8th South Carolina Volunter Infantry
Company D
Darlington District

Officers
  Miller, Robert P., Captain, Enlisted as a Captain.
  Miller, John Simpson, Captain, Enlisted as a Captain and resigned that position on or about 15 Nov 1861. He served the remainder of the War as the Major for that Regiment under General Wade Hampton.
  Spofferd, P. F., Captain, Enlisted as a Captain.
  Blakney, Hugh, 1st Lieutenant, S/O John Blakney. Enlisted as a Corporal 4/13/61 in Chesterfield District. POW 6/30/61 thru 10/31/62. Wounded Fredericksburg. In Hospital 12/31/62 & 2/28/63. Elected Lieutenant 4/13/63. POW 6/30/ & 8/31/63. Wounded Chickamauga. Mistakenly listed as mortally wounded in the S. C. newspapers. In Hospital 10/31/ & 12/31/63. POW 2/29/64. Mortally wounded Spotsylvania. Died 5/9/64. Buried Spotsylvania CSA Cemetery..
  Baker, Lewis Chapman, 2nd Lieutenant, Enlisted as a Lieutenant 4/13/61 in Chesterfield District. POW 6/30/61 & 8/31/61. Admitted Moore General Hospital in Danville 12/4/61, fever. In Hospital 12/31/61. Sent to Charlottesville 1/5/62. Returned 2/20/62.
  Craig, James A., 2nd Lieutenant, Lived in Chesterfield District. Enlisted as a Private 4/13/61 in Chesterfield District. POW all rolls from 6/30/61 thru 6/30/64. Elected Lieutenant 1/13/63. Captured on Berryville Rd. 9/13/64. Sent to Johnson's Island Prison, Oh 9/24/64. Took oath & released 6/16/65, age 27. Fair complexion, dark hair, & hazel eyes. Literate.
  Hancock, Joseph P., 2nd Lieutenant, .
  Kirkley, W. P., Lieutenant, Enlisted as a Lieutenant.
  Lowry, J. H., Lieutenant, Enlisted as a Lieutenant.
  Pate, Chapman, Lieutenant, Enlisted as a Private. Promoted Lieutenant.
  Timmons, J. J., Lieutenant, Enlisted as a Lieutenant.

NonCommissioned Officers
  Grimsley, S. B., 1st Sergeant, Enlisted as a Sergeant.
  Jackson, Henry A. ( H. H. ), 1st Sergeant, Enlisted 13 Apr 61.
  Philer, A., Ensign, Enlisted as a Sergeant. Wounded severely in thigh Bean Station.
  Plyer, A., Ensign, Enlisted 13 Apr 61.
  Baker, Andrew J., Sergeant, Enlisted as a Sergeant 4/13/61 in Chesterfield. POW all rolls 6/30/61 thru 12/31/61. Admitted Moore G H in Danville 1/4/62, fever. Sent to Charlottesville Hospital 1/6/62. Died 1/16/62, typhoid fever.
  Gatlum, J. B., Sergeant, Enlisted as a Sergeant.
  Hendrick, J. H., Sergeant, Enlisted as a Corporal. Promoted Sergeant. Killed in Action Chickamauga.
  Jackson, A., Sergeant, Enlisted as a Sergeant.
  Wesh, S., Sergeant, Enlisted as a Sergeant.
  Foster, Simpson, Corporal, Enlisted 4/13/61 in Chesterfield District. POW all rolls 6/30/61 thru 12/31/61. Admitted Chimborazo Hospital Richmond 5/27/62, debility. Sent to Lynchburg 6/5/62. Admitted Farmville General Hospital 7/?/62. Returned 7/14/62. Promoted Corporal by 9/17/62. Reported Killed in Action Antietam. On 2/28/63 roll ""reported alive but very disabled in Hospital in Frederick". Carried on rolls as Wounded & Captured Antietam until 2/29/64 when reported that ""No doubt now exists of his being killed on the field"" at Antietam.
  King, E. T., Corporal, Enlisted as a Corporal.
  Lee, J. C., Corporal, Enlisted as a Corporal.
  Sowell, W. H., Corporal, Enlisted as a Corporal.

Privates
  Adams, J. J., Enlisted 4/13/61 in Chesterfield. Discharged at 12/8/61 at Culpeper General Hospital, chronic rheumatism.
  Carter, Giles W., Born in Chesterfield District. Enlisted 4/13/61 in Chesterfield District. POW 6/30/ & 8/31/61. Discharged at 7/12/62, overage, Tallow complexion, black eyes & hair. 5' 6". Transferred 14th S. C.
  Carter, S. A.
  Crowley, B. D., Enlisted 4/13/61 in Chesterfield District. POW 6/30/61. In Hospital 8/31/61. Sick in camp 12/31/61. Admitted Charlottesville General Hospital 1/7/62, pneumonia. Died there 1/14/62.
  Crowley, Thomas W., Enlisted 4/13/61 in Chesterfield District. POW 6/30/61. In Hospital 8/31/61. Discharged at 12/11/61, chronic rheumatism.
  Deese, Mark, S/O Mary Ann Phillips. Lived in White Plains. Enlisted 4/13/61 in Chesterfield District. POW 6/30/61 & 8/31/61. Admitted General Hospital #12 Richmond, unknown date. Died there 1/1/62.
  Deese, William, Enlisted 4/13/61 in Chesterfield District. POW 6/30/61. Released from Culpeper General Hospital 8/21/61. POW 8/31/61. Admitted Charlottesville General Hospital 9/29/61. Died there 10/7/61, typhoid fever.
  Eubanks, John, Enlisted as a Corporal 4/13/61 in Chesterfield District. Reduced to Private 6/15/61. On furlough 6/24/61 thru 12/31/61.
  Gandy, E.
  Gandy, W. H.
  Gibson, A.
  Griffith, J.
  Hancock, J. J.
  Hancock, J. L.
  Hancock, J. T.
  Hancock, R. F.
  Holly, Peter W., Guilty of sleeping on post. Forfeited 6 months pay and sentenced to 3 months of hard labor at Staunton on public roads & other work 6/14/63. Killed in Action Petersburg, 6/19/64.
  Horn, J.
  Horn, L.
  Horn, M.
  Horton, G. W.
  Horton, S.
  Hough, J. E.
  Hough, J. T.
  Hudrick, J. L.
  Hudrick, R.
  Jordan, A.
  Jordan, H. S.
  Jordan, J.
  Key, Alexander M., Born 1827, died 1863, buried Franklin County, Georgia.
  Key, J. A.
  Kibbie, J.
  Knight, J. A.
  Knight, J. H.
  Knight, J. R.
  Knight, T. J.
  Knighton, J. T.
  Love, J. J.
  Lovell, W. H., Missing between 5/6/64 & 5/3/64.
  Lowery, J., Wounded severely in leg Hupps Hill.
  Lowery, William T., Enlisted age 16. Wounded slightly Chickamauga. Reported to have killed General Wadsworth at Wilderness and had the generals field glasses until 1917 when they were destroyed in a house fire. Captured Berryville. Sent to Camp Chase, Prison, Oh. Died 12/14/1920 in Cartersville, S. C. Presbyterian. Received only one furlough during war, but gave it to his father who was in same company.
  Mangum, J. C.
  Mangum, W. P., Wounded severely in arm Chickamauga.
  Mc Laughlin, D. A., Wounded slightly in arm Chickamauga.
  Mc Manus, M. B.
  Mc Millan, T. E.
  Mc Nair, Duncan D., Died 7 Dec 1861.
  Miller, J. T.
  Myers, Joseph, Died at Camp Chase Prison, Oh, 07-Mar-65. Buried Grave # 1589.
  Ogburn, L.
  Philips, A.
  Philips, C.
  Philps, E.
  Robinson, G.
  Robinson, S., Wounded severely in groin Bean Station.
  Rolinson, George
  Rollins, B. F.
  Rollins, J.
  Rollins, J. C.
  Sinclair, J.
  Sinclair, J. A.
  Small, C.
  Stricklin, J.
  Stricklin, M.
  Talbert, O. W.
  Talbert, W. S.
  Terry, J.
  Therrell ( Terrill ), Lewis, Mortally wounded Spotsylvania, 5/9/64.
  Thratt, J. A.
  Threatt, J.
  Threatt, J. S.
  Threatt, R.
  Watson, E.
  Watson, M.
  Watts, J. J.
  Williams, B. B.

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