Fenton Hall
Fenton Hall (1829-1863) resided in Abbeville County, South Carolina. He married Mary Jane Boyd (1832-1923) before the Civil War. Unlike his five brothers-in-law who joined military units that would frequently leave South Carolina, Fenton joined the 6th South Carolina Cavalry (Aikens Partisan Rangers) based in Charleston. Along with four of his brothers-in-law, Fenton died during the Civil War. He was killed in a skirmish at Willtown Bluff near the coast of South Carolina in July 1863. Before his death, he and Mary had conceived a child, Thomas A. Hall (1863-1932), who survived the war with Fenton's widow. Both lived well into the twentieth century.
Authored Letters
ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10756 | Boyd29 | December 13, 1862 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Charleston, Charleston County, SC | Abbeville County, SC |
10758 | Boyd31 | January 8, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Charleston, Charleston County, SC | Abbeville County, SC |
10761 | Boyd34 | January 15, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Charleston, Charleston County, SC | Abbeville County, SC |
10763 | Boyd36 | February 4, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Rantowles, SC | Abbeville County, SC |
10764 | Boyd37 | February 5, 1863 | Fenton Hall | David Murdoch | Rantowles, SC | |
10765 | Boyd38 | February 18, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Rantowles, SC | Abbeville County, SC |
10766 | Boyd39 | February 18, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Rantowles, SC | Abbeville County, SC |
11895 | Boyd42 | March 26, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Charleston County, SC | |
10769 | Boyd42 | March 26, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Abbeville County, SC | |
10770 | Boyd43 | April 6, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Charleston County, SC | Abbeville County, SC |
10771 | Boyd44 | April 26, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Robert Boyd | Charleston County, SC | Abbeville County, SC |
10773 | Boyd46 | May 13, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Charleston County, SC | Abbeville County, SC |
10774 | Boyd47 | May 17, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Charleston County, SC | Abbeville County, SC |
10775 | Boyd48 | May 29, 1863 | Fenton Hall | Mary Jane Hall | Charleston County, SC | Abbeville County, SC |
Received Letters
ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10747 | Boyd21 | July 3, 1862 | John Thomas Boyd | Mary Jane Hall , Fenton Hall , Sarah Catherine Boyd | Tupelo, MS | Abbeville County, SC |
10750 | Boyd23 | July 22, 1862 | Robert Pressly Boyd | Fenton Hall , Mary Jane Hall | Richmond, Richmond County, VA | Abbeville County, SC |