5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
Surname K
KAMINER, Elbert R. (1825?–1870?): 14/C, 5/F, DBN/B–PVT, Lexington Dist. b.
abt. 1825, Lexington Dist., SC. Residence: Lexington, SC; occupation: farmer.
Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861, age 37. Reported in Dismounted
Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
d. abt. 1870, Lexington Co., SC and buried there in Kaminer Family Cemetery at
Spence's Point on Lake Murray. m. Jane HENDRIX, abt. 1846. Brother of Thomas
L. KAMINER, and uncle of George A. KAMINER.
(KAMINER, George Adger (1846–1910): 5/F–PVT, Lexington Dist. b. 11 Apr 1846,
Lexington Dist., SC. Enlisted at James Island, SC, 16 Feb 1864, age 18. WIA
(hip, severely) at Gravelly Run, VA, 23 Aug 1864. Last reported on 31 Oct
1864, as absent on 60-day medical furlough since 20 Sep 1864. Post-war, farmer
in Lexington Co., SC. d. 1910, and buried at St. Peter Lutheran Church,
Lexington Co., SC. m. Julia Ann Medora DRAFTS, 1 Apr 1869; she applied for a
Confederate widow's pension at Lexington, SC, 24 Sep 1919. Nephew of Elbert R.
and Thomas L. KAMINER.
(KAMINER, Thomas Leroy (1826–1904): 14/C, 5/F–PVT, Lexington Dist. b. 20 Jan
1826, Lexington Dist., SC. Occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Lexington C.H.,
SC, 18 Dec 1861, age 35. WIA (gunshot in left thigh) at Swift Creek, VA, 12
May 1864. Granted a 30-day medical furlough at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA,
12 Jun 1864. Reported AWOL, 31 Oct 1864. Last recorded on clothing receipt
roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Post-war, farmer in Lexington Co., SC. d. 24 Jan
1904. m. Susan Matilda KELLY, 20 Jan 1854. Brother of Elbert R. KAMINER, and
uncle of George A. KAMINER.
KAUFMAN (see CAUGHMAN).
(KEAN, William Leslie (1846–1937): 17/C, 5/B–PVT, Charleston Dist. b. 12 Sep
1846, Charleston, SC. Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862,
age 15. Capt. while on picket at Wilson's Wharf (Bermuda Hundred), VA, 6 Jun
1864. Sent to Elmira, NY, and exchanged at Venus Point, near Savannah, GA, 29
Oct 1864. No further record of service found. Post-war, wharfinger in
Charleston, SC, and realtor in Philadelphia, PA. d. 8 Dec 1937, Philadelphia,
PA. m1. Margaret Selina GREER, 14 Feb 1867; m2. Mary Emma WEAVER, 1895.
KECKELY, William Edward ("Ned"): 17/B–CPL, 5/G–PVT, Charleston Dist. b. abt.
1832. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862, age 30, and appt. CPL.
Reported as PVT, 31 Oct 1862. Detached to government contract work, 18 Mar
1863. Trans. to Co. A, 18th (Manigault's) Bn. SC Heavy Artillery, 30 Jul 1863.
Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865.
KELLER, Jefferson M. (1846?–1923): 14/B, 5/A–PVT, Orangeburg Dist. b. abt.
1846, Orangeburg Dist., SC. Residence: Fort Mott, SC. Enlisted at Orangeburg,
SC, 24 Dec 1861, age 16. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as sick in camp since
10 Oct 1864. Per "Memory Rolls," surrendered [at Hillsboro, NC, 27 Apr] 1865.
Post-war, farmer in Orangeburg Co., SC. Signed a pension affidavit for Ivey
TILL at Orangeberg, SC, 18 Mar 1916. d. 4 Jan 1923, Union Co., SC, and buried
in Keller Cemetery, near Creston, Calhoun Co., SC. Son of William R. KELLER.
KELLER, J. L.: 5/E, DBN/B–PVT, Charleston Dist. Residence: St. Stephens, SC.
Enlisted at St. Paul's Parish, Colleton Dist., SC, 14 Dec 1863. Reported in
Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Reported as absent sick in hospital, 31 Oct 1864.
Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
KELLER, J. William: 5/E–PVT, Charleston Dist. b. abt. 1844. Residence: South
Santee Ferry, SC; occupation: farm worker. Enlisted at Mount Pleasant, SC, 24
Nov 1863, [age 19]. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 2 Nov 1864.
(KELLER, Richard (1824?–1863): 1MM/S–PVT, [Colleton Dist.]. b. abt. 1824.
Residence: Walterboro, SC; occupation: drover. Entered State service at
Pocotaligo, SC, 12 Nov 1861, [age 37]. Discharged, 31 Jan 1862. Subsequently
served in Co. I, 1st SC Cavalry, and d. in hospital at Culpepper, VA, 24 Oct
1863.
KELLER, Rufus L. (1828?–1870): SJMR, 5/E–PVT, Charleston Dist. b. abt. 1828.
Residence: South Santee Ferry, SC; occupation: laborer. Enlisted at
Andersonville, Christ Church Parish, Charleston Dist., SC, 2 Jul 1862, [age
34]. Last reported on 31 Oct 1864, as absent sick in hospital at Columbia, SC,
since 10 Oct 1864. d. Apr 1870, Orangeburg Co., SC (epilepsy).
KELLER, Thomas K., M.D.: 14/B–PVT, Orangeburg Dist. b. May 1837. 5' 0" tall,
dark complexion, dark hair, black eyes, occupation: physician. Enlisted at
Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861, age 25. Discharged for disability (chronic
bronchitis) at McPhersonville, SC, 26 May 1862. Physician in Orangeburg Co.,
SC in 1900.
KELLER, William R.: 14/B–SGT, [Orangeburg Dist.]. b. abt. 1817. Residence:
St. Matthews, SC; occupation: farmer. Enlisted at Orangeburg, SC, 24 Dec 1861,
and appt. SGT. Per "Memory Rolls," discharged, and subsequently served as
substitute for his son, Jefferson M. KELLER. Farming near St. Matthews, SC in
1870.
KENNADY, Sol R.: 17/B–PVT, [Charleston Dist.]. b. abt. 1827. Enlisted at
Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862, age 35. Discharged for disability (consumption),
bef. Nov 1862.
KENNEDY, Benjamin, Jr. (1821–1894): 5/K–PVT, Union Dist. b. 21 Nov 1821, near
Union, SC. Trans. from Co. A, 18th SC Infantry, in exchange with John T. LEE,
15 Nov 1864. Previously served in Co. K, 3d SC Infantry, and 7th SC Reserve
Infantry. Admitted to General Hospital No. 11, Charlotte, NC, with spinal
irritation, 3 Mar 1865. Last reported as returned to duty, 5 Mar 1865.
Post-war, farmer near Jonesville, SC. d. 6 Jun 1894, and buried at Fair Forest
Presbyterian Church, Union Co., SC. m. Eunice Elizabeth FOSTER, 1865.
KENNEDY, J. W.: 17/B–PVT, Charleston Dist. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 1 Apr
1862. Deserted, 12 Apr 1862.
KENNEDY, William H.: 17/A, 5/D–PVT, Sumter Dist. 5' 8" tall, fair complexion,
red hair, blue eyes, occupation: clerk. Trans. from Trenholm's Co. (Rutledge
Mounted Riflemen) SC Cavalry, 1 Oct 1862, in exchange with Henry Frost WHITNEY.
Last reported on 31 Dec 1864, as detached to Signal Corps at Charleston, SC
since 3 Apr 1863. Living in 1897.
(KENNERLY, David T. (1847–1931): 5/I–PVT, Orangeburg Dist. b. 2 Jul 1847,
Barnwell Dist., SC. Enlisted at Columbia, SC, 31 Dec 1863, age 16. Previously
served in Co. B, 2d SC Artillery. WIA (shoulder, severely) at Wyatt's Farm,
VA, 29 Sep 1864. Per pension records, discharged near Durham, NC, in May 1865.
Moved to FL in 1879. d. 28 Apr 1931, Dade City, FL. m. Julia C. FOGLE at
Denmark, SC, 31 Jan 1872; she applied for a Confederate widow's pension at Dade
City, FL, 13 May 1931.
KENNERLY, Daniel W. (1820–1865): 14/D–PVT, Orangeburg Dist. b. 29 Feb 1820.
Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861, age 41.
Discharged for overage at end of enlistment, Dec 1862. d. 1 Apr 1875, and
buried at Zion Methodist Church, near Orangeburg, SC. m. Harriet G. MILLHOUSE,
1840.
KENNERLY, John T. Conrad (1827–1884): 14/B–SGT, Orangeburg Dist. b. 31 Dec
1827. 5' 9" tall, fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, occupation: farmer.
Enlisted at Camp Hampton, Columbia, SC, 2 Jan 1862, age 34, and appt. SGT.
Discharged for disability (kidney stones) at McPhersonville, SC, 28 Jun 1862.
d. 1 Mar 1884, and buried at Hebron Southern Methodist Church, Livingston, SC.
KEREGAN, John E. (1842–1917): 17/B, 5/G–PVT, Charleston Dist. b. Nov 1842.
Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 15 Mar 1862, age 19. Detailed as orderly to MG M.
C. Butler. Paroled at Greensboro, NC, [1] May 1865. Post-war, building
contractor in Charleston, SC. d. 14 Feb 1917, Charleston, SC.
(KING, Felix L. (1835?–1864): 5/H–PVT, Clarendon Dist. b. abt. 1835.
Residence: Friendship, Clarendon Dist., SC; occupation: farmer. Enlisted at
Pocotaligo, SC, 23 Feb 1863, age 27. Murdered in Charleston, SC, 13 Feb 1864.10
KING, John: 5/F or 5/G–PVT, [Charleston Dist.] b. abt. 1835, England. 5' 6"
tall, light complexion, light hair, light eyes. Deserted to the enemy at
Charleston, SC, 28 Mar 1865. Paroled at Charleston, SC, 1 Apr 1865. No other
record of service found.
KING, W. Haseltine: 1MM/J–PVT, Charleston Dist. Entered State service at
Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, and served to 31 Dec 1861. d. bef. 1897.
KINGMAN, Oliver H.: 1MM/J–CPL, 17/A–PVT, Charleston Dist. b. abt. 1839.
Residence, Charleston, SC; occupation: carpenter. Entered State service at
Charleston, SC, 2 Dec 1861. Appt. CPL, 30 Jan 1862. Enlisted in Confederate
service at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862, age 23. Resigned as CPL, 16 May 1862.
Trans. to Co. A, 27th SC Infantry, 21 Aug 1862. Last reported present in Co.
E, 27th SC Infantry, 31 Aug 1864. Builder and carpenter in Jacksonville, FL in
1870. d. bef. 1897. Brother of William R. KINGMAN.
(KINGMAN, Robert H. (1836–1863): 1MM/J–PVT, Charleston Dist. b. 1836,
Charleston, SC. Performed sentry and picket guard duties during the period 11
Nov–6 Dec 1861, but no other record of service found. Subsequently served as
QM, 24th SC Infantry. DOD (typhoid pneumonia) in hospital at Columbia, SC, 2
Jan 1863, and buried at Wentworth St. Church, Charleston, SC.
(KINGMAN, Samuel H.: 17/A, 5/D–PVT, Charleston Dist. b. Charleston, SC. 5'
5" tall, dark complexion, black hair, dark eyes, occupation: clerk. Enlisted
at Charleston, SC, 17 Feb 1862, age 25. WIA at Battery Wagner, Morris Island,
SC, 22 Aug 1863. Detached to Commissary Dept., Mount Pleasant, SC, 1 Apr 1864.
Post-war, clerk in Charleston, SC. d. bef. 1897.
KINGMAN, William R.: 1MM/J–PVT, Charleston Dist. b. abt. 1838. Occupation:
teacher. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, [age 23], and
served until 31 Dec 1861. Teacher in Charleston, SC, in 1870. d. bef. 1897.
Brother of Oliver H. KINGMAN.
KINLOCH, Henry W. (1832–1862): 1MM/J–1LT, Charleston Dist. b. 11 Apr 1832.
Occupation: merchant. Entered State service at Charleston, SC, 6 Nov 1861, age
29. Resigned due to failing health, 30 Jan 1862. d. 24 Oct 1862, Charleston,
SC and buried there in Magnolia Cemetery. m. Julia Caroline KINLOCH.
KINLOCH, Robert Alexander, M.D. (1826–1891): 1MM/J–SGN, Charleston Dist. b.
20 Feb 1826. Residence: 209 Meeting St., Charleston, SC.; occupation:
physician. Appt. SGN in Confederate Army before company entered on active
duty. Subsequently served as Medical Director of the Dept. of SC, GA and FL.
Post-war, resumed medical practice in Charleston, SC, and taught at the Medical
College of SC. d. 23 Dec 1891, Charleston, SC and buried there in Magnolia
Cemetery. m. Elizabeth CALDWELL, 11 Nov 1856.
KITTRELL, George Washington: 14/D, 5/I, DBN/B–PVT, Orangeburg Dist. b. Oct
1840, Orangeburg Dist., SC. Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC,
28 Dec 1861, age 21. Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Last recorded
on clothing receipt roll, dated 1 Dec 1864. Post-war, farmer in Orangeburg
Co., SC. Living in Willow, Orangeburg Co., SC, in 1900. Buried at Willow
Swamp Baptist Church, Norway, SC. m. Lodosia GUÉ, abt. 1860. Brother of
Jefferson B. KITTRELL.
(KITTRELL, Jefferson B. (1843–1865): 14/D, 5/I–PVT, Orangeburg Dist. b. 1843,
Orangeburg Dist., SC. Enlisted at McPhersonville, SC, 13 May 1862, age 18.
Reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. KIA at Hampton's Bridge, [SC], Jan
1865. Brother of Jefferson B. KITTRELL.
KLECKLEY, Henry Washington (1837–1910): 14/C, 5/F–PVT, Lexington Dist. b. 8
Oct 1837, Lexington Dist., SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861,
age 23. Trans. to Co. K, 20th SC Infantry, 15 Feb 1863. Last reported
present, 30 Jun 1864. Post-war, farmer in Lexington Co., SC. d. 18 Apr 1910,
and buried in Kleckley Cemetery, Lexington Co., SC. m. Rebecca CORLEY, abt.
1865. Brother of John Thomas KLECKLEY.
(KLECKLEY, John Thomas (1841–1921): 14/C, 5/F–PVT, Lexington Dist. b. 23 Aug
1841, Lexington Dist., SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861, age
20. Capt. while on picket at Cuthbert's Landing on Pocotaligo River, SC, 22
Oct 1862. Sent to Fort Delaware, DE, and exchanged at Fort Monroe, VA, 15 Dec
1862. Trans. to Co. K, 20th SC Infantry, in early 1863. Last reported
present, 30 Apr 1864. Post-war, farmer in Lexington Co., SC. Applied for a
Confederate pension at Lexington, SC, 29 Mar 1919. d. 31 Dec 1921, and buried
at Zion Lutheran Church, Lexington Co., SC. m. Victoria Artemissa BEATY; she
applied for a Confederate widow's pension at Lexington, SC, 2 Aug 1922.
Brother of Henry Washington KLECKLEY.
(KOCH, W. F. P.: 17/C, 5/B, DBN/B–PVT, Beaufort Dist. b. abt. 1838.
Residence: Charleston, SC. 5' 8" tall, dark complexion, brown hair, blue eyes.
Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862, age 24. Previously
served in Co. A, 1st (Charleston) Bn. SC Infantry. Reported in Dismounted Bn.,
31 Aug 1864. Capt. at Stoney Creek, VA, 1 Dec 1864. Sent to Point Lookout, MD
and released, 28 Jun 1865.
KOGER, [H. J.]:1 MM/J–[PVT]. Performed scouting and sentry duty during the
period 11 Nov–6 Dec 1861, but no other record of service found. Apparently
detached from Oswald's Co., 1st (Martin's) SC Mounted Militia.
KOGER, Charles A. (1844?–1901): 5/C, DBN/B–PVT, Colleton Dist. b. abt. 1844,
St. Bartholomew's Parish, Colleton Dist., SC. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond),
SC, 24 Jul 1863, age 18. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Moved
to Fruitland, FL before 1885. d. 22 May 1901, Palatka, FL. m. Minerva Ann
JENNINGS, 1 Jan 1885; she applied for a Confederate widow's pension at Palatka,
FL, 25 Nov 1903, and at Denmark, SC, 21 Oct 1919.
KOLB, Ransom (1816–1903), 14/A–PVT, Sumter Dist. b. 1816. Enlisted at Camp
Hampton, Columbia, SC, 2 Jan 1862, age 45. Discharged for overage at end of
enlistment, 1 Jan 1863. Post-war, farmer in Sumter Co., SC. d. 1903. m1.
Mary REED, 1840; m2. Kezia Caroline GEDDINGS, 1856.
KYZER, George Walter (1838–1924): 5/F–PVT, Lexington Dist. b. 11 Jul 1838.
Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 14 Feb 1863, age 24. Reported sick in hospital at
Columbia, SC, 28 Apr–31 Oct 1864. Retired to Invalid Corps, 22 Dec 1864.
Post-war, farmer in Lexington Co., SC. Applied for a Confederate pension at
Lexington, SC, 3 Apr 1919. d. 16 Jun 1924, and buried at St. John's Lutheran
Church, Lexington, Co., SC. m. Missouri Ann HARMON. Brother of Martin Luther
KYZER.
(KYZER, Karey Pickens ("Pick") (1842–1915): 14/C, 5/F, DBN/B–PVT, Lexington
Dist. b. 1842, Lexington Dist., SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec
1861, age 19. Capt. while on picket at Cuthbert's Landing on Pocotaligo River,
SC, 22 Oct 1862. Sent to Fort Delaware, DE, and exchanged, 15 Dec 1862. Last
reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Post-war, farmer in Lexington Co.,
SC. d. 1 Jan 1915, and buried at St. John's Lutheran Church, Lexington Co.,
SC. Brother of Malachiah E. KYZER.
KYZER, Malachiah E. (1844–1881): 5/F, DBN/B–PVT, Lexington Dist. b. 10 Jul
1844, Lexington, SC. Enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, 23 Feb 1863, age 21. Last
recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 11 Dec 1864. Post-war, farmer in
Lexington Co., SC. d. 30 Sep 1881, and buried at Pisgah Lutheran Church,
Lexington Co., SC. Brother of Karey Pickens KYZER.
KYZER (KYZAR), Martin Luther: 14/C, 5/F, DBN/B–PVT, Lexington Dist. b. Aug
1831, Lexington Dist., SC. Enlisted at Lexington C.H., SC, 18 Dec 1861, age
30. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Post-war, farmer in
Lexington Co., SC. Living in Lexington, SC, in 1910. m. Emeline Caroline
CAUGHMAN, 1853. Prob. buried with his wife at Pisgah Lutheran Church,
Lexington Co., SC. Brother of George Walter KYZER.
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