5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
Surname C

NAME AGE CO(s) RANK(s) DISTRICT REMARKS
CADDIN (CADEN), H. 42 17/D PVT [Colleton] 5' 4" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 2 Apr 1862. Discharged for disability (double hernia) at Chisolmville, SC, 11 Aug 1862.
CADDIN (CADEN), William 45 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Jan 1863. Detailed as teamster. Granted a 40-day furlough to procure a horse, 5 Aug 1864. Last reported AWOL, 17 Sep 1864.
CAIN, C. C.   5/K PVT   Enlisted at Columbia, SC, 30 Dec 1862. Last reported AWOL, 9 Oct 1864.
CAIN, W. P.   5/I PVT Barnwell Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 17 Jan 1863, as substitute for W. W. WILLIS. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as absent sick since 11 Jun 1864. Living in 1897.
CAINE (CAIN), John E. (1839?-1864) 23 HCC 5/K PVT PVT   Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. KIA at Trevilian Station, VA, 11 Jun 1864.
CALDER, E. E. 23 17/B PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Trans. to Co. A, 25th SC Infantry, 22 Jul 1862.
CALDWELL, James   14/A PVT Sumter Enlisted at Ashepoo Ferry, SC, 10 Mar 1862, and furnished a substitute (Stephen Lafayette BOYKIN) through 21 Jul 1863, and then trans. to Parker's (Marion) Battery SC Light Artillery.
CALK, Elisha [18] 5/F PVT Lexington Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 28 Feb 1863. Last reported present, 31 Oct 1864. Farming at Hollow Creek, Lexington Co., SC, in 1880.
CALVERT, M. E. 20 17/C 5/B DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. Living in 1897.
CALVITT, Edward S. 45 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston 5' 8" tall, fair complexion, dark hair, light eyes, occupation: teacher. Enlisted at Chisolmville, SC, 18 May 1862, as substitute for Peter F. DUNNING. Previously served in Co. A, SC Hampton Legion Infantry. Trans. to Co. A, 21st Bn. GA Cavalry, in exchange with Frank M. PORCHER, 31 Jan 1864. Later served in Co. B, Tucker's Bn. SC Cavalry, and Ward's (Waccamaw) Battery SC Light Artillery.
CAMPBELL, [Willam Cotesworth Pinckney] (1828-1888) 33 1MM/J [CPL] [Colleton] b. 29 Sep 1828, Charleston, SC. Performed scouting duty with the company during the period 11 Nov-Dec 1861, but no other record of service found. Apparently detached from Oswald's Co., 1st (Martin's) SC Mounted Militia. Carpenter in Verdier, Colleton Co., SC, in 1880. m. Mary Stuart GIBBES, Nov 1862.
CAMPBELL, Benjamin D. 17 HCC 5/K PVT PVT Union Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Living in 1922.
CAMPBELL, Jeff Q. 18 5/K PVT Laurens Residence: Clinton, SC. Enlisted at Columbia, SC, 15 Apr 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Farming at Fish Creek, Polk Co., GA, in 1880. Living in 1897.
CAMPBELL, John W.   1MM/S PVT [Colleton] Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861. Discharged, 31 Jan 1862.
CAMPBELL, Thomas J. 41 HCC 5/K PVT PVT Union Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. Living in 1897.
CANADY, John W. (1843-1877) 20 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston b. 24 Oct 1843. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 10 Mar 1862. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. d. 1877, and buried in Byrd Graveyard, near Byrds, Dorchester Co., SC.
CANADY, Sol R.   17/B PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Trans. to Co. O, 20th SC Infantry, 1 Sep 1863.
CANNON, Theodore W. 27 17/C PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Trans. to Co. A, 24th SC Infantry, 18 Jun 1862. Last reported on clothing receipt roll at General Hospital No. 3, Augusta, GA, 12 Oct 1864.
CANTWELL, Laurence 29 17/B PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 8 Mar 1862. No further record of service found. Merchant in Charleston, SC, in 1880.
CANTWELL, Patrick 28 5/G PVT Richland Enlisted at Charlotte, NC, 20 Apr 1864. Detached to QM Dept. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. Grocer in Columbia, SC, in 1880.
CARLISLE, James N.   17/A PVT   Enlisted at Charleston, SC, and served as a substitute for Julius Petsch BROWNE, Jr., during the period 16 Mar - 30 Jun 1862. No other record of service found.
CARN, Lewis Easter Wesley (1832-1887) 28 5/A DBN/B PVT PVT Orangeburg b. 27 Mar 1832, Orangeburg, SC. Enlisted at James Island, SC, 13 Oct 1863. WIA (thigh and back, severely) at Trevilian Station, VA, 11 Jun 1864. 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. d. 6 Oct 1887. m. Mary Caroline F. HORNE, 25 Jun 1859.
CAROTHERS, John M[inor] (1843-1923) 17 HCC 5/K PVT PVT York b. 30 Jan 1843. Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Last reported present, 31 Oct 1864. d. 21 Feb 1923. m. Margaret Isabel WILSON, 3 Dec 1868.
CARR, Charles E. (1840-1918) 22 17/A 5/D CPL CPL Charleston 5' 9" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, occupation: clerk. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 24 Feb 1862. Appt. CPL, 16 May 1862. Detached to Signal Corps at Charleston, SC, 28 Mar - 15 Jun 1863. Detached as clerk at HQ, 1st Military Dist. Of SC, at Charleston, SC, 16 Jun 1863 - 31 Dec 1864. Paroled at Augusta, GA, 25 May 1865. Buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC.
CARR, Edward P.   SJMR 5/E DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Orangeburg Residence: St. Stephens, SC. Enlisted at McClellanville, SC, 25 Mar 1862. WIA (gunshot in right thigh) at Price's Farm, VA, 28 May 1864. Last reported detached to Dismounted Bn., 14 Aug 1864.
CARRAWAY, Norman Lewis (1840-1908) 22 14/A 5/H PVT PVT Clarendon b. 7 Aug 1840, Williamsburg Dist., SC. Enlisted at Camp Hampton, Columbia, SC, 25 Jan 1862. Accidentally wounded (gunshot in left hand), 28 May 1864. Granted a 30-day medical furlough at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, 5 Jun 1864. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as absent sick. d. 21 Dec 1908. m. Julia L. GEDDINGS, abt. 1866.
CARROLL, James M. 34 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Detailed to W. S. Henery & Co., Foundry, Charleston, SC, until end of war.
CARSON, David   14/D PVT Barnwell Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861, but never reported for duty. Appears to have served instead in Co. A, 2d SC Artillery.
CARTER, [H. C.]   1MM/J [PVT]   Performed scouting duty with the company during the period 11 Nov-6 Dec 1861, but no other record of service found. Apparently detached from Oswald's Co., 1st (Martin's) SC Mounted Militia.
CARTER, David L[egett] 24 14/C 5/F DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Lexington Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last reported as granted a 60-day medical furlough at General Hospital, Danville, VA, 8 Dec 1864. Farmer at Congaree, Lexington Co., SC, in 1880.
CARTER, James C.   17/D 5/C PVT PVT Barnwell Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 25 Feb 1862. Deserted and capt. by enemy at Combahee Ferry, SC, 14 Mar 1865.
CARTER, John N.   5/F PVT Lexington Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 14 Feb 1863. Admitted to General Hospital No. 11, Charlotte, NC, with catarrh, 6 Mar 1865. Last reported as returned to duty, 12 Mar 1865.
CARTLEDGE, William (1838?-1865) 24 17/A 5/D DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Charleston b. London, England. 5' 6" tall, light complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, occupation: seaman. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 1 Sep 1862, as substitute for David D. COHEN, Jr. Reported as scout with Dismounted Bn., 31 Dec 1864. KIA near Reams' Station, VA, 1 Feb 1865.
CASEY, Christopher C. (1834-1865) 39 HCC 5/K PVT PVT Spartanburg b. 1834, Spartanburg, SC. Enlisted Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. KIA at Bentonville, NC, 21 Mar 1865.
CATTLES, J. J.   1MM/S PVT [Colleton] Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861. Discharged, 31 Jan 1862.
CAUGHMAN, Augustus Henry 27 14/C 5/F CPT CPT Lexington Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861, and appt. 1LT. Appt. CPT, 13 May 1862. WIA (leg, severely) at Monroe's Crossroads, NC, 10 Mar 1865.
CAUGHMAN, Elias J. (1834-1912) 27 14/C 5/F SGT SGT Lexington b. 16 Oct 1834. Enlisted at Lexington, C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861, and appt. SGT. WIA (arm, slightly) at Gravelly Run, VA, 23 Aug 1864. Last reported present, 31 Oct 1864. Dry goods retailer in Lexington, SC, in 1880. d. 17 Apr 1912, and buried at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Lexington, SC.
CAUGHMAN, John Godfrey (1841-1921) 20 14/C 5/F PVT PVT Lexington b. 1841, Lexington, SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. Applied for a Confederate pension at Neeses, SC, 4 Nov 1919. d. 1921. m. Elizabeth HARTLEY, abt. 1860.
CAUGHMAN, John M. 38 5/F PVT Lexington Listed in "Memory Rolls" but no other record of service found
CAUGHMAN, Patrick Henry (1836-1925) 26 14/C 5/F 2LT 1LT Lexington b. 1836, Lexington, SC. 5' 11" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861, and appt. SGT. Appt. 2LT, 13 May 1862. Apparently appt. 1LT sometime after retirement of Amos O. BANKS, 24 Oct 1864. Capt. At Bentonville, NC, 21 Mar 1865. Sent to Fort Delaware, DE, and released, 14 Jun 1865. d. 1925.
CAUGHMAN, Wade A. 37 5/F PVT Lexington Enlisted at James Island, SC, 16 Feb 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Buried at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Leesville, SC.
CAUGHMAN, Wesley Felix (1824-1871) 37 14/C CPT Lexington b. 27 Nov 1824. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861, and appt. CPT. Overage at reorganization in May 1862, and declined reelection. d. 1871. m. Catherine DRAFTS, abt. 1857.
CAVANAUGH, Lawrence 22 17/C 5/B CPL PVT Charleston b. Ireland. Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC., 20 Mar 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Plumber in Charleston, SC, in 1880. d. bef. 1897.
CHAFEE, Nathaniel Green Bourne 20 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston b. 14 Feb 1842, Charleston, SC. 5' 10" tall, light complexion, light hair, light eyes, occupation: clerk. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 12 Mar 1862. Surrendered at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr 1865. m. Rosa Clara GREGG, 5 Apr 1864, Aiken, SC. d. bef. 1897.
CHANDLER, C. Gadsden 39 5/H PVT Sumter Trans. from 8th SC Reserve Infantry, 2 Feb 1863. Last reported on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Farming at Sumter, SC, in 1880.
CHANDLER, Robert Alexander 40 14/A 5/H PVT CPL Clarendon Enlisted at Ashepoo Ferry, SC, 14 Apr 1862. Appt. CPL, 1 Feb 1863. Last reported present, 31 Oct 1864. Farming at Harmony, Clarendon Co., SC, in 1880. d. bef. 1891.
CHAPIN, Leonard L. (1822?-1879) 40 1MM/J 17/C 5/B SGT 1LT 1LT Charleston b. Charleston, SC. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and appt. SGT. Discharged, 16 Feb 1862. Enlisted in Confederate service at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862, and appt. SGT. Appt. 1LT, 21 Mar 1862. Resigned due to disabilty (pulmonary disease), 15 Jun 1863. Post-war, carriage dealer in Charleston, SC. d. 10 Jan 1879.
CHAPLIN, Benjamin S., Jr. (1831-1885) 30 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Beaufort 6' 0" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, occupation: overseer. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 1 Jan 1863. Surrendered at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr 1865. Cousin of Thomas Benjamin CHAPLIN.
CHAPLIN, Daniel Jenkins (1843-1924) 20 5/D PVT Beaufort b. 5 Dec 1843, St. Helena Island, Beaufort Dist., SC. 5' 8" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, black eyes, occupation: overseer. Trans. From Co. I, 2d SC Infantry, in exchange with C.S. MARRIOTT, 21 Apr 1863. Capt. at Trevilian Station, VA, 11 Jun 1864, and sent to Elmira, NY. Paroled 2 Mar 1865, and sent to James River, VA, for exchange. Admitted to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, with pneumonia, 10 Mar 1865. Last reported as granted a 60-day furlough, 31 Mar 1865. Applied for a Confederate pension at Walterboro, SC, 24 Mar 1919. Son of Thomas Benjamin CHAPLIN. Buried in Live Oak Cemetery, Walterboro, SC.
CHAPLIN, Ernest A. (1840-1875) 21 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Beaufort b. St. Helena Island, Beaufort Dist., SC. 5' 7" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes. Enlisted at Charleston, SC 17 Feb 1862. Capt. on State Road near Orangeburg, SC, 13 Feb 1865. Sent to Point Lookout, MD, and released, 26 Jun 1865. Son of Thomas Benjamin CHAPLIN.
CHAPLIN, Eugene Thomas (1845-1865) 16 17/A 5/D PVT Beaufort b. St. Helena Island, Beaufort Dist., SC. 5' 6" tall, light complexion, light hair, hazel eyes, occupation: student. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Capt. on State Road, near Orangeburg, SC, 13 Feb 1865. DOD in enemy hands at Goldsboro, NC, 15 Mar 1865. Son of Thomas Benjamin CHAPLIN.
CHAPLIN, Thomas Benjamin (1822-1890) [8] 39 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Beaufort b. 27 Apr 1822, Beaufort Dist., SC. Residence: Tombee Plantation, St. Helena Island, Beaufort Dist., SC. 6' 0" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes, occupation: planter. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Previously served in Fripp's Co., 1st (Martin's) SC Mounted Militia. Detailed as courier to COL Ambrosio Jose GONZALES, Chief of Artillery, Dept. of SC, GA, and FL, 20 May 1863. Ordered to rejoin company in VA, 5 Nov 1864. Paroled at Walterboro, SC, 23 Aug 1865. Post-war, lighthouse keeper on Hunting Island, SC. d. 20 Dec 1890, at Walterboro, SC. Father of Daniel Jenkins, Ernest A. and Eugene Thomas CHAPLIN.
CHASE, R. Watson   1MM/J PVT Charleston Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and served to 13 Nov 1861. Previously served in Chichester's Co. (Charleston Zouave Cadets), 1st (Branch's) SC Militia Rifles. Later served in Co. A (Palmetto Guard), 18th (Manigault's) Bn. SC Heavy Artillery. d. bef. 1897.
CHEWNING, Lawrence Robert (1820-1893) 43 5/H PVT Clarendon b. 9 Nov 1820, Clarendon Dist., SC. Residence: Wright's Bluff, SC; occupation: merchant. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 5 Sep 1863. Previously served in Co. D, 4th SC Infantry, State Troops. Detached to Engineer Dept. at Charleston, SC, until end of war. Farming in St. James Twp., Clarendon Co., SC, in 1880. d. 2 Sep 1893.
CHEWNING, William Thomas (1837-1880) 25 14/A 5/H DBN/B SGT SGT SGT Clarendon b. 1837. Enlisted at Camp Hampton, Columbia, SC, 2 Jan 1862. Appt. CPL, 1 Jun 1862. Appt. SGT, 30 Jun 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Oct 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. DOD (consumption) at Summerton, SC, 1880.
CHILDERS, William 33 14/A PVT Sumter 5' 6" tall, light complexion, light hair, blue eyes, occupation: planter. Enlisted at Ashepoo Neck, SC, 25 Mar 1862. Discharged for disability (liver disease) at McPhersonville, SC, 24 Jun 1862.
CHINNESS (CHINNERS), Robert R. S. 63 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston b. St. John's Berkeley Parish, Charleston Dist., SC. 5' 8" tall, fair complexion, dark hair, grey eyes, occupation: planter. Enlisted at Green Pond, SC, 5 May 1862, as substitute for Henry JAGER. Previously served in Anderson's Co., 1st (Martin's) SC Mounted Militia. Last reported on 31 Dec 1864, as absent sick in hospital at Summerville, SC, since 17 Apr 1864. d. bef. 1897.
CHRISTOFEL (CRISTOFEL), George 37 17/C PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Discharged for disability, 18 Sep 1862.
CHUBB, Caleb L. 31 17/B 5/G DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Charleston Residence: Ridgeville, SC. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Discharged for disability, 13 Sep 1862. Reenlisted as conscript at James Island, SC, 12 Jan 1864. WIA (shell concussion) at Trevilian Station, VA, 12 Jun 1864. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last reported as granted a 30-day medical furlough at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, for rubeola, 22 Sep 1864. Farming in St. James Goose Creek Parish, Charleston Co., SC, in 1880.
CHUBB, Jacob 46 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston Residence: Ridgeville, SC. 5' 8" tall, dark complexion, black hair, black eyes, occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Discharged for overage at end of enlistment, 20 Feb 1863. Farming in St. James Goose Creek Parish, Charleston Co., SC, in 1880.
CHUBB, John 32 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Last reported detached to horse infirmary at Lancaster, SC, 15 Jul 1864. Farming in St. James Goose Creek Parish, Charleston Co., SC, in 1880.
CLAGGETT, W. T. (1836?-1862) 26 17/C PVT Edgefield Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Accidentally shot and killed during a parade at Green Pond, SC, 27 Jun 1862.
CLARK, John L. (1838?-1864) 24 17/B 5/G SGT SGT Charleston Residence: St. George's Parish, Charleston Dist., SC. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 29 Mar 1862. Reported as SGT, 31 Oct 1862. WIA and capt. at Haws' Shop, VA, 28 May 1864, resulting in amputation of lower right leg. DOD (pyaemia) at Stanton USA General Hospital, Washington, DC, 18 Jun 1864, and buried in Arlington National Cemetery, 19 Jun 1864.
CLARKE, James A. 28 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Admitted to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, with intermittent fever, 20 Nov 1864. Last reported returned to duty, 26 Nov 1864.
CLARKE, James Henry 30 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston b. Spartanburg District, SC. 5' 8" tall, light complexion, light hair, blue eyes. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Discharged for disability (double inguinal hernia), 2 Dec 1863.
CLARKE, M. Mac 19 5/G PVT Charleston Enlisted at James Island, SC, 17 Mar 1863. Last reported as granted a 60-day furlough at General Hospital, Danville, VA, for acute diarrhea, 25 Nov 1864.
CLAUSSEN, F. W. (1822-1894) 39 1MM/J PVT Charleston b. 9 Apr 1822, Oldenburg, Germany. Occupation: merchant. Listed in company records for the period 7 Nov-16 Dec 1861, but no other record of service found. Post-war, merchant in Charleston, SC. d. 30 Jan 1894, Charleston, SC, and buried in Magnolia Cemetery.
CLAYTON, J. J.   5/I PVT Barnwell Enlisted at McClellanville, SC, 6 Oct 1863. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, 1 May 1865.
CLENDENNIN (CLENDENIN), Benjamin 40 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Admitted to General (Pettigrew) Hospital No. 13, Raleigh, NC, with gonorrhea, 11 Dec 1864. Last reported transferred to General Hospital No. 1, Kittrell Springs, NC, 1 Jan 1865.
COGSWELL, Harvey (1831-1902) 30 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston b. 11 Oct 1831. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Detached to Evans & Cogswell, Confederate Government Printers and Lithographers, in which he was a partner, 25 Mar 1862. Trans. to Gist Guard Battery SC Heavy Artillery, 20 Mar 1864. Post-war, returned to his printing business in Charleston, SC. d. 16 Mar 1902, and buried in Magnolia Cemetery. Brother-in-law of Benjamin F. EVANS.
COHEN, Asher D. (1838-1904) 23 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston 5' 9" tall, light complexion, light hair, light eyes, occupation: lawyer. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 5 Mar 1862. Detached to CS Arsenal, Augusta, GA, 29 Jan 1864. Retired to Invalid Corps, 30 Sep 1864, and assigned to enrolling duty. Post-war, lawyer in Charleston, SC. Son of David D. and Mary COHEN, and brother of David D., Jr., and McDuff W. COHEN.
COHEN, David D., Jr. 25 1MM/J 17/A 5/D PVT PVT PVT Charleston Occupation: merchant. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861. Reenlisted in Confederate service at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Furnished a substitute (William CARTLEDGE) and discharged at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Reenlisted, 10 Apr 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 3 Dec 1864. Post-war, hardware dealer in Charleston, SC. Son of David D. and Mary COHEN, and brother of Asher D. and McDuff W. COHEN.
COHEN, E. Lewis 32 17/B PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 15 Mar 1862. Per "Memory Rolls", trans. to unidentified command in 1862.
COHEN, Edward (Ned) B. 21 17/B CPL [Charleston] Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862, and appt. CPL. Trans. to Walter's (Washington Artillery) Battery SC Light Artillery, 17 Oct 1862.
COHEN, Marx Edward, Jr. (1839-1865) 23 17/A PVT Charleston 5' 6" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, occupation: dentist. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 5 Mar 1862. Previously served in Pope's Co., 1st SC Militia Artillery. Trans. to Co. F, 6th SC Cavalry, in exchange with Joel M. WOMACK, 28 Feb 1864. Later trans. to Hart's (Washington Artillery) Battery SC Light Artillery, and KIA at Bentonville, NC, 19 Mar 1865. Buried in Beth Elohim Cemetery, Charleston, SC.
COHEN, McDuff W. 22 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston 5' 8" tall, dark complexion, black hair, hazel eyes, occupation: clerk. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 24 Feb 1862. WIA (gunshot in arm) at Drewry's Bluff, VA, 16 May 1864. WIA at Gravelly Run, VA, (hand and knee, severely), er Aug 1864. Last reported on 31 Dec 1864, as absent in hospital. Post-war, hardware dealer in Charleston, SC. Living in 1897. Son of David D. and Mary COHEN, and brother of Asher D. and David D. COHEN.
COLCLOUGH, J. Henry 37 14/A 2LT Clarendon Enlisted at Camp Hampton, Columbia, SC, 2 Jan 1862, and appt. 2LT. Not reelected at reorganization, 13 May 1862, and later committed to South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, where he was living in 1891.
COLEMAN, Edward Pinckney 25 14/A 5/H SGT PVT Clarendon Enlisted at Camp Hampton, Columbia, SC, 2 Jan 1862, and appt. CPL. Appt. SGT, 13 May 1862. Reduced to PVT, 31 Aug 1864. WIA at Heyward's Plantation, opposite Argyle Island on east bank of Savannah River, 21 Dec 1864.
COLLIN, T. R.   14/B PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Camp Hampton, Columbia, SC, 2 Jan 1862. No further record of service found.
COLLINS, William 50 14/B 5/A DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Barnwell Residence: Branchville, SC. Enlisted at Camp Felder, SC, 3 Mar 1862. Discharged and then served as substitute for G. A. RODGERS. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
COLLINS, William H.   17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. WIA and capt. at Haws' Shop, VA, 28 May 1864. DOW in enemy hands.
COLSON, William P. 21 14/D 5/I PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861. Appt. CPL, 1 Sep 1864. Reported AWOL, 24 Oct 1864. Capt. as PVT at Stoney Creek, VA, 1 Dec 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, MD, and released, 5 Jun 1865. Living in 1897. Hattie COLSON of Rowesville, SC, applied for a Confederate pension based on his service, 19 Sep 1919.
CONE, H.   1MM/S CPL [Colleton] Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861, and appt. CPL. Discharged, 31 Jan 1862.
CONNELLY, Frank R.   5/I PVT Barnwell Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 21 Feb 1863. DOD (brain fever) at McClellanville, SC, 12 Jun 1863.
CONNERLY, W. L.   14/D PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861, but never reported for duty.
CONNORS, Thomas H.   5/H PVT Clarendon Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 16 Dec 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
COOK, C. C.   5/C PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 1 Jun 1863. Trans. to Co. A, 2d SC Artillery, 20 Mar 1864.
COOK, James D. 25 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston b. Charleston, SC. 5' 8" tall, fair complexion, dark hair, light eyes, occupation: mechanic. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Served as company, and later, regimental saddler. Surrendered at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr 1865. Living in 1897.
COOK, John A., Jr. (1841?-1864) 20 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston b. Charleston, SC. 6' 0" tall, fair complexion, light hair, light eyes, occupation: clerk. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 28 Feb 1862, and detailed as company wagoner. KIA at Reams' Station (Wyatt's Farm}, VA, 29 Sep 1864. Son of John A. and Sarah B. COOK, of Charleston, SC.
CORBETT, J. M.   14/D 5/I DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Orangeburg Enlisted at McPhersonville, SC, 11 May 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last reported present with company, 31 Oct 1864. Living in 1897.
CORBETT, William C. 29 14/A 5/H DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Clarendon Enlisted at Ashepoo Ferry, SC, 25 Mar 1862. WIA (gunshot in left hand) at Chester Station, VA, 10 May 1864, resulting in amputation of two fingers. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864.
CORDES, John F. 23 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Last reported as detached to Engineer Dept. at Charleston, SC, 1 Mar 1864.
CORLEY, David Pickens 17 14/C 5/F DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Lexington b. 3 Jan 1845, Lexington, SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. Brother of Jefferson Pinckney CORLEY.
CORLEY, Edwin Thomas (1837-1865) 24 14/C 5/F PVT PVT Lexington b. 1837, Lexington, SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as absent sick in hospital at Columbia, SC, since 15 Sep 1864. DOD 1 Mar 1865, Winnsboro, SC. m. Frances E. HYDRICK, abt. 1861.
CORLEY, George M. 27 14/C 5/F PVT PVT Lexington Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. Farming at Lexington, SC, in 1880.
CORLEY, Godfrey F. 19 14/C 5/F DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Lexington Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864.
CORLEY, J. Simeon [19] 5/F PVT Lexington Enlisted at James Island, SC, 5 Jan 1864. WIA (gunshot in right thigh) at Drewry's Bluff, VA, 16 May 1864. Granted a 60-day medical furlough at Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA, 3 Jun 1864. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as absent sick in hospital at Columbia, SC, since 12 Oct 1864. Farming in Lexington, SC, in 1880.
CORLEY, Jacob Andrew (1838-1912) 24 14/C 5/F PVT PVT Lexington b. 28 May 1838, Edgefield, SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Last reported present, 31 Oct 1864. d. 25 Sep 1912, and buried at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, West Columbia, SC.
CORLEY, James E.   5/F PVT Lexington Listed in "Memory Rolls" but no other record of service found.
CORLEY, Jefferson Pinckney (1840-1862) 21 14/C PVT Lexington b. 13 Aug 1840, Lexington, SC. 5' 10" tall, florid complexion, black hair, blue eyes, occpation: farmer. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., sC, 18 Dec 1861. Accidentally shot in head and killed at Pocotaligo, SC, 11 Aug 1862. Brother of David Pickens CORLEY.
CORLEY, John Paul (1846-1934) 17 5/F PVT Lexington b. 25 Apr 1846. Enlisted at Columbia, SC, 17 Apr 1864. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. d. 7 Nov 1934, and buried at Nazareth Lutheran Church, Lexington, SC.
CORLEY, Noah F. (1835-1925) 26 14/C PVT Lexington b. Nov 1835, Lexington, SC. 5' 9" tall, dark complexion, light hair, blue eyes, occupation: shoemaker. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 28 Dec 1861. Discharged for disability (chronic bronchitis) at McPhersonville, SC, 2 Jun 1862. Farming at Lexington, SC, in 1880. d. 1925.
CORLEY, William A. (1835-1889) 27 14/C 5/F SGT SGT Lexington b. 6 May 1835. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Capt. at Armstrong's Mill, VA, 10 Dec 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, MD, and released, 26 Jun 1865. d. 12 Jun 1889, and buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, SC.
COUSAR, Andrew Flinn 36 5/H CPL Sumter b. 18 Nov 1826, Sumter, SC. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 13 Oct 1863. Appt. CPL, 1 Sep 1864. Per "Memory Rolls", wounded near Petersburg, VA, in 1864, but no other record found. Farming at Bishopville, SC, in 1880. m. Theodosia Bradley ENGLISH, 1847.
COWARD, [J. W.]   1MM/J [ORD]   Performed scouting and sentry duty during the period 11 Nov-Dec 1861, but no other record of service found. Apparently detached from Oswald's Co., 1st (Martin's) SC Mounted Militia.
COX, George Washington 21 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Last reported present, 31 Oct 1864. d. bef. 1897.
COX, George William 27 17/C 5/B PVT PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Detached to CS Arsenal, Charleston, SC, 24 Oct 1862, and remained there until end of war
COX, J. D.   5/I PVT [Barnwell] Enlisted at Adams Run, SC, 8 Feb 1864. Trans. to Co. B, 2d SC Artillery, 24 Mar 1864.
COX, Rudolph (Rodolph) E. 16 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Charleston b. 23 Oct 1845. Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Detailed to CS Arsenal, Charleston, SC, 29 Sep 1862 - 31 Oct 1864 (last report). Living in 1897. Son of Sarah R. COX.
CRAIG, J. W. 22 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island SC, 20 Mar 1862. Granted a 40-day furlough to procure a horse, 5 Aug 1864. Last reported AWOL, 17 Sep 1864. Living in 1897.
CRANE, W. O. (1835?-1864) 24 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston b. White House, NJ. 5' 6" tall, fair complexion, light hair, grey eyes, occupation: mechanic. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. WIA and capt. at Haws' Shop, VA, 28 May 1864. DOW in enemy hands.
CRAPS (CRAPPS), Samuel Perkins (1842-1906) 20 5/F DBN/B PVT PVT Lexington b. 31 Aug 1842. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 14 Feb 1863. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Surrendered at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr 1865. d. 3 Jun 1906, and buried at Cedar Grove Lutheran Church, Leesville, SC.
CRAVAT, George H. 20 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Detached to CS Arsenal, Charleston, SC, 30 Jun 1863.
CRAVAT, H. H. 25 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Detached to Charleston & Savannah RR, 8 Nov 1862. Last reported as ordered to rejoin company in VA, 5 Nov 1864.
CRAWFORD, Elijah   SJMR 5/E PVT PVT Charleston 5' 6" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, grey eyes. Enlisted at Santee, SC, 5 Apr 1862. Capt. at Columbia, SC, 17 Feb 1865. Sent to Hart Island, NY, and released, 6 Jun 1865.
CRAWFORD, Levi 32 SLMR PVT PVT Charleston 5' 4" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes. Enlisted at McClellanville, SC, 25 Mar 1862. Surrendered at Charleston, SC, 14 Mar 1865.
CRAWFORD, Peter C. (1826-1905) 37 SJMR PVT PVT Charleston b. 8 Dec 1826. 5' 3" tall, light complexion, dark hair, grey eyes. Enlisted at St. Stephens, SC, 26 Jan 1862. Trans to Co. L/O, 20th SC Infantry, 26 Sep 1863. After that unit was disbanded, served in Co. G, 1st SC Artillery. d. 18 Dec 1905, and burted at Macedonia Christian Church, Macedonia, SC.
CRAWFORD, Philip   5/E DBN/B PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Mount Pleasant, SC, 23 Feb 1863. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864.
CRAWFORD, William G.   5/K PVT Richland Enlisted at Camp Badger, near Wilmington, NC, 12 Feb 1864. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. d. bef. 1897.
CREIGHTON, T. M. 35 17/B PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Per "Memory Rolls", d. 1862.
CRIM, Henry E. (1841-1862) 20 14/C PVT Lexington b. 1841, Lexington, SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. WIA at Pocotaligo, SC, 22 Oct 1862. DOW in hospital at McPhersonville, SC, 3 Nov 1862.
CRIM, Jacob M. (1845-1921) 17 5/F DBN/B PVT PVT Lexington b. 17 Jun 1845. Enlisted at McClellanville, SC, 22 Jan 1863. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. Applied for a Confederate pension at Colonial Heights, SC, 21 Mar 1919. d. 9 Nov 1921, and buried at Cedar Grove Lutheran Church, Leesville, SC.
CROCKER, Daniel [22] 5/C PVT [Colleton] Residence: Salkehatchie, SC. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 1 Apr 1862. Last reported as granted a 30-day medical furlough at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, for chronic diarrhea, 1 Sep 1864. Farming at Heyward, Colleton Co., SC, in 1880.
CROCKER, James S.   5/C PVT Colleton Residence: Walterboro, SC. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 1 Apr 1862. Last reported as granted a 60-day medical furlough at General (Pettigrew) Hospital No. 13, Raleigh, NC, 12 Sep 1864.
CROCKER, John W.   5/C PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 1 Apr 1862. DOD in hospital at James Island, SC, 4 Jan 1864.
CROFT, S. P. 22 14/D 5/I PVT PVT Barnwell 5' 7" tall, light complexion, light hair, blue eyes, occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Camp Binnaker, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861. WIA (side, slightly) at Burgess' Mill, VA, 27 Oct 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Farming at Midway, Barnwell Co., SC, in 1880. Living in 1897.
CROOK, D. S.   14/B PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Discharged for overage at end of enlistment, 24 Dec 1862.
CROOK, John 42 5/A DBN/B PVT PVT [Orangeburg] Enlisted at James Island, SC, 6 Jul 1863. Detached to Dismounted Bn., 9 Jul 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865.
CROOKS, W. T.   5/K PVT   Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1863. Claimed exemption as blacksmith and never reported for duty.
CROSKEYS, James M. (1837?-1905) 24 17/A 5/D SGT SGT Colleton 6' 0" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, occupation: mechanic. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond) SC, 17 Feb 1862. Appt. CPL, 20 jun 1862. Appt. SGT, 16 May 1863. Paroled at Greensboro,, NC [1] May 1865. d. 19 Dec 1905, Greenville, SC.
CROUCH, J. C. [18] 5/I DBN/B PVT PVT Barnwell Enlisted at Adams Run, SC, 1 Feb 1864. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last reported as granted a 60-day medical furlough at General Hospital No. 1, Kittrell Springs, NC, 6 Oct 1864. Minister in Bamberg, SC, in 1880. Living in 1897.
CRUM, John Wesley (1838-1922) 23 14/D 5/I PVT PVT Orangeburg b. 30 Jun 1838. Enlisted at McPhersonville, SC, 13 May 1862. Last reported as MIA near Columbia, SC, 14 Feb 1865. Post-war, member of SC legislature. d. 2 Sep 1922, Bamberg Co., SC. m. Rebecca Ann HARTZOG.
CUDWORTH, E. N. 20 17/C 5/B PVT PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Detached to Evans & Cogswell, Confederate Government Printers and Lithographers, 17 Nov 1862. Last reported as ordered to rejoin company in VA, 5 Nov 1864.
CUMMINGS, Benjamin W. (Benny) [21] 17/D 5/C DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Colleton Previously served in Co. G, 9th SC Infantry. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 11 Jul 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., as of 1 Jul 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. Farming at Burns, Colleton Co., SC, in 1880. Son of Elijah D. CUMMINGS.
CUMMINGS, Elijah (Elisha) D. 45 17/D 5/C PVT PVT Colleton b. Colleton Dist., SC. 5� 5� tall, dark complexion, grey hair, grey eyes, occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Discharged for disability (tuberculosis) at General (College) Hospital No. 2, Columbia, SC, 5 Dec 1863. Father of Benjamin CUMMINGS, and uncle of Washington Malphus and John Noel CUMMINGS.
CUMMINGS, John Noel (1826�1894) 36 5/C PVT Colleton b. 7 Feb 1826. Residence: Steeds Lake, near Ridgeville, SC. Occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 20 Feb 1863. Last reported in hospital at Danville, VA, Oct 1864. Wrote letter home from camp in VA, 15 Dec 1864. Farming at Burns, Colleton Co., SC, in 1880. d. 11 Feb 1894, and buried at Cummings Chapel, near Ridgeville, SC. Nephew of Elijah D. CUMMINGS, and half-brother of Washington Malphus CUMMINGS.
CUMMINGS, Lewis Bradwell 30 17/D 5/C PVT PVT Colleton Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1863. Previously served in Co. G, 9th SC Infantry. Last reported detailed as ambulance driver, 28 Feb 1864. Appears to have transferred to Co. H, 6th SC Cavalry abt. 10 Jan 1864. Nephew of Elijah D. CUMMINGS.
CUMMINGS, Richard 30 17/D 5/C PVT PVT Colleton Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Last reported present, 21 Jan 1863. Appears to have transferred to Co. H, 6th SC Cavalry abt. 15 Oct 1863. Farming at Sheridan, Colleton Co., in 1880. m. Jane ACKERMAN.
CUMMINGS, Washington Malphus (Wash) (1837�1912) 25 17/D 5/C PVT PVT Colleton b. 26 Jun 1837. Occupation: lawyer. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Previously served in Earnest�s Co., 1st (Martin�s) SC Mounted Militia. Last reported present, 28 Feb 1864. Appears to have transferred to Co. H, 6th SC Cavalry abt. 10 Jan 1864. Operating a lumber mill at Burns, Colleton Co., in 1880. d. 16 Aug 1912, and buried in Bonny Rest Cemetery, Ridgeville, SC. Half-brother of John Noel CUMMINGS.
CUMMINGS, William Riggs (1825�1900) 36 17/D 5/C PVT PVT Colleton Pre-war, surveyor for Colleton District. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Reported AWOL, 15 Jun 1863. Appears to have transferred to Co. H, 6th SC Cavalry abt. 15 Oct 1863.. Living with family at Givhan, Colleton Co., in 1880. d. 4 Aug 1900, and buried at Cypress Methodist Church, near Ridgeville, SC.
CUNNINGHAM, Andrew B. 22 1MM/J 17/A 5/D PVT PVT PVT Charleston b. Charleston, SC. 5' 8" tall, fair complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, occupation: mechanic. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861. Reenlisted in Confederate service at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, on 17 Feb 1862. Detailed as bugler. Trans. to Mathewes Battery SC Heavy Artillery, 13 Mar 1864. d. bef. 1897.
CUTTINO, Thomas Park (1845-1880) 18 5/H PVT Clarendon b. 4 Sep 1845, Georgetown, SC. Residence: Manning, SC. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 19 Nov 1863. Granted a 60-day medical furlough at General Hospital, Farmville, VA, 24 Sep 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. d. 25 Oct 1880. m. Portia Mary Ann LYNUM, 5 May 1866.

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