5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
Surname N
NEELEY (NEELY), Edward Palmer (1837–1890): 14/D, 5/I–PVT, Barnwell Dist. b.
29 Jan 1837. Enlisted at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861,
age 24. Last reported present, 31 Oct 1864. Post-war, farmer in Bamberg Co.,
SC. d. 8 Sep 1890, and buried at Old Bethel Church, Denmark, SC. m.
Catherine Elizabeth SOJOURNER, 15 Jan 1857; she applied for a Confederate
widow's pension at Denmark, SC, 26 Mar 1921. Brother of William George NEELEY.
NEELEY, William George: 14/D–CPL, 5/I–SGT, Barnwell Dist. b. 1832. Enlisted
at Binnaker's Bridge, Barnwell Dist., SC, 28 Dec 1861, age 27, and appt. CPL.
Appt. SGT, 1 Jul 1863. Admitted to General Hospital No. 11, Charlotte, NC,
with an abscess, 21 Feb 1865. Last reported as returned to duty, 14 Apr 1865.
m. Mary Ann TYLER. Brother of Edward Palmer NEELEY.
NETTLES, William (1803?–1903): 14/A–CPT, Sumter Dist. b. abt. 1803. Appt.
CPT, 17 Dec 1861. Retired on account of sickness, 14 Nov 1862. Subsequently
served as agent for Commissary of Subsistence Dept. in Sumter Dist., SC,
1863–1864. d. 10 Nov 1903. Eliza A. NETTLES of Sumter, SC. applied for a
Confederate widow's pension based on his service, 28 Jun 1919.
NETTLES, William, Jr.: 5/H–PVT, Sumter Dist. Listed in "Memory Rolls," but no
other record of service found.
(NEUFVILLE (NEUFOILLE), W. J. (1823–1865): 17/C, 5/B–PVT, Beaufort Dist. b.
1823, Charleston, SC. Enlisted at Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862,
age 42. DOD (chronic diarrhea) at General (Ladies) Hospital No. 3, Columbia,
SC, 19 Jan 1865.
NICHOLDS (NICHOLS), Nathan: 14/A, 5/H–PVT, Sumter Dist. b. abt. 1814.
Residence: Bradford Springs, SC; occupation: farmer. Enlisted at
McPhersonville, SC, 16 May 1862, age 46, as substitute for John MAHONEY.
Trans. to Bureau of Conscription, Columbia, SC, 17 Apr 1864.
((NIPSON, James J. (1840?–1864): 17/C, 5/B–PVT, Beaufort Dist. Enlisted at
Camp Gist, James Island, SC, 20 Mar 1862, age 22. WIA (gunshot in head) at
Burgess' Mill, VA, 27 Oct 1864. DOW at General Hospital, Petersburg, VA, 3 Nov
1864.
NIPSON, John, Jr.: 17/C, 5/B–PVT, Beaufort Dist. b. abt. 1847. 5' 4" tall,
light complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. Surrendered at Charleston, SC, 22 Mar
1865, age 18.
NIX, Ed A.: 5/C–PVT, [Beaufort Dist.]. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC,
14 Mar 1863. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
NIX, Frank: 17/D, 5/C– PVT, [Beaufort Dist.]. b. abt. 1845. Enlisted at
Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862, age 17. Last recorded on clothing
receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864.
NIX, John Darling (1826–1892): 17/D, 5/C, DBN/B–PVT, Beaufort Dist. b. 30 Nov
1826, Beaufort Dist., SC. Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 11 Jul 1862,
age 35. Last reported in Dismounted Bn., 31 Oct 1864. Post-war, farmer at
Hardeeville, SC. d. 22 Dec 1892, Brunson, SC. m. Martha Amarantha TROWELL, 8
May 1846.
NIX, William H.: 5/C , PVT–Beaufort Dist. b. abt. 1839. Enlisted at Chehaw
(Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862, age 22. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll,
dated 25 Dec 1864. Post-war, farmer in Colleton Co., SC.
NOBLES, James Riley: SJMR, 5/E–PVT, Charleston Dist. b. 9 Apr 1827, Beaufort
Co., NC. 5' 6" tall, light complexion, light hair, light eyes. Enlisted at
Santee, SC, 4 Jan 1862, age 32. Previously served in Co. C, 9th SC Infantry.
Reported AWOL, 24 Oct 1864. Paroled at Charleston, SC, 31 Mar 1865. d. 16 Apr
1890. m. Mary ANN LYONS. Brother of Lewis Bryant NOBLES.
(NOBLES, John (1832?–1863): 17/D, 5/C–PVT, [Colleton Dist.]. b. abt. 1832.
Enlisted at Chehaw (Green Pond), SC, 12 Mar 1862, age 30. d. 10 Aug 1863,
Summerville, SC.
NOBLES, Lewis Bryant: SJMR, 5/E–PVT, Colleton Dist. b. abt. 1838. Enlisted
at Mount Pleasant, SC, 2 Oct 1862, age 24. Previously served in Co. C, 9th SC
Infantry. Last recorded on clothing receipt roll, dated 25 Dec 1864. Brother
of James Riley NOBLES.
NOLAND, James F. (1839–1905): 5/K, DBN/B–PVT, York Dist. b. Jul 1839.
Enlisted at Kenansville, NC, 13 Oct 1863, age 24. Last reported in Dismounted
Bn., 31 Aug 1864. Physician in Hamilton Co., TN in 1900. Signed a pension
affidavit for Alice V. SADLER at Rossville, GA, 31 Aug 1903. d. 1905. m. Ione
SADLER, 3 Oct 1865.
(NORRIS, Edward ("Ned") J.: 17/B, 5/G–CPL, Charleston Dist. b. abt. 1839.
Residence: Charleston, SC. 5' 61/2" tall, dark complexion, brown hair, hazel
eyes. Enlisted at Charleston, SC, 20 Feb 1862, age 23. Appt. CPL, 31 Oct
1862. Trans. to Co. E, 25th SC Infantry, 26 Jul 1863, and appt. 2LT. Capt. at
Fort Fisher, NC, 15 Jan 1865. Sent to Fort Delaware, DE, and released 15 May
1865.
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