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Sprott Guards
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 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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