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13th South Carolina Infantry

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Company Unknown

Captain

myy gg uncle he oragnized the 13th SC vol inf was a dr and latter a state senator
Contributor rick morrellDate added 7/14/2011

Company Unknown

Private

Private Ezell was killed at Gettysburg on 7/3/1863.
Contributor Roy MillerDate added 1/27/2009

Company Unknown

Private

Served in Griggs Brigade, lost arm in rear guard action at Gettysburg.
Contributor Leon JenningsDate added 2/6/2010

Company Unknown

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Stephen WoodardHomepage smwoodard68@aol.comDate added 2/23/2017

Company A

Captain

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Agnes P. WrightDate added 1/19/2009

Company A

Corporal

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jay SmithHomepage http://scvjlhalbertcamp359.inkeeper.net/smith.htmDate added 1/19/2006

Company B

3rd Lieutenant

My Great, Great, Great Grandfather was 3rd. Lt. Thomas A. Baswell he was in company B-South Carolina Vol 13th Regiment
Contributor William David MooreHomepage 1KristaDate added 6/6/2012

Company B

Private

Footnote lists Simeon T. Johnson and Simeon P. Johnson as the same person, both names appear on footnote documents.
Contributor Patricia MaxwellDate added 4/8/2009

Company B

Private

Manning A. Wilson was born in 1838 and enlisted in 1861 at the age of 23 at the Spartanburg County Courthouse. He served throughout the duration of the war and was wounded in the chest by a min ball at the Battle of Wilderness which he survived. Manning enlisted in the 13rd Regiment, Co. H, which was renamed Co. B. Manning was surrendered by General Robert E. Lee along with the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattax Courthouse, Appomattax, Va on April 11, 1865. He was married to Nancy Jane Wilson, his cousin and lived near Conestee/Reidville/Gantt Townships. Manning died sometime after 1910 while living with his son, Itson Austin Wilson and Drucilla Leather-Wilson in Gantt. Source: Civil War records of Manning A. Wilson
Contributor Scott R. WilsonHomepage http://wilsongville.tribalpages.com/Date added 4/22/2008

Company D

Private

George Washington Senn enlisted in Newberry, South Carolina in September 1861 and received his parole at Appomattox, Pennsylvania on April 09, 1865.
Contributor N S DDate added 2/23/2012

Company E

Private

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Contributor Rhoda Newell-HardinHomepage Rhoda Newell-HardinDate added 10/15/2013

Company E

Private

He and his 3 brothers all joined at the Spartanburg Courthouse at the beginning of the war. The brothers were: Green Johnson, William Johnson, Marion Johnson and John Tyler Johnson. John Tyler Johnson was the youngest brother having been only 16 years of age. The oldest brother William was killed at the battle in and around RIchmond as is buried in the famous Confederate Hollywood Cemetary in Richmond. John Tyler Johnson took a mini ball in his left hand at the Battle of the Wilderness but lived on to fight another day. Marion Johnson lost an arm at Fredericksburg but lived a long and fruitful life. The 13th was organized by Oliver Edwards, a state senator and lawyer from Spartanburg, SC. Company E was made up of the then area of Spartanburg County in and around Cowpens, SC.
Contributor Alvin Dean JohnsonDate added 9/20/2025

Company E

Private

Served as a Private in Company E, 13th SC Volunteer Infantry. He deserted to the enemy (along with his brother Doctor) on February 24, 1865 and was held at City Point, VA until moved to the prison in Washington, DC. On February 27, 1865 he was further moved to a prison in Springfield, IL. Born: January 3, 1843 in Spartanburg Co., SC Died: November 27, 1916 in Spartanburg Co., SC Buried: Arrowood Baptist, Spartanburg, SC Married: Sally Elizabeth King Children: Occupation:
Contributor Adrian C. SimsDate added 6/25/2007

Company E

Private

Doctor Potter served as a Private in Company E, 13th SC Volunteer Infantry. He deserted to the enemy (along with his brother Abraham) on February 24, 1865 and was held at City Point, VA until transferred to the prison in Washington, DC on February 26. He was further transferred to a prison in Springfield, IL on February 27, 1865. Born: February 2, 1840 in Spartanburg Co., SC Died: March 28, 1921 Buried: Arrowood Baptist, Spartanburg, SC Married: Mary Ann King Children: Occupation:
Contributor Adrian C. SimsDate added 6/25/2007

Company E

Private

Ephraim Potter was a Private in Company E, 13th SC Volunteer Infantry. He was captured at a hospital in Richmond, VA on April 3, 1865 and was paroled at Richmond on April 26, 1865. Born: July 25, 1844 in Spartanburg Co., SC Died: January 26, 1926 in Spartanburg Co., SC Buried: Daniel Morgan Cemetery, Cowpens, SC Married: Sarah Madora Martin Children: Occupation:
Contributor Adrian C. SimsDate added 6/25/2007

Company E

Private

Potter, Peyton A, Private Company E, 13th South Carolina Infantry Resided and enlisted in Spartanburg County, South Carolina at age 18 for the war. Killed in action at Second Manassas, Virginia on August 30, 1862. Born: 1843 in Spartaburg Co., SC Died: August 30, 1862 at Manassas, VA Buried: unknown Married: unknown Children; unknown Occupation: unknown
Contributor Adrian C. SimsDate added 4/22/2007

Company F

Private

Served from Apr 1861 until the end of the war. Captured in April 1865 and sent to Indiana Prison Camp until released. Three other brothers served with him in the same regiment and company who enlisted in New Prospect/Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Contributor Larry SchlotterbackDate added 6/4/2011

Company F

Private

Served from Apr 1861 until the end of the war. Was shot and killed at Chapins Farm. Three other brothers served with him in the same regiment and company who enlisted in New Prospect/Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Contributor Larry SchlotterbackDate added 6/4/2011

Company F

Private

Served from Apr 1861 until the end of the war. Captured in April 1865 and sent to Indiana Prison Camp until released. Three other brothers served with him in the same regiment and company who enlisted in New Prospect/Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Contributor Larry SchlotterbackDate added 6/4/2011

Company F

Private

Served from Apr 1861 until the end of the war. Captured in April 1865 and sent to Indiana Prison Camp until released. Three other brothers served with him in the same regiment and company who enlisted in New Prospect/Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Contributor Larry SchlotterbackDate added 6/4/2011

Company F

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Ken D Bishop Date added 7/20/2011

Company F

Private

Was discharged shortly after enlistment due Typhoid Fever, April 1861 - July 1861
Contributor Larry SchlotterbackDate added 6/4/2011

Company G

Private

Martin was born 28 May 1819 in Barnwell District of South Carolina. He was about 43 y/o when he enlisted on 7 Jan 1862 in Co G, 13th So. Car. Infantry. Enlisting at Camp Hampton near Columbia at Lightwood Know Springs for the war. Co G was known as {DeKalb Guards] He has 7 cards in his archival file. On 1 April 1862 the regiment was ordered to Virginia where they were assigned to General Greggs and McGowen's Brigade. Battles: Seven days, Gains Mill, Frayser's Farm, 2nd Manassas, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Wilderness, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, Deep Bottom, Fussell's Mill, Poplar Springs. He was paroled at Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865. He moved to Union County, Arkansas where he died about 5 months later on19 Sept 1865. It is obvious that the war had taken its toll. He is buried beside his wife in Bethel Methodist Church Cem. at El Dorado, Union Co. Ark. He was the father- in- law of my 3rd cousin 4 x removed.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 3/19/2023

Company G

Private

F B Moss is my great great grandfather from Gowensville, SC.Enlisted at Frog Level, SC. He named one of his sons after his commanding officer, Capt, William Lester.
Contributor Charles R. HendrixDate added 1/16/2010

Company I

Private

David was 17 when he enlisted in Spartanburg,SC on September 1862, fought in every battle of AP Hill's Division, was wounded at The Wilderness died 26 days later after amputation of left leg.
Contributor joe cogginsDate added 9/10/2012

Company I

Private

one of four brothers who served, John died Aug 26th 1862 at the Battle of the Seven Days
Contributor joe cogginsDate added 9/10/2012

Company I

Corporal

William along with his three other brothers enlisted in Spartanburg county,in September of 1862. Died at Ellisons Mill June 1862 in the opening days of the Battle of the Seven Days.
Contributor joe cogginsDate added 9/10/2012

Company I

Private

John Griffin survived the War and performed extra duty as a Blacksmith
Contributor Linda Griffin BlissittDate added 3/4/2006

Company I

Private

Fowler Hembree assigned to the 13th SC Reg't on or about September 3, 1861. Reported as a casualty in the second battle of Manassas, VA., Aug 29, 1862. Wound resulted in the amputation of his right arm. At home on wounded furlough Sep. 3, 1861.
Contributor Jackie VannDate added 3/3/2006

Company K

Private

Died a prisoner of war on November 26, 1863 at Fort Delaware, Delaware.
Contributor Arturo E. LaraDate added 4/6/2015

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