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Pvt James F Broom

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Pvt James F Broom

Birth
Death
13 Dec 1862
Hamilton Crossing, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
South Carolina State Section
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Company E, 1st South Carolina Infantry "Orr's Rifles", Perrin's Brigade, Wilcox's Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Pickens District.
Enlisted 7/21/1861, he was mustered into "E" Co. "Oconee Riflemen", SC 1st "Orr's Rifles" Infantry as a Private.
Killed In Action in the 1st Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.

The 1st South Carolina Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, was organized on July 19, 1861 at Camp Pickens, Sandy Springs, South Carolina, midway between the towns of Anderson and Pendleton. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion.

The unit reported 170 casualties at Fredericksburg.

Company E, 1st South Carolina Infantry "Orr's Rifles", Perrin's Brigade, Wilcox's Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Pickens District.
Enlisted 7/21/1861, he was mustered into "E" Co. "Oconee Riflemen", SC 1st "Orr's Rifles" Infantry as a Private.
Killed In Action in the 1st Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.

The 1st South Carolina Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, was organized on July 19, 1861 at Camp Pickens, Sandy Springs, South Carolina, midway between the towns of Anderson and Pendleton. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion.

The unit reported 170 casualties at Fredericksburg.

Bio by: BigFrench


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  • Created by: BigFrench
  • Added: Mar 1, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10543371/james_f-broom: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt James F Broom (unknown–13 Dec 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10543371, citing Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by BigFrench (contributor 46554304).