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The Claremont Rifles were a pre-war Militia Company, and served around
Charleston as one of the units in the 2nd South Carolina Militia Regiment in the
events which led up to the fall of Fort Sumter. They then came home, and in
July they were recruited as a company for active service, with the first
enlistments coming at Old Edge Hill Academy at Stateburg. The company went into
camp at Lightwood Knot Spring, on the Columbia and Charlotte Railroad near
present day Blythewood, and on August 19, 1861, were mustered in to Confederate
service for a term of one year.. The company was sent to Virginia and assigned
as the seventh infantry company of the Hampton Legion, arriving at Bacon Race
Church near Manassas on August 26, 1861.
The entire Legion was reorganized in April 1862, and the men of the company reenlisted for the war. The company sustained heavy losses from both disease and casualties in battle, and was not able to recruit sufficient numbers from its original enlistment area of western Sumter District, part of Kershaw District, and eastern Darlington District, and after 1861 had a significant number of men added under the Conscript Act from various parts of the State. In April 1864, when the company was mounted, a number of men form Captain Elias Venning's independent cavalry company were assigned to the Company. The remnant of the Company surrendered at Appomattox where the Legion was one of the units in Martin Gary's cavalry brigade. As asterisk indicates that the man was an
original member of the company when it was mustered in for Confederate service
on August 19, 1861. The rank given is the highest rank achieved, normally the
final rank held. The district is that in which the man lived at the time of
enlistment, if known.
 OFFICERS:
* Bracey, Thomas William 1 LT Kershaw
* Carson, Elisha Scott, Jr. CAPT
Sumter
* Councill, William Bowers, CAPT (Transferred to 6
N.C. Cavalry Apr 1864) Sumter (moved
N.C.postwar)
* Exum, James J; 1 LT; KIA Sharpsburg 17 Sep 62; Sumter
* McEachern, James A.; 2 LT;
Darlington
* Moore, Isham, CAPT; Sumter
* Murray, John; 3 LT; Sumter
* Spann, James G.; CAPT; Sumter and Lowndes
County, Ala; later Aide de Camp to MGEN Richard H.
Anderson then CAPT, AAG; killed Weldon Railroad 21 Aug
64
* Spann, Ransom Davis; 1 LT; Sumter and Lowndes County, Ala; Aide de Camp to MGEN Richard
H. Anderson, then CAPT
AAG
Zimmerman, Daniel; 3 LT; Orangeburg; previously in
A/1 S.C. (Hagood's), then 3 LT Capt Venning's
Cavalry Co, N/20 S.C.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
* Allen, Ezra Ellerby, CPL; died at home 24 Oct 64
of wounds received Gaines Mill; Sumter
Allison, Rufus M.; 4 CPL; York; previously in A/12
S.C.
* Atkinson, William M.2 SGT; KIA Riddle's Shop 13
Jun 64; either Sumter or Darlington
Bailey, Joseph W.; 5 SGT; previously in A/13 S.C.;
Laurens
* Ballard, John Richardson; 1 SGT;
Sumter
* Brown, John F.; 3 SGT; Sumter
Dunn, James H.; 3 CPL; previously in CAPT Venning's
Cavalry Co, O/20 S.C.
* Eveleigh, William Richardson; 3 CPL; KIA Riddle's
Shop 13 Jun 64; Darlington
* Exum, Joseph W., Jr.; 4 CPL; died of dysentery at
home 18 Sep 62; Sumter
Golding, John F; 3 CPL; previously in B/1 S.C.
(McCreary's) Newberry
* Langston, Robert W.; 1 CPL;
Darlington
Morse, West W.; 1 CPL; transferred to I/1 S.C.
(McCreary)
* Owens, John Joseph; 5 CPL; Kershaw
* Roberts, John DeBennaid; 1 CPL; Sumter; later 1
LT Confederate Marine Corps; father Episcopal
Priest at Church of Holy Cross
* Russ, W. H.; 2 CPL; KIA Knoxville 1 Dec 63;
Darlington
* Sanders, Marion C.; 1 SGT; Sumter
Simmons, G. H.; 2 CPL; York
* Spann, Henry Mabry; 2 CPL; Sumter
* Spann, Thomas D.; 3 SGT; Sumter
* Stephens; 3 CPL; Darlington; later joined CS
Navy
PRIVATES
* Allen, James J. L.; Sumter
Anderson, James E.; Laurens; previously in I/1 S.C.
(Gregg's)
Anderson, J. G.; Sumter or Darlington
Anderson, Joseph Henry; Sumter
Anderson, J. J.
Anderson, William Harrison; Sumter (St.
Charles)
* Atkinson, Anthony; died Charlottesville Va of
typhoid
7 Dec 61
* Atkinson, John S.; died 9 Apr 65 Farmville, Va of
wounds received at Farmville 7 Apr
* Atkinson, Samuel; died Richmond of disease 25 Jun
62
Axon, James Madison; previously in CAPT Venning's
Cav Co, ), O/20 S.C.; probably
Orangeburg
Barker, Moses M.; previously in M/10 S.C.;
transferred to B/1 S.C. (McCreary's); probably
Horry
* Bartlett, Richard S.; Sumter
Baughman, Harmon Henry; previously in H/20 S.C.;
then in Capt. Peterkin's Independent Cav Co, N/20 S.C.;Lexington
Baughman, Reuben G; same as H. H.
Baughman
Belk, Henry A.; later in I/4 S.C. Reserves and 2
S.C. Militia;Lancaster
* Belk; Sumter; later in K/3 S.C. (Palmetto)
Artillery BN; then in B/15 S.C. (Lucas') Heavy Art. BN;
Sumter;son of Henry A. Belk
Bishop, Isaac C.; Spartanburg; previously in CAPT
Venning Cav Co, (O/20 S.C.)
Blackwell, Michael J; Clarendon; previously in
C/Hampton Legion Infantry; then in K/1 S.C.
(Hagood's)
* Bossard, John Joseph; later in I/4 S.C. Reserves;
then B/
5 S.C. Senior Reserve BN; then 20 S.C. Militia;
Sumter
* Bostick, Levi T.; Darlington; died of wounds
received at Seven Pines at Richmond 6 Jul 62
* Bowen, William Benton; died Bacon Race Church,
Prince William County, Va of typhoid fever 16 Nov 61;
Lexington
Bracey, James Harrison; Kershaw; previously in E/7
S.C.BN
Bracey, Joseph M.; Kershaw
Brown, George Washington; Sumter
* Brown, Hugh Manley; died Chimborazo Hosp of pneumonia 24 Apr 62; Darlington
* Brown, Richard Sebastian; Sumter; later in K/7
S.C. CAV
Buckhalter, J. W.; probably Barnwell
Bunch, Joseph Victor; previously in CAPT Venning's
Ind. Cav Co, O/20 S.C.; Colleton Dist (now Dorchester)
Calder, Peter; Marion; previously in 2 S.C.
Reserves; transferred to H/23 S.C.
Cannady, Solomon R.; previously in G/5 S.C.
CAV
Cape, William David; Beaufort Dist (Hampton County
area)
Carson, J. J.
Cauthen, Philip Thorn; Lancaster; later in 5 S.C.
Reserves
Clark, W. R.; previously in 23 S.C.; then CAPT
Sparks' Cav Co (L/20 S.C.); then in CAPT Peterkin's Cav Co (N/20
S.C.); Marlboro
* Coats, Samuel C.; Kershaw; died 23 Sep 62 of
wounds received at Sharpsburg; Kershaw
Davidson, Noah; previously in A/20 S.C; Greenville
?
Davis, Elias L.; died of unspecified causes at
Griffin, Ga. 15 Oct 63; Sumter
* Davis, Joel ("Joe"); d. Charlottesville, Va of
typhoid fever 5 Jan 62; Sumter or Darlington
* Dease, J. L.; died at home of disease 1 Sep 62;
Sumter or Darlington
Dennis, James Hawkins; Newberry; previously in F/20
S.C.
* Dennis, John S.; Darlington
Denson, Thomas Jefferson; Laurens
* Dorrity, J. W.; Darlington
Dutton, Benjamin Z.; previously in A/15 S.C.
(Lucas') Heavy Artillery BN; later in E/2 S.C.;
Kershaw
Easley, Ansley; Kershaw
Elliott, Thomas; Charleston
Ellis, Evander Paschal; Marion; previously in H/23
S.C.
Evans, James Hamilton; Marion
* Eveleigh, Henry; died Chimborazo Hospital of
pneumonia8 May 62; Darlington
* Eveleigh, James Elias; d. at home after June
1863, of wounds received at 2 Manassas 30 Aug 62;
Darlington
Finklea, Sam R.; Marion; previously H/23
S.C.
* Fitzgerald, David; Lexington; father of Robert
Fitzgerald
* Fitzgerald, Robert; trans to H/23 S.C.; then to
I/1 S.C. (Hagood's); Lexington
* Galloway, John W.; died Richmond of typhoid fever
22 Apr 62; Darlington
* Gary, James A.; died as POW at Newport News, Va.
28 May 65; probably Newberry
Gerald, William H.; previously B/10 S.C.;
transferred back to B/10 S.C.; died 1864; Horry
* Gowdy, Benjamin Lawrence; later in E/3 S.C.
(Palmetto) Artillery BN; Darlington
Graham, P. J.; Williamsburg
Graham, S. F.; Horry
Graham, Thomas; Horry
Grant, James B.; Chester
* Green, Robert Russell; Darlington
Grimsley, James R.; previously in CAPT Venning's
Ind. Cav Co, O/20 S.C.; Marion Dist (Florence
Section)
Hardy, J. B.; died Richmond of chronic diarrhea 3
Dec 64;
Sumter
Hodge, Thomas J.; previously in D/4 S.C. CAV, then
CAPT Venning's Ind. Cav Co (O/20 S.C); Darlington
Holmes, A.
Howell, W. L.; resident North Carolina
Hucks, Jeremiah; previously A/10 S.C.; then E/26
S.C.; Horry
* Jones, Edgar S.; later in G/4 S.C. State
Troops; Sumter
* Jones, George; died
Charlottesville Va of pneumonia, complication of typhoid
fever 8 Jan 62; Sumter
Jones, James A.;
Marion
Jones, William Y.;
Laurens
Kelley, Henry; previously in
D/2 S.C.; drowned in North Anna River, Va. while
"bathing" 12 Aug 62 on 10 days after joining the company;
probably Darlington
Kitchens, Charles E.;
Chester
Knight, Samuel; previously in
CAPT Venning's Ind. Cav Co (O/20 S.C.)
Lambert, John C; Marion
* Lawhon, Joseph W.; died Bacon Race Church, Prince William County, Va. 29 Nov 61;
Darlington
* Lawhon, Thomas L.; died of disease (probably
tuberculosis) at home Oct 62; Darlington
Lee, Joseph S.; Marion (Dillon
Section)
* Lenoir, Richard M.; Sumter
Leopold, John J.; previously in CAPT Venning's Ind.
Cav Co (O/20 S.C.); Christ Church Parish, Charleston Dist
Long, George W. H.; previously in D/1 S.C. Rifles;Anderson
McDaniel, M.
McDonald, Daniel A.; Darlington (near
Bethune)
McElwee, John Newman; previously in A/12 S.C.;
York
* McGee, Jacob E.; d. Charlottesville, Va of
pneumonia
3 Jun 62
* McGee, J. B.; later in E/3 S.C. (Palmetto) Light
ART BN;then in B/18 S.C. Heavy ART BN
(Manigault's S. C. Siege Train)
* McGee, Pleasant A. W.; later in C/3 S.C.
(Palmetto) Light Art BN; then in Culpepper's Battery;
Darlington
Mackey, Littleton Perry; Lancaster
* Marshall, Elijah; Sumter (near
Ashland)
Martin, Christian Bookter
Maull, Charles Mason; previously in CAPT Venning's
Ind.Cav. Co (O/20 S.C.); Charleston
Metts, George; Newberry
Mintz, Charles H.; previously in B/5 S.C.;
York
Mitchum, James P.; previously in CAPT Venning's Ind
Cav Co, O/20 S.C.; living near St. Stephen at
enlistment
Mitchum, Samuel; see James P. Mitchum
Mitchum, Thomas B.; see James P.
Mitchum
* Moody, Edward Rutledge; died Ashland, Va of fever
17 Apr 62; Sumter
* Moody, Ezra Allen; died Richmond of diarrhea 15
Dec 62; Sumter (borther of Ed. R.
Moody
*Moody, Miles Eugene; died at home of disease 24
Jan 63; Sumter; (brother of Ed. R. Moody)
* Nettles, C. B.; Sumter or Darlington
Nipper, A.
Nipper, D. W.; previously in B/4 S.C. CAV; Chester
?
* Norris, Alexander, Jr.; died Richmond of typhoid
fever 1 May 62; Sumter
* Norton, Ezekiel; died during war no date;
Sumter
Nunnery, Ralph McFadden; Sumter; previously in
A/17 S.C.; moved Chester postwar
Page, Daniel; previously H/23 S.C.;
Marion
Patrick, Durett E.; Orangeburg
(Branchville)
* Patterson, D. R.; Darlington
Pitts, Joseph; previously in B/3 S.C.;
Newberry
* Pool, Felix; trans to A/20 S.C.;
Lexington
Porter, Daniel Allen; previously in D/20 S.C.;
Orangeburg
Porter, Joseph A.; previously in D/20 S.C.;
Orangeburg
Porter, William J. L.; previously in A/20 S.C.;
Orangeburg (Daniel, Joseph, and William were
brothers)
Reynolds, Elijah W.; Darlington
Reynolds, T.
Rhoad, James Daniel; Orangeburg
(Branchville)
Rivers, R. S.; previously in CAPT Venning's Ind.
Cav Co, /20 S.C.
Rose, William P.; previously in E/5 S.C. CAV; later
in E/27 S.C.; Christ Church Parish, Charleston
District
* Sanders, Thomas Polk ("Tom Polk"); reenlisted in
E/ Holcombe Legion Cavalry BN, which became H/7
S.C. CAV; Sumter
Sandifer, A. J.; Barnwell (Bamberg
Section)
* Sansbury, J. William; later in E/3 S.C.
(Palmetto) ART BN; Williamsburg District
Sellers, Leven J.; Horry; volunteered in 1863, age
58
Sellers, Thomas B; Horry; son of Leven J. Sellers;
trans to E/26 S.C.
* Shaylor, James D.; Kershaw; KIA Sharpsburg 17
Sep 62; brother of John Oliver Shaylor
Shaylor, John Oliver; previously in E/9 S.C.;
Kershaw
Shealy, George Washington; trans to K/1 S.C.
(Hagood's)Lexington
Simmons, A. E. H.; Barnwell (Bamberg
Section)
Sistrunk, Newton E. W.; previously in D/20 S.C.;
Orangeburg
* Smith, J. J.; died at home 12 Feb 63 (Probably of
chronic diarrhea); Kershaw
Smith, Joseph F.; previously in F/23 S.C.;
Marion
Snelling, William H.; Barnwell
* Spann, William A.; later in D/2 S.C.; trans to
A/Holcombe Legion Cav BN; which became I/7 S.C CAV; Sumter
* Sparrow, Alonzo; Darlington
Spires, Michael A.; previously in H/20 S.C.;
Lexington
Spires, William Andrew; previously in H/20 S.C.;
Lexington; borther of Michael A. Spires
Streeter, E. F.
* Sullivan, William J.; later in B/27 S.C.; died at
Elmira on 4 Mar 65; Darlington
* Taylor, Elias; Chesterfield
* Thompson, William H.; KIA Seven Pines 31 May
62
Ussery; John C.; died of acute diarrhea at Howard's
Grove Hospital, Richmond 28 Sep 63
* Wallace, Henry B; later in G/6 S.C. Reserves;
York
Walter, Alfred Bethea; previously CAPT, F/51 N.C.;
then Private L/8 S.C.; trans to company 1864; living
Robeson
County, N.C. at time of enlistment; later lived
Mullins
* Welch, David D.; died Camp Wigfall, near
Dumfries, Va.of pneumonia 22 Jan 62
Whitfield, G. V.; died in camp at Morristown,
Tenn. Jan - Feb 1864, of wounds received at undetermined
location; resident Pickens
Williams, Thomas J.
Williamson, Daniel R.; previously in D/20 S.C.;
Lexington
* Wilson, Herod; died of effects of wounds received
at Sharpsburg in camp at Morristown, Tenn. Jan-Mar 1864
Windham, John H.; Sumter (Lynchburg)
* Wright, Thomas June; KIA Seven Pines 31 May 62;
Sumter
ON MUSTER IN ROLL, BUT NOTATION on ROLL
"CANCELLED"
Pool, J.
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