Enlisted 12/5/1861 at Columbia, he was mustered into Company B, 3rd South Carolina (James & Laurens') Battalion Infantry as a Private.
Killed In Action in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
The 3rd Infantry Battalion [also called Laurens Battalion of Laurens County or James', after Commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel George S. James] was organized in November, 1861, at Camp Hampton, near Columbia, South Carolina. It contained four companies, with three additional companies joining the unit at White Point. Most of the men were from Laurens County, and a few were recruited in Richland and Fairfield counties.
Enlisted 12/5/1861 at Columbia, he was mustered into Company B, 3rd South Carolina (James & Laurens') Battalion Infantry as a Private.
Killed In Action in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
The 3rd Infantry Battalion [also called Laurens Battalion of Laurens County or James', after Commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel George S. James] was organized in November, 1861, at Camp Hampton, near Columbia, South Carolina. It contained four companies, with three additional companies joining the unit at White Point. Most of the men were from Laurens County, and a few were recruited in Richland and Fairfield counties.
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