Sixteenth
South Carolina
C.S.A.
William Green's Company
Elford's Regiment
S.C. Reserves
Sixteenth
South Carolina
C.S.A.

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Susan Finlay has transcribed the following roster for Wm. Green’s Company of Elford’s Reserves. The unit is known as Company E, Third South Carolina State Troops (June, 1862-January, 1863). This roster is of particular interest because it lists dates of birth. For more information about why this was done and the circumstances that required this, follow the link to “Elford to the Public.” The Second link is to Bil Brasington’s fine site on the South Carolina Reserve Units. Most of these men are from the Brushy Creek Community of Greenville. The Document is titled as follows:

Muster Roll of Captain William B. Greens’
Company of Third Regiment, First Corps of
Reserves, of the State of South Carolina,
Commanded by Colonel C J Elford

No. Names Rank Age Remarks
1 W B Green Captain 22 Feb 1825 .
2 Wm A Beacham 1st Lieut 23 Nov 1815 .
3 J T Blakely 2nd Lieut 14 Feb 1818 .
4 Wyley W. Ross 3rd Lieut 6 Oct 1821 .
1 H. P. McClimons 1st Sergt 17 July 1815 .
2 T J Turpin 2nd Sergt abt. 1824 .
3 G W Martin 3rd Sergt abt 1824 .
4 Alfred Davis 4th Sergt 12 Oct 1823 .
5 Joseph Snyder 5th Sergt . .
1 Abner Batson Corporal . .
2 Hembre Green Corporal Aug 4th 1824 .
3 P W Hudson Corporal 20 March 1820 .
4 Wells Hawkins Corporal 4th July 1824 .
5 N G Rector Corporal 8 June 1824 .
6 Abner Walker Corporal 5 Aug 1822 .
1 Allen, Washington Private abt. 1822 .
2 Ballenger , Elijah Private 10 June 1819 .
3 Barbary, Esquire Private 1816 Claims exemption
4 Bridwell, James Private 14 May 1825 .
5 Burry, Charles Private 1815 Claims exemption (British Subject)
6 Batson, Hamilton Private 1818 .
7 Bolling, T G Private 1817 Claims exemption
8 Cunningham, George Private 10 Aug 1814 .
9 Cox , Baleous M. Private abt. 1831 .
10 Flynn, Wyley W. Private 24 June 1814 .
11 Flemming, Lewis H. Private 1814 .
12 Farmer, James Private 1825 .
13 Green, Ambrose Private Nov 1824 .
14 Green, David Private 1815 .
15 Green, Irvine Private 9th Oct 1819 .
16 Green, George L. Private abt. 1815 Claims exemption
17 Hudson, Lemuel J. Private 29th Feb 1824 .
18 Hudson, Zadoc P. Private 3rd Oct 1816 .
19 Hudson, John D. Private 1819 .
20 Hudson, Esley Private 1815 .
21 Hooker, Spencer Private 17 July 1817 .
22 Hooker, John Private 19 Oct 1820 .
23 Hall, Ephraim Private 1815 .
24 Jones, Martin H. Private 1815 .
25 Jenkins, Pleasant Private . .
26 Jenkins, Alice(A.R) Private abt. 1818 .
27 King, Andrew Private 1824 .
28 Langley, John Private 30 May 1821 .
29 McKay, William Private 9 May 1819 .
30 Mason, Harry Private 1816 .
31 Mayfield, Pleasant Private 16 Jan 1819 Claims exemption
32 Mayfield, Lawrence Private 2 Aug 1826 .
33 Meadows, Walker Private 1818 .
34 Meadows, Chandler Private 1817 .
35 McCarter Thos A. Private 9 July 1814 .
36 Morgan, Jesse Private abt. 1825 .
37 Moon, E. R. Private abt. 1826 .
38 Phillips, Stephen Private abt. 1819 Claims exemption
39 Peace, Alexander Private 30 Aug 1819 .
40 Phillips, O P Private . Claims exemption
41 Rainey Samuel Private 23 Feb 1823 .
42 Roe, Irvine, M. Private 1824 .
43 Ross, Tilman C Private 4 Oct 1823 .
44 Rains, Henry Private 31 Jan 1815 .
45 Stewart, Jesse Private 1814 Claims exemption
46 Southern, Gibson Private 1816 .
47 Southern, Miles Private 1819 .
48 Smith, John A. Private . .
49 Sterling, B F Private 25 Nov 1820 .
50 Tippens, Pleasant Private . .
51 Thompson, W B Private 1822 .
52 Vaughn, Richard Private 1814 .
53 Ward, Joseph Private 11 Sep 1824 .
54 Walker, John H. Private abt. 1817 .
55 Waddell , John C. Private 1824 .
56 Burnett, Benjamin Private 10 Feb 1826 .
57 McDowel, John D. Private abt. 1827 .
58 Vaughn, Robert Private 1820 .
59 King, G W Private . .
60 Mitchel, James Private . .
61 Cothran, Daniel Private . .
62 Smith, W H Private . .
63 W Pike Private 25-Nov-18 .
64 Miller, Edmund Private . .
65 Butterfield, H L Private . .
66 Blufert, Mayson Private . .

Susan has also done the following roster from the same unit.

These men appear on the Enrollment List dated Aug. 29 1862 but not on the above Muster Roll.

R. G. Morrow, 2nd Lieut.
Henry M. Smith, age 45
Rev. Charles Mayfield, age 37
Pleasant Green, age 46
Washington Mayfield
John Ellis (exempt by board)
W. R. Goddard (exempt by board)
Samuel Barry, age 40


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