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Palmetto Battalion, Co. B
Florence, South Carolina

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The following two items are reprinted with permission from Nelson McLeod.  The first was copied by Mr. McLeod, some years ago, from the Manning Times.   The second is an obituary for David Oscar Brunson, a member of Company I, and Mr. Mcleod's great, great, grandfather.  I have not altered the text or layout except for purposes of readability with respect to website formatting and for the roster I made 3 columns out of 1.

This letter from A.J. Richbourg appeared in the Manning Times on March 17, 1917.

Summerton, South Carolina
March 17, 1917
Editor, (Manning Times) 

Please find enclosed the roll of Confederate soldiers of Clarendon County who volunteered at Manning
and other places during the war as Co. I, 23rd S. C. Vol.-(Sprott Guards) - You will note there are 174 volunteers and out of that list only 11 are still alive. As far as I know 163 have been killed, wounded or died. To all who read this list of the dead Confederate veterans, if you will cut this roll out of this paper or typewrite a copy of the same, frame and hang it on your parlor walls, in years to come your heirs will search the rolls of the old Confederate dead to find if you are a heir or joint heir to the best blood this country offered on her alters, for the protection of mothers, homes and country. You may write them in gold if you wish, for they wrote them for you in their blood and suffered four long years. Only eleven left of this gallant band and they are soon to cross "The Great River of Death" to unite with them to the last roll call at the bar of God. 

A. J. Richbourg, 

Sgt. Maj. 23rd S. C. Vol.
H L. Benbow, Capt. T. M. Creasy, Private J. N. Richbourg, Private
H. H. Lesesne, 1st Lieut.  J. B. Carpenter, Private Jno. A. Ridgeway, Private
R. B. Harvin, 2nd Lieut.  R. S. Connor, Private J. M. Ridgeway, Private
T. N. Slawson, 3rd Lieut E. W. Davis, Private J. W. Ridgeway, Private
D. J. Bradham, O. S. Sergt.  J. E. Davis, Private P. L. Ridgill, Private
J. E. Wells, 2nd Sergt.  J. Preston Davis, Private J. L. Rowe, Private
E. H. Cuttino, 3rd Sergt.  L. J. Davis, Private G. D. Rhodus, Private
W. J. R. Cantey, 4th Sergt. W. O. Dorrity, Private J. J. Reardon, Private
H. D. Wells, 5th Sergt. J. L. Dixon, Private S. C. C. Richardson, Private
W. F. Butler, Com. Sgt. J. C. Drose, Private Jno. Shepherd, Private
S. P. Wells, 1st Corp.  H. B. Drose, Private W. Newton Stukes, Private
W. R. Coskrey, Sgt. Jno. DuBose, Private C. W. Stukes, Private
N. W. Baggett, Sgt. Jno. L. Eadon, Private J. W. Stukes, Private
W. CrookWatt, Sgt J. W. Eadon, Private J. Taylor Stukes, Private
R. A. Ridgill, Sgt. W. H. Epperson, Private W. J. Shorter, Private
R. J. Hodge, Sgt. S. P. H. Elwell, Private Henry Shorter, Private
A. J. Richbourg, Sgt. A. Frierson, Private L. D. Skinner, Private
J. D. Batson, Corpl. S. A. Frierson, Private H. M. Skinner, Private
W. H. Cole, Corpl. W. B. Frierson, Private W. M. Tobias, Private
H. B. Drose, Corpl. J. J. Frierson, Private I. N. Tobias, Private
S. L. Eadon, Corpl. W. W. Foreman, Private J. J. Tindal, Private
I. T. Hodge, Corpl. J. J. Gibson, Private T. J. Tisdale, Private
J. W. Thames, Corpl. J. F. Jenoples, Private T. W. Thames, Private
W. J. Clark, Hosp. Steward J. M. Gamble, Private W. J. B. Thames, Private
R. J. Aycock, Private J. H. Griffin, Private R. J. Thames, Private
G. W. Anderson, Private NelsonGriffin, Private J. D. Thames, Private
L. G. Anderson, Private R. M. Griffin, Private W. T. Touchberry, Private
J. R. Ballard, Private H. J. Holliday, Private R. F. Turner, Private
W. A. Brewer, Private J. W. Holliday, Private Gabrell Tucker, Private
C. H. Brunson, Private T. H. Harvin, Private H. R. Timmons, Private
D. O. Brunson, Private T. K. Hilton, Private J. C. White, Private
W. L. Brunson, Private J. W. Humphrey, Private J. R. White, Private
L. S. Bradham, Private J. S. Hodge, Private A. J. White, Private
J. H. Bochette, Private J. E. Hodge, Private J. H. White, Private
T. A. Bradham, Private W. S. Johnson, Private W. R. Wells, Private
S. H. Bradham, Private R. B. James, Private A. C. Wells, Private
J. M. Barwick, Private Geo. R. Jones, Private Jno. A. Ward, Private
N. J. Barwick, Private H. R. Jennings, Private Philip Ward, Private
L. H. Barwick, Private D. E. Kelly, Private Hesikiah Ward, Private
B. J. Barwick, Private J. W. Kelly, Private J. S. Wise, Private
W. J. Brown, Private Hicks Kolb, Private W. M. Wise, Private
G. R. Bryant, Private R. M. Lowder, Private J. R. Wise, Private
E. H. Bateman, Private H. J. Lyman, Private W. J. Wise, Private
J. W. Bartlett, Private C. W. Lyman, Private
R. R. Billups, Private W. T. Lyman, Private Those who are living:
Wainwright Butler, Private P. H. Lesesne, Private
Lewis Butler, Private T. Sumter Lesesne, Private A. J. Richbourg
J. J. Baggett, Private Moses Levi, Private W. H. Cole
B. H. Baggett, Private R. A. Mims, Private T. R. Cantey
T. R. Cantey, Private T. MartinMims, Private M. S. Cantey
M. S. Cantey, Private J. P. Mitchum, Private Thos. H. Connors
J. N. Cobia, Private W. L. Moore, Private J. H. Griffin
H. J. Cobia, Private Jno. O. Martin, Private T. H. Harvin
Nelson Childers, Private C. W. Martin, Private T. M. Mims
Thos. H. Connors, Private J. G. McLeod, Private J. P. Mitchum
A. J. Connors, Private W. J. McCall, Private W. N. Stukes
T. W. Cutter, Private W. W. Nichols, Private J. F. Stukes
J. S. Carpenter, Private W. N. Owens, Private I. N. Tobias
W. T. Connors, Private Jno. A. Owens, Private T. J. Tisdale
W. C. Coullett, Private Jno. O'Hara, Private
G. W. Chewning, Private F. Gamewell Puckett, Private
C. H. Corbett, Private J. M. Plowden, Private
J. N. Connors, Private Richard Pack, Private
Benjamin Cutter, Private P. S. Richbourg, Private
T. P. Cuttino, Private Jno. W. Richbourg, Private

 

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