Thomas, age 25, enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 10 August 1861 at Camp Butler, South Carolina. He was mustered on 10 September 1861 as a Private in Company D, 14th South Carolina Infantry. He was promoted as follows: Corporal (date unknown), Sergeant Major on 1 April 1863, 2nd Lieutenant for Company A on 24 September 1863, and promoted to Captain on 1 August 1864. His promotions to officer was due to his valor and skill as a soldier. Thomas was paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on 9 April 1865.
Thomas was the grandson of John Schuyler Carwile (1786-1852) and Elizabeth Williams (1793-1848). He was the great grandson of Zachariah Carwile (1750-1841) and Mary McMahan (1755-1833). Zachariah (1750-1841) served as a soldier in the Carolinas during the American Revolution and was at the Battle of King's Mountain.
Thomas was the grandson of John Schuyler Carwile (1786-1852) and Elizabeth Williams (1793-1848). He was the great grandson of Zachariah Carwile (1750-1841) and Mary McMahan (1755-1833). Zachariah (1750-1841) served as a soldier in the Carolinas during the American Revolution and was at the Battle of King's Mountain.
Thomas, age 25, enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 10 August 1861 at Camp Butler, South Carolina. He was mustered on 10 September 1861 as a Private in Company D, 14th South Carolina Infantry. He was promoted as follows: Corporal (date unknown), Sergeant Major on 1 April 1863, 2nd Lieutenant for Company A on 24 September 1863, and promoted to Captain on 1 August 1864. His promotions to officer was due to his valor and skill as a soldier. Thomas was paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on 9 April 1865.
Thomas was the grandson of John Schuyler Carwile (1786-1852) and Elizabeth Williams (1793-1848). He was the great grandson of Zachariah Carwile (1750-1841) and Mary McMahan (1755-1833). Zachariah (1750-1841) served as a soldier in the Carolinas during the American Revolution and was at the Battle of King's Mountain.
Thomas was the grandson of John Schuyler Carwile (1786-1852) and Elizabeth Williams (1793-1848). He was the great grandson of Zachariah Carwile (1750-1841) and Mary McMahan (1755-1833). Zachariah (1750-1841) served as a soldier in the Carolinas during the American Revolution and was at the Battle of King's Mountain.
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Edgefield County Cemeteries, Vol. I, p. 9. C.S.A. Iron Cross.
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