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Col William Ransom Calhoun

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Col William Ransom Calhoun

Birth
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
5 Sep 1862 (aged 35)
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Plot
Reinterred at Keowee Heights Plantation cemetery, John Ewing Colhoun Cemetery, Clemson Exp. Forest
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William Ransom Calhoun son of John and Martha Davis Calhoun, descendant of Senator John C. Calhoun, was a West Point graduate. Aid to Gov. J. L. Manning and Secretay of Legation and acting Minister to France.

William entered confederate service as Capt. and later Lt. Col. of the 1st SC Artillery and was a veteran of the battles of Secessionville and 2nd Bull Run.

September 15, 1862 William was shot and killed in a duel with Lt. Col. Alfred Rhett also of the 1st SC Artillery.
William Ransom Calhoun son of John and Martha Davis Calhoun, descendant of Senator John C. Calhoun, was a West Point graduate. Aid to Gov. J. L. Manning and Secretay of Legation and acting Minister to France.

William entered confederate service as Capt. and later Lt. Col. of the 1st SC Artillery and was a veteran of the battles of Secessionville and 2nd Bull Run.

September 15, 1862 William was shot and killed in a duel with Lt. Col. Alfred Rhett also of the 1st SC Artillery.

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  • Created by: tarheel
  • Added: Jan 7, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12914341/william_ransom-calhoun: accessed ), memorial page for Col William Ransom Calhoun (22 Jul 1827–5 Sep 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12914341, citing First Baptist Churchyard, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by tarheel (contributor 46815381).