Spartan Rangers, Independent Cavalry
Senior Reserves, State Troops
Spartan Rangers, Independent Cavalry
Senior Reserves, State Troops
Officers
Wilkins, William Terrell, Captain, Enlisted at age 45 from Spartanburg District
NonCommissioned Officers Bivings, Edward, 1st Sergeant, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District
Petty, Charly, Sergeant, Enlisted at age 17 Irwin, Tom H., Sergeant, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Bagwell, Josiah, Corporal, Enlisted at age 17 Gaffney, Logan, Corporal, Enlisted at age 17 Drayton, Charles H., Corporal, Enlisted at age 17 from Colleton District Chamblin, Andrew, Corporal, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Cleveland, Jesse F., Corporal, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg DistrictPrivates Bomar, James, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District
Brooks, Duncan, Enlisted at age 17 from Greenville District Burnett, Thomas J., Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Camp, Peter, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Campbell, Fell, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Cleveland, W. B., Enlisted at age 17, Commissary for company. Cleveland, B. H., Enlisted at age 17 Cleveland, Barney F., Enlisted at age 17 from Greenville District Cunningham, W. J., Enlisted at age 17 Davis, K., Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Dempsey, John, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Dobbins, James, Enlisted at age 45 from Spartanburg District Dodd, John, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Fairchild, Daniel, Enlisted at age 17 from Charleston District Finch, William, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District, Killed in Action at Adams Run. Foster, John, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Grier, John, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Henderson, Jackson, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Hendricks, Sim, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Holden, C., Enlisted at age 45 from Pickens District Humphries, Green, Enlisted at age 17 Hunt, L., Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Johnson, T. Carl, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Leonard, John Perry, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Lipscomb, William, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Mason, Miles, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District McDowell, David, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Moore, T., Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District, Wounded in Action at Adams Run. Odel, W. T., Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Odum, James, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Petty, Charles, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Ross, Jake, Enlisted at age 17 Saulsbee, Jefferson, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Shileds, Charlie, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Smith, Gilford, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District, Wounded in Action at Moncks Corner. Smith, Henry, Enlisted at age 17 Smith, Dickson, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Smith, Earl, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Smith, J., Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Smith, J. G., Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Walker, Albert, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Williams, August, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Willis, William, Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg District Wood, T. J., Enlisted at age 17 from Spartanburg DistrictThis Cavalry Company formed almost entirely of seventeen year old boys from different counties of the State, equipped themselves and organized when the Reserves were called out in 1864. After training a few weeks in Greenville Co. they were ordered to the coast, where they did good service to the close of the war. Being attached part of the time to the 1st So. Ca. Regiment of Cavalry, they were in a great many engagements from the Savannah to the Pee Dee Rivers, notably Adams Run, Honey Hill, Monks [sic] Corner. Going into service at the hardest time they gave some of their best blood to the Cause. They disbanded in North Carolina at the close of the War ,,,,(Signed) J. F. CLEVELAND.,,, Source: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Roll of South Carolina Volunteers in the Confederate States Provisional Army, 1899: Volume 5, Miscellaneous and State Troops, (Microcopy No. 16
Note: As an independent company, they apparently served with both the 1st and 2nd Battalions SC Senior Reserves at various times, which probably explains why they are reported with both battalions
Senior Reserves
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