Letters from the Sixteenth South Carolina

Sixteenth
South Carolina
C.S.A.
Letters from the

Sixteenth

South Carolina
Sixteenth
South Carolina
C.S.A.

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Letters Index

Winter 1861
to
Summer 1864 The letters of Samuel McKittrick

Parts I and II

Parts III and IV

Part V
These letters answer many questions about the Sixteenth and the Reserve Units and the relationship of the two.
McKittrick served with the Sixteenth, Third Reserves, State Troops and First Sharpshooters Captain Samuel McKittrick to Mary McKittrick Columbia, Charleston, and Atlanta to the Fairview Community
Winter 1861
to
Winter 1864 The letters and papers of Wm. B. Green.
Twenty-nine letters followed by a selection of papers
Service with the Sixteenth, Reserves, and Twenty-second South Carolina
Green Rosters from Reserves Lt. William Green to Nancy Green
and others Columbia, Charleston, North Carolina and Virginia to the Brushy Creek Community
Summer 1863
to
Winter 1864 The letters and papers of Captain C.M. Furman Service with the Second South Carolina, P.B.L.A. and Company H, Sixteenth South Carolina - Also served as acting Major of Sixteenth Captain C.M. Fuman to Fannie Garden Furman and H.D. Garden (Gist's Staff) to Fannie Garden Furman
March 30, 1862 "You must wear them in rememberance of me" Lt. R.T Benson to Sarah Benson Charleston to Travelers Rest
May, 1862 "The Batson Boys and The Planter" Private W.D. Batson and Private A.J. Batson to Home Charleston to Travelers Rest
June, 1862 "The Yankees all run" William Payne to his father Adams Run or John's Island to Greenville, S.C.
July 24, 1862 "there has died 11 here since last Sunday" Newton Mckiney to his family Simmon's Bluff (Camp Evans) to Greenville, S.C.
September 27, 1862 "our days are days of war and bloodshed" Lt. R.T Benson to Sarah Benson Charleston to Travelers Rest
December 27, 1862 "it looks right funny to sea all them old men" Lt. R.T Benson to Sarah Benson Charleston to Travelers Rest
Early 1863 "I Am Very Uneasy" Molly Cooper to Sergeant J.D. Cooper Travelers Rest to Wilmington, North Carolina
Early 1863 "The Wind Blows So Very Cold" Molly Cooper to Sergeant J.D. Cooper Travelers Rest to Wilmington, North Carolina
February 25, 1863 "all is peacible and quiet" Lt. R.T Benson to Sarah Benson Charleston to Travelers Rest
February, 1863 "but when I wake... it was all in a dream" Private Young Hitch to Mary Hitch, his wife Charleston to Laurens County
3/63-5/63 "I seat myself this beautiful Sabbath morning" Private G.W. Davis to family
Four letters
Charleston, S.C. to Greenville, S.C.(Thanks to Daniel and Henry Tollison)
May, 1863 "we are an independent people, who can never be subjugated" M.M. Brown to Lt. W.M. Goodlett
Forrest, Mississippi to Jackson, Mississippi (Thanks to Sandra E.)
July, 1863 "We marched all night and all day
without anything to eat but a little cornbread" Private G.W. Davis to Nancy Davis
Brandon, Mississippi to Greenville, S.C. (Thanks to Daniel and Henry Tollison)
August, 1863 "A great many are out of heart of ever gaining our independence.." The Hunt Brothers to Martin Hunt Jr.
Morton, Mississippi to Greenville, S.C. (Thanks to Richard Sawyer)
September, 1863 "We are expecting a battle here soon." Private G.W. Davis to Nancy Davis
Chattanooga, Tn. to Greenville, S.C. (Thanks to Daniel and Henry Tollison)
March, 1864 "Mother, I want you to get me a recruit...." Private G.W. Davis to Nancy Davis
Dalton, Ga. to Greenville, S.C. (Thanks to Daniel and Henry Tollison)
Spring, 1864 "The Loss" Sergeant J.D. Cooper to Mollie Cooper Travelers Rest to
Dalton, Georgia
March, 1864 "Mary I can't write all that I want to, so I must stop" Private Young Hitch to Mary Hitch, his wife Dalton, Georgia to Laurens South Carolina
March, 1864 "Some talk of us going to Verginia" Private Young Hitch to Mary Hitch, his wife Dalton, Georgia to Laurens South Carolina
August 22, 1864 "mam it is with regret" Lt. Esley Bates to Louisa Hester Stout Hospital, Macon Georgia to Travelers Rest
Winter 1864 - Spring 1865 "Oh, this terrible war!" Lt. W.I. Kendrick's Letters Greenville News
April, 1962
1863-1865 "The Letters of J.I. Willis and his wife
Eleven letters from 1863-1865 Private J.I Willis to his wife and to his family Saved by Rev. James Willis
March 14, 1865 "God has filled my cup with Grief" Dr. R.W. Gibbs to Captain Wm. Allston Gibbs Columbia, South Carolina to Unknown
Autumn, 1929 "We Walked with Giants" Sergeant James Williams to Mr. Finley October, 1929 (Thanks to Betty Adams, Cleveland, Ohio)

Letters about or relating to The Greenville Regiment
The Sixteenth S.C.V.

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12/61 "We will stay till the last yankee leaves South Carolina Soil D.R. Poole to Mary, his wife Thanks to Judy and Ken .
5/8/63 "Our Regiment has taken the place of the Sixteenth.... Private S.M. Crawford to his wife U.D.C., Vol 2, page 206 .

For more about Franklin, the 1864 battle, and the 16th S.C.V. follow General Gist, to go home follow the flag.

Winter 1861 to Summer 1864	The letters of Samuel McKittrick Parts I and II Parts III and IV Part V These letters answer many questions about the Sixteenth and the Reserve Units and the relationship of the two. McKittrick served with the Sixteenth, Third Reserves, State Troops and First Sharpshooters	Captain Samuel McKittrick to Mary McKittrick	Columbia, Charleston, and Atlanta to the Fairview Community
Winter 1861 to Winter 1864	The letters and papers of Wm. B. Green. Twenty-nine letters followed by a selection of papers Service with the Sixteenth, Reserves, and Twenty-second South Carolina Green Rosters from Reserves	Lt. William Green to Nancy Green and others	Columbia, Charleston, North Carolina and Virginia to the Brushy Creek Community
Summer 1863 to Winter 1864	The letters and papers of Captain C.M. Furman	Service with the Second South Carolina, P.B.L.A. and Company H, Sixteenth South Carolina - Also served as acting Major of Sixteenth	Captain C.M. Fuman to Fannie Garden Furman and H.D. Garden (Gist's Staff) to Fannie Garden Furman
March 30, 1862	"You must wear them in rememberance of me"	Lt. R.T Benson to Sarah Benson	Charleston to Travelers Rest
May, 1862	"The Batson Boys and The Planter"	Private W.D. Batson and Private A.J. Batson to Home	Charleston to Travelers Rest
June, 1862	"The Yankees all run"	William Payne to his father	Adams Run or John's Island to Greenville, S.C.
July 24, 1862	"there has died 11 here since last Sunday"	Newton Mckiney to his family	Simmon's Bluff (Camp Evans) to Greenville, S.C.
September 27, 1862	"our days are days of war and bloodshed"	Lt. R.T Benson to Sarah Benson	Charleston to Travelers Rest
December 27, 1862	"it looks right funny to sea all them old men"	Lt. R.T Benson to Sarah Benson	Charleston to Travelers Rest
Early 1863	"I Am Very Uneasy"	Molly Cooper to Sergeant J.D. Cooper	Travelers Rest to Wilmington, North Carolina
Early 1863	"The Wind Blows So Very Cold"	Molly Cooper to Sergeant J.D. Cooper	Travelers Rest to Wilmington, North Carolina
February 25, 1863	"all is peacible and quiet"	Lt. R.T Benson to Sarah Benson	Charleston to Travelers Rest
February, 1863	"but when I wake... it was all in a dream"	Private Young Hitch to Mary Hitch, his wife	Charleston to Laurens County
3/63-5/63	"I seat myself this beautiful Sabbath morning"	Private G.W. Davis to family Four letters	Charleston, S.C. to Greenville, S.C.(Thanks to Daniel and Henry Tollison)
May, 1863	"we are an independent people, who can never be subjugated"	M.M. Brown to Lt. W.M. Goodlett	Forrest, Mississippi to Jackson, Mississippi (Thanks to Sandra E.)
July, 1863	"We marched all night and all day without anything to eat but a little cornbread"	Private G.W. Davis to Nancy Davis	Brandon, Mississippi to Greenville, S.C. (Thanks to Daniel and Henry Tollison)
August, 1863	"A great many are out of heart of ever gaining our independence.."	The Hunt Brothers to Martin Hunt Jr.	Morton, Mississippi to Greenville, S.C. (Thanks to Richard Sawyer)
September, 1863	"We are expecting a battle here soon."	Private G.W. Davis to Nancy Davis	Chattanooga, Tn. to Greenville, S.C. (Thanks to Daniel and Henry Tollison)
March, 1864	"Mother, I want you to get me a recruit...."	Private G.W. Davis to Nancy Davis	Dalton, Ga. to Greenville, S.C. (Thanks to Daniel and Henry Tollison)
Spring, 1864	"The Loss"	Sergeant J.D. Cooper to Mollie Cooper	Travelers Rest to Dalton, Georgia
March, 1864	"Mary I can't write all that I want to, so I must stop"	Private Young Hitch to Mary Hitch, his wife	Dalton, Georgia to Laurens South Carolina
March, 1864	"Some talk of us going to Verginia"	Private Young Hitch to Mary Hitch, his wife	Dalton, Georgia to Laurens South Carolina
August 22, 1864	"mam it is with regret"	Lt. Esley Bates to Louisa Hester	Stout Hospital, Macon Georgia to Travelers Rest
Winter 1864 - Spring 1865	"Oh, this terrible war!"	Lt. W.I. Kendrick's Letters	Greenville News April, 1962
1863-1865	"The Letters of J.I. Willis and his wife Eleven letters from 1863-1865	Private J.I Willis to his wife and to his family	Saved by Rev. James Willis
March 14, 1865	"God has filled my cup with Grief"	Dr. R.W. Gibbs to Captain Wm. Allston Gibbs	Columbia, South Carolina to Unknown
Autumn, 1929	"We Walked with Giants"	Sergeant James Williams to Mr. Finley	October, 1929 (Thanks to Betty Adams, Cleveland, Ohio)

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12/61	"We will stay till the last yankee leaves South Carolina Soil	D.R. Poole to Mary, his wife	Thanks to Judy and Ken	.
5/8/63	"Our Regiment has taken the place of the Sixteenth....	Private S.M. Crawford to his wife	U.D.C., Vol 2, page 206	.