8th South Carolina Volunter Infantry
Company M
Darlington District
Officers
Howle ( Howe ), Thomas E., Captain, Enlisted as a Captain.
Coker, Charles Westfield, Captain, S/O Caleb & Hannah (Lide) Coker. Born in
Darlington. Lived in Society Hill. Enlisted as a Corporal. Appointed Ordnance
Sergeant 5/22/62. Killed in Action Malvern Hill. Brother of William C. Coker.
Howe, James F., Lieutenant, Enlisted as a Lieutenant.
NonCommissioned Officers
Howe, R. F., Corporal, Enlisted as a Corporal.
Howle, Richard Fuller, Corporal, S/O James & Mary Jane (Kirven) Howle. Born
3/21/44. Died 5/15/1924. Married Nancy Susannah Garner 11/4/68.
Mozingo, Nelson Edward, Corporal, Enlisted as a Corporal. Died 20 Mar 1863 in
Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, Virginia and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery,
Richmond, Va, Division C, Row L, Grave 48.
Mozingo, W. H., Corporal, Enlisted as a Corporal.
Philips, J. C., Corporal, Enlisted as a Corporal. Killed in Action Chickamauga.
Privates
Beasley, J., Admitted S. C. Hospital Petersburg 6/2/62, plurities. Discharged
at 6/7/62.
Byrd, George Washington, Enlisted 3/20/62 in Darlington, age 24. Admitted
Chimborazo Hospital Richmond 5/4/62, debility. On furlough 6/5/62, 60 days.
Returned 8/8/62. Admitted Camp Winder General Hospital 10/29/62. Returned
11/28/62. In Hospital 10/31/62. On furlough 12/31/62. POW 2/28/63. Died 4/2/63,
fever. Possibly in Pee Dee Legion.
Byrd, William F., Enlisted 4/24/62 in Darlington, age 37. Admitted Seminary
Hsp Williamsburg 4/16/62, diarrhea. Detached service 10/31/62 with provost
guard. In Hospital 2/28/63 since 12/15/62. On furlough 6/30/63 since 1/1/63.
POW 8/31/63 & 10/31/63. Wounded & Captured Knoxville. Captured 12/20/63. POW
12/31/63. Arrived Louisville Military Prison 1/24/64. Sent to Rock Island
Prison 2/12/64. Died 2/12/64, variola. Buried there #446.
Collins, Ellison L., Transferred 2nd S. C. Artillery.
Dixon, James
Gainey, Peter, Died in war.
Galloway, Nathan
Goodson, Robert
Halliburton, J. J.
Hill, William T., Wounded severely in thigh Bean Station.
Hudson, Jesse D., S/O J A Hudson. Born 12/2/39. Died 6/25/62 in Hospital near
Richmond. Buried Hartsville Baptist Church Cemetery.
Jenks, Thomas W.
King, Calvin R., Transferred 6th S. C. & 9th S. C.
King, J. Brock, Transferred 6th S. C. & 9th S. C.
Kirven, Mercer Lafayette
Lewis, Zachariah, Transferred 21st S. C.
Mathews, William
Matuse, William
Mc Cown, J. J.
Mc Cown, John Morgan ( M. A. ), Wounded in body Spotsylvania, 5/8/64.
Mc Kissick
Mc Pherson, Robert E., Lived in Marion District. Mortally wounded in
right
leg (amputated, twice) by cannon ball at Malvern Hill. Died 8/5/63 at residence
of Dr. J. Moore in Richmond, age 34. Wife, brother & sister were with him in
his last days. Presbyterian.
Moore, William Henry, S/O Nathan & Dicey (Jordan) Moore. Born 7/26/26 in
Darlington District. Married Mary Ann Byrd 11/3/50. Enlisted 3/18/62 in
Darlington. On furlough 4/7/63, chronic diarrhea & debility for 45 days.
Applied for transfer to Palmetto Light Artillery for health reasons
(tuberclosis, acute & chronic bronchitis). On 9/1/64 tried to exchange with
soldier in above mentioned unit. Died 6/11/97. Farmer. Fair complexion, auburn
hair, & blue eyes. 5' 9".
Mozingo, William
Northcoat, M.
Norwood, James
Parrott, Benjamin M.
Peebles, Robert
Peebles, W. D.
Plummer, William
Privett, J. Hamilton, Wounded in foot at Wilderness.
Privett, James Henry, Born 1830. Died 1900. Buried Pine Grove Cemetery, 9
miles east of Live Oak, Fla.
Privett, John H., Wounded in arm Cold Harbor, 6/1/64.
Rhodes, John B.
Rhodes, John J.
Skinner, Benjamin
Smith, Alex
Suggs, A. T.
Suggs, R. Rush
Wilson, Joseph
Wilson, Peter
Woodman, A. Edward
Wright, J. R. C.
Wright, Jonathan
Wright, Thomas L.
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