Spanish-American War, Newberry County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails

Spanish-American War

Confederate veterans of Newberry County organized the James D. Nance Camp in 1893 with Captain Jesse Wistar Gary as the commander; Dr. R. C. Carlisle as lieutenant commander; J. F. J. Caldwell as 2nd lieutenant commander; Thompson Connor as 3rd lieutenant commander; C. F. Boyd as adjutant; Dr. Sampson Pope as surgeon; Rev. E. P. McClintock as chaplain; G. F. Long as treasurer and N. H. Young as color sergeant.

Captain William Smith Langford, a graduate of The Citadel in the class of 1894, organized the Newberry Guards. The members of the unit volunteered for service in the Spanish-American War, left Newberry by train for Columbia on May 3rd, 1898. This group of volunteers was mustered into service May 11, 1898. They remained in camp till June 6, 1898, when it was moved as a part of the 1st SCVI to Chickamauga Par, Georgia. It remained at Camp George H. Thomas, Georgia till July 28, 1898, then moved to Camp Cuba Libre, Panama Park, Florida on July 29, 1898, staying there till September 24, 1898 at which time they went to Columbia, South Carolina. They furloughed for 30 days, mustering out of service at Columbia, South Carolina November 10, 1898. The chief mustering officer was Ezra B. Fuller, Captain 7th United States Calvalry.

Company B, First South Carolina Volunteers

Abrams, J. W. Private Transferred in from Company L; photo

Aldridge, Robert Private

Allen, Walter Private

Aull, B. M. 2nd Lieutenant

Aull, Herman

Best, William M. Private

Blakely, Ab

Blats, Jno. W. Private

Blats, William E. Sergeant

Bodie, Middleton S. Private photo

Boulware, George Pierce Nov. 22, 1877-Jun. 15, 1937, buried New Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Silverstreet, SC

Boyd, Joseph E. Private

Bradburn, P. M.

Bright, Jno. O. Private

Brown, Jno. H. Private

Brown, Alsa D. Private

Brown, Jno. L. Private

Bullington, Walter B. Private

Caldwell, Edward R. Private

Cannon, Charles O. Private

Cannon, Jno. P. Corporal

Cassidy, James O. Private

Chapman, Jeffery D. Private photo

Clapp, Frank J. Private

Cockrell, Joe

Cockrell, Robert T. Private

Coleman, A. T.

Coleman, J. T.

Cook, Alonzo J. Sergeant

Cook, George B. Sept. 12, 1854-May 16, 1925 - buried @ Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery

Cooley, Joseph B. Private

Cooley, Jno. D. Private

Copeland, William O. Private Transferred in from Company G

Corley, Edward

Cromer, Charlton T. Private Aug. 20, 1879-Aug 1, 1953, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, E-6, Newberry; photo

Daniels, Julius Guy Private or 2nd Sergeant Jan. 18, 1877-Oct. 31, 1916 WOW, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, B-2, Newberry

Daniels, J. W.

Davis, Edward A. Private Transferred in from Company G

Davis, John H. Corporal

Dawson, Robert R. Private

Denson, Jesse L. Private

Dreher, John E. Private

Duncan, James C. Quartermaster Sergeant 27 years old, Stenographer from Newberry. Enrolled May 5, 1898 - Mustered in June 2, 1898; photo

Edwards, Joseph L. Private photo

Eison, Julius Dec. 27, 1875-Jan. 22, 1924, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery section 5, Newberry

Ezell, George C. Private

Farrow, William W. Corporal Sep. 11, 1873-Jan. 19, 1925, buried @ Rosemont A-7, Newberry; photo

Finger, Robert Private

Folk, Levi E. Private

Folk, Thomas N. Private

Foster, Jno. A. Corporal

Fuller, Richard J. Corporal

Garrison, Rowland. H. Private

George, Jesse T. Private

Glenn, W. P.

Gray, Frank. P. Private

Grise, Elijah S. Private

Griffith, Jno. E. Private

Henderson, James, L. Private Dec. 31, 1880-Jan. 15, 1919, buried @ Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Newberry

Henderson, Zack R. Private

Hinson, Henry H. Private

Hipp, Malcom D. Private

Hipp, Wilbur C. Corporal s/o J. J. Hipp, Buried at St. Pauls' Lutheran Church Cemetery, no death date noted on burial records

Holmes, Clayton F. Private

Holt, W. W.

Hooper, James E. Private

Hughes, Herbert Transferred to Hospital Corps. July 28, 1898

Huitt, W. F.

Hunter, W. H. Drummer Dec. 28, 1863-Apr. 25, 1912, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery B-2, Newberry

Hutchinson, E. C.

Johnson, Pope Duncan Private Nov. 18, 1877-Oct. 9, 1968, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, A-8, Newberry; photo

Jones, G. C. Quarttermaster

Keith, Joseph H. Private

Kilgore, J. J.

Kilgore, Andrew Corporal

Kinard, Jno. M. Died of consumption

Kirkpatrick, David V. Private

Lancaster, Milton C. Corporal

Langford, William S. Captain

Langston, Jno. F.

Livingston, J. A.

Livingston, William T. Private 1872-1938, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery A-8, Newberry

Longshore, James J. Private

Lorrick, T. W.

Lovelace, Lais L. Private

Lyons, James S. Private

Madden, J.

Martin, Charley

Martin, Perry M. Discharged

Matthews, W. S.

Matthis, Clarence E. Private

Mayer, Jno. Private photo

McCafferty, Jno. A. Private Transferred to Ambulance Corps

McCafferty, J. W.

McCarty, Samuel P. Private

McGahee, Thomas C. Discharged

McGee, Andrew T. Private

McGee, C. W.

Medlock, Silas L. Corporal

Mims, Charles P. Private

Mitchell, Thomas S. Private

Mittle, David

Moore, George Private

Morrison, Robert A. Transferred to Company G

Mower, F. D. 4th Sergeant

Nelson, James W. Private

Nicholson, Jno. C. Private

Norris, Robert Corporal

Ouzts, Jno. E. Private

Paysinger, Samuel H. Private Apr. 7, 1865-Mar. 3, 1933 - buried @ Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery

Pearsall, Vinal Vancel Private Nov. 1, 1877-Oct. 19, 1940, buried @ Silverstreet Lutheran Church Cemtery, Silverstreet, SC; photo

Pearson, Thomas J. Private

Perry, Martin Discharged

Pope, T. H. 1st Sergeant

Potter, Samuel D. Private

Prather, W. W.

Price, F. L.

Reddish, Eddie P. Private

Reeder, Earnest M. Private

Reeder, J. C.

Reeder, William C. Private 1877-1918, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery C-1, Newberry, SC

Renwick, J. E.

Renwick, J. S.

Roberts, Roberts L. Private

Robertson, William M. Private

Roebuck, Thomas. M. Private

Ross, Herbert A. Private

Sanders, Earle Corporal

Schumpert Aumerle Private

Shackelford, R.

Sheppard, David E. Corporal photo

Simmons, Henry L. Private

Sligh, Edwin B. Private photo

Sloop, F. K.

Smith, George F. Quartemaster Sergeant Dec. 3, 1869-Mar. 22, 1926, buried @ Mt. Pleasant Cemtery; photo

Smith, S.

Spearman, R. S.

Spehl, Theodore H. Private

Stevenson, Miles Discharged

Stewart, Casper C. Private

Stewart, Thomas O., Jr. 3rd Sergeant or 2nd Lieutenant ??

Strickland, Luther

Suber, George B. Private

Swindler, Thomas W. Private May 21, 1876-May 12, 1945, buried @ West End Cemetery, Newberry, SC; photo

Swindler, William O. Private

Thompson, W.

Tiller, J. J.

Tilson, William A. Private

Tribble, C. Jefferson Private

Wall, George Private

Wallace, H. A.

Wallace, Miles A. Private

Wallace, W. E.

Ward, S. M.

Wearn, George F. 1st Sergeant Apr. 1, 1871-May 28, 1845, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery B-3, Newberry

Wearn, Richard H. 1st Lieutenant

Weeks, James K. Private Mar. 19, 1879-Sep. 8, 1902, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, SC

Werts, William B. Private

White, Harry T. Private 28 yrs old, Painter from Newberry, Enrolled May 3, 1898 - Mustered in May 11, 1898. Transferred from Company B to the Regimental Band; b. 10/19/1869 d. 9/8/1900; buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, SC

Williams, Carleton Private

Williams, Thomas G. Private Marker placed at Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery - no dates; photo

Wise, William B. Private

Wix, William S. Private

Wood, Landy Corporal

Yarborough, William P. Private

Yeargin, Marion (Marvin) Discharged

**Company B, First South Carolina Volunteers**
Abrams, J. W.	Private	Transferred in from Company L; photo
Aldridge, Robert	Private
Allen, Walter	Private
Aull, B. M.	2nd Lieutenant
Aull, Herman
Best, William M.	Private
Blakely, Ab
Blats, Jno. W.	Private
Blats, William E.	Sergeant
Bodie, Middleton S.	Private	photo
Boulware, George Pierce		Nov. 22, 1877-Jun. 15, 1937, buried New Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Silverstreet, SC
Boyd, Joseph E.	Private
Bradburn, P. M.
Bright, Jno. O.	Private
Brown, Jno. H.	Private
Brown, Alsa D.	Private
Brown, Jno. L.	Private
Bullington, Walter B.	Private
Caldwell, Edward R.	Private
Cannon, Charles O.	Private
Cannon, Jno. P.	Corporal
Cassidy, James O.	Private
Chapman, Jeffery D.	Private	photo
Clapp, Frank J.	Private
Cockrell, Joe
Cockrell, Robert T.	Private
Coleman, A. T.
Coleman, J. T.
Cook, Alonzo J.	Sergeant
Cook, George B.		Sept. 12, 1854-May 16, 1925 - buried @ Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery
Cooley, Joseph B.	Private
Cooley, Jno. D.	Private
Copeland, William O.	Private	Transferred in from Company G
Corley, Edward
Cromer, Charlton T.	Private	Aug. 20, 1879-Aug 1, 1953, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, E-6, Newberry; photo
Daniels, Julius Guy	Private or 2nd Sergeant	Jan. 18, 1877-Oct. 31, 1916 WOW, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, B-2, Newberry
Daniels, J. W.
Davis, Edward A.	Private	Transferred in from Company G
Davis, John H.	Corporal
Dawson, Robert R.	Private
Denson, Jesse L.	Private
Dreher, John E.	Private
Duncan, James C.	Quartermaster Sergeant	27 years old, Stenographer from Newberry. Enrolled May 5, 1898 - Mustered in June 2, 1898; photo
Edwards, Joseph L.	Private	photo
Eison, Julius		Dec. 27, 1875-Jan. 22, 1924, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery section 5, Newberry
Ezell, George C.	Private
Farrow, William W.	Corporal	Sep. 11, 1873-Jan. 19, 1925, buried @ Rosemont A-7, Newberry; photo
Finger, Robert	Private
Folk, Levi E.	Private
Folk, Thomas N.	Private
Foster, Jno. A.	Corporal
Fuller, Richard J.	Corporal
Garrison, Rowland. H.	Private
George, Jesse T.	Private
Glenn, W. P.
Gray, Frank. P.	Private
Grise, Elijah S.	Private
Griffith, Jno. E.	Private
Henderson, James, L.	Private	Dec. 31, 1880-Jan. 15, 1919, buried @ Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Newberry
Henderson, Zack R.	Private
Hinson, Henry H.	Private
Hipp, Malcom D.	Private
Hipp, Wilbur C.	Corporal	s/o J. J. Hipp, Buried at St. Pauls' Lutheran Church Cemetery, no death date noted on burial records
Holmes, Clayton F.	Private
Holt, W. W.
Hooper, James E.	Private
Hughes, Herbert		Transferred to Hospital Corps. July 28, 1898
Huitt, W. F.
Hunter, W. H.	Drummer	Dec. 28, 1863-Apr. 25, 1912, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery B-2, Newberry
Hutchinson, E. C.
Johnson, Pope Duncan	Private	Nov. 18, 1877-Oct. 9, 1968, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, A-8, Newberry; photo
Jones, G. C.	Quarttermaster
Keith, Joseph H.	Private
Kilgore, J. J.
Kilgore, Andrew	Corporal
Kinard, Jno. M.		Died of consumption
Kirkpatrick, David V.	Private
Lancaster, Milton C.	Corporal
Langford, William S.	Captain
Langston, Jno. F.
Livingston, J. A.
Livingston, William T.	Private	1872-1938, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery A-8, Newberry
Longshore, James J.	Private
Lorrick, T. W.
Lovelace, Lais L.	Private
Lyons, James S.	Private
Madden, J.
Martin, Charley
Martin, Perry M.		Discharged
Matthews, W. S.
Matthis, Clarence E.	Private
Mayer, Jno.	Private	photo
McCafferty, Jno. A.	Private	Transferred to Ambulance Corps
McCafferty, J. W.
McCarty, Samuel P.	Private
McGahee, Thomas C.		Discharged
McGee, Andrew T.	Private
McGee, C. W.
Medlock, Silas L.	Corporal
Mims, Charles P.	Private
Mitchell, Thomas S.	Private
Mittle, David
Moore, George	Private
Morrison, Robert A.		Transferred to Company G
Mower, F. D.	4th Sergeant
Nelson, James W.	Private
Nicholson, Jno. C.	Private
Norris, Robert	Corporal
Ouzts, Jno. E.	Private
Paysinger, Samuel H.	Private	Apr. 7, 1865-Mar. 3, 1933 - buried @ Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery
Pearsall, Vinal Vancel	Private	Nov. 1, 1877-Oct. 19, 1940, buried @ Silverstreet Lutheran Church Cemtery, Silverstreet, SC; photo
Pearson, Thomas J.	Private
Perry, Martin		Discharged
Pope, T. H.	1st Sergeant
Potter, Samuel D.	Private
Prather, W. W.
Price, F. L.
Reddish, Eddie P.	Private
Reeder, Earnest M.	Private
Reeder, J. C.
Reeder, William C.	Private	1877-1918, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery C-1, Newberry, SC
Renwick, J. E.
Renwick, J. S.
Roberts, Roberts L.	Private
Robertson, William M.	Private
Roebuck, Thomas. M.	Private
Ross, Herbert A.	Private
Sanders, Earle	Corporal
Schumpert Aumerle	Private
Shackelford, R.
Sheppard, David E.	Corporal	photo
Simmons, Henry L.	Private
Sligh, Edwin B.	Private	photo
Sloop, F. K.
Smith, George F.	Quartemaster Sergeant	Dec. 3, 1869-Mar. 22, 1926, buried @ Mt. Pleasant Cemtery; photo
Smith, S.
Spearman, R. S.
Spehl, Theodore H.	Private
Stevenson, Miles		Discharged
Stewart, Casper C.	Private
Stewart, Thomas O., Jr.	3rd Sergeant or 2nd Lieutenant ??
Strickland, Luther
Suber, George B.	Private
Swindler, Thomas W.	Private	May 21, 1876-May 12, 1945, buried @ West End Cemetery, Newberry, SC; photo
Swindler, William O.	Private
Thompson, W.
Tiller, J. J.
Tilson, William A.	Private
Tribble, C. Jefferson	Private
Wall, George	Private
Wallace, H. A.
Wallace, Miles A.	Private
Wallace, W. E.
Ward, S. M.
Wearn, George F.	1st Sergeant	Apr. 1, 1871-May 28, 1845, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery B-3, Newberry
Wearn, Richard H.	1st Lieutenant
Weeks, James K.	Private	Mar. 19, 1879-Sep. 8, 1902, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, SC
Werts, William B.	Private
White, Harry T.	Private	28 yrs old, Painter from Newberry, Enrolled May 3, 1898 - Mustered in May 11, 1898. Transferred from Company B to the Regimental Band; b. 10/19/1869 d. 9/8/1900; buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, SC
Williams, Carleton	Private
Williams, Thomas G.	Private	Marker placed at Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery - no dates; photo
Wise, William B.	Private
Wix, William S.	Private
Wood, Landy	Corporal
Yarborough, William P.	Private
Yeargin, Marion (Marvin)		Discharged

Company G, Second South Carolina Volunteers

Company G, 2nd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry was organized at Newberry, South Carolina. By August 19, 1898 it was mustered into service at Camp Lee, Columbia, South Carolina by Captain Ezra B. Fuller, 7th United States Calvary moving to Jacksonville, Florida September 15, 1898 by rail being assigned to duty with the 7th Army Corps. From there it was moved by rail to Camp Onward, Savannah, Georgia on October 21, 1898, then by water to Havana, Cuba on the U.S. Transport ROUMANIAN on January 3, 1899. They left Havana, Cuba for the United Sttes on March 23, 1899, encamped at Camp McKenzie, Augusta, Georgia till April 19, 1899 when the company was mustered out of service by Lieutenant Ellwood W. Evans, 8th United States Calvary.

**Company G, Second South Carolina Volunteers**
Company G, 2nd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry was organized at Newberry, South Carolina. By August 19, 1898 it was mustered into service at Camp Lee, Columbia, South Carolina by Captain Ezra B. Fuller, 7th United States Calvary moving to Jacksonville, Florida September 15, 1898 by rail being assigned to duty with the 7th Army Corps. From there it was moved by rail to Camp Onward, Savannah, Georgia on October 21, 1898, then by water to Havana, Cuba on the U.S. Transport ROUMANIAN on January 3, 1899. They left Havana, Cuba for the United Sttes on March 23, 1899, encamped at Camp McKenzie, Augusta, Georgia till April 19, 1899 when the company was mustered out of service by Lieutenant Ellwood W. Evans, 8th United States Calvary.

Captain: Silas J. McCaughrin - b. 1865 d. 1927, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, SC

Lieutenants: 1st - Edward C. Horton

2nd - Robert F. Dukes

Sergeants: 1st - Caldwell E. Fant, b. 1876 d. 1916, buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, SC

QM - George S. Noland

John L. Finley

Morgan T. Mooney

Owens P. Saxon

Andrew B. Stoudemire

Corporals: Jackson J. Abrams

George H. Ballentine

Herman P. Aull

Ollie O. Eargle

William J. Miller

Edward A. Groves

Wilbur C. Hipp

Abe Pearlstine - Discharged

Leonard B. Cummings

George F. Turner

Musicians: Snyder J. Parrott

Watson M. Connor

Artifice: James N. Sligh

Wagoner: James S. Chalmers

Privates
Kimble P. Bailey
Arthur J. Bair
John J. Barrs
William (Willie) W. Barrs
Wilson (William) A. Boyd
Elmo (Elmore) G. Bramlet
Charlie H. Broughton
Frank J. Byrd
Samuel B. Cauble
Kisler Collins
Julius J. Conally
John C. Connor
George B. Cook
John Davis - buried @ West End Cemetery, row 4, no dates on marker "John Davis, Co. G 25 C Inf. Sp. Am. War"
Ransom Dewitt
William J. Dewitt
Will Divver
Frank W. Fant - buried @ Rosemont Cemetery, "Frank W. Fant, Husband, Co. G. 2 SC Inf. Sp. Am War" unable to read dates
Claude P. Finley
Giff H. Finley
James Falke
Charlie E. Glenn - Discharged; b. Dec. 28, 1873 d. Mar. 8, 1920; buried @ Whitmire Cemetery, Whitmire, SC; " Charles E. Glenn Pvt. 2 SC Inf. Sp. Am War"
James O. Glenn - b. Aug. 28, 1875 d. Dec. 23, 1928; buried @ Whitmire Cemetery, Whitmire, SC, "James O. Glenn, Pvt. 2 SC Inf. Sp. Am War.
John D. Glynn
William M. Glynn
John L. Goers (Goff) - Discharged
Arthur Haney
Patrick H. Hargrove
James W. Hawkins - Discharged
Armand P. Hinson
James F. Hinton
William O. Huiett
William O. Jordan
Robert L. Kibler
David M. Malone
William D. Maybin
James G. Miller
Madison D. Milan
William H. McGarvey
George A. McKinney
Leon M. Myers
Henry Pitts
Ford Roper
William J. Sloan
William J. Smith
Hugo S. Spell
George J. Spotts (Spatts) - marker in Baxter Cemetery, Newberry,kSC, "George J. Spotts, Co. G. 2 SC Inf. Sp. Am. War" no dates
Walter A. Syfrett - Discharged
Edgar W. Teague
John H. Todd
James R. Tucker
Thomas F. Turner
Jasper Ulmer
Jas. B. Watson
Joseph (Jas.?) A. Watson
Thomas H. Watson
George G. Wilson
James M. Wilson
Hugo W. Weathers
John H. Whetsell (Whitsell)
George J. Wilson
Thomas Woodall
Joseph Wood

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