Dalton Family Papers, 1839-1904

Smallwood Jefferson Dalton (b. ca. 1813) was a farmer from Grove Station, Greenville District, South Carolina. Three sons of Dalton and his wife, Rebecca Eskew Dalton (b. ca. 1811), served in the Confederate Army. William McCrager Dalton (b. ca. 1836) enlisted in Co. I, 3rd South Carolina Infantry in July 1862 and died of typhoid fever on January 7, 1863. Amos Harrison Dalton (b. ca. 1842) enlisted in Co. F, Infantry Regiment, Hampton Legion on September 4, 1861. He was captured at Chattanooga on October 29, 1863 and died of chronic diarrhea at Camp Morton, Indiana on March 23, 1864. Lewis Rector Dalton (b. ca. 1845) enlisted in Co. F, Infantry Regiment, Hampton’s Legion on April 1, 1864. L. R. Dalton survived the war and by 1870 was residing in neighboring Pickens County.

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South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina

Letters

Displaying 1 - 25 of 32
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10805 Dalton1 June 20, 1857 Mary Ford Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Greenville County, SC
10806 Dalton2 October 21, 1860 Lavady Crawford Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton Independence County, AR Greenville County, SC
10807 Dalton3 June 12, 1861 William J. Darby Amos Harrison Dalton
10808 Dalton4 August 29, 1861 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton Manassas Junction, VA Greenville County, SC
10809 Dalton5 September 3, 1861 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton Manassas Junction, VA Greenville County, SC
10810 Dalton6 September 10, 1861 William J. Darby Lewis Rector Dalton Manassas Junction, VA
10811 Dalton7 September 23, 1861 Amos Harrison Dalton Elizabeth Dalton Manassas Junction, VA
10812 Dalton8 September 24, 1861 William J. Darby Lewis Rector Dalton Manassas Junction, VA
10813 Dalton9 September 30, 1861 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton Manassas Junction, VA
10814 Dalton10 October 31, 1861 William J. Darby Lewis Rector Dalton Manassas Junction, VA
10815 Dalton11 November 6, 1861 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Elizabeth Dalton Manassas Junction, VA Greenville County, SC
10816 Dalton12 December 11, 1861 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Elizabeth Dalton Manassas Junction, VA Greenville County, SC
10817 Dalton13 December 16, 1861 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton , William McCrager Dalton , Elizabeth Dalton , Aaron Payne Manassas Junction, VA Greenville County, SC
10818 Dalton14 January 1, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton , Elizabeth Dalton Manassas Junction, VA Greenville County, SC
10819 Dalton15 January 6, 1862 W. C. Crawford Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton Independence County, AR Greenville County, SC
10820 Dalton16 January 8, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton Manassas Junction, VA Greenville County, SC
10821 Dalton17 January 10, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Lewis Rector Dalton , Elizabeth Dalton Manassas Junction, VA Greenville County, SC
10822 Dalton18 February 5, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton , Elizabeth Dalton Prince William County, VA Greenville County, SC
10823 Dalton19 February 18, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton VA Greenville County, SC
10824 Dalton20 February 21, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Rebecca Eskew Dalton VA Greenville County, SC
10825 Dalton21 February 27, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Elizabeth Dalton Prince William County, VA Greenville County, SC
10826 Dalton22 April 5, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Elizabeth Dalton Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA Greenville County, SC
10827 Dalton23 April 12, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton , Elizabeth Dalton Schuylkill County, PA Greenville County, SC
10828 Dalton24 June 2, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton Henrico County, VA Greenville County, SC
10829 Dalton25 June 22, 1862 Amos Harrison Dalton Smallwood Jefferson Dalton Richmond, Richmond County, VA Greenville County, SC

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