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.
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.
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