5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
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KAMINER, Elbert R. 37 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 25 Dec 1864. KAMINER, George Adger (1846-1910) 18 5/F PVT Lexington b. 11 Apr 1846, Lexington, SC. Enlisted at James Island, SC, 16 Feb 1864. WIA (hip, severely) at Gravelly Run, VA, 23 Aug 1864. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as absent on 60-day medical furlough since 20 Sep 1864. d. 1910, and buried at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Lexington Co., SC. m. Julia Ann Medora DRAFTS, 1 Apr 1869. KAMINER, Thomas L. 35 14/C 5/F PVT PVT Lexington Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. WIA (gunshot in left thigh) at Swift Creek, VA, 12 May 1864. Granted a 30-day medical furlough at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, 12 Jun 1864. Reported AWOL, 31 Oct 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. KAUFMAN (CAUGHMAN), Tyler W. (1841-1892) 21 14/C 5/F SGT SGT Lexington b. 22 Feb 1841. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861, and appt. SGT. WIA (face and arm, severely) at Gravelly Run, VA, 23 Aug 1864, and disabled for life. Farming at Lexington, SC, in 1880. d. 11 Feb 1892, and buried at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Lexington, SC. KEAN, William L. 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Capt. while on picket at Wilson's Wharf (Bermuda Hundred), VA, 6 Jun 1864. Sent to Elmira, NY, and exchanged at Venus Point, near Savannah, GA, 29 Oct 1864. No further record of service found. KECKELY, William Edward (Ned) 30 17/B 5/G CPL PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862, and appt. CPL. Reported as PVT, 31 Oct 1862. Detached to government contract work, 18 Mar 1863. Trans. to Co. A, 18th (Manigault's) Bn. SC Heavy Artillery, 30 Jul 1863. KELLER, J. L. 5/E DBN/B PVT PVT Charleston Residence: St. Stephens, SC. Enlisted at St. Paul's Parish, Colleton Dist., SC, 14 Dec 1863. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Reported as absent sick in hospital, 31 Oct 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. KELLER, J. William 5/E PVT Charleston Enlisted at Mount Pleasant, SC, 24 Nov 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 2 Nov 1864. KELLER, Jeff M. 16 14/B 5/A PVT PVT [Orangeburg] Residence: Fort Mott, SC. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as sick in camp since 10 Oct 1864. Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865. Buried in Keller Cemetery, Creston, SC. KELLER, Richard 1MM/S PVT [Colleton] Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861. Discharged, 31 Jan 1862. KELLER, Rufus L. SJMR 5/E PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Andersonville, Christ Church Parish, Charleston Dist., SC, 2 Jul 1862. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as absent sick in hospital at Columbia, SC, since 10 Oct 1864. KELLER, Thomas K., M.D. 25 14/B PVT [Orangeburg] 5' 0" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, black eyes, occupation: physician. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Discharged for disability (chronic bronchitis) at McPhersonville, SC, 26 May 1862. KELLER, W. R. 14/B SGT [Orangeburg] Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861, and appt. SGT. Per "Memory Rolls", discharged and subsequently served as a substitute for his son. KENNADY, Sol R. 35 17/B PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Discharged for disability (consumption), bef. Nov 1862. KENNEDY, Benjamin 5/K PVT Union Trans. from Co. A, 18th SC Infantry, in exchange with John T. LEE, 15 Nov 1864. Admitted to General Hospital No. 11, Charlotte, NC, with spinal irritation, 3 Mar 1865. Last reported as returned to duty, 5 Mar 1865. d. bef. 1897. KENNEDY, J. W. 17/B PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 1 Apr 1862. Deserted, 12 Apr 1862. KENNEDY, William H. 28 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Sumter 5' 8" tall, fair complexion, red hair, blue eyes, occupation: clerk. Trans. from Trenholm's Co. (Rutledge Mounted Riflemen) SC Cavalry, 1 Oct 1862, in exchange with Henry Frost WHITNEY. Detached to Signal Corps at Charleston, SC, 3 Apr 1863 - 31 Dec 1864 (last report). Living in 1897. KENNERLY, D. W. (1820-1865) 41 14/D PVT Orangeburg b. 29 Feb 1820. Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861. Discharged for overage at end of enlistment, Dec 1862. d. 1 Apr 1865, and buried at Zion Methodist Church, near Orangeburg, SC. KENNERLY, Daniel T. 5/I PVT Orangeburg Enlisted at Columbia, SC, 31 Dec 1863. WIA (shoulder, severely) at Wyatt's Farm, VA, 29 Sep 1864. Living in 1897. KENNERLY, John T. C. (1827-1884) 34 14/B SGT [Orangeburg] b. 31 Dec 1827. 5' 9" tall, fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Camp Hampton, Columbia, SC, 2 Jan 1862, and appt. SGT. Discharged for disability (kidney stones) at McPhersonville, SC, 28 Jun 1862. d. 1 Mar 1884, and buried at Hebron Southern Methodist Church, Livingston, SC. KEREGAN, John E. 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 15 Mar 1862. Detailed as orderly to MG M. C. Butler. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. KING, Felix L. (1836?-1864) 27 5/H PVT Clarendon Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 23 Feb 1863. Killed at Charleston, SC, 13 Feb 1864 (King was stabbed to death at about 1 AM, 13 February 1864, while trying to evict John W. White, age 17, and three accomplices from a private party they had entered without invitation.)
KING, John 30 5/F [5/G?] PVT [Charleston] b. England. 5' 6" tall, light complexion, light hair, light eyes. Deserted to the enemy at Charleston, SC, 28 Mar 1865. Paroled at Charleston, SC, 1 Apr 1865. KING, W. Haseltine 1MM/J PVT Charleston Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and served to 31 Dec 1861. d. bef. 1897. KINGMAN, Oliver H. 23 1MM/J 17/A CPL PVT Charleston Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 2 Dec 1861. Appt. CPL, 30 Jan 1862. Enlisted in Confederate service at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Resigned as CPL, 16 May 1862. Trans. to Co. A, 27th SC Infantry, 21 Aug 1862. d. bef. 1897. KINGMAN, Robert H. (1836-1863) 24 1MM/J PVT Chesterfield b. 1836, Charleston, SC. Performed sentry and picket guard duties during the period 11 Nov-Dec 1861, but no other record of service found. Subsequently served as QM, 24th SC Infantry. DOD (typhoid pneumonia) in hospital at Columbia, SC, 2 Jan 1863, and buried at Wentworth St. Church, Charleston, SC. KINGMAN, Samuel H. 25 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston b. Charleston, SC. 5' 5" tall, dark complexion, black hair, dark eyes, occupation: clerk. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. WIA at Battery Wagner, Morris Island, SC, 22 Aug 1863. Detached to Commissary Dept., Mount Pleasant, SC, 1 Apr 1864. Post-war, clerk in Charleston, SC. d. bef. 1897. KINGMAN, William R. 1MM/J PVT Charleston Occupation: teacher. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and served until 31 Dec 1861. d. bef. 1897 KINLOCH, Henry W. (1832-1862) 29 1MM/J 1LT Charleston b. 11 Apr 1832. Occupation: merchant. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861. Resigned due to failing health, 30 Jan 1862. d. 24 Oct 1862, Charleston, SC, and buried in Magnolia Cemetery. m. Julia Caroline KINLOCH. KINLOCH, Robert Alexander, M.D. (1826-1891) 35 1MM/J SGN Charleston Appt. SGN in Confederate Army before company entered on active duty. Subsequently served as Medical Director of the Dept. of SC, GA and FL. Post-war, resumed medical practice in Charleston, SC, and taught at the Medical College of South Carolina. KITTRELL, G[eorge] W. [31] 14/D 5/I DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Orangeburg Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. Living in 1897. Buried at Willow Swamp Baptist Church, Norway, SC. KITTRELL, J. B. (1844?-1865) 18 14/D 5/I PVT PVT Orangeburg Enlisted at McPhersonville, SC, 13 May 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. KIA at Hampton's Bridge, [SC], Jan 1865. KLECKLEY, Henry Washington (1837-1910) 23 14/C 5/F PVT PVT Lexington b. 8 Oct 1837, Lexington, SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Trans. to Co. K, 20th SC Infantry, 15 Feb 1863. Farming at Lexington, SC, in 1880. d. 18 Apr 1910. m. Rebecca CORLEY, abt. 1865. KLECKLEY, J. Thomas 20 14/C 5/F PVT PVT Lexington Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Capt. while on picket at Cuthbert's Landing on Pocotaligo River, SC, 22 Oct 1862. Sent to Fort Delaware, DE, and exchanged at Fort Monroe, VA, 15 Dec 1862. Trans. to Co. K, 20th SC Infantry in early 1863. Applied for a Confederate pension at Lexington, SC, 29 Mar 1919. Victoria KLECKLEY of Lexington, SC, applied for a Confederate pension based on his service, 2 Aug 1922. KOCH, W. F. P. 24 17/C 5/B DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Beaufort Residence: Charleston, SC. 5' 8" tall, dark complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Capt. at Stoney Creek, VA, 1 Dec 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, MD, and released, 28 Jun 1865. KOGER, [H. J.] 1MM/J [PVT] 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. KOGER, Charles 5/C DBN/B PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 24 Jul 1863. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Minerva Ann KOGER of Denmark, SC, applied for a Confederate pension based on his service, 21 Oct 1919. KOLB, Ransom (1816-1903) 45 14/A PVT [Sumter] b. 1816. Enlisted at Camp Hampton, Columbia, SC, 2 Jan 1862. Discharged for overage at end of enlistment, 1 Jan 1863. d. 1903. m1. Mary REED, 1840; m2. Kezia Caroline GEDDINGS, 1856. KYZER, George Walter (1838-1924) 24 5/F PVT Lexington b. 1838. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 14 Feb 1863. Reported sick in hospital at Columbia, SC, 28 Apr - 31 Oct 1864. Retired to Invalid Corps, 22 Dec 1864. Farming at Hollow Creek, Lexington Co., SC, in 1880. Applied for a Confederate pension at Lexington, SC, 3 Apr 1919. d. 16 Jun 1924, and buried at St. John's Lutheran Church, Lexington, Co., SC. KYZER, Karey Pickens (Pick) (1842-1916) 19 14/C 5/F DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Lexington b. 1842, Lexington, SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Capt. while on picket at Cuthbert's Landing on Pocotaligo River, SC, 22 Oct 1862. Sent to Fort Delaware, DE, and exchanged, 15 Dec 1862. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Farming at Lexington, SC, in 1880. d. 1 Jan 1915, and buried at St. John's Lutheran Church, Lexington Co., SC. KYZER, Malachiah E. (1844-1881) 21 5/F DBN/B PVT PVT Lexington b. 10 Jul 1844. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 23 Feb 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 11 Dec 1864. Farming at Lexington, SC, in 1880. d. 30 Sep 1881, and buried at Pisgah Lutheran Church, Lexington Co., SC. KYZER (KYZAR), Martin L. 30 14/C 5/F DBN/B PVT PVT Lexington Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Farming at Lexington, SC, in 1880. Probably buried with his wife, Emeline C. KYZER, at Pisgah Lutheran Church, Lexington Co., SC.
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