Thomas J. Fowler married Orpha Kennett on January 19, 1864. The marriage likely caused this Confederate Soldier to lose rank in his regiment. Nonetheless, there was a happily-ever-after ending. Thomas J. Fowler survived the war, and he returned home to his bride. I cannot state with any certainty the name of the man who fathered…
The Confederate Soldiers: JAMES HERVEY FOWLER (1831-1864)
Four sons of Womack Fowler left hearth and home behind as they marched off to fight in the War Between the States. Their wives, perhaps, shed a tear as their young children waved good-bye, and all listened as the footsteps of their brave soldiers faded in the distance. One by one, war claimed the lives…
The Confederate Soldiers: J.M. FOWLER (1829-after 1870)
J.M. Fowler enlisted in Captain W. H. Sims’ Company H, 15th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers on September 11, 1861 at Mount Tabor in Union County. He was mustered into military service on September 16, 1861 at Lightwood Knot Springs near Columbia. Marion Fowler, son of Stephen Fowler, enlisted on the same day and place as…
The Life and Death of a Confederate Soldier: George Gresham (1818-1862)
March 8, 1862. George Gresham of Wilkes County, Georgia put pen to paper and signed his name to his Last Will and Testament. Four days later, he enlisted in the Confederate Georgia Infantry. Eight months later, he was dead. Who was this southern man, turned soldier from the south, buried far from home and hearth?…
The Confederate Soldiers: LEONARD FOWLER (1831-1903)
Leonard Fowler was born in 1831 in Union County, South Carolina, a son of William G. Fowler of the Israel Fowler family line with earliest known origins from Wight Island, Virginia. Although a few stayed in Union County, many of the Israel Fowler family line moved into nearby counties, and by 1850, the William G.…
The Confederate Soldiers: WILLIAM E. FOWLER (1827-1862)
Born in 1827 in Union County, South Carolina, William E. Fowler was the son of William G. Fowler (1805-1886), grandson of Israel Fowler II, and great grandson of Israel Fowler from the Isle of Wight, Virginia. It is probable that William E. Fowler married a woman named Elizabeth before 1850. My speculation is that Elizabeth…
THE FOWLER FAMILIES OF UNION COUNTY, SC 