Company D, 1st South Carolina Cavalry
Chester County
“Chester Troop”; William A. Walker’s Cavalry (Lieutenant Colonel)
The men listed below served in Company D. Most entries give only a surname, initials and, where known, a rank.
At a Glance
- Raised in: Chester County
- Also known as: “Chester Troop”; William A. Walker’s Cavalry (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Earlier designation: Company D, 1st South Carolina Cavalry Battalion
- Men on this roster: 143
- Officers listed: 2nd Lieutenant Samuel Anderson; 2nd Lieutenant R. W. Crawford; 1st Lieutenant Turner W. Holley; 1st Lieutenant R. S. Lewis; 2nd Lieutenant N. J. Martin; 2nd Lieutenant W. H. Ragsdale; 2nd Lieutenant Frederick A. Sitgreaves; Lieutenant Colonel William A. Walker; 2nd Lieutenant J. K. Wilson; Captain J. S. Wilson
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abell | W. C. | Private | |
| Abell | W. H. | Private | |
| Adams | J. H. | ||
| Albright | W. C. | ||
| Anderson | Hiram | ||
| Anderson | Samuel | 2nd Lieutenant | |
| Atkinson | J. B. | Sergeant | |
| Atkinson | V. | ||
| Banks | Samuel M. | ||
| Barber | J. G. | ||
| Bigham | R. S. | ||
| Bowlic | Washington A. | ||
| Brice | C. S. | ||
| Brice | J. A. | ||
| Brice | W. W. | ||
| Caldwell | R. C. | ||
| Carson | James | ||
| Carter | J. M. | ||
| Chambers | J. L. | ||
| Chisholm | W. D. | ||
| Chisholm | W. S. | ||
| Clements | J. O. | ||
| Clifton | Jesse Alexander | See 1st South Carolina Cavalry Memorials | |
| Coleman | W. F. M. | ||
| Coln | Alexander | ||
| Coln | Ira S. | ||
| Coln | W. A. | ||
| Cook | John E. | ||
| Cornwell | J. B. | Ordinance Sergeant | |
| Cornwell | J. P. | ||
| Crawford | R. W. | 2nd Lieutenant | |
| Creighton | A. N. | ||
| Davidson | J. D. | ||
| Dodds | R. M. | ||
| Dorsey | C. B. | ||
| Dunlap | L. H. | ||
| Dunlap | N. W. | ||
| Dunlap | W. T. | ||
| Dye | W. C. | ||
| Ferguson | S. R. | Far. | |
| Flennikin | David |
Surnames G–M
| Surname | Given name | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston | E. L. | ||
| Gladden | Jesse | Music. | |
| Griffin | J. B. | ||
| Harden | A. J. | ||
| Harden | A. W. | ||
| Harden | B. F. | ||
| Harden | E. L. | ||
| Harden | J. H. | ||
| Harden | J. N. | ||
| Harden | W. A. | ||
| Hewit | E. | ||
| Hilton | Miles | ||
| Holley | Turner W. | 1st Lieutenant | |
| Hood | W. H. | ||
| Hood Jr. | J. McD. | ||
| Hood Sr. | J. McD. | ||
| Hudson | J. D. | ||
| Hunter | Samuel | ||
| Jarrell | W. G. | 1st Sergeant | |
| Johnsey | T. J. | ||
| Johnston | James H. | Corporal | |
| Kelsey | J. R. | ||
| Lackey | W. G. W. | ||
| Lee | A. J. | ||
| Lee | C. J. B. | Corporal | |
| Lewis | J. M. | Corporal | |
| Lewis | R. S. | 1st Lieutenant | |
| Lewis | S. A. | ||
| Martin | N. J. | 2nd Lieutenant | |
| Massey | S. B. | ||
| Massey | William | ||
| McCluney | S. A. | ||
| McCorkle | W. L. | ||
| McDonald | D. M. | ||
| McDowell | J. S. | ||
| McElwee | Jerome | ||
| McElwee | Luis | ||
| McFadden | T. S. | ||
| McKeown | Ed | ||
| McKeown | J. A. | ||
| McKeown | M. T. | ||
| McMurry | J. H. | ||
| McPherson | D. R. | Sergeant | |
| McWaters | J. B. | ||
| Meek | R. R. | ||
| Minter | Munroe | ||
| Mobley | William D. | ||
| Montgomery | R. G. | Music. | |
| Moore | W. A. | ||
| Morris | J. W. |
Surnames N–Z
| Surname | Given name | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pardue | James | ||
| Peden | Thomas | ||
| Peden | William | ASC | |
| Pendergrass | W. D. | ||
| Pratt | J. C. | ||
| Presley | John S. | Bugler | |
| Ragsdale | Charles H. | Adjutant | |
| Ragsdale | W. H. | 2nd Lieutenant | |
| Reedy | W. M. | ||
| Robbins | William | ||
| Robinson | M. C. | Corporal | |
| Robinson | W. B. | 1st Sergeant | |
| Roddy | William | ||
| Roney | W. T. | ||
| Russell | M. A. H. | ||
| Sammons | D. M. | ||
| Sanders | Thomas | Corporal | |
| Sitgreaves | Frederick A. | 2nd Lieutenant | |
| Smith | C. B. | ||
| Smith | Z. D. | ||
| Spence | J. W. | ||
| Stone | William | ||
| Streeter | E. G. | ||
| Stringfellow | E. H. | Sergeant | |
| Stroud | J. H. | ||
| Sweeny | William | ||
| Thompson | J. A. | ||
| Thompson | Samuel | Sergeant | |
| Wade | A. W. | ||
| Wade | E. T. | ||
| Walker | J. T. | ||
| Walker | William A. | Lieutenant Colonel | |
| Wall | J. R. P. | ||
| Wallace | Robert | Saddler | |
| Wallace | William | ||
| Westbrook | J. H. | Sergeant | |
| Westbrook | R. H. | ||
| Wilkes | Eli. C. | See 1st South Carolina Cavalry Memorials | |
| Wilkes | G. W. | ||
| Wilkes | John. W. | 2nd Lt | See 1st South Carolina Cavalry Memorials |
| Wilkes | William Thomas | See 1st South Carolina Cavalry Memorials | |
| Wilkins | John J. | ||
| Williams | T. L. | Corporal | |
| Wilson | J. K. | 2nd Lieutenant | |
| Wilson | J. S. | Captain | |
| Wilson | W. A. | ||
| Wise | Alexander | ||
| Wix | W. R. | ||
| Worthy | E. J. | ||
| Worthy | Henry | ||
| Wright | B. B. | ||
| Wylie | William |
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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