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Alexander Faulkner Fewell

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Alexander Faulkner Fewell

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30 Mar 1891 (aged 71)
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Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Son of Alexander & Margaret Barron Fewell; husband of Martha Ann May (married 12 Jan 1847 in Ebenezer); Confederate officer; father of eight children. Wrote extensive letters home during the War, which were compiled into the book "Dear Martha".

From tax records: in 1852 he owned 100 acres and five slaves; in 1861 he owned 400 acres and 17 slaves.

1860 Census: occupation listed as farmer; $7,000 real property; $26,000 personal property.

War service: Volunteered despite his age. Enlisted November 1861 in Company E, 17th South Carolina Infantry as a private. Re-enlisted November 1862 in York District as 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 6th South Carolina Reserves. Re-enlisted August 1863 at Ebenezer, York District as 1st Lieutenant, Company K, South Carolina State Troops. Furloughed January 14 through February 1, 1864. Captured April 1, 1865 at Five Forks (during defense of Petersburg VA; more than half his regiment was killed or wounded); held POW until paroled June 22, 1865 at Point Lookout, Maryland.
Late in the War, a raiding party from General Stoneman's division took his Ebenezer farm's stock, food, and valuables.
The letters to and from his wife, son, brother, and friends were compiled and edited by Robert Harley Mackintosh, Jr. in his book Dear Martha: The Confederate War Letters of a South Carolina Soldier (published 1976).

Trivia: had one of the first telephone lines in Rock Hill installed in his home in 1886.
Son of Alexander & Margaret Barron Fewell; husband of Martha Ann May (married 12 Jan 1847 in Ebenezer); Confederate officer; father of eight children. Wrote extensive letters home during the War, which were compiled into the book "Dear Martha".

From tax records: in 1852 he owned 100 acres and five slaves; in 1861 he owned 400 acres and 17 slaves.

1860 Census: occupation listed as farmer; $7,000 real property; $26,000 personal property.

War service: Volunteered despite his age. Enlisted November 1861 in Company E, 17th South Carolina Infantry as a private. Re-enlisted November 1862 in York District as 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 6th South Carolina Reserves. Re-enlisted August 1863 at Ebenezer, York District as 1st Lieutenant, Company K, South Carolina State Troops. Furloughed January 14 through February 1, 1864. Captured April 1, 1865 at Five Forks (during defense of Petersburg VA; more than half his regiment was killed or wounded); held POW until paroled June 22, 1865 at Point Lookout, Maryland.
Late in the War, a raiding party from General Stoneman's division took his Ebenezer farm's stock, food, and valuables.
The letters to and from his wife, son, brother, and friends were compiled and edited by Robert Harley Mackintosh, Jr. in his book Dear Martha: The Confederate War Letters of a South Carolina Soldier (published 1976).

Trivia: had one of the first telephone lines in Rock Hill installed in his home in 1886.

Inscription

"This monument is a tribute of affection to the fond memory of a noble father and mother by their devoted children."

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