3rd South Carolina State Troops
Company G
Jun 1862 - Jan 1863
Greenville District

Officers
Farmer, Joel Berry, Captain, born 27 Oct 1819, died 20 Feb 1904, buried Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Highland Twp, Greenville County.

Center, Stephen, 1st Lieutenant, born about 1818, married Kindness Butler, lived in Highland Twp, Greenville County.

Powell, Edward, 2nd Lieutenant

Cunningham, E. C., 3rd Lieutenant

NonCommissioned Officers

Farmer, J. D., 1st Sergeant

Lester ( Leister ), Moses Albert ( Mose H. ), 2nd Sergeant, born in 1820 in SC, married Susan Jeanette Sudduth, probably died in October 1872, and probably buried in the Lister family cemetery in Highland Twp. Enlisted on 25 November 1862 in Greenville.

Morrow, B. M. C., Sergeant

Robinson, Allen, Sergeant

Wilson, A. T., Sergeant

Ballenger, Tinsley, Corporal, lived in Highland Twp, Greenville County.

Ballew, M., Corporal

Chiles, Thomas Jefferson, Corporal, born 22 Nov 1825, Greenville District and enlisted 24 Nov 24 1862 at Greenville (90 days). He later enlisted 13 Feb 1863, Greenville, in Company. H, 3rd (Palmetto) Bn. SC Lt. Arty. Last record shows him on furlough for 30 days April 1864. He married Annie Street Poole (13 Oct. 1828-18 May 1909), died 12 July 1907, Pickens County and is buried in Griffin Baptist Church, Pickens County.   Contact:

Johnson, L. T., Corporal

McMakin, Lorenzo Dow, Corporal, married Clarissa Ponder, lived in Highland Twp, Greenville County.

Reid, Thomas, Corporal,(brother of Private Randoll Reid)

Privates
Ayers, N. R.

Ballenger, Alberry

Ballew, Alfred

Ballew, Alston

Ballew, David

Ballew, George

Ballew, R. D.

Barnett, Elijah

Barnett, James

Barnett, W. M.

Barton, Pleasant

Barton, T. F.

Bates, Thomas

Batson, Nathan

Belcher, Robert

Bonham, John

Bonham, S. B.

Bridges, A. C.

Bridges, Benjamin

Bruce, George W.

Burrel, Calvin, lived in Highland Twp, Greenville County.

Burrell, Joseph

Burrell, Miles

Campbell, John Landrum, born 8 Jun 1810, died 21 Sep 1890, married Nancy Williams, buried Gowansville Baptist Church, Greenville County.

Christopher, Balus

Cooksey, Allen

Couch, Benjamin

Cox, John S.

Davidson, Noah

Dill, Benjamin Franklin, born about 1818, lived in Highland Twp, Greenville County.

Dill, George Washington, born about 1816, died about 1876, lived in Highland Twp, Greenville County.

Evans, Bird

Farmer, Jasper

Farmer, John

Few, Francis Marion, born 1824, lived in Highland Twp, Greenville County.

Fisher, William

Foster, J. C.

Fowler, M. B.

Glazner, S. K.

Gosnell, G. B.

Gosnell, Peter

Gosnell, William

Green, J. H.

Harrison, Reuben, lived in Highland Twp, Greenville County

Hart, A. A.

Hipps, John

Howard, Charles

Howard, W. L.

Jackson, A. W.

Jarrett, W. D.

Kelly, E. A.

Langford, John C.

Lester, A. H., Enlisted on 24 November 1862 in Greenville and is brother of Lester ( Leister ), Mose H., 2nd Sergeant.

Linsley, Jacob

Lockhart, Anderson

Lockhart, David

Lockhart, Robert

McClain, David

McClain, Robert

McDevit, Hiram

McMaken, James

Morrow, L. D.

Moss, James

Norris, John

Odam, Madison, born about 1813, married Clarinda Dill, died after1880 , lived in Highland Twp, Greenville County. Enlisted Nov. 1862, never reported.

Pace, Richard King, born 29 Mar 1816, Green River, Henderson County, NC and married Nancy Barton (6 July 1819-7 April 1881). Enlisted 25 Dec 1862 Greenville (90 days) and later enlisted 12 Sept 1863. Company H, 1st SC State Troops. Discharged 20 Oct. 1863 due to disability. Died 8 June 1891, Pickens County and is buried Griffin Baptist Church, Pickens County.   Contact:

Pierce, Lewis

Ponder, Andrew J., born 10 Mar 1817, married Martha Hunt, died 23 Feb 1874, buried Pleasant Hill Bapt. Church, Highland Twp, Greenville County.

Reece, John B.

Reid, Randoll, (brother of Corporal ThomasReid)

Robinson, D. J.

Smith, J. S.

Springfield, T. B.

Steadman, McKinny

Stuart, Berryman. lived in Glassy Mtn. Twp, Greenville County.

Sudduth, Andrew, born 26 Apr 1821, married Mary Ellen Turner, lived in Highland Twp, Greenville County.

Sudduth, Reuben, bprn about 1818, married Nancy Hester Moon, lived in Highland Twp, Greenville County.

Tally, S. B.

Thompson, J. E.

Tinsley, Elijah

Tinsley, Samuel

Tinsley, Waddy

Turner, W. P.

Vess, John

Wade, Reuben, born 1 Feb 1823, died 28 May 1898, buried Cleveland Baptist Church, Cleveland Twp, Greenville County.

Ward, A. J.

Williams, R. M.

Wooten, James

Young, A. J.

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Note:

The company was in camp at Camp Goldsmith, Pocotaligo, SC. The enlistment officer was Captain Charles J. Elford, who was elect Colonel of the regiment..


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