2nd Battalion of State Troops
Senior Reserves
Company E
Anderson District

Officers
Dickson, Benjamin Franklin, Captain, born 13 July 1814 in Anderson County, died 17 August 1900 in Townville, Anderson County, buried at Smith's Chapel, Fork Township, Anderson County.

Grubbs, John Mitchell, 1st Lieutenant, born about 1815, lived in Fork TWP, died 1893. He was married to Nancy Cox (born 1816 and died 1892).

Watkins, David, 2nd Lieutenant, born about 1815, lived in Garvin TWP. He married Annie Martin (born 1829 and died 1895). He died in 1890 and is buried in Watkins Family Cemetery, Six & Twenty, Anderson Co. SC. Annie is buried next to him.

NonCommissioned Officers
Kay, Albert W., 1st Sergeant, born 1 Jan 1817, in either Anderson or Abbeville County, (farm on county line), lived in Hopewell TWP, died 4 Mar 1900, and is buried Griffin Baptist Cemeery in Pickens County.

Brown, C. H., Sergeant, born about 1819, lived in Centerville TWP

Stewart, James L., Sergeant, born about 1817, lived in Fork TWP

Wigington ( Wigenton ), Elisha, Sergeant, was born 28 Apr 1818, lived in Brushy Creek TWP. He married Frances Martin ( born 22 Jul 1818 and died 13 Dec 1913) on 19 Oct 1848. He died 3 Sep 1894 and was buried in Mountain Springs Baptist Church, Anderson County, SC. She was also buried in Mountain Springs Baptist Church, Anderson County, SC.

Duckworth, Jacob "J. J.", Corporal, was born about 1817. He married Elizabeth Dacus who was born 1829.

Gambrell, James, Corporal, born about 1819, lived in Belton TWP

Maret, William A., Corporal, born about 1816, lived in Fork TWP

Nalley, James O., Corporal , was discharged from the General Hospital, Thomasville, NC, on 4 Apr 1865, and ordered to return to duty.

Shearman, F. A., Corporal

Privates
Blassingame, David Westfield, born about 1816 and died in 1875. He married Mary Ann Orr, born 1824

Brown, W. R.

Browne, E. B.

Bryce, Frank

Bryson, Thomas

Carroll, Jas.

Carson, Lemuel P., born about 1817 amd shoemaker by profession.

Childers, John B., born about 1817 and died in 1893 and is buried in Childers Family Cemetery, Anderson County, SC. He was married to Susan Tripp (born about 1822 and died in 1903).

Cole, Oliver P.

Creamer, Aaron

Davis, Richardwas born 1815, and died May 06, 1873 in Easley , Anderson County, SC. He married Janie Williamson, who was born March 18, 1818, and died July 12, 1905 in Easley, Anderson County, SC.

Durham, Milesm was born about 1814, died 1888, and is buried in Mt. Airy Baptist, Easley SC. He married Louisa B. Gillespiem who was born about 1830.

Ellison, Matthew

Guyton, Guyton, born anout 1818, lived Hopewell neighborhood, possibly associated with Manse Jolly gang

Harper, Thomas. A Tanner by trade, lived in Hopewell neihborhood. He was born about 1817, died in 1902, and is buried in Mtn. View Cemetery, Seneca SC, next to his wife. He narried Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Wilson (born about 1822 and died in 1881).

Hawkins, A. B.

Heasler, James

Hembree, M. B.

Hutchens, J.

Jenkins, F. T.

King, Christopher Columbus, born about 1848, died 1920, and os buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson County. SC . He married Margaret Ellen Jolly (born about 1856, died in 1932, and is buried next to her husband)

McGraw, W. S., was granted a 60-day furlough by the Medical Examining Board, Columbia on 10 Feb 1865

McKinney, H. B.

Nally, A.

Nally, J. O.

Nally, Richard

Oliver, Thomas

Orr, Alexander, was born 07 August 1817 in Anderson County, SC, and died 19 November 1897 in Anderson County, SC. He married Malinda Couch August 1842 in Anderson County, SC.

Osborn, J. R.

Phillips, W.

Praiter, Joseph, born about 1816. Married to Elizabeth A. Hallum (born about 1815 and died in 1875).

Reid, Jacob

Rogers, R.

Scott, Mitchellm born about 1824 and died after 1870 census.

Smith, Griffin, was born about 1820, died in 1897, and is buried in Mountain Springs Baptist, Anderson County. SC. He married Elizabeth Kathurah Johnson ( born about 1818, died in 1895m and is buried Mountain Springs Baptist, Anderson Co. SC )

Smith, J. G.

Smith, N. P.

Watson, J. M.

Willbanks, John W., was born 1817 in Pendelton Dist. SC. He died 1908 in Greer, SC. He married Sarah E. Mayfield, was born 1832 in Anderson County, SC. She died 17 Dec 1918 in Greer, SC and was buried in Milford Baptist Church in Greer, SC.

Woodson, Azariah

Wright, William Henry, was born about 1823. He married Selina Matilda Morrism born about 1820.

Note:
The muster roster essentially came from Compiled Service Record microfilm with "born about" and "lived in ... TWP" added from 1870 Census. The unit was made up of of boys around 17 and men between 44 and 50. The above should be used as a guide for additional research.

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