William Perry Middleton
Company H

W.P. Middleton Passed Away Tuesday

W.P. Middleton, aged 74years, Confederate veteran died Tueday at his home in Paris Mountain Township and was buried Wednesday afternoon at 6 oclock at the reedy River Baptist Church. The deceased served four years through the civil war as a member of the 16th Regiment having volunteered at the outbreak of the war. He is survived by his wife, two sons, W.C. and J.S. Middleton and two daughters, Mrs. Earl Wade of Paris Mountain Township and Mrs. Frank Batson of Travelers Rest.

Albert Wesley Holliday
Company F

Abstract of Albert Wesley Hollidays obit copied by David Major & shared with Stephen M. Brown, who shared w/me
Albert Wesley, CSA, Co. F 16 SC Reg, home 5 East Stone Ave., lived Greenville past 33 years, halfbrother J.R. Holliday, Greenville, W.N. Holliday, Baltimore Md; sister Mrs. Lizzie Hindman, Williamston; Mrs Maggie Bagwell, Mrs. J.T. Cooley, Honea Path; half sister Mrs. R.G. Hagan, Abbeville; Mrs. WM Ridgeway, Belton; wife Mrs. Mary Dalton Holliday. Sons: C.B.,Raymond R & Coke G. of Greenville; Marvin of University, NC, Fletcher Holliday, Tiffin OH; Frank R. Holliday, Greensboro, NC; daus: Mrs. C.J. Brown, Greenville, Mrs. J.H. Shealey, Spartanburg, Miss; Miss Lucy Holliday, Tampa, FL.

Buried Graceland Cem.
Mrs. Mary Dalton Payne Holliday obit 17 Oct 1934,age 84, Piedmont UDC Oct 17 1934, p. 9, Oct 18, p. 6 [this is all that was included in my ref. from Mr. Major] (She was his second wife.) Albert mar. (1) 24 Nov 1869, Kisiah Catherine Darby born 19 Jun 1852, d 21 May 1891, buried Oak Hill Meth. Church. Greenville Co., SC
Tomb at Graceland Cem. Albert Wesley Holliday b 1 Mar 1846, d 27 Nov 1928 Minerva J. Holliday b 15 Jul 1859, d 23 May 1915 [based on census & obits he had to have mar. 3 times.!!]
Tomstones at Oak Hill Cem. Meth., Greenville Co., K.C. Holliday w/o A.W. Holldiay b 19 Jun 1852, d 21 May 1891 & 3 child. of A.W. & KC

More notes on the Holliday family:

From the Confederate Veterens Magazine, verbatim (sorry I don’t have the issue reference). Please note that HW Holliday IS AW Holliday and his father’s middle initial is E. and not B!!!!! This is my Uncle Wesley. He was a drayer. Daddy said after the war, he joined Red Hampton’s Red Shirts. Daddy said there was a civil war/confederate parade that marched through the square in Abbeville during the early 1900s and Wesley carried the flag.

“H. W. Holliday, eldest son of James B. and Emily Jane Dunlap Holliday, was born March 1, 1846, and died on the 27th of November, 1928 at Greenville, S.C. When war came on in the sixties, this young boy joined the ranks of the Confederacy in his father’s place, first serving with the 3rd Regiment of State Troops at Charleston. When this regiment was disbanded, he joined Company E of the 16th South Carolina Regiment, this on the last day of February, 1864, and went through the Georgia campaign under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. He was in all of the battles around Atlanta, then followed Hood into Tennessee, and took part in the fighting at Franklin and Nashville. When the surrender came, he was at home on sick furlough. His command was a part of Gregg’s Brigade, Walker’s Division, Hardee’s Corps, Army of Tennessee. Comrade Holliday was a member of R. C. Pulliam Camp, No. 297, U.C.V., of Greenville, S.C., also a member of the Masonic Lodge of that place, and of the Methodist Church. He was three times married, his last wife, who was Mrs. Mary R. Payne, surviving him.

James/Jim E. Holliday, a farmer, lived in lower G’ville Cnty. on Saluda River. b. 4/10/1821 d 6/14/1903 1st m. Emily Jane Dunlap b 6/1/1823 d 9/10/1863 2nd m. Sallie (Sarah) Ann Harper b. 9/21/1837 d. 4/19/1909 Children by first marriage: Albert Wesley Holliday Nancy Caroline Margaret (Maggie) Andrew Quintey (Quinnie) (I’ve seen Andrew G.) Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ida Ella Eugenie George M. (is this the brother they called “Bud” who m. __ Crawford and moved to Iva? Jane M. James H. (born 1862) Children by second marriage: William N. John (Johnny) Robert (I’ve seen John P.) Joseph (Joe) Trammell Emma Lee Mattie (Molly?) Daisy Mae (Other notes show a “no name Holliday” on his chart, b. 1879. This would have been when Emma’s youngest sibling Daisy was born) This is only 16 children, though I hear he raised 17.

James E. Holliday had 1,100 AC (approximate estimate, collective family memory) when he died, on both sides of the river in Anderson and Greenville Counties. Some of this land was sold to the City of Belton for the dam to be built. His house still stands (built in 1893) I have a picture of the house and log tool shed from my grandmother’s scrapbook. The first house built before 1893 burned due to a lightening strike that also hit Jim’s son Johnny but he was revived. I’ve heard Jim had a charcoal kiln in the backyard somewhere where he slow-burned oak or some kind of wood to make the charcoal.

James’ obit reads: “Mr. James Holliday, an aged and respected citizen of Greenville county, passed peacefully over the river on last Sunday morning. Mr. Holliday was an upright, honest citizen and served with distinction during the trying days of ‘61-65 as a member of the 16th S.C. Regiment. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. M. McGee on Monday, after which the interment took place in the old Williams burial ground.”

Also a newspaper clipping where a Mr. William Randolph Pearson was honored as the county’s oldest resident in May of 1929 (could be 1926). There is a picture of “a group of Confederate veterans of G’ville rallied around their comrade, Mr. Pearson at his home near the Sandy Springs Baptist Church.” He was 100 years old. The men in the picture are George W. Sirrine, W. H. Cely, W. R. Pearson, J. R. Childress, F. M. Blakely, J. T. Campbell, W. S. Grady, A. W. Holliday, and Sam Vaughn. The article says Pearson was assigned to Johnston’s army. “The veteran was in the detachment of soldiers sent to relieve Vicksburg at that crucial moment. When Johnston’s command was on the Yazoo River, about 18 miles from Vicksburg, the post was surrendered by General Pemberton and the Confederates who had started to his relief were forced to turn back. His command then pushed into North Georgia and took part in the fighting there under both Johnston and Hood. He continued with his command until the surrender and then returned to his native community broken in spirit but not in health, to resume his farming operations.” It also talks about him recalling the meteor shower sometime between 1833 and 1838.

November 27, 1928

Albert W. Holliday

Funeral services for Albert Wesley Holliday, whose death occurred at his residence, 5 East Stone Avenue shortly after 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, will be held this afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Mackey Mortuary on North Main Street at Elford. Services will be conducted by the Rev. CE Peele, pastor of the Buncome Street Methodist church of which Mr. Holliday was a member, assisted by the Rev. R. C. Goldsmith. Interment will be made in Graceland Cemetery.

Mr. Holliday was 82 years old, and a Confederate veteran, being a member of Camp Pulliam United Confederate Veterans. he ws born and reared in Greenville County and for the past 33 years made his home in the city. During his active years he was a contractor. He was a member of Recovery Lodge No. 31, A.F.M. He was keenly interested in all phases of the work of his church.

Mr. Holliday is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Dalton Holliday, six sons, CB Holliday, Raymond R. Holliday, and Coke G. Holliday, all of this city; Marvin Holliday of University NC, Fletcher Holliday of Tiffin Ohio, and Frank R. Holliday of Greensboro NC; and three daughters: Mrs. CJ Brown of Greenville, Mrs. JH Shealey of Spartanburg, and Miss Lucy Holliday of Tampa, FL.

Three sisters Mrs. Lizzie Hindman of Williamston; Mrs. Maggie Bagwell of Honea Path, and Mrs. JT Cooley of Honea Path also survive, in addition to two half-sisters, Mrs. RG Hagan of Abbeville and Mrs. William Ridgeway of Belton, and two half-brothers JR Holliday of this city and WN Holliday of Baltimore MD.

The honarary escort will be composed of his comrades in service, the members of Camp Pulliam UCV. The services at the grave will be in charge of Recovery Lodge No. 31, AFM.

John Greer (K)
Company F

Private, Company F 16th SC Regt. CSA. According to his pension records dated 7 April 1919, John received several wounds and was captured in the Battle of Franklin, Franklin, Tennessee. The Taylor Rosters have him being paroled from the Camp Chase prison camp in Ohio.

Obituary - The Journal and Carolina Spartan ; 15 July 1936

AGED VETERAN CLOSES GREER

Former Police Chief of Greenville Dies

Greer, July 15 -- John Garvin Greer, 90, Confederate veteran and prominent citizen of this section, died Tuesday afternoon at his home in the Pleasant Grove community after an illness of four years.

Funeral services were to be held Wednesday at 5:30 pm at the Pleasant Grove Baptist church, conducted by the Rev. George Hopkins, the Rev. Paul Beacham, the Rev. D.D. Flannigan, the Rev. R.B. Vaughn and the Rev. Frank Snyder. Interment was to follow in the churchyard.

Pallbearers were to be Lee Smith , Arthur Harbin, Lee Henderson, H.W. Childs, Norris Smith and G.D. Wood.

The following deacons of the Pleasant Grove church together with the following were to meet at 5:30 pm at the church to serve as honorary pallbearers : C.D. Stradley J.R. Childress, J.T. Williams, DR. H. L. Brockman, Dr. D.B. Jackson, R.M. Hughes, the Rev. Harvey Taylor and John W. Brown.

Known to many friends as "Captain Greer", Mr. Greer enlisted at the age of 16 in the Confederate army, serving in Company F, 16th Regiment , commanded by Capt. G.W. Holtzclaw.

Mr. Greer was wounded at Atlanta, July 2, 1864, and on Nov. 30, 1864 he was taken as prisoner to Camp Chase, Ohio. He was discharged June 15,1865, and returned to South Carolina July 4,1865.

Born near Greer, Mr. Greer when a young man moved to Greenville and resided there there 50 years.

He served as chief of the Greenville police department for 16 years.

For eight years he was a member of the firm of Snyder & Greer jewelers in Greer and he served as a special agent for the Southern Railway for 14 years.

In 1900 he returned to Pleasant Grove and since then has been a member of the South Carolina legislature from Greenville county for five terms.

When 21 years old he became a member of the Baptist church and for a number of years he had been a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist church.

Mr. Greer was married three times, his first wife being Miss Janie Randall; his second Miss Fannie Foster, and his third Miss Corrie Moon McKinney.

He is survived by his third wife and the following children : Mrs. J.M. Monts, Tampa, Fla.; G.F.Greer and Mrs. W.A. Roper of Greenville; Mrs. M.Q. Martin of Delta, Colo. ; John Haskell Greer, Atlanta; Mrs. Ceyle Vaughn, A.J. Greer and John H. Greer, all of Greer; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Eulis Greer, Taylors; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Dennis Pittman, Harris Pittman, and W.C. Wofford
Company D

I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE INFO ON THE 16TH AGAIN TODAY AND SAW SOMETHING ELSE. IN COMPANY D, THERE IS A HARRIS PITTMAN AND DENNIS PITTMAN LISTED. THESE ARE MY WIFE'S GG-GRANDFATHER AND GGG- GRANDFATHER. I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY MENTION OF DENNIS PITTMAN'S SERVICE BUT THE OBITUARY FOR HARRIS PITTMAN SAYS HE SERVED ALL FOUR YEARS IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY. DENNIS PITTMAN b.10-8-1822, d.11-9-1916 WOULD HAVE BEEN 39 YRS OLD WHEN HE ENLISTED. THIS IS THE ONLY DENNIS PITTMAN I KNOW OF IN THAT AREA FOR THAT TIME. HARRIS PITTMAN b.2-3-1843, d.5-4-1928 WOULD HAVE BEEN ALMOST 19 YRS OLD WHEN HE ENLISTED. THEY ARE BOTH BURIED AT HIGHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH. DENNIS HAD AN OLDER BROTHER NAMED HARRIS b.2-3-1819, d.5-4-1906. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY MENTION OF CSA SERVICE FOR HIM. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ALMOST 43 IN 1861. DARIUS PITTMAN MAY HAVE BEEN A SON TO THIS HARRIS. I DON'T HAVE THE CENSUS INFO READILY AVAILABLE. I ALSO NOTICE A "W.C. WOFFORD" FOR COMPANY D. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN MY GG-GRANDFATHER. HIS NAME WAS WILLIAM CORNELIUS WOFFORD. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY INFO ON HIM BUT I DO KNOW THEY LIVED IN THE GLASSY MT. AREA BETWEEN GOWENSVILLE AND LANDRUM.
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James J. Black
Company C

Following is obituairy for James J. Black, Pvt., Co. C, 16 SCV Regiment. He was my g-grandfather and I think this deserves to be posted. Transcription is from Greenville News, 1923:

Jas. J. Black, Well Respected Citizen
Man Dies After Short Ilness

James Jackson Black, well known and highly respected citizen of the Mt. Creek section died at his home Saturday night at 10 o'clock after a short illness.

Mr. Black was 78 years of age, and had lived in Greenville county all of his life. He was a Confederate veteran, having fought all four years of the war as a member of the 16th S. C. regiment.

He was one of the oldest members of the Mountain Creek Baptist church, having been a member for 62 years, and has served as senior deacon for a number of years.

Mr. Black is survived by his wife Mrs. Linnie Black, two daughters, Mrs. Charles Phillips of the Brusy Creek section, and Mrs. Leila Barton of this city, three step-sons, Messrs. W. F. and R. D. Green of Taylors, and T. R. Green of Tallulah Falls, Ga., and four stepdaughters, Mrs. W. R. Bolling, Mrs. W. G. Cox, Mrs. J. M. Long, and Mrs T. G. Jones, all of this county.

He is also survived by three brothers, Messrs. William Black if Georgia. A. B. Black of Simpsonville, and a large number of grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held from Mountain Creek Baptist church today at 3 P. M. conducted by the pastor Rev. A. E. Howard assisted by Rev J. J. Hoitt, the former pastor. Interment will follow in the church yard.

END

Quiet a legacy for a boy who went to war at 16 years of age and served all four years honorably.

Thanks,
Toby R. Barton
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Alfred Ward
Company H

I am writing about Alfred Ward, listed as A. Ward on your Greenville roster posting. I just wanted to make sure you have further information on this lateral line of mine.(brother to my John Ward, sons of Ervin Ward, s.o. William Ward Rev. War Soldier) I have a copy of the SC Honor Roll pension application for Alfred Ward which roughly states.he.. enlisted in Co. H, Reg. of 16th, Bat. of Capt.. D.A. Hodge in May 1861 and served until May 1865. ...discharged at Charlotte NC May 1865,, still a member of Co. H, 16th, Bat. Born 16th Jan. 1839. Resides at Saluda NC Rt. 1 in Greenville Co. SC. No bodily injury received. Present condition, bad health, and blind for the past 5 yrs. Sworn...28th Oct. 1919. W. M. Forest(?), Not. Pub. for SC James Forest and Alex MC Cauley affirm his service Application was approved.
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Eli Henderson
Company B

The following is from Robert Henderson's book, The Henderson's of Upper South Carolina. The book is available through the author at

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Steve here is some information on 2 of the Hendersons in the 16th that you may use in any way. This information is in my book Hendersons of Early South Carolina pt 3. This information is on pp 140/1. One of these was E. Starling Henderson born about 1821 and married to Sevilla Meares of Laurens. Starling was the son of Nathaniel & Azelia Riley Henderson of Laurens.

The other is Eli Henderson born about 1832 of Greenville. Eli married Catherine J Hughes of Greenville. Eli was the son of John Henderson of Greenville.

In reviewing the soldiers listed in the Confederate Companies from Greenville County, SC, I noted the name S. E. Henderson, Pvt. (Company E - Hampton Legion) killed in battle, Franklin - Wounded Atlanta." The book also notes on page 5 "Soldiers of the 16th South Carolina Regiment - which according to the copy of the Macgavock Cemetery Directory, are buried in Macgavock Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee." Under that listing it had "Section 83 Grave 4, S. E. Henderson, Company E." I had overlooked this entry because in company B of the 16th, the death of Eli Henderson is recorded as "Eli Henderson, Pvt. killed in Battle, Nashville, 1864." Eli's descendants have his name recorded (also) as S. Eli Henderson, and I had overlooked the possibility that both Starling E Henderson and Eli Henderson had served in Upstate S. C. units near each other, and that both had died during this honorable war - one in Company B of the 16th Regiment, and the other in Company E - of Hampton's Legion. This little book, by the SC Archives, also notes that Company E of Hampton's Legion contained about 1/3 from each of Anderson, Greenville and Laurens Counties.

By following the fading efforts of the South in the waning days of the war, we can piece together more exact information on Starling and Eli's fates mentioned above. Beginning in May of 1864, Sherman began his drive to conquer Atlanta. The note regarding Starling's "wounded - Atlanta" could have taken place during any of the battles like Kennesaw Mountain in June 1864, July 1864 at Peachtree Creek, and the successive bombardments of Atlanta until it was finally taken in September of 1864. The Southerners retreated in the direction of Nashville, but Sherman did not follow. Instead Sherman began the terrible pillage of the South often referred to as "Sherman's March to the Sea." Soldiers of the SC 16th and Hampton's Legion continued their march under Hood toward Nashville - that would lead through Franklin, TN. On November 30, 1864, Hood's Army made an assault against the Northern Forces at Franklin - in which he lost 6,252 Southern troops. This would be the date that Starling Henderson likely died from the above information. Apparently, Eli Henderson survived, and although beaten badly, Hood continued his way toward Nashville. Arriving at Nashville two weeks later, Hood was attacked by the Federal Commander, Thomas, on December 15 and 16 of 1864. One of these December dates would be the time of Eli's death according to the above records.

Hopefully this will help some to separate 2 Henderson soldiers who had similar initials.
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James Cox
Company E

We are grateful for your efforts in maintaining our family memories of James Cox of Company E. His widow, Juranda, is buried in Athens, Texas where she relocated from Anderson Co. with her eight remaining children after the war. His older two sons, William and John, were supposed killed after being taken from their family home, however this is not documented. We plan to visit his gravesite at Rock Island this year. My grandmother Clifford Cox, my mother Christine , and I are appreciative of your honoring our family loss. (Additional Information would be appreciated)
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John Forrester
Company I

Subject: Re: Lt. John Forrester, Sixteenth South Carolina

He is variously listed as John and John E. I will keep you posted on additional info, but as of now I have (also was shown as "John C" elsewhere but I think that was a typo). His son, James M, married Eliza Jones. They had 2 sons, James Preston (my Dad's "Uncle Press"), and Shell Franklin(my grandfather) Shell Franklin's First wife, Sadie Elizabeth Turner, bore him Frank and Claude Preston (my father). He had four other sons.
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