Company H, 1st South Carolina Cavalry
Georgetown County
The men listed below served in Company H. Most entries give only a surname, initials and, where known, a rank.
At a Glance
- Raised in: Georgetown County
- Earlier designation: Company B, 1st South Carolina Cavalry Battalion
- Men on this roster: 117
- Officers listed: 2nd Lieutenant Charles A. Abell; 1st Lt./Captain/Major James H. Barry; 2nd Lieutenant William H. Beckham; Captain Robin AP Cadwallader Jones; 2nd Lieutenant James A. Ratchford; 1st Lieutenant James W. White
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 | Charles A. | 2nd Lieutenant | retired 10/15/1862 |
| Adams | J. M. | ||
| Adkins | Jackson | Private | |
| Adkins | John J. | ||
| Adkins | W. H. | ||
| Adkins | William | ||
| Alexander | F. T. | ||
| Bales | A. B. | Private | |
| Barron | David H. | Private | |
| Barry | James H. | 1st Lt./Captain/Major | |
| Beckham | H. D. | Private | DOD 7/15/1863, Mt. Jackson VA |
| Beckham | William H. | 2nd Lieutenant | |
| Bigger | A. B. | ||
| Bigger | Moses. A. | Sergeant | |
| Bolch | Alfred. | Private/Blacksmith | |
| Boyd | John T. | Corporal | |
| Byers | D. T. | ||
| Clines | C. P. | ||
| Cobb | John J. | ||
| Correthes | J. K. | ||
| Douglass | Joseph | ||
| Dunlop | Thomas N. | Corporal | |
| Edwards | John L. | Music | |
| Enloe | W. B. | ||
| Erwin | J. A. | ||
| Farris | A. B. | Private | |
| Felts | J. S. | Private | |
| Fergerson | Abram. T. | Private | |
| Fergerson | W. T. | Private | |
| Finley | William. J. | Private | |
| Foreman | Jos |
Surnames G–M
| Surname | Given name | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison | W. F. | ||
| Gill | James A. | Private | |
| Glenn | James A. | Corporal | |
| Graham | J. R. | Sergeant | |
| Hall | S. B. | Private | |
| Hammond | W. P. | Private | |
| Harper | James | ||
| Hayes | William. R. | Private | |
| Heins | Henry | ||
| Hope | R. H. | Private | |
| Howser | A. M. | ||
| Howser | J. W. | Private | |
| Howser | L. C. | Private | |
| Jackson | H. M. | ||
| Jones | Robin AP Cadwallader | Captain | KIA 6/9/1863, Brandy Station VA |
| Kee | A. Martin | 1st Sergeant | |
| Kimbrell | John | ||
| Kirkpatrick | H. | Private | |
| Leslie | D. T. | Private | |
| Little | William J. | Private | |
| McCalla | J. D. | Corporal | |
| McClain | R. B. | Private | |
| McCormick | R. C. | Sergeant | |
| McCully | A. J. | Private | |
| McDonald | M. T. | Private | |
| McDowell | J. M. | Private | |
| Miller | Benjamin. R. | Private | |
| Mills | S. M. | Sergeant | |
| Mobley | E. G. | ||
| Moore | William R. | Music | |
| Muffey | David N. |
Surnames N–Z
| Surname | Given name | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neely | Thomas J. | ||
| Nivens | W. H. | Private | |
| O’Neal | J. F. | Private | |
| Pankey | J. B. | Private | |
| Parrish | John B. | Private | |
| Parrish | James A. | Private | |
| Parrish | James M. | Private | |
| Partlow | D. R. | ||
| Patterson | A. J. | Private | |
| Patterson | William F. | Private | |
| Pearson | C. M. | Private | also served 15 Lucas Battalion |
| Perry | Benjamin J. | Sergeant | |
| Rainey Jr. | Samuel | ||
| Ratchford | James A. | 2nd Lieutenant | |
| Ratchford | R. W. | ||
| Reid | Jackson. C. | Private | |
| Richey | J. S. P. | Sergeant | |
| Roach | John J. | Private | |
| Robins | W. M. | ||
| Roddy | J. B. | ||
| Ross | A. A. | ||
| Roy | F. S. | ||
| Shaw | Robert W. | Private | |
| Shirley | T. H. | ||
| Sifford | Michael L. | Private | |
| Smith | J. H. | ||
| Smith | M. R. | ||
| Smith | R. A. | ||
| Smith | Sidney L. | Private | |
| Steele | G. J. | ||
| Steele | John G. | ||
| Steele | Joseph W. | Private | |
| Steele | Robert Alexander | Corporal | |
| Steele | William Daniel | Private | |
| Stewart | James H. | Private | |
| Thomasson | J. B. | ||
| Thomasson | William | ||
| Truesdell | John R. | ||
| Turner | Joseph | Private | |
| Walker | Joseph | ||
| Watters | William | ||
| Ware | William Harrison | also listed as William H. Were | |
| White | James W. | 1st Lieutenant | |
| White | R. P. | ||
| White | T. F. | Private | |
| Whiteside | J. H. | Private | Buried, Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Williams | Alexander H. | Private | |
| Williams | E. Preston | ||
| Wilson | Matthew Wallace | Private | |
| Wilson | Robert S. | Private | |
| Wilson | W. H. | Private | |
| Withers | John B. | Private | |
| Wood | Thomas | ||
| Workman | J. J. | ||
| Workman | John J. |
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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