The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-06-14
A GALLANT COMPANY
Was the Williamsburg Rifles IN the
DAYS Of 81.

nave iOt Sttii dii item HI piih1 VI 'HN
bravery, self-denial and courage of
the 18th s. t.. Y.
1t is-sad sometimes 70 be silent,
md while | claim no art of writing
@ror spirit of rivalry, yet J wo"lc at
,cmpt to say something commenda-
cory in applause to k.rp III touch
With others and to let the people
NOV that the missing link shall not
always 3e hidden, but NOW III view.
The 18th 5. G. Y. consisted Of
nine companies Of the upper portion
If the State and one company from
williamsburg, the Williamsburg Ri
.trs. The latter Was organized ut
Indlantown Church, and had been
drilling thele for several months he,
iorc their services Were accepted by
he governor of the State: but, Ike
minute men of the Revolutionary
way. being sons of those old veterans,
il was an easy matter TO b enthuSed
u.ith the same patriotic spirit, a; WAS
shown on MANY a hard fought battle
iield. As Il reminder Of the laci-
dents Of battle ! give two: W hen the
18th was charging along the works
al Spot;Svlvauia ;ln officer, looking
On while their muskctry was sweep
inc down the foe like a forest fire on
lis onward march to destruction,
said: I'D rather be the colonel OF
the 18th :. G. Y. than lieutenant
General of a small army" Another
IF which the writer WAS a witness
was the hazardous guarding OF the
Washington artillery Of New Orleans
on the Marvc's Heights. Va, while
unprotected and exposed to" calling
fire of cannon and muShctrv without
firing gun at the enemy till late
after sunset, when We relieved the
brave Gen. Cobb's brigade at the
bottom of the hill. There could be
seen Il solid mass of tie enemy,s dead
extending for several hundred yards
ii horrible carnage! May l never
aoain witness such anether scene OF
.nlutilated human bodies.
Being o-dero& by the government
We proceeded to liShtwood' Knot
Springs, six miles above Columbia,
IA August, 1861, and after drilling
Sufficiently We set out to batttt 1or
uur country. :,
The following are the original
names OF the regimental siEo-rs sf
The 18th 5. C.N as well as | A:sn
r,coIIect thcm Colonel, ". d. DE
Saussure: Lieutenant, .leseph Glst
Major. Wm. Glst; Adiutant, -
Ssrgeon, j. \. James: Assistant
Surgeon, Eobt Morris.
Roll of Captains and letter of Co.
\. Radcliff. G., }. Il. Chandler. r,
Davis. d, Warren. !. ke"n. ), Boyd.
C.. Lewie. X, Byrd. -, Semmes.
The following are the ranIes O. 20
G, williamsburg Ribes:
u Ills Abrams. John Abrams, John
Altman. Alfred Altman, Reueen
,rd John Ard, Frank Ard, A. u.
Brown, j J Brown. ID L Brown. John
Brown, Reni T. Barron. } I Bar
rows, Willy Burrows, Thos > Bur
rows, Henry Browder, Jim Barns.
J.idford Buckles, Henry Buckles, j
buckles. Oliver Baxlev, y 1 Barri-
Yeau, james Brineau,J J b Chandler,
Nm Cox, Richard Cox, John Cox,
" & Cox, Frank Cox, Gideon Cox,
King Cox, Joe Cockfeld, Graham
,Cart:r, Wash Carter, ASbury Garter
Tim Carter, John Garter, Wilson
Cribb Coach Cribb, + + Cooper, y.
2 Dunnanoe, Tri>vm E&ddy, John
Eaddy, W 5 Eaddy, Daniel E.ad1ly,
Al Eaddv, Andy Flaglrr, I NJ Fui-
ton, W !. iiraharn,] NJ Graham, in"
: Graham, - Goodwin, Grrgann$,
\'incen Gaskins. Joe Gasklns' I y
GaskinS, Alex Gaskins, Joe { 0as,
kins, Ii D Gamble, Gahrlel 0iSt' IL
Gordon, Frank Hanna, Robert Han
.a, Geo Hanna, ] j Hanna, John .
hudson, Wesley Hughes, Roht Nor
us, NJ. d., W NJ liaselden. Andrew
!IaselGen, Riuggold Hase!den, Il Is
Huseld,n W Is llaselden, \ :, ha-
,vIden, Jas Haseldem, " \ johnson,