Sixteenth
South Carolina
C.S.A.
"The Garden of Stone"

"This Hallowed Ground"

Section One
Sixteenth
South Carolina
C.S.A.



Emblems of Southern Valor, The Battle Flags of the Confederacy Joseph H. Crute, Jr. Illustrations by Roland N. Stock ISBN# 1-56013-001-6.



Trinity Episcopal Church, Columbia, South Carolina



Ellison Capers Born in Charleston, October 14, 1837
Died in Columbia, April 22, 1908
He Rendered unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's
(Service of Record, Major, First South Carolina Sharpshooters (Pettigrew's), Lt. Colonel, Colonel, Twenty-fourth South Carolina, B. General commanding the Gist Brigade. Educated at The Citadel.)



In Memory of
Brig. Gen.
States Rights Gist
Born in Union District, So. Ca.
September 3, 1831
Killed In battle, Franklin, Tenn.
November 30, 1864
(Service of Record, B. General, Defense of Charleston Harbor, Commanding Gist's Divison in Defense of Wilmington, Commanding General Gist's Brigade till death at Franklin, Acting Commander of Walker's Division, Army of Tennessee. Educated Harvard Law.)



Died March, 1863 Lt. Benjamin Taylor Gibbs Company D, Sixteenth South Carolina (Service of Record, Lt., Company D)



Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Greer, South Carolina



John G. Greer, April 22, 1846, July 14, 1936, Company F, Sixteenth South Carolina. (Service of Record, Private, Company F)
C.B. Greer, January 24, 1845 to August 22,1931, Company F, Sixteenth South Carolina. (Service of Record, Private, Company F)
James William Moon, Born January 13, 1836, Died April 18, 1924, Company D, Sixteenth Regiment. (Service of Record, Private, Company D)



W.P. Taylor, Company F, Sixteenth South Carolina, Born August 30,1840, Died July 4, 1926. (Service of Record, Private, Company F)
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Washington Baptist Church, Highway 14, Greer, South Carolina



Capt. R.J. Foster, 1822-1872, Served as a Deacon, Capt. Foster was the first burial in Washington Cemetery. (Service of Record, Captain, Company D)
W.B. Farmer, June 6, 1841 to Feb. 1, 1929 (Service of Record, Private, Company F)



Brushy Creek Baptist Church, Brushy Creek, South Carolina



Thomas A. Holtzclaw, Company H, Palmetto Light Artillery, March, 1837, May 1870. (Service of Record, Captain, Company H, Palmetto Light)
G.W. Holtzclaw, Sept. 20, 1840, Nov. 5, 1920. (Service of Record, Captain, Company F)



Wm. B. Green, (Service of Record, Lt., Company F; Private, 22nd South Carolina Vols.)
W.M. Rodgers, Company I, Bugler, (Service of Record, None)
D.L. Vaughn, Company F, Private, (Service of Record, Company F)
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Mauldin Methodist Church, Mauldin, South Carolina



John E. Forrester, 1845-1913, (Service of Record, Lt., Company I)
I.B. Forrester, Apr. 3, 1842, Dec. 25, 1919, (Service of Record Baylis Forrester, Corporal, Company I)
A.B. King, July 15, 1845, June 4, 1927, (Service of Record, Private, Company E)



Roper Mountain Baptist Church, Greenville, S.C.



W.H Smith, (Service of Record, Private, Company F)
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W.R. Smith (Service of Record, Private, Company F)
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Willis N. Taylor (Service of Record, Private, Company F)
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Milford Church, Upper Greenville County, South Carolina



Daniel B Gibson (Service of Record, Private, Company D)
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Mountain Creek Baptist Church, Greenville, South Carolina



J.J. Black, 9/15/45 (Service of Record, Private, Company C)
Irvin Batson 1843-1915 (Service of Record, Corporal, Company C)
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Miles Batson (Service of Record, Corporal, Company C)
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Taylors First Baptist Church, Taylors, S.C.
Fulton Presbyterian Church, Greer, S.C.



Barton, H.M., 1842-1924 (Service of Record, Private, Company K)
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George Madison Dillard, (Service of Record, Private, Company F) photo by D



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