5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
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LA BORDE, John P. 1MM/J PVT Charleston Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and served to 17 Nov 1861. Post-war, salesman in Charleston, SC. d. bef. 1897. LACHICOTTE, J. SJMR CPL [Charleston] Enlisted at Mount Pleasant, SC, 20 Jun 1862. Previously served in Co. C, Manigault's Bn. SC Infantry. Last reported present, 31 Dec 1862. LACKEY, Rufus Carson (1837-1915) 26 5/H DBN/B PVT PVT Sumter b. 1 Feb 1837, Sumter, SC. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 1 Mar 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Oct 1864. Last reported WIA (side, slightly) near Fayetteville, NC, 13 Mar 1865. Farming at Privateer, SC, in 1880. d. 23 Mar 1915, and buried at Bethel Baptist Church, Privateer Twp., Sumter Co., SC. m. Sarah E. OSTEEN, 1858. LAMB, James T. 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Last reported as granted a 60-day medical furlough, 1 Jan 1864. LANCASTER, Harry C. 37 17/B 5/G 2LT 2LT Charleston b. CT. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Appt. 2LT, 15 Jul 1862. Resigned due to perceived lack of discipline in company, 28 May 1863. Subsequently served in Co. F, 2d Confederate Engineers. Merchant on Wadmalaw Island, SC, in 1880. LANDRUM, William Pinckney (1845-1903) 17 HCC 5/K PVT PVT Union b. 11 Feb 1845, Cross Anchor, SC. Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Admitted to General Hospital No. 11, Charlotte, NC, 1 Apr 1865; returned to duty, 2 Apr 1865. Farming at Marion, Phillips Co., AR, in 1880. d. Dec 1903. m. Mary OWENS. LANGFORD, Nicholas 45 17/C 5/B B2LT 2LT Beaufort b. 11 Mar 1817. Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862, and appt. B2LT. Appt. 2LT, 7 Jun 1863. Resigned due to poor health, 6 Oct 1863. d. bef. 1897. m. Elizabeth Ann CLIFTON, 1843. LARISEY (LARISCY), [H.] 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. LARISEY, A. 17/D PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Last reported present, 31 Dec 1862. LARISEY, Albert B. 19 17/D 5/C PVT CPL [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Reported as CPL, 31 Aug 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Buried at Sandy Dam Methodist Church, Walterboro, SC. LARISEY, Joel B. 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 1 Jul 1862. Admitted to General Hospital No. 11, Charlotte, NC, with debility, 7 Mar 1865; returned to duty, 17 Mar 1865. d. 6 Apr 1912, and buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC. LARISEY, John Earle 23 17/D 5/C DBN/B 1LT 1LT 1LT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862, and appt. 1LT. Sent to Lynchburg, VA, with unserviceable horses, 15 Aug 1864. Detached to Dismounted Bn., 4 Nov 1864. Last reported on 31 Dec 1864, as detached to Dismounted Bn. LARISEY, R. Oswald 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 30 Jun 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 2 Nov 1864. LARISEY, Thomas O. C. (1843?-1863) 19 1MM/S 17/D 5/C PVT CPL PVT [Colleton] Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861. Discharged, 31 Jan 1862. Enlisted in Confederate service at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862, and appt. CPL. Reported as PVT, 31 Aug 1862. DOD at Camp Suber, James Island, SC, 24 Dec 1863. LARISEY, Vincent 21 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 2 Nov 1864. LAURENCE (LAWRENCE), R. D. 1MM/J 5/D PVT PVT Charleston Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and served to 16 Feb 1862. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. LAWSON, Elijah B. 5/K PVT Union Enlisted at Kenansville, NC, 29 Jul 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. d. bef. 1897. LAWSON, Henry Coleman (Cole) (1827-1904) 36 HCC 5/K PVT PVT Union b. 27 Jun 1827. Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Granted a 60-day medical furlough at General Hospital, Gordonsville, VA, 1 Sep 1864. Farming at Bogansville, Union Co., SC, in 1880. d. 12 Apr 1904, and buried at Padgett's Creek Baptist Church, Union Co., SC. m. Mary Emiline FINCHER, abt. 1861. LAWSON, Robert J. 17 HCC 5/K PVT PVT Union Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Farming at Scuffletown, Laurens Co., SC, in 1880. Living in 1897. Buried in Laurens Cemetery, Laurens, SC. LAWSON, William B. [20] 5/K DBN/B PVT PVT Union b. 1843. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 14 May 1863. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. WIA on north side of James River, VA, 29 Sep 1864. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as absent wounded. Living in 1897. LAYTON, Francis (Frank) Leander (1844-1919) 17 HCC 5/K DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Spartanburg b. 24 Jul 1844, Spartanburg, SC. Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Reported present with company, 31 Oct 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Farming at Cross Anchor, SC, in 1880. d. 27 Apr 1919. m. Mahala Elizabeth FOWLER, abt. 1876. Applied for a Confederate pension at Hobbysville, SC, 14 Apr 1919. LEAMAN (LEMON), Hugh [25] 5/K DBN/B PVT PVT Newberry Enlisted at Columbia, SC, 4 Feb 1863. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Granted a 60-day medical furlough at General Hospital No. 1, Kittrell Springs, NC, 6 Oct 1864. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. Farming at Cross Hill, Laurens Co., SC, in 1880. Living in 1897. LEAPHART, Bennet Albert M. (1833-1864) 29 5/F PVT Lexington b. 1833, Lexington, SC. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 4 Feb 1863. WIA at Trevilian Station, VA, 12 Jun 1864. DOW on battlefield, 14 Jun 1864. LEAPHART, J. Edwin 5/F PVT Lexington Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 7 Apr 1863. Granted a 40-day furlough to procure a horse, 5 Aug 1864. Last reported AWOL, 25 Oct 1864. LEAPHART, Jefferson G. 30 14/C 5/F DBN/B CPL CPL CPL Lexington Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861, and appt. CPL. 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 in Lexington, SC, in 1880. LEAPHART, W. C. (1838-1919) 25 5/F PVT Lexington b. 14 Apr 1838. Enlisted at Dills Bluff, James Island, SC, 20 Oct 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Farming at Hollow Creek, Lexington Co., SC, in 1880. d. 12 Feb 1919, and buried at St. John's Lutheran Church, Lexington Co., SC. LEE, John T. 39 HCC 5/K DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Union Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Trans. to Co. A, 18th SC Infantry, in exchange with Benjamin KENNEDY, 15 Nov 1864. d. bef. 1897. LEE, Robert 39 HCC 5/K PVT PVT Union Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Detailed as teamster and ambulance driver. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Living in 1897 LEE, William J. [5/B?] [5/K?] PVT NC Deserted to the enemy at Suffolk, VA, 8 Feb 1865. Sent to Fort Monroe, VA. Took Oath of Allegiance, 17 Feb 1865, and sent to Baltimore, MD. No other record of service found. LEGG, James G. V. 5/K PVT Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 19 Feb 1863, as substitute for Lawson E. HUGGINS. Last reported as detached to COL John S. PRESTON, Commandant of Conscripts, Columbia, SC, for 90 days, 1 Mar 1863. Living in 1897. LEMACKS, David P. 19 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] 5' 3" tall, light complexion, dark hair blue eyes, occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 1 Jun 1862. Admitted to General Hospital, Farmville, VA, with contusion of knee, 30 Apr 1864; returned to duty, 4 May 1864. Paroled at Charleston, SC, 22 Mar 1865. Farming at Burns, Colleton Co., SC, in 1880. Son of Thomas LEMACKS. LEMACKS, Thomas 45 5/C PVT [Colleton] 5' 10" tall, light complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC 2 Feb 1863. Paroled at Charleston, SC, 25 Mar 1865. Farming at Burns, Colleton Co., SC, in 1880. Father of David P. LEMACKS. LEMASTER (LAMASTER), Abraham 52 HCC 5/K PVT PVT York Residence: Yorkville, SC. Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862, as substitute for Robert L. WHITTAKER. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as absent sick in hospital at Charleston, SC. d. bef. 1897. LESESNE, George H. 17 5/H PVT Clarendon Listed in "Memory Rolls" but no other record of service found. LESESNE, William 26 14/A 5/H SGT SGT Clarendon Enlisted at Camp Hampton, Columbia, SC, 2 Jan 1862, and appt. SGT. Admitted to General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, VA, 1 Apr 1865. Last reported as returned to duty, 2 Apr 1865. Living in FL in 1891. LEWIE, John M. [37] 5/F PVT Lexington 6' 2 1/2" tall, fair complexion brown hair, blue eyes, residence: Drafts Mill, SC. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 7 Apr 1863. Capt. at Stoney Creek, VA, 1 Dec 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, MD, and released, 29 Jun 1865. Farming at Mendenhalls, Newberry Co., SC, in 1880. LEWIS, E. H[ugh] 5/I PVT Lexington [b. abt. 1840]. 5' 10 1/2" tall, dark complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. Capt. at Lancaster, SC, 26 Feb 1865. Sent to Point Lookout, MD, and released, 28 Jun 1865. Farming at Black Creek, Lexington Co., SC, in 1880. LILLY, William T. 37 SJMR 5/E PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Santee, SC, 8 Mar 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. LIMBAKER, Isaac William 37 SJMR 5/E PVT PVT Charleston 5' 10" tall, dark complexion, black hair, black eyes, occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Camp Palmer, McClellanville, SC, 30 Oct 1861. Granted a 40-day furlough to procure a horse, 5 Aug 1864. Last reported AWOL, 17 Sep 1864. Farming at Mount Pleasant, SC, in 1880. LIMBAKER, John B. G. SJMR 5/E PVT PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Camp Palmer, McClellanville, SC, 30 Oct 1861. Discharged 11 Aug 1864. LIMEHOUSE, Edward Just (1835-1910) 27 17/D 5/C PVT PVT Colleton b. 1 Jan 1835. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 29 Jun 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 2 Nov 1864. d. 16 Aug 1910. Brother of Marmion Mendenhall and Robert Ilderton LIMEHOUSE. LIMEHOUSE, Marmion Mendenhall (1844-1911) 18 5/C PVT Colleton b. 20 Feb 1844. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 27 Jan 1863. Last reported as admitted to General Hospital No. 11, Charlotte, NC, with gonorrhea, 26 Feb 1865. d. 22 Nov 1911, and buried at Boonehill Methodist Church, near Summerville, SC. Brother of Edward Just and Robert Ilderton LIMEHOUSE. LIMEHOUSE, Robert Ilderton, [Jr.] (1842-1920) 20 17/D 5/C PVT PVT Colleton b. 1842. Residence: Summerville, SC. 5' 7" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 11 Jun 1862. Capt. at Swift Creek, VA, 12 May 1864. Sent to Elmira, NY, and released, 19 Jun 1865. d. 1 Apr 1920. Brother of Edward Just and Marmion Mendenhall LIMEHOUSE. LINDLER, Isaiah A. (1844-1923) 19 5/F PVT Lexington b. 10 Sep 1844. Enlisted at Dills Bluff, James Island, SC, 23 Sep 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 2 Nov 1864. Farming at Lexington Co., SC, in 1880. Applied for a Confederate pension at Lexington, SC, 24 Mar 1919. d. 28 Dec 1923, and buried at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Lexington Co., SC. LINDSEY, R. Franklin 5/K PVT Texas Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 17 Feb 1863. WIA (gunshot in right leg) at Haws' Shop, VA, 28 May 1864. Granted a 60-day medical furlough to Columbia, SC, at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, 16 Aug 1864. Reported AWOL, 2 Oct 1864. Living in 1897. LIPSEN (LIBSON), Herman 23 17/B PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Trans. to Co. G (German Hussars), 3d SC Cavalry, 24 Jul 1862. LITTLE, Thomas 41 HCC 5/K DBN/B SGT PVT PVT Union Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862, and appt. SGT. Reduced to PVT, 20 Mar 1864. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Oct 1864. d. bef. 1897. LIVINGSTON, John B. 18 14/A 5/H DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Clarendon Enlisted at Ashepoo Ferry, SC, 12 Apr 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Oct 1864. Last reported WIA (side, contusion), near Fayetteville, NC, 13 Mar 1865. Post-war, auditor for Orangeburg Co., SC. Farming at Lyons, Orangeburg Co., SC, in 1880. Living in 1891. LLOYD, Henry M. (1830?-1862) 32 14/A PVT Clarendon 5' 7" tall, dark complexion, black hair, black eyes, occupation: blacksmith. Enlisted at Camp Hampton, Columbia, SC, 2 Jan 1862. DOD (pneumonia) in hospital at Charleston, SC, 6 Feb 1862. Son of Daniel LLOYD. LLOYD, J. A. 14/A PVT Listed on muster roll, dated 2 Jan 1862, but no further record of service found. LLOYD, John A. 5/K PVT Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 28 Jun 1863. Deserted at Laurel House, Kenansville, NC, 29 Nov 1863. LLOYD, John W. 5/H PVT Clarendon Listed in "Memory Rolls" but no other record of service found. LONG, Jasper [17] 5/F DBN/B PVT PVT Lexington Enlisted at James Island, SC, 18 Feb 1864. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. Running sawmill at Boiling Springs, Lexington Co., SC, in 1880. Elizabeth LONG of Lexington, SC, applied for a Confederate pension based on his service, 18 Sep 1919. LORD, Richard N. 42 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston Trans. from Co. G, 11th SC Infantry, 1 Sep 1862. Detailed as regimental blacksmith. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. LORD, Robert 35 17/B PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 1 Apr 1862, and detailed as bugler. Last reported present, 30 Apr 1862. LORICK, Andrew Jackson (1837-1903) 26 5/F DBN/B PVT PVT Lexington b. 12 Dec 1837, Lexington Dist., SC. 5' 4" tall, dark complexion, brown hair, grey eyes. Enlisted at James Island, SC, 25 Jan 1864. 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. d. 11 Jun 1903, Lexington Co., SC. m. Susan Caroline SWYGERT (she applied for a Confederate widow's pension at Irmo, SC, 31 Dec 1926). LUPO, Daniel Washington (1834-1903) 27 14/C 5/F PVT PVT Lexington b. 23 Feb 1834. Enlisted at Camp Hampton, Columbia, SC, 1 Jan 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. WIA (shoulder, severely) at Monroe's Crossroads, NC, 10 Mar 1865. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. d. 2 Jul 1903. m. Mary Anne Rebecca COPELAND. LYNCH, David Smedley (Smed) [17] HCC 5/K PVT PVT Spartanburg Enlisted at Columbia, SC, 30 Dec 1862. Granted a 30-day medical furlough for intermittent fever at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, 15 Sep 1864. Reported AWOL, 13 Oct 1864. Admitted to General Hospital No. 11, Charlotte, NC, with intermittent fever, 24 Apr 1865. Last reported as sent to another hospital, 27 Apr 1865. Farming at Cross Anchor, SC, in 1880. Living in 1897. Applied for a Confederate pension at Enoree, SC, 26 Apr 1919. LYNCH, F. C. 23 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Trans. to Co. I, 27th SC Infantry, 20 Feb 1864, and appt. 1LT. LYNCH, G. W. 5/I PVT Orangeburg Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 16 Feb 1863. Detailed as regimental blacksmith. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Living in 1897. LYNCH, Smed M. 17 HCC PVT Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Last reported present, 31 Dec 1862. No further record of service found.
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