The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-20
PEA RIDGE VOLUNTEERS.
5th Reg. South Carolina Voluteers

PEA RIDGE VOLUNTEERS.
5th Reg. South Carolina Voluteers
This company was formed by vol
untary enlistment and in accordance
with an act of the General Assembly
of South Carolina, passed during the
regular session of December 1861,
for the raising of an armed force for
the protection and defense of the
state.
w. I. T. Glenn was elected captain
on the day of its foundation, Jan. 5,
1861; Chas. w. Scott was elected 1st
lieutenant; Anthony F. Haney End;
and Ed. 1. McKissick 3rd lieutenant.
Jas. B. Steadman was appointed or
derly sergeant; Smith Cook End SER
geant; d. M. Black 3rd; j. E. Lind
say 4th; and R. F. Farr 5th sergeant.
w. M. Fowler 1st corporal; r. N.
Dunlap End; j. R. Little 3rd; JOS.
Kelly 4th; R. N. G. Gallman 5th and
/. C. Davis 9th corporal.
by a vote OF the company taken on
next day, it was "Resolved that such
members of the company as desired
to enter service Immediately, and be-
fore this company is called, NAV do
SO; provided that when the Pea Ridge
service, said members shall imme-
diately rejoin this organization"
In accordance with this resolution.
+. L. McKissick, 3rd lieutenant and
Jas. b. Steadman, orderly sergeant,
joined Captain Gadberry's company
"E'' 1st regiment South Carolina vol
unteers, under Col. Maxcy Gregg, on
the 18th day of January 1861, and
served in it as private and 3rd SER
geanb respectively, until the 14th
OF April, when this company having
received marching orders, these gen.
tlemen received honorable discharges
from Col. GREGG and Joined their COM
pany.
The Pea Ridge volunteers left
Jonesville, Union district, South Car
olina on the 18th of April, 1861, and
reached Charleston on the 18th, where
they were quartered at the race
ground until the 10th, when they
were removed to Sullivan's Island,
and quartered pleasantly in houses
near the front beach, and just below
the Moultrie house. The regiment to
which the company is attached con-
sists OF Johnson company, under Capt.
Goss; Kings Mountain Guard Com
Pany b, Captain Jackson; Lawson's
Fork voluteer Company c, Captain
Seay; Tiger River Volunteers, l.,
Captain Giles; Pea Ridge Volunteers.
Company 3, Captain Glenn; Morgan
Light Infantry, Captain Foster, Com
pany r; Pacolet Guards, Company G.,
Captain Carpenter; Catawba Light
infantry Company H, Captain Bow
en-; Jasper Light Infantry, Company
l. captain Seabrook and the Spartan
ZINES Company X, Captain Walker.
The regiment was denominated the
9th South Carolina Volunteers. under
the followin" field officers, who were
elected under the provisions of the
act raising the regiment, viz: Col. M.
Jenkins, of York; Lieutenant Col. G.
w. H. Legg, of Spartanburg, and
Major w. T. Thomson of Union.
The regiment under the skillful
drilling and discipline of these officers
soon obtained high reputation for
efficiency and were much compliment
ed by Gen. Beauregard, and Gov.
Plckens when reviewed respectfully
by these officials in the month of Nav.
On the 10Th of May, 1861, Gov.
Pickens issued his proclamation to
TINS regiment, announcing that the
Secretary of War had called on him
Tor eight thousand troops as the con-
tingent to be supplied by South Car
DINA for the war now declared be-
tween the United States and the Con-
1ederate States of America, and Of
ferlng to this regiment the opportun-
lty OF going into this service with it's
held officers for the unexpired term
of their twelve months enrolment
On the Gath of. May the following
articles of agreement were laid be-
fore the regiment and agreed to and
signed by very large majority of
the regiment and by 80 out of 90
men of the Pea Ridge Volunteers.
I'VE officers and members of Com
pany h, 9th regiment S. C. volunteers.
whose names are hereunto signed do
hereby agree and consent to be mus
tered Internationally into the service
OF the Confederate States of Amer
ica." (memoriter.)
Anthony F. Haney, End lieutenant,
OF the p. X. V. having obtained a dis
charge from service, Ed. l. McKis-
SICK was promoted to his post, and
James b. Steadman unanimously
elected 3rd lieutenant of the company,
Ihos. i. Foster was appointed orderly
sergeant in his stead. The roll of the
company was now as follows:
Officers.
w. T. G.. Glenn. y r. Scott 1s+
lieutenant; e. I. McKissick, End lieu
tenant and Jas. b. Steadman, 3rd
lieutenant. Sergeants: T. I. Foster.
Smith Cook, D. M. Black, j. E. Lind
say and X. Z. Farr. Corporals: r.
~. Gallman. r. N. Dunlap, I. r. Lit
tie' JOS. Kelly, ]. c. Davis and T. L.