Surgeons
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Company E
Company F
Company G
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Surgeons

Spencer Glascow Welch was born in Newberry County, March 12, 1834, the son of William and Mary Glascow Welch. He attended school in Newberry until he was old enough to attend Furman University. He then entered Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, graduating and then doing medical work in a college at Castleton, Vermont. He married Cordelia C. Strother of Edgefield County on February 13, 1861.
When the need for troops for the Confederate Government arose, he enlisted at once and was sent to a kind of provisional training camp at Lightwood Knot Springs. From there he went to Virginia and was in the battle of 1st Manassas, serving as assistant surgeon of the 13th South Carolina Regiment.
From this battle until Appomattox he was in every battle in which Lee's army was engaged. Some time before the surrender he was promoted to surgeon of the same regiment. Dr. Welch died January 5, 1914.

Dr. Lionel Chalmers Kennedy was born June 17, 1816 in Charleston, S.C. He was the second son of Mr. Lionel Henry Kennedy, a lawyer by profession. He was a grandson of Jarves Henry Stephens, a man who served under General Francis Marion in the Revolution. Dr. Kennedy received his literary education mainly at the "South Carolina School," Meeting street, Charleston, read medicine in the office of Dr. B. F. Simmons in Charleston, and graduated in medicine from the Medical College of Charleston in 1834. In 1834 he moved to Spartanburg and formed a co-partnership with Dr. J. J. Boyd.
In April 1842, he married Miss Helen F. Stephens of Pendleton, S.C. During the War Between the States he was a surgeon of the 13th Regiment S.C.V. and endured the hardships of camp life with manly zeal and courage until his health failed, when he resigned and returned home. After the war he continued his practice until his death.

Company A

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Company B

Newton Leland Bennett was one of seven sons of Mark and Loucetta Brockman Bennett and was born on May 26, 1844. He volunteered with Company B, 13th Regiment S.C.V. and drilled with the company at Lightwoodknot Springs but was not mustered into service at that time. He went home for five months and finished at the Reidville Male High School. He was often almost miraculously preserved from injury. He was never in a hospital nor ever left behind, but was always in the front, cheerful and bright, encouraging his comrades to do their best.
Of his own experiences he said:

"In the battle of Spotsylvania, the fiercest engagement I ever witnessed, I fought sixteen hours without ceasing. Of the 34 men in Co. B who went into this battle, only 17 answered to roll call the next day.
"My own hat and clothing were riddled with bullets, but I was unhurt. I was in the redoubt which was next to that in which stood the famous red oak tree, 16 inches in diameter, that was shot down by grape and Minie balls. I was within fifteen feet of this tree and saw it fall, wounding Sergeant Kinard, of Newberry, and Simon Baswell, of my company.
"I was on picket when the lines of Petersburg were taken. I stacked my gun with my comrades and surrendered at Appomattox."

After this he walked home from Virginia to his home on the Buncombe Road in Spartanburg. On December 24, 1868 he married Miss Leonora Ann Leonard. He had five sons and four daughters and died February 3, 1914

John W. Davis, the father of Mrs. J.R. West, enlisted in the Confederate Army at the age of 26, from Spartanburg, South Carolina. He served as a private in Company B, 13th Regiment. He became ill and died of disease at his home in 1862. Though serving only a short time, he proved himself a true South Carolinian.

Company C

Captain R. W. Tinsley was born in White Stone, Spartanburg County, S.C. At the outbreak of the war, although only a boy of 16 years, he promptly enlisted in the Confederate Army, becoming a member of Company C, 13th South Carolina Infantry, commanded originally by Captain D. R. Duncan and later by Captain John W. Carlisle.
On the battlefield of Cold Harbor, July 27th, 1862, young Tinsley was shot through the body by a minie ball which killed a man directly behind him, and he was left for dead on the field. He remembered that in the rear vicinity there was a small stream of water and he worked his way to it, quenched his thirst, and dressed his wound. The next morning he was picked up by the ambulance corps, and when he was being lifted into the ambulance he was helped by a soldier getting around on one foot, the other foot having been shot off in the same battle.
His mother dreamed that her son was in a certain hospital badly wounded. So vivid was the impression that she persuaded her husband to commence in the night preparations for the journey early next morning. The father went to the hospital and found that the condition was even as the anxious mother had dreamed, the son being in almost a dying condition. It was more than a year before he was able to re-enter the service. He was made a conscription officer and continued to render faithful service until the close of the war.
He settled in Union in 1866 and in July of that year he was married to Miss Sarah Rogers, of Union, South Carolina, who died in 1906.
Captain Tinsley was a member of Grace M.E. Church and a member of the board of stewards. Tinsley was also a Mason. He was a watchmaker and jeweler and continued his business until within a few weeks of his death. He was buried with Masonic honors and all places of business closed for his funeral. All the veterans of the county attended his funeral.

Alexander Scott Douglas was born December 25, 1833 in Fairfield District between the forks of Little River. He received his collegiate education at Erskine College and his legal education at the University of Virginia. He entered the army in August 1861 in Company C, 13th Regiment S.C.V. under Captain G. S. Farrow, who was succeeded by Captain D. R. Duncan and later by Captain John W. Carlisle. He was promoted from 3rd Lt. to 2nd Lt. and then to 1st Lt. of Company C. He was wounded August 16, 1864 at Fussel's Mills, near Richmond, Virginia. He survived the war and died on January 5, 1914.

Company D

C. E. Plunkett was born the 9th day of April, 1844, and consequently was but 17 years of age when he enlisted in Company D, 13th Regiment, McGowan's Brigade with Captain J. Y. McFall commanding. His term of service lasted from August, 1861 to the surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865. Mr. Plunkett received no wounds while in service and now resides (Ca. 1923) at Route 5, Saluda, South Carolina.

Company E

W. H. Matthews enlisted in Company E, 13th South Carolina Regiment under Captain Cromley at the age of 17 years, in 1861. He was honorably discharged in April, 1865.

Company F

William H. Foster was born on April 21, 1833 and was the 7th child of a prosperous South Carolina farm family. In 1855 he married a 19-year-old girl who died the next year, less than two months after giving birth to their only child. On August 27, 1861, he enrolled in Company F, 13th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers. For unknown reasons he was made a corporal at enlistment but demoted to private less than 2 months later.
William did not receive a furlough until August 1864 and his service records indicate that he was never paid for his military service. On February 24, 1865, after having been in the trenches around Petersburg for several months, William Foster crossed over to the Union lines and surrendered. After the war he left his family and went to Texas to start a new life and a new family. He died November 12, 1881.

Company G

Captain William Lester was born in Prosperity and the son of Allen Lester. He was a farmer when the war broke out. In Newberry, several companies had been formed already so William Lester said "Boys, we will form a company and I will go with you." Soon Company G was formed. Mr. Lester became Captain of the company known ad the Dekalb Guards.
When Colonel B. T. Brockman was mortally wounded at Spotsylvania on May 12, 1864, he was promoted to Lt. Colonel. Before he was promoted, it is told of Captain Lester that on one occasion when he and his men were sitting eating their scanty allowance, a bomb with hissing fuse fell in their midst; whereupon Lester promptly arose and quenched the fuse by pouring over it the contents of a cup of coffee which he held in his hand. Although a bullet on one occasion knocked off his hat and on another occasion ripped the heel from his boot, he was never wounded.

James Young Brown, son of George and Lucinda Cureton Brown, was born September 11, 1838. He was a grandson of James Young and a descendant of John Cureton, both Revolutionary soldiers. He enlisted in Company G, 13th South Carolina Volunteers when this company was formed at Prosperity, S.C. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Manassas, on August 29, 1862. His wound was of such a severe nature that he was never removed from the field of battle. He died September 4, 1862. His body was returned and is buried in Prosperity Cemetery.

Jacob Brazelle Fellers was born June 25, 1835. At the age of 25 he entered the service of the old Palmetto State in the War Between the Sections. He enlisted in Company G, Regiment Thirteen as 1st Lieutenant. But often times he served as Commander of his company as Captain William Lester was often ill. In the second battle of Manassas, which was fought on the 29th and 30th of August, 1862, Jacob Fellers lost an arm. He fought bravely on, however, until the end of the war.
After the war he married Sallie Gallman and reared a large family. His married life was one of service to all. He was a successful teacher for quite a while and for a number of years he was superintendant of the Sunday School of Colony Church at which church he held his membership from boyhood on through life. He died May 14, 1895 in Newberry South Carolina. At the time of his death he held the office of Probate Judge of Newberry.
Jacob Fellers was an honest, upright citizen. He was a Christian. It has been said that "He served his fellow man, his church and his God."

Joe I. Hiller was born March 24, 1843 and enlisted at the age of eighteen with Company G, 13th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, under Capt. William Lester. He was active in the service during the four years of war. He was twice wounded, at Manassas and at Gettysburg, and was with his Company at the surrender of Appomattox
Soon after the surrender, Joe Hiller was married to Miss Catherine Gaughman, of Newberry, S.C. They had one son and four daughters. Three years after they were married they moved to Georgia. He was a very active member of his church and was superintendent of the sunday school. He died on July 30, 1924 in Plains, Ga.

Amsey Harrington Miller, born December 1, 1845, died at Prosperity, S.C., October 7, 1921. He was born near Prosperity and was the son of Simeon and Elizabeth Stockman Miller. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Mr. Miller was too young for active service. However, in the fall of 1863 he enlisted as a volunteer and joined McGowan's Brigade, Company G, 13th Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, under Captain William Lester. He served the Southern Cause as a member of this Company until Lee's surrender at Appomattox, April 9, 1865.
The first battle in which he was engaged was the Battle of the Wilderness. He fought in every battle in which his company was engaged during the remainder of the war, with the exception of the battle of Deep Bottom, near Richmond, Va. It is believed that he was on special guard duty at that time. Although having part in so many engagements, he was not seriously wounded. On one occasion his hat was shot off his head.
Mr. Miller was in Lee's army at the time of the surrender at Appomattox, and witnessed the formal surrender of General Lee to General Grant. After the surrender he walked home, arriving April 26, 1865. The morning of that day he had breakfast at the home of Mrs. Fred Dominick, Little Mountain, S.C. On reaching his home he found everything in desolation. Only one old horse was left the family with which to plant a crop for the year.

A. A. Nates enlisted in Company G, 13th South Carolina Regiment in August, 1861 and served the remainder of the war. His boast was that he had never missed a roll call, fought in every battle in which his company was engaged, and was never wounded. He surrendered with his company at Appomattox in 1865.
After the war he was a member of James D. Nance Camp, S.C.V., of Newberry County. At it's Memorial Day meeting on May 10, he was elected Adjutant, dying seventeen days later on May 27, at age 97 years.

J. N. Parrott was born August 26, 1836 and was 25 years of age when he enlisted in Company G, 13th South Carolina Regiment, under charge of Captain John Banks, in whose command he served until he was discharged at the surrender at Appomattox or immediately after April, 1865. He resided at Prosperity, South Carolina after the war.

Company H

George Walter Summer, fourth son of John and Cynthia Summer, was born November 25th, 1838 near Spring Hill in Lexington County. He married Martha Epting in February, 1858. He was a farmer when the war broke out.
Prior to 1860 he was captain of the Artillery in the Home Guards. He volunteered and enlisted in 1861 in Company H, 13th Regiment and served as corporal under Captain Phil Eichelberger. He left at home three small boys, one only six weeks old.
He was first stationed on Sullivan's Island and remained there six months. From there he was sent to Petersburg, Virginia, where he saw service for a short while. He died of typhoid fever in camp hospital near Richmond, Virginia, July 13th 1862, at the age of 23 years, and his remains rest in the soldier's cemetery in historic Richmond.

Company I

Lt. Rufus Marion Crocker was the son of Arthur and Lucinda Crocker and born February 1st, 1838 in Spartanburg County. At the outbreak of the war he volunteered for the Confederate army and was elected junior second lieutenant in Company I, 13th Regiment S.C.V., commanded by Captain Andrew K. Smith.
Lt. Crocker was a brave and gallant officer. He participated in Stonewall Jackson's famous march around Pope's right and rear in which he was seriously wounded at 2nd Manassas. We have details from his diary:

1862, August 25th, crossed the Rappahannock and marched towards Manassas; got there 27th and took possession; lay there that night and burnt the cars and provisions that we could not use nor take along. Next day, 28th, we marched to Centerville, and from there by the Stone Bridge; met the enemy at railroad cut and fought that evening and lay on the battle-field and renewed the fight the next morning and fought all day until about 3 o'clock in the evening. Captain Smith was killed soon after I was wounded in the left leg, breaking one bone. My regiment lost half their number. I lay in the woods until the 5th of September. I hired conveyance to Warrenton, Va. to a hospital, and was taken down with fever; lay there until the 20th, and went to Culpepper Court-house and stayed there two nights and went to Gordensville and lay there one night, and went to Richmond; 1st of October started for home; got home the 4th, and had a severe time with my leg. January 21st, 1863, went to Columbia and caught erysipelas. June went to Columbia. Again August went to Columbia. September 25th started back to my regiment.

Lt. Crocker continued to serve his country until the end of the war, when he returned to his home. He married Miss Isabel Besaner of Lincoln County, N.C. and had several children. He was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, and for 30 years a deacon of the Baptist church.

Jefferson Monroe Barnett was born February 15, 1838 to Jesse and Mary "Polly" Barnett in Spartanburg, S.C. He was a farmer's son and concerned himself with the work on the farm so his education was limited. At age 23 he enlisted in Company I of the 13th South Carolina Regiment. It is not known for certain how many battles Monroe fought in but two battles are a possibility. We can be reasonably sure he was in the battle of 2nd Manassas because his records state that he was released from the hospital in Danville, Virginia after recovering from Pneumonia and returned to duty August 8, 1862, about three weeks before the battle. He was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863 after being promoted to Sergeant. He was admitted to the hospital on August 17, 1864 with a wound in the left foot. The last official record of Monroe was a morning report from the Wayside Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, for August 18-21, 1864. It stated that he was given a 30 day furlough. Another report around the last of September listed him as AWOL. He had a brother Micajah Cecero Barnett who was also a member of Company I, 13th South Carolina Regiment.
This information graciously provided by his descendant Robert N. Barnett.

Company K

Sgt. Jobe Iva Franklin Harman was born on December 23, 1841, in Lexington County. Jobe's father Nathaniel was Sheriff in Lexington. Jobe, along with his brothers and several cousins joined the 13th South Carolina early in 1862. Eventually, Jobe was promoted to 1st Sergeant in Company K. He was wounded only once either at Spotsylvania or the Wilderness by a spent ball. Jobe was paroled on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox.
When Jobe returned home he found his home looted and destroyed by Sherman's men. After the war he moved to Texas. He re-married after his first wife died. He was a good fiddle player and often played at family gatherings. Jobe died on June 27, 1921 and is buried at Red Top Cemetery in Grimes County, Texas.

James Calvin Drafts was born October 15, 1843 and was 18 years old when he enlisted in Company K, 13th South Carolina Regiment under Captain Meetze, in whose command he served until he was discharged at the surrender of Appomattox or immediately after the 25th of April, 1865. He was wounded in both legs, rendering them stiff and greatly inconveniencing him walking. He resided at Prosperity, South Carolina after the war.

Gary Miller enlisted in Company K, 13th South Carolina Regiment in 1861 and was discharged at Appomattox on the 9th day of April, 1865. He resided at Route 2, Batesburg, South Carolina and died in 1912.