Yorkville Home Guards
Yorkville, York District
Organizational Meeting

As soon as Fort Sumter was fired upon, 12 April 1861, York District was astir with men determined to enlist their services. Existing militia companies had headed for Charleston. Every community was organizing a volunteer group for the fight. Older men, even those with no previous military training, did not want to be left out. They organized themselves into groups they generally called "Home Guards."

The officers of the Yorkville Home Guards represented men of wealth and prestige--court officials, academy heads, lawyers, a newspaper editor, manufacturers, a doctor.

The company was then organized with the following members:
Asbury Coward, Captain
Dr. A. Barron, 1st Lieutenant
G. W. Williams, 2nd Lieutenant
J. G. Enloe, 3rd Lieutenant
J. C. Phillips, 1st Sergeant
J. R. Schorb, 2nd Sergeant
L. M. Grist, 3rd Sergeant
W. B. Wilson, 4th Sergeant
B. T. Wheeler, 5th Sergeant
J. B. Allison 1st Corporal
W. I. Clawson, 2nd Corporal
J. L. Miller, 3rd Corporal
J. C. Miller, 4th Corporal

Published:
Yorkville Enquirer
April 25, 1861
Transcribed by:
Jane L Hurd

Note:
I have taken some liberty with the original published article in that I have set the members off by a break on article so they will standout a bit better and add a little personal information in paranthesis).



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