Company A, 1st South Carolina Cavalry
Abbeville
Moses T. Owen’s Cavalry (Major)
The men listed below served in Company A. Most entries give only a surname, initials and, where known, a rank.
At a Glance
- Raised in: Abbeville
- Also known as: Moses T. Owen’s Cavalry (Major)
- Earlier designation: Company A, 1st South Carolina Cavalry Battalion
- Men on this roster: 140
- Officers listed: 1st Lieutenant Thomas B. Crews; Captain S. Henry Jones; 1st Lieutenant W. James Lomax; Pvt. 2nd Lieutenant E. W. Moore; Major Moses T. Owen; Lieutenant Wes. Roberds; 2nd Lieutenant William G. Roberds; 1st Lieutenant L. H. Russell; Sergeant Major E. T. Yarborough
On This Page
The Roster
Names are spelled as they appear in the records, so the same man may be listed more than once under different spellings.
Surnames A–F
| Surname | Given name | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold | J. A. M. | ||
| Beard | S. H. | ||
| Belcher | H. C. | ||
| Belcher | J. H. | ||
| Belcher | J. N. | ||
| Belcher | W. H. | ||
| Belsher | J. H. | ||
| Blackwell | L. L. | ||
| Brooks | D. D. | ||
| Brooks | David | ||
| Bullock | JR. | ||
| Burdett | H. K. | ||
| Caldwell | ?? | ||
| Caldwell | W. J. | Private | |
| Campbell | John | ||
| Chalmers | R. L. | Sergeant | |
| Chandler | ER. | ||
| Chestnut | A. M. | ||
| Clark | T. E. | ||
| Clary | T. J. | Corporal | |
| Cobb | A. B. | Sergeant | |
| Cobb | James E. | Sergeant | |
| Coffim | E. T. | ||
| Cook | James | ||
| Cowan | F. E. | ||
| Cox | G. W. | ||
| Cox | M. L. | ||
| Crawford | James A. | Corporal | |
| Crawford | John I. | Sergeant | |
| Creswell | D. P. | ||
| Crews | Thomas B. | 1st Lieutenant | Roll of Honor – Confederate Dead in Laurens Cemetery – Died at Laurens May 28, 1911 |
| Dill | Bart | ||
| Douglass | John C. | ||
| Ellis | J. C. | Corporal | |
| Evans | James | ||
| Evans | John | ||
| Fogy | M. D. | ||
| Ford | John |
Surnames G–M
| Surname | Given name | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gammon | M. J. | ||
| Gilliam | James M. | See 1st South Carolina Cavalry Memorials | |
| Gilmore | William | ||
| Gladden | E. | Music | |
| Golding | R. L. | ||
| Gordon | James | ||
| Hall | P. | ||
| Hamblin | A. B. | ||
| Haverly | B. B. | ||
| Hazard | Momas | ||
| Hazard | Patrick | ||
| Heath | W. M. | ||
| Heath | William M. | ||
| Hill | Andw. M. | ||
| Horn | ?? | ||
| Hughes | C. | ||
| Hughey | William M. | ||
| Hutchinson | Thomas | ||
| Ilene | Michael | Indexed in some records as “lene” | |
| Jones | S. Henry | Captain | |
| Jones | W. W. | Sergeant | Roll of Honor – Confederate Dead in Laurens Cemetery |
| Kininger | R. | ||
| King | A. P. | ||
| Knox | John | 1st Sergeant | |
| Knox | S. B. | ||
| Ligon | James H. | Comsy. Sergeant | |
| Ligon | R. C. | ||
| Little | J. R. | ||
| Little | John H. | ||
| Lockey | W. B. | ||
| Lomax | George W. | ||
| Lomax | W. James | 1st Lieutenant | |
| Lyon | W. | ||
| Madden | D. | ||
| Martin | J. C. | ||
| Martin | J. P. | ||
| Martin | John M. | Corporal | |
| Martin | T. P. | ||
| Mathews | Bud | ||
| McCants (Dr.) | N. S | ||
| McClinton | W. T. | Sergeant | |
| McCord | A. F. | Corporal | |
| McCord | W. L. | ||
| McMillan | T. W. | ||
| McMillian | T. W. | ||
| McMillian | Wm. | ||
| McNair | F. M. | ||
| McNair | W. E. | ||
| McNeer | F. M. | ||
| Miller | George W. | Music | |
| Minor | John | ||
| Moore | E. W. | Pvt. 2nd Lieutenant | |
| Moore | W. C. | ||
| Morrah | David | See 1st South Carolina Cavalry Memorials | |
| Moseley | Thomas | ||
| Murphy | D. E. | ||
| Murrell | John A. |
Surnames N–Z
| Surname | Given name | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neal | W. G. | ||
| Norwood | W. R. | ||
| Owen | J. T. | ||
| Owen | Moses T. | Major | |
| Palmer | J. J. | ||
| Patterson | George | ||
| Paul | Andrew | ||
| Penny | J. H. | Teamster | |
| Penny | W. T. | ||
| Power | J. H. | Teamster | |
| Richey | James A. | Teamster | |
| Richey | Oliver | ||
| Roberds | Wes. | Lieutenant | |
| Roberds | William G. | 2nd Lieutenant | |
| Robinson | J. W. | ||
| Russell | H. D. | ||
| Russell | L. H. | 1st Lieutenant | |
| Russell | S. L. | ||
| Russell | S. O. | ||
| Segars | Love | ||
| Sheblin | C. R. | ||
| Shillito | H. H. | ||
| Shillito | James A. | ||
| Shillito | W. W. | ||
| Sibert | J. L. | ||
| Simmons | C. Y. L. | ||
| Small | Andrew | Ch. Music | |
| Small | John A. | ||
| Smith | E. C. | ||
| Smith | Thomas W. | Sergeant | |
| Sprouse | W. W. | ||
| Stalnaker | J. W. | ||
| Steinniker | J. W. | ||
| Taggart | William | ||
| Thomas | Walter | ||
| Tiesten | H. T. | ||
| Tustin | H. T. | ||
| Verrell | B. O. | ||
| Verrell | James | ||
| Wardlaw | David J. | See 1st South Carolina Cavalry Memorials | |
| Wideman | J. A. | ||
| Wideman | J. W. | ||
| Wilson | U. J. | ||
| Yarborough | E. T. | Sergeant Major | |
| Young | John H. |
Corrections and Additions
These rosters were first put online many years ago and are still a work in progress. If you know of a soldier who is missing, a name that is misspelled, or more about any of these men, please send it here. Every note helps.
Sources
Compiled by Lisa Bowes over some twenty years from many sources, including:
- National Archives (NARA) service record lookups
- South Carolina Department of Archives and History (SCDAH) lookups
- Published rosters
- The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
- John Logan Black, Crumbling Defenses
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