Private William Franklin DeLoach 1847 - 1906 "Hamilton's Guards" Company E of the 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Frank DeLoach enlisted in Bluffton, South Carolina March, 8th 1863 at the age of 16 with the "Hamilton Guards" Company E of the 11th SC Infantry Regiment. He was involved in minor skirmishes with federal pickets and arrived too late to prevent the burning of the town at Bluffton. Frank left from Charleston in August with Company E to join the rest of the regiment in Virginia. He was granted furlough for the month of November and saw his first real taste of war at the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, and Cold Harbor. Three weeks later Frank was admitted to a hospital in Petersburg June 26th, and transported to the Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia suffering from measles until his release on July 28th, 1864. During the Battle for Weldon Railroad on August 21st, 1864 he was shot with a minnie ball and badly wounded in the right arm (fracture of the orbital bone in his shoulder).This was the same battle in which his uncle would be captured. Due to his wound, Frank was furloughed for 50 days and sent by train to Coosawhatchie, South Carolina. He never returned to his unit in Virginia, and instead surrendered to federal troops in Augusta, Georgia. Frank took the oath of Allegiance in Augusta May 25, 1865. His arm and shoulder were seriously impaired for the remainder of his life.
Frank's uncle, Joseph H. Rushing, also enlisted with the Company E of the 11th SC Infantry in Charleston on September 21st, 1863, South Carolina. He had first joined the Calhoun Minute Men of Martin's Mounted Militia/ 1st South Carolina Mounted Regimental Cavalry on November 15th, 1861 in Hardeeville, South Carolina, but discharged the same day. He arrived in Charleston, enlisted, and immediately boarded the train to Virginia. Joseph also fought in the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. He was captured at the Battle for Weldon Railroad August 21st, 1864 and sent to Point Lookout Prison in Maryland. He was exchanged less than a month later on September 18th at Aiken's Landing on the James River. Joseph would never return to his wife and eight children in South Carolina. He was admitted to the General Hospital #9 in Richmond, Virginia for acute diarrhea and died there 7 days after his release.
Frank's cousins, Albert R. Rushing, enlisted July 16th, 1861 at Fort Beauregard on Bay Point also into the "Hamilton Guards" Company E of the 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry. He fought against the first wave of federal troops at the Battle of Port Royal and skirmished as they evacuated the area at Port Royal Ferry. He extended his service March 15th, 1862 for a $50 bonus and was involved with other skirmishes with federal troops around the Beaufort County area. Albert was under a sentence of court martial for going AWOL in late February of 1863 while camped in Pocotaligo, SC. The Hamilton Guards left in September of 1863 to join the rest of the 11th (arrived in May) in Virginia. Albert most likely fought at the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, and Cold Harbor before he was captured fighting near Petersburg, Virginia June 24th, 1864. He was sent to Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, and then to Point Lookout Prison, Maryland on the 27th before being exchanged Feb 10, 1865 and admitted into the Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
Another of Frank's cousin John A.Tuten, enlisted with Company C of the 5th Regiment of South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's). Frank's uncle James R. DeLoach enlisted with Company K "St Peters Guards" of the Third South Carolina Cavalry, rode with the homeguard clashing with federal troops in the South Carolina Lowcountry, and paroled as a POW in Augusta, Georgia May 31st, 1865.
The 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The South Carolina 11th Infantry Regiment (also called 9th Regiment) was organized during the summer of 1861. The fought at the Battle of Port Royal, served in the Charleston area, fought at Pocataligo, then was stationed at Hardeeville. It was assigned to Hagood's Brigade, then one company was permitted to organize and equip as a light battery (Beaufort Artillery), and the regiment served with nine companies. During the summer of 1863 it was again active in the Charleston area but later moved to Florida and then to Virginia in the spring of 1864. Here it fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor and in the trenches of Petersburg. In 1865 the unit moved to Fort Fisher and saw action at Bentonville. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina April 1865.
(Taken from Ancestry Records)
FYI - Date of Birth for William has been listed as both 1847 and 1846, the 1900 census record states he was born in March 1847, so that is what I recorded the birth date as until other documentation is provided stating otherwise.
Frank DeLoach enlisted in Bluffton, South Carolina March, 8th 1863 at the age of 16 with the "Hamilton Guards" Company E of the 11th SC Infantry Regiment. He was involved in minor skirmishes with federal pickets and arrived too late to prevent the burning of the town at Bluffton. Frank left from Charleston in August with Company E to join the rest of the regiment in Virginia. He was granted furlough for the month of November and saw his first real taste of war at the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, and Cold Harbor. Three weeks later Frank was admitted to a hospital in Petersburg June 26th, and transported to the Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia suffering from measles until his release on July 28th, 1864. During the Battle for Weldon Railroad on August 21st, 1864 he was shot with a minnie ball and badly wounded in the right arm (fracture of the orbital bone in his shoulder).This was the same battle in which his uncle would be captured. Due to his wound, Frank was furloughed for 50 days and sent by train to Coosawhatchie, South Carolina. He never returned to his unit in Virginia, and instead surrendered to federal troops in Augusta, Georgia. Frank took the oath of Allegiance in Augusta May 25, 1865. His arm and shoulder were seriously impaired for the remainder of his life.
Frank's uncle, Joseph H. Rushing, also enlisted with the Company E of the 11th SC Infantry in Charleston on September 21st, 1863, South Carolina. He had first joined the Calhoun Minute Men of Martin's Mounted Militia/ 1st South Carolina Mounted Regimental Cavalry on November 15th, 1861 in Hardeeville, South Carolina, but discharged the same day. He arrived in Charleston, enlisted, and immediately boarded the train to Virginia. Joseph also fought in the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. He was captured at the Battle for Weldon Railroad August 21st, 1864 and sent to Point Lookout Prison in Maryland. He was exchanged less than a month later on September 18th at Aiken's Landing on the James River. Joseph would never return to his wife and eight children in South Carolina. He was admitted to the General Hospital #9 in Richmond, Virginia for acute diarrhea and died there 7 days after his release.
Frank's cousins, Albert R. Rushing, enlisted July 16th, 1861 at Fort Beauregard on Bay Point also into the "Hamilton Guards" Company E of the 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry. He fought against the first wave of federal troops at the Battle of Port Royal and skirmished as they evacuated the area at Port Royal Ferry. He extended his service March 15th, 1862 for a $50 bonus and was involved with other skirmishes with federal troops around the Beaufort County area. Albert was under a sentence of court martial for going AWOL in late February of 1863 while camped in Pocotaligo, SC. The Hamilton Guards left in September of 1863 to join the rest of the 11th (arrived in May) in Virginia. Albert most likely fought at the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, and Cold Harbor before he was captured fighting near Petersburg, Virginia June 24th, 1864. He was sent to Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, and then to Point Lookout Prison, Maryland on the 27th before being exchanged Feb 10, 1865 and admitted into the Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
Another of Frank's cousin John A.Tuten, enlisted with Company C of the 5th Regiment of South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's). Frank's uncle James R. DeLoach enlisted with Company K "St Peters Guards" of the Third South Carolina Cavalry, rode with the homeguard clashing with federal troops in the South Carolina Lowcountry, and paroled as a POW in Augusta, Georgia May 31st, 1865.
The 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The South Carolina 11th Infantry Regiment (also called 9th Regiment) was organized during the summer of 1861. The fought at the Battle of Port Royal, served in the Charleston area, fought at Pocataligo, then was stationed at Hardeeville. It was assigned to Hagood's Brigade, then one company was permitted to organize and equip as a light battery (Beaufort Artillery), and the regiment served with nine companies. During the summer of 1863 it was again active in the Charleston area but later moved to Florida and then to Virginia in the spring of 1864. Here it fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor and in the trenches of Petersburg. In 1865 the unit moved to Fort Fisher and saw action at Bentonville. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina April 1865.
(Taken from Ancestry Records)
FYI - Date of Birth for William has been listed as both 1847 and 1846, the 1900 census record states he was born in March 1847, so that is what I recorded the birth date as until other documentation is provided stating otherwise.
Private William Franklin DeLoach 1847 - 1906 "Hamilton's Guards" Company E of the 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Frank DeLoach enlisted in Bluffton, South Carolina March, 8th 1863 at the age of 16 with the "Hamilton Guards" Company E of the 11th SC Infantry Regiment. He was involved in minor skirmishes with federal pickets and arrived too late to prevent the burning of the town at Bluffton. Frank left from Charleston in August with Company E to join the rest of the regiment in Virginia. He was granted furlough for the month of November and saw his first real taste of war at the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, and Cold Harbor. Three weeks later Frank was admitted to a hospital in Petersburg June 26th, and transported to the Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia suffering from measles until his release on July 28th, 1864. During the Battle for Weldon Railroad on August 21st, 1864 he was shot with a minnie ball and badly wounded in the right arm (fracture of the orbital bone in his shoulder).This was the same battle in which his uncle would be captured. Due to his wound, Frank was furloughed for 50 days and sent by train to Coosawhatchie, South Carolina. He never returned to his unit in Virginia, and instead surrendered to federal troops in Augusta, Georgia. Frank took the oath of Allegiance in Augusta May 25, 1865. His arm and shoulder were seriously impaired for the remainder of his life.
Frank's uncle, Joseph H. Rushing, also enlisted with the Company E of the 11th SC Infantry in Charleston on September 21st, 1863, South Carolina. He had first joined the Calhoun Minute Men of Martin's Mounted Militia/ 1st South Carolina Mounted Regimental Cavalry on November 15th, 1861 in Hardeeville, South Carolina, but discharged the same day. He arrived in Charleston, enlisted, and immediately boarded the train to Virginia. Joseph also fought in the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. He was captured at the Battle for Weldon Railroad August 21st, 1864 and sent to Point Lookout Prison in Maryland. He was exchanged less than a month later on September 18th at Aiken's Landing on the James River. Joseph would never return to his wife and eight children in South Carolina. He was admitted to the General Hospital #9 in Richmond, Virginia for acute diarrhea and died there 7 days after his release.
Frank's cousins, Albert R. Rushing, enlisted July 16th, 1861 at Fort Beauregard on Bay Point also into the "Hamilton Guards" Company E of the 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry. He fought against the first wave of federal troops at the Battle of Port Royal and skirmished as they evacuated the area at Port Royal Ferry. He extended his service March 15th, 1862 for a $50 bonus and was involved with other skirmishes with federal troops around the Beaufort County area. Albert was under a sentence of court martial for going AWOL in late February of 1863 while camped in Pocotaligo, SC. The Hamilton Guards left in September of 1863 to join the rest of the 11th (arrived in May) in Virginia. Albert most likely fought at the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, and Cold Harbor before he was captured fighting near Petersburg, Virginia June 24th, 1864. He was sent to Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, and then to Point Lookout Prison, Maryland on the 27th before being exchanged Feb 10, 1865 and admitted into the Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
Another of Frank's cousin John A.Tuten, enlisted with Company C of the 5th Regiment of South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's). Frank's uncle James R. DeLoach enlisted with Company K "St Peters Guards" of the Third South Carolina Cavalry, rode with the homeguard clashing with federal troops in the South Carolina Lowcountry, and paroled as a POW in Augusta, Georgia May 31st, 1865.
The 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The South Carolina 11th Infantry Regiment (also called 9th Regiment) was organized during the summer of 1861. The fought at the Battle of Port Royal, served in the Charleston area, fought at Pocataligo, then was stationed at Hardeeville. It was assigned to Hagood's Brigade, then one company was permitted to organize and equip as a light battery (Beaufort Artillery), and the regiment served with nine companies. During the summer of 1863 it was again active in the Charleston area but later moved to Florida and then to Virginia in the spring of 1864. Here it fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor and in the trenches of Petersburg. In 1865 the unit moved to Fort Fisher and saw action at Bentonville. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina April 1865.
(Taken from Ancestry Records)
FYI - Date of Birth for William has been listed as both 1847 and 1846, the 1900 census record states he was born in March 1847, so that is what I recorded the birth date as until other documentation is provided stating otherwise.
Frank DeLoach enlisted in Bluffton, South Carolina March, 8th 1863 at the age of 16 with the "Hamilton Guards" Company E of the 11th SC Infantry Regiment. He was involved in minor skirmishes with federal pickets and arrived too late to prevent the burning of the town at Bluffton. Frank left from Charleston in August with Company E to join the rest of the regiment in Virginia. He was granted furlough for the month of November and saw his first real taste of war at the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, and Cold Harbor. Three weeks later Frank was admitted to a hospital in Petersburg June 26th, and transported to the Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia suffering from measles until his release on July 28th, 1864. During the Battle for Weldon Railroad on August 21st, 1864 he was shot with a minnie ball and badly wounded in the right arm (fracture of the orbital bone in his shoulder).This was the same battle in which his uncle would be captured. Due to his wound, Frank was furloughed for 50 days and sent by train to Coosawhatchie, South Carolina. He never returned to his unit in Virginia, and instead surrendered to federal troops in Augusta, Georgia. Frank took the oath of Allegiance in Augusta May 25, 1865. His arm and shoulder were seriously impaired for the remainder of his life.
Frank's uncle, Joseph H. Rushing, also enlisted with the Company E of the 11th SC Infantry in Charleston on September 21st, 1863, South Carolina. He had first joined the Calhoun Minute Men of Martin's Mounted Militia/ 1st South Carolina Mounted Regimental Cavalry on November 15th, 1861 in Hardeeville, South Carolina, but discharged the same day. He arrived in Charleston, enlisted, and immediately boarded the train to Virginia. Joseph also fought in the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. He was captured at the Battle for Weldon Railroad August 21st, 1864 and sent to Point Lookout Prison in Maryland. He was exchanged less than a month later on September 18th at Aiken's Landing on the James River. Joseph would never return to his wife and eight children in South Carolina. He was admitted to the General Hospital #9 in Richmond, Virginia for acute diarrhea and died there 7 days after his release.
Frank's cousins, Albert R. Rushing, enlisted July 16th, 1861 at Fort Beauregard on Bay Point also into the "Hamilton Guards" Company E of the 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry. He fought against the first wave of federal troops at the Battle of Port Royal and skirmished as they evacuated the area at Port Royal Ferry. He extended his service March 15th, 1862 for a $50 bonus and was involved with other skirmishes with federal troops around the Beaufort County area. Albert was under a sentence of court martial for going AWOL in late February of 1863 while camped in Pocotaligo, SC. The Hamilton Guards left in September of 1863 to join the rest of the 11th (arrived in May) in Virginia. Albert most likely fought at the Battles of Swift Creek, Drewery's Bluff, and Cold Harbor before he was captured fighting near Petersburg, Virginia June 24th, 1864. He was sent to Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, and then to Point Lookout Prison, Maryland on the 27th before being exchanged Feb 10, 1865 and admitted into the Jackson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
Another of Frank's cousin John A.Tuten, enlisted with Company C of the 5th Regiment of South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's). Frank's uncle James R. DeLoach enlisted with Company K "St Peters Guards" of the Third South Carolina Cavalry, rode with the homeguard clashing with federal troops in the South Carolina Lowcountry, and paroled as a POW in Augusta, Georgia May 31st, 1865.
The 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The South Carolina 11th Infantry Regiment (also called 9th Regiment) was organized during the summer of 1861. The fought at the Battle of Port Royal, served in the Charleston area, fought at Pocataligo, then was stationed at Hardeeville. It was assigned to Hagood's Brigade, then one company was permitted to organize and equip as a light battery (Beaufort Artillery), and the regiment served with nine companies. During the summer of 1863 it was again active in the Charleston area but later moved to Florida and then to Virginia in the spring of 1864. Here it fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor and in the trenches of Petersburg. In 1865 the unit moved to Fort Fisher and saw action at Bentonville. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee in North Carolina April 1865.
(Taken from Ancestry Records)
FYI - Date of Birth for William has been listed as both 1847 and 1846, the 1900 census record states he was born in March 1847, so that is what I recorded the birth date as until other documentation is provided stating otherwise.
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