great armies of the Civil War.
We see them arising from Gettysburg, from the Wilderness, from Shiloh,
from Missionary Ridge, from Stone River, from Chickamauga--yea, from
a hundred fields--and passing with their great commanders in
review before the martyred President. In their faces there is no
disappointment, no sorrow, no anguish, but they beam with light and
hope and joy. With them there is no 'St. Helena,' no 'Exile,' and they
are dispersed with 'Union' as a challenge and 'Reconciliation' as a
pass word."
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APPENDIX
I have in this appendix endeavored to give a complete roll of all the
members who belonged to Kershaw's Brigade. I have taken it just as it
stands in the office of the State Historian in Columbia. The work of
completing the rolls of the Confederate soldiers from this State
was first commenced by the late General, H.L. Farley and finished by
Colonel John P. Thomas, to whose courtesy I am indebted for the use
of his office and archives while completing these rolls. There may be
some inaccuracies in the spelling of names or in the names themselves,
but this could not be avoided after the lapse of so many years. Then,
again, the copy sent to the State Historian was often illegible,
causing the same names to appear different and different names to look
the same. But I have followed the records in the office in Columbia,
and am not responsible for any mistakes, omissions, or inaccuracies.
In the list of officers there will appear some seeming irregularities
and inaccuracies, but this is accounted for by the fact that the
duplicate rolls were those taken from the companies' muster rolls when
first enlisted in the Confederate service, and little or no record
kept of promotions. Thus we will see Captains and Lieutenants in these
rolls marked as non-commissioned officers. This was occasioned by
those officers being promoted during the continuance of the war, and
no record kept of such promotions.
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ROLL OF SECOND SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEER REGIMENT.
Field and Staff. COLONELS: Kershaw, J.B., Jones, E.P., Kennedy, Jno. D.,
Wallace, Wm.
LIEUTENANT COLONELS: Goodwin, A.D., Gaillard, Frank, Graham, J.D.
MAJORS: Casson, W.H., Clyburn, B., Leaphart, G.
ADJUTANTS: Sill, E.C., Goodwin, A.D., McNeil, A.
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTERS: Wood, W.S., Peck, W.D.
ASSISTANT COMMISSARY SERGEANT: Villipigue, J.J.
SURGEON: Salmond, F.
ASSIST
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