5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
Surname E

NAME AGE CO(s) RANK(s) DISTRICT REMARKS

EARNEST, John Barnett (1811�1865) 52 17/A VOL Colleton b. 11 Mar 1811. Served as an independent volunteer in Apr 1862. Previously commanded Earnest�s Co., 1st (Martin�s) SC Mounted Militia, in State service. d. 19 Oct 1865, and buried at Cypress Methodist Church, near Ridgeville, SC. Father of Peter Madison C. Earnest.

EARNEST, Peter Madison C. (1840-1877) 21 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Colleton 6' 4" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, occupation: planter. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Previously served in Earnest's Co., 1st (Martin's) SC Mounted Militia. Detached to Charleston Gas Light Co. as woodcutter, 24 Oct 1863. Ordered to rejoin company in VA, 18 Nov 1864. Last reported AWOL, 31 Dec 1864. d. 22 May 1877. 22 May 1877, and buried at Cypress Methodist Church, near Ridgeville, SC. Amelia F. EARNEST of Ridgeville, SC, applied for a Confederate widow�s pension based on his service, 30 Oct 1919. Son of John Barnett Earnest.

EASTERLING, Alex E. 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 1 Jul 1862. Last reported on 40-day furlough to procure a horse, 5 Aug 1864.

EASTERLING, Elias M. 36 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston Residence: Rhodesville, SC. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 15 Mar 1862. Trans. to Co. E, 7th (Enfield Rifles) Bn. SC Infantry in early 1864.

EASTERLING (EASTERLIN), James D. O. 5/I PVT Orangeburg Enlisted at McClellanville, SC, 25 Oct 1863. Trans. to Co. C, 2d SC Artillery, 21 Feb 1864. Living in 1897.

EASTERLING (EASTERLIN), W. B. 14/D 5/I PVT CPL Orangeburg Trans. from Co. A, 1st (Hagood's) SC Infantry, at McPhersonville, SC, 13 May 1862. Appt. CPL, 1 Jul 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.

EASTERLING (ETERLING), John 17/D PVT [Colleton] Signed petition at Chisolmville, SC, 3 Sep 1862, but no other record of service found. Per "Memory Rolls", DOD in camp.

EASTERLING, Thomas W. 40 17/B 5/G 1LT 1LT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862, and appt. 1LT. Capt. at Trevilian Station, VA, 12 Jun 1864; paroled at Charleston Harbor, SC, 15 Dec 1864. One of the Immortal 600 Confederate prisoners of war held by Union forces on Morris Island, SC.

EASTERS ( see ESTES) ,

EAVES, Simeon 43 14/D PVT Barnwell 5' 7" tall, fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes, occupation: timber cutter. Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861, but never reported for duty. Later served in Co. B, 2d SC Artillery.

EDGINS (EDGEINGS), James 40 5/K DBN/B PVT PVT Union Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 16 Mar 1863, as substitute for James William TAYLOR. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864.

EDWARDS, Charles S. 36 14/B 5/A SGT QMS Orangeburg Enlisted at Camp Huger, McPhersonville, SC, 15 Apr 1862. Detailed as acting QMS and forage master. Reported AWOL, 29 Oct 1864. Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865. Brother of John Cubbage EDWARDS.

EDWARDS, John Cubbage (1823-1887) 38 14/B 5/A 5/FS 5/FS CPT CPT MAJ LTC Orangeburg b. 1823, St. James Goose Creek Parish, Charleston Dist., SC. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861, and appt. CPT. Assigned to command of Dismounted Bn., 25 Oct 1864. Unofficially appt. LTC, 15 Mar 1865 (DOR, 27 Oct 1864). Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865. d. 3 Oct 1887, Orangeburg, SC. Brother of Charles S. EDWARDS.

EDWARDS, John O., [Sr.] (1830-1882) 32 SJMR 17/B 5/E PVT PVT PVT Charleston b. 13 Jan 1830, NC. 5' 10" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 12 Apr 1862. Paroled at Charleston, SC, 31 Mar 1865. d. 9 Jul 1882, and buried at Berea Methodist Church, Bethera, SC.

EHNEY, E. W. 30 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston Residence: Charleston, SC. 5' 8" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, grey eyes, occupation: machinist. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Detached to CS Navy, 24 Apr 1862 - Apr 1864. Detached to South Carolina RR, 20 Jul - 31 Dec 1864. Post-war, shipbuilder in Charleston, SC. d. bef. 1897.

EISON, Charles D. 17 HCC PVT PVT PVT Union Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. WIA (gunshot in right hip) at Cold Harbor, VA, 30 May 1864. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Oct 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. Living in 1897.

EISON, David C. (1838?-1865) 24 5/K PVT Union Trans. from Co. C, 18th SC Infantry, 21 May 1863. WIA (head, severely) at Monroe's Crossroads, NC, 10 Mar 1865. DOW, 19 Mar 1865.

EISON, Napoleon Bonaparte (1838-1919) 25 5/K PVT Union Residence: Jonesville, SC. Trans. from Co. F, 6th SC Cavalry, in exchange with Gassoway FOWLER, and joined company at Kenansville, NC, 4 Oct 1863. Last reported present, 31 Oct 1864. Detailed as scout for BG M. C. BUTLER. Post-war, salesman and farmer in Jonesville, SC. Ann Hames EISON of Jonesville, SC, applied for a Confederate pension based on his service, 7 Oct 1919.

ELWELL, S. P. H. (1842-1900) 21 5/H PVT Clarendon b. 5 Jan 1842. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 21 Feb 1863. Trans. to Co. I, 23d SC Infantry, 17 May 1863. d. 17 Feb 1900, and buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, SC.

ENSTON, E. D. 1MM/J PVT Charleston Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and served to 3 Dec 1861. d. bef. 1897.

ESDORN, Hammond 28 1MM/J 17/A PVT PVT Charleston b. Germany. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861. Reenlisted in Confederate service at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Deserted, 18 Jul 1862. Per "Memory Rolls", trans. to Gist Guard Battery SC Artillery, but no official record of service found. Post-war, grocer in Charleston, SC. Living in 1897.

ESTES (EASTERS), Elisha M. 43 HCC 5/K SGT SGT Chester 5' 10" tall, fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes, occupation, farmer. Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Discharged for disability (tuberculosis) at Columbia, SC, 20 Jan 1865. d. bef. 1897

ESTES, George W. T. 5/K DBN/B PVT PVT Union Residence: Gowdeyville, SC. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 21 Apr 1863. WIA (gunshot in right hand) at Burgess' Mill, VA, 27 Oct 1864. Last reported as returned to duty from General (Pettigrew) Hospital No. 13, Raleigh, NC, 26 Dec 1864. d. bef. 1897.

EUTSEY ( see UTSEY) ,

EVANS, Benjamin F. (1831-1873) 29 1MM/J 1LT Charleston b. 14 Sep 1831, Georgetown, SC. Sent to England by Confederate authorities to obtain printing equipment and artisans, Aug 1861 - Sep 1862, and saw no active service with company. Later assigned to Co. K, PBLA, but spent the war detached to Evans & Cogswell, Confederate Government Printers and Lithographers, in which he was a partner. Post-war, returned to his printing business in Charleston, SC. d. 25 Dec 1873, Charleston, SC, and buried there in Magnolia Cemetery. Brother-in-law and partner of Harvey COGSWELL.

EVANS, David Wesley (1823-1900) 39 14/B 5/A PVT PVT Orangeburg b. 13 Jul 1823, Orangeburg, SC. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Detailed as teamster. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865.

EVANS, Lewis Richard (1845-1934) 18 5/A PVT Orangeburg b. 12 May 1845, Orangeburg, SC. 5' 6 3/4" tall, dark complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes. Enlisted at James island, SC, 12 May 1863. Capt. at Stoney Creek, VA, 1 Dec 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, MD, and released, 12 Jun 1865. Farming at Providence, Orangeburg Co., SC, in 1880. d. 16 Oct 1934. m. Mary Ann Catherine EVANS, 7 Apr 1870. Applied for a Confederate pension at Providence, SC, 11 Apr 1919.

EVANS, Thomas P. (1829-1903) 33 14/B 5/A SGT 1SG Orangeburg b. May 1829. Residence: White Cane, SC. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861, and appt. SGT. Reported as 1SG, 30 Jun 1863. Last reported as returned to duty from General (Pettigrew) Hospital No. 13, Raleigh, NC, 2 Jan 1865. Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865. d, 29 Apr 1903, and buried at Jerusalem Methodist Church, near Elloree, SC.

EVANS, Wade Hampton, M.D. 32 14/B PVT Orangeburg 5' 9 1/2" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Discharged for disability (chronic bronchitis) at McPhersonville, SC, 12 Jun 1862.

EVANS, William C. 24 14/B 5/A PVT SGT Orangeburg Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Reported as SGT, 31 Aug 1863. WIA (gunshot in right breast) at Burgess' Mill, VA, 27 Oct 1864. Last reported as granted a 60-day medical furlough at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, 19 Nov 1864. Applied for a Confederate pension at Elloree, SC, 11 Apr 1919. Barbara Alice EVANS of Elloree, SC, applied for a Confederate pension based on his service, 27 Dec 1922.

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NAME	AGE	CO(s)	RANK(s)	DISTRICT	REMARKS
EARNEST, John Barnett (1811�1865)	52	17/A	VOL	Colleton	b. 11 Mar 1811. Served as an independent volunteer in Apr 1862. Previously commanded Earnest�s Co., 1st (Martin�s) SC Mounted Militia, in State service. d. 19 Oct 1865, and buried at Cypress Methodist Church, near Ridgeville, SC. Father of Peter Madison C. Earnest.
EARNEST, Peter Madison C. (1840-1877)	21	17/A 5/D	PVT PVT	Colleton	6' 4" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, occupation: planter. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Previously served in Earnest's Co., 1st (Martin's) SC Mounted Militia. Detached to Charleston Gas Light Co. as woodcutter, 24 Oct 1863. Ordered to rejoin company in VA, 18 Nov 1864. Last reported AWOL, 31 Dec 1864. d. 22 May 1877. 22 May 1877, and buried at Cypress Methodist Church, near Ridgeville, SC. Amelia F. EARNEST of Ridgeville, SC, applied for a Confederate widow�s pension based on his service, 30 Oct 1919. Son of John Barnett Earnest.
EASTERLING, Alex E.		17/D 5/C	PVT PVT	[Colleton]	Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 1 Jul 1862. Last reported on 40-day furlough to procure a horse, 5 Aug 1864.
EASTERLING, Elias M.	36	17/B 5/G	PVT PVT	Charleston	Residence: Rhodesville, SC. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 15 Mar 1862. Trans. to Co. E, 7th (Enfield Rifles) Bn. SC Infantry in early 1864.
EASTERLING (EASTERLIN), James D. O.		5/I	PVT	Orangeburg	Enlisted at McClellanville, SC, 25 Oct 1863. Trans. to Co. C, 2d SC Artillery, 21 Feb 1864. Living in 1897.
EASTERLING (EASTERLIN), W. B.		14/D 5/I	PVT CPL	Orangeburg	Trans. from Co. A, 1st (Hagood's) SC Infantry, at McPhersonville, SC, 13 May 1862. Appt. CPL, 1 Jul 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
EASTERLING (ETERLING), John		17/D	PVT	[Colleton]	Signed petition at Chisolmville, SC, 3 Sep 1862, but no other record of service found. Per "Memory Rolls", DOD in camp.
EASTERLING, Thomas W.	40	17/B 5/G	1LT 1LT	Charleston	Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862, and appt. 1LT. Capt. at Trevilian Station, VA, 12 Jun 1864; paroled at Charleston Harbor, SC, 15 Dec 1864. One of the Immortal 600 Confederate prisoners of war held by Union forces on Morris Island, SC.
EASTERS ( see ESTES)					,
EAVES, Simeon	43	14/D	PVT	Barnwell	5' 7" tall, fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes, occupation: timber cutter. Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861, but never reported for duty. Later served in Co. B, 2d SC Artillery.
EDGINS (EDGEINGS), James	40	5/K DBN/B	PVT PVT	Union	Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 16 Mar 1863, as substitute for James William TAYLOR. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864.
EDWARDS, Charles S.	36	14/B 5/A	SGT QMS	Orangeburg	Enlisted at Camp Huger, McPhersonville, SC, 15 Apr 1862. Detailed as acting QMS and forage master. Reported AWOL, 29 Oct 1864. Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865. Brother of John Cubbage EDWARDS.
EDWARDS, John Cubbage (1823-1887)	38	14/B 5/A 5/FS 5/FS	CPT CPT MAJ LTC	Orangeburg	b. 1823, St. James Goose Creek Parish, Charleston Dist., SC. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861, and appt. CPT. Assigned to command of Dismounted Bn., 25 Oct 1864. Unofficially appt. LTC, 15 Mar 1865 (DOR, 27 Oct 1864). Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865. d. 3 Oct 1887, Orangeburg, SC. Brother of Charles S. EDWARDS.
EDWARDS, John O., [Sr.] (1830-1882)	32	SJMR 17/B 5/E	PVT PVT PVT	Charleston	b. 13 Jan 1830, NC. 5' 10" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 12 Apr 1862. Paroled at Charleston, SC, 31 Mar 1865. d. 9 Jul 1882, and buried at Berea Methodist Church, Bethera, SC.
EHNEY, E. W.	30	17/A 5/D	PVT PVT	Charleston	Residence: Charleston, SC. 5' 8" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, grey eyes, occupation: machinist. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Detached to CS Navy, 24 Apr 1862 - Apr 1864. Detached to South Carolina RR, 20 Jul - 31 Dec 1864. Post-war, shipbuilder in Charleston, SC. d. bef. 1897.
EISON, Charles D.	17	HCC	PVT PVT PVT	Union	Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. WIA (gunshot in right hip) at Cold Harbor, VA, 30 May 1864. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Oct 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. Living in 1897.
EISON, David C. (1838?-1865)	24	5/K	PVT	Union	Trans. from Co. C, 18th SC Infantry, 21 May 1863. WIA (head, severely) at Monroe's Crossroads, NC, 10 Mar 1865. DOW, 19 Mar 1865.
EISON, Napoleon Bonaparte (1838-1919)	25	5/K	PVT	Union	Residence: Jonesville, SC. Trans. from Co. F, 6th SC Cavalry, in exchange with Gassoway FOWLER, and joined company at Kenansville, NC, 4 Oct 1863. Last reported present, 31 Oct 1864. Detailed as scout for BG M. C. BUTLER. Post-war, salesman and farmer in Jonesville, SC. Ann Hames EISON of Jonesville, SC, applied for a Confederate pension based on his service, 7 Oct 1919.
ELWELL, S. P. H. (1842-1900)	21	5/H	PVT	Clarendon	b. 5 Jan 1842. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 21 Feb 1863. Trans. to Co. I, 23d SC Infantry, 17 May 1863. d. 17 Feb 1900, and buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, SC.
ENSTON, E. D.		1MM/J	PVT	Charleston	Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and served to 3 Dec 1861. d. bef. 1897.
ESDORN, Hammond	28	1MM/J 17/A	PVT PVT	Charleston	b. Germany. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861. Reenlisted in Confederate service at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Deserted, 18 Jul 1862. Per "Memory Rolls", trans. to Gist Guard Battery SC Artillery, but no official record of service found. Post-war, grocer in Charleston, SC. Living in 1897.
ESTES (EASTERS), Elisha M.	43	HCC 5/K	SGT SGT	Chester	5' 10" tall, fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes, occupation, farmer. Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Discharged for disability (tuberculosis) at Columbia, SC, 20 Jan 1865. d. bef. 1897
ESTES, George W. T.		5/K DBN/B	PVT PVT	Union	Residence: Gowdeyville, SC. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 21 Apr 1863. WIA (gunshot in right hand) at Burgess' Mill, VA, 27 Oct 1864. Last reported as returned to duty from General (Pettigrew) Hospital No. 13, Raleigh, NC, 26 Dec 1864. d. bef. 1897.
EUTSEY ( see UTSEY)					,
EVANS, Benjamin F. (1831-1873)	29	1MM/J	1LT	Charleston	b. 14 Sep 1831, Georgetown, SC. Sent to England by Confederate authorities to obtain printing equipment and artisans, Aug 1861 - Sep 1862, and saw no active service with company. Later assigned to Co. K, PBLA, but spent the war detached to Evans & Cogswell, Confederate Government Printers and Lithographers, in which he was a partner. Post-war, returned to his printing business in Charleston, SC. d. 25 Dec 1873, Charleston, SC, and buried there in Magnolia Cemetery. Brother-in-law and partner of Harvey COGSWELL.
EVANS, David Wesley (1823-1900)	39	14/B 5/A	PVT PVT	Orangeburg	b. 13 Jul 1823, Orangeburg, SC. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Detailed as teamster. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865.
EVANS, Lewis Richard (1845-1934)	18	5/A	PVT	Orangeburg	b. 12 May 1845, Orangeburg, SC. 5' 6 3/4" tall, dark complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes. Enlisted at James island, SC, 12 May 1863. Capt. at Stoney Creek, VA, 1 Dec 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, MD, and released, 12 Jun 1865. Farming at Providence, Orangeburg Co., SC, in 1880. d. 16 Oct 1934. m. Mary Ann Catherine EVANS, 7 Apr 1870. Applied for a Confederate pension at Providence, SC, 11 Apr 1919.
EVANS, Thomas P. (1829-1903)	33	14/B 5/A	SGT 1SG	Orangeburg	b. May 1829. Residence: White Cane, SC. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861, and appt. SGT. Reported as 1SG, 30 Jun 1863. Last reported as returned to duty from General (Pettigrew) Hospital No. 13, Raleigh, NC, 2 Jan 1865. Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865. d, 29 Apr 1903, and buried at Jerusalem Methodist Church, near Elloree, SC.
EVANS, Wade Hampton, M.D.	32	14/B	PVT	Orangeburg	5' 9 1/2" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Discharged for disability (chronic bronchitis) at McPhersonville, SC, 12 Jun 1862.
EVANS, William C.	24	14/B 5/A	PVT SGT	Orangeburg	Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Reported as SGT, 31 Aug 1863. WIA (gunshot in right breast) at Burgess' Mill, VA, 27 Oct 1864. Last reported as granted a 60-day medical furlough at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, 19 Nov 1864. Applied for a Confederate pension at Elloree, SC, 11 Apr 1919. Barbara Alice EVANS of Elloree, SC, applied for a Confederate pension based on his service, 27 Dec 1922.

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