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	William Jasper Shaw served with his brother Leonard Pinckney Shaw under last name Tucker. Pension applications in 1919 revert to last name Shaw and were approved as having served 'as bona fide soldiers' in Captain James Addison Cowan's E company. This accords with family oral tradition as well. Most sources state this company was raised from Laurens county, SC. In fact, most were from Martin township in Anderson county, SC. Almost all of the pension records show post-war residences in Honea Path, SC. This unit was stationed in Sullivan's Island early in the war and were part of a revolving garrison at Battery Wagner on Morris Island. Battery Wagner eventually fell after a 58 day seige. The unit spent the fall and winter of 1863-64 regaining their strength. As federal forces were withdrawn from around Charleston, SC, this unit was transferred to Virginia and became part of Kershaw's brigade. They left Charleston, SC on May 16, 1864 via railroad and had joined General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia by May 22, 1864. This unit participated in battles at Battery Wagner, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and 2nd Deep Bottom. They were detached to General Jubal Early for the Valley campaign from August to October of 1864. They returned to Petersburg for the ongoing seige, but were again detached to the Carolinas in January of 1865. There they fought on until General Johnston's April surrender to General Sherman in NC. Most were mustered out April 26, 1865 at Greensboro, NC William Jasper Shaw's record states that he was discharged October 13, 1864 in Virginia after being 'shot through the hip bone.' He may have been among the wounded at Tom's Brook, Virginia on October 9, 1863. He relates having reached Charleston by train and after a time back to Anderson county on foot. He was born 10 April 1845 in Anderson county, enlisted 13th August 1861, and died 14 Dec 1924. He is buried at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in the Brushy Creek community of Anderson county.
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