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South Carolina C.S.A.
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South Carolina C.S.A. |
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16th/24th South Carolina Consolidated |
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Can you provide additional biographical information? batsonsm@bellsouth.net |
(Taylor) Elford, Charles J. Colonel Field and Staff C.J. Elford b: 31 May 1820 d: 25 May 1867 b: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville m: Sarah A. ____ 1826-1882 First Colonel of the Sixteenth, Col. Elford was given permission by the Governor to raise the regiment. Elford was editor of The Southern Patriot with B.F. Perry, a Greenville Newspaper, circa 1855. He served as Mayor of Greenville, and also as Colonel of the Third South Carolina Reserves. He was much involved in civic affairs including the search for and development of a grade to unite Asheville and Greenville by rail and to improve the road between Asheville and Greenville. He was clerk of the Tiger River Baptist Association and active in religious affairs in the community. |
Enlisted for the War Jones, Eugene Photo from The Citadel Collection Smith, B.B. Colonel Field and Staff Commanding the Second S.C. Sharpshooters in defense of Charleston Harbor, appointed to the staff of General States Rights Gist, With the Sixteenth at the Battle of Franklin, Regimental commander of the Consolidated 16th and 24th, Wounded at Franklin. He brought home the flags of the 16th and the 24th; Smith was a graduate of The Citadel and resided in Charleston. Death of Col. B. Burgh Smith The survivors of the Sixteenth regiment will regret to learn that Col. B. Burgh Smith, of Summerville, who was their last commander, died on Sunday night, 7th inst., at his winter home in Charleston. He was in the 69th year of his age, and had been ill for several months. He was the son of Dr. Benj. Burgh Smith, of Summerville, and was a descendant of Roger Moore, Colonel William Rhett, Landgrave Smith, John Ruthlege, the Dictator, and other men distinguished in South Carolina history. His great-uncle Benj. Burgh Smith, was propietor and editor of the Charleston Courier from July, 1805, to January, 1816. He was graduated from the South Carolina Military Academy in 1855. At the opening of the civil war he entered the service as first lieutenant of engineers, becoming captain of Company B, Eleventh regiment, of South Carolina, in 1861. From this point his daring bravery and skill made his rise in the service rapid. He was promoted to the rank of major in September, 1861, was transferred as major to the second battlaion of South Carolina Sharpshooters, June 1862; was wounded at Franklin and was promoted to be Colonel of the 16th and 24th South Carolina Volunteers, these two regiments having been consolidated at that time. He was in the battles at Jackson, Miss.; Chickamauga, siege of Chatanooga, Missionary Ridge, Franklin, siege of Atlanta and many other engagements, in all of which Col. Smith took a prominent part. In latter years, Col. Smith resided in Summerville and Charleston, leaving for the former place without fail on the 1st day of May and returning to Charleston on the 31st of October of each year. He was a man of the highest character, charitable to an extreme, devoted to his family, and a man who not only made friends, but kept them. Being a temperate and most methodical man, everything, both in his office and in his daily life, went by the watch, and he always seemed to have time for everything. The Greenville Mountaineer Feb. 10, 1904 From Jason Smith, Thanks! The Citadel and The Sixteenth |
 (Taylor) Colonel Field and Staff Colonel of the regiment until January of 1865, his letter of resignation is on file with his service record. He probably resigned because Ellison Capers was to be promoted to General. McCullough frequently commanded the brigade when Gist was absent or acting as divisional commander. Exceptions to that include Wright's Farm, Chickamauga, and Jonesboro. McCullough was not on the field in the first two battles and allowed Capers to command at Jonesboro. McCullough was lightly wounded in the latter part of the Atlanta fighting and does not appear to have been present during the Tennessee Campaign of 1864. McCullough raised E Company and did much to record the history of the Sixteenth after the war. He organized the Association of Vets in the eighties and organized the meeting where B.B. Smith returned the colors to the Sixteenth. He was a frequent contributor to the Greenville Newspaper concerning the history of the Sixteenth and Company E. Jones provides us with Col. McCullough's nickname in his wonderful book on the 24th. Col. McCullough was known as "Old Beeswax." McCullough was also a member of the S.C. Legislature during the war. Col. James McCullough 16th South Carolina Regiment Born 2/20/24, Died 1-10-92, McCullough Family Graveyard, Highway 25, Princeton. McCullough, James, mentioned on pages 148, 231, 279 - Brown, Russell K. - To the Manner Born, The Life of General Wm. H.T. Walker. |
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Major Field and Staff O'Neill was the field officer who appears to have trained the Sixteenth and by many accounts was well respected, if not much loved. He was killed in acton by a sniper at Kennesaw Mountain on June 30, 1864. Mention of Major O'Neal/O'Neill The following is taken from a letter written by Lt. J.A. Tillman of the 24th South Carolina on June 28, 1864. U.D.C., Vol. Five, page 399, Also Tillman Letter, page 418 "The army is strongly fortified, the right covering Marietta, taking Kennesaw Mt. and extending Southwestward, throwing the left near the Chattahoochee River. This positon we took up on the morning of the 19th. We marched all night before halting here and were much wearier from the loss of sleep and deep mud through which we traveled, immediately ditching commenced. The enemy pressed forward with a heavy skirmish line and came up about ten A.M. Our skirmishers being very weak were driven back in partial confusion, and after dark Company I, 24th S.C., Company A, 46th Ga., Company F, 16th S.C., and a company of the 8th Ga. Battery (Battalion) under command of Major O'Neal of the 16th S.C. were ordered out to establish a new skirmish line which we did and nobly held against great odds until about 6 P.M. when the enemy moved forward a battle line and supported their skirmishers thus forcing us back by number alone. The General (Gist) charged, a portion of the 46th reaching the enemies' works. All would have went well but the right(Co I, 24)was halted by Major O'Neal on the brow of the hill, it being the best positon and the object of the advance being only to drive in the enemies' skirmishers and reestablish our lines in strong position. The line could not be held. The enemy had concentrated rapidly. we were ordered to retreat." Furman University 1850 census of Charleston, SC, page 163 St. Philip's Parish boarding house of George Beaumont Maria O'Neal, 38, factor, b. NY Charles C. O'Neal, 13, b. NY Evalina O'Neal, 4, b. SC From the work of Russell K. Brown, "In Gist's brigade, Colonel McCullough continued in the 16th South Carolina with Lieutenant Colonel Wallace B. Ioor and Major Charles C. O'Neill. Little is known about O'Neill except that he enlisted as a private in December 1861, quickly won promotion to regimental sergeant major, and in the reorganization of May 1862 was elected major. Note: O'Neill was probably young and unmarried. [According to his service record] the outstanding balance of his pay was claimed in November 1864 by his widowed mother, Maria O'Neal [sic]. A Maria O'Neal with a 13 year old son, Charles C., was living in a boarding house in Charleston in 1850. Mother and son were both born in New York. See NA, M432, Roll 850, Charleston, 163." E-Mail Russell K. Brown O'Neill, C.C., mentioned on page 244 - Brown, Russell K. - To the Manner Born, The Life of General Wm. H.T. Walker. |
 Photo furnished by Rick Willis, John Stanley and family Ivor, W.B. Lt. Colonel Field and Staff W.B. Ioor (Ivor) was elected Major and later Lt. Colonel early in the history of the regiment. He was frequently on medical leave and rarely appeared in the field. The following was provided by russell@csranet.com. Please note that the lieutenant colonel of the regiment was named Wallace B. IOOR, not IVOR. That was a misspelling that slipped into OR and has been perpetuated. If you look at Ioor's service record you will see the correct name. Ioor is a name of presumably Dutch origin. Wallace Ioor's father was a Charleston author and playwright who moved to Greenville for a simpler, less expensive life style and perhaps to escape his creditors. There's more info about the family at the Caroliniana Library at the University of SC. Wallace Ioor was a major of militia before the Civil War and there is some slim evidence that he worked as a railroad conductor to make ends meet. The following was furnished by Rick and John. A few other things that I have found out about Mr. Ioor is after the war it is believed he went back to his farm at either Myrtle Beach or Hilton Head. There are some questions as to which. He never married. He died as a young man as a result of some kind of farming accident resulting in blood poisoning. |
Major Field and Staff Listed as Major at the surrender of the Consolidated 16/24. Croft was the Captain of Company C for most of the war. He was the son of Randall Croft who organized Company C. Dr. T.G. Croft served as a Sergeant in Company C and this does not appear to be the same man, but rather a cousin. Surrender Theodore Gaillard Croft Born 10/12/44 Died 7/28/76 I would welcome help in finding out more about the T.G. Croft's of the Sixteenth and the Croft family. Christ Church Episcopal, Greenville, S.C. Furman University Grave of |
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Lt. Col. Morgan served with the 24th S.C. as Captain of Company K. He was wounded at Calhoun, Peachtree Creek and at Decatur (Atlanta). One of the wounds was in the jaw and another in the side. He had one brother killed at Chickamauga and one wounded at Franklin. His service prior to Consolidation was with the 24th. He is buried at Gilgal Baptist Church at Edgefield. Captain Morgan was the son of Tyler Whitfield Morgan, who served in Company K of the Seventh Regiment and another brother, Captain Dempsey Morgan served in Texas. He served after the war in Edgefield County as School commissioner and County Treasurer. He was married to Savannah C. Reynolds and they had ten children, Anna Morgan Seigler, J.E. Morgan, T.P. Morgan, J.w. Morgan, s.e. Morgan, Mary E. Morgan Corley, Agnes, Morgan Culbreath, R.E. Morgan, Ella Morgan Jeenings, W.H. Morgan. Colonel Morgan was born on April 15, 1832. In addition to all of these vocations, Colonel Morgan was a teacher and a farmer. Facing is a letter written upon his death by Bishop (General) Ellison Capers. |
 Morgan, T.C. Lt. Colonel Consolidated 16th and 24th Field and Staff S.O. Morgan and Family E-Mail Descendant |
Edgefield Chronicle Edgefield, South Carolina My Dear Mr. Bacon: I have just read a notice of the death of Col. Thos. C. Morgan, my old friend and Confederate comrade. A truer man and a better soldier never lived. His retiring diposition and his geniune modesty veiled the force and strength of his character to casual acquaintances and to the superficial, but to those who knew him, he was every inch a man. As Captain of Company K, 24th S.C.V. and afterward as its Major and Lieutenant Colonel, Morgan inspired the respect and confidence of his commanders and the devotion of his men. I remember once when I had the honor to be Lt. Col. of the 24th and Clement Stevens was its noble Colonel that I reported to him the shaky condition of our picket line at a certain point and he promptly replied, "Put Morgan in command at that point and you will be safe there." The incident occurred on James Island in 1862 and was characteristic of the Colonel's estimate of his Captain and of the after career of the Captain throughout the campaigns of Generals Bragg, Johnston, and Hood. Morgan often commanded the 24th in battle and on the march when his superior officers were disabled from wounds. We always felt sure of the reputation of the 24th with Morgan in command. Dear friend and comrade, farewell! and all hail to your peace and rest on the quiet camping grounds beyond the dark river! With Stevens and Palmer, and Jones and Hill, and Holmes and Tillman, Andrews and our beloved General Gist, and all the martyr host that have crossed the river before you, dear Morgan, may the virtues that ennobled your heart and life shine in unobscured light, and be recognized and blessed by our God and Savior and glorify your true manly nature through all eternity. Ellison Capers Citation in the U.D.C. books, Vol. Nine, page 38, "Wounded in the arm at Calhoun Gap." |
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Most held the rank of Captain, however the assistants were Lieutenants. If I am in error, please let me know. |
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Captain AQM Served until 10/62 with rank of Captain See First Regiment State Troops (8/63-2/64 - Roberts) William Goldsmith This is the elder Goldsmith, Two page citation in Vol Eight, U.D.C. Books, page 290, quoted by Nellie Whitten Hellams. "Captain" William Goldsmith was born in Greenville County, March 30, 1819. His grandfather William Goldsmith entered the Revolutionary War at age 17. (See Below) He was a deacon of the First Baptist Church of Greenville and died in Greenville on April 5, 1911. Also cited are stories of travel by his wife within the state to locate him while the unit was in Charleston. Great Citation. Father of William Goldsmith of Company A and brother of Thomas Goldsmith Jr. of Company I. Married: Mary Bannister Stone William Goldsmith (1758-1834 -Capt. William Goldsmith's grandfather) - enlisted at age 17 in the revolution and was under the command of Gen. Horatio Gates and was at the surrender at Yorktown. His son was Thomas Goldsmith (1787-1868), who married Sally Cook (1795-1849). Thomas and Sally had nine children, three of them were: 1. William Goldsmith (1819-1911) m. Mary Elizabeth Stone; then Nancy Clary Hair (He did not have a middle name) 2. Thomas Goldsmith, Jr. (1826-1880) m. Mary E. Charles 3. James Warren Goldsmith (1839-1877) m. Sarah Ellen Woodside (I have had great difficulty understanding this wonderful family, my thanks to Susan and Scott for the help. Email Decendant See McKittrick Letters |
AADJ Son of Colonel McCullough |
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ADJT KIA Franklin McGavock 84 18 11/64 Grave of |
AQM Buried: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville Born in England |
ACS See First Regiment State Troops (8/63-2/64 - Roberts) |
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Ensign Field and Staff Grave of Franklin, Tn. |
Ensign Field and Staff Grave of Franklin, Tn. |
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The Brigade also had a Medical Department. |
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Surgeon Field and Staff DOD Charleston Grave of Christ Church |
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Surgeon Field and Staff F & S—Assistant Surgeon. Appointed assistant surgeon; transferred to 12th Arkansas Battalion; transferred to Logan’s cavalry, September 11, 1863; transferred to 16th South Carolina Infantry, April 10, 1864; Born in Tennessee, c1837. Thanks Kelly Cap Franklin, Fort Delaware Mention of Vol. X, Page 602, Medical History of |
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Assistant Surgeon Field and Staff |
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Assistant Surgeon Field and Staff Christ Church Episcopal, Greenville, S.C. Grave of |
Assistant Surgeon Field and Staff |
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Chaplain Field and Staff Cap. Hartwell 5/7/65 |
Chaplain Field and Staff See McKittrick Letters |
Chaplain Field and Staff Chaplain of the Regimental Association after the war. |
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Regimental Sergeant Major Field and Staff Also listed with Company E |
Regimental Sergeant Major Field and Staff Also listed with Company E |
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