five days leave of ab sence." When the roll was called next morn ing only about eighty-three noble fellows were accounted for. Those who had left us certainly committed a flagrant breach of military disci pline the penalty of which was death but if ever desertion was excusable, this was. The majority had not been home since they left South Carolina in 1862. And for the credit of these men be it said, that at the expiration of the five days at home, they gathered at Marion C. H. again, and though unable to join their colors, Sherman being in the way, they rendered valuable service against the raiders who came through the Pee Dee country. For their sakes and for the credit of the Regiment, how much I wish that they had been able to share the glory of these noble old veterans who re mained to the last. Too much cannot be said for those men, who resisting all temptation, went down with the Confederacy, true to their colors and their patriotism to the gloomy end. I am grateful that I have not been called to 133 record this part of the Regimental history until my deep mortification had been soothed by the kindly hand of Time. For the honor of the Regiment be it said, that during our previous career, we had hardly a case of desertion, and counting this as such, the entire average from the^ Regiment was not above that of other Regi ments. This is not to be wondered at \vhen it is remembered that the men were volunteers not conscripts. They were the first troops raised in their respective neighborhoods men who had volunteered, who had entered the service of their country from high patriotic motives, and not because the strong arm of the government prevented their remaining at home. Retreating through Winnsboro , crossing the Catawba at Land s Ford, we reached Charlotte, N. C., where we had a rest of ten days. Gen. Jos. E. Johnston here took command of the army, and we were delighted to have our old commander back. Early in March, 1865, we were moved to Smithfield, N. C., and then loaned out to Bragg for the battle of Kingston. We participated in that affair on the 8th and 9th of March, and then returned to Smithfield. We met Sherman at Bentonsville. Our Brigade was at first very successful, breaking through the enemy s lines, and a force was about sur- 13 134 rendering to Col. Carter, commanding the Brigade, when the arrival of reinforcements turned the scale and we were forced to retire. In this movement Captain Harllee, command ing the Regiment, Color-Sergeant A. A. Mey ers, about ten men of our Regiment, several from other commands and the Assistant Adju tant-General of the Brigade, were cut off in rear of the Yankee line. They laid in the swamp, Sergeant Meyers tearing the flag from the staff and putting it under his coat, until night when the party worked around the enemy s flank and reached our lines in safety. After the battle we retreated to Smithfield. Here (April 10, 1865,) tne arm y was entirely re-organized. Manigault s and Sharpe s Brig ades were consolidated, under the command of General Sharpe, General Manigault having been desperately wounded at Franklin and still unfit for service. The loth and iQth South Carolina Regi ments were consolidated into the South Caro lina Battalion Infantry, Sharpe s Brigade, as follows : Lieut.-Col. C. I. WALKER, of the loth South Carolina Regiment. Major J. O. FERRELL, of the iQth South Carolina Regiment* 135 Company A, composed of Companies A, C, D, G, H, I, of the loth Regiment. Captain R. Z. HARLLEE. First Lieutenant. R. H KIMBALL. Second Lieutenant V. SMITH. Company B, composed of Companies B, E, F, K, L, M, of the loth Regiment. Captain G. P. ANDERSON. First Lieutenant E. T. LEWIS. Second Lieutenant F. R. HASELDEN. Most, of the officers of the loth Regiment had been killed, or were absent on wounded furloughs. Very few lost their commands temporarily and were sent home to recruit. Companies C, D, E, and F, of the Battalion, were composed of the iQth South Carolina Regiment. Their five day s voluntary furlough men had been able to get back and conse quently they had larger numbers than the loth Regiment. The Battalion accompanied the army to Greensboro ; were camped near High Point, when the surrender on the loth April, closed its career. The following extract will show the con dition of the remains of the Regiment at that date : H fc c w c EH fc .^^v - 2 ci S.J m W < PH W ^ mo* -is i A Sj w < , I8K : ^ S S w S 1 g ^ K 2^ M fe. PnO . SJ a OU( ! i &H 6 H g U3 K " s a R 02 SJ9JIBO I r <j >-5 1 DK- TACHKD. | 1 . sai)OIJJO o ** i ( io.ij a^BSi^V 01 53 te 8 aasaJd i^^oj, ^ CO CO S i^oapa T^OX 1-1 a S gri U9K : JO ^ r-T ^) is SU801JJO W g W S 4J ESENT. M "U8J^ \ . - o < ^ 13 05 *S8 ) BAIJ t J : 3! 55 ~ t> hO si.daoo . i * - l ^ p H h s^Saas : co oo 50 w g ^notq pz : : ^ 1-1 R ft "jnaiq -^ST ^ : 1-1 * *> o sunnd3 : | 1-1 S s jms -o -K | r ~ l : : ""* , ^u^S -uroo 1-1 : : - 1 -^ 3 too -in atq * : : * ! T3 ?i | COMMAND. ^ P" fa 1 c a ; -s < pq s T T ~ 6 6 fa O O "5 W 137 The last act of the drama was the signature of the following, and with it ended the career of the noble old Tenth. GREBNSBORO, N. C., May 1st. 1865. In accordance with the terms or" a Military Convention, entered into on the z6th April, 1865 between General Joseph E. Johnston, Commanding Confederate Army, and Major-General W. T- Sherman, Commanding U. S. Army in North Carolina, the officers and men whose names are borne on this roll have given their solemn obligation not to take up arms against the government of the United States until properly released from this obliga tion, and they are permitted to return to their homes, not to be disturbed by the United States authorities so long as they observe this observation and obey the laws in force where they may reside. (Signed) C IRVINE WALKER, Lt.-Col. Commanding South Carolina Battalion Infantry } C. S A. (Signed) W. A. LORD, Bre-vet- Major and A. D. C. U. S. A Special Commissioner. After completing the details of the surrender we took up the road homeward. At States- ville the writer parted with the gallant band who had stood with him, faithful to the great cause to the end. We cannot always see the workings of a mysterious Providence. \Ye must bow to the will of God and feel that all is for the best. And though we cannot see the good to us in this terrible crushing of our no blest hopes and aspirations, yet there must be good. It was hard hard to realize it when those eighty veterans, the remnant of nearlv twelve hundred, filed oft to return to 138 their ruined homes and desecrated fireside^. God grant that the benefit to result from this mighty sacrifice, if not coming to us may fall upon the children of the men of that grand old corps the Tenth Regiment South Carolina Volunteers. -49O OS 1 p < I 3 m THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY