George Martin
George W. Vandiver, age 17, enlisted as a Private in Company L, 1st (Orr's) Rifle Infantry July 20, 1861, admitted to General Hospital No. 21, Richmond, Va., June 29, 1862, gunshot wound, died December 18, 1862 in the Anderson District, S. C., his father Harvin Vandiver filed claim for his pay & allowances June 27, 1863
also in Company L, were Cpl./Musician Harris A. Vandiver (30), & 3rd Lt. Elam Vandiver (38), Pvt.s Jasper N. Vandiver, John S. Vandiver, died at home July 31/August 1,1862, his widow Caroline filed claim for his pay & allowances & Mathew Vandiver
1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's)
1st Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, was organized at Sandy Springs, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion. The unit was first stationed on Sullivan's Island and called by the other troops "The Pound Cake Regiment" because of its light duty. Then in April, 1862, it moved to Virginia with 1,000 men. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, it fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later the regiment endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches and the Appomattox operations. Of the 537 engaged at Gaines' Mill, fifty-nine percent were killed, wounded or missing. The unit reported 116 casualties at Second Manassas and 170 at Fredericksburg, then lost forty-nine percent of the 233 at Chancellorsville and three percent of the 366 at Gettysburg. There were 12 killed and 81 wounded at The Wilderness, 15 killed, 36 wounded, and 44 missing at Spotsylvania, 3 killed and 34 wounded at Deep Bottom, and 9 killed and 37 wounded at Poplar Springs Church. It surrendered 9 officers and 148 men. The field officers were Colonels Daniel A. Ledbetter, James W. Livingston, J. Foster Marshall, George M. Miller, James L. Orr, and James M. Perrin; Lieutenant Colonels William M. Hadden, F.E. Harrison, Joseph J. Norton, and James T. Robertson; and Majors John B. Moore and Leonard Rogers.
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George W. Vandivere enlisted as a Private in Company G, 16th Georgia Cavalry February 19,1863 at Clarkesville, Georgia, no further records
The 16th Battalion Georgia Cavalry having been increased to ten companies, it's designation was changed to 13th Regiment Georgia Cavlary, to take effect from May 2,1864, by S. O. No. 12 . . . , dated January 16, 1865.
13th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry
13th Cavalry Regiment was organized in January, 1865, using the 16th Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. It was assigned to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, was active in the conflict at Salisbury, North Carolina, and disbanded in late April, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel J. Winn was in command.
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C C. Vandiver
Residence Jackson County GA;
Enlisted on 4/30/1861 as a Private.
On 4/30/1861 he mustered into "C" Co. GA 18th Infantry
He died (date not stated)
(Died in 1862)
He was listed as:
* Absent 11/15/1862 Richmond, VA (Estimated day; sick)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
C. C. Vandiver enlisted as a Private in Company C, 18th Georgia Infantry June 14, 1861, at C. McDonald, recorded on October 8,1862 as absent without leave, recorded as sick in Richmond on the November 1862 regimental return, no further records
18th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
18th Infantry Regiment was organized during the spring of 1861 with slightly more than 750 men. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Cobb, Newton, Stephens, Jackson, and Dooly. The regiment was ordered to Virginia and first served under General Wigfall, then was brigaded under Hood, T.R.R. Cobb, Wofford, and DuBose. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Gettysburg, moved with Longstreet to Georgia, but was not engaged at Chickamauga. After serving at Knoxville it returned to Virginia and saw action at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, participated in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in various conflicts around Appomattox. In April, 1862, it contained 634 effectives, reported 14 killed and 128 wounded at Gaines' Mill, and had 19 killed and 114 wounded at Second Manassas. The regiment lost fifty-seven percent of the 176 engaged at Sharpsburg. There were 14 killed and 72 wounded at Chancellorsville, and of the 302 who saw action at Gettysburg, twelve percent were disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek and only 1 officer and 52 were surrendered in April, 1865. Its commanding officers were Colonels Joseph Armstrong, S.Z. Ruff, and William T. Wofford; Lieutenant Colonel Francis M. Ford; and Majors W.G. Calahan, John C. Griffis, Jefferson Johnson, and Joseph A. Stewart.
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Andrew D.Vandiver Born 1813 Sc. or Tenn. no record of him durning war.
Would have been 48 in 1861, overage