5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
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TANN, Oliver J. (1833-1864) 28 14/B 5/A PVT PVT Orangeburg Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Detailed as ambulance driver, and accidentally killed by own troops at Trevilian Station, VA, 11 Jun 1864. TANT, H. J. 5/I PVT Barnwell Enlisted at Adams Run, SC, 22 Feb 1864. DOD (typhoid fever) in General Hospital, Huguenot Springs, VA, 17 Jun 1864. TANT, James C. 5/I PVT Barnwell Residence: Bamberg, SC. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Mar 1863. Admitted to General (Pettigrew) Hospital No. 13, Raleigh, NC, with chronic dysentery, 26 Nov 1864. Last reported as returned to duty, 13 Jan 1865. Living in 1897. TAYLOR, A. W. 29 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston 5' 9" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Detached to CS Arsenal, Charleston, SC, 20 Jun 1862 - 15 Jan 1865 (last report). Capt. at [Killian's Mill, near] Columbia, SC, 19 Feb 1865. Sent to Hart Island, NY, and released, 17 Jun 1865. TAYLOR, Jacob Emanuel (1828-1907) 34 5/F DBN/B PVT PVT Lexington b. 29 Apr 1828. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 10 Mar 1863. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last reported present with company, 31 Oct 1864. d. 13 Jun 1907, and buried at Cedar Grove Lutheran Church, Leesville, SC. TAYLOR, James H. SJMR 5/E PVT PVT Charleston Occupation: carpenter. Enlisted at Santee, SC, 24 Feb 1862. Capt. at Stoney Creek, VA, 1 Dec 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, MD, and released, 6 Jun 1865. TAYLOR, James William 5/K PVT Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 16 Mar 1863, and furnished a substitute (James EDGINS). TAYLOR, John C. Roland (1834-1899) 27 1MM/J 17/A 5/D PVT PVT PVT Charleston b. 3 May 1844, Charleston, SC. 5' 5" tall, fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, occupation: printer. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 30 Jan 1862. Reenlisted in Confederate service at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Detached to Charleston Courier, 15 Aug 1863 - 31 Dec 1864. Post-war, printer in Charleston, SC. d. abt. 25 Jul 1899. TAYLOR, Joseph A. (1826-1909) 36 5/F PVT Lexington b. 15 Jul 1826. Residence: Bull Run, SC. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 14 Feb 1863. Last reported admitted to General Hospital No. 3, Greensboro, NC, Apr 1865. d. 5 Aug 1909, and buried at Shiloh United Methodist Church, Lexington Co., SC. TAYLOR, W. P. 5/K PVT Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 21 Apr 1863. Trans. to Co. B, 17th SC Infantry, 16 Dec 1863, and reported to new command, 1 Jan 1864. Last reported as AWOL, 8 Dec 1864. TEPPE, William, Jr. (1838?-1886) 24 17/A 5/D PVT PVT Charleston b. Klopenburgh, Hanover, Germany. 5' 4" tall, fair complexion, light hair, grey eyes, occupation: clerk. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. WIA (abdomen, severely) at Monroe's Crossroads, NC, 10 Mar 1865. Post-war, accountant in Charleston, SC. d. 18 Mar 1886. THAMES, John S. (1844-1898) 18 14/A 5/H PVT PVT Clarendon b. 1844, Manning, SC. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 14 Jan 1863. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. d. 8 Nov 1898. THAMES, R. D. 1MM/J PVT Listed in company records for the period 11 Nov-Dec 1861, but no other record of service found. THAMES, Richard Delay [28] 5/H PVT Clarendon Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 12 Feb 1864. Granted a 40-day furlough to procure a horse, 5 Aug 1864. Last reported AWOL, 17 Sep 1864. Farming at Santee, SC, in 1880. THARIN, John MacCullough 19 1MM/J 17/A 5/D PVT PVT PVT Charleston 6' 0" tall, dark complexion, black hair, dark eyes, occupation: clerk. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 17 Nov 1861. Reenlisted in Confederate service at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Surrendered at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr 1865. Post-war, farmer near Green Pond, SC. Living in 1897. THOMAS, David G. 30 14/D PVT Barnwell 5' 11" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, grey eyes. Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861. Discharged for disability (complications of dislocated shoulder) at McPhersonville, SC, 18 Aug 1862. Living in 1897. THOMAS, E. W. 5/A PVT [Orangeburg] Enlisted at James Island, SC, 11 Feb 1864. Last reported present, 31 Oct 1864. THOMAS, Henry Ragin (See RAGIN, Henry Lawrence) , THOMAS, James W. 17 14/B 5/A DBN/B PVT PVT PVT [Orangeburg] Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. WIA (slightly) at Pocotaligo, SC, 22 Oct 1862. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865. THOMAS, Peter G. 21 1MM/J 17/A 5/D PVT PVT PVT Charleston 5' 9" tall, fair complexiion, dark hair, blue eyes, occupation: clerk. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 20 Jan 1862. Reenlisted in Confederate service at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Detached to Signal Corps at Charleston, SC, 5 May 1863 - 9 Dec 1864. Reported trans. to Co. H, 7th Bn. SC Infantry (Enfield Rifles), 10 Dec 1864, but no record of service in that unit found. d. bef. 1897. THOMAS, Philip Evan SJMR 5/E PVT PVT Georgetown Enlisted at Santee, SC, 17 Mar 1862. Capt. at Drewry's Bluff, VA, 16 May 1864. Sent to Elmira, NY, and DOD (typhoid fever), 1 Oct 1864. Buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, NY. THOMAS, R. D. 1MM/J PVT Listed in company records for the period 11 Nov-Dec 1861, but no other record of service found. THOMAS, Richard 1MM/S PVT Entered State service, 12 Nov 1861. Last reported AWOL, 15 Jan 1862. THOMAS, Wiley J. 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Beaufort Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Paroled at Augusta, GA, 23 May 1865. Living in 1897. THOMAS, William J. SJMR 5/E PVT PVT Georgetown Enlisted at Mount Pleasant, SC, 25 Jun 1862. WIA (dangerously in head) in VA, 10 - 16 May 1864. DOW at General Hospital, Charlottesville, VA, 20 May 1864, and buried in University Cemetery, Charlottesville, VA. THOMLINSON, Lawrence 1MM/J PVT Charleston Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and served to 17 Jan 1862. d. bef. 1897. THOMPSON (THOMASON), John 30 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] 5' 6 1/2" tall, fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes. Trans. from Co. F, 11th SC Infantry, 28 Oct 1862. Trans. to Co. C, 11th SC Infantry, 10 Oct 1864. THOMPSON, Everett 5/E DBN/B PVT PVT Georgetown Enlisted at Mount Pleasant, SC, 29 Aug 1863. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last reported present with company, 31 Dec 1864. THOMPSON, Joseph A. 30 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Reported to have trans. to Co. I, 2d SC Artillery, 20 Mar 1864, but no record of service in that unit found. THOMPSON, William F. SJMR 5/E PVT SGT Georgetown Enlisted at Santee, SC, 17 Mar 1862. KIA at Burgess' Mill, VA, 27 Oct 1864. THOMSON (THOMPSON), Thomas S., M.D. 5/FS SGN ASG at Green Pond, SC, May 1862. Appt. SGN, 8 Mar 1863. Reported as acting chief surgeon, Butler's Cavalry Divison, 6 Nov 1864. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, 1 May 1865. THORNLEY, Joseph R. SJMR 5/E DBN/B PVT PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Santee, SC, 17 Mar 1862. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Reported present with company, 31 Oct Oct 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. m. Anna MCCANTS, abt. 1860. THORNLEY, Samuel W. [34] SJMR 5/E PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Santee, SC, 13 Jan 1863. WIA (head contusion from spent ball) at Chester Station, VA, 10 May 1864. WIA (gunshot in thigh) at Trevilian Station, VA, 11 Jun 1864; sent to General Hospital, Charlottesville, VA, and returned to duty, 11 Jul 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Planter in St. Johns Berkeley Parish, Charleston Co., SC, in 1880. TILL, Ivy 24 14/B 5/A DBN/B PVT SGT SGT Orangeburg Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861. Reported as CPL in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Appt. SGT, 9 Oct 1864. Last reported present with company, 31 Oct 1864. Per "Memory Rolls", surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865. TILLEY, George D. (1822-1865) 40 5/A PVT Orangeburg b. 17 Oct 1822, Orangeburg, SC. Enlisted at James Island, SC, 12 Oct 1863. Admitted to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, with chronic diarrhea, 20 Dec 1864. Granted a 60-day medical furlough, 21 Jan 1865. DOD at home, 19 Oct 1865. m. Margaret DANTZLER. TILTON, Theodore W. 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Detached to CS Arsenal, Charleston, SC, 6 Sep 1862. Last reported as ordered to rejoin company in VA, 5 Nov 1864. TINDALL (TINDLE), Henry F. (1825?_-1865) 38 5/I DBN/B PVT PVT Barnwell 5' 10" tall, light complexion, light hair, grey eyes, occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 16 Feb 1863. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Reported present with company, 31 oct 1864. Capt. in Barnwell Dist., SC, 10 Feb 1865. Sent to Hart Island, NY, and DOD (chronic diarrhea), 2 May 1865. Buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. TINDALL, J. B. 19 5/G PVT Charleston Enlisted at James Island, SC, 1 Apr 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. TINDALL, James Mc. 5/E PVT Enlisted at Adams Run, SC, 13 Jan 1864. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as absent on sick furlough. Mary Jane C. TINDAL of Smith's Mill, SC, applied for a Confederate pension based on his service, 24 Oct 1919. TINDALL (TINDAL), James S. (1817?-1862) 44 14/A 1LT Clarendon 5' 10" tall, fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, occupation: planter. Appt. 1 LT, 17 Dec 1861. DOD at Green Pond, SC, 23 Feb 1862, and buried in Andrews Chapel cemetery, Clarendon Co., SC. m. Elizabeth Ann TINDALL. TOGLIO, Peter 19 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston b. Italy. 5' 8" tall, light complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes, occupation: clerk. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862, as 12-month substitute for Hamilton HYAMS. Discharged at end of term, 26 May 1863, and claimed exemption from further service as a foreign national. TOLAND, Robert W. 5/E DBN/B PVT PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Mount Pleasant, SC, 20 Feb 1863. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Paroled at Cheraw, SC, 5 Mar 1865. TOOMER, Anthony Vanderhorst (1821-1866) 41 1MM/J PVT Charleston b. 1821, Christ Church Parish, Charleston Dist., SC. Listed in company records for the period 11 Nov-Dec 1861, but no other record of service found. Previously served in Co. G, 10th SC Infantry. d. 26 Dec 1866. TOOMER, F. Stall 22 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Declared unfit for field service by Medical Examining Board at Florence, SC, 22 Oct 1864, and assigned to light duty with CPT A. F. EDWARDS, ACS, at Florence, SC, Military Prison. Last reported as above, 31 Dec 1864. TOWNSEND, John H. 21 1MM/J PVT Charleston Residence: Edisto Island, SC. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861. Trans. to Jenkins' Co. (Rebel Troop) SC Cavalry (subsequently, Co. I, 3d SC Cavalry), Jan 1862. Living in 1897. TUCKER, [R. R.] 1MM/J [PVT] Peformed sentry 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, and later served in Co. B, 3d SC Cavalry. TUCKER, Abel J. 5/B PVT [Charleston] Admitted to Episcopal Church Hospital, Williamsburg, VA, (date not recorded). Paroled at Augusta, GA, 14 May 1865. No other record of service found. TUCKER, Elijah [39] HCC 5/K PVT PVT [Union] Enlisted at Unionville, SC, 7 Nov 1862. Discharged for disability at Columbia, SC, 3 Feb 1863. Farming at Jacks, Laurens Co., SC, in 1880. m. Eleanor WILLARD, 1849. TUCKER, G. J. 1MM/S CPL [Colleton] Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861, and appt. CPL. Discharged, 31 Jan 1862. TUCKER, J. George 18 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. TUCKER, J. R. 14/B PVT [Orangeburg] Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861, and detailed as farrier. Reported as substitute for S. M. FARY, 23 Feb 1862. No further record of service found. TUCKER, John 28 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Trans. to Co. I, 27th SC Infantry, 28 Feb 1864. TUCKER, W. S. 1MM/S 2LT [Colleton] Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861, and appt. 2LT. Discharged for disability at Bluffton, SC, 9 Dec 1861. TUMBLESTON, C. A. 1MM/S PVT [Colleton] Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861. Discharged for disability, at Bluffton, SC, 18 Dec 1861. TUMBLESTON, Charles (1836?-1863) 26 1MM/S 17/D 5/C PVT PVT PVT [Colleton] Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861. Discharged, 31 Jan 1862. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. D[OD] in hospital, 5 Oct 1863. TUMBLESTON, Evan (Ivan) 23 1MM/S 17/D 5/C SGT PVT 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. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 2 Nov 1864. Farming at Burns, Colleton Co., SC, in 1880. TUMBLESTON, John R. 18 17/D PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 2 Apr 1862. Last recorded on petition signed at Chisolmville, SC, 3 Sep 1862. Per "Memory Rolls", d. in hospital, 1862. TUMBLESTON, Nathaniel 1MM/S PVT [Colleton] Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861. Trans. to home duty, 24 Dec 1861. Discharged, 31 Jan 1862. TUMBLESTON, Richard 1MM/S PVT [Colleton] Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861. Discharged, 31 Jan 1862. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. D[OD] in hospital, 5 Oct 1863. TUMBLESTON, William M. (1842-1920) 19 1MM/S 17/D 5/C CPL PVT PVT [Colleton] b. 22 Apr 1842. Entered State service at Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861, and appt. CPL. Discharged, 31 Jan 1862. Enlisted in Confederate service at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. WIA (gunshot in left thigh) at Trevilian Station, VA, 11 - 12 Jun 1864. Last reported as granted a 60-day medical furlough at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, 12 Jul 1864. d. 3 Jul 1920, and buried at Shepherd Grove Church, Dorchester Co., SC. TUPPER, George 24 1MM/J 17/A 5/D 2LT 1LT CPT Charleston 5' 7" tall, light complexion, light hair, light eyes. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and appt. B2LT. Appt. 2LT, 30 Jan 1862. Reenlisted in Confederate service at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862. Appt. 1LT, 12 Apr 1862. WIA (head, severely) at Vaughan Road, VA, 1 Oct 1864. Appt. CPT, 15 Mar 1865. Surrrendered at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr 1865. Post-war, lawyer in Summerville, SC. Living in 1897. TURNER, George Washington (Wash) 31 14/D 5/I PVT PVT Barnwell 5' 10" tall, dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, occupation: planter. Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861. Provided a substitute (W. L. ZORN), abt. Jun 1862. Rejoined company at Pocotaligo, SC, 23 Mar 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. d. bef. 1897. TURNER, J. R. 5/I PVT Barnwell Enlisted at James Island, SC, 6 Dec 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Living in 1897. TURNER, James B. 5/K PVT Union Enlisted at Columbia, SC, 19 Dec 1863. WIA (self-inflicted gunshot in left foot) at Darbytown Road, VA, 19 Aug 1864. Returned to duty at General Hospital, Farmville, VA, 29 Sep 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. TURNER, Samuel S. 22 17/B 5/G PVT PVT Charleston Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862. Detached to Signal Corps at Charleston, SC, 20 Oct 1862. Last reported as ordered to rejoin company in VA, 17 Nov 1864. TUTEN, A. J. (1844-1906) 19 5/B PVT Beaufort b. 6 May 1844. Residence: Sand Hills, Beaufort Dist., SC. Enlisted at Kenansville, NC, 25 Aug 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. d. 2 Aug 1906. Buried at Staffords Baptist Church, Furman, Hampton Co., SC. TUTEN, Isham W. (1836-1865) 25 17/C 5/B PVT PVT Beaufort b. 20 Nov 1836, Furman, Beaufort Dist., SC. Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. d. on way home, 4 May 1865, and buried in Peeples Cemetery, Furman, Hampton Co., SC. Brother of John C. C. and Joseph William TUTEN. TUTEN (TUTON), John A. [(1835-1914)] [26] 17/D 5/C DBN/B PVT PVT PVT [Colleton] [b. 14 Nov 1835]. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Oct 1864. [d. 1 May 1914, and buried at Sauldam Baptist Church, near Delemars, Dorchester Co., SC.] TUTEN, John C. C. (1843-1864) 19 17/C 5/B CPL CPL Beaufort b. 3 Oct 1843, Beaufort Dist., SC. Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Reported as CPL, 31 Oct 1862. Reported as PVT, 28 Feb 1863. WIA (gunshot in right arm and left hip) at Burgess' Mill, VA, 27 Oct 1864. DOW at General Hospital, Petersburg, VA, 20 Dec 1864. Brother of Isham W. and Joseph William TUTEN. TUTEN, Joseph William 17 17/C 5/B PVT CPL Beaufort b. 1845, Beaufort Dist., SC. Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862. Reported as CPL, 31 Aug 1863. Last reported present, 31 Oct 1864. d. 1893. Brother of Isham W. and John C. C. TUTEN. TUTEN (TUTON), Thomas 18 17/D 5/C PVT PVT [Colleton] Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. TYLER, Levi Silvester (1823-1864) 40 5/I PVT Orangeburg b. 8 Dec 1823, Norway, SC. Enlisted at Adams Run, SC, 20 Jan 1864. Trans. to Co. C, 2d SC Artillery, 24 Mar 1864. DOD at Battery Palmer, Charleston, SC, 7 Jun 1864, and buried at Willow Swamp Baptist Church, near Norway, SC. m. Catherine THOMAS, 14 Feb 1856. TYLER, Thomas W. 14/D 5/I 1LT CPT Barnwell Residence: Grahams Turn Out SC. Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861. Appt. 1LT, 13 May 1862. Appt. CPT, 4 Feb 1863. WIA (gunshot in right foot) at Trevilian Station, VA, 12 Jun 1864. Last reported on 31 Dec 1864, as absent wounded. d. bef. 1897. TYSON, Benjamin H. SJMR 5/E PVT PVT [Charleston] Enlisted at Santee, SC, 5 Mar 1862. Trans. to Co. L/O, 20th SC Infantry, 26 Sep 1864.
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