There was only one Richard Fowler --born circa 1844 -- in Union County, South Carolina that I find who is a "good fit" to have been this soldier. He was the son of Andrew Fowler (1804-aft 1870) and wife Mary Scisson (1821-aft 1870). Godfrey, Ellis, John, Mark, Thomas, James, Gassaway William, Henry, Gillman, Joseph ...…
The Confederate Soldiers: JOHN FOWLER (1843-1865)
John Fowler was born in 1846 to Henry Fowler, son of Stephen Fowler, son of Ephraim Fowler, son of Henry Ellis Fowler. I believe the John Fowler who enlisted in Company F of the 18th Regiment South Carolina Infantry was the son of Henry Fowler. If you research these Fowlers of Union County, South Carolina,…
The Confederate Soldiers: JAMES HICK MILLWOOD (1846-1864)
James Hick Millwood was only sixteen years old when he joined the army of the Confederacy. To say that he was brave is an understatement. Time served on bloody battlefields surely made the brave boy into a brave man. This is his story. James Hick Millwood was the son of Jackson Millwood, son of James…
The Confederate Soldiers: TILLMAN MILLWOOD (1827-1862) S0n of Milly Fowler
"Remember Tillman Millwood and Lamar Peake!" was the battle cry of the Confederate men in gray. And then, the Rebel Yell....... Who were these men, Tillman Millwood and Lamar Peake? Since Tillman is my kinsman, I will tell his story now and save Lamar for another day. Tillman Millwood--born circa 1827 -- was the son…
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 Confederate Soldiers: MARION FOWLER (1847-before 1900)
Marion Fowler was the youngest son of Stephen Fowler (1798-1866), son of Ephraim Fowler (1765-1822), son of Henry Ellis Fowler (1746-1808). His mother was the second wife of Stephen --her name was Letticia and she may have been a Bentley by birth. According to census records, Marion Fowler was born 1847. If true, then he…
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: WYMAC FOWLER (1836-1862)
Wymac Matthew Fowler was born September 27, 1836, south of the Pacolet River in Union County, South Carolina. He was the youngest son -- the fourteenth child -- born to Susannah and Womack Fowler (1785-1849). Wymac Matthew Fowler, grandson of Henry Ellis Fowler (1746-1808), married Jane (b. 1839) and had two children: James Madison Fowler…
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 