Roll of Company "A," Nineteenth Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers:

Tillman Watson, Captain, age ---; promoted Major February, 1862. Perry E. Watson, Captain, age 50; promoted from First Lieutenant; was not re-elected at reorganization in 1862. Elijah W. Horne, Captain, age 32; wounded at Atlanta; elected Second Lieutenant February, 1862; elected Captain at reorganization in 1862; retired by his own request 1865. Ezekiel Randall, age 16; promoted from the ranks to Second Lieutenant in 1862, to First Lieutenant 1864, to Captain in 1865. Levi Lybrand, First Lieutenant, age 48; promoted from Second to First Lieutenant February, 1862; resigned 1863. Seaborn E. Watson, Second Lieutenant, age 25; was not re-elected at reorganization 1862. John T. Norris, Second Lieutenant, age 21; wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn., and died of his wounds at Chattanooga; promoted from ranks 1862. Cornelius J. W. Kreeps; Second Lieutenant, age 22; killed at Atlanta, Ga., July 22nd, 1864; promoted from ranks to Sergeant to Second Lieutenant in 1864. Abe. W. Rutland, Second Lieutenant, age 18; promoted from ranks to Sergeant and to Second Lieutenant 1864. Willis L. Creed, Second Lieutenant, age 24; same record as Rutland. Wyatt H. Haney, age 30, First Sergeant; detached. J. H. A. Williams, age 19, Sergeant. Morgan D. Bodie, age 19, Sergeant; promoted from ranks; died of disease at Knoxville. J. R. Padgett, age 28, Sergeant; promoted from ranks; wounded at Murfreesboro. Hiram Cato, age 20, Sergeant; killed in battle, New Hope Church. James S. A. Satcher, age 18, Sergeant. Alfred A. Pardue, age 35, Sergeant; died of disease in hospital. Henry Dunton, age 50, Sergeant; discharged Tupelo, Miss. M. C. Mitchell, age 18, Sergeant. Lewis V. Claxton, age 21, Sergeant; wounded at Chickamauga; captured at Atlanta. H. Elsey Lybrand, age 22, Sergeant; wounded at Chickamauga; died of the wound in hospital. Solomon Douglass, age 35, Corporal; wounded at Nashville, Tenn. Julius Howard, age 20, Corporal; died of disease in hospital 1862. J. Ellis Creed, age 30, Corporal; promoted from ranks; died of disease in hospital 1862. William Creed, age 32, Corporal; promoted from ranks. Jeter W. Crim, age 23, Corporal; promoted from ranks; captured at Missionary Ridge. Isaac B. Randall, age 30, Corporal; wounded at Atlanta, Ga. George W. Morris, age 20, Corporal. Burton Williams, age 24, Corporal; promoted from ranks; died in hospital 1863.

PRIVATES.

Jefferson J. Asbill, age 30, died of disease at Danville, Kentucky; Loy P. Aspill, age 32, died of disease at Wildcat Mountain, Ky., 1862; Isaac Bush, age 40, discharged at Shelleyville, Tenn.; Washington W. Bush, age 28, wounded at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., died of wounds at Atlanta; Wm. Burges Bush, age 24, died of disease at Chattanooga, Tenn.; John H. Barton, age 26; J. Burgess Barton, age 22, surrendered at Atlanta 1865; James E. Boothe, age 21, surrendered at South Mountain, Ala.; Benjamin Boothe, age 35, surrendered at Atlanta, Ga.; William Braswell, age 23, died of disease at Charleston, S. C.; Peter Brannon, age 40, discharged Lovejoy Station, Ga.; Wiley Bodie, age 40, died of disease at Augusta, Ga.; John M. Cato, age 22, wounded at Chickamauga and Marietta; Whitfield Cato, age 17; J. Preston Cammeron, age 23, captured at Atlanta, not heard from since; James P. Cullum, age 19; William Cullum, age 45, captured at Atlanta, Ga., died in Union prison, Comumbus, Ohio; John W. Clark, age 21, wounded at Chickamauga, died in hospital of wounds; Isaac Carroll, age 24, died of disease at Charleston, S. C.; Jesse Couch, age 28; Watson E. Couch, age 24, discharged at Corinth, Miss.; Michael W. Clark, age 16, discharged Shelleyville, Tenn.; Rufus M. Derrick, age 20, captured at Missionary Ridge; John Eidson, age 28, died of disease in hospital, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Robert M. Elsmore, age 45, discharged; Allen Elsmore, age 22, killed in battle at Atlanta, Ga., July 22nd, 1864; William Foley, age 30, discharged; Berry Franklin, age 40; Marshall Franklin, age 29, died of disease in hospital; Henry Grice, age 21, died at Murfreesboro of wounds received there; Benjamin Grice, age 23, died of disease at Charleston, S. C.; Isaac W. Graham, age 30, Noah Goff, age 26; James W. Howard, age 17, died of disease in hospital; William Howard, age 40, died of disease in hospital; Michael Howard, age 38; John Hair, age 20; Hiley Hair, age 16; Jackson Holmes, age 40; Abram F. Hurtt, age 40, killed in battle at Atlanta; Jesse J. Herrin, age 28, died of disease at Enterprise, Miss.; Stanmore Johnson, age 28, killed in battle at Atlanta; Eugene S. Kreeps, age 20; William Kirkland, age 18, wounded at Murfreesboro; John C. Kennerly, age 35, discharged; James Kennerly, age 16, discharged; Elbert L. Lott, age 28, wounded by railroad; William E. Lott, age 16, wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn.; John Lott, age 40, died at Chattahoochee of wounds received at Chattahoochee River; Jesse Lott, age 32, died of disease at Enterprise, Miss.; George Lybrand, age 17; Martin Lybrand, age 17, killed in battle at Chickamauga; Wesley A. Lybrand, age 40, wounded at Atlanta, Ga.; George McGeehe, age 30, killed in battle at Atlanta; William A. Mitchell, age 16, killed in battle at Murfreesboro; R. S. Mitchell, age 17; Andrew Mayer, age 18; George W. Neal, age 16; Thomas Odonald, age 45, wounded at Murfreesboro; Wain M. Pasey, age 30; Eldredge Pasey, age 45, discharged; Wilbert Padget, age 25, died of disease at hospital; A. R. Padget, age 26, died of disease at hospital, Va.; Manley Padget, age 33; Josiah Padget, age 16, discharged; Driden Padget, age 22, wounded at Murfreesboro, discharged, lost an arm; Larkin C. Prator, age 28, killed in battle at Atlanta; Jefferson Randall, age 26, killed in battle at Atlanta; Seaborn Randall, age 23, killed in battle at Chickamauga; Lafayette Randall, age 17, killed in battle at Atlanta; Geo. W. Randall, age 30, died of disease at Charleston, S. C.; Mike Rutland, age 16, killed in battle at Kinston, N. C.; Wiley Rhoden, age 35, killed in battle at Atlanta; Robert Satcher, age 28, died of disease at hospital; Henry Satcher, age 17, died of disease at home; Ansel Sawyer, age 28, wounded at Chickamauga; John Simons; James Turner; Thomas H. Williams, age 45, died of disease at Enterprise, Miss.; H. Pickens Williams, age 18, died of disease at Enterprise, Miss.; Isaac B. Williams, age 16, died of disease at home; Joseph Williams, age 30, killed in battle at Chickamauga; Clifton Williams, age 19; A. G. Williams, discharged in 1861; Jefferson Williamson, age 18; Wesley Whittman, age 17; Elijah D. Watson, age 34, discharged; Lewis Yonce, age 20. Commissioned and non-commissioned officers, 29; privates, 88; total, 117.

This roll of Company "A" was prepared by Captain E. W. Horne and L. Lybrand, Ridge Spring, August 7th, 1882 - all from Edgefield District.

I observe that some names suffered severely. Three Randalls were killed in battle and one died of disease. Three Williamses died of disease and one was killed in battle.

Casualties. - Killed in battle, 15; mortally wounded, 6; died of disease, 23; total death, 44. Wounds not mortal, 13; total casualties, 57.

The reader will perceive that the total number of deaths in this company was considerably over one-third, which is very great - a little in excess of the average, which is about one-third.

REF: Chapman: History of Edgefield County - pg. 442

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