5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
Surname A

NAME AGE CO(s) RANK(s) DISTRICT REMARKS
ABLE, A. Robert (1823-1864)3914/CPVTEdgefieldb. 21 Jul 1823. Enlisted at McPhersonville, SC, 12 May 1862, and furnished a substitute (David ALEWINE). Later served in Co. F, SC Palmetto Sharpshooters. DOD (rubeola) in General Hospital, Huguenot Springs, VA, 19 Jul 1864. Buried at Convent Baptist Church, near Fairview Crossroads, SC. m. Eliza M. WEST, 21 Oct 1852.
ABLE, Carson (1830-1924)3114/C 5/FPVT PVTLexingtonb. 14 Sep 1830, Wagener, SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC., 18 Dec 1861. Detailed as company commissary. Paroled at Augusta, GA., 19 May 1865. Farming at Black Creek, Lexington Co., SC, in 1880. d. 22 Mar 1924, and buried at Convent Baptist Church, near Fairview Crossroads, SC. m. Priscilla M. A. STEEDMAN, abt. 1857.
ACKERMAN, David S. (1841-1864)225/CPVTColletonb. 1841, Colleton Dist., SC. Enlisted at James Island, SC, 20 Dec 1863. DOD (typhoid fever) in Jackson Hospital No. 3, Richmond, VA, 23 Jun 1864.
ACKERMAN, George G. (1841-1863)2017/D 5/CPVT PVTColletonb. 1841, Colleton Dist., SC. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 2 Apr 1862. DOD in hospital at Charleston, SC, 25 Nov 1863, and buried there in Magnolia Cemetery.
ACKERMAN, H. Grodus 17/D 5/CPVT PVT[Colleton]Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 22 Apr 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
ACKERMAN, James A.2317/D 5/CSGT SGT[Colleton]Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 2 Nov 1864. Farming at Sheridan, Colleton Co., SC, in 1880.
ACKERMAN, John G.[26]17/D 5/CPVT PVT[Colleton]Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 29 Jun 1862. Trans. to Co. I, 1st SC Cavalry, in exchange with Thomas C. MOORE, 12 Oct 1863. Farming at Sheridan, Colleton Co., SC, in 1880.
ACKERMAN, L. A[ndrew][35]5/CPVT[Colleton]Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 1 Feb 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Farming at Sheridan, Colleton Co., SC, in 1880. He is buried in Rehobeth Methodist Church Cemetery, near Cottageville, SC
ADAMS, A. J. 17/DPVT[Colleton]Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 2 Apr 1862. No further record of service found.
ADAMS, James F. 17/D 5/CPVT PVT[Colleton]Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 28 Oct 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 2 Nov 1864.
ADAMS, John G. 17/D 5/C DBN/BPVT SGT SGT[Colleton]Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 28 Jun 1862. Reported as CPL, 30 Jun 1863. WIA (gunshot in right forearm) at Trevilian Station, VA, 11 Jun 1864. Reported as SGT in Dismounted Bn., 31 Oct 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
ADAMS, William W. 17/D 5/CSGT SGT[Colleton]Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862, and appt. SGT. WIA (slightly in leg) at Price's Farm, VA, 28 May 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
ADDISON, Hampton B. (1836-1862)2414/CPVTLexingtonb. 21 Oct 1836. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. DOD at Charleston, SC, 26 Jan 1862, and buried at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Lexington, SC.
ADDISON, James D. 5/C DBN/BPVT PVTColletonResidence: Walterboro, SC. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 24 Apr 1863. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864.
ADDISON, R. L. 5/CPVT[Colleton]Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 14 Apr 1863. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865
ADDY, Robert J.2814/CPVT[Lexington]6' 0" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, grey eyes, occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Discharged for disability (stomach disease) at McPhersonville, SC, 1 May 1862.
ADKINS, James Bruner2217/B 5/GPVT PVTCharlestonEnlisted at Charleston, SC, 12 Mar 1862. Discharged for disability, 19 Dec 1862. Reenlisted as conscript at James Island, SC, 23 Feb 1864. Trans. to Co. F, 2d SC Artillery, 20 Mar 1864. Applied for a Confederate pension at Cross, SC, 18 Sep 1919.
ADKINS, Steve205/G DBN/BPVT PVTCharlestonEnlisted at James Island, SC, 1 Feb 1863. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, 1 Dec 1864.
AHRENS, ______ 17/A[PVT] Name appears in company duty rosters for the period 21 Mar-18 Sep 1862, but no other record of service found.
AIRS, J[ohn] H.585/DPVTOrangeburg5' 8" tall, light complexion, light hair, blue eyes, occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 24 Apr 1863, as substitute for John W. WHETSEL. Last reported on 31 Dec 1864, as absent sick in hospital at Summerville, SC, since 17 Apr 1864. d. bef. 1897.
ALBERGOTTI, John Schmidt (1847-1897)1917/APVTCharlestonb. 7 Oct 1847, Charleston, SC. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 17 Feb 1862. Previously served in Palmer's Co., 1st (Branch's) SC Militia Rifles. Discharged for disability, 27 Dec 1862. Post-war, mayor and city treasurer of Orangeburg, SC. d. 14 Sep 1897. m. Sarah Amelia MOSS, 18 Feb 1873. Brother of Washington McAlpin ALBERGOTTI.
ALBERGOTTI, Washington McAlpin (1829-1865)3317/A 5/DPVT PVTCharlestonb. 13 Nov 1829, Charleston, SC. 5' 7" tall, light complexion, light hair, grey eyes, occupation: clerk. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. DOD at Columbia, SC, 26 Feb 1865, and buried at Trinity Church, Charleston, SC. m. Susan Caldwell MURRELL, abt. 1856. Brother of John Schmidt ALBERGOTTI.
ALEWINE, David[41]14/C 5/FPVT PVTLexingtonEnlisted at McPhersonville, SC, 12 May 1862, as substitute for A. Robert ABLE. Discharged for disability, 10 Aug 1864. Farming at Gilbert Hollow, Lexington Co., SC, in 1880.
ALFORD, Bryan W. SJMR 5/EPVT PVTGeorgetownEnlisted at Santee, SC, 17 Mar 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
ALFORD, Henry H. SJMR 5/EPVT PVTGeorgetownEnlisted at McClellanville, SC, 1 May 1862. WIA (slightly, in foot) at Drewry's Bluff, VA, 16 May 1864. Granted a 30-day medical furlough at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, 2 Jul 1864. Last reported absent on sick furlough, 31 Oct 1864.
ALFORD, Samuel N.[21]SJMR 5/E DBN/BPVT PVT PVTGeorgetownEnlisted at McClellanville, SC, 17 Mar 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. Farming at Black River, Georgetown Co., SC, in 1880.
ALLEN, John 5/KPVTUnionEnlisted at Columbia, SC, 23 Dec 1863. Last reported AWOL, 25 Oct 1864. d. bef. 1897.
ALTMAN, J. W. (1844?-1862)18SJMRPVT[Charleston]Enlisted at Santee, SC 17 Mar 1862. d. 12 Nov 1862, Andersonville, SC.
ANDERSON, E. M. 14/APVT[Sumter]Listed on muster roll, dated 2 Jan 1862, but no further record of service in company found. Appears to have instead joined Co. H, 3d SC Cavalry, at Camp Gaddis, SC, 12 Mar 1862.
ANDERSON, J. F.  PVTSpartanburgEnlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 6 Mar 1863, and furnished a substitute (James FORTENBERRY).
ANDERSON, James (1825?-1864)36SJMR 5/KB2LT 2LTCharlestonResidence: Christ Church Parish, Charleston Dist., SC. Enlisted at McClellanville, SC, 29 Nov 1861. Appt. B2LT, 1 May 1862. Appt. 2LT, 7 Oct 1863. WIA (gunshot in leg) at Cold Harbor, VA, 30 May 1864. DOD (typhoid fever) while recuperating at home, 18 Aug 1864.
ANDERSON, John J.18SJMR 5/EPVT PVT[Charleston]Enlisted at Mount Pleasant, SC, 8 Jun 1862. Trans. to Co. O, 20th SC Infantry, 1 Aug 1863.
ANDERSON, Joseph G.20SJMR 5/EPVT PVT[Charleston]Enlisted at McClellanville, SC, 22 Mar 1862. Trans. to Co. O, 20th SC Infantry, 1 Aug 1863.
ANDERSON, W. H. 5/HPVT Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Nov 1863. Last reported on 31 Aug 1864, as assigned to light duty in Columbia, SC, by Medical Examining Board.
ANTLEY, Daniel Dantzler (1824-1902)385/APVTOrangeburgb. 5 May 1824, Orangeburg, SC. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 15 Feb 1863. Detailed as hospital nurse. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr 1865. d. 16 Feb 1902, and buried at Canaan Baptist Church, Orangeburg Co., SC.
ANTLEY, Joseph William (1832-1906)315/IPVT b. 29 Aug 1832. Enlisted at Adams Run, SC, 16 Jun 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 2 Nov 1864. d. 24 Jan 1906, and buried at Canaan Baptist Church, Orangeburg Co., SC. Mary A. ANTLEY of Cope, SC, applied for a Confederate pension based on his service, 18 Apr 1919.
APPLEBY, Felix Vivian (1845-1911)185/DPVTColletonResidence: St. George, SC. 5' 7" tall, light complexion, light hair, blue eyes, occupation: student. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 7 Aug 1863. Previously served in Co. C, 24th SC Infantry. Appt. cadet in SC Military Academy (the Citadel), 1 Jan 1864. Post-war, cotton buyer and merchant in St. George, SC. d. 21 Oct 1911.
ARANT (ARRANT), Allen Albert (1833-1922)2614/B 5/A DBN/BPVT PVT PVTOrangeburgb. 24 Apr 1833. Enlisted at Orangeurg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Detached to Dismounted Bn., 19 Sep 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865. Farming at Goodbys, Orangeburg Co., SC, in 1880. d. 22 Aug 1922, and buried in Pen Branch Cemetery, near North, SC.
ARANT (ARRANT), John W. (1843?-1865)1814/B 5/APVT PVTOrangeburgEnlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Capt. at Stoney Creek, VA, 1 Dec 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, MD, and DOD, 22 Feb 1865. Buried in Confederate cemetery, Point Lookout, MD.
ARNOLD, Richard371MM/JCPLCharlestonEntered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and appt. CPL. Discharged, 16 Feb 1862.
ARNOLD, William36HCC 5/KPVT PVTKentuckyEnlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Appt. brigade farrier, 1864. Paroled at Chester, SC, 5 May 1865. Living in KY in 1897.
ASCHIEN, Nicholas SJMR 5/EPVT PVTCharlestonEnlisted at Mount Pleasant, SC, 14 Dec 1861. WIA (gunshot in right arm) at Chester Station, VA, 10 May 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
ASKEW, George N. 5/IPVTBarnwellEnlisted at McClellanville, SC, 18 Sep 1863. Trans. to Co. B, 2d SC Artillery, 11 Mar 1864. Living in 1897.
ASTLE, John S.2217/C 5/IPVT PVTCharleston5' 5 1/2" tall, light complexion, brown hair, dark grey eyes. Residence: Charleston, SC. Enlisted 20 Mar 1862, Camp Gist, James Island, SC. Captured at Stoney Creek, VA, 1 Dec 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, MD, and released 22 Jun 1865.
ATTEBURY (ATTERBURY), D. D. 14/D 5/I DBN/BPVT PVT PVTBarnwellResidence: Blackville, SC. Enlisted at McPhersonville, SC, 13 May 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Paroled at Augusta, GA., 20 May 1865. d. bef. 1897.
ATTEBURY, J. W. 5/IPVTOrangeburgListed in "Memory Rolls" but no other record of service found. Living in 1897.
AUSTIN, John W.38HCC 5/KPVT PVTUnionEnlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. d. bef. 1897.
AUSTIN, Robert 1MM/J 17/DPVT VOLCharlestonEntered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and mustered out 16 Feb 1862. Did not reenlist for Confederate service, but served several more months with the company as an independent volunteer. d. bef. 1897.
AUSTIN, William G. (1844?-1919)18HCC 5/KPVT PVTUnionEnlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. WIA at Burgess' Mill, VA, 27 Oct 1864, resulting in the loss of right arm. d. Jan 1919, and buried in Methodist Cemetery, Greenwood, SC.
AVERILL, C. N.461MM/JPVTCharlestonb. NY. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and discharged 1 Dec 1861. Farming in Charleston Co., SC, in 1880. d. bef. 1897.
AXSON, John M.275/EPVTCharlestonEnlisted at Mount Pleasant, SC, 20 Nov 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Jul 1863.
AXSON, Robert K. (1832?-1872)30SJMR 5/E DBN/BPVT PVT PVTCharlestonEnlisted at McClellanville, SC, 5 Apr 1862. Detailed as bugler. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Reported detailed as regimental blacksmith, 31 Oct 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. d. 3 Nov 1872, Charleston, SC, and buried there in Magnolia Cemetery.
AYERS, John J. (1844-1924)1814/B 5/APVT PVTOrangeburgb. 24 Aug 1844. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Detailed as teamster. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865. Farming at Union, Orangeburg Co., SC, in 1880. Applied for a Confederate pension at Orangeburg, SC, 25 Sep 1919. d. 17 Jul 1924, and buried at Zion Methodist Church, Orangeburg Co., SC. Mary Ann AYERS of Orangeburg, SC, applied for a Confederate pension based on his service, 30 Jul 1925.

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