The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-06-28
WILSON AND BAKER
-. HELD CONFERENCE
A LETTER FROM
AN OLD VETERAN
Editor of the Press and Banner:

Editor of the Press and Banner:
Some time since, you published an
article written by an "old Veteran" "
which gave an accurate account of
the organization of Co. C. 7th Regt.
Is. c.. v. I was an original member
of this Company and I read it with
much interest. This Company was
mustered into service on the 18th
day of April, 1861, at Abbeville G.
H., near the spot where now stands
the monument which was erected to
the memory, and in honor of the
Confederates of Abbeville, who left
their homes and all that was dear to
them in defense of what they knew
(not thought) was right. Many of
them went to their death in the first
battle.
So I am thinking today of my COM
rades of old Co. "C", and there be-
ing but few now living, I thought
it might be of some interest to your
readers to publish their names. The
following, as far as I know, are the
survivors of this Company: S. E..
Bosdell, S. C. Bosdell, J. A. Barks-
dale, Ed Calhoun, j. P. Cook, w. p.
Devlin, w. W. Edwards, Rev. T. G..
Ligon, J. Fuller Lyon, P. C. Martin,
j. c. McClane, Frank New, N. 81.
Palmer, +. P. Quarles, G. M. Sibert,
]. H. Sibert, G. C. Tenant. II out
Of an original of 104.
herewith give the roll of our
honored dead, who were killed in
battle or died from disease while in
service.
First are the killed:
Jabez Robinson, Samuel Knox,
James Willis, John w. Hille, William
Land, Jas. M. Kennedy, Thos. M.
Chiles, John New, John L. Wilson,
John A. McQuerns, VIM. Bradley,
"A. Thos. Traylor, Robert Nc Claim,
Thos. w. Willis, w. T.. Barksdale,
Joseph w. Willis, 'Thos. w. Barks-
dale, Thos. C. Bradley, S. F. Ed
wards.
Died of disease, while in service.
:. Joseph j. Link, WIN. Cook John
w. Bosworth, w. F. Edmunds, Robt.
N. Lyon, J. Newton Rogers, J. N.
Leroy, VIM. II. McCelvey, Willard
Walker, Geo. W.. Martin, Vincent
Carroll, w. T. Link, James A. PEN
nal, w. O'Neal Palmer, John A.
Ballot, Peter D. Gillebeau, John L.
! lAdamson, John C. Martin, Thos. j.
Edmunds, D. R. Zimmerman.
The first member of our Company
who died was Joseph J. Link, bro
ther of Dir. W. E. Link, and uncle
of R. S. Link and s. Jenner Link.
The first man of our Company who
was killed was Jabez Robinson, on
June 20, 1862, at Savage Station.
No other member of our Company
was killed in this battle, and only a
| few were wounded. I, myself, was
shot in this battle. The last men,
Der of our Company who was killed
in battle was Samuel F. Edwards, at
Cedar Creek, Oct. 10, 1864, aged 22.
i The last member of the Company
who died from disease was D. R.
Zimmerman. He died in a Northern
prison and was from Spartanburg
Co.
The first and only commissioned
officer of our Company who was
killed, was the 1st Lieut.. A. Thos.
Traylor. He was in command of our
Company when he was mortally
wounded at Gettysburg, and died, in
my arms, after intense suffering, at
Cashtown, Penn.
The only commissioned officer of
the Company now living is 1st Lieut..
! J. G. McClain, the father of our
policeman, Foster McClain.
l. am the only non commissioned
officer of the Company now living.
In my next, I will give an account
of the Reorganization of our Com
pany. T. P. Quarles.