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This list is a summary of the proven family members in Confederate service I've researched on the Youmans side of my family. Youmans is my Grandmother's family name.
All were from South Carolina and as would be expected,
some were wounded, killed in action or ultimately survived the war and returned home. I have all of their Compiled Service Records from the National Archives
(unless noted otherwise in the individual summaries),
information gleaned from my various visits to the State Archives in Columbia and many local sources from in and around Hampton County, what used to be
a portion of Beaufort District
in South Carolina. I keep files on each individual and add information and resources to these as time permits. Most of this was compiled in the late 1990’s and I intend
to get back into research on all my family lines, yes – even the Yankee side, when my life’s situation allows it. Keep in mind the family names will vary as
the women married into the various groups in their area.
| Individual: | Unit: |
| Cavalry | CSA - Alphabetical by Unit |
| Youmans, Elliot | 2nd South Carolina Cavalry; Company H |
| Youmans, William R. | 2nd South Carolina Cavalry; Company B |
| Causey, James Franklin | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company E |
| Chisolm, Virgil Andrew | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company F |
| Chisolm, William McBride | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company F |
| Fitts, Shadrack Josiah | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company E |
| Lightsey, Judson Hannermann | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company F |
| Owens, Greeenbury Cuthbert | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company E |
| Stokes, Robert | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company A |
| Youmans, Augustus Marion | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company E |
| Youmans, Edwin Caruthers* | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company F |
| Youmans, James Peeples 'Grandaddy Jim' | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company E |
| Youmans, Leroy Franklin | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company F |
| Youmans, Medicus Owens | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company E |
| Youmans, Richard E. | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company E |
| Youmans, William Hamilton | 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Company F |
| Youmans, John R. | 4th South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge's Regiment); Company D |
| Youmans, James Jeremiah | 5th South Carolina Cavalry; Company B |
| Youmans, Joseph A. | 5th South Carolina Cavalry; Company B |
| Youmans, Washington M. | 5th South Carolina Cavalry; Company B |
| Youmans, William M. | Hampton Legion Cavalry, Company C |
| Youmans, Robert B. | Kirk's Company, Partisan Rangers, South Carolina Volunteers, Company C |
| Lewis, Samuel J. | Kirk's Company, Partisan Rangers, South Carolina Volunteers, Company C |
| Infantry | CSA |
| Stokes, William | 1st South Carolina Infantry (Provisional Army) Company H |
| Youmans, Albert Peeples | 1st South Carolina Infantry (Provisional Army) Company H |
| Youmans, Laurens Winkler | 1st South Carolina Infantry (Provisional Army) Company H |
| Youmans, Thomas R. | 1st South Carolina Infantry (Provisional Army) Company H |
| Youmans, Oliver Johnston* | 2nd South Carolina Infantry, Company C |
| Fitts, Charles R. | 11th South Carolina Infantry, Company E |
| Fitts, John Andrew* | 11th South Carolina Infantry, Company E |
| Fitts, Thomas Hamilton | 11th South Carolina Infantry, Company E |
| Ginn, Andrew C. | 11th South Carolina Infantry, Company E |
| Ginn, William R. | 11th South Carolina Infantry, Company E |
| Youmans, Robert Mitchell | 11th South Carolina Infantry, Company F |
| Youmans, Thomas | 2nd Regiment State Troops, Co. D | Stokes, John | 6th Regiment State Reserve |
| Youmans, Benjamin Franklin | Confederate States Marine Corps, Company E |
| Moore, Davis Farnum | Unknown |
* Indicates war period death - combat or illness
Confederate Service Details
This compiled section represents a fair picture of what my files contain... Needless to say, years of research and investigation has gone into creating this document.
Causey, James Frances - 1840 - 1915
Private, Company E, 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Family history indicates middle name as Franklin, but headstone states this as Frances. James was the husband of Eliza Virginia Youmans, daughter of William Jr. and Sauna Johnston Youmans; James is listed in the 1870 Rolls of CSA Survivors from Hampton County, as well as the 1877 Reunion documents of this Regiment, along with several other Causey men we believe to be his relatives. Buried at Lawtonville Cemetery, outside Estill, Hampton County, South Carolina. Sources 3,4,7,10
Chisolm, Virgil Andrew - February 21, 1838 - April 24, 1904
Private, Company F, 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted, April 4, 1862, age 24, at Hardeeville, SC, by Captain Young, for “the war’. Surrendered and Paroled at Augusta, Georgia, May 26, 1865; Like many members of this Regiment, Virgil’s record indicates he served in the 1st South Carolina Mounted Militia previous to enlistment into Captain Henry C. Smart’s Company (Saint Peters Guards), South Carolina Cavalry; the Company went through several transitions before becoming Company F, 3rd SC Cavalry; the Regiment served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, in different Military Districts during the war; Virgil was involved at the affair at John’s Island, (June 8-9, 1862); Secessionville, Fort Johnson, and James Island engagements, (June 16, 1862); operations against the Expedition to Pocotaligo, (October 21-22, 1862); Expedition to Dafuskie Island, (January 29, 1863); siege operations on Morris Island and against Forts Wagner, Gregg and Sumter, in the Charleston area, (July 10 - September 7, 1863); action at Grimball’s Landing, (Secessionville), James Island, (July 16, 1863); bombardment, Fort Sumter and Charleston, (August 31 - December 31, 1863); affair at James Island (December 28, 1863); operations against the expedition to John’s and James Islands, (February 6-14, 1864); Spring Island affair, (March 31, 1864); operations against the expedition from Beaufort to James Island, (June 30 - July 10, 1864); skirmishes at South Newport, Georgia, (August 17, 18, 1864), at the skirmish on August 17, Virgil’s brother, William, and cousin, Edwin C. Youmans were captured; Campaign against Savannah, (November 15 - December 10, 1864); battle at Honey Hill, (November 30, 1864); a detachment was at the siege of Savannah (December 10- 21, 1864); skirmish at Pocotaligo, (January 14, 1865); evacuation of Charleston, (February 17, 1864); the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, (March 19-21, 1865); the Regiment was assigned to the Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee, and went north with that army after the fall of Charleston; Virgil’s record indicates he surrendered at Augusta, Georgia, May 26, 1865. Son of Sarah Youmans and James Chisolm, Jr.; Sarah was the sister of James Peeples Youmans; Virgil was the brother of William McBride Chisolm, also listed. Virgil appears in the 1870 Rolls of CSA Survivors from Hampton County; married Mary Fitts after the war, and the couple had one child; Virgil remarried to Julia A. Riley (1843- 1935), and they had six children; Virgil later relocated to Florida, he died there and is buried at Brooksville, Florida; his burial site has been researched and located by his descendent, William Dee Chisolm, Jr., of St. Augustine, Florida. Sources 1,2,3,4,7,10
Chisolm, William McBride - July 28, 1845 - February 3, 1912
Private, Company F, (Saint Peter’s Guards), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted, aged 18 years, July 25, 1863, at Camp Allen, by Captain Smart, for “the war”; his record indicates that he was a member of the 1st South Carolina Mounted Militia previous to his enlistment for the war; William’s record gives his description as light completed, light hair, blue eyes. height at 5’ - 10”, with no marks or scars; refer to the action account of his brother Virgil, for dates the Company was engaged, up until August 17, 1864; William’s service lasted thirteen months, until his capture at a skirmish in South Newport, Georgia, on August 17th; he appears in a “descriptive list of Rebel prisoners of war transferred from Philadelphia, PA., to Fort Delaware, Del., January 10, 1865, by order of the Military Commander”; later he also appears on a Prisoner of War Register at Fort Delaware, received there January 12, 1865; the last listing in his file is the “Oath of Allegiance”, subscribed to at Fort Delaware, Del., which list his place of residence as Beaufort, SC; (spelled “Buford”, in the documents); he was released June 10, 1865, ending his service; William was the son of Sarah Youmans and James Chisoim, Jr.; and a brother to Virgil; Sarah was the sister of James Peeples Youmans. Julia Youmans provided a photograph of a gathering of Confederate Veterans at Brunson around 1908 or 1910, which has both William and his wife present; William was twice married, first to Elsie Gifford Parnell, they had five children; secondly to Amanda Fitts, and this couple had three children; William, Elsie and Amanda are buried at Beech Branch Cemetery, near Luray, Allendale County, South Carolina. Sources 1,2,3,7
Fitts, John Andrew - 1832-1865
Sergeant, Company E, 9th South Carolina Infantry, later Company E, 11th South Carolina Infantry.
Enlisted, age 27, June 24, 1861, 9th South Carolina Infantry, Capt. Middleton Stuart’s Company; Roll dated at Bay Point, SC; mustered in by Lt. H.S. Farley, for one year; place of enlistment also noted as Coosawhatchie, SC, enrolled by Captain Stuart.; promoted to Sergeant; consolidated into Company E, (Hamilton Guards), 11th South Carolina Infantry as 2nd Sergeant, late 1861. The 11th Infantry participated in more than 35 various types of engagements, and indications are John was involved in many including: operations against the Expedition to Pocotaligo, engagements at Gaston and Frampton’s Plantation, action at Coosawhatchie, SC, October 21 -22, 1862; operations against the expedition to Dafuskie Island, SC, January 29,1863; operations at Skull Creek, May 18-21, 1863; siege operations on Morris Island and against Forts Wagner, Gregg and Sumter in the Charleston area, July 10-September 7, 1863; John was assigned to the submarine defense of Charleston Harbor, September 1863 to about March 1864; on detail, “constructing and planting submarine batteries, etc., during siege of Charleston, SC..”; It is interesting to note he served with the unit of General Gabriel James Rains, this unit was permitted to mine the approaches to Richmond, Mobile, Charleston and the James River; Rains became head of the Confederate Torpedo Bureau in June 1864, and is credited with the first use of land mines and booby traps in warfare; other battles included were Proctors Creek and Drewry’s Bluff, VA, May 12- 16, 1864; operations on the Bermuda Hundred front, VA, May 17-30, 1864; battles around Cold Harbor, VA, June 1-12, 1864; Petersburg assault, June 16, 1864; siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, where he was captured, June 24, 1864; Imprisoned at Point Lookout Prison in Maryland; exchanged in October, 1864; died at Savannah, Georgia, in route home, cause of death unknown. His body was claimed for burial and returned to South Carolina. Several documents are in our files, including a copy of a letter John wrote to his brother while in prison, dated October/November 13, 1864, as well as an application to the Daughters of the Confederacy completed by his daughter Amy, wife of Preston Brooks Youmans, dated March 1, 1913. John is buried at Beech Branch Cemetery, near Luray, Allendale County, South Carolina. Sources 1,3,4,5,7
Fitts, Charles R.
Corporal, Company E, (Hamilton Guards), 11th South Carolina Infantry (Hagood’s Brigade)
One history states Charles became a 2nd Lieutenant, further research is required to ascertain acceptance of his commission; enlisted as a private in 1861; the Regiment was serving in Virginia, and involved with the Petersburg siege operations, where Charles was captured in June 1864; he remained a prisoner until the close of the war, one history states he was a 2nd Lt., at the time of his capture; orphaned at age four, Charles was cared for by James L. and Jemina Riley Fitts, who also cared for his brother Thomas; he owned acreage in Luray, SC, and was a farmer and merchant there; he later moved to Fort Tampa, Florida, (where he died), but is listed in the 1870 Rolls of CSA Survivors from Hampton County; Charles was the brother of John Andrew, Shadrack and Thomas H. Fitts, all whom served the Confederacy; see summary on Thomas for further details of the 11th Infantry. Sources 3,7,10
Fitts, Shadrack Josiah - 1842 - 1918
Corporal, Company E, 11th South Carolina Infantry; Company E, 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted, age 19, June, 1861 in Company E, (Hamilton Guards), 11th South Carolina Infantry, promoted to Corporal. After his one year enlistment expired, he re-enlisted as a private, Company F, (St. Peter’s Guard, AKA the Rebel Troop), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry, May 28, 1862, at Hardeeville, SC.; Promoted to Corporal, he participated in various engagements including the bombardment of Port Royal, SC, June 6, 1862; Secessionville, Fort Johnson and James Island, June 16, 1862; operations against the Expedition to Pocotaligo, October 21-22, 1862; siege operations on Morris Island and against Forts Wagner, Gregg and Sumter at Charleston, July 10-September 7, 1863; he served in the trenches around Savannah while that City was under siege; took an active part in the battles of Honey Hill, Pocotaligo and Rivers Bridge, (near Hampton), as well as being involved in numerous skirmishes on the coast of South Carolina. Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, with Johnston and the Army of Tennessee, April 26, 1865. We believe Shadrack is buried at Beech Branch Cemetery, near Luray, SC, but no marker has been located, or, at Hampton Cemetery in Hampton, South Carolina. Shadrack appears in the 1870 Rolls of CSA Survivors from Hampton County; his parents died when he was seven years old, and he was raised by his Aunt and Uncle, Katie Woolen and John Fitts; they also cared for his brother John Andrew, then seventeen years old; after the war he married Harriet Fitts, his 2nd Cousin, but she died in childbirth with their first child, (the baby did not survive either), and he remarried to Lina Smart, this couple having six children; Shadrack became a farmer and teacher, later becoming Superintendent of Education for Hampton County, and is noted in the volume ‘Both Sides of the Swamp, a history of Hampton County, as well as “Confederate Military History, Volume Six, South Carolina”, which has this biographical sketch of Shadrack:
Shadrack J. Fitts, superintendent of education of Hampton County, S. C., was born in Beaufort district, now Hampton County in 1842, where he was reared and educated. He entered the Confederate service in June, 1861, in Company E, Eleventh South Carolina regiment, as corporal, and after serving as such for a year, enlisted as a private in Company E, Third South Carolina cavalry, and was shortly afterward made corporal. He participated in the bombardment of Port Royal, S. C., and in a series of skirmishes with Sherman near Augusta, Ga. He was also in the trenches around Savannah for ten days before the city was evacuated, and took active part in the following battles: Honey Hill, S. C.; Pocotaligo, Rivers’ Bridge (February 3, 1865), near Hampton, S. C., and numerous skirmishes on the coast, surrendering at Greensboro, N. C., with Johnston. After the close of the war he returned home and engaged in farming for a period of twenty-one years. In 1880 he was elected clerk of the board of county commissioners of Hampton County, which position he held eight years, and from 1886 to 1888 he was deputy clerk of the court of common pleas. He has been elected county school commissioner four times, having held that position from 1888 to 1890, and successively since 1892, and from 1890 to 1892 he was clerk of the board of commissioners. He was married, first in 1865, to Harriet R. Fitts, who died in 1866; and he was again married, October 14, 1869, to Lina H. Smart, and they have five living children: Anna I., wife of J. J. Gooding, Jr.; Mamie E., Calvin E., Jesse T., and Marion L. Mr. Fitts had two brothers in the Confederate service: Charles R., who enlisted in 1861 as a private in Company E, Eleventh South Carolina volunteers, was captured at Petersburg, in June, 1864, and held until the close of the war. At the time of his capture he was second lieutenant of his company. He is now living at Fort Tampa, Florida. The other brother, Rev. Thomas N., went also into Company E, Eleventh South Carolina volunteers, at the age of fifteen, and served until the close of the war.
Sources 1,2,3,7,8,10
Fitts, Thomas Hamilton - March 6, 1846 - July 6, 1912
Private, Company E, (Hamilton Guards), 11th South Carolina Infantry
Thomas enlisted July 18, 1861, at age 15, at Bay Point, SC into Captain Middleton Stuart’s Company, 9th Regiment, SC Infantry; this Company subsequently became Company F, 11th SC Infantry; “the 11th SC Inf. was organized in 1861, of Companies which had been raised at different times under the call of the State Convention for 10,000 men for coast defense”. The record is somewhat confusing as to exactly when the 9th formed into Co. E, 11th Infantry, and the Pay Roll sheets from July to August 31, 1861, are under Co. E, 11th SC Inf., and the same from September 1 to November 30,1861, are listed as Co. E of the 9th Inf. Company E was known as the Hamilton Guards. Thomas is stated as having enlisted into Co. E, 11th SC Inf., on December 22, 1862, at Bluffton, SC, with Capt. John H. Mickler, for the period of three years; the unit was attached to the Department of South Carolina, September, 1864, and became part of the 3rd Military District of SC, Dept. of SC, Georgia and Florida; reassigned to the 6th Military District, same Dept., May 31, 1862; attached to the 4th Military District, same Dept., June 30, 1862, seeing no action previous to this time; Port Royal, SC, was attacked by Union Naval forces, June 6, 1862, and Co. I was detached for the defense, apparently Co. E was inactive from combat until being involved with Operations against the Expedition to Pocotaligo, Oct. 21-22, including the engagements at Gaston and Frampton’s Plantations on the 22nd, as well as the action at Cooswhatchie of the same date; Thomas was present for duty during the Operations against the Expedition to Dafuskie Island, Jan. 29, 1863; Co. E was involved with operations at Skull Creek, May 18-21, 1863, including the skirmish at Pope’s Island, which occurred on the 19th; siege operations on Morris Island, and against the defenses there, took place between July 10 and September 7, 1863, and after, and the 11th was used in the defense; five Companies were attached to the 1st Sub District, 1st Military District, the other five to the 3rd Military District, all in the Dept. of SC, GA and FL; Thomas was detailed to the Office of Submarine Defenses, Charleston Harbor, on Sept. 6, 1863, “these men have been selected because of their knowledge of these duties and their skill as oarsmen”, as noted by the record; all of Co. E was assigned to this duty at this time; released from Submarine duty in March of 1864, he reported to his Regiment, and was present in the Muster Rolls of March and April; as of Sept. 20, 1863, the Regiment was formed as part of Hagood’s Brigade, 1st Sub Division, 1st Military District, Dept. of SC, GA and FL; it served with this Brigade until wars end; ordered to Florida in March 1864, the unit remained there until sent to Virginia on April 28, 1864, serving in the Dept. of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, and later joined the Army of Northern Virginia in October, 1864; Thomas was present for duty in March and April 1864, but is marked “absent, sick at Hospital, Richmond”, in the rolls from April 30 to August 31, 1864; he was admitted to Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA, July 9, 1864, and diagnosed with “Rubeola”, (measles); a second listing from Jackson Hospital remarks, “furloughed for 30 days, August 11, 1864”; the last Muster Roll where he is mentioned, Sept. and Oct., 1864, has him absent on sick furlough, and there, the file ends; it is not known if Thomas stayed in South Carolina, or if he even returned there on his furlough, but more than likely, he returned home and stayed there until the war ended; no other information is available as of this writing, but Thomas appears in a 1870 Roll of CSA Survivors from Hampton County; after the war Thomas became a Reverend, hailing from Luray. He was married to Sarah Elizabeth Chisolm, daughter of Sarah (Youmans) Chisolm, who was the sister of James Peeples Youmans. John A., Shadrack J. and Charles R. were brothers of Thomas; he never attended public school, and received no formal college education, but managed to educate himself and taught school a number of years; he became a Christian Minister later in his life, and was asked to become the Pastor of the Christian Churches of Rocky Ford and Sylvania, Georgia. Thomas and family took up residence in Rocky Ford, where he died in 1912; he is buried at Beech Branch Cemetery, near Luray, Allendale County, South Carolina.
Sources 2,3,7,10
Ginn, Andrew C. - About 1842 - June 15, 1864
Private, Company E, 11th South Carolina Infantry
Enlisted June 24, 1861 at Coosawhatchie by Captain Stuart. One card from the Archives indicates that Andrew was involved with others of his Company for “Submarine” duty in Charleston Harbor. Andrew was killed in June, 1864, his Muster card stating, “Killed on pickett 15 June near Petersburg.” Listed in “Memoirs of the War of Secession” by Brigadier General Johnson Hagood. Andrew was the son of Elizabeth Chisolm and William R. Ginn, of Gifford, South Carolina; his mother was the sister of James Chisolm, Jr., husband of Dr. Sarah Youmans Chisolm; Sources 1,2,3,7,9
Ginn, William R. - About - 1805
Private, Company E, 11th South Carolina Infantry.
Ginn, William R. About 1805 Private, Company E, 11th South Carolina Infantry. Enlisted May 9, 1862, at Hardeeville, SC, by Capt. Buckner for a period of three years. Listed with Andrew in “Memoirs the War of Secession ”, in Regiment indicated. William is the father to Andrew listed above and brother in law to Dr. Sarah Youmans and James Chisolm, Jr.; research continues to verify these are the correct men but indications are strong that they are; Co. E had many men from Hampton County. Sources 1,2,3,7,9
Lewis, Samuel J. - December 8, 1846 - December 18, 1889
Private, Captain Kirk’s Company, Partisan Rangers, South Carolina
Enlisted by Capt. M.J. Kirk on October 26, 1863, at McPhersonville. Samuel’s last service card is dated January & February, 1864, and his record does not contain much information. He was the husband of Louisa Caroline Youmans, daughter of Thomas and Julia Manker Youmans; he was born in Beaufort District and died in Hampton County. Sources 1,2,3,4
Lightsey, Judson Hannerman
Private, Company F, (Saint Peter’s Guards), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Father of Mildred whom married Thomas Lee Youmans in 1917; Thomas Lee was the grandchild of Thomas and his wife, Julia Manker Youmans. Julia Youmans, daughter of Thomas Lee and Mildred, great-granddaughter of Thomas, resides in Brunson and is the director of the Hampton County Museum; Judson had three brothers that served the Confederacy as well, John Frederick, Milledge M., and Jacob Adam Lightsey. Sources 2,3,7
Moore, David Farnum - 1825-June, 1902
David was the father of the David Farnum Moore married to Annie Youmans, daughter of Thomas and Emma Youmans. His record is not on file as of this writing. David is referenced in the 'History of South Carolina' as follows, “During the war between the states he had charge of the commissary and also performed other responsible duties with the army.” He was born in Colleton County and moved to Beaufort District about 1842 where he became a successful farmer.
Owens, Benjamin Franklin - 1830 - 1885
Company E, Confederate States Marine Corps
Research is continuing to provide documentation on Benjamin’s service record. Information indicates Company E was stationed in Savannah, Georgia during the war, and joined the Army of Tennessee as Sherman’s troops moved into the Carolinas. He was surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 1865. Benjamin is buried at Hopewell Church Cemetery, Hampton County, South Carolina. He is the brother of Caroline Elizabeth (Owens) Youmans; Caroline was the wife of James Peeples Youmans. Sources 1,2,7
Owens, Greenbury Cuthbert - 1836 - 1900 (dates uncertain)
Private, Company E, (Calhoun Mounted Men), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted in Company E (Calhoun Mounted Men), at Hardeeville, SC, March 20, 1862; like many other members of the Company, Greenbury had been in Captain A.M. Martin’s 1st SC Mounted Militia (enlisted December 24, 1861 - February 15, 1862); remarks from his service record include: Discharged on medical disability, June 2, 1862, with a double hernia; born, Beaufort District, 25 years old (1862); 5'-lO inches height, fair complexion, gray eyes, dark hair, and a farmer by occupation; re-enlisted November 18, 1864 at Columbia, South Carolina. Greenbury was the brother of Benjamin and Caroline, who was the wife of James Peeples Youmans. Greenbury is listed in the 1870 Rolls of CSA Survivors from Hampton County. Sources 1,2,3,7,10
Stokes, John 1845
1st Lieutenant, Company A, 6th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves
Research is continuing to verify this is the correct John Stokes, as his age appears to be unlikely he would have had the proper training to be an officer; enlisted November 18, 1862, for service of ninety days; two cards are listed in his file, one has him present, December 31, 1862 to February 16, 1863; the other notes November 18, 1862 to January 1, 1863, and he was furloughed for ten days, December 28, and never paid; John was the son of Mary Youmans and Arthur Russell Stokes; Mary was the sister of James Peeples Youmans; John married Pauline Lipsey, no children from this marriage; John was the brother of Robert and William also listed. Sources 1,2,3,7
Stokes, Robert - 1842
Private, Company A, (Marion Men of Combahee), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted, aged 20 years, March 19, 1862, at Hendersonville, SC, by Captain D.B. Heyward, into Captain D.B. Heyward’s Company, (Marion Men of Combahee), South Carolina Volunteers; this Company eventually became Company A, 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; Robert surrendered and was paroled at Augusta, Georgia, May 31, 1865, along with many others of the 3rd SC Cavalry Regiment; Robert was the son of Mary Youmans and Arthur Russell Stokes, and the brother of John, listed above; Mary was the sister of James Peeples Youmans. Sources 1,2,3,7
Stokes William - 1843
Private, Company E, 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Private, Company H, 1st (Provisional Army) South Carolina Infantry We believe William to be the son of Arthur Russell and Mary Youmans Stokes, and brother of John and Robert listed previously; William is listed in the 1870 Roll of CSA Survivors from Hampton County; after the war he married Emma Purnell, and they had seven children. Sources 3,7,10
Youmans, Albert Peeples - December 7, 1840 - August 23, 1897
Sergeant, Company H, 1st (McCreary’s)(Provisional Army) South Carolina Infantry (McGowan’s Brigade)
Enlisted as a Private, 21 years of age, October 26, 1861 - April 9, 1865; Company H, 1st South Carolina Infantry (McCreary’s); Wounded and promoted to 3rd Corporal, May 12, 1864, promoted to Sergeant before the end of the war, no date given. This Regiment was active in all the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia, and Albert’s record indicates he was in nearly all the major battles during his enlistment. The Regiment was attached to the Department of Norfolk, November 30, 1861, and with other units was absorbed by the Army of Northern Virginia in the spring of 1862, where it served for the remainder of the war; eventually it became part of McGowan’s Brigade, (May 1863). The 1st participated in more than 45 various engagements and Albert served with distinction throughout except for a short period recovering from a wound received May 12, 1864. We believe his wounding occurred at the “Bloody Angle” at Spotsylvania during Hancock’s assault of this date; Berry Benson’s Civil War Book indicates that Albert was wounded at the Wilderness which occurred May 4-6, 1864, but as the date is called out as May 12, we assume his wounding to have been at Spotsylvania. Albert was a mess mate of Berry Benson, and is mentioned on pages 7 & 8 of this book, 1992 edition by the University of Georgia Press; the list of engagements Albert participated in include, the Seven Days (June 25- July 1,’62); Mechanicsville (June 26’62); Gaines Mills, 1st Cold Harbor, Chickahominy (June 27, 1862); 2nd Manassas Campaign (August 16-September 2,’62); action at Thoroughfare Gap, VA (August 28,’62); 2nd Manassas, Groveton Heights (August 30, ‘62); the Maryland Campaign (September 6-22,62); skirmish at Martinsburg (September 11,’62); siege of Harper’s Ferry (September 13-15,’62); Sharpsburg (Antietam, September 16-17,’62); operations in Loudon, Faquier and Rappahannock Counties, VA (October 26-November 1 0,’62); Fredericksburg (December 1 2-15,’62); Chancellorsville (May 1-5,’62); Gettysburg (July 1-3,’63); retreat near Manassas Gap (July 5-24,’63); the Bristoe Campaign (October 9-22,’63); Mine Run Campaign (November 26-December 2,’63); the Wilderness (May 5-7, ‘64); Spotsylvania (May 12-15,64), where he was wounded at the “Angle”; Albert returned to duty, probably after the start of the Petersburg siege, and his record indicates lie was present at least by September of 1864, and may have been present at the battle of Ream’s Station (August 25, ‘64); Engagements of Chaffin’s Farm, Fort Harrison, Fort Gilmer, New Market Heights and Laurel Hill (September 29-30,64); engagements at Darbytown, New Market Road, Johnson’s and Four Mile Creek (October 7,’64); Darbytown Road (December 10,’64); Dabney’s Mills, Hatchers Run, Armstrong’s Mills, Rowanty Creek and Vaughan Road (February 5-7,65); the Appomattox Campaign (March 28-April 9, 1865); and finally, the surrender at Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865. Fewer than 120 members of this Regiment surrendered, and Company H had 1 Captain, 2 Sergeants, I Corporal and 11 privates remaining. Note that 1 of the Sergeants was Albert, and 1 private was his brother, Laurens W. Youmans, and they are both listed in the surrender rolls under the name of ‘Yeomans’. A correction has been sent to the Park Historian, Appomattox Court House National Park with their full names, (listed by initials only), and other pertinent information; Albert, along with his brothers, has a monument at Lawtonville Cemetery, Hampton County, South Carolina. It states, “Enthusiastic Sunday School worker, and one of the bravest in Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia”. Albert started a mercantile business with Brother Laurens after the war. Sources 1,2,3,4,7
Youmans, Augustus Marion April 21, 1846 - January 1, 1894
Private, Company E, (Calhoun Mounted Men), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted December 16, 1863, age 17, into Company E (Calhoun Mounted Men), 3rd SC Cavalry, by Captain Henry C. Raysor, for ‘the war”; enlisted at Camp Fripp, at Fripp Island; surrendered and paroled May 31, 1865, at Augusta, Georgia; Augustus joined the Regiment just before the affair at John’s Island (December 28, ‘63), and was with his Company during the operations against the expedition to John’s and James Islands, SC, the following February (6-14, ‘64); operations against the expedition from Beaufort to James Island (June 30-July 10, ‘64); repulse of the excursion at Honey Hill (November 30, ‘64), and was active at the operations pursuant to the siege of Savannah, and the Pocotaligo skirmish of January 1865, as well as the evacuation of Charleston; the Regiment was assigned to the Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee, March 1, 1865, and they proceeded into North Carolina, hindering Sherman’s forces; the regimental history indicates they were engaged at Bentonville (March 19-21, ‘65), but were detached to Augusta, Georgia, where they surrendered May 31. Augustus was the son of James Peeples Youmans, Lieutenant, Co. E, 3rd SC Cavalry; Augustus attended the Citadel in Charleston, later becoming a trustee of that institution, and was a Hampton County Representative, and died while serving his third term. In 1867, he married Margaret Maria Johnston, and the couple had four children. Margaret died at age 26, in childbirth, May 21, 1876. In 1877 Augustus remarried to Olivia Malvina Porcher (Porshay), a French Huguenot, and this couple had four children, the first being A.M. Youmans II. In 1892 “Colonel” Youmans, as Augustus was referred to as an honorary title, gave the Baccalaureate Sermon at the Citadel; he was a fluent speaker, and opposed to the move to join the Citadel and the University of South Carolina; Augustus died January 1, 1894, at 47 years of age, from “inadequate heat in the legislature chamber of the Capitol”; the following was excerpted from the book, “The History Of Screven County, Georgia”, and was in an article under the name of Mrs. Gus Youmans, wife of Augustus Marion Youmans III: “The flag of the Citadel floated at half mast yesterday morning in memory of Representative A.M. Youmans, who died in Hampton County on the evening of January 1. Col. Youmans was a lawyer of influence and prominence in this section, and in recent years he had been honored by the people of his county with Public Office. Four years ago he was elected a member of the House of Representatives, and when the house was organized, he was appointed to the chairmanship of the Military Committee. By virtue of this position he became, exofficio, a member of the Board of Visitors. In this capacity, he was assiduous in discharge of his duties, and served the institution faithfully. Col. Youmans was 47 years of age. In the House he took a prominent part in the fight over the Port Royal and Augusta Railroad, exposing the side of the State and contending for the repeal of the company charts. The Youmans family of South Carolina built and owned “Youmans Hall”. It was lived in for many generations by the family until the earthquake of 1889 destroyed it. The Youmans are descended from many of the old families in the Carolinas: the Peeples, the Advance, the Heywards, the Overstreets, the Johnstons, the Bowers, the Daniels, the Screvens and Landgraves, 1st and 2nd Smiths”. Augustus’ stone at Lawtonville Cemetery, Hampton County, states, “Brave Confederate, Faithful Citizen, State Legislator, Elegant Attorney and Christian Gentleman”. He is buried at Lawtonville Cemetery with his first wife, Margaret; his second wife, Olivia Porcher Youmans, is buried at the Hampton Cemetery, both sites in Hampton County, South Carolina. Augustus is listed in the 1870 Roll of CSA Survivors from Hampton County. Sources 1,2,3,4,7,10
Youmans, Edwin Caruthers - September 15, 1846 - January 15, 1865
Private, Company F, (Saint Peter’s Guards), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted, age 16, August 2, 1862, at Camp Allen, near Hardeeville, SC, by Captain H.C. Smart for “the war”; his initial enlistment was into Company H, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry, this Company later becoming F, 3rd SC Cavalry. The Regiment served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, in different Military Districts during the war. Company F was active in guarding the railroad from Savannah to Charleston, and preventing Northern incursions from the coast. They were involved with operations against the expedition to Pocotaligo (October 21-22, “62); expedition to Dafuskie Island (January 29, ‘63); siege operations on Morris Island against Forts Wagner, Gregg and Sumter in the Charleston area (July 10-September 7, ‘63); action at Grimball’s Landing (Seccessionville), James Island (July 16, ‘63); the bombardment of Fort Sumter and Charleston (August 31-December 31, 63); affair at John’s and James Islands (February 6-14, ‘64); the affair at Spring Island (March 31, ‘64); operations against the expedition to James Island from Beaufort (June 30-July 10, ‘64); Company F was detached for operations in South Newport, Georgia, and skirmished there on August 17 and 18, 1864; Edwin was captured by the enemy on August 17, 1864, during one of these skirmishes; his record has no indication of where he was held, but the next entry in his file states he was admitted to the U.S.A. Post Hospital, Morris Island, SC, with a complaint of chronic diarrhea, on January 12, 1864, and died, January 15, 1865, (at age 19). Several other documents of interest are noted in his file; a request for transfer to the Regiment of his brother, Oliver J. Youmans, the 2nd SC Infantry, Company C, and he states in his letter dated March 2, 1864, “I would respectfully state that I entered the service under age, August 2, 1862, that I am still under 18 years of age, and that Co. C, 2nd SC Vols. to which I desire a transfer, is commanded by my brother, Lt. O.J. Youmans, with whom I wish to be”. Ironically, the record states his transfer was approved August 5, 1864, less than two weeks before his capture, and Oliver was killed at the Wilderness, May 6, 1864, neither brother surviving to see the other again. The monument to the Youmans’ brothers at Lawtonville Cemetery states of Edwin, “Pious boy soldier, died on Morris Island, a prisoner of the War Between the States”. Sources 1,2,3,4,7
Youmans, Elliot - 1840
Private, Company H, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry
Elliot appears with the family of Ann Youmans, Saint Peters Parish, in the 1860 Census; the 1850 records do not show this family in the research conducted, but it is most likely that he is of our relation. Sources 1,2
Youmans, James Jeremiah - 1831 - 1875
Sergeant, Company B, 5th South Carolina Cavalry
J. Jeremiah was the son of James Benjamin and Honor Youmans, living in Saint Peters Parish in the 1860 Census. He married Margeret Heape; they had two Sons and three daughters, and lived near Hampton. Both are buried at the Goethe Cemetery, Hampton County, South Carolina. Sources 1,2
Youmans, James Peeples - 1819 – 1884
1st Lieutenant, Company E, 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted, age 40, March 30, 1862 - May 31, 1865; Record indicates surrender at Augusta, Georgia. 1st Lieutenant, Company E (Calhoun Mounted Men), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry. This Regiment was organized at Charleston during the spring of 1862, mostly from coastal areas of the state. The command was used to guard the railroad from Savannah to Charleston, and the ten Companies never served together as a unit. James was in various actions along the SC coastal regions, including Secessionville (June 16, 62); Operations against the Expedition to Pocotalico, (October 21-22, 1862); Operations against the Expedition from Fort Pulaski, Georgia to Bluffton (June 1863); about this time his commission to 1st Lieutenant was verified; siege operations on Morris Island and against Forts Wagner, Gregg and Sumter around Charleston, (July 10 - September 7, 1863). Other actions the Regiment were involved with include, bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston, (July 10-September 7,’63); Grimball’s Landing (Secessionville), James Island (July 16, 1863); Operations against the Expedition to John’s & James Islands (February 6-14, ‘64); Operations against the Expedition from Beaufort to James Island, (June 30-July 10,64); repulse of the excursion at Honey Hill (November 30,64); some members, including some from Company E, fought at the Siege of Savannah and the Pocotaligo skirmish of Jan. 1865. James was noted as “absent, sick, ordered to McPhersonville Hospital, December 24,(1864)”, so it is difficult to verify if he was involved at the siege of Savannah, the 2nd Pocotaligo action, or the evacuation of Charleston, with his Company. The Regimental history states that the 3rd Cavalry, was engaged at the Battle of Bentonville (March 19-21, 1865), but they were not surrendered at Durham Station. The “Annals of the Army of Tennessee”, states that General Wheeler, commanding the Cavalry, detached a body of cavalry to Augusta, Georgia, and James must have been in this group as his service ended at Augusta, May 31, 1865. Companies C and E were attached to Chestnut’s Command, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, December 26, 1864, and reassigned to the Cavalry Corps of the Army of Tennessee on March 1, 1865; it is most difficult to verify James’ movements, or when he returned from his hospital stay. James was an attorney, and is buried at Black Creek Baptist Cemetery, possibly with his wife, Elizabeth Owens, (no marker has been located for Elizabeth), Hampton County, South Carolina; James has a government marker indicating Confederate service. JP Youmans is my (3X) Grandfather; I proved his record and our kinship to join the Sons of Confederate Veterans & the Military Order of the Stars and Bars. Sources 1,2,3,4,7
Youmans, Joseph A. - 1844
Private, Company B, 5th South Carolina Cavalry
Joseph is listed in the 1870 Roll of CSA Survivors from Hampton County, as well as the 1877 Veterans reunion at Hampton County; enlisted at Kearnsville, North Carolina, at age 21, August 15, 1863, for the war, by Lt. Buckner; it is suspected he wished to join the company of his brother, Washington, and cousin J. Jeremiah; he was present for duty the balance of 1863, and reported absent for “horse detail”, for forty days from August 5, 1864; it is also noted he is owed two months pay for use of his horse; the Muster Roll for September and October has him marked absent, “detached at Stoney Creek with unserviceable horse”; Joseph is next listed on a Register of Pettigrew General Hospital No. 13, Raleigh, NC, admitted October 31, 1864 with typhoid fever; here he was given a sixty day furlough, November 24, 1864, listing his residence as Silver Hill, SC, Post Office, Beaufort District; the final listing is a Roll of Prisoners of War, and it notes he was surrendered and paroled at Augusta, Georgia, May 31, 1865; Joseph married and lived in Peeples Township after the war; he and wife, Julia, had five children as listed in the 1880 census. Sources 1,2,4,7,10
Youmans, John R. - 1848
Private, Company D, 4th South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge’s Regiment)
Enlisted July 2, 1863, age 15, at Pocotaligo by Captain Pinckney for “the war”; Company D, (Saint James Mounted Riflemen), 4th SC Cavalry; the Regiment was assigned at this time to the Pocotaligo Sub-District, 3rd Military District of SC, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Two Companies were involved at the affair near Lowndes Mill, Combahee River (September 13-14, ‘63), and one Company at a skirmish near Cunningham’s Bluff, SC (November 24, “63); attached to Butler’s Brigade, Hampton’s Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, in May of 1864; the Regiment headed into VA, and was engaged at the Wilderness (May 5-7), Brock Road (May 6), Corbin Bridge, Glen Alden Station, Brooks Church, operations on the line of the Pamunkey River, Raw’s Shop, Aenon Church, operations on the line of the Totopotomoy River in VA (May 28-31, 1864), where John was gunshot in the right shoulder. Admitted to Jackson Hospital in Richmond, May 31, and is noted as furloughed 40 days from June 6, 1864. The Company Muster Rolls for September / October reads, “absent, captured 30 May ‘64, sent to hospital, furloughed for 60 days from the 23 August ‘64, extended 30 days”; there is no indication of his capture other than this remark at this time, so it appears to be incorrect. It seems unlikely John saw much more combat, although he did return to his Company. There are two other documents in his file pertinent to his wounding; a letter written by William L. Lucas, 1st Sergeant, commanding Company D, 4th SC Cay., requesting that John be examined by the Medical Board as, “private Youmans was severely wounded in battle on the 30th day of May, 1864, and is now suffering from effects of the wound”; also, a certificate of disability, where the Medical Board found him unfit for further service, “on account of gunshot wound received 30 May 1864, in the right shoulder when in the line of duty; respectfully recommend that he be retired from the service”. The certificate date, April 6, 1865, was three days before the Appomattox surrender. John was the son of John Nelson Youmans; John Nelson was the brother of John Peeples Youmans; John is listed in the 1870 Roll of CSA Survivors from Hampton County. Sources 1,2,7,10
Youmans, Laurens Winkler - October 13, 1844 - February 26, 1908
Private, Company F, 3rd South Carolina Cavalry/Company H, 1st (Provisional Army) South Carolina Infantry (McGowans Brigade)
Enlisted, age 18, April 4, 1862, at Hardeeville, SC, by Captain H.E. Young, as a private, enlisted in Captain Henry C. Smart’s Company, which later became Company F, (Saint Peter’s Guard), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry; transferred to Company H, 1st South Carolina Infantry (McCreary’s), in September, 1864, to be with his brother Albert. Laurens was involved in all of the engagements of Company F after his enlistment, and his records calls out nothing out of the ordinary except for a twenty day sick furlough in Gillisonville in August of 1863. He served in the skirmishes at South Newport, Georgia, where his brother Edwin (same Company) was captured, and like Edwin, requested transfer to a Infantry Regiment, they writing letters on the same date, March 2, 1864, hoping for a release from the Cavalry. It is difficult to ascertain what motivated them to make this request, perhaps the call of adventure outside of their home State, the 3rd SC Cavalry was stationed in some rather uneventful areas acting as a form of garrison troops, or maybe letters from brothers Albert and Oliver who were involved in some of the major battles of the Army of Northern Virginia, and in possibly the greatest excitement of their lives, had something to do with their desire to be stationed elsewhere. They must have discussed this together, because each decided to join a brother in the Virginia Campaigns. Laurens stated, “I would respectfully state that I entered the service under age, and that I desire to be with a brother of mine in Co. H, 1st So. Ca. Volunteers”. His file has the documentation that approved his transfer, which occurred August 24, 1864, and he joined the 1st Infantry, McGowan’s Brigade, Wilcox’s Division, Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, before the siege of Petersburg was finished. The records are somewhat confused, and Laurens is listed as having transferred to Co. C, 2nd SC Infantry, which did not occur. Albert and Laurens are listed in “The Appomattox Paroles, April 9-15, 1865”, page 231, under the incorrect spelling “Yeomans’. A correction has been sent to the Park Historian, Appomattox Court House National Park to add their names in full, and other pertinent information. One account states that Lauren and Brother Albert walked home after Appomattox, and that Laurens had a flesh wound in his thigh at that time. Laurens was born on his father’s plantation, Stoney Run”, one mile from Gillisonville, SC; his father had served as sheriff and clerk of court for Beaufort District; he attended South Carolina College, but entered the Confederate Army before his graduation; Laurens died at Savannah, Georgia, and is buried at Lawtonville Cemetery, Hampton County, South Carolina, his marker states, ‘Confederate soldier, planter, member of Wallace House, State Senator”. He is also listed on the monument at Lawtonville Cemetery which is dedicated to the seven Youmans brothers, sons of William Jr., (six whom served in the War Between the States, the seventh being too young). Laurens married Mary Ann Stokes (b. March 14, 1847, d. May 1, 1885), on June 16, 1865, at Beaufort District, and this couple had nine children; Mary died and Laurens remarried to Margaret Preston Campell, November 18, 1886, she was nineteen years his junior and this couple had three children, (one account claims no children were born of this marriage); after the war he started farming as the only means available to support himself and family; he was successful at this endeavor, and was able to purchase a tract of land near Fairfax, where he and Albert opened and operated a mercantile store under the name of “A. and L. Youmans”; in 1868 he was elected to the State General Assembly, upon election he became a member of the Wallace House; he was unsuccessful in a bid for Secretary of State in 1892, but was elected to State Senator from Barnwell County, in 1894; he became a planter of note and raised cattle, horses and hogs, and his plantation became the show place of the area; his plantation was near Duck Branch; Laurens was involved with the “Red Shirt” movement, and is mentioned in the book “Hampton and His Red Shirts: South Carolina’s Deliverance in 1876, by F.B. Williams; his last public service was as County Commissioner, which he held without reimbursement to help the financial condition of the County. Sources 1,2,3,4,7
Youmans, Leroy Franklin - November 14,1834 - December 13, 1906
Lieutenant, Company F, 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted, age 28, April 3, 1862, at Grahamville, SC, “for the war’, 13 miles to enlistment point. Initially Leroy was enlisted in Captain’s John H. Howard’s Company (Beaufort District Troop), which became Company C, of the 3rd Cavalry. He served in all the various engagements of the 3rd, guarding against incursions from the coast on the Savannah and Charleston rail line, and was given leave, “on furlough for 60 days from 16 Nov. to attend the legislature”; around May of 1863, he started acting as Military Secretary to Colonel Charles Jones Colcock, commanding the 3rd Military District, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and continued this activity until the time his record ends in October of 1864. Leroy is listed as a 3rd Lieutenant, Company F, (Saint Peter’s Guards, Captain E.C. Smart), in the book, “Stories of the Confederacy”, edited by U.R. Brooks; an attempt to obtain his file for Co. F, has proven unsuccessful, and other attempts will be made to verify his commission. We have a notation in file that indicates “Promoted to Jr. 2nd Lieutenant, Co. G, 3rd Cay., January 15, 1865. Leroy was an attorney, graduating from South Carolina College, and became active in politics after the war. He was a principle in the “Red Shirt” movement, and campaigned with Wade Hampton to expel the carpetbaggers and Union activists that were entrenched in South Carolina, and he is noted in the book, “Hampton and His Red Shirts: South Carolina’s Deliverance in 1876”, by Fred B. Williams. Leroy became the State Attorney General and spent much time in Columbia and is buried there. The monument at Lawtonville Cemetery states of Leroy, “Graduate of South Carolina College, Lawyer, Statesman, and South Carolina Silver Tongued Orator”. Sources 1,2,3,4,7
Youmans, Medicus Owens - October 18, 1848 - July 19, 1904
Private, Company E, 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
13 years of age in 1861. Private, Company E (Calhoun Mounted Men), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry. Medicus’ service record has no date of enlistment, but it is suspected he enlisted with his brother Augustus (December 16, 1863), which would have made him 15 years old at that time. He was surrendered and paroled along with his father, James Peeples Youmans, and his brother Augustus, at Augusta, Georgia, May 31, 1865. Refer to Augustus’ summary for further details of service. Medicus is buried at the Old Browning Cemetery, near Gifford, Hampton County, South Carolina, along with his wife, Abbigail. Medicus is listed in the 1870 Roll of CSA Survivors from Hampton County. Sources l,2,3,4,7,10
Youmans, Oliver Johnston - December 31, 1838 - May 6, 1864
2nd Lieutenant, Company C, 2nd South Carolina Infantry (Kershaw’s Brigade)
Born at Mexico Plantation in Saint Peters Parish, where his father, William Youmans, Sr., built two plantations, one of which used ninety - eight slaves in 1860; graduated from South Carolina Military Academy (The Citadel) in 1859, 7th out of 15, and was class orator; after graduation, studied law at the University of South Carolina, passing the bar exam November, 1860, and lived in Gillisonville; Enlisted, age 23, April 24, 1861, at Columbia, as a Corporal, Company C (Columbia Grays), 2nd South Carolina Infantry. During the short period that the Regiment was in State service, it was known as the Second Palmetto Regiment. It was frequently known by this name, as a nickname or local designation, for the remainder of its career; Upon being mustered into service, the Regiment was placed in the Department of Alexandria, First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, June 20, 1861; the army later formed part of the Army of Northern Virginia, and the Regiment went through various transitions with the ANV, and was in Longstreet’s Corps when ordered to the Army of Tennessee, on October 31, 1863, to participate in the Chickamauga, (Georgia), Campaign, and the East Tennessee Campaign, returning to the ANy, May 1, 1864: in the late summer of “64 the Regiment was ordered to the Shenandoah Valley, and served in the Army of the Valley District; returned and stayed with the ANV until early ‘65, when it was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, where it remained until the final weeks of the war; it then returned to service in the Army of Tennessee, surrendering with the end of hostilities; Oliver was present with the Regiment at many battles prior to his death, and served with distinction at: 1st Manassas, (July 21, ‘61); he was promoted to Sergeant by October 31, 1861; the siege of Yorktown, VA., (April 5 - May 4, ‘62); evacuation of Yorktown, (May 5, ‘62); skirmish at Fair Oaks, (June 21, 62); the Seven Days Battles, (June 25 - July 1, ‘62); battle of the Peach Orchard, (Allen’s Farm, June 19, ‘62); Savage Station, VA., (June 29, ‘62); Frazier’s and Nelson’s Farms, Charles City and New Market Cross Roads, Willis Church, (June 30, ‘62); Malvern Hill, (July 1, ‘62, last of the Seven Days battles); Oliver was battlefield commissioned to 2nd Lieutenant for meritorious conduct at the battles of Savage Station and Malvern Hill, Virginia, (refer to letter in file by Captain William Wallace regarding Oliver’s actions at Malvern Hill); the Maryland Campaign, (September 6 - 22, ‘62); action at Maryland Heights, MD., (September 12 - 13, ‘62); battle of South Mountain, (September 14, ‘62); Sharpsburg, (Antietam, MD, September 16 - 17, ‘62); battle of Fredericksburg, (December 12 -15, ‘62); Oliver was furloughed for pneumonia, escorted home by one of his brothers, sometime in winter of 1861-62, returned in the spring fully recovered; battle of Chancellorsville, (May 1 - 5, ‘63), and the Campaign, (April 27 - May 6, 63); battle of Gettysburg, (July 1 - 3, ‘63), and the Campaign, (June 3 - August 1, ‘63); retreat near Manassas Gap, (July 5 - 24, ‘63); Chickamauga, Georgia, (September 19 - 21, ‘63); siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee, (September 23 - October 30, ‘63); the Knoxville Campaign, (November 17 - December 4, ‘63); assaults at Forts Saunders and Loudon, Knoxville, TN, (November 29, ‘63); engagement at Bean’s Station, TN, (January 16 - 17, ‘64); operations about Dandridge, Tennessee, (January 16 - 28, ‘64); the Regiment then returned to Virginia; Oliver had been acting as Company Commander for seven months before and during this period, while his Captain convalesced from his wounds; upon his recovery, the Captain transferred, and Oliver was in line to be promoted to Captain of his Company. About this time the three year enlistment of most members of Company C expired, and they were free to voluntarily reenlist, or return to their homes. As many resented having Oliver for their Captain, (Citadel training to strict perhaps ?), and knowing that every man would be required to resist General Grant’s spring campaign, Oliver resigned his commission stating, “the expectation that I am to command the Company to which I belong is an impediment to the reenlistment of nearly half the members present”. His resignation, (in our files), was accepted, although with some resistance, on March 16, 1864, and on the same day he re-enlisted as a private in the same Company. Oliver was killed by gunshot, the Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864, while performing the duties of a private. The Wilderness was the first engagement of the 1864 campaigns, and Oliver’s last. The monument at Lawtonville states of Oliver, “Graduate of the Citadel, actively practicing law when the war came. Was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, in the War Between the States in 1864. A friend characterized him as “a victim to his unshrinking courage,” who had been “intellectual, truthful, conscientious, and pure; a high toned gentleman, a gallant soldier, a devoted patriot, and a consistent Christian’. He had, ‘amid strange faces and from strange hands, received the rude burial of the soldier in soil now in the lines of the hated foe”. Oliver was buried on the right of the Plank Road, going out of Pulliam and Corbins saw mill; later he was reinterred and buried at the Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia, section thirteen, row three, grave number nineteen, and we have photographs of same on file; The family name on his gravestone is spelled incorrectly as “Yowmans”; his father filed a settlement claim for $250.83, on June 1, 1864, on Oliver’s behalf, for any monies due him for his service, and several pieces of correspondence to the State of South Carolina are on file regarding this issue, as well as an affidavit; Oliver was never married. Sources 1,2,3,4,7
Youmans, Richard E. - 1828
Private, Company A, (Marion Men of Combahee), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted February 14, 1863 - May 30, 1865, surrendered and paroled at Augusta, Georgia; enlisted at Pocotaligo, SC, aged 35 years, for three years, by D.B. Hayward and A. M. Lowry. Richard was the son of Reuben B.C. and Cynthia Youmans of Prince William Parish. Sources 1,2,7
Youmans, Robert B. - 1813
1st Sergeant, Kirk’s Company Partisan Rangers, South Carolina Volunteers
Enlisted November 2, 1861, for ninety days, into Captain M.J. Kirk’s Company, (May River Troop), Martin’s Mounted Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers. This Regiment was also known as the 1st Regiment South Carolina Militia. Enlisted at Hardeeville by General Thomas F. Drayton. Mustered out, January 31, 1862, at Camp Harlistine (?), approximately seventy - two miles from home; no further details of service are noted, he was 48 years of age at time of enlistment; Robert was living with his wife, Sarah, and family, in Saint Lukes Parish, in the 1860 Census, and family history indicates he moved to Florida after the war, and probably died there. Robert was the older brother of James Peeples Youmans. Sources 1,2,3
Youmans, Robert Mitchell - September 15, 1834-September 19, 1924
Corporal, Company F, (Republican Guards), 11th South Carolina Infantry
Enlisted, August 5, 1861, age 27, for one year, Company F, at Pocotaligo, SC, 11th South Carolina Infantry; for whatever reason, Robb decided not to extend his enlistment, and his discharge is on file, dated March 2, 1862. The discharge states, “not mustering into Confederate service”; the 11th was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, November 24, 1861; the history of the unit indicates no engagements during his term of enlistment; Robb’s discharge gives his description as aged 28, 5-8” in height, light complexion, blue eyes and light hair color; he was discharged in Hardeeville, SC; Robb is buried with his two wives, Elizabeth Skilling, his first wife, and Rosa Mixen, his second wife, at Mount Olive Baptist Cemetery, near Early Branch, Hampton County, South Carolina, his stone indicates his Confederate service; he was the son of Levi D. and Julia Youmans. Robb appears in the 1870 Roll of CSA Survivors from Hampton County. Sources 1,2,4,7,10
Youmans, Thomas - January 1, 1813 - June 19, 1884
1st Lieutenant, Company D, 2nd Regiment State Troops
The ‘Trask’ history indicates Thomas middle name as William, but Julia Youmans believes he had none; Two record requests to the National Archives have produced no documentation on Thomas, but Julia Youmans, his Great Granddaughter, provided several documents pertinent to his service to the State of South Carolina. One document in file states he held the rank of Cornet in the Prince William Hussars, belonging to the Lower Squadron, 4th Regiment, 2nd Brigade of Cavalry, attached to the 2nd Division of SC Militia; this commission is dated January 1, 1849; His commission in the 2nd Regiment, State Troops is dated July 7, 1863, and signed by Governor Mi. Benham of South Carolina, and further research is required to ascertain details of this unit; a Oath of Allegiance is also on file, dated at Augusta, Georgia, May 25, 1865, which is interesting as many troops surrendered there after the capitulation of General Johnston in North Carolina. Many members of the 3rd SC Cavalry ended the war in Augusta, and it is speculative to think that Thomas remained with the cavalry units that were assigned to the Army of Tennessee after the evacuation of Charleston. His description from the oath is given as: light complexion, gray hair, blue eyes, 5-5” in height, occupation listed as a farmer, and his age is given as 51 years; of interest also is a receipt for taxes, that was paid with 348 pounds of fresh pork, dated February 9, 1864; Thomas was the son of William, Sr., and Mary Peeples Youmans, therefore the bother of James Peeples Youmans. He married Julia Emily (Emma) Manker, (May 9, 1825 - November 29, 1911), on November 18, 1846. Thomas is buried at Beech Branch Church Cemetery, Allendale County, South Carolina. He is referred to as esquire in one of the commissions, and may have been an attorney as were many of his relatives. Sources 2,3,4,7
Youmans, Thomas R. - 1837
Private, Company H, 1st (Provisional Army) South Carolina Infantry (McCreary’s)
Enlisted August 17, 1861 at Savannah, Georgia, William T. Haskell’s Company, which later became Company H of this Regiment. His service record indicates he deserted December 1, 1861, and no further information is available at this writing. Thomas may have been unhappy and joined another Regiment, as it seems unlikely he went home after deserting at this stage in the war. Thomas was the son of John Nelson and Martha Youmans. Sources 1,2,7
Youmans, Washington M. - 1842
Private, Company B, 5th South Carolina Cavalry, (Butler’s Brigade)
Listed as living with the family of Honor Youmans in the 1860 Census, along with Joseph A. Youmans, Saint Peters Parish; Washington married and was living in Goethe Township by the 1880 census, and had five children, (four sons and one daughter), at that time; he appears in the 1870 Roll of CSA Survivors from Hampton County. Sources l,2,7,10
Youmans, William Hamilton - August 9, 1842 - 1916
Sergeant, Company F, 3rd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted, age 19, Private, January 1, 1863, Company F (St. Peter’s Guard), 3rd South Carolina Cavalry, for “the war”; place of enlistment is Camp Desaussure, by Captain H.C. Smart. The Regiment was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and was serving in SC at this time; the Company was involved in several actions including the expedition to Dafuskie Island (January 29, ‘63); siege operations on Morris Island against Forts Wagner, Gregg and Sumpter at Charleston (July 10- September 7, ‘63); action at Grimball’s Landing (Secessionville), James Island (July 16,63); the Company Muster Rolls indicate William was “sick at General Hospital, Hardeeville” at some point during September and October, but he is listed as present for duty November / December; 1864 found the Company continuing to guard the railroad from Savannah to Charleston, as well as preventing incursions from the water, and they were in action during the operations against the expedition John’s and James Islands (February 6-14, 1864); operations against the expedition from Beaufort to James Island (June 30-July 10, ‘64); Company F was detached to Georgia, and skirmished with the enemy at South Newport Aug. 17-18, 1864, (where William’s brother, Edwin C. Youmans, also of Company F, was captured, later to die in Union hands); some members may have participated in the siege of Savannah, as a 3rd SC Cavalry detachment was present; they skirmished at 2nd Pocotaligo (January 14, ‘65), and were involved with the evacuation of Charleston (February 17, ‘65); like the rest of the 3rd SC Cavalry, the Company was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, fought at Bentonville, and surrendered with others, at Augusta, Georgia. William was promoted to 1st Sergeant by order of Colonel Charles Jones Colcock, October 17, 1864, no details are noted. He is listed on the monument at Lawtonville, along with his other brothers, and this monument states of William, “Gillisonville, South Carolina, 1842, Sansaba, Texas, 1919. Graduate of South Carolina College in Class of ‘60. After the war studied law and was admitted to the bar. Health failed and went to Texas. Indian plains are repland snows, believers lend the same repose”. Sources 1,2,3,4,7
Youmans, William M. - 1834
Private, Company C, Cavalry Battalion, Hampton Legion, South Carolina Volunteers
Enlisted July 4, 1861, age 27, at Grahamville, SC, by Captain T.E. Screven, for one year. The Hampton Legion was a participant at 1st Manassas, but it is not clear if William was involved. The unit history states they were active in the withdrawal from Evansport, Dumfries, Manassas and Occoquan (March 7-9, 1862). William’s enlistment expired in one year, and he was discharged May 23, 1862, and apparently had no desire to continue in the Army; his father died before the war commenced, and he may have been concerned for the welfare of his mother and their property. The record has no indication of other CSA service; it is interesting to note that he collected payments for use of his horse, all animals belonging to individuals in the Confederate Cavalry, two payments are listed at $24.00, and one at $54.00, this practice probably ended after 1862. William was the son of James and Honor Youmans, and hailed from Saint Peters Parish, Beaufort District in 1860. Sources 1,2,3,7
Youmans, William R. - 1835
Private, Company B, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry
Enlisted, age 26, June 19, 1861 at Grahamville, SC, by Captain Thomas E. Screvens. The Regiment remained in SC until the summer of 1862, when ordered to the Army of Northern Virginia and attached to Hampton’s Brigade, Cavalry. The 2nd was involved in more than 70 engagements, and William, according to the dates of his record, was involved with many including, Massaponax Church (August 5-6, ‘62); the 2nd Manassas Campaign (August 16-September 2, ‘62); the Maryland Campaign including Frederick City (September 12, ‘62); Sharpsburg (Antietam, September 16-17, ‘62); Williamsport (September 19-20 ‘62); a detachment was involved with Stuart’s Raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania, but William’s participation cannot be ascertained; operations in Loudon, Faquier and Rappahannock Counties (October 26-November 10, ‘62); battle of Fredericksburg (December 12-15, ‘62); Chantilly (December 29, ‘62); the Chancellorsville Campaign (April 27-May 6, ‘63); operations against Stoneman’s Raid (April 29-May 8 ‘63); the Gettysburg Campaign, including the battle (July 1-3, ‘63); William was captured on the retreat from Gettysburg at or around Hagerstown, Maryland, and the file indicates three dates, July 10th, 12th or 14th, 1863 for his date of capture. He ended up at Point Lookout Prison, and was transferred for exchange to City Point, VA around March 16, ‘64. This exchange must have occurred although it is not stated by his record, as he returned to his Regiment, and is listed as present in the Muster Roll of July/August 1864. The 2nd was recalled to South Carolina in July of 1864, and served in the various sub-districts there until Sherman threatened Savannah, GA. Several actions took place on the local front and detachments skirmished in South Carolina, John and James Islands (July 4-5 ‘64), as well as in the Savannah actions. Once Sherman’s forces moved into Carolina, the Regiment took action to hinder his progress, and on March 29, 1865, the unit was attached to Bonham’s Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee, and moved with the army into North Carolina. They were involved in several skirmishes leading up to the battle of Averysboro (March 16, 1865), and fought at Bentonville (March 19-21, ‘65), surrendering at Durham Station along with the rest of the Army of Tennessee (April 26, 1865). William’s record ends in December of 1864, and more research is required to verify his whereabouts after the war if he survived. William was the son of John Nelson Youmans; John was the brother of our direct ancestor, James Peeples Youmans. Sources 1,2,7
Key to Source Index:
1) National Archives; Compiled Service Records
2) Census Information
3) Family Archives
4) Headstone, Burial Information
5) United Daughters of the Confederacy Information
6) “History of Edgefield County” by John A. Chapman
7) Other Documented Sources from Our Files
8) Confederate Military History, Volume VI – South Carolina
9) Hagood, Johnson – Memoirs of the War of Secession
10) Hampton County, SC – “Roll of CSA Survivors” 1870
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